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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sony 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 Sony over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSony
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank756924
Rank change on same period last yearUp+168
Matching permanent IT job ads12862
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.027 %
As % of the category below0.174 %0.060 %
Salaries quoted12057
Average minimum salary£31,287£34,194
Average salary£34,353£37,911
% change on same period last year-9.38 %
Average maximum salary£37,419£41,629
UK excluding London average salary£28,121£38,181
% change on same period last year-26.34 %
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads73738102831
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled42.83 %44.25 %
Salaries quoted6075680378
Average minimum salary£40,913£41,957
Average salary£44,501£45,690
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
Average maximum salary£48,089£49,422
UK excluding London average salary£40,485£41,845
% change on same period last year-3.25 %

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Sony Corporation.

Sony
Demand Trend

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

Sony Demand Trend

Sony
Salary Trend

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

Sony Salary Trend

Sony
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Sony over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 within the UK.

Sony Salary Histogram

Sony
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sony within the UK over the 3 months to 13 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+167128£34,353-8.41 %
LondonUp+14470£40,119+6.87 %
South EastUp+6927£31,093-14.87 %
City of LondonNew entry-13£31,538-
KentNew entry-12£27,917-
WarwickshireNew entry-11£21,375-
West MidlandsNew entry-11£21,375-
East of EnglandUp+2410£27,444-40.72 %
WarwickNew entry-9£24,000-
Leamington SpaNew entry-7£18,000-
ManchesterUp+436£28,083-3.16 %
CambridgeUp+76£35,000-13.58 %
CambridgeshireUp+126£35,000-24.40 %
North WestUp+316£28,083-9.40 %
BerkshireUp+286£41,250-8.33 %
EssexNew entry-4£18,000-
FarnboroughNew entry-4£29,375-
HampshireUp+64£29,375-16.07 %
ReadingUp+203£44,167-1.85 %
Tunbridge WellsNew entry-3£29,833-
SurreyUp+253£27,000-24.65 %
East SussexNew entry-2£20,500-
OxfordshireNew entry-2£50,000-
BristolNew entry-2£45,000-
YorkshireUp+32£28,250-13.07 %
South WestUp+202£45,000+22.03 %
OxfordNew entry-2£50,000-
BrightonNew entry-2£20,500-
NewburyNew entry-2--
SouthamNew entry-2--

Sony
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Sony 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 Sony.

174 (28.79 %)Microsoft
254 (21.01 %)Games
351 (19.84 %)CSS
351 (19.84 %)Flash
447 (18.29 %)JavaScript
546 (17.90 %)XHTML
642 (16.34 %)Project Management
741 (15.95 %).NET
838 (14.79 %)Adobe
936 (14.01 %)Internet
936 (14.01 %)Web Development
1034 (13.23 %)Marketing
1034 (13.23 %)SQL
1034 (13.23 %)Photoshop
1130 (11.67 %)MS Office
1229 (11.28 %)SQL Server
1328 (10.89 %)C++
1328 (10.89 %)AJAX
1427 (10.51 %)PHP
1427 (10.51 %)W3C
1427 (10.51 %)Nokia
1525 (9.728 %)Windows
1525 (9.728 %)Advertising
1622 (8.560 %)DOM
1622 (8.560 %)Dreamweaver
1721 (8.171 %)Ericsson
1721 (8.171 %)HTML
1820 (7.782 %)MS Visio
1820 (7.782 %)HP
1820 (7.782 %).NET Framework

