Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for HP OpenView (HPOV) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OpenView over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP OpenView (HPOV)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank165171
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads6362
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.026 %
As % of the category below35.80 %21.09 %
Salaries quoted4657
Average minimum salary£32,174£33,500
Average salary£34,909£35,332
% change on same period last year-1.19 %
Average maximum salary£37,643£37,164
UK excluding London average salary£36,150£40,601
% change on same period last year-10.96 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads176294
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.095 %0.123 %
Salaries quoted137249
Average minimum salary£33,326£31,429
Average salary£36,333£33,578
% change on same period last year+8.20 %
Average maximum salary£39,340£35,727
UK excluding London average salary£38,767£41,246
% change on same period last year-6.00 %
OpenView EnglandOpenView
England

OpenView
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands OpenView Demand Trend

OpenView
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands OpenView Salary Trend

OpenView
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands OpenView Salary Histogram

OpenView
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OpenView 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
HerefordshireUp+423£39,659-9.49 %
BirminghamDown-1314£31,177-27.38 %
StaffordshireDown-811£34,000+15.49 %
ShropshireNew entry-7£24,000-
CoventryDown-124£29,500+43.90 %
WarwickshireDown-33£38,333+52.03 %
OpenView EnglandOpenView
England

OpenView
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

187 (94.57 %)HP
247 (51.09 %)ITIL
341 (44.57 %)Windows
424 (26.09 %)Cisco
424 (26.09 %)Security Cleared
522 (23.91 %)OpenView Configuration Management
620 (21.74 %)UNIX
718 (19.57 %)Microsoft
718 (19.57 %)Service Management
718 (19.57 %)Government
817 (18.48 %)Active Directory
916 (17.39 %)SAS
916 (17.39 %)LAN
1015 (16.30 %)Cisco Certification
1015 (16.30 %)Compuware
1015 (16.30 %)Service Delivery
1015 (16.30 %)ITSM
1113 (14.13 %)MOF
1113 (14.13 %)Project Management
1113 (14.13 %)CCNA
1113 (14.13 %)PRINCE2
1212 (13.04 %)C
1311 (11.96 %)WAN
1311 (11.96 %)MS Excel
1311 (11.96 %)Citrix
1410 (10.87 %)Configuration Management
1410 (10.87 %)assyst
1410 (10.87 %)CMDB
1410 (10.87 %)Citrix Presentation Server
159 (9.783 %)BusinessObjects

OpenView
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (7.609 %)J2EE
17 (7.609 %)SOAP
17 (7.609 %)WebServices
17 (7.609 %)XML
25 (5.435 %)Middleware
25 (5.435 %).NET
25 (5.435 %)Application Packaging
33 (3.261 %)JMS
41 (1.087 %).NET Framework
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (17.39 %)SAS
27 (7.609 %)WebLogic
32 (2.174 %)MS Exchange
41 (1.087 %)Lotus Domino
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (11.96 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (10.87 %)assyst
22 (2.174 %)Remedy ITSM
22 (2.174 %)Remedy AR System
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (17.39 %)LAN
211 (11.96 %)WAN
38 (8.696 %)DHCP
38 (8.696 %)TCP/IP
38 (8.696 %)DNS
47 (7.609 %)GPRS
47 (7.609 %)Wireless
56 (6.522 %)HTTP
65 (5.435 %)GSM
73 (3.261 %)Firewall
82 (2.174 %)Wi-Fi
82 (2.174 %)SSL
82 (2.174 %)Internet
82 (2.174 %)3G
82 (2.174 %)DWDM
82 (2.174 %)IP Telephony
82 (2.174 %)Cisco IPT
82 (2.174 %)Cisco PIX
82 (2.174 %)Network Security
91 (1.087 %)MPLS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (9.783 %)BusinessObjects
23 (3.261 %)SQL Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (19.57 %)Government
27 (7.609 %)Telecoms
32 (2.174 %)Pensions
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (16.30 %)Server Specialist
214 (15.22 %)Analyst
313 (14.13 %)Network Engineer
313 (14.13 %)Service Manager
410 (10.87 %)Configuration Analyst
59 (9.783 %)Team Leader
68 (8.696 %)Support Engineer
68 (8.696 %)Network Support
68 (8.696 %)Configuration Management Analyst
77 (7.609 %)Implementation Manager
77 (7.609 %)Architect
77 (7.609 %)Network Support Engineer
86 (6.522 %)Technical Architect
86 (6.522 %)Cisco Engineer
86 (6.522 %)Cisco Network Engineer
93 (3.261 %)Report Analyst
102 (2.174 %)Configuration Manager
102 (2.174 %)Applications Architect
102 (2.174 %)Cisco Support
111 (1.087 %)Technical Solutions Architect
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (10.87 %)CMDB
27 (7.609 %)N-Tier
34 (4.348 %)Clustering
41 (1.087 %)e-Health
41 (1.087 %)SecurID
41 (1.087 %)Thin Client
41 (1.087 %)Fat Client
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
141 (44.57 %)Windows
220 (21.74 %)UNIX
39 (9.783 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (4.348 %)Windows Mobile
44 (4.348 %)HPUX
53 (3.261 %)Linux
61 (1.087 %)Windows 2000
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (51.09 %)ITIL
224 (26.09 %)Security Cleared
318 (19.57 %)Service Management
415 (16.30 %)Service Delivery
415 (16.30 %)ITSM
513 (14.13 %)PRINCE2
513 (14.13 %)MOF
513 (14.13 %)Project Management
610 (10.87 %)Configuration Management
78 (8.696 %)Incident Management
87 (7.609 %)SOA
96 (6.522 %)Validation
104 (4.348 %)Enterprise Architecture
113 (3.261 %)Release Management
122 (2.174 %)Problem Management
131 (1.087 %)SC Cleared
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (13.04 %)C
29 (9.783 %)SQL
35 (5.435 %)Java
43 (3.261 %)VBScript
43 (3.261 %)VB
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (16.30 %)Cisco Certification
213 (14.13 %)CCNA
37 (7.609 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
45 (5.435 %)CCNP
52 (2.174 %)CCDA
52 (2.174 %)ITIL Certification
52 (2.174 %)CCVP
61 (1.087 %)CCSE
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (8.696 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (18.48 %)Active Directory
210 (10.87 %)Citrix Presentation Server
38 (8.696 %)MetaFrame
41 (1.087 %)NetBackup
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
122 (23.91 %)OpenView Configuration Management
28 (8.696 %)CiscoWorks
35 (5.435 %)OVSD
44 (4.348 %)NNM
53 (3.261 %)OVOW
53 (3.261 %)AssetCenter
62 (2.174 %)Legato
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
187 (94.57 %)HP
224 (26.09 %)Cisco
318 (19.57 %)Microsoft
415 (16.30 %)Compuware
511 (11.96 %)Citrix
69 (9.783 %)Business Objects
77 (7.609 %)BEA
85 (5.435 %)Novadigm
85 (5.435 %)VERITAS
85 (5.435 %)Oracle
85 (5.435 %)IBM
85 (5.435 %)Remedy
94 (4.348 %)CheckPoint
102 (2.174 %)BMC
102 (2.174 %)Juniper
102 (2.174 %)SAP
102 (2.174 %)Nortel
102 (2.174 %)BT
102 (2.174 %)Nokia
111 (1.087 %)Mitel