The first part of the table below looks at the demand for MOM skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MOM over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Systems Management category.

Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM)
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank786738589
Rank change year-on-year
Down-48Down-149
Matching permanent IT job ads89127165
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.074 %0.104 %0.173 %
As % of the Systems Management category1.547 %2.219 %4.639 %
Number of salaries quoted64100146
Average salary£49,500£43,000£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+15.11 %-14.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,150£28,300£29,800
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£66,750£57,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£55,500
% change year-on-year
--27.92 %
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategoryAll Systems Management
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
575457233557
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK4.772 %4.667 %3.726 %
Number of salaries quoted478745422746
Average salary£44,000£42,500£42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.52 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£29,700£30,000£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£61,500£60,900
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000

MOM
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing MOM within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

MOM Demand Trend

MOM
Salary Trend

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

MOM Salary Trend

MOM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MOM over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

MOM Salary Histogram

MOM
Top 24 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MOM within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-5280£53,500+24.41 %
LondonUp+855£62,500+31.57 %
City of LondonUp+1821£65,000+44.44 %
YorkshireDown-714£35,000-6.66 %
South EastDown-558£62,500+56.25 %
West YorkshireDown-37£40,000+92.77 %
LeedsNew entry-7£40,000-
North YorkshireUp+66£32,000-14.66 %
HammersmithNew entry-6£46,000-
BelfastNo change04£33,750-
County AntrimNo change04£33,750-
Northern IrelandDown-14£33,750-
BerkshireDown-264£62,500+171.73 %
Docklands, LondonNew entry-4£60,000-
ReadingNew entry-4£62,500-
East of EnglandUp+52£42,500-26.08 %
ScotlandUp+32£46,250+42.30 %
HampshireDown-182--
SuffolkNew entry-2£42,500-
IpswichNew entry-2£42,500-
EdinburghUp+81£52,500+61.53 %
East MidlandsNew entry-1£21,000-
NottinghamshireNew entry-1£21,000-
YorkNew entry-1--

MOM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing MOM 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 MOM.

1150 (66.96 %)Microsoft
2137 (61.16 %)Windows
3109 (48.66 %)SCOM
4106 (47.32 %)Active Directory
595 (42.41 %)Windows Server 2003
595 (42.41 %)Windows Server 2008
683 (37.05 %)VMware
777 (34.38 %)SCCM
876 (33.93 %)ITIL
963 (28.13 %)MS Exchange
1059 (26.34 %)SQL Server
1155 (24.55 %)Citrix
1253 (23.66 %)SQL
1349 (21.88 %)VMware Infrastructure
1445 (20.09 %)HP
1541 (18.30 %)EMC
1639 (17.41 %)Microsoft Certification
1639 (17.41 %)MS Excel
1737 (16.52 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1835 (15.63 %)SAN
1934 (15.18 %)TCP/IP
1934 (15.18 %)DNS
1934 (15.18 %)IIS
2031 (13.84 %)Finance
2129 (12.95 %)Clustering
2129 (12.95 %)SharePoint
2228 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2007
2327 (12.05 %)Exchange Server 2010
2426 (11.61 %)MCSE
2426 (11.61 %)Cisco

