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This section looks at the demand for Electronic Point Of Sale (EPoS) 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 EPoS over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Point Of Sale (EPoS)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank176166
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads5268
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.028 %
As % of the category below3.665 %5.601 %
Salaries quoted5163
Average minimum salary£25,548£23,896
Average salary£27,435£25,168
% change on same period last year+9.00 %
Average maximum salary£29,323£26,440
UK excluding London average salary£31,222£30,828
% change on same period last year+1.27 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads14191214
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.764 %0.506 %
Salaries quoted12221051
Average minimum salary£30,721£32,417
Average salary£33,808£34,927
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Average maximum salary£36,896£37,438
UK excluding London average salary£37,872£39,233
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
EPoS EnglandEPoS
England

EPoS
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands EPoS Demand Trend

EPoS
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands EPoS Salary Trend

EPoS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing EPoS across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

West Midlands EPoS Salary Histogram

EPoS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing EPoS within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
BirminghamDown-331£27,800+7.42 %
WorcestershireDown-812£20,929+10.59 %
CoventryNew entry-7£33,857-
WarwickshireUp+33£31,167-
HerefordshireDown-152£25,500+12.39 %
SolihullDown-32£25,750-16.93 %
Sutton ColdfieldDown-131£30,000+53.84 %
WolverhamptonNew entry-1£26,000-
StaffordshireNew entry-1£50,000-
EPoS EnglandEPoS
England

EPoS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing EPoS 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 EPoS.

186 (56.21 %)Windows
270 (45.75 %)Microsoft
356 (36.60 %)Retail
453 (34.64 %)Active Directory
552 (33.99 %)MS Excel
646 (30.07 %)SQL
736 (23.53 %)Windows XP
833 (21.57 %)Internet
833 (21.57 %)LAN
833 (21.57 %)Microsoft Certification
833 (21.57 %)Windows 2000
932 (20.92 %)SLA
1027 (17.65 %)MCP
1124 (15.69 %)MCSE
1223 (15.03 %)MS Office
1320 (13.07 %)SQL Server
1320 (13.07 %)Remedy
1320 (13.07 %)Windows Server 2003
1418 (11.76 %)Project Management
1513 (8.497 %)Business Analysis
1612 (7.843 %)Capita
1711 (7.190 %)Czech Language
1711 (7.190 %)MS Visio
1711 (7.190 %)WAN
1711 (7.190 %)Business Intelligence
1711 (7.190 %)HP
1711 (7.190 %)A+ Certification
1711 (7.190 %)Dell
1810 (6.536 %)Datawarehouse
1810 (6.536 %)SAP

