Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for ITIL skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ITIL over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the West Midlands region.

 Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank214737
Rank change year-on-year
Up+26Down-10
Matching permanent IT job ads240196428
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands6.698 %4.223 %4.871 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category11.00 %7.227 %9.252 %
Salaries quoted207146368
Average salary£37,000£35,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.710 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,200£20,000£21,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£52,500£52,500£57,600
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£38,500£40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.590 %-3.750 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
218127124626
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands60.87 %58.44 %52.65 %
Salaries quoted187721803959
Average salary£37,500£35,000£37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.140 %-6.660 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£59,000£60,000£56,195
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000
ITIL EnglandITIL
England

ITIL
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands ITIL Demand Trend

ITIL
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands ITIL Salary Trend

ITIL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ITIL across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

West Midlands ITIL Salary Histogram

ITIL
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ITIL within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BirminghamUp+3094£42,500+65.04 %
WarwickshireUp+2834£27,750+0.90 %
CoventryUp+518£40,750-4.11 %
HerefordshireUp+317£41,500+3.75 %
StaffordshireUp+1716£37,000+23.33 %
SolihullDown-913£27,500+25.00 %
ShropshireDown-15£28,500-43.00 %
WorcestershireUp+164£56,250+40.62 %
WolverhamptonUp+82£21,000-26.31 %
ITIL EnglandITIL
England

ITIL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing ITIL 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 ITIL.

197 (21.70 %)Service Management
278 (17.45 %)Microsoft
372 (16.11 %)Windows
470 (15.66 %)Service Delivery
566 (14.77 %)Project Management
660 (13.42 %)ITIL Certification
756 (12.53 %)UNIX
853 (11.86 %)SQL
853 (11.86 %)SQL Server
853 (11.86 %)Active Directory
952 (11.63 %)Change Management
1049 (10.96 %)PRINCE2
1148 (10.74 %)HP
1148 (10.74 %)Citrix
1246 (10.29 %)Security Cleared
1345 (10.07 %)Release Management
1443 (9.620 %)Oracle
1542 (9.396 %)Microsoft Certification
1542 (9.396 %)Cisco
1641 (9.172 %)LAN
1641 (9.172 %)Problem Management
1739 (8.725 %)ITSM
1838 (8.501 %)SLA
1937 (8.277 %)Configuration Management
2035 (7.830 %)Finance
2134 (7.606 %)SAN
2233 (7.383 %)MCSE
2332 (7.159 %)Windows Server 2003
2332 (7.159 %)WAN
2431 (6.935 %)Health

