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This section looks at the demand for Client Server skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Client/Server over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClient Server
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank141100
Rank change on same period last yearDown-41
Matching permanent IT job ads96146
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.060 %
As % of the category below6.897 %11.63 %
Salaries quoted79140
Average minimum salary£33,477£43,296
Average salary£37,222£45,208
% change on same period last year-17.66 %
Average maximum salary£40,966£47,121
UK excluding London average salary£37,035£40,428
% change on same period last year-8.39 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads13921255
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.735 %0.514 %
Salaries quoted12151066
Average minimum salary£31,360£31,959
Average salary£34,444£34,505
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Average maximum salary£37,528£37,051
UK excluding London average salary£38,014£39,235
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Client/Server EnglandClient/Server
England

Client/Server
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Client/Server Demand Trend

Client/Server
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Client/Server Salary Trend

Client/Server
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands Client/Server Salary Histogram

Client/Server
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Client/Server 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+746£39,275-32.04 %
WarwickshireDown-4811£37,750-17.26 %
CoventryDown-69£33,000+9.78 %
StaffordshireUp+28£32,188+28.75 %
WorcestershireDown-68£23,500-35.17 %
HerefordshireDown-187£40,071-5.80 %
SolihullDown-53£46,500+24.00 %
ShropshireDown-133£50,000+19.99 %
WalsallNew entry-1--
WolverhamptonDown-61£37,500+44.23 %
Client/Server EnglandClient/Server
England

Client/Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

165 (35.71 %)SQL
255 (30.22 %)Pensions
348 (26.37 %)XML
348 (26.37 %)Windows
441 (22.53 %).NET
539 (21.43 %)Finance
636 (19.78 %)Microsoft
735 (19.23 %)Internet
834 (18.68 %)TCP/IP
933 (18.13 %)SQL Server
1029 (15.93 %)Disaster Recovery
1127 (14.84 %)ASP.NET
1225 (13.74 %)Oracle
1225 (13.74 %)VB.NET
1324 (13.19 %)Project Management
1324 (13.19 %)Health
1324 (13.19 %)Business Continuity
1423 (12.64 %)HTML
1522 (12.09 %)SQL Server 2005
1522 (12.09 %)Business Development
1621 (11.54 %)Degree
1621 (11.54 %)QA
1621 (11.54 %)UNIX
1720 (10.99 %)JavaScript
1720 (10.99 %)Visual Studio
1720 (10.99 %)Insurance
1819 (10.44 %)WAN
1918 (9.890 %)Microsoft Certification
1918 (9.890 %)SQL Server 2000
2016 (8.791 %)Telecoms

