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This section looks at the demand for Middleware skills within the Watford region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Middleware over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank50-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads120
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.687 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted110
Average minimum salary£38,364-
Average salary£41,318-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£44,273-
UK excluding London average salary£49,743£51,339
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Watford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Watford
Matching permanent IT job ads211167
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.114 %0.070 %
Salaries quoted173158
Average minimum salary£38,241£33,820
Average salary£41,306£36,410
% change on same period last year+13.44 %
Average maximum salary£44,371£39,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Middleware HertfordshireMiddleware
Hertfordshire

Middleware
Demand Trend

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

Watford Middleware Demand Trend

Middleware
Salary Trend

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

Watford Middleware Salary Trend

Middleware
Salary Histogram

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

Watford Middleware Salary Histogram

Middleware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (93.33 %)IBM
114 (93.33 %)WebSphere
213 (86.67 %)SQL
312 (80.00 %)UNIX
312 (80.00 %)AIX
411 (73.33 %)Linux
411 (73.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
411 (73.33 %)Finance
411 (73.33 %)Retail
510 (66.67 %)Oracle
510 (66.67 %)DB2
69 (60.00 %)PL/SQL
69 (60.00 %)IIS
69 (60.00 %)Windows
69 (60.00 %)Tomcat
69 (60.00 %)MQSeries
69 (60.00 %)HTTP
69 (60.00 %)IBM HTTP Server
78 (53.33 %)Insurance
83 (20.00 %)ERP
83 (20.00 %)SOA
83 (20.00 %)J2EE
83 (20.00 %)Java
92 (13.33 %)JBoss
92 (13.33 %)Red Hat
92 (13.33 %)Red Hat Linux
101 (6.667 %)Shell Script
101 (6.667 %)Project Management
101 (6.667 %)E-Commerce
101 (6.667 %)HPUX

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Watford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (93.33 %)WebSphere
23 (20.00 %)J2EE
31 (6.667 %).NET
Watford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (73.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
29 (60.00 %)IIS
29 (60.00 %)Tomcat
29 (60.00 %)MQSeries
29 (60.00 %)IBM HTTP Server
32 (13.33 %)JBoss
Watford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (60.00 %)HTTP
Watford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (66.67 %)DB2
Watford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (73.33 %)Finance
111 (73.33 %)Retail
28 (53.33 %)Insurance
Watford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (53.33 %)Systems Administrator
18 (53.33 %)Administrator
18 (53.33 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
18 (53.33 %)UNIX Administrator
23 (20.00 %)Business Analyst
23 (20.00 %)Analyst
32 (13.33 %)Applications Specialist
32 (13.33 %)Support Specialist
32 (13.33 %)Applications Support
32 (13.33 %)Applications Support Specialist
32 (13.33 %)UNIX Specialist
32 (13.33 %)UNIX Support
41 (6.667 %)UNIX Team Leader
41 (6.667 %)Linux Support
41 (6.667 %)Support Team Leader
41 (6.667 %)Architect
41 (6.667 %)Technical Architect
41 (6.667 %)Team Leader
Watford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (80.00 %)UNIX
112 (80.00 %)AIX
211 (73.33 %)Linux
39 (60.00 %)Windows
42 (13.33 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (6.667 %)HPUX
51 (6.667 %)Solaris
Watford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)ERP
13 (20.00 %)SOA
21 (6.667 %)Project Management
21 (6.667 %)E-Commerce
Watford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (86.67 %)SQL
29 (60.00 %)PL/SQL
33 (20.00 %)Java
41 (6.667 %)Perl
41 (6.667 %)Shell Script
Watford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (93.33 %)IBM
210 (66.67 %)Oracle
32 (13.33 %)Red Hat