Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Systems Analysis skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Systems Analysis over the 3 months to 15 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.

LinkSystems Analysis
Location
3 months to
15 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank286249268
Rank change year-on-year
Down-37Up+19
Matching permanent IT job ads5346211390
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.635 %0.724 %0.688 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category0.983 %1.211 %1.227 %
Salaries quoted4194941131
Average salary£42,000£40,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.000 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£27,300£29,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£55,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£40,000£36,500
% change year-on-year
-12.50 %+9.580 %
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5429851299113285
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK64.59 %59.83 %56.11 %
Salaries quoted448444199091945
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

Systems Analysis
Demand Trend

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

Systems Analysis Demand Trend

Systems Analysis
Salary Trend

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

Systems Analysis Salary Trend

Systems Analysis
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Analysis over the 3 months to 15 March 2010 within the UK.

Systems Analysis Salary Histogram

Systems Analysis
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Analysis within the UK over the 3 months to 15 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-37509£42,500+6.25 %
LondonDown-17207£60,000+33.33 %
South EastDown-14115£42,000-1.17 %
City of LondonDown-2959£60,000+9.09 %
North WestDown-246£27,500-28.57 %
YorkshireDown-1442£31,750-2.30 %
West MidlandsUp+4332£42,500+6.25 %
BerkshireUp+832£42,000-16.00 %
LancashireNew entry-31£27,500-
East of EnglandDown-1827£46,500+3.33 %
SurreyDown-1719£45,000+5.88 %
ScotlandUp+2318£35,000+27.27 %
West YorkshireUp+518£27,500-21.42 %
PrestonNew entry-18£27,500-
East MidlandsUp+1017£30,000-14.28 %
South WestDown-1717£33,500-10.66 %
OxfordshireUp+713£42,500-15.00 %
ChorleyNew entry-13£27,500-
HampshireUp+1612£29,000-40.51 %
North YorkshireUp+1311£31,000-22.50 %
West SussexUp+1111£36,000+44.00 %
MiddlesexUp+811£45,000-
LeedsUp+1310£35,000-12.50 %
HertfordshireUp+1110£46,500+9.41 %
South YorkshireDown-1810£45,000+38.46 %
EssexUp+229£60,000+64.38 %
SheffieldNo change08£45,000+38.46 %
ManchesterDown-428£35,000-9.09 %
CoventryNew entry-8£45,000-
LeicestershireNew entry-8£30,000-

Systems Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Systems Analysis 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 Systems Analysis.

1292 (28.35 %)Finance
2216 (20.97 %)SQL
3185 (17.96 %).NET
3185 (17.96 %)SQL Server
4181 (17.57 %)Project Management
5177 (17.18 %)UML
6175 (16.99 %)Business Analysis
7133 (12.91 %)C#
8124 (12.04 %)XML
8124 (12.04 %)Degree
9113 (10.97 %)Microsoft
1099 (9.612 %)Java
1194 (9.126 %)Oracle
1289 (8.641 %)Banking
1382 (7.961 %)Retail
1481 (7.864 %)ASP.NET
1579 (7.670 %)OO
1677 (7.476 %)JavaScript
1769 (6.699 %)E-Commerce
1866 (6.408 %)Internet
1866 (6.408 %)Windows
1965 (6.311 %)HTML
2064 (6.214 %)T-SQL
2162 (6.019 %)Health
2260 (5.825 %)SQL Server 2005
2359 (5.728 %)Insurance
2359 (5.728 %)CRM
2456 (5.437 %)VB.NET
2555 (5.340 %)UNIX
2654 (5.243 %)PHP

