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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Mercator products and/or services in IT jobs across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Mercator over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMercator
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank844965
Rank change on same period last yearUp+121
Matching permanent IT job ads4826
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.065 %0.025 %
Salaries quoted3818
Average minimum salary£45,421£38,389
Average salary£46,145£42,694
% change on same period last year+8.08 %
Average maximum salary£46,868£47,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,333£33,889
% change on same period last year-1.63 %
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads74018102796
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled42.85 %44.24 %
Salaries quoted6095480284
Average minimum salary£40,891£41,972
Average salary£44,471£45,708
% change on same period last year-2.70 %
Average maximum salary£48,052£49,445
UK excluding London average salary£40,460£41,836
% change on same period last year-3.28 %

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Mercator Software, Inc.

Mercator
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Mercator within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Mercator Demand Trend

Mercator
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Mercator within the UK.

Mercator Salary Trend

Mercator
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Mercator over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

Mercator Salary Histogram

Mercator
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mercator within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+12446£47,208+10.57 %
LondonUp+10639£48,547-5.73 %
South EastUp+436£32,000-3.03 %
City of LondonDown-154£50,625+19.11 %
LeatherheadNew entry-3£32,000-
East SussexNew entry-3--
SurreyUp+353£32,000-3.03 %
CrowboroughNew entry-2--
ScotlandNew entry-2£27,000-
SwindonNew entry-1£50,000-
WiltshireNew entry-1£50,000-
South WestNew entry-1£50,000-

Mercator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Mercator also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Mercator.

151 (40.48 %)Middleware
243 (34.13 %)TIBCO
341 (32.54 %)Java
341 (32.54 %)JMS
440 (31.75 %)JDBC
539 (30.95 %)SAP BW
539 (30.95 %)SAP XI
539 (30.95 %)SOAP
539 (30.95 %)ODBC
539 (30.95 %)SAP
539 (30.95 %)FTP
539 (30.95 %)HTTP
539 (30.95 %)SAP ALE
638 (30.16 %)SAP PI
737 (29.37 %)webMethods
833 (26.19 %)SAP BC
932 (25.40 %)UNIX
1028 (22.22 %)XML
1124 (19.05 %)SQL
1222 (17.46 %)Oracle
1321 (16.67 %)J2EE
1418 (14.29 %)Apache
1517 (13.49 %)Solaris
1616 (12.70 %)JavaScript
1616 (12.70 %)WebSphere
1715 (11.90 %)Linux
1813 (10.32 %)Problem Management
1912 (9.524 %)E-Commerce
1912 (9.524 %)CRM
1912 (9.524 %)CSS

