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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Operations Management skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Operations Management over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 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 Processes & Methodologies category.

LinkOperations Management
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank622559743
Rank change year-on-year
Down-63Up+184
Matching permanent IT job ads54111228
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.063 %0.131 %0.112 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category0.097 %0.218 %0.199 %
Salaries quoted44104176
Average salary£50,000£51,000£48,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.960 %+5.150 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,500£32,181£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£80,000£83,000
UK excluding London average salary£49,500£50,000£45,000
% change year-on-year
-1.000 %+11.11 %
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5586550935114817
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK65.02 %60.06 %56.26 %
Salaries quoted461684162493134
Average salary£45,000£42,500£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.880 %-5.550 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£27,500£28,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£70,000£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000

Operations Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Operations Management within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Operations Management Demand Trend

Operations Management
Salary Trend

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

Operations Management Salary Trend

Operations Management
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Operations Management over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

Operations Management Salary Histogram

Operations Management
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Management within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. 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-6052£50,000-9.09 %
LondonDown-5920£60,000-5.88 %
South EastDown-2113£50,000-13.04 %
City of LondonDown-6313£61,250-5.76 %
South WestUp+86£41,520-16.96 %
BerkshireNo change05£60,000+25.00 %
East of EnglandDown-95£50,000-
HertfordshireNew entry-4£50,000-
North WestNew entry-4£61,250-
YorkshireUp+43£32,500-26.13 %
WiltshireDown-33£57,500+15.00 %
SwindonNew entry-3£57,500-
SomersetUp+112£25,540-48.92 %
West YorkshireNew entry-2£32,500-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-2£54,000-
TauntonNew entry-2£25,540-
ManchesterNew entry-2£61,250-
CheshireNew entry-2£66,250-
LeedsNew entry-2£32,500-
West MidlandsUp+261£45,000-43.75 %
ReadingUp+141£32,500-36.27 %
ScotlandUp+141--
SurreyUp+111£42,500-52.77 %
PeterboroughNo change01£85,000+70.00 %
West SussexDown-161£52,500-8.69 %
CambridgeshireDown-201£85,000+70.00 %
OxfordshireNew entry-1£44,000-
North YorkshireNew entry-1--
WatfordNew entry-1£49,000-
WarringtonNew entry-1£97,500-

Operations Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Operations Management 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 Operations Management.

151 (36.17 %)ITIL
237 (26.24 %)Finance
324 (17.02 %)Project Management
422 (15.60 %)Change Management
519 (13.48 %)Service Delivery
618 (12.77 %)Service Management
716 (11.35 %)Cisco
716 (11.35 %)Degree
815 (10.64 %)Microsoft
815 (10.64 %)UNIX
914 (9.929 %)Windows
914 (9.929 %)Manufacturing
1012 (8.511 %)PRINCE2
1111 (7.801 %)ITIL Certification
1210 (7.092 %)Disaster Recovery
1210 (7.092 %)Problem Management
139 (6.383 %)BMC
139 (6.383 %)BMC PATROL
139 (6.383 %)OpenView
139 (6.383 %)C
148 (5.674 %)SLA
148 (5.674 %)Six Sigma
148 (5.674 %)Web Development
148 (5.674 %)Banking
157 (4.965 %)Government
157 (4.965 %)Business Development
157 (4.965 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
157 (4.965 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
157 (4.965 %)Active Directory
157 (4.965 %)SDH