Systems Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Systems Analysis 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 Systems Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1185 (17.96 %).NET
2124 (12.04 %)XML
381 (7.864 %)ASP.NET
465 (6.311 %)HTML
549 (4.757 %)CSS
641 (3.981 %)AJAX
740 (3.883 %)Web Services
740 (3.883 %)XHTML
825 (2.427 %)Spring
924 (2.330 %)XSLT
1022 (2.136 %)ASP
1119 (1.845 %)J2EE
1216 (1.553 %)Hibernate
1313 (1.262 %)LAMP
1313 (1.262 %)JSP
1313 (1.262 %).NET Framework
1313 (1.262 %)jQuery
1412 (1.165 %)JavaSpaces
1412 (1.165 %)FreeMarker
1412 (1.165 %)Servlets
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
131 (3.010 %)SharePoint
225 (2.427 %)IIS
324 (2.330 %)Apache
416 (1.553 %)Tomcat
514 (1.359 %)SharePoint Server 2007
612 (1.165 %)Alfresco
612 (1.165 %)Liferay
612 (1.165 %)CMS
77 (0.680 %)BizTalk Server
85 (0.485 %)Commerce Server
85 (0.485 %)Oracle Application Server
94 (0.388 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
103 (0.291 %)WebLogic
112 (0.194 %)MQSeries
112 (0.194 %)LiveLink
112 (0.194 %)SharePoint Portal Server
112 (0.194 %)FormScape
112 (0.194 %)ESB
121 (0.097 %)Force.com
121 (0.097 %)Mule
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
143 (4.175 %)MS Office
242 (4.078 %)MS Excel
333 (3.204 %)CA Clarity
430 (2.913 %)MS Visio
517 (1.650 %)MS Project
62 (0.194 %)InfoPath
71 (0.097 %)Spreadsheet
71 (0.097 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
112 (1.165 %)Remedy ITSM
112 (1.165 %)Remedy AR System
28 (0.777 %)SAP IS-U
28 (0.777 %)SAP R/3
37 (0.680 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
45 (0.485 %)Oracle Applications
54 (0.388 %)Oracle Financials
54 (0.388 %)Oracle EBS
63 (0.291 %)Minerva
63 (0.291 %)SAP SD
63 (0.291 %)Endur
63 (0.291 %)Dynamics NAV
72 (0.194 %)SAP FI/CO
72 (0.194 %)SAP CO
72 (0.194 %)SAP FI
72 (0.194 %)SAP MM
72 (0.194 %)SAP Oil and Gas
81 (0.097 %)SAP SRM
81 (0.097 %)Line 500
81 (0.097 %)InvestOne
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
166 (6.408 %)Internet
226 (2.524 %)Intranet
313 (1.262 %)TCP/IP
411 (1.068 %)SMTP
59 (0.874 %)LDAP
67 (0.680 %)VPN
67 (0.680 %)Firewall
74 (0.388 %)SAN
74 (0.388 %)ATM
82 (0.194 %)Broadband
82 (0.194 %)LAN
82 (0.194 %)VoIP
82 (0.194 %)WAN
82 (0.194 %)PPP
82 (0.194 %)3G
82 (0.194 %)2G
82 (0.194 %)LTE
91 (0.097 %)BSS
91 (0.097 %)NGN
91 (0.097 %)Wireless
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1185 (17.96 %)SQL Server
260 (5.825 %)SQL Server 2005
341 (3.981 %)BusinessObjects
436 (3.495 %)SQL Server Integration Services
531 (3.010 %)MySQL
531 (3.010 %)Datawarehouse
629 (2.816 %)SQL Server 2008
727 (2.621 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
819 (1.845 %)SQL Server 2000
916 (1.553 %)Crystal Reports
1015 (1.456 %)ETL
1113 (1.262 %)SAP BW
1113 (1.262 %)Oracle Reports
1212 (1.165 %)SAP BI
1212 (1.165 %)Oracle 10g
1212 (1.165 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1311 (1.068 %)GIS
1311 (1.068 %)RDBMS
1410 (0.971 %)PostgreSQL
1410 (0.971 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
129 (2.816 %)Visual Studio
212 (1.165 %)Ant
212 (1.165 %)JUnit
212 (1.165 %)Subversion
311 (1.068 %)PowerBuilder
410 (0.971 %)Rational Rose
410 (0.971 %)Team Foundation Server
58 (0.777 %)PowerDesigner
67 (0.680 %)ERwin
75 (0.485 %)PVCS
75 (0.485 %)TestDirector
75 (0.485 %)QuickTest Pro
84 (0.388 %)Synon
93 (0.291 %)Oracle Forms
102 (0.194 %)Bugzilla
102 (0.194 %)NUnit
102 (0.194 %)Eclipse
102 (0.194 %)Oracle APEX
111 (0.097 %)Dreamweaver
111 (0.097 %)Maven
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1292 (28.35 %)Finance
289 (8.641 %)Banking
382 (7.961 %)Retail
462 (6.019 %)Health
559 (5.728 %)Insurance
649 (4.757 %)Investment Banking
748 (4.660 %)Pensions
838 (3.689 %)Marketing
932 (3.107 %)Manufacturing
1030 (2.913 %)Government
1125 (2.427 %)Pharmaceutical
1223 (2.233 %)Education
1319 (1.845 %)Front Office
1418 (1.748 %)Back Office
1514 (1.359 %)Telecoms
1611 (1.068 %)Legal