ITIL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing ITIL 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 ITIL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
17 (1.566 %).NET
25 (1.119 %)HTML
33 (0.671 %)J2EE
33 (0.671 %)Web Services
42 (0.447 %)EDI
42 (0.447 %)ASP.NET
42 (0.447 %)CSS
42 (0.447 %)JSP
42 (0.447 %)LAMP
42 (0.447 %)AJAX
42 (0.447 %)WebSphere
51 (0.224 %)SAP Basis
51 (0.224 %)Spring
51 (0.224 %)ASP
51 (0.224 %)Middleware
51 (0.224 %)XML
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
117 (3.803 %)MS Exchange
215 (3.356 %)Lotus Domino
312 (2.685 %)Lotus Notes
46 (1.342 %)IIS
46 (1.342 %)Apache
54 (0.895 %)Exchange Server 2007
63 (0.671 %)CMS
63 (0.671 %)AquaLogic
63 (0.671 %)Exchange Server 2003
63 (0.671 %)SharePoint Server 2007
63 (0.671 %)SharePoint
63 (0.671 %)WebLogic
72 (0.447 %)WebSphere Application Server
72 (0.447 %)WebSphere Process Server
72 (0.447 %)WebSphere Portal
81 (0.224 %)Documentum
81 (0.224 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
124 (5.369 %)MS Excel
210 (2.237 %)MS Office
32 (0.447 %)MS Project
41 (0.224 %)MS Visio
41 (0.224 %)MS PowerPoint
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
12 (0.447 %)SAP CRM
12 (0.447 %)Dynamics CRM
21 (0.224 %)SAP GRC
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
141 (9.172 %)LAN
234 (7.606 %)SAN
332 (7.159 %)WAN
429 (6.488 %)TCP/IP
524 (5.369 %)Firewall
616 (3.579 %)Internet
712 (2.685 %)VPN
712 (2.685 %)DNS
811 (2.461 %)Intranet
99 (2.013 %)SSL
99 (2.013 %)VoIP
108 (1.790 %)TELNET
117 (1.566 %)Cisco PIX
124 (0.895 %)Network Security
124 (0.895 %)VLAN
124 (0.895 %)DHCP
133 (0.671 %)NAS
142 (0.447 %)Wireless
142 (0.447 %)IPsec
142 (0.447 %)NetScreen
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
153 (11.86 %)SQL Server
222 (4.922 %)SQL Server 2005
222 (4.922 %)SQL Server 2000
39 (2.013 %)Datawarehouse
48 (1.790 %)Oracle 9i
48 (1.790 %)Oracle 10g
48 (1.790 %)BusinessObjects
48 (1.790 %)Crystal Reports
57 (1.566 %)MS Access
57 (1.566 %)SQL Server Integration Services
57 (1.566 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
66 (1.342 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
75 (1.119 %)OLAP
84 (0.895 %)Informix
93 (0.671 %)Oracle Reports
93 (0.671 %)MySQL
102 (0.447 %)Oracle 8/8i
102 (0.447 %)ETL
111 (0.224 %)RDBMS
111 (0.224 %)DTS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
17 (1.566 %)PVCS
22 (0.447 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.224 %)Subversion
West Midlands IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
135 (7.830 %)Finance
231 (6.935 %)Health
328 (6.264 %)Government
426 (5.817 %)Pensions
523 (5.145 %)Telecoms
618 (4.027 %)Legal
717 (3.803 %)Education
89 (2.013 %)Banking
98 (1.790 %)Retail
107 (1.566 %)Auditing
115 (1.119 %)Back Office
124 (0.895 %)Insurance
124 (0.895 %)Manufacturing
133 (0.671 %)Publishing
142 (0.447 %)Marketing
142 (0.447 %)Pharmaceutical
142 (0.447 %)Aerospace
142 (0.447 %)Law
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
198 (21.92 %)Analyst
248 (10.74 %)Service Manager
326 (5.817 %)Consultant
326 (5.817 %)Technical Manager
421 (4.698 %)UNIX Administrator
421 (4.698 %)Network Engineer
421 (4.698 %)Administrator
520 (4.474 %)Project Manager
520 (4.474 %)Applications Support
619 (4.251 %)Service Analyst
619 (4.251 %)Release Manager
718 (4.027 %)Support Analyst
718 (4.027 %)Delivery Manager
817 (3.803 %)SQL DBA
817 (3.803 %)DBA
817 (3.803 %)Configuration Manager
916 (3.579 %)Services Delivery Manager
1015 (3.356 %)Support Engineer
1015 (3.356 %)Support Manager
1113 (2.908 %)Business Analyst
West Midlands IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
121 (4.698 %)Management Information System
211 (2.461 %)CMDB
310 (2.237 %)FMCG
310 (2.237 %)Blackberry
49 (2.013 %)Clustering
