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The table below looks at the demand for Service Level Agreement (SLA) skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SLA over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService Level Agreement (SLA)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank7765
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads2949
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.022 %
As % of the category below28.71 %37.98 %
Salaries quoted2838
Average minimum salary£29,500£37,895
Average salary£31,617£41,118
% change on same period last year-23.10 %
Average maximum salary£33,733£44,342
UK excluding London average salary£36,694£35,132
% change on same period last year+4.44 %
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads101129
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.058 %
Salaries quoted64102
Average minimum salary£32,795£35,014
Average salary£35,747£37,923
% change on same period last year-5.73 %
Average maximum salary£38,699£40,832
UK excluding London average salary£40,116£39,773
% change on same period last year+0.86 %
SLA UKSLA
UK

SLA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SLA across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Wales SLA Demand Trend

SLA
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SLA across the Wales region.

Wales SLA Salary Trend

SLA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SLA across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales SLA Salary Histogram

SLA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SLA within the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
South WalesDown-525£30,520-25.10 %
North WalesUp+34£41,500+6.18 %
West WalesDown-71£19,500-58.28 %
SLA UKSLA
UK

SLA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region citing SLA 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 SLA.

124 (44.44 %)Security Cleared
222 (40.74 %)Service Delivery
321 (38.89 %)Java
419 (35.19 %)JSP
517 (31.48 %)J2EE
616 (29.63 %)Servlets
711 (20.37 %)ITIL
711 (20.37 %)SQL
89 (16.67 %)Oracle
96 (11.11 %)Microsoft
96 (11.11 %)Government
105 (9.259 %)XML
114 (7.407 %)SAP
114 (7.407 %)SQL Server
114 (7.407 %)IIS
114 (7.407 %)JavaScript
114 (7.407 %)MS Excel
123 (5.556 %)Oracle Applications
123 (5.556 %)Replication
123 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
123 (5.556 %)Fat Client
123 (5.556 %)MS Exchange
123 (5.556 %)LAN
123 (5.556 %)WAN
123 (5.556 %)JavaBeans
123 (5.556 %)PL/SQL
123 (5.556 %)HTML
123 (5.556 %)Citrix
123 (5.556 %)Thin Client
123 (5.556 %)Terminal Services

SLA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region citing SLA 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 SLA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (35.19 %)JSP
217 (31.48 %)J2EE
316 (29.63 %)Servlets
45 (9.259 %)XML
53 (5.556 %)JavaBeans
53 (5.556 %)HTML
62 (3.704 %).NET
71 (1.852 %)WebSphere
71 (1.852 %)Hibernate
71 (1.852 %)Struts
71 (1.852 %)WebServices
71 (1.852 %)ASP
71 (1.852 %)ASP.NET
71 (1.852 %)Middleware
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (7.407 %)IIS
23 (5.556 %)MS Exchange
31 (1.852 %)Apache
31 (1.852 %)Tomcat
31 (1.852 %)SharePoint
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.407 %)MS Excel
21 (1.852 %)MS Visio
21 (1.852 %)MS Office
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (5.556 %)Oracle Applications
13 (5.556 %)Oracle EBS
22 (3.704 %)SAP PM
31 (1.852 %)WebTrends
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.556 %)LAN
13 (5.556 %)WAN
21 (1.852 %)SSL
21 (1.852 %)DMZ
21 (1.852 %)Internet
21 (1.852 %)Firewall
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (7.407 %)SQL Server
21 (1.852 %)Crystal Reports
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.852 %)ClearCase
11 (1.852 %)Visual Studio
11 (1.852 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (1.852 %)ClearQuest
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (11.11 %)Government
23 (5.556 %)Finance
31 (1.852 %)Pensions
31 (1.852 %)FMCG
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (42.59 %)Analyst
215 (27.78 %)Support Analyst
36 (11.11 %)DBA
45 (9.259 %)Administrator
54 (7.407 %)Operations Manager
54 (7.407 %)Applications Support
54 (7.407 %)SAP Support
54 (7.407 %)Solutions Analyst
63 (5.556 %)Oracle DBA
63 (5.556 %)Oracle Applications DBA
63 (5.556 %)IT Operations Manager
72 (3.704 %)Service Analyst
72 (3.704 %)2nd Line Support
72 (3.704 %)SAP Analyst
72 (3.704 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
72 (3.704 %)Developer
72 (3.704 %)Service Desk Analyst
72 (3.704 %)Applications Support Analyst
72 (3.704 %)Services Delivery Manager
72 (3.704 %)Service Manager
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (5.556 %)Replication
13 (5.556 %)Fat Client
13 (5.556 %)Thin Client
22 (3.704 %)CMDB
22 (3.704 %)PDA
31 (1.852 %)Statistics
31 (1.852 %)iSeries
31 (1.852 %)AS400
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.704 %)UNIX
12 (3.704 %)Windows
12 (3.704 %)Linux
21 (1.852 %)Windows 2000
21 (1.852 %)Windows XP
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (44.44 %)Security Cleared
222 (40.74 %)Service Delivery
311 (20.37 %)ITIL
43 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
52 (3.704 %)Change Management
52 (3.704 %)Configuration Management
52 (3.704 %)SAP Implementation
61 (1.852 %)Asset Management
61 (1.852 %)Strategic Planning
61 (1.852 %)Load Balancing
61 (1.852 %)Risk Assessment
61 (1.852 %)Migration
61 (1.852 %)Performance Management
61 (1.852 %)Data Migration
61 (1.852 %)Project Management
61 (1.852 %)Service Management
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (38.89 %)Java
211 (20.37 %)SQL
34 (7.407 %)JavaScript
43 (5.556 %)PL/SQL
52 (3.704 %)C
61 (1.852 %)C#
61 (1.852 %)VB
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.704 %)ITIL Certification
21 (1.852 %)Degree
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.852 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (5.556 %)Terminal Services
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (16.67 %)Oracle
26 (11.11 %)Microsoft
34 (7.407 %)SAP
43 (5.556 %)Citrix
52 (3.704 %)IBM
61 (1.852 %)Remedy