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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Pensions' 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 Pensions over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPension
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1731
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads743436
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.392 %0.179 %
As % of the category below18.20 %13.54 %
Salaries quoted638418
Average minimum salary£30,875£35,984
Average salary£33,757£38,679
% change on same period last year-12.72 %
Average maximum salary£36,640£41,374
UK excluding London average salary£37,806£38,674
% change on same period last year-2.24 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads40823219
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.155 %1.318 %
Salaries quoted34052781
Average minimum salary£34,835£34,940
Average salary£38,021£37,785
% change on same period last year+0.62 %
Average maximum salary£41,207£40,630
UK excluding London average salary£40,890£42,387
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Pensions EnglandPensions
England

Pensions
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Pensions Demand Trend

Pensions
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Pensions Salary Trend

Pensions
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Pensions across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands Pensions Salary Histogram

Pensions
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pensions within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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-1211£37,539-13.40 %
WarwickshireUp+35185£31,351-19.14 %
HerefordshireUp+28103£33,259-20.01 %
CoventryUp+888£30,081-4.87 %
WorcestershireUp+2651£31,056-7.12 %
StaffordshireUp+338£33,526-0.20 %
ShropshireDown-732£36,177+16.77 %
WolverhamptonUp+712£24,937-9.31 %
SolihullDown-1711£39,167+35.18 %
DudleyNew entry-7£30,667-
HalesowenNew entry-5£35,000-
WalsallNew entry-1--
StourbridgeNew entry-1--
SmethwickNew entry-1£37,000-
West BromwichNew entry-1£35,000-
Pensions EnglandPensions
England

Pensions
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Pensions 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 Pensions.

1809 (51.66 %)Health
2365 (23.31 %).NET
3328 (20.95 %)Microsoft
4320 (20.43 %)SQL Server
5275 (17.56 %)SQL
6257 (16.41 %)C#
7254 (16.22 %)Windows
8251 (16.03 %)Finance
9237 (15.13 %)C++
10223 (14.24 %)Insurance
11207 (13.22 %)Degree
12195 (12.45 %)VB.NET
13190 (12.13 %)ASP.NET
14178 (11.37 %)MS Excel
15158 (10.09 %)UNIX
15158 (10.09 %)XML
16153 (9.770 %)Java
16153 (9.770 %)Oracle
16153 (9.770 %)Microsoft Certification
17147 (9.387 %)JavaScript
18146 (9.323 %)HTML
19128 (8.174 %)SQL Server 2005
20122 (7.791 %)C
20122 (7.791 %)VB
21110 (7.024 %)MCSE
22107 (6.833 %)Project Management
23102 (6.513 %)Cisco
24101 (6.450 %)Active Directory
2594 (6.003 %)Linux
2692 (5.875 %)ASP