Client/Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
148 (26.37 %)XML
241 (22.53 %).NET
327 (14.84 %)ASP.NET
423 (12.64 %)HTML
515 (8.242 %)DCOM
613 (7.143 %)ASP
711 (6.044 %)EDI
711 (6.044 %).NET Framework
89 (4.945 %)ADO.NET
89 (4.945 %)CSS
97 (3.846 %)WebServices
97 (3.846 %)XSLT
105 (2.747 %)XSL
105 (2.747 %)WebSphere
114 (2.198 %)AJAX
123 (1.648 %)Acegi Security
123 (1.648 %)Hibernate
123 (1.648 %)WinForms
123 (1.648 %)Spring
123 (1.648 %)Swing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (4.945 %)IIS
27 (3.846 %)MS Exchange
36 (3.297 %)CMS
36 (3.297 %)Exchange Server 2000
45 (2.747 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (2.747 %)DotNetNuke
53 (1.648 %)Apache
53 (1.648 %)Tomcat
61 (0.549 %)CICS
61 (0.549 %)Exchange Server 5.5
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (7.143 %)MS Excel
27 (3.846 %)MS Office
32 (1.099 %)Spreadsheet
41 (0.549 %)MS Project
41 (0.549 %)AutoCAD
41 (0.549 %)CATIA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (3.297 %)BPCS
22 (1.099 %)Microsoft CRM
22 (1.099 %)Pivotal CRM
31 (0.549 %)Misys Equation
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (19.23 %)Internet
234 (18.68 %)TCP/IP
319 (10.44 %)WAN
416 (8.791 %)LAN
57 (3.846 %)HTTP
66 (3.297 %)ISDN
66 (3.297 %)VoIP
66 (3.297 %)GPRS
66 (3.297 %)TETRA
66 (3.297 %)3G
66 (3.297 %)SS7
75 (2.747 %)Firewall
75 (2.747 %)SSL
82 (1.099 %)DNS
82 (1.099 %)GSM
82 (1.099 %)DHCP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (18.13 %)SQL Server
222 (12.09 %)SQL Server 2005
318 (9.890 %)SQL Server 2000
415 (8.242 %)InterBase
510 (5.495 %)RDBMS
69 (4.945 %)DB2
77 (3.846 %)MySQL
86 (3.297 %)Datawarehouse
86 (3.297 %)BusinessObjects
95 (2.747 %)SQL Server 7
102 (1.099 %)Crystal Reports
111 (0.549 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
111 (0.549 %)Data Cleansing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
120 (10.99 %)Visual Studio
25 (2.747 %)TestDirector
32 (1.099 %)NUnit
32 (1.099 %)VSS/SourceSafe
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
155 (30.22 %)Pensions
239 (21.43 %)Finance
324 (13.19 %)Health
420 (10.99 %)Insurance
516 (8.791 %)Telecoms
68 (4.396 %)Education
75 (2.747 %)Construction
83 (1.648 %)Marketing
91 (0.549 %)Banking
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
152 (28.57 %)Consultant
249 (26.92 %)Developer
346 (25.27 %)Analyst
418 (9.890 %).NET Developer
516 (8.791 %)Infrastructure Consultant
614 (7.692 %)Business Analyst
614 (7.692 %)Support Engineer
712 (6.593 %)Applications Developer
811 (6.044 %)Data Consultant
910 (5.495 %)Web Developer
910 (5.495 %)Customer Engineer
910 (5.495 %)Programmer
910 (5.495 %)Architect
910 (5.495 %)Test Analyst
910 (5.495 %)Customer Support Engineer
109 (4.945 %)Business Consultant
109 (4.945 %)Delphi Developer
109 (4.945 %)Support Analyst
109 (4.945 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
109 (4.945 %)Financial Business Analyst
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.648 %)Firmware
22 (1.099 %)PMI
31 (0.549 %)Mainframe
31 (0.549 %)Mathematics
31 (0.549 %)IBM Mainframe
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
148 (26.37 %)Windows
221 (11.54 %)UNIX
315 (8.242 %)Windows 2000
413 (7.143 %)Linux
511 (6.044 %)AIX
66 (3.297 %)Solaris
66 (3.297 %)Windows Server 2003
66 (3.297 %)Windows Mobile
74 (2.198 %)Windows NT
83 (1.648 %)NetWare
91 (0.549 %)IRIX
91 (0.549 %)HPUX
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (15.93 %)Disaster Recovery
224 (13.19 %)Project Management
224 (13.19 %)Business Continuity
322 (12.09 %)Business Development
415 (8.242 %)E-Commerce
514 (7.692 %)UML
613 (7.143 %)User Acceptance Testing
712 (6.593 %)Test Scripting
712 (6.593 %)Manual Testing
712 (6.593 %)Systems Analysis
811 (6.044 %)RAD
811 (6.044 %)Migration
99 (4.945 %)OO
99 (4.945 %)Business Analysis
99 (4.945 %)Security Cleared
108 (4.396 %)System Testing
117 (3.846 %)Data Analysis
126 (3.297 %)Content Management
126 (3.297 %)Document Management
126 (3.297 %)Network Load Balancing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
165 (35.71 %)SQL
225 (13.74 %)VB.NET
320 (10.99 %)JavaScript
416 (8.791 %)Delphi
514 (7.692 %)Transact-SQL
612 (6.593 %)C#
79 (4.945 %)VB
88 (4.396 %)DHTML
95 (2.747 %)Java
95 (2.747 %)VC++
95 (2.747 %)Shell Script
104 (2.198 %)VB6
113 (1.648 %)C
113 (1.648 %)C++
122 (1.099 %)PHP
122 (1.099 %)VBA
131 (0.549 %)VBScript
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (11.54 %)Degree
218 (9.890 %)Microsoft Certification
316 (8.791 %)ISEB
412 (6.593 %)MCSE
53 (1.648 %)CCNA
53 (1.648 %)MCP
53 (1.648 %)Cisco Certification
62 (1.099 %)MCPD
62 (1.099 %)MCAD
62 (1.099 %)MCSD
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
121 (11.54 %)QA
23 (1.648 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (3.297 %)Active Directory
22 (1.099 %)Intellisync
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (3.846 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (19.78 %)Microsoft
225 (13.74 %)Oracle
316 (8.791 %)Borland
412 (6.593 %)IBM
59 (4.945 %)HP
66 (3.297 %)Business Objects
66 (3.297 %)Siebel
66 (3.297 %)Cisco
75 (2.747 %)Sun
83 (1.648 %)telerik
83 (1.648 %)Altiris
92 (1.099 %)Remedy
101 (0.549 %)Northgate
101 (0.549 %)Misys
101 (0.549 %)Citrix
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