Sony
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Sony 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 Sony. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
151 (19.84 %)CSS
246 (17.90 %)XHTML
341 (15.95 %).NET
428 (10.89 %)AJAX
522 (8.560 %)DOM
621 (8.171 %)HTML
720 (7.782 %).NET Framework
817 (6.615 %)Series 60
915 (5.837 %)XML
1013 (5.058 %)J2ME
117 (2.724 %)ASP.NET
117 (2.724 %)Silverlight
117 (2.724 %)UIQ
126 (2.335 %)DirectX
135 (1.946 %)XSLT
135 (1.946 %)WPF
135 (1.946 %)MIDP
144 (1.556 %)LAMP
153 (1.167 %)ODBC
153 (1.167 %)ASP
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (6.615 %)MS Exchange
215 (5.837 %)Apache
310 (3.891 %)ColdFusion
49 (3.502 %)SharePoint
58 (3.113 %)CMS
67 (2.724 %)IIS
73 (1.167 %)Tomcat
82 (0.778 %)Commerce Server
82 (0.778 %)Exchange Server 2000
82 (0.778 %)SharePoint Server 2007
82 (0.778 %)Commerce Server 2007
82 (0.778 %)Exchange Server 2007
91 (0.389 %)Exchange Server 2003
91 (0.389 %)Content Management Server
91 (0.389 %)BizTalk Server
91 (0.389 %)JBoss
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
134 (13.23 %)Photoshop
230 (11.67 %)MS Office
320 (7.782 %)MS Visio
419 (7.393 %)MS Excel
419 (7.393 %)MS Project
56 (2.335 %)Adobe Illustrator
65 (1.946 %)Acrobat
74 (1.556 %)InDesign
81 (0.389 %)MS PowerPoint
81 (0.389 %)3ds Max
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.389 %)Microsoft CRM
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (14.01 %)Internet
216 (6.226 %)TCP/IP
313 (5.058 %)LAN
412 (4.669 %)VPN
510 (3.891 %)WAN
68 (3.113 %)Wireless
77 (2.724 %)DNS
86 (2.335 %)DHCP
95 (1.946 %)PBX
104 (1.556 %)2G
104 (1.556 %)GPRS
104 (1.556 %)Extranet
104 (1.556 %)3G
104 (1.556 %)MPLS
112 (0.778 %)H.323
112 (0.778 %)Firewall
112 (0.778 %)VoIP
112 (0.778 %)SAN
121 (0.389 %)Intranet
121 (0.389 %)Ethernet
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (11.28 %)SQL Server
218 (7.004 %)MySQL
38 (3.113 %)FileMaker
45 (1.946 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (1.946 %)ETL
45 (1.946 %)Datawarehouse
54 (1.556 %)Oracle Reports
63 (1.167 %)Data Mining
71 (0.389 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
151 (19.84 %)Flash
222 (8.560 %)Dreamweaver
36 (2.335 %)Visual Studio
45 (1.946 %)Carbide.c++
54 (1.556 %)Subversion
61 (0.389 %)JIRA
61 (0.389 %)Eclipse
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
154 (21.01 %)Games
234 (13.23 %)Marketing
325 (9.728 %)Advertising
413 (5.058 %)Telecoms
512 (4.669 %)Retail
610 (3.891 %)Health
79 (3.502 %)Manufacturing
79 (3.502 %)Pensions
85 (1.946 %)Multimedia
85 (1.946 %)Government
85 (1.946 %)Video Editing
94 (1.556 %)Flash Games
94 (1.556 %)Electronics
94 (1.556 %)Legal
103 (1.167 %)Music
103 (1.167 %)Animation
112 (0.778 %)Insurance
112 (0.778 %)Finance
121 (0.389 %)Education
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
173 (28.40 %)Developer
248 (18.68 %)Web Developer
331 (12.06 %)Project Manager
413 (5.058 %)Software Engineer
413 (5.058 %)Games Producer
511 (4.280 %)Programmer
511 (4.280 %)Analyst
511 (4.280 %)Account Manager
610 (3.891 %)Consultant
610 (3.891 %)Development Manager
79 (3.502 %)Architect
79 (3.502 %)Business Development Manager