Pensions
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Pensions 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 Pensions. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1365 (23.31 %).NET
2190 (12.13 %)ASP.NET
3158 (10.09 %)XML
4146 (9.323 %)HTML
592 (5.875 %)ASP
684 (5.364 %)CSS
746 (2.937 %)MFC
746 (2.937 %)XSL
746 (2.937 %)XHTML
840 (2.554 %).NET Framework
938 (2.427 %)WinForms
938 (2.427 %)WebServices
1028 (1.788 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1126 (1.660 %)J2EE
1225 (1.596 %)COM+
1321 (1.341 %)DCOM
1412 (0.766 %)EDI
1511 (0.702 %)OpenGL
1610 (0.639 %)AJAX
179 (0.575 %)JSP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
188 (5.619 %)MS Exchange
266 (4.215 %)Exchange Server 2003
349 (3.129 %)Exchange Server 2000
447 (3.001 %)SharePoint
535 (2.235 %)CMS
629 (1.852 %)IIS
721 (1.341 %)Lotus Notes
818 (1.149 %)SharePoint Server 2007
916 (1.022 %)BizTalk Server
1011 (0.702 %)Oracle Spatial
1110 (0.639 %)Apache
129 (0.575 %)Tomcat
129 (0.575 %)SAS
136 (0.383 %)ColdFusion
136 (0.383 %)NetWeaver
136 (0.383 %)Content Management Server
144 (0.255 %)JBoss
152 (0.128 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
152 (0.128 %)Exchange Server 2007
161 (0.064 %)ESB
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1178 (11.37 %)MS Excel
285 (5.428 %)MS Office
325 (1.596 %)Photoshop
415 (0.958 %)MS Visio
57 (0.447 %)InfoPath
66 (0.383 %)MATLAB
66 (0.383 %)Acrobat
66 (0.383 %)FreeHand
66 (0.383 %)Fireworks
74 (0.255 %)MS Project
74 (0.255 %)Spreadsheet
83 (0.192 %)CA Clarity
92 (0.128 %)Adobe Captivate
92 (0.128 %)Adobe Illustrator
92 (0.128 %)MS PowerPoint
92 (0.128 %)RoboHelp
101 (0.064 %)AutoCAD
101 (0.064 %)SPSS
101 (0.064 %)3ds Max
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (0.511 %)Microsoft CRM
18 (0.511 %)Great Plains
18 (0.511 %)Line 500
27 (0.447 %)Line 50
27 (0.447 %)Line 100
36 (0.383 %)MFGPRO
45 (0.319 %)GraphTalk
45 (0.319 %)Dynamics CRM
54 (0.255 %)Applix TM1
54 (0.255 %)Oracle HRMS
54 (0.255 %)Oracle Applications
63 (0.192 %)SAP MM
63 (0.192 %)SMARTEAM
63 (0.192 %)Oracle 11i
63 (0.192 %)Navision
63 (0.192 %)WebTrends
63 (0.192 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
72 (0.128 %)Sage MMS
72 (0.128 %)Dynamics NAV
72 (0.128 %)Dynamics AX
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
149 (3.129 %)LAN
246 (2.937 %)WAN
343 (2.746 %)TCP/IP
442 (2.682 %)Firewall
538 (2.427 %)Internet
633 (2.107 %)SAN
724 (1.533 %)DNS
821 (1.341 %)PBX
918 (1.149 %)VoIP
918 (1.149 %)Cisco ICM
1016 (1.022 %)VPN
1113 (0.830 %)IP Telephony
1212 (0.766 %)Network Security
1311 (0.702 %)Cisco IPT
1410 (0.639 %)DHCP
159 (0.575 %)Cisco PIX
159 (0.575 %)Wireless
168 (0.511 %)IPCC
168 (0.511 %)Intranet
175 (0.319 %)MPLS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1320 (20.43 %)SQL Server
2128 (8.174 %)SQL Server 2005
377 (4.917 %)SQL Server 2000
434 (2.171 %)Oracle 10g
532 (2.043 %)DB2
628 (1.788 %)SQL Server 7
628 (1.788 %)GIS
727 (1.724 %)Datawarehouse
826 (1.660 %)MySQL
920 (1.277 %)BusinessObjects
1019 (1.213 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1117 (1.086 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1117 (1.086 %)DTS
1117 (1.086 %)Oracle 9i
1214 (0.894 %)BusinessObjects XI
1313 (0.830 %)OLAP
1313 (0.830 %)Crystal Reports
1412 (0.766 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1511 (0.702 %)ETL
1610 (0.639 %)MS Access
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
134 (2.171 %)Visual Studio
216 (1.022 %)Flash
39 (0.575 %)TestDirector
39 (0.575 %)Dreamweaver
48 (0.511 %)Oracle Forms
57 (0.447 %)Visual LANSA
66 (0.383 %)FrontPage
71 (0.064 %)LSMW
71 (0.064 %)WinRunner
71 (0.064 %)QuickTest Pro
71 (0.064 %)LoadRunner
71 (0.064 %)Synon
71 (0.064 %)COOL2E
71 (0.064 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
71 (0.064 %)PVCS
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1809 (51.66 %)Health
2251 (16.03 %)Finance
3223 (14.24 %)Insurance
441 (2.618 %)Manufacturing
540 (2.554 %)Automotive
630 (1.916 %)Marketing
723 (1.469 %)Retail
817 (1.086 %)Banking
817 (1.086 %)Telecoms
916 (1.022 %)Education
1014 (0.894 %)Financial Institution
1113 (0.830 %)Electronics
1210 (0.639 %)Games
139 (0.575 %)Construction
148 (0.511 %)3D Graphics
157 (0.447 %)Government
166 (0.383 %)Law
166 (0.383 %)Back Office
166 (0.383 %)Animation
175 (0.319 %)Legal
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1420 (26.82 %)Developer
2218 (13.92 %)Analyst
3195 (12.45 %)Consultant
4140 (8.940 %).NET Developer
