The first table below looks at the demand for Middleware 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 Middleware over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Middleware
Rank 120 141 128
Rank change year-on-year
+21 -13
Permanent jobs citing Middleware 84 46 53
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 1.587% 0.970% 1.218%
As % of the Application Development category 3.936% 2.320% 3.308%
Number of salaries quoted 69 42 53
Average salary £37,500 £43,750 £67,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.28% -35.18%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £35,200 £39,900
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £55,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £47,000 £48,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year
-2.08% +1.05%
All Application Development
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2134 1983 1602
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 40.31% 41.82% 36.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1896 1782 1456
Average salary £37,001 £36,000 £35,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.77% +1.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.73%
Middleware
England

Middleware
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Middleware across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Midlands Middleware Jobs Demand Trend

Middleware
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Middleware Salary Trend

Middleware
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Middleware across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

West Midlands Middleware Salary Histogram

Middleware
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
Staffordshire +18 27 £40,000 - 1
Birmingham -2 23 £35,500 -29.00%
Warwickshire +8 15 £35,000 -26.31%
West Bromwich - 6 £28,750 - 2
Coventry -15 5 £38,750 +55.00%
Solihull -7 2 £55,000 -
Wolverhampton - 2 £53,750 -
Middleware
England

Middleware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Middleware 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 Middleware.

1 59 (47.20%) SQL
2 43 (34.40%) .NET
3 39 (31.20%) C#
4 38 (30.40%) SQL Server
5 35 (28.00%) Java
6 31 (24.80%) Windows
6 31 (24.80%) Microsoft
7 29 (23.20%) Scrum
8 27 (21.60%) Finance
8 27 (21.60%) HTML
9 25 (20.00%) ASP.NET
10 24 (19.20%) VB.NET
11 23 (18.40%) VB
11 23 (18.40%) JavaScript
11 23 (18.40%) Oracle
12 21 (16.80%) CSS
12 21 (16.80%) ITIL
12 21 (16.80%) Degree
13 19 (15.20%) Agile Software Development
14 18 (14.40%) XML
14 18 (14.40%) Linux
14 18 (14.40%) Unit Testing
15 17 (13.60%) Mobile App
15 17 (13.60%) Mobile Application Development
15 17 (13.60%) VB6
16 16 (12.80%) Computer Science
16 16 (12.80%) Multithreading
17 15 (12.00%) E-Commerce
18 14 (11.20%) UNIX
18 14 (11.20%) JDBC