1611 (1.068 %)Advertising
179 (0.874 %)Retail Banking
187 (0.680 %)Games
187 (0.680 %)Aerospace
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1595 (57.77 %)Analyst
2347 (33.69 %)Business Analyst
3255 (24.76 %)Systems Analyst
4224 (21.75 %)Developer
5127 (12.33 %)Business Systems Analyst
683 (8.058 %)Senior Analyst
768 (6.602 %)Programmer
850 (4.854 %)Consultant
949 (4.757 %)Analyst Programmer
1048 (4.660 %)Architect
1139 (3.786 %)Project Analyst
1232 (3.107 %)C# Developer
1330 (2.913 %)Senior Business Analyst
1429 (2.816 %)Project Manager
1429 (2.816 %)PHP Developer
1528 (2.718 %).NET Developer
1528 (2.718 %)Test Analyst
1528 (2.718 %)Senior Developer
1626 (2.524 %)SQL Developer
1725 (2.427 %)Systems Manager
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
152 (5.049 %)Computer Science
238 (3.689 %)Management Information System
328 (2.718 %)N-Tier
424 (2.330 %)Derivative
521 (2.039 %)French Language
618 (1.748 %)Mathematics
618 (1.748 %)Open Source
713 (1.262 %)German Language
713 (1.262 %)Fixed Income
812 (1.165 %)Client/Server
910 (0.971 %)Mainframe
910 (0.971 %)NHS
910 (0.971 %)W3C
109 (0.874 %)PMI
109 (0.874 %)Blackberry
109 (0.874 %)Web 2.0
109 (0.874 %)iSeries
118 (0.777 %)AS400
127 (0.680 %)Equities
127 (0.680 %)Biology
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
166 (6.408 %)Windows
255 (5.340 %)UNIX
352 (5.049 %)Linux
429 (2.816 %)Red Hat Linux
525 (2.427 %)HPUX
69 (0.874 %)Windows Server 2003
75 (0.485 %)VMS
75 (0.485 %)OpenVMS
82 (0.194 %)Solaris
91 (0.097 %)AIX
91 (0.097 %)Windows Mobile
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1181 (17.57 %)Project Management
2177 (17.18 %)UML
3175 (16.99 %)Business Analysis
479 (7.670 %)OO
569 (6.699 %)E-Commerce
659 (5.728 %)CRM
749 (4.757 %)Agile Software Development
847 (4.563 %)Use Case
945 (4.369 %)ERP
1042 (4.078 %)Data Modelling
1140 (3.883 %)Scrum
1238 (3.689 %)Data Analysis
1337 (3.592 %)PRINCE2
1433 (3.204 %)RUP
1433 (3.204 %)Business Intelligence
1531 (3.010 %)B2C
1629 (2.816 %)User Acceptance Testing
1728 (2.718 %)SOA
1728 (2.718 %)Workflow
1827 (2.621 %)Validation
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1216 (20.97 %)SQL
2133 (12.91 %)C#
399 (9.612 %)Java
477 (7.476 %)JavaScript
564 (6.214 %)T-SQL
656 (5.437 %)VB.NET
754 (5.243 %)PHP
839 (3.786 %)C
937 (3.592 %)VB
1026 (2.524 %)C++
1124 (2.330 %)VBA
1222 (2.136 %)PL/SQL
1222 (2.136 %)VB6
1321 (2.039 %)COBOL
1410 (0.971 %)VBScript
1410 (0.971 %)PHP5
1410 (0.971 %)PHP4
159 (0.874 %)Perl
168 (0.777 %)RPG
176 (0.583 %)Shell Script
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1124 (12.04 %)Degree
239 (3.786 %)ISEB
320 (1.942 %)Security Cleared
49 (0.874 %)PhD
49 (0.874 %)PMI Certification
58 (0.777 %)SC Cleared
67 (0.680 %)Microsoft Certification
76 (0.583 %)CISSP
85 (0.485 %)PMP
85 (0.485 %)CISA
85 (0.485 %)GIAC
85 (0.485 %)DV Cleared
94 (0.388 %)CIMA
103 (0.291 %)ISEB Practitioner
112 (0.194 %)MCITP
112 (0.194 %)ACCA
121 (0.097 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
121 (0.097 %)ECDL
121 (0.097 %)Oracle Certification
121 (0.097 %)MCP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
131 (3.010 %)QA
213 (1.262 %)GxP
37 (0.680 %)ISO17799
37 (0.680 %)GMP
45 (0.485 %)PCI DSS
54 (0.388 %)SLA
63 (0.291 %)WAI
72 (0.194 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
81 (0.097 %)ISO9001
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
112 (1.165 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
15 (0.485 %)HP Quality Center
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1113 (10.97 %)Microsoft
294 (9.126 %)Oracle
341 (3.981 %)Business Objects
437 (3.592 %)SAP
529 (2.816 %)Red Hat
620 (1.942 %)Siebel
718 (1.748 %)BMC
815 (1.456 %)Remedy
914 (1.359 %)Aprimo
1013 (1.262 %)Sybase
1112 (1.165 %)Micro Focus
1112 (1.165 %)NEC
1112 (1.165 %)GigaSpaces
1211 (1.068 %)Unica
1310 (0.971 %)JD Edwards
149 (0.874 %)IBM
156 (0.583 %)Compuware
156 (0.583 %)Charles River
165 (0.485 %)Sun
165 (0.485 %)Borland