5112 (7.152 %)C# Developer
691 (5.811 %)Business Analyst
778 (4.981 %)ASP.NET Developer
875 (4.789 %)Software Engineer
969 (4.406 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1067 (4.278 %)Web Developer
1163 (4.023 %)Project Manager
1258 (3.704 %)Software Developer
1356 (3.576 %)Programmer
1451 (3.257 %)VB.NET Developer
1547 (3.001 %)Administrator
1645 (2.874 %)Architect
1743 (2.746 %)Network Engineer
1840 (2.554 %)Technical Consultant
1938 (2.427 %)Support Analyst
2036 (2.299 %)C++ Developer
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
155 (3.512 %)Client/Server
233 (2.107 %)W3C
233 (2.107 %)Mathematics
327 (1.724 %)Clustering
420 (1.277 %)Replication
518 (1.149 %)NHS
518 (1.149 %)Computer Science
615 (0.958 %)AS400
711 (0.702 %)Mainframe
88 (0.511 %)MPEG
97 (0.447 %)Management Information System
97 (0.447 %)Credit Risk
106 (0.383 %)Fat Client
106 (0.383 %)Thin Client
115 (0.319 %)EPoS
124 (0.255 %)PMI
124 (0.255 %)Economics
124 (0.255 %)Physics
133 (0.192 %)N-Tier
133 (0.192 %)BBC
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1254 (16.22 %)Windows
2158 (10.09 %)UNIX
394 (6.003 %)Linux
430 (1.916 %)HPUX
525 (1.596 %)Windows 2000
621 (1.341 %)Windows XP
716 (1.022 %)Mac OS X
810 (0.639 %)Solaris
810 (0.639 %)AIX
810 (0.639 %)Tru64
99 (0.575 %)Windows NT
103 (0.192 %)Windows Vista
103 (0.192 %)Windows CE
103 (0.192 %)Windows Server 2003
111 (0.064 %)Windows Mobile
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1107 (6.833 %)Project Management
280 (5.109 %)OO
366 (4.215 %)Business Analysis
458 (3.704 %)Business Development
556 (3.576 %)UML
556 (3.576 %)Web Development
655 (3.512 %)E-Commerce
744 (2.810 %)Business Intelligence
839 (2.490 %)CRM
937 (2.363 %)PRINCE2
1036 (2.299 %)ITIL
1135 (2.235 %)OOP
1234 (2.171 %)User Acceptance Testing
1333 (2.107 %)Disaster Recovery
1432 (2.043 %)RAD
1529 (1.852 %)Migration
1627 (1.724 %)Service Delivery
1627 (1.724 %)Change Management
1722 (1.405 %)ERP
1722 (1.405 %)Systems Analysis
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1275 (17.56 %)SQL
2257 (16.41 %)C#
3237 (15.13 %)C++
4195 (12.45 %)VB.NET
5153 (9.770 %)Java
6147 (9.387 %)JavaScript
7122 (7.791 %)C
7122 (7.791 %)VB
856 (3.576 %)COBOL
943 (2.746 %)Transact-SQL
1041 (2.618 %)PL/SQL
1137 (2.363 %)PHP
1235 (2.235 %)VBScript
1328 (1.788 %)VB6
1425 (1.596 %)DHTML
1524 (1.533 %)VC++
1622 (1.405 %)Shell Script
1714 (0.894 %)Perl
1813 (0.830 %)Delphi
199 (0.575 %)RPG
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1207 (13.22 %)Degree
2153 (9.770 %)Microsoft Certification
3110 (7.024 %)MCSE
477 (4.917 %)MCP
576 (4.853 %)MCSA
647 (3.001 %)Cisco Certification
735 (2.235 %)CCNA
829 (1.852 %)CCNP
919 (1.213 %)ISEB
109 (0.575 %)CCIE
118 (0.511 %)Citrix Certification
118 (0.511 %)CCVP
126 (0.383 %)PRINCE2 Certification
126 (0.383 %)CCDP
135 (0.319 %)CCDA
135 (0.319 %)CCSP
135 (0.319 %)ITIL Certification
135 (0.319 %)CCDE
144 (0.255 %)CCSA
144 (0.255 %)A+ Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
165 (4.151 %)SLA
239 (2.490 %)QA
312 (0.766 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
46 (0.383 %)WAI
54 (0.255 %)COBIT
63 (0.192 %)BS7799
63 (0.192 %)ISO9000
72 (0.128 %)ISO9001
72 (0.128 %)WCAG
81 (0.064 %)ISO/IEC 20000
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1101 (6.450 %)Active Directory
25 (0.319 %)Terminal Server
33 (0.192 %)NetBackup
42 (0.128 %)Backup Exec
42 (0.128 %)Oracle RAC
42 (0.128 %)MetaFrame
51 (0.064 %)Terminal Services
51 (0.064 %)VMware ESX
51 (0.064 %)VMware Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (0.830 %)HP Data Protector
212 (0.766 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
212 (0.766 %)CONTROL-M
38 (0.511 %)BMC Marimba
47 (0.447 %)BMC PATROL
55 (0.319 %)Unicenter
64 (0.255 %)Tivoli
64 (0.255 %)Norton AntiVirus
72 (0.128 %)OpenView
72 (0.128 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
81 (0.064 %)MOM
81 (0.064 %)Legato
81 (0.064 %)ARCserve
81 (0.064 %)WSUS
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1328 (20.95 %)Microsoft
2153 (9.770 %)Oracle
3102 (6.513 %)Cisco
430 (1.916 %)SAP
430 (1.916 %)Citrix
526 (1.660 %)HP
625 (1.596 %)Remedy
722 (1.405 %)Cognos
821 (1.341 %)Lotus
821 (1.341 %)Sage
821 (1.341 %)CheckPoint
920 (1.277 %)Business Objects
1019 (1.213 %)Adobe
1019 (1.213 %)Siemens
1115 (0.958 %)Mitel
1214 (0.894 %)IBM
1313 (0.830 %)Pegasus
149 (0.575 %)Borland
158 (0.511 %)Exchequer
158 (0.511 %)VMware
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