Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for SMS skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SMS 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 Communications & Networking category.

LinkShort Message Service (SMS)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank505481534
Rank change year-on-year
Down-24Up+53
Matching permanent IT job ads173192510
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.201 %0.226 %0.250 %
As % of the Communications & Networking category1.412 %1.340 %1.493 %
Salaries quoted132150438
Average salary£37,500£40,000£38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.250 %+5.260 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£30,000£25,000£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£65,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,500£31,000£38,000
% change year-on-year
+17.74 %-18.42 %
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryAll Communications & Networking
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
122521432934154
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK14.26 %16.90 %16.73 %
Salaries quoted101681202028461
Average salary£40,000£37,500£38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-1.310 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,500£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£60,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-

SMS
Demand Trend

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

SMS Demand Trend

SMS
Salary Trend

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

SMS Salary Trend

SMS
Salary Histogram

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

SMS Salary Histogram

SMS
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SMS 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-14171£37,500-3.84 %
LondonDown-6579£45,000+2.27 %
South EastUp+1042£37,500+11.11 %
BerkshireUp+2532£37,500-40.00 %
City of LondonDown-6129£45,000-13.04 %
East of EnglandUp+1320£35,000+16.66 %
South WestUp+616£32,500+25.00 %
NorfolkNew entry-12£35,000-
NorwichNew entry-11£35,000-
WiltshireUp+110£28,250+8.65 %
ReadingUp+248£31,500-13.10 %
MaidenheadDown-58£37,500-42.30 %
NewburyNew entry-8£49,000-
YorkshireUp+46£29,500-26.25 %
SwindonNo change06£27,500-
EssexNew entry-6£37,500-
CheshireUp+135£30,000-23.07 %
North WestUp+85£30,000+3.44 %
BathNew entry-5£32,500-
SomersetNew entry-5£32,500-
South YorkshireUp+134--
SalisburyDown-44£42,500+63.46 %
BuckinghamshireDown-114£35,000+22.80 %
RotherhamNew entry-4--
High WycombeNew entry-4£35,000-
MiddlesexUp+93£45,000-
HammersmithUp+63£45,000-
CreweNew entry-3£30,000-
CambridgeshireDown-102£32,500+8.33 %
ColchesterNew entry-2£37,500-

SMS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

194 (27.25 %)Windows
281 (23.48 %)SCCM
376 (22.03 %)Active Directory
474 (21.45 %)Java
561 (17.68 %)Windows Server 2003
656 (16.23 %)Altiris
751 (14.78 %)DNS
848 (13.91 %)SQL
848 (13.91 %)Degree
946 (13.33 %)Linux
946 (13.33 %)DHCP
1045 (13.04 %)MS Exchange
1137 (10.72 %)Citrix
1236 (10.43 %)VMware
1335 (10.14 %)J2EE
1434 (9.855 %).NET
1533 (9.565 %)C#
1533 (9.565 %)Banking
1632 (9.275 %)Internet
1730 (8.696 %)CMS
1730 (8.696 %)Marketing
1829 (8.406 %)Web Services
1927 (7.826 %)Windows XP
1927 (7.826 %)PHP
2026 (7.536 %)IIS
2026 (7.536 %)Exchange Server 2003
2125 (7.246 %)UML
2125 (7.246 %)MSI
2224 (6.957 %)ITIL
2224 (6.957 %)ASP.NET

SMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
135 (10.14 %)J2EE
234 (9.855 %).NET
329 (8.406 %)Web Services
424 (6.957 %)ASP.NET
520 (5.797 %)CSS
617 (4.928 %)LAMP
716 (4.638 %)Spring
814 (4.058 %)WCF
814 (4.058 %)Silverlight
814 (4.058 %)HTML
814 (4.058 %)JSP
814 (4.058 %)LINQ
814 (4.058 %)ASP.NET MVC
913 (3.768 %)Zend Framework
913 (3.768 %)XHTML
1012 (3.478 %)Servlets
1111 (3.188 %)JDBC
1111 (3.188 %)WAP
1210 (2.899 %)J2ME
138 (2.319 %)AJAX
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
145 (13.04 %)MS Exchange
230 (8.696 %)CMS
326 (7.536 %)Exchange Server 2003
326 (7.536 %)IIS
419 (5.507 %)Exchange Server 2007
517 (4.928 %)Exchange Server 2000
614 (4.058 %)Sitecore CMS
614 (4.058 %)Umbraco
711 (3.188 %)WebLogic
84 (1.159 %)ColdFusion
84 (1.159 %)Apache
93 (0.870 %)Tomcat
93 (0.870 %)WordPress
93 (0.870 %)Drupal
93 (0.870 %)Joomla!
93 (0.870 %)nginx
102 (0.580 %)Exchange Server 5.5
102 (0.580 %)SharePoint
102 (0.580 %)SAS
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
13 (0.870 %)MS Visio
21 (0.290 %)Fireworks
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
12 (0.580 %)SoftGrid
21 (0.290 %)assyst
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
151 (14.78 %)DNS
246 (13.33 %)DHCP
332 (9.275 %)Internet
424 (6.957 %)GSM
514 (4.058 %)Bluetooth
514 (4.058 %)GPRS
613 (3.768 %)PSTN
711 (3.188 %)TCP/IP
88 (2.319 %)SAN
97 (2.029 %)NFC
106 (1.739 %)Asterisk PBX
115 (1.449 %)LDAP
124 (1.159 %)VoIP
124 (1.159 %)VPN
124 (1.159 %)NAS
124 (1.159 %)RFID
133 (0.870 %)Wireless
133 (0.870 %)SS7
133 (0.870 %)Broadband
142 (0.580 %)Ethernet
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (6.667 %)OLAP
213 (3.768 %)SQL Server
39 (2.609 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
48 (2.319 %)RDBMS
54 (1.159 %)MySQL
62 (0.580 %)BusinessObjects
71 (0.290 %)PostgreSQL
71 (0.290 %)Oracle 9i
71 (0.290 %)NonStop SQL
71 (0.290 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (0.290 %)Database Marketing
71 (0.290 %)Data Cleansing
71 (0.290 %)SQL Server 2008
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
111 (3.188 %)Eclipse
210 (2.899 %)JUnit
35 (1.449 %)Subversion
43 (0.870 %)InstallShield
43 (0.870 %)AdminStudio
52 (0.580 %)Ant
52 (0.580 %)Firebug
61 (0.290 %)Selenium
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
133 (9.565 %)Banking
230 (8.696 %)Marketing
320 (5.797 %)Telecoms
417 (4.928 %)Finance
417 (4.928 %)Billing
513 (3.768 %)Electronics
513 (3.768 %)Health
611 (3.188 %)Pensions
710 (2.899 %)Investment Banking
87 (2.029 %)Retail
96 (1.739 %)Financial Institution
105 (1.449 %)Games
105 (1.449 %)Online Banking
105 (1.449 %)Social Media
114 (1.159 %)Education
114 (1.159 %)Publishing
123 (0.870 %)Legal
123 (0.870 %)Government
123 (0.870 %)Advertising
132 (0.580 %)Multimedia
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
183 (24.06 %)Developer
248 (13.91 %)Analyst
329 (8.406 %)Support Engineer
329 (8.406 %)Desktop Analyst
420 (5.797 %)Wintel Support
420 (5.797 %).NET Developer
519 (5.507 %)Senior Developer
618 (5.217 %)Server Support
618 (5.217 %)Software Engineer
618 (5.217 %)Server Engineer
618 (5.217 %)Server Support Engineer
618 (5.217 %)Wintel Engineer
717 (4.928 %)Java Developer
717 (4.928 %)Infrastructure Analyst
816 (4.638 %)C# Developer
915 (4.348 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
1014 (4.058 %)Architect
1113 (3.768 %)Deployment Analyst
1113 (3.768 %)Wintel Server Engineer
1212 (3.478 %)Java/J2EE Developer
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
111 (3.188 %)Computer Science
