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This section looks at the demand for B2B (Business-to-Business) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited B2B over the last 3 months to 22 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkB2B (Business-to-Business)
Location
3 months to 22 May 2008Same period last year
Rank198154
Rank change on same period last yearDown-44
Matching permanent IT job ads4066
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.029 %
As % of the category below0.805 %1.628 %
Salaries quoted2658
Average minimum salary£29,133£31,177
Average salary£34,183£32,532
% change on same period last year+5.07 %
Average maximum salary£39,233£33,887
UK excluding London average salary£35,568£39,785
% change on same period last year-10.60 %
Processes & Methodologies West MidlandsProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads49704055
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.458 %1.789 %
Salaries quoted40873324
Average minimum salary£37,585£35,514
Average salary£41,379£38,676
% change on same period last year+6.99 %
Average maximum salary£45,173£41,837
UK excluding London average salary£42,778£44,042
% change on same period last year-2.86 %
B2B EnglandB2B
England

B2B
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing B2B across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands B2B Demand Trend

B2B
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing B2B across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands B2B Salary Trend

B2B
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing B2B across the West Midlands region over the past 3 months.

West Midlands B2B Salary Histogram

B2B
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing B2B within the West Midlands region over the past 3 months.

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
BirminghamDown-4915£25,917-24.34 %
ShropshireUp+117£46,700-
WarwickshireDown-66£27,333-8.88 %
StaffordshireNew entry-6£47,750-
SolihullNew entry-4£32,750-
HerefordshireDown-242£37,500+13.63 %
CoventryDown-201£65,000+178.57 %
WorcestershireDown-311£37,500+26.40 %
B2B EnglandB2B
England

B2B
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing B2B also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing B2B.

138 (45.78 %).NET
234 (40.96 %)ASP.NET
328 (33.73 %)SQL Server
427 (32.53 %)C#
524 (28.92 %)B2C
622 (26.51 %)Microsoft
622 (26.51 %)XML
717 (20.48 %)PHP
717 (20.48 %)Internet
816 (19.28 %)SQL Server 2005
816 (19.28 %)Marketing
915 (18.07 %)ASP
1012 (14.46 %)MySQL
1012 (14.46 %)CRM
1012 (14.46 %)E-Commerce
1111 (13.25 %)JavaScript
1111 (13.25 %)SQL
1111 (13.25 %)Business Development
1210 (12.05 %)Flash
139 (10.84 %)Extranet
139 (10.84 %)Intranet
139 (10.84 %)Cisco
139 (10.84 %)BizTalk Server
139 (10.84 %)XSL
148 (9.639 %)XSLT
148 (9.639 %)HTML
157 (8.434 %)E-business
157 (8.434 %)CMS
166 (7.229 %)Project Management
166 (7.229 %)EDI

