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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Automotive' in IT jobs within the West Midlands 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 Automotive over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Automotive
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank98114
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads168120
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.089 %0.049 %
As % of the category below4.116 %3.728 %
Salaries quoted11690
Average minimum salary£34,785£32,174
Average salary£38,658£34,641
% change on same period last year+11.59 %
Average maximum salary£42,532£37,109
UK excluding London average salary£37,864£35,934
% change on same period last year+5.37 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads40823219
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.155 %1.318 %
Salaries quoted34052781
Average minimum salary£34,835£34,940
Average salary£38,021£37,785
% change on same period last year+0.62 %
Average maximum salary£41,207£40,630
UK excluding London average salary£40,890£42,387
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Automotive EnglandAutomotive
England

Automotive
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Automotive Demand Trend

Automotive
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Automotive Salary Trend

Automotive
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Automotive across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands Automotive Salary Histogram

Automotive
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BirminghamUp+4057£33,797+19.42 %
WarwickshireUp+1137£34,269-13.96 %
CoventryUp+830£39,480+27.87 %
SolihullNo change021£34,200+30.10 %
StaffordshireDown-1714£69,688+92.37 %
WorcestershireDown-79£32,550-22.03 %
ShropshireDown-156£32,500+17.64 %
SmethwickNew entry-4£30,500-
Automotive EnglandAutomotive
England

Automotive
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Automotive 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 Automotive.

174 (21.20 %)Manufacturing
269 (19.77 %)Degree
359 (16.91 %)SAP
458 (16.62 %)Project Management
556 (16.05 %)C
650 (14.33 %)C++
740 (11.46 %)Pensions
837 (10.60 %)Retail
936 (10.32 %)Health
1033 (9.456 %)Aerospace
1132 (9.169 %)VB
1231 (8.883 %)Microsoft
1326 (7.450 %)Business Analysis
1425 (7.163 %)Finance
1425 (7.163 %)SQL
1524 (6.877 %)CAD
1620 (5.731 %)Electronics
1620 (5.731 %)Embedded C
1620 (5.731 %).NET
1719 (5.444 %)SQL Server
1719 (5.444 %)Windows
1818 (5.158 %)PRINCE2
1818 (5.158 %)XML
1818 (5.158 %)VMS
1917 (4.871 %)Oracle
1917 (4.871 %)C#
1917 (4.871 %)ITIL
2016 (4.585 %)CRM
2016 (4.585 %)Change Management
2115 (4.298 %)Military

