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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in IT jobs within the Watford region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank35
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads12696
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.040 %
As % of the category below36.84 %31.58 %
Salaries quoted10186
Average minimum salary£42,911£34,953
Average salary£45,205£36,372
% change on same period last year+24.28 %
Average maximum salary£47,499£37,791
UK excluding London average salary£43,354£44,190
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Watford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Watford
Matching permanent IT job ads342304
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.184 %0.127 %
Salaries quoted294281
Average minimum salary£42,749£34,467
Average salary£46,121£36,230
% change on same period last year+27.30 %
Average maximum salary£49,493£37,992
UK excluding London average salary£41,063£42,118
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Finance HertfordshireFinance
Hertfordshire

Finance
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Finance across the Watford region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Watford Finance Demand Trend

Finance
Salary Trend

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

Watford Finance Salary Trend

Finance
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Finance across the Watford region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Watford Finance Salary Histogram

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Watford region citing Finance 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 Finance.

168 (25.28 %)Retail
252 (19.33 %)SQL
351 (18.96 %)Pensions
448 (17.84 %)Project Management
538 (14.13 %)Insurance
633 (12.27 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
732 (11.90 %)ITIL
829 (10.78 %)Windows
829 (10.78 %)Change Management
926 (9.665 %)UNIX
1025 (9.294 %).NET
1124 (8.922 %)SQL Server
1223 (8.550 %)COBIT
1322 (8.178 %)Microsoft
1322 (8.178 %)Active Directory
1322 (8.178 %)CISSP
1421 (7.807 %)Risk Analysis
1519 (7.063 %)IBM
1519 (7.063 %)Oracle
1618 (6.691 %)Linux
1717 (6.320 %)MS Excel
1816 (5.948 %)UML
1816 (5.948 %)OO
1816 (5.948 %)SAP
1816 (5.948 %)VB.NET
1816 (5.948 %)Java
1915 (5.576 %)E-Commerce
1915 (5.576 %)MS Exchange
1915 (5.576 %)IT Governance
1915 (5.576 %)Exchange Server 2003