B2B
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing B2B also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing B2B. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
138 (45.78 %).NET
234 (40.96 %)ASP.NET
322 (26.51 %)XML
415 (18.07 %)ASP
59 (10.84 %)XSL
68 (9.639 %)XSLT
68 (9.639 %)HTML
76 (7.229 %)EDI
76 (7.229 %)XML Schema
84 (4.819 %)CSS
93 (3.614 %)WBIMB
93 (3.614 %)WebServices
102 (2.410 %)JSP
102 (2.410 %)J2EE
102 (2.410 %)AJAX
102 (2.410 %)WebSphere
111 (1.205 %)ADO
111 (1.205 %)EJB
111 (1.205 %)Servlets
111 (1.205 %)XHTML
Application Platforms
19 (10.84 %)BizTalk Server
27 (8.434 %)CMS
34 (4.819 %)MS Exchange
43 (3.614 %)Commerce Server 2007
43 (3.614 %)EPiServer
43 (3.614 %)Commerce Server
52 (2.410 %)IIS
61 (1.205 %)MQSeries
Applications
12 (2.410 %)Adobe Illustrator
12 (2.410 %)Photoshop
21 (1.205 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
14 (4.819 %)Axapta
23 (3.614 %)Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
117 (20.48 %)Internet
29 (10.84 %)Extranet
29 (10.84 %)Intranet
34 (4.819 %)Firewall
43 (3.614 %)Network Security
43 (3.614 %)FTP
43 (3.614 %)MPLS
52 (2.410 %)HTTP
61 (1.205 %)VPN
61 (1.205 %)LAN
61 (1.205 %)WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
128 (33.73 %)SQL Server
216 (19.28 %)SQL Server 2005
312 (14.46 %)MySQL
44 (4.819 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (1.205 %)DB2
51 (1.205 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
110 (12.05 %)Flash
22 (2.410 %)Dreamweaver
31 (1.205 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
General
116 (19.28 %)Marketing
25 (6.024 %)Electric
34 (4.819 %)Pensions
34 (4.819 %)Telemarketing
43 (3.614 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (3.614 %)Finance
43 (3.614 %)Construction
43 (3.614 %)Retail
52 (2.410 %)Publishing
52 (2.410 %)Health
52 (2.410 %)Insurance
52 (2.410 %)Graphic Design
61 (1.205 %)Aerospace
61 (1.205 %)Automotive
61 (1.205 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.205 %)Advertising
61 (1.205 %)Games
61 (1.205 %)Banking
Job Titles
147 (56.63 %)Developer
226 (31.33 %).NET Developer
320 (24.10 %)Web Developer
418 (21.69 %)ASP.NET Developer
516 (19.28 %)Senior Developer
516 (19.28 %).NET Web Developer
613 (15.66 %)Senior Web Developer
613 (15.66 %)Senior .NET Developer
613 (15.66 %)Senior .NET Web Developer
710 (12.05 %)C# Developer
89 (10.84 %)PHP Developer
89 (10.84 %)Software Developer
89 (10.84 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
98 (9.639 %)Senior SQL Server Developer
98 (9.639 %)Business Developer
98 (9.639 %)SQL Server Developer
98 (9.639 %)SQL Developer
105 (6.024 %)PHP Web Developer
105 (6.024 %)Senior PHP Developer
105 (6.024 %)Senior PHP Web Developer
Miscellaneous
12 (2.410 %)Blackberry
12 (2.410 %)SCADA
21 (1.205 %)Fat Client
21 (1.205 %)N-Tier
21 (1.205 %)Thin Client
Operating Systems
13 (3.614 %)Unix
13 (3.614 %)Windows
13 (3.614 %)Linux
13 (3.614 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
124 (28.92 %)B2C
212 (14.46 %)CRM
212 (14.46 %)E-Commerce
311 (13.25 %)Business Development
47 (8.434 %)E-business
56 (7.229 %)Project Management
56 (7.229 %)ERP
65 (6.024 %)Content Management
74 (4.819 %)SEO
83 (3.614 %)Email Marketing
83 (3.614 %)Unit Testing
83 (3.614 %)OO
83 (3.614 %)SSADM
83 (3.614 %)Network Design
92 (2.410 %)Disaster Recovery
92 (2.410 %)Time Management
92 (2.410 %)Direct Marketing
101 (1.205 %)Internet Marketing
101 (1.205 %)Performance Testing
101 (1.205 %)Web Development
Programming Languages
127 (32.53 %)C#
217 (20.48 %)PHP
311 (13.25 %)JavaScript
311 (13.25 %)SQL
44 (4.819 %)Java
44 (4.819 %)VB.NET
44 (4.819 %)PHP5
51 (1.205 %)DHTML
51 (1.205 %)Transact-SQL
51 (1.205 %)VBScript
51 (1.205 %)VB
51 (1.205 %)VB6
Qualifications
16 (7.229 %)Degree
25 (6.024 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.614 %)QA
Vendors
122 (26.51 %)Microsoft
29 (10.84 %)Cisco
33 (3.614 %)CheckPoint
42 (2.410 %)Quark
42 (2.410 %)Oracle
51 (1.205 %)IBM
51 (1.205 %)Citrix
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