MOM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing MOM 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 MOM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
125 (11.16 %).NET
219 (8.482 %)JMS
318 (8.036 %)Forefront TMG
417 (7.589 %)Hibernate
511 (4.911 %)J2EE
610 (4.464 %)Spring
79 (4.018 %)Ajax
88 (3.571 %)CSS
88 (3.571 %)Middleware
97 (3.125 %)WebSphere
97 (3.125 %)GWT
97 (3.125 %)Struts
106 (2.679 %)HTML
106 (2.679 %)jBPM
106 (2.679 %)WCF
106 (2.679 %)JiBX
106 (2.679 %)HTML5
115 (2.232 %)Spring Batch
115 (2.232 %)SOAP
115 (2.232 %)ASP.NET
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
163 (28.13 %)MS Exchange
234 (15.18 %)IIS
329 (12.95 %)SharePoint
428 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2007
527 (12.05 %)Exchange Server 2010
624 (10.71 %)Exchange Server 2003
719 (8.482 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
816 (7.143 %)Mule
97 (3.125 %)WebLogic
97 (3.125 %)Apache
106 (2.679 %)Office Communications Server
115 (2.232 %)Lync
124 (1.786 %)SharePoint 2010
132 (0.893 %)SharePoint Server
132 (0.893 %)Flash Media Server
132 (0.893 %)Live Communications Server
141 (0.446 %)Exchange Server 2000
141 (0.446 %)Tomcat
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
139 (17.41 %)MS Excel
218 (8.036 %)MS Office
34 (1.786 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
116 (7.143 %)Oracle BPM
24 (1.786 %)Remedy ITSM
32 (0.893 %)Advent Geneva
41 (0.446 %)Lawson M3
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
135 (15.63 %)SAN
234 (15.18 %)TCP/IP
234 (15.18 %)DNS
324 (10.71 %)DHCP
418 (8.036 %)Firewall
418 (8.036 %)MPLS
418 (8.036 %)NAS
516 (7.143 %)LAN
615 (6.696 %)WAN
79 (4.018 %)VoIP
87 (3.125 %)Ethernet
96 (2.679 %)LDAP
96 (2.679 %)Cisco IOS
96 (2.679 %)Network Security
96 (2.679 %)Internet
104 (1.786 %)OSPF
104 (1.786 %)BGP
104 (1.786 %)NetScreen
104 (1.786 %)OpenLDAP
104 (1.786 %)SMTP
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
159 (26.34 %)SQL Server
219 (8.482 %)SQL Server 2005
315 (6.696 %)SQL Server 2008
414 (6.250 %)SQL Server Integration Services
414 (6.250 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
513 (5.804 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
612 (5.357 %)SQL Server 2000
612 (5.357 %)DTS
79 (4.018 %)MySQL
86 (2.679 %)Data Mining
95 (2.232 %)Oracle 8/8i
104 (1.786 %)Oracle 9i
104 (1.786 %)PostgreSQL
113 (1.339 %)NoSQL
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
112 (5.357 %)ClearCase
112 (5.357 %)ClearQuest
112 (5.357 %)Atlassian Bamboo
112 (5.357 %)Team Foundation Server
112 (5.357 %)Hudson
210 (4.464 %)TestNG
210 (4.464 %)JUnit
37 (3.125 %)Subversion
37 (3.125 %)Maven
46 (2.679 %)Git (software)
54 (1.786 %)JIRA
54 (1.786 %)FitNesse
54 (1.786 %)Visual Studio
54 (1.786 %)NUnit
61 (0.446 %)Ant
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
131 (13.84 %)Finance
211 (4.911 %)Legal
38 (3.571 %)Banking
47 (3.125 %)Retail
47 (3.125 %)Back Office
47 (3.125 %)Telecoms
56 (2.679 %)Law
56 (2.679 %)Games
65 (2.232 %)French Language
74 (1.786 %)German Language
74 (1.786 %)Investment Banking
83 (1.339 %)Local Government
83 (1.339 %)Retail Banking
83 (1.339 %)Marketing
91 (0.446 %)Financial Institution
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
159 (26.34 %)Analyst
226 (11.61 %)Technical Analyst
322 (9.821 %)Infrastructure Engineer
421 (9.375 %)Support Analyst
520 (8.929 %)Developer
616 (7.143 %)Consultant
616 (7.143 %)Java Developer
715 (6.696 %)Support Engineer
814 (6.250 %)DBA
913 (5.804 %)Systems Manager
913 (5.804 %)SQL DBA
1012 (5.357 %)Infrastructure Specialist
1012 (5.357 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
1012 (5.357 %)Technical Manager
1012 (5.357 %)Infrastructure Analyst
1111 (4.911 %)Administrator
1210 (4.464 %)Operations Manager
1210 (4.464 %)3rd Line Support
1210 (4.464 %)Network Engineer
1210 (4.464 %)Technical Operations Manager
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
129 (12.95 %)Clustering
216 (7.143 %)Open Source
314 (6.250 %)Management Information System
412 (5.357 %)Blackberry