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Middleware 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 Middleware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 43 (34.40%) .NET
2 27 (21.60%) HTML
3 25 (20.00%) ASP.NET
4 21 (16.80%) CSS
5 18 (14.40%) XML
6 14 (11.20%) JDBC
7 13 (10.40%) Web Services
7 13 (10.40%) J2SE
8 10 (8.000%) HTML5
9 9 (7.200%) WebSphere
10 7 (5.600%) XHTML
11 6 (4.800%) WCF
11 6 (4.800%) WPF
11 6 (4.800%) jQuery
12 5 (4.000%) ASP
12 5 (4.000%) XSL
13 4 (3.200%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
13 4 (3.200%) ASP.NET MVC
13 4 (3.200%) .NET Framework
13 4 (3.200%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 14 (11.20%) BizTalk Server
2 8 (6.400%) WebLogic
3 6 (4.800%) MQSeries
4 5 (4.000%) TIBCO EMS
5 4 (3.200%) SharePoint
5 4 (3.200%) Tomcat
6 2 (1.600%) Lotus Domino
6 2 (1.600%) Apache
7 1 (0.800%) IIS
7 1 (0.800%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.800%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.800%) ColdFusion
7 1 (0.800%) WordPress
7 1 (0.800%) SAP Portal
7 1 (0.800%) Windows Azure
7 1 (0.800%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.800%) IBM HTTP Server
7 1 (0.800%) WebSphere Process Server
7 1 (0.800%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 7 (5.600%) MS Excel
2 4 (3.200%) MS Office
3 3 (2.400%) Photoshop
3 3 (2.400%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 9 (7.200%) Maximo
2 6 (4.800%) Dynamics AX
3 5 (4.000%) TIBCO iProcess
3 5 (4.000%) BusinessWorks
4 4 (3.200%) assyst
5 2 (1.600%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.800%) Oracle HRMS
6 1 (0.800%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.800%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.800%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.800%) Oracle BPM
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.000%) HTTP
2 2 (1.600%) TCP/IP
2 2 (1.600%) Internet
3 1 (0.800%) Extranet
3 1 (0.800%) Firewall
3 1 (0.800%) SSH
3 1 (0.800%) DNS
3 1 (0.800%) SSL
3 1 (0.800%) LDAP
3 1 (0.800%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (30.40%) SQL Server
2 7 (5.600%) SQL Server 2005
3 6 (4.800%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 6 (4.800%) SQL Server 2008
4 4 (3.200%) MS Access
5 2 (1.600%) DB2
5 2 (1.600%) SQL Server 2012
6 1 (0.800%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.800%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.800%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.800%) RavenDB
6 1 (0.800%) Big Data
6 1 (0.800%) QlikView
6 1 (0.800%) Oracle Discoverer
6 1 (0.800%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.800%) SQLPlus
6 1 (0.800%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (4.800%) TestDirector
2 5 (4.000%) QuickTest Pro
2 5 (4.000%) Selenium
3 3 (2.400%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (2.400%) MSBuild
3 3 (2.400%) Visual Studio
4 2 (1.600%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (1.600%) Eclipse
4 2 (1.600%) Subversion
4 2 (1.600%) Git (software)
General
1 27 (21.60%) Finance
2 9 (7.200%) Banking
3 6 (4.800%) Back Office
4 3 (2.400%) Retail
4 3 (2.400%) Manufacturing
4 3 (2.400%) Games
5 2 (1.600%) Investment Banking
5 2 (1.600%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.800%) Aerospace
6 1 (0.800%) Wholesale Banking
6 1 (0.800%) Marketing
6 1 (0.800%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 54 (43.20%) Developer
2 27 (21.60%) .NET Developer
3 25 (20.00%) Analyst
4 13 (10.40%) Java Developer
5 10 (8.000%) Applications Support
6 9 (7.200%) Support Analyst
7 8 (6.400%) ASP.NET Developer
8 7 (5.600%) Microsoft Developer
9 6 (4.800%) Senior Developer
9 6 (4.800%) Senior Analyst
9 6 (4.800%) C# Developer
9 6 (4.800%) Applications Support Analyst
9 6 (4.800%) Test Analyst
10 5 (4.000%) Graduate
10 5 (4.000%) Systems Analyst
10 5 (4.000%) Systems Support
10 5 (4.000%) Graduate Developer
10 5 (4.000%) Team Leader
10 5 (4.000%) Support Team Leader
10 5 (4.000%) Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 17 (13.60%) Mobile App
2 16 (12.80%) Computer Science
3 12 (9.600%) N-Tier
3 12 (9.600%) Grid Computing
4 10 (8.000%) Mathematics
5 9 (7.200%) CMDB
6 7 (5.600%) Firmware
6 7 (5.600%) AS400
7 5 (4.000%) SaaS
8 3 (2.400%) Graphic Design
9 2 (1.600%) Client/Server
9 2 (1.600%) iSeries
10 1 (0.800%) Open Source
10 1 (0.800%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.800%) Oracle Exalogic
Operating Systems
1 31 (24.80%) Windows
2 18 (14.40%) Linux
3 14 (11.20%) UNIX
4 6 (4.800%) Solaris
5 4 (3.200%) Windows XP
5 4 (3.200%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.800%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.800%) Windows Vista
6 1 (0.800%) Android
6 1 (0.800%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.800%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (23.20%) Scrum
2 21 (16.80%) ITIL
3 19 (15.20%) Agile Software Development
4 18 (14.40%) Unit Testing
5 17 (13.60%) Mobile Application Development
6 16 (12.80%) Multithreading
7 15 (12.00%) E-Commerce
8 12 (9.600%) Complex Event Processing
9 9 (7.200%) User Acceptance Testing
9 9 (7.200%) Configuration Management
10 8 (6.400%) Business Intelligence
10 8 (6.400%) SOA
10 8 (6.400%) Change Management
10 8 (6.400%) Continuous Integration
11 7 (5.600%) Software Architecture
11 7 (5.600%) V-Model
11 7 (5.600%) Test Scripting
11 7 (5.600%) Web Development
11 7 (5.600%) Problem Management
11 7 (5.600%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 59 (47.20%) SQL
2 39 (31.20%) C#
3 35 (28.00%) Java
4 24 (19.20%) VB.NET
5 23 (18.40%) JavaScript
5 23 (18.40%) VB
6 17 (13.60%) VB6
7 12 (9.600%) T-SQL
8 8 (6.400%) Shell Script
9 4 (3.200%) C++
9 4 (3.200%) Erlang
10 3 (2.400%) ActionScript
11 2 (1.600%) MATLAB
11 2 (1.600%) PHP
12 1 (0.800%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.800%) RPG
12 1 (0.800%) COBOL
12 1 (0.800%) Haskell
12 1 (0.800%) VBA
12 1 (0.800%) Python
Qualifications
1 21 (16.80%) Degree
2 8 (6.400%) ITIL Certification
3 7 (5.600%) ISEB
4 6 (4.800%) ISTQB
5 3 (2.400%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.600%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.800%) MCSE
7 1 (0.800%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.800%) QA
2 1 (0.800%) SLA
2 1 (0.800%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (1.600%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (4.800%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (1.600%) BladeLogic
2 2 (1.600%) Opalis
Vendors
1 31 (24.80%) Microsoft
2 23 (18.40%) Oracle
3 7 (5.600%) Cognos
4 5 (4.000%) TIBCO
5 4 (3.200%) Adobe
6 3 (2.400%) IBM
6 3 (2.400%) Planview
6 3 (2.400%) JBoss
7 2 (1.600%) BMC
7 2 (1.600%) PeopleSoft
7 2 (1.600%) SAP
8 1 (0.800%) Sybase
8 1 (0.800%) Business Objects
8 1 (0.800%) Sun
8 1 (0.800%) Lotus
8 1 (0.800%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.800%) Syclo
8 1 (0.800%) Twitter
8 1 (0.800%) webMethods
8 1 (0.800%) Micro Focus
Staffordshire
The primary focus for the role will be to implement a range of Oracle Portal technologies whilst ensuring customer requirements are met and our solutions are fit for...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
West Bromwich, West Midlands
Business System Support Analyst - West Bromwich - Facilities Management Salary: Up to £33,000 My Facilities Management client is looking to hire a business system support analyst to be...
Salary: £28000 - £33000 per annum
Posted: 6 June 2013
West Bromwich, West Midlands
Application Support Analyst - West Bromwich - Facilities ManagementSalary: Up to £28,000My Facilities Management client is looking to hire an application support analyst to be responsible for responding to...
Salary: £23000 - £28000 per annum
Posted: 3 June 2013
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