EPoS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing EPoS 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 EPoS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (6.536 %).NET
27 (4.575 %)ASP.NET
35 (3.268 %)HTML
44 (2.614 %)XML
53 (1.961 %)WebSphere
61 (0.654 %).NET Framework
61 (0.654 %)J2EE
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (3.922 %)MS Exchange
23 (1.961 %)Tomcat
23 (1.961 %)SharePoint
32 (1.307 %)JBoss
41 (0.654 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (0.654 %)Exchange Server 2003
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
152 (33.99 %)MS Excel
223 (15.03 %)MS Office
311 (7.190 %)MS Visio
42 (1.307 %)MS PowerPoint
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (5.229 %)SAP ERP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
133 (21.57 %)LAN
133 (21.57 %)Internet
211 (7.190 %)WAN
36 (3.922 %)TCP/IP
43 (1.961 %)SAN
43 (1.961 %)Firewall
43 (1.961 %)Wireless
52 (1.307 %)VPN
52 (1.307 %)HTTP
52 (1.307 %)IPX
52 (1.307 %)IPX/SPX
61 (0.654 %)VoIP
61 (0.654 %)ATM
61 (0.654 %)MPLS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (13.07 %)SQL Server
210 (6.536 %)Datawarehouse
36 (3.922 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (3.268 %)SQL Server 2000
53 (1.961 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
53 (1.961 %)DB2
53 (1.961 %)SQL Server 2008
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
156 (36.60 %)Retail
29 (5.882 %)Back Office
35 (3.268 %)Pensions
43 (1.961 %)Finance
43 (1.961 %)Billing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
164 (41.83 %)Analyst
251 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
334 (22.22 %)IT Support Analyst
414 (9.150 %)2nd Line Support
511 (7.190 %)Product Manager
610 (6.536 %)Helpdesk Analyst
79 (5.882 %)Project Manager
79 (5.882 %)Hardware Engineer
88 (5.229 %)Field Engineer
88 (5.229 %)Field Service Engineer
88 (5.229 %)Break Fix Engineer
88 (5.229 %)Developer
88 (5.229 %).NET Developer
96 (3.922 %)C# Developer
104 (2.614 %)Systems Engineer
104 (2.614 %)VB.NET Developer
113 (1.961 %)ASP.NET Developer
113 (1.961 %)Team Leader
113 (1.961 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
113 (1.961 %)Consultant
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (7.190 %)Czech Language
22 (1.307 %)PMI
22 (1.307 %)AS400
31 (0.654 %)Chip and PIN
31 (0.654 %)Thin Client
31 (0.654 %)Fat Client
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
186 (56.21 %)Windows
236 (23.53 %)Windows XP
333 (21.57 %)Windows 2000
420 (13.07 %)Windows Server 2003
59 (5.882 %)Windows NT
64 (2.614 %)Linux
72 (1.307 %)UNIX
81 (0.654 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (11.76 %)Project Management
213 (8.497 %)Business Analysis
311 (7.190 %)Business Intelligence
48 (5.229 %)E-Commerce
48 (5.229 %)ERP
55 (3.268 %)ITIL
55 (3.268 %)Service Delivery
55 (3.268 %)Technical Architecture
64 (2.614 %)User Acceptance Testing
64 (2.614 %)Test Scripting
64 (2.614 %)Time Management
73 (1.961 %)Load Balancing
82 (1.307 %)Software Testing
82 (1.307 %)PRINCE2
82 (1.307 %)Service Management
91 (0.654 %)OOP
91 (0.654 %)OO
91 (0.654 %)Information Management
91 (0.654 %)Systems Analysis
91 (0.654 %)Problem Management
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
146 (30.07 %)SQL
27 (4.575 %)VB.NET
27 (4.575 %)C#
36 (3.922 %)Java
45 (3.268 %)VB
54 (2.614 %)Transact-SQL
63 (1.961 %)JavaScript
63 (1.961 %)C++
63 (1.961 %)Delphi
72 (1.307 %)RPG
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
133 (21.57 %)Microsoft Certification
227 (17.65 %)MCP
324 (15.69 %)MCSE
411 (7.190 %)A+ Certification
59 (5.882 %)HP APS
66 (3.922 %)DCSE
66 (3.922 %)HP ASE
66 (3.922 %)HP MASE
75 (3.268 %)ISEB
83 (1.961 %)MCAD
83 (1.961 %)MCSD
92 (1.307 %)ITIL Certification
92 (1.307 %)Network+ Certification
101 (0.654 %)Server+ Certification
101 (0.654 %)CCNP
101 (0.654 %)Cisco Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
132 (20.92 %)SLA
22 (1.307 %)QA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
153 (34.64 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
170 (45.75 %)Microsoft
220 (13.07 %)Remedy
312 (7.843 %)Capita
411 (7.190 %)HP
411 (7.190 %)Dell
510 (6.536 %)SAP
69 (5.882 %)Oracle
78 (5.229 %)Compaq
87 (4.575 %)Cognos
93 (1.961 %)IBM
102 (1.307 %)Cisco
102 (1.307 %)VERITAS
111 (0.654 %)BT
111 (0.654 %)Citrix