The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of PlateSpin products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PlateSpin over the 3 months to 20 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 Vendors for the West Midlands region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within PlateSpin Ltd.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PlateSpin
Rank 209 188 174
Rank change year-on-year
-21 -14
Permanent jobs citing PlateSpin 1 1 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.019% 0.021% 0.228%
As % of the Vendors category 0.038% 0.044% 0.462%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 10
Average salary £52,500 £44,000 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+19.31% -20.00%
UK excluding London average salary £52,500 £38,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year
+36.36% -23.00%
All Vendors
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
2653 2287 2165
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 49.48% 48.47% 49.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2146 1933 1791
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £26,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
PlateSpin
England

PlateSpin
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands PlateSpin Jobs Demand Trend

PlateSpin
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands PlateSpin Salary Trend

PlateSpin
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PlateSpin within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Birmingham -18 1 £52,500 +19.31%
PlateSpin
England

PlateSpin
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing PlateSpin 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 PlateSpin.

1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) VMware
1 5 (100.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1 5 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 5 (100.00%) XenServer
2 4 (80.00%) Hyper-V
2 4 (80.00%) MCSE
2 4 (80.00%) MS Excel
2 4 (80.00%) Citrix
2 4 (80.00%) Citrix Certification
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (80.00%) Novell
2 4 (80.00%) VCDX
2 4 (80.00%) vSphere
2 4 (80.00%) VCAP
2 4 (80.00%) CCEE
2 4 (80.00%) Advertising
3 1 (20.00%) PowerConvert
3 1 (20.00%) XenDesktop

PlateSpin
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Applications
1 4 (80.00%) MS Excel
General
1 4 (80.00%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Architect
1 4 (80.00%) Technical Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Design Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Consultant
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 4 (80.00%) MCSE
2 4 (80.00%) Citrix Certification
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (80.00%) VCDX
2 4 (80.00%) VCAP
2 4 (80.00%) CCEE
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 5 (100.00%) XenServer
2 4 (80.00%) Hyper-V
2 4 (80.00%) vSphere
3 1 (20.00%) PowerConvert
3 1 (20.00%) XenDesktop
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) VMware
2 4 (80.00%) Citrix
2 4 (80.00%) Novell
View PlateSpin jobs Nationwide