Operations Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Operations Management 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 Operations Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
17 (4.965 %).NET
23 (2.128 %)Middleware
23 (2.128 %)Application Packaging
32 (1.418 %)XML
32 (1.418 %)J2EE
41 (0.709 %)ASP.NET
41 (0.709 %)CSS
41 (0.709 %)STL
41 (0.709 %).NET Framework
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
13 (2.128 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
22 (1.418 %)MS Exchange
22 (1.418 %)BizTalk Server
31 (0.709 %)Commerce Server
31 (0.709 %)Oracle HTTP Server
31 (0.709 %)WebLogic
31 (0.709 %)Apache
31 (0.709 %)MQSeries
31 (0.709 %)SharePoint
31 (0.709 %)CMS
31 (0.709 %)IBM HTTP Server
31 (0.709 %)AquaLogic
31 (0.709 %)ESB
31 (0.709 %)Exchange Server 2007
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (3.546 %)MS Office
23 (2.128 %)MS Excel
31 (0.709 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
13 (2.128 %)SoftGrid
22 (1.418 %)SAP ERP
22 (1.418 %)SAP R/3
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
17 (4.965 %)SDH
25 (3.546 %)LAN
25 (3.546 %)WAN
25 (3.546 %)Internet
34 (2.837 %)Firewall
43 (2.128 %)Cisco PIX
43 (2.128 %)SAN
43 (2.128 %)TCP/IP
52 (1.418 %)VoIP
52 (1.418 %)MPLS
52 (1.418 %)NetScreen
61 (0.709 %)Network Security
61 (0.709 %)Cisco ASA
61 (0.709 %)xDSL
61 (0.709 %)Frame Relay
61 (0.709 %)Nortel Alteon
61 (0.709 %)Cisco IOS
61 (0.709 %)OSPF
61 (0.709 %)BGP
61 (0.709 %)X.25
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (3.546 %)SQL Server
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
12 (1.418 %)Visual Studio
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
137 (26.24 %)Finance
214 (9.929 %)Manufacturing
38 (5.674 %)Banking
47 (4.965 %)Government
56 (4.255 %)Retail
56 (4.255 %)Insurance
65 (3.546 %)Pensions
65 (3.546 %)Education
65 (3.546 %)Telecoms
74 (2.837 %)Health
83 (2.128 %)Front Office
83 (2.128 %)Marketing
83 (2.128 %)Billing
92 (1.418 %)Legal
101 (0.709 %)Aerospace
101 (0.709 %)Back Office
101 (0.709 %)Pharmaceutical
101 (0.709 %)Investment Banking
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
149 (34.75 %)Operations Manager
216 (11.35 %)Consultant
312 (8.511 %)IT Operations Manager
411 (7.801 %)Team Leader
510 (7.092 %)Service Manager
510 (7.092 %)Support Team Leader
68 (5.674 %)Architect
77 (4.965 %)Delivery Manager
77 (4.965 %)NOC Manager
86 (4.255 %)Operations Director
86 (4.255 %)Support Manager
86 (4.255 %)Project Manager
86 (4.255 %)Network Manager
86 (4.255 %)Network Operations Manager
95 (3.546 %)Senior Consultant
95 (3.546 %)Data Architect
95 (3.546 %)Voice Architect
104 (2.837 %)Infrastructure Manager
104 (2.837 %)Implementation Manager
104 (2.837 %)Customer Services Manager
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
13 (2.128 %)Management Information System
22 (1.418 %)Mainframe
22 (1.418 %)CLARiiON
22 (1.418 %)Symmetrix
22 (1.418 %)French Language
22 (1.418 %)iSeries
22 (1.418 %)Symmetrix DMX
31 (0.709 %)Wiki
31 (0.709 %)Credit Risk
31 (0.709 %)Economics
31 (0.709 %)Derivative
31 (0.709 %)Mathematics
31 (0.709 %)NHS
31 (0.709 %)AS400
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
115 (10.64 %)UNIX
214 (9.929 %)Windows
35 (3.546 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (2.128 %)Windows Server 2008
43 (2.128 %)Solaris
52 (1.418 %)Linux
61 (0.709 %)Windows 2000
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
151 (36.17 %)ITIL
224 (17.02 %)Project Management
322 (15.60 %)Change Management
419 (13.48 %)Service Delivery
518 (12.77 %)Service Management
612 (8.511 %)PRINCE2
710 (7.092 %)Disaster Recovery
710 (7.092 %)Problem Management
88 (5.674 %)Web Development
88 (5.674 %)Six Sigma
97 (4.965 %)Business Development
106 (4.255 %)Lean Six Sigma
115 (3.546 %)Performance Management
115 (3.546 %)Capacity Planning
115 (3.546 %)Configuration Management
115 (3.546 %)E-Commerce
115 (3.546 %)Quality Management
115 (3.546 %)Practice Management
115 (3.546 %)Stakeholder Management
124 (2.837 %)PRINCE
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
19 (6.383 %)C
26 (4.255 %)SQL
32 (1.418 %)Perl
32 (1.418 %)Shell Script
32 (1.418 %)AWK
41 (0.709 %)RPG
41 (0.709 %)T-SQL
41 (0.709 %)VB
41 (0.709 %)VB.NET
41 (0.709 %)C#
41 (0.709 %)C++
41 (0.709 %)Java
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
116 (11.35 %)Degree
211 (7.801 %)ITIL Certification
36 (4.255 %)Security Cleared
43 (2.128 %)PMP
43 (2.128 %)PMI Certification
43 (2.128 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (2.128 %)MCSE
52 (1.418 %)CISSP
52 (1.418 %)MCITP
52 (1.418 %)CISM
52 (1.418 %)APMP
61 (0.709 %)MBA
61 (0.709 %)SC Cleared
61 (0.709 %)Cisco Certification
61 (0.709 %)MCP
61 (0.709 %)Postgraduate
61 (0.709 %)PhD
61 (0.709 %)CCNP
61 (0.709 %)CCNA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (5.674 %)SLA
27 (4.965 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
27 (4.965 %)ISO9001
36 (4.255 %)COBIT
41 (0.709 %)QA
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
17 (4.965 %)Active Directory
23 (2.128 %)Hyper-V
32 (1.418 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (1.418 %)VMware Workstation
41 (0.709 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
41 (0.709 %)VMware ESX
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
19 (6.383 %)OpenView
19 (6.383 %)BMC PATROL
27 (4.965 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
36 (4.255 %)HP NNM
36 (4.255 %)OVOU
45 (3.546 %)SCOM
53 (2.128 %)SCCM
53 (2.128 %)MOM
62 (1.418 %)NetBackup
62 (1.418 %)OVSD
71 (0.709 %)BMC Performance Manager
71 (0.709 %)Backup Exec
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
116 (11.35 %)Cisco
215 (10.64 %)Microsoft
39 (6.383 %)BMC
44 (2.837 %)HP
53 (2.128 %)SAP
53 (2.128 %)CheckPoint
62 (1.418 %)VMware
62 (1.418 %)Websense
62 (1.418 %)Brocade
62 (1.418 %)Marshal
62 (1.418 %)Tufin
62 (1.418 %)Veritas
62 (1.418 %)Oracle
62 (1.418 %)IBM
62 (1.418 %)EMC
62 (1.418 %)StorageTek
62 (1.418 %)Nortel
62 (1.418 %)Juniper
71 (0.709 %)Lucent
71 (0.709 %)Interwoven