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The table below looks at the demand for Informatics 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 Informatics over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformatics
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank214222
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads82
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.561 %0.166 %
Salaries quoted21
Average minimum salary£28,500£30,000
Average salary£30,750£37,500
% change on same period last year-18.00 %
Average maximum salary£33,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£48,398£53,259
% change on same period last year-9.12 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads14251208
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.789 %0.507 %
Salaries quoted12061039
Average minimum salary£30,353£32,521
Average salary£33,460£34,940
% change on same period last year-4.23 %
Average maximum salary£36,567£37,359
UK excluding London average salary£37,737£39,061
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Informatics EnglandInformatics
England

Informatics
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Informatics Demand Trend

Informatics
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Informatics Salary Trend

Informatics
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Informatics within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
DudleyNew entry-6--
WolverhamptonNew entry-1£34,000-
StaffordshireNew entry-1£27,500-
Informatics EnglandInformatics
England

Informatics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Informatics 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 Informatics.

144 (77.19 %)Health
235 (61.40 %)NHS
334 (59.65 %)Business Intelligence
429 (50.88 %)SQL Server
429 (50.88 %)Statistics
528 (49.12 %)Project Management
617 (29.82 %)Finance
712 (21.05 %)PRINCE2
811 (19.30 %)OLAP
811 (19.30 %)RDBMS
811 (19.30 %)SQL Server 2005
910 (17.54 %)SQL
108 (14.04 %)Degree
116 (10.53 %)Dimensional Modelling
116 (10.53 %)Kalido
116 (10.53 %)Management Information System
116 (10.53 %)Oracle
116 (10.53 %)DB2
116 (10.53 %)Business Objects
116 (10.53 %)BusinessObjects
116 (10.53 %)Informatica
116 (10.53 %)Cognos
116 (10.53 %)Datawarehouse
116 (10.53 %)Data Modelling
116 (10.53 %)ETL
116 (10.53 %)Education
116 (10.53 %)Ab Initio
116 (10.53 %)Oracle 8/8i
123 (5.263 %)GIS
123 (5.263 %)ESRI

Informatics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Informatics 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 Informatics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (5.263 %)ArcObjects
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.509 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (50.88 %)SQL Server
211 (19.30 %)RDBMS
211 (19.30 %)OLAP
211 (19.30 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (10.53 %)Oracle 8/8i
36 (10.53 %)Datawarehouse
36 (10.53 %)ETL
36 (10.53 %)BusinessObjects
36 (10.53 %)DB2
43 (5.263 %)GIS
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
144 (77.19 %)Health
217 (29.82 %)Finance
36 (10.53 %)Education
43 (5.263 %)Government
51 (1.754 %)Local Government
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (50.88 %)Consultant
223 (40.35 %)Solutions Consultant
316 (28.07 %)Product Manager
411 (19.30 %)Software Consultant
56 (10.53 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
63 (5.263 %)Developer
63 (5.263 %)GIS Developer
72 (3.509 %)Analyst
72 (3.509 %)Senior Analyst
72 (3.509 %)Information Analyst
72 (3.509 %)Senior Information Analyst
81 (1.754 %)Trainer
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
135 (61.40 %)NHS
229 (50.88 %)Statistics
36 (10.53 %)Management Information System
42 (3.509 %)Data Protection Act
42 (3.509 %)Computer Science
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (59.65 %)Business Intelligence
228 (49.12 %)Project Management
312 (21.05 %)PRINCE2
46 (10.53 %)Data Modelling
46 (10.53 %)Dimensional Modelling
53 (5.263 %)Business Development
62 (3.509 %)Quantitative Analysis
62 (3.509 %)Data Protection
62 (3.509 %)Information Management
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (17.54 %)SQL
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (14.04 %)Degree
22 (3.509 %)Postgraduate
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (10.53 %)Oracle
16 (10.53 %)Business Objects
16 (10.53 %)Cognos
16 (10.53 %)Informatica
16 (10.53 %)Ab Initio
16 (10.53 %)Kalido
23 (5.263 %)ESRI