Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Computing Careers IT Job Search
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Back Office' 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 Back Office over the last 3 months to 20 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBack Office
Location
3 months to 20 May 2008Same period last year
Rank154133
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching permanent IT job ads8375
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.033 %
As % of the category below2.013 %2.763 %
Salaries quoted6042
Average minimum salary£32,604£30,091
Average salary£34,728£32,443
% change on same period last year+7.04 %
Average maximum salary£36,851£34,795
UK excluding London average salary£38,323£42,347
% change on same period last year-9.50 %
General West MidlandsGeneral
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads41232714
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.007 %1.200 %
Salaries quoted34392269
Average minimum salary£34,581£32,929
Average salary£37,833£35,598
% change on same period last year+6.27 %
Average maximum salary£41,085£38,266
UK excluding London average salary£40,623£42,045
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Back Office EnglandBack Office
England

Back Office
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Back Office Demand Trend

Back Office
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Back Office Salary Trend

Back Office
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands Back Office Salary Histogram

Back Office
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office 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-2726£38,470+27.70 %
WolverhamptonUp+714£24,500-50.30 %
WarwickshireUp+112£29,818+66.81 %
CoventryDown-1111£31,455-22.33 %
StaffordshireDown-116£31,833-5.67 %
SolihullDown-154£51,250+73.72 %
HerefordshireDown-233--
WorcestershireDown-213£52,500+50.00 %
WalsallNew entry-3£25,000-
West BromwichNew entry-1£17,000-
Back Office EnglandBack Office
England

Back Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Back Office 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 Back Office.

152 (34.90 %)SQL
243 (28.86 %)XML
339 (26.17 %)Microsoft
339 (26.17 %)Finance
434 (22.82 %)HTML
531 (20.81 %)Windows
629 (19.46 %)CSS
726 (17.45 %)Retail
825 (16.78 %)Java
825 (16.78 %)MS Exchange
921 (14.09 %)JavaScript
1017 (11.41 %)Oracle
1116 (10.74 %)E-Commerce
1116 (10.74 %)Sun
1116 (10.74 %)Citrix
1215 (10.07 %)SLA
1215 (10.07 %)OO
1215 (10.07 %)MS Excel
1314 (9.396 %)MUMPS
1314 (9.396 %)SQL Server
1314 (9.396 %)ITIL
1314 (9.396 %)ASP
1413 (8.725 %)Crystal Reports
1413 (8.725 %).NET
1413 (8.725 %)J2EE
1413 (8.725 %)Apache
1413 (8.725 %)Microsoft Certification
1413 (8.725 %)Sun Certification
1413 (8.725 %)InterSystems Cache
1413 (8.725 %)Data Analysis

