Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Service Level Agreement (SLA) skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SLA over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService Level Agreement (SLA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank109123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads6471
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.032 %
As % of the category below29.91 %36.98 %
Salaries quoted5258
Average minimum salary£29,877£35,188
Average salary£31,443£36,830
% change on same period last year-14.62 %
Average maximum salary£33,009£38,473
UK excluding London average salary£37,291£35,180
% change on same period last year+6.00 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads214192
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.143 %0.086 %
Salaries quoted158157
Average minimum salary£35,989£33,597
Average salary£38,947£36,070
% change on same period last year+7.97 %
Average maximum salary£41,905£38,543
UK excluding London average salary£40,170£39,932
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
SLA YorkshireSLA
Yorkshire

SLA
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire SLA Demand Trend

SLA
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire SLA Salary Trend

SLA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SLA across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire SLA Salary Histogram

SLA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SLA within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+1237£37,952-7.23 %
HuddersfieldUp+83£35,000+102.89 %
WetherbyUp+73£17,000-38.18 %
BradfordDown-112£19,000-46.97 %
HalifaxNew entry-2£26,250-
WakefieldUp+111£47,500+102.12 %
SLA YorkshireSLA
Yorkshire

SLA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing SLA 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 SLA.

186 (45.99 %)ITIL
255 (29.41 %)Microsoft
350 (26.74 %)Windows
441 (21.93 %)MS Office
535 (18.72 %)UNIX
632 (17.11 %)MS Excel
632 (17.11 %)Service Delivery
728 (14.97 %)OpenView
728 (14.97 %)HP
825 (13.37 %)Active Directory
923 (12.30 %)Problem Management
1021 (11.23 %)Finance
1021 (11.23 %)