57 (1.566 %)Replication
65 (1.119 %)French Language
65 (1.119 %)German Language
65 (1.119 %)E-Learning
65 (1.119 %)VLE
73 (0.671 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
73 (0.671 %)NHS
73 (0.671 %)Firmware
82 (0.447 %)SecurID
82 (0.447 %)PDA
82 (0.447 %)Statistics
82 (0.447 %)Mathematics
91 (0.224 %)CCTV
91 (0.224 %)AS400
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
172 (16.11 %)Windows
256 (12.53 %)UNIX
332 (7.159 %)Windows Server 2003
428 (6.264 %)Windows XP
522 (4.922 %)AIX
617 (3.803 %)Solaris
715 (3.356 %)Windows 2000
715 (3.356 %)Red Hat Linux
814 (3.132 %)HPUX
912 (2.685 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1010 (2.237 %)Linux
118 (1.790 %)Windows 2000 Server
124 (0.895 %)Windows Server 2008
133 (0.671 %)Windows Vista
141 (0.224 %)Windows 7
141 (0.224 %)Windows NT
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
197 (21.70 %)Service Management
270 (15.66 %)Service Delivery
366 (14.77 %)Project Management
452 (11.63 %)Change Management
549 (10.96 %)PRINCE2
645 (10.07 %)Release Management
741 (9.172 %)Problem Management
839 (8.725 %)ITSM
937 (8.277 %)Configuration Management
1019 (4.251 %)Incident Management
1118 (4.027 %)Matrix Management
1217 (3.803 %)PRINCE
1314 (3.132 %)ERP
1314 (3.132 %)Business Analysis
1413 (2.908 %)CRM
1413 (2.908 %)Logistics
1512 (2.685 %)Process Management
1512 (2.685 %)Asset Management
1512 (2.685 %)Disaster Recovery
169 (2.013 %)Information Security
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
153 (11.86 %)SQL
221 (4.698 %)VB
317 (3.803 %)C
410 (2.237 %)VBScript
58 (1.790 %)Shell Script
66 (1.342 %)Perl
75 (1.119 %)T-SQL
84 (0.895 %)Java
93 (0.671 %)PL/SQL
102 (0.447 %)PHP
102 (0.447 %)JavaScript
111 (0.224 %)C#
111 (0.224 %)C++
111 (0.224 %)RPG
111 (0.224 %)VB.NET
West Midlands IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
160 (13.42 %)ITIL Certification
246 (10.29 %)Security Cleared
342 (9.396 %)Microsoft Certification
433 (7.383 %)MCSE
530 (6.711 %)Degree
530 (6.711 %)SC Cleared
623 (5.145 %)Cisco Certification
717 (3.803 %)Citrix Certification
816 (3.579 %)CCA
816 (3.579 %)CCNA
915 (3.356 %)CCNP
1014 (3.132 %)MCP
1111 (2.461 %)CCEA
124 (0.895 %)PRINCE2 Certification
133 (0.671 %)RHCE
133 (0.671 %)CCSP
133 (0.671 %)ISEB
142 (0.447 %)MCDBA
142 (0.447 %)CCSA
151 (0.224 %)MOS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
138 (8.501 %)SLA
27 (1.566 %)ISO27001
35 (1.119 %)COBIT
35 (1.119 %)ISO9001
44 (0.895 %)ISO9000
53 (0.671 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
62 (0.447 %)ISO17799
62 (0.447 %)QA
71 (0.224 %)BS25999
West Midlands IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
153 (11.86 %)Active Directory
213 (2.908 %)Citrix Presentation Server
312 (2.685 %)XenApp
411 (2.461 %)XenServer
411 (2.461 %)XenDesktop
58 (1.790 %)Oracle RMAN
67 (1.566 %)Squid
67 (1.566 %)MetaFrame
67 (1.566 %)ISA Server
75 (1.119 %)Terminal Services
84 (0.895 %)VMware ESX
84 (0.895 %)MailMarshal
84 (0.895 %)VMware Infrastructure
91 (0.224 %)Terminal Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
116 (3.579 %)Backup Exec
29 (2.013 %)OpenView Configuration Management
36 (1.342 %)NetBackup
36 (1.342 %)HP Data Protector
45 (1.119 %)WhatsUp Gold
53 (0.671 %)CiscoWorks
62 (0.447 %)OpenView
62 (0.447 %)SCCM
71 (0.224 %)HP Quality Center
West Midlands IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
178 (17.45 %)Microsoft
248 (10.74 %)HP
248 (10.74 %)Citrix
343 (9.620 %)Oracle
442 (9.396 %)Cisco
527 (6.040 %)VMware
621 (4.698 %)Lotus
713 (2.908 %)Symantec
811 (2.461 %)Cognos
811 (2.461 %)Juniper
910 (2.237 %)CheckPoint
108 (1.790 %)Novell
108 (1.790 %)BMC
108 (1.790 %)Business Objects
117 (1.566 %)Intel
126 (1.342 %)Veritas
126 (1.342 %)Remedy
135 (1.119 %)AppSense
135 (1.119 %)Mitel
135 (1.119 %)SAP