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The table below looks at the demand for Clustering skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Clustering over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClustering
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank160126
Rank change on same period last yearDown-34
Matching permanent IT job ads2471
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.030 %
As % of the category below2.434 %7.411 %
Salaries quoted1651
Average minimum salary£38,235£36,392
Average salary£39,382£37,157
% change on same period last year+5.98 %
Average maximum salary£40,529£37,922
UK excluding London average salary£39,926£40,447
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads986958
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.546 %0.402 %
Salaries quoted764749
Average minimum salary£31,690£30,873
Average salary£34,996£33,168
% change on same period last year+5.51 %
Average maximum salary£38,302£35,463
UK excluding London average salary£37,737£39,061
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
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Yorkshire

Clustering
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Clustering Demand Trend

Clustering
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Clustering Salary Trend

Clustering
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Clustering across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Yorkshire Clustering Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Clustering within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LeedsDown-1614£40,318+15.76 %
BradfordNew entry-5£41,500-
KeighleyNew entry-1£38,000-
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Yorkshire

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Clustering 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 Clustering.

152 (81.25 %)Windows
248 (75.00 %)Microsoft
345 (70.31 %)SQL
443 (67.19 %)Active Directory
533 (51.56 %)SQL Server
630 (46.88 %)Microsoft Certification
729 (45.31 %)Windows Server 2003
826 (40.63 %)MCSE
924 (37.50 %)MS Excel
1023 (35.94 %)VMware
1122 (34.38 %)MS Exchange
1221 (32.81 %)ITIL
1221 (32.81 %)MCP
1320 (31.25 %)WAN
1419 (29.69 %)LAN
1419 (29.69 %)IIS
1419 (29.69 %)Windows 2000
1419 (29.69 %)Firewall
1419 (29.69 %)Exchange Server 2003
1419 (29.69 %)Application Packaging
1517 (26.56 %)Data Protection
1517 (26.56 %)Windows XP
1517 (26.56 %)VPN
1615 (23.44 %)SharePoint
1615 (23.44 %)MCSA
1615 (23.44 %)Exchange Server 2000
1615 (23.44 %)Retail
1713 (20.31 %)VoIP
1812 (18.75 %)SQL Server 2000
1812 (18.75 %)SQL Server 2005

Clustering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Clustering 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 Clustering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (29.69 %)Application Packaging
22 (3.125 %).NET
22 (3.125 %)ASP.NET
22 (3.125 %)STL
31 (1.563 %)WinForms
31 (1.563 %)WebSphere
31 (1.563 %).NET Framework
31 (1.563 %)ASP
31 (1.563 %)ASP.NET 2.0
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (34.38 %)MS Exchange
219 (29.69 %)Exchange Server 2003
219 (29.69 %)IIS
315 (23.44 %)SharePoint
315 (23.44 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (1.563 %)Oracle Application Server
41 (1.563 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (1.563 %)MQSeries
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (37.50 %)MS Excel
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (31.25 %)WAN
219 (29.69 %)LAN
219 (29.69 %)Firewall
317 (26.56 %)VPN
413 (20.31 %)VoIP
57 (10.94 %)SAN
57 (10.94 %)Internet
64 (6.250 %)MPLS
64 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
72 (3.125 %)SMS
81 (1.563 %)DNS
81 (1.563 %)Cisco PIX
81 (1.563 %)Network Security
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (51.56 %)SQL Server
212 (18.75 %)SQL Server 2000
212 (18.75 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (7.813 %)Oracle 10g
44 (6.250 %)Oracle 9i
51 (1.563 %)Data Mining
51 (1.563 %)OLAP
51 (1.563 %)Oracle OLAP
51 (1.563 %)SQL Server 2008
51 (1.563 %)MySQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (4.688 %)WebLOAD
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (23.44 %)Retail
26 (9.375 %)Telecoms
33 (4.688 %)Finance
33 (4.688 %)Pensions
33 (4.688 %)Auditing
42 (3.125 %)Health
51 (1.563 %)Banking
51 (1.563 %)Insurance
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (32.81 %)Team Leader
214 (21.88 %)Technical Engineer
36 (9.375 %)DBA
36 (9.375 %)Infrastructure Engineer
45 (7.813 %)Server Engineer
54 (6.250 %)SQL DBA
54 (6.250 %)Technical Consultant
54 (6.250 %)Consultant
63 (4.688 %)Project Engineer
63 (4.688 %)Project Consultant
63 (4.688 %)Administrator
72 (3.125 %)Head Of IT
72 (3.125 %)Developer
72 (3.125 %)Analyst
72 (3.125 %)Systems Engineer
72 (3.125 %)SQL Server DBA
81 (1.563 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
81 (1.563 %)Oracle DBA
81 (1.563 %)C# Developer
81 (1.563 %)Software Developer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.125 %)Client/Server
21 (1.563 %)Replication
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
152 (81.25 %)Windows
229 (45.31 %)Windows Server 2003
319 (29.69 %)Windows 2000
417 (26.56 %)Windows XP
56 (9.375 %)Windows 2000 Server
64 (6.250 %)Windows Vista
73 (4.688 %)UNIX
82 (3.125 %)Solaris
82 (3.125 %)Linux
91 (1.563 %)AIX
91 (1.563 %)Windows Server 2008
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (32.81 %)ITIL
217 (26.56 %)Data Protection
34 (6.250 %)Network Load Balancing
34 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
43 (4.688 %)Project Management
43 (4.688 %)Load Balancing
52 (3.125 %)Configuration Management
52 (3.125 %)Problem Management
52 (3.125 %)Service Management
52 (3.125 %)Change Management
61 (1.563 %)Web Development
61 (1.563 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.563 %)UML
61 (1.563 %)RUP
61 (1.563 %)Time Management
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (70.31 %)SQL
21 (1.563 %)VB
21 (1.563 %)C#
21 (1.563 %)PHP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (46.88 %)Microsoft Certification
226 (40.63 %)MCSE
321 (32.81 %)MCP
415 (23.44 %)MCSA
54 (6.250 %)PRINCE2 Certification
62 (3.125 %)MCDST
71 (1.563 %)CCA
71 (1.563 %)Citrix Certification
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
143 (67.19 %)Active Directory
27 (10.94 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (7.813 %)VMware ESX
44 (6.250 %)NetBackup
44 (6.250 %)ISA Server
51 (1.563 %)Backup Exec
51 (1.563 %)Oracle RAC
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.563 %)WSUS
11 (1.563 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
148 (75.00 %)Microsoft
223 (35.94 %)VMware
310 (15.63 %)Oracle
46 (9.375 %)VERITAS
53 (4.688 %)EMC
53 (4.688 %)Citrix
62 (3.125 %)Cisco
71 (1.563 %)Sun
71 (1.563 %)CheckPoint