79 (3.502 %)Business Manager
88 (3.113 %)Senior Developer
88 (3.113 %)Support Analyst
88 (3.113 %)Administrator
97 (2.724 %)Games Developer
97 (2.724 %)Technical Architect
97 (2.724 %)Technical Consultant
97 (2.724 %).NET Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (10.51 %)W3C
216 (6.226 %)Blackberry
315 (5.837 %)Handset
414 (5.447 %)iDTV
512 (4.669 %)Video Conferencing
69 (3.502 %)Social Network
69 (3.502 %)BBC
77 (2.724 %)German Language
85 (1.946 %)iPhone
94 (1.556 %)Web 2.0
103 (1.167 %)Streaming Media
103 (1.167 %)IPTV
112 (0.778 %)Photography
112 (0.778 %)Physics
112 (0.778 %)Computer Science
121 (0.389 %)Mathematics
121 (0.389 %)Artificial Intelligence
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (9.728 %)Windows
215 (5.837 %)Linux
312 (4.669 %)Symbian OS
312 (4.669 %)Windows Vista
411 (4.280 %)Windows Server 2003
510 (3.891 %)Windows 2000
68 (3.113 %)UNIX
68 (3.113 %)Mac OS X
68 (3.113 %)Windows 2000 Server
75 (1.946 %)Windows Mobile
75 (1.946 %)Windows XP
83 (1.167 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
142 (16.34 %)Project Management
236 (14.01 %)Web Development
319 (7.393 %)Resource Management
319 (7.393 %)Web Design
417 (6.615 %)Business Development
59 (3.502 %)Digital Marketing
67 (2.724 %)OO
76 (2.335 %)PRINCE2
76 (2.335 %)Regression Testing
76 (2.335 %)Automated Testing
85 (1.946 %)OOP
94 (1.556 %)CRM
94 (1.556 %)OOD
94 (1.556 %)Agile Software Development
94 (1.556 %)Problem Management
94 (1.556 %)Search Engine Marketing
94 (1.556 %)Product Marketing
94 (1.556 %)Display Advertising
103 (1.167 %)Time Management
103 (1.167 %)Pay per click
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (18.29 %)JavaScript
234 (13.23 %)SQL
328 (10.89 %)C++
427 (10.51 %)PHP
516 (6.226 %)C#
611 (4.280 %)C
77 (2.724 %)Java
86 (2.335 %)Python
95 (1.946 %)PHP5
95 (1.946 %)Perl
104 (1.556 %)Lua
104 (1.556 %)ActionScript
113 (1.167 %)Ruby
122 (0.778 %)DHTML
131 (0.389 %)XPath
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (2.724 %)Degree
26 (2.335 %)PRINCE2 Certification
35 (1.946 %)ISEB
44 (1.556 %)Cisco Certification
44 (1.556 %)CCIE
44 (1.556 %)CCNP
44 (1.556 %)CCIP
44 (1.556 %)CCDP
52 (0.778 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (0.778 %)MCP
61 (0.389 %)MCAD
61 (0.389 %)MCSD
61 (0.389 %)ISEB Practitioner
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (2.724 %)QA
26 (2.335 %)SLA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (5.447 %)Active Directory
210 (3.891 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (1.167 %)Terminal Services
41 (0.389 %)ISA Server
41 (0.389 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.389 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.167 %)Norton AntiVirus
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
174 (28.79 %)Microsoft
238 (14.79 %)Adobe
327 (10.51 %)Nokia
421 (8.171 %)Ericsson
520 (7.782 %)HP
617 (6.615 %)Symbian
716 (6.226 %)IBM
716 (6.226 %)Motorola
812 (4.669 %)Citrix
812 (4.669 %)Toshiba
911 (4.280 %)VMware
911 (4.280 %)Cisco
109 (3.502 %)Oracle
117 (2.724 %)Dell
117 (2.724 %)BT
117 (2.724 %)Symantec
117 (2.724 %)Polycom
117 (2.724 %)Tandberg
126 (2.335 %)Mitel
126 (2.335 %)Avaya