Mercator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Mercator also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Mercator. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
151 (40.48 %)Middleware
241 (32.54 %)JMS
340 (31.75 %)JDBC
439 (30.95 %)SOAP
439 (30.95 %)ODBC
439 (30.95 %)SAP XI
439 (30.95 %)SAP ALE
538 (30.16 %)SAP PI
633 (26.19 %)SAP BC
728 (22.22 %)XML
821 (16.67 %)J2EE
916 (12.70 %)WebSphere
1012 (9.524 %)CSS
119 (7.143 %)XHTML
119 (7.143 %)AJAX
128 (6.349 %)XSL
128 (6.349 %)XSLT
128 (6.349 %)CGI
136 (4.762 %)HTML
136 (4.762 %)jQuery
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (14.29 %)Apache
211 (8.730 %)Tomcat
211 (8.730 %)JBoss
37 (5.556 %)WebLogic
46 (4.762 %)WebSphere Application Server
55 (3.968 %)WebSphere MQ
64 (3.175 %)BizTalk Server
64 (3.175 %)MQSeries
73 (2.381 %)MS Exchange
73 (2.381 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (0.794 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (0.794 %)Resin
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.381 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.587 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
21 (0.794 %)SoftGrid
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
139 (30.95 %)FTP
139 (30.95 %)HTTP
23 (2.381 %)SAN
32 (1.587 %)Firewall
41 (0.794 %)Wireless
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
139 (30.95 %)SAP BW
212 (9.524 %)DataStage
35 (3.968 %)SQL Server
44 (3.175 %)Oracle 10g
52 (1.587 %)MySQL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (5.556 %)QARun
24 (3.175 %)Ant
33 (2.381 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (1.587 %)XDoclet
51 (0.794 %)JUnit
51 (0.794 %)TestDirector
51 (0.794 %)MSI
51 (0.794 %)Bugzilla
51 (0.794 %)NUnit
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (5.556 %)Telecoms
17 (5.556 %)Government
25 (3.968 %)Finance
34 (3.175 %)Publishing
34 (3.175 %)Financial Institution
42 (1.587 %)Pensions
42 (1.587 %)Health
51 (0.794 %)Marketing
51 (0.794 %)Retail
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (31.75 %)Architect
140 (31.75 %)Developer
239 (30.95 %)SAP Architect
338 (30.16 %)Solutions Architect
433 (26.19 %)SAP XI Architect
517 (13.49 %)Integration Architect
616 (12.70 %)Applications Support
711 (8.730 %)Administrator
89 (7.143 %)UNIX Administrator
97 (5.556 %)UNIX Support
97 (5.556 %)WebLogic Developer
97 (5.556 %)Analyst
106 (4.762 %)Test Analyst
106 (4.762 %)Web Developer
106 (4.762 %)WebSphere Developer
115 (3.968 %)Project Manager
123 (2.381 %)Support Engineer
123 (2.381 %)Service Manager
123 (2.381 %)Java Developer
123 (2.381 %)DataStage Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.587 %)Data Integration
21 (0.794 %)Semantic Web
21 (0.794 %)AS400
21 (0.794 %)SCADA
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (25.40 %)UNIX
217 (13.49 %)Solaris
315 (11.90 %)Linux
410 (7.937 %)Windows
54 (3.175 %)HPUX
63 (2.381 %)Windows XP
63 (2.381 %)Windows 2000
72 (1.587 %)Windows NT
72 (1.587 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (1.587 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (0.794 %)Windows Vista
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (10.32 %)Problem Management
212 (9.524 %)CRM
212 (9.524 %)E-Commerce
310 (7.937 %)Agile Software Development
49 (7.143 %)Workflow
58 (6.349 %)Data Modelling
58 (6.349 %)Security Cleared
67 (5.556 %)Data Migration
67 (5.556 %)Migration
67 (5.556 %)Release Management
76 (4.762 %)ITIL
76 (4.762 %)UML
76 (4.762 %)Performance Testing
85 (3.968 %)PRINCE2
85 (3.968 %)PRINCE
93 (2.381 %)Project Management
102 (1.587 %)Service Delivery
102 (1.587 %)Disaster Recovery
102 (1.587 %)RAD
102 (1.587 %)Business Intelligence
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
141 (32.54 %)Java
224 (19.05 %)SQL
316 (12.70 %)JavaScript
411 (8.730 %)PL/SQL
56 (4.762 %)Shell Script
56 (4.762 %)C
64 (3.175 %)C#
64 (3.175 %)Perl
72 (1.587 %)C++
72 (1.587 %)Ruby
72 (1.587 %)VC++
81 (0.794 %)Embedded C
81 (0.794 %)RPG
81 (0.794 %)VBScript
81 (0.794 %)VB
81 (0.794 %)ActionScript
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (0.794 %)ISEB
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (6.349 %)QA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.587 %)Active Directory
12 (1.587 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (3.175 %)ZENworks
21 (0.794 %)BMC Marimba
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (34.13 %)TIBCO
239 (30.95 %)SAP
337 (29.37 %)webMethods
422 (17.46 %)Oracle
57 (5.556 %)IBM
65 (3.968 %)Microsoft
74 (3.175 %)VMware
83 (2.381 %)Novell
83 (2.381 %)EMC
92 (1.587 %)Cognos
92 (1.587 %)Cisco
101 (0.794 %)HP
101 (0.794 %)Citrix
101 (0.794 %)BMC
101 (0.794 %)JDA
101 (0.794 %)Omniture
101 (0.794 %)Wonderware
101 (0.794 %)LANDesk