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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Legal' 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 Legal over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Legal
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank184175
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads4458
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.024 %
As % of the category below1.161 %1.798 %
Salaries quoted3253
Average minimum salary£38,063£32,934
Average salary£41,156£35,170
% change on same period last year+17.02 %
Average maximum salary£44,250£37,406
UK excluding London average salary£39,926£37,420
% change on same period last year+6.69 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads37913225
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.040 %1.345 %
Salaries quoted31832832
Average minimum salary£35,120£35,082
Average salary£38,275£38,107
% change on same period last year+0.44 %
Average maximum salary£41,431£41,131
UK excluding London average salary£41,112£42,120
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
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England

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Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Legal Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Legal Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands Legal Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal 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-1417£33,179+24.13 %
WarwickshireUp+89£32,000-11.72 %
HerefordshireDown-114£85,000+30.76 %
ShropshireNew entry-2--
West BromwichNew entry-2£38,000-
CoventryDown-131--
StaffordshireNew entry-1£55,000-
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England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

128 (28.00 %)Finance
222 (22.00 %)Risk Management
317 (17.00 %)Service Delivery
317 (17.00 %)MS Excel
317 (17.00 %)Internet
415 (15.00 %)Project Management
415 (15.00 %)Law
512 (12.00 %)Programme Management
610 (10.00 %)SQL Server
77 (7.000 %)Microsoft
77 (7.000 %)CISSP
77 (7.000 %)C
77 (7.000 %).NET
77 (7.000 %)ITIL
77 (7.000 %)Information Security
77 (7.000 %)Degree
86 (6.000 %)Government
86 (6.000 %)PRINCE2
86 (6.000 %)SharePoint
86 (6.000 %)ASP.NET
86 (6.000 %)Intranet
95 (5.000 %)Extranet
95 (5.000 %)Apache
95 (5.000 %)MySQL
95 (5.000 %)PHP
95 (5.000 %)C#
95 (5.000 %)Linux
95 (5.000 %)CISM
95 (5.000 %)Risk Assessment
95 (5.000 %)LAMP

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (7.000 %).NET
26 (6.000 %)ASP.NET
35 (5.000 %)LAMP
43 (3.000 %)HTML
43 (3.000 %)XML
43 (3.000 %)XSLT
43 (3.000 %)ASP
52 (2.000 %).NET Framework
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (6.000 %)SharePoint
25 (5.000 %)Apache
32 (2.000 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (1.000 %)IIS
41 (1.000 %)CMS
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (17.00 %)MS Excel
24 (4.000 %)Photoshop
24 (4.000 %)Acrobat
24 (4.000 %)Adobe Illustrator
24 (4.000 %)InDesign
32 (2.000 %)MS Visio
41 (1.000 %)MS Project
41 (1.000 %)MS Office
41 (1.000 %)MATLAB
41 (1.000 %)Simulink
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (17.00 %)Internet
26 (6.000 %)Intranet
35 (5.000 %)Extranet
42 (2.000 %)Firewall
42 (2.000 %)VPN
51 (1.000 %)TETRA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (10.00 %)SQL Server
25 (5.000 %)MySQL
25 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (3.000 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (2.000 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (1.000 %)Crystal Reports
51 (1.000 %)BusinessObjects
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (28.00 %)Finance
215 (15.00 %)Law
36 (6.000 %)Government
45 (5.000 %)Pensions
54 (4.000 %)Marketing
54 (4.000 %)Advertising
63 (3.000 %)Insurance
63 (3.000 %)Health
63 (3.000 %)Manufacturing
63 (3.000 %)Education
72 (2.000 %)Telecoms
81 (1.000 %)Automotive
81 (1.000 %)Construction
81 (1.000 %)Billing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (17.00 %)Analyst
212 (12.00 %)Programme Director
38 (8.000 %)Consultant
46 (6.000 %)Commercial Manager
46 (6.000 %)Business Analyst
55 (5.000 %)Web Developer
55 (5.000 %)Recruitment Consultant
55 (5.000 %)Applications Developer
55 (5.000 %)Developer
55 (5.000 %)Web Applications Developer
55 (5.000 %)Information Manager
55 (5.000 %)Information Security Manager
55 (5.000 %)Security Manager
64 (4.000 %)Senior Recruitment Consultant
64 (4.000 %)Junior Recruitment Consultant
64 (4.000 %)Programmer
64 (4.000 %)Junior Consultant
64 (4.000 %)Analyst Programmer
64 (4.000 %)Senior Consultant
64 (4.000 %)Junior
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.000 %)Management Information System
22 (2.000 %)AS400
22 (2.000 %)NHS
31 (1.000 %)CMDB
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (5.000 %)Linux
23 (3.000 %)Windows
32 (2.000 %)Windows 2000
32 (2.000 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (1.000 %)UNIX
41 (1.000 %)Windows XP
41 (1.000 %)AIX
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (22.00 %)Risk Management
217 (17.00 %)Service Delivery
315 (15.00 %)Project Management
412 (12.00 %)Programme Management
57 (7.000 %)Information Security
57 (7.000 %)ITIL
66 (6.000 %)PRINCE2
75 (5.000 %)Risk Assessment
75 (5.000 %)Business Analysis
84 (4.000 %)Product Marketing
84 (4.000 %)UML
93 (3.000 %)Business Continuity
93 (3.000 %)Workflow
93 (3.000 %)Practice Management
93 (3.000 %)Contact Management
93 (3.000 %)Data Protection
102 (2.000 %)Security Cleared
102 (2.000 %)Business Development
102 (2.000 %)Workflow Management
102 (2.000 %)Stakeholder Management
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (7.000 %)C
25 (5.000 %)C#
25 (5.000 %)PHP
34 (4.000 %)SQL
34 (4.000 %)VB.NET
42 (2.000 %)VB
42 (2.000 %)Java
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (7.000 %)CISSP
17 (7.000 %)Degree
25 (5.000 %)CISM
33 (3.000 %)MIIA
33 (3.000 %)QiCA
42 (2.000 %)Cisco Certification
42 (2.000 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (2.000 %)MCSE
42 (2.000 %)CCNA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (5.000 %)ISO27001
15 (5.000 %)QA
21 (1.000 %)ISO9001
21 (1.000 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (7.000 %)Microsoft
24 (4.000 %)Adobe
24 (4.000 %)Interwoven
24 (4.000 %)Quark
24 (4.000 %)Sony
32 (2.000 %)Metastorm
32 (2.000 %)Visualfiles
41 (1.000 %)Remedy
41 (1.000 %)Oracle
41 (1.000 %)Business Objects
41 (1.000 %)Siemens