Back Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Back Office 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 Back Office. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
143 (28.86 %)XML
234 (22.82 %)HTML
329 (19.46 %)CSS
414 (9.396 %)ASP
513 (8.725 %).NET
513 (8.725 %)J2EE
611 (7.383 %)Struts
710 (6.711 %)XHTML
88 (5.369 %)ASP.NET
96 (4.027 %)WebServices
104 (2.685 %)XSL
112 (1.342 %)EDI
112 (1.342 %)WinForms
121 (0.671 %)WebSphere
121 (0.671 %)SOAP
121 (0.671 %)DCOM
Application Platforms
125 (16.78 %)MS Exchange
213 (8.725 %)Apache
311 (7.383 %)Exchange Server 2003
47 (4.698 %)IIS
56 (4.027 %)Exchange Server 5.5
56 (4.027 %)Exchange Server 2000
64 (2.685 %)Exchange Server 2007
72 (1.342 %)SharePoint
81 (0.671 %)WebSphere Application Server
81 (0.671 %)CMS
Applications
115 (10.07 %)MS Excel
210 (6.711 %)3ds Max
39 (6.040 %)Photoshop
41 (0.671 %)MS Office
Business Applications
19 (6.040 %)Thomson PORTIA
25 (3.356 %)Oracle Applications
32 (1.342 %)SAP IS-U
Communications & Networking
112 (8.054 %)LAN
112 (8.054 %)WAN
112 (8.054 %)TCP/IP
210 (6.711 %)Internet
38 (5.369 %)Firewall
42 (1.342 %)SAN
51 (0.671 %)DMZ
51 (0.671 %)Wireless
51 (0.671 %)WPA
51 (0.671 %)IP Telephony
51 (0.671 %)Cisco PIX
51 (0.671 %)WPA2
51 (0.671 %)VPN
51 (0.671 %)VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
114 (9.396 %)SQL Server
213 (8.725 %)Crystal Reports
213 (8.725 %)InterSystems Cache
311 (7.383 %)Oracle 10g
311 (7.383 %)Oracle Reports
48 (5.369 %)OLTP
56 (4.027 %)SQL Server 2005
64 (2.685 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (1.342 %)MySQL
81 (0.671 %)DB2
Development Applications
110 (6.711 %)Flash
29 (6.040 %)WinRunner
29 (6.040 %)QuickTest Pro
29 (6.040 %)Selenium
35 (3.356 %)Visual Studio
General
139 (26.17 %)Finance
226 (17.45 %)Retail
39 (6.040 %)Government
48 (5.369 %)Health
56 (4.027 %)Pensions
65 (3.356 %)Insurance
74 (2.685 %)Graphic Design
82 (1.342 %)Telecoms
91 (0.671 %)Local Government
91 (0.671 %)Games
91 (0.671 %)Education
Job Titles
152 (34.90 %)Developer
236 (24.16 %)Analyst
326 (17.45 %)Consultant
418 (12.08 %)Architect
513 (8.725 %)Java Developer
611 (7.383 %)Oracle Developer
611 (7.383 %)PHP Developer
611 (7.383 %)Support Analyst
710 (6.711 %)Business Analyst
710 (6.711 %)Senior Analyst
89 (6.040 %)Senior Test Analyst
89 (6.040 %)Management Consultant
89 (6.040 %)Technical Architect
89 (6.040 %)Test Analyst
89 (6.040 %)Senior Developer
98 (5.369 %)Senior Java Developer
98 (5.369 %)Java Architect
98 (5.369 %)Senior Java Architect
107 (4.698 %)Implementation Consultant
107 (4.698 %)Web Developer
Miscellaneous
111 (7.383 %)EPoS
27 (4.698 %)Clustering
36 (4.027 %)NHS
43 (2.013 %)AS400
52 (1.342 %)Client/Server
61 (0.671 %)Thin Client
61 (0.671 %)Fat Client
Operating Systems
131 (20.81 %)Windows
27 (4.698 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (4.027 %)Windows 2000
36 (4.027 %)Windows NT
43 (2.013 %)Solaris
52 (1.342 %)Linux
61 (0.671 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
116 (10.74 %)E-Commerce
215 (10.07 %)OO
314 (9.396 %)ITIL
413 (8.725 %)Data Analysis
413 (8.725 %)Time Management
510 (6.711 %)ERP
510 (6.711 %)Project Management
69 (6.040 %)Test Scripting
69 (6.040 %)Investment Management
69 (6.040 %)Document Management
78 (5.369 %)CRM
87 (4.698 %)E-business
96 (4.027 %)Disaster Recovery
105 (3.356 %)SSADM
113 (2.013 %)UML
113 (2.013 %)Strategic Planning
113 (2.013 %)Project Planning
113 (2.013 %)Web Development
122 (1.342 %)Systems Analysis
122 (1.342 %)Use Case
Programming Languages
152 (34.90 %)SQL
225 (16.78 %)Java
321 (14.09 %)JavaScript
414 (9.396 %)MUMPS
511 (7.383 %)VB.NET
511 (7.383 %)PHP
610 (6.711 %)PL/SQL
79 (6.040 %)ActionScript
85 (3.356 %)VB
94 (2.685 %)C#
101 (0.671 %)C++
101 (0.671 %)C
Qualifications
113 (8.725 %)Microsoft Certification
113 (8.725 %)Sun Certification
29 (6.040 %)ISEB Practitioner
29 (6.040 %)ISEB
38 (5.369 %)MCSE
46 (4.027 %)MCP
55 (3.356 %)Degree
63 (2.013 %)MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
115 (10.07 %)SLA
21 (0.671 %)QA
System Software
18 (5.369 %)Active Directory
25 (3.356 %)Terminal Services
34 (2.685 %)MailMarshal
43 (2.013 %)Terminal Server
51 (0.671 %)ISA Server
Systems Management
19 (6.040 %)OpenView
19 (6.040 %)HP Data Protector
25 (3.356 %)MOM
31 (0.671 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.671 %)MAILsweeper
31 (0.671 %)SCCM
31 (0.671 %)SCOM
Vendors
139 (26.17 %)Microsoft
217 (11.41 %)Oracle
316 (10.74 %)Citrix
316 (10.74 %)Sun
410 (6.711 %)HP
410 (6.711 %)Adobe
410 (6.711 %)Macromedia
59 (6.040 %)Borland
59 (6.040 %)VMware
67 (4.698 %)Cisco
76 (4.027 %)Northgate
84 (2.685 %)3Com
84 (2.685 %)SAP
92 (1.342 %)VERITAS
101 (0.671 %)CheckPoint
101 (0.671 %)Symantec
101 (0.671 %)Remedy
101 (0.671 %)Websense
101 (0.671 %)Progress
101 (0.671 %)Avaya
CWJobs.co.uk IT Job Search
Technojobs