511 (4.911 %)Replication
68 (3.571 %)Client/Server
76 (2.679 %)Equities
76 (2.679 %)Fixed Income
76 (2.679 %)CMDB
85 (2.232 %)Celerra
85 (2.232 %)Cloud Computing
85 (2.232 %)PKI
94 (1.786 %)SaaS
103 (1.339 %)Hedge funds
103 (1.339 %)EPoS
112 (0.893 %)CLARiiON
112 (0.893 %)Mathematics
112 (0.893 %)Computer Science
121 (0.446 %)NHS
121 (0.446 %)Statistics
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1137 (61.16 %)Windows
295 (42.41 %)Windows Server 2003
295 (42.41 %)Windows Server 2008
316 (7.143 %)Windows 7
414 (6.250 %)UNIX
414 (6.250 %)Windows XP
414 (6.250 %)Linux
59 (4.018 %)Solaris
65 (2.232 %)Windows 2000
74 (1.786 %)CentOS
74 (1.786 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
83 (1.339 %)Windows Vista
92 (0.893 %)VMS
92 (0.893 %)NetWare
101 (0.446 %)Windows NT
101 (0.446 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
176 (33.93 %)ITIL
218 (8.036 %)Project Management
317 (7.589 %)Configuration Management
414 (6.250 %)TDD
511 (4.911 %)Service Delivery
610 (4.464 %)Change Management
79 (4.018 %)PRINCE2
79 (4.018 %)Multithreading
79 (4.018 %)Time Management
88 (3.571 %)Continuous Integration
97 (3.125 %)Incident Management
97 (3.125 %)E-Commerce
97 (3.125 %)SOA
106 (2.679 %)Disaster Recovery
106 (2.679 %)ITSM
106 (2.679 %)Information Management
115 (2.232 %)Document Management
115 (2.232 %)Load Balancing
115 (2.232 %)Change Control
115 (2.232 %)Information Security
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
153 (23.66 %)SQL
225 (11.16 %)Java
225 (11.16 %)PowerShell
319 (8.482 %)C#
412 (5.357 %)Perl
59 (4.018 %)JavaScript
67 (3.125 %)VB
76 (2.679 %)Python
76 (2.679 %)PHP
84 (1.786 %)VB6
84 (1.786 %)VBScript
93 (1.339 %)T-SQL
93 (1.339 %)C
101 (0.446 %)VBA
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
139 (17.41 %)Microsoft Certification
226 (11.61 %)MCSE
317 (7.589 %)MCITP
414 (6.250 %)Degree
512 (5.357 %)MCP
512 (5.357 %)Cisco Certification
69 (4.018 %)CCNP
69 (4.018 %)CCNA
78 (3.571 %)Security Cleared
87 (3.125 %)ITIL Certification
87 (3.125 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
87 (3.125 %)MCTS
96 (2.679 %)SC Cleared
105 (2.232 %)Citrix Certification
114 (1.786 %)MCSA
114 (1.786 %)RHCE
123 (1.339 %)CCEA
123 (1.339 %)CCIA
132 (0.893 %)DV Cleared
132 (0.893 %)EMC Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (4.911 %)SLA
24 (1.786 %)QA
31 (0.446 %)PCI DSS
31 (0.446 %)ISO/IEC 27001
31 (0.446 %)ISO 9001
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
1106 (47.32 %)Active Directory
249 (21.88 %)VMware Infrastructure
326 (11.61 %)ISA Server
419 (8.482 %)Hyper-V
515 (6.696 %)vSphere
612 (5.357 %)MetaFrame
710 (4.464 %)VMware ESX
88 (3.571 %)XenApp
97 (3.125 %)Terminal Server
105 (2.232 %)VMware ESXi
114 (1.786 %)UAG
114 (1.786 %)Postfix
114 (1.786 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
121 (0.446 %)Citrix Presentation Server
121 (0.446 %)VMware Workstation
121 (0.446 %)Terminal Services
121 (0.446 %)XenServer
121 (0.446 %)XenDesktop
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
1109 (48.66 %)SCOM
277 (34.38 %)SCCM
337 (16.52 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
418 (8.036 %)Backup Exec
513 (5.804 %)OpenView
610 (4.464 %)BMC PATROL
78 (3.571 %)WSUS
87 (3.125 %)Tivoli
96 (2.679 %)Netcool
105 (2.232 %)Norton AntiVirus
105 (2.232 %)EMC NetWorker
114 (1.786 %)SolarWinds Orion
114 (1.786 %)MIIS
114 (1.786 %)BladeLogic
114 (1.786 %)Unicenter
123 (1.339 %)Nagios
123 (1.339 %)HP NNM
132 (0.893 %)Tivoli Monitoring
132 (0.893 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
132 (0.893 %)Tivoli Configuration Manager
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1150 (66.96 %)Microsoft
283 (37.05 %)VMware
355 (24.55 %)Citrix
445 (20.09 %)HP
541 (18.30 %)EMC
626 (11.61 %)Cisco
723 (10.27 %)Oracle
820 (8.929 %)IBM
914 (6.250 %)NetApp
914 (6.250 %)Red Gate
1012 (5.357 %)Veritas
1110 (4.464 %)BMC
1110 (4.464 %)SolarWinds
127 (3.125 %)CommVault
127 (3.125 %)Intel
127 (3.125 %)Dell
127 (3.125 %)Symantec
127 (3.125 %)Remedy
127 (3.125 %)Websense
136 (2.679 %)LANDesk