210 (2.899 %)Smartcard
210 (2.899 %)Clustering
210 (2.899 %)IVR
210 (2.899 %)iPhone
39 (2.609 %)Blackberry
39 (2.609 %)Handset
47 (2.029 %)Amazon AWS
56 (1.739 %)Mathematics
64 (1.159 %)FMCG
64 (1.159 %)Streaming Video
64 (1.159 %)Web 2.0
64 (1.159 %)Client/Server
73 (0.870 %)SaaS
82 (0.580 %)Smart Meter
82 (0.580 %)IPTV
82 (0.580 %)Social Network
91 (0.290 %)Fat Client
91 (0.290 %)German Language
91 (0.290 %)Spanish Language
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
194 (27.25 %)Windows
261 (17.68 %)Windows Server 2003
346 (13.33 %)Linux
427 (7.826 %)Windows XP
522 (6.377 %)UNIX
619 (5.507 %)Windows 2000 Server
713 (3.768 %)Windows Server 2008
88 (2.319 %)Windows 2000
94 (1.159 %)Symbian OS
103 (0.870 %)Solaris
103 (0.870 %)Red Hat Linux
103 (0.870 %)Windows 7
103 (0.870 %)Windows Vista
112 (0.580 %)Windows Mobile
112 (0.580 %)Windows NT
121 (0.290 %)Ubuntu
121 (0.290 %)VMS
121 (0.290 %)Windows CE
121 (0.290 %)Android
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
125 (7.246 %)UML
224 (6.957 %)ITIL
224 (6.957 %)Refactoring
323 (6.667 %)OO
419 (5.507 %)MVC
516 (4.638 %)Project Management
614 (4.058 %)OOP
713 (3.768 %)OOA/OOD
811 (3.188 %)SOA
811 (3.188 %)Project Planning
910 (2.899 %)Data Modelling
910 (2.899 %)OOD
109 (2.609 %)CRM
118 (2.319 %)Service Delivery
118 (2.319 %)Validation
127 (2.029 %)eTOM
127 (2.029 %)Business Desktop Deployment
136 (1.739 %)Web Development
145 (1.449 %)Test Scripting
145 (1.449 %)System Testing
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
174 (21.45 %)Java
248 (13.91 %)SQL
333 (9.565 %)C#
427 (7.826 %)PHP
518 (5.217 %)JavaScript
614 (4.058 %)PowerShell
711 (3.188 %)Ruby
711 (3.188 %)C++
711 (3.188 %)C
89 (2.609 %)Python
96 (1.739 %)VB.NET
96 (1.739 %)Perl
105 (1.449 %)VB
114 (1.159 %)Bash shell
123 (0.870 %)T-SQL
123 (0.870 %)VBScript
132 (0.580 %)Embedded C++
132 (0.580 %)Shell Script
141 (0.290 %)Korn
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
148 (13.91 %)Degree
224 (6.957 %)Security Cleared
316 (4.638 %)SC Cleared
414 (4.058 %)Microsoft Certification
513 (3.768 %)MCSE
64 (1.159 %)MCP
71 (0.290 %)MCSA
71 (0.290 %)ISEB
71 (0.290 %)DV Cleared
71 (0.290 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (0.290 %)A+ Certification
71 (0.290 %)PMP
71 (0.290 %)PMI Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (2.899 %)SLA
27 (2.029 %)QA
31 (0.290 %)COBIT
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
176 (22.03 %)Active Directory
220 (5.797 %)VMware Infrastructure
319 (5.507 %)Hyper-V
417 (4.928 %)XenApp
417 (4.928 %)MetaFrame
417 (4.928 %)VMware ESX
516 (4.638 %)VMware Workstation
614 (4.058 %)Terminal Services
73 (0.870 %)Xen
82 (0.580 %)XenDesktop
91 (0.290 %)XenServer
91 (0.290 %)Citrix Presentation Server
91 (0.290 %)ISA Server
91 (0.290 %)Terminal Server
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
181 (23.48 %)SCCM
225 (7.246 %)MSI
324 (6.957 %)SCOM
417 (4.928 %)OpenView
514 (4.058 %)MOM
611 (3.188 %)WSUS
76 (1.739 %)MIIS
82 (0.580 %)OpenView Configuration Management
91 (0.290 %)Backup Exec
91 (0.290 %)SCVMM
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
156 (16.23 %)Altiris
237 (10.72 %)Citrix
336 (10.43 %)VMware
424 (6.957 %)HP
519 (5.507 %)LANDesk
616 (4.638 %)Sybase
714 (4.058 %)Zend
714 (4.058 %)Sitecore
811 (3.188 %)Oracle
97 (2.029 %)Symbian
105 (1.449 %)Cisco
114 (1.159 %)Avaya
114 (1.159 %)Intel
123 (0.870 %)Red Hat
132 (0.580 %)IBM
132 (0.580 %)Business Objects
141 (0.290 %)JBoss
141 (0.290 %)BEA
141 (0.290 %)Alcatel
141 (0.290 %)MicroStrategy