Automotive
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Automotive 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 Automotive. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (5.731 %).NET
218 (5.158 %)XML
314 (4.011 %)HTML
314 (4.011 %)ASP.NET
47 (2.006 %).NET Framework
56 (1.719 %)MFC
65 (1.433 %)J2EE
65 (1.433 %)COM+
65 (1.433 %)DCOM
65 (1.433 %)WinForms
73 (0.860 %)WebServices
73 (0.860 %)CSS
73 (0.860 %)AJAX
82 (0.573 %)SAP CO-PA
82 (0.573 %)ASP.NET 2.0
91 (0.287 %)WebSphere
91 (0.287 %)Application Packaging
91 (0.287 %)Silverlight
91 (0.287 %)JSP
91 (0.287 %)ASP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (1.146 %)NetWeaver
23 (0.860 %)CMS
32 (0.573 %)ESB
32 (0.573 %)SharePoint
41 (0.287 %)Oracle HTTP Server
41 (0.287 %)IIS
41 (0.287 %)Lotus Notes
41 (0.287 %)IBM HTTP Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (2.579 %)MS Office
27 (2.006 %)MS Excel
27 (2.006 %)CATIA
27 (2.006 %)Pro/ENGINEER
27 (2.006 %)MATLAB
27 (2.006 %)Simulink
36 (1.719 %)MS Project
44 (1.146 %)RoboHelp
53 (0.860 %)MS PowerPoint
62 (0.573 %)MS Visio
62 (0.573 %)Stateflow
71 (0.287 %)Photoshop
71 (0.287 %)NASTRAN
71 (0.287 %)Spreadsheet
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (3.152 %)SAP FI
111 (3.152 %)SAP FI/CO
111 (3.152 %)SAP CO
28 (2.292 %)SAP SD
34 (1.146 %)Teamcenter
43 (0.860 %)LabWindows
52 (0.573 %)Sage MMS
52 (0.573 %)SAP FI-AP
52 (0.573 %)SAP PP
52 (0.573 %)SAP PS
61 (0.287 %)SAP CRM
61 (0.287 %)SAP APO
61 (0.287 %)SAP R/3
61 (0.287 %)SAP MM
61 (0.287 %)SAP ERP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (2.006 %)LAN
22 (0.573 %)WAN
22 (0.573 %)Bluetooth
22 (0.573 %)GSM
31 (0.287 %)GPRS
31 (0.287 %)HTTP
31 (0.287 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.287 %)Internet
31 (0.287 %)Firewall
31 (0.287 %)Wireless
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (5.444 %)SQL Server
210 (2.865 %)SQL Server 2005
39 (2.579 %)Oracle 10g
48 (2.292 %)SQL Server 2000
53 (0.860 %)Oracle 8/8i
62 (0.573 %)Oracle 9i
62 (0.573 %)MS Access
62 (0.573 %)Datawarehouse
62 (0.573 %)BusinessObjects
71 (0.287 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.287 %)Oracle Reports
71 (0.287 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.287 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (1.719 %)Visual Studio
25 (1.433 %)LabVIEW
31 (0.287 %)PVCS
31 (0.287 %)Flash
31 (0.287 %)TestDirector
31 (0.287 %)ProC
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
174 (21.20 %)Manufacturing
240 (11.46 %)Pensions
337 (10.60 %)Retail
436 (10.32 %)Health
533 (9.456 %)Aerospace
625 (7.163 %)Finance
720 (5.731 %)Electronics
815 (4.298 %)Military
914 (4.011 %)Education
1013 (3.725 %)Electric
118 (2.292 %)Construction
118 (2.292 %)Marketing
127 (2.006 %)General Ledger
136 (1.719 %)Telecoms
145 (1.433 %)Games
152 (0.573 %)Government
152 (0.573 %)Insurance
161 (0.287 %)Local Government
161 (0.287 %)Legal
161 (0.287 %)Publishing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (11.75 %)Analyst
239 (11.17 %)Software Engineer
336 (10.32 %)Project Manager
435 (10.03 %)Consultant
534 (9.742 %)Developer
627 (7.736 %)Business Analyst
723 (6.590 %)Test Engineer
818 (5.158 %)IT Manager
916 (4.585 %)Programme Manager
916 (4.585 %)Implementation Consultant
1015 (4.298 %)Integration Engineer
1015 (4.298 %)SAP Manager
1114 (4.011 %)SAP Programme Manager
1114 (4.011 %)IT Project Manager
1114 (4.011 %)SAP Consultant
1114 (4.011 %).NET Developer
1212 (3.438 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1212 (3.438 %)Systems Engineer
1212 (3.438 %)C++ Software Engineer
1311 (3.152 %)C Software Engineer
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (2.006 %)Computer Science
26 (1.719 %)N-Tier
35 (1.433 %)PMI
35 (1.433 %)SCADA
35 (1.433 %)Mathematics
35 (1.433 %)Physics
44 (1.146 %)Management Information System
53 (0.860 %)Mainframe
53 (0.860 %)Mechatronics
53 (0.860 %)Clustering
62 (0.573 %)E-Learning
71 (0.287 %)Device Driver
71 (0.287 %)French Language
71 (0.287 %)German Language
71 (0.287 %)Italian Language
71 (0.287 %)Russian Language
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (5.444 %)Windows
218 (5.158 %)VMS
37 (2.006 %)UNIX
37 (2.006 %)Linux
45 (1.433 %)Windows 2000
45 (1.433 %)AIX
51 (0.287 %)Windows CE
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
158 (16.62 %)Project Management
226 (7.450 %)Business Analysis
324 (6.877 %)CAD
418 (5.158 %)PRINCE2
517 (4.871 %)ITIL
616 (4.585 %)CRM
616 (4.585 %)Change Management
713 (3.725 %)Six Sigma
812 (3.438 %)Project Planning
910 (2.865 %)Time Management
109 (2.579 %)OO
118 (2.292 %)BPR
118 (2.292 %)GAP Analysis
127 (2.006 %)Security Cleared
127 (2.006 %)Requirements Management
127 (2.006 %)Logistics
136 (1.719 %)Programme Management
136 (1.719 %)Asset Management
136 (1.719 %)PLM
136 (1.719 %)Service Management
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
156 (16.05 %)C
250 (14.33 %)C++
332 (9.169 %)VB
425 (7.163 %)SQL
520 (5.731 %)Embedded C
617 (4.871 %)C#
710 (2.865 %)VC++
87 (2.006 %)VB.NET
87 (2.006 %)PL/SQL
95 (1.433 %)ABAP
95 (1.433 %)Embedded C++
95 (1.433 %)COBOL
95 (1.433 %)Java
104 (1.146 %)JavaScript
104 (1.146 %)Assembly Language
112 (0.573 %)VB6
121 (0.287 %)DCL
121 (0.287 %)PowerHouse
121 (0.287 %)Ada
121 (0.287 %)PHP
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
169 (19.77 %)Degree
28 (2.292 %)ITIL Certification
36 (1.719 %)ACCA
43 (0.860 %)PMI Certification
43 (0.860 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (0.573 %)PRINCE2 Certification
52 (0.573 %)MCSD
52 (0.573 %)ISEB
52 (0.573 %)Citrix Certification
61 (0.287 %)Sun Certification
61 (0.287 %)MCAD
61 (0.287 %)PMP
61 (0.287 %)CIMA
61 (0.287 %)MCTS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.433 %)ISO9000
15 (1.433 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
23 (0.860 %)QA
32 (0.573 %)ISO9001
32 (0.573 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.287 %)Active Directory
11 (0.287 %)VMware Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
159 (16.91 %)SAP
231 (8.883 %)Microsoft
317 (4.871 %)Oracle
46 (1.719 %)IBM
55 (1.433 %)Micro Focus
63 (0.860 %)MathWorks
63 (0.860 %)Baan
63 (0.860 %)JD Edwards
63 (0.860 %)Cognos
72 (0.573 %)Business Objects
72 (0.573 %)HP
72 (0.573 %)Sage
72 (0.573 %)VMware
81 (0.287 %)SIMUL8
81 (0.287 %)GUPTA
81 (0.287 %)Sun
81 (0.287 %)Kerridge
81 (0.287 %)EMC
81 (0.287 %)Hitachi
81 (0.287 %)Lotus
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