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Watford region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Watford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (9.294 %).NET
214 (5.204 %)ASP.NET
312 (4.461 %)WebSphere
411 (4.089 %)XML
411 (4.089 %)Middleware
58 (2.974 %)J2EE
64 (1.487 %)SAP XI
73 (1.115 %)JSF
73 (1.115 %)HTML
73 (1.115 %)ASP
73 (1.115 %)EJB
82 (0.743 %)Cocoon
82 (0.743 %)COM
82 (0.743 %)JSP
82 (0.743 %)Servlets
82 (0.743 %)Struts
82 (0.743 %)WebServices
82 (0.743 %)AJAX
82 (0.743 %)WinForms
91 (0.372 %)Adobe Flex
Watford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (5.576 %)MS Exchange
115 (5.576 %)Exchange Server 2003
212 (4.461 %)IIS
39 (3.346 %)MQSeries
48 (2.974 %)WebSphere Application Server
48 (2.974 %)Tomcat
48 (2.974 %)IBM HTTP Server
55 (1.859 %)Lotus Notes
64 (1.487 %)SharePoint
64 (1.487 %)BizTalk Server
72 (0.743 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (0.372 %)SAS
81 (0.372 %)Lotus Domino
Watford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (6.320 %)MS Excel
212 (4.461 %)MS Project
311 (4.089 %)MS Office
44 (1.487 %)MS Visio
51 (0.372 %)SPSS
51 (0.372 %)MS PowerPoint
Watford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.115 %)SAP R/3
13 (1.115 %)SAP FI
13 (1.115 %)SAP FI/CO
13 (1.115 %)SAP CO
21 (0.372 %)Dynamics NAV
21 (0.372 %)SAP Business One
21 (0.372 %)SAP CRM
21 (0.372 %)Great Plains
21 (0.372 %)Navision
Watford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (3.717 %)Firewall
28 (2.974 %)HTTP
36 (2.230 %)Internet
44 (1.487 %)SAN
44 (1.487 %)Cisco PIX
52 (0.743 %)TCP/IP
61 (0.372 %)VPN
61 (0.372 %)LAN
61 (0.372 %)WAN
61 (0.372 %)IPCC
Watford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (8.922 %)SQL Server
214 (5.204 %)DB2
36 (2.230 %)SAP BW
45 (1.859 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (1.859 %)TOAD
54 (1.487 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (0.743 %)Crystal Reports
62 (0.743 %)Data Mining
71 (0.372 %)Base SAS
71 (0.372 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
71 (0.372 %)OLTP
71 (0.372 %)MySQL
Watford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (1.859 %)TestDirector
24 (1.487 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (1.487 %)Rational Robot
24 (1.487 %)Visual Studio
32 (0.743 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (0.743 %)WinRunner
32 (0.743 %)InstallShield
32 (0.743 %)TestPartner
41 (0.372 %)RequisitePro
41 (0.372 %)JUnit
41 (0.372 %)Flash
Watford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
168 (25.28 %)Retail
251 (18.96 %)Pensions
338 (14.13 %)Insurance
411 (4.089 %)Banking
411 (4.089 %)Health
510 (3.717 %)Telecoms
69 (3.346 %)Auditing
75 (1.859 %)Marketing
84 (1.487 %)Financial Institution
84 (1.487 %)Manufacturing
93 (1.115 %)Games
93 (1.115 %)Billing
101 (0.372 %)Front Office
101 (0.372 %)Back Office
101 (0.372 %)Construction
101 (0.372 %)Online Games
Watford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
194 (34.94 %)Analyst
234 (12.64 %)Project Manager
327 (10.04 %)Business Analyst
423 (8.550 %)Developer
516 (5.948 %)Senior Manager
516 (5.948 %)Administrator
615 (5.576 %)Security Analyst
615 (5.576 %)Systems Administrator
714 (5.204 %)Consultant
812 (4.461 %)Junior
812 (4.461 %)UNIX Administrator
911 (4.089 %)IT Manager
1010 (3.717 %)Tester
1010 (3.717 %)Programme Manager
1010 (3.717 %)Service Analyst
1010 (3.717 %).NET Developer
1010 (3.717 %)ASP.NET Developer
119 (3.346 %)Change Manager
119 (3.346 %)Senior Programme Manager
128 (2.974 %)Change Analyst
Watford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (1.859 %)VAX
22 (0.743 %)Management Information System
22 (0.743 %)AS400
31 (0.372 %)BBC
31 (0.372 %)Tandem
31 (0.372 %)Spread Betting
31 (0.372 %)RIA
31 (0.372 %)Client/Server
31 (0.372 %)iDTV
Watford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (10.78 %)Windows
226 (9.665 %)UNIX
318 (6.691 %)Linux
48 (2.974 %)AIX
48 (2.974 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (1.859 %)VMS
55 (1.859 %)Solaris
64 (1.487 %)Windows Server 2008
73 (1.115 %)Windows 2000
81 (0.372 %)Windows 2000 Server
Watford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
148 (17.84 %)Project Management
232 (11.90 %)ITIL
329 (10.78 %)Change Management
421 (7.807 %)Risk Analysis
516 (5.948 %)UML
516 (5.948 %)OO
615 (5.576 %)E-Commerce
615 (5.576 %)IT Governance
714 (5.204 %)Risk Management
811 (4.089 %)PRINCE2
811 (4.089 %)Release Management
99 (3.346 %)Information Security
108 (2.974 %)ERP
117 (2.602 %)Service Delivery
117 (2.602 %)Stakeholder Management
117 (2.602 %)E-business
126 (2.230 %)CRM
126 (2.230 %)Six Sigma
126 (2.230 %)Business Analysis
135 (1.859 %)Automated Testing
Watford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
152 (19.33 %)SQL
216 (5.948 %)Java
216 (5.948 %)VB.NET
312 (4.461 %)C#
48 (2.974 %)PL/SQL
57 (2.602 %)C
66 (2.230 %)C++
66 (2.230 %)VB
75 (1.859 %)ABAP
84 (1.487 %)JavaScript
84 (1.487 %)VBScript
93 (1.115 %)SAPscript
102 (0.743 %)PHP
102 (0.743 %)DHTML
111 (0.372 %)PHP5
111 (0.372 %)PHP4
111 (0.372 %)Progress 4GL
Watford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (8.178 %)CISSP
210 (3.717 %)CISA
38 (2.974 %)GSEC
38 (2.974 %)Degree
46 (2.230 %)ITIL Certification
55 (1.859 %)Microsoft Certification
55 (1.859 %)PRINCE2 Certification
63 (1.115 %)MCSE
63 (1.115 %)ACCA
72 (0.743 %)CIMA
72 (0.743 %)ISEB Practitioner
72 (0.743 %)ISEB
72 (0.743 %)ISTQB
72 (0.743 %)MCDBA
81 (0.372 %)CCNA
81 (0.372 %)Cisco Certification
81 (0.372 %)Sun Certification
81 (0.372 %)SAP Certification
81 (0.372 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
81 (0.372 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Watford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
133 (12.27 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
223 (8.550 %)COBIT
34 (1.487 %)SLA
43 (1.115 %)QA
Watford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (8.178 %)Active Directory
24 (1.487 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (1.115 %)ISA Server
Watford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (8.178 %)Microsoft
219 (7.063 %)Oracle
219 (7.063 %)IBM
316 (5.948 %)SAP
410 (3.717 %)Cisco
56 (2.230 %)Lotus
65 (1.859 %)CheckPoint
65 (1.859 %)VMware
74 (1.487 %)Symantec
74 (1.487 %)HP
74 (1.487 %)Dell
83 (1.115 %)Citrix
92 (0.743 %)Brio
101 (0.372 %)Epicor
101 (0.372 %)Peregrine
101 (0.372 %)VERITAS
101 (0.372 %)Remedy
101 (0.372 %)CODA
101 (0.372 %)Sage
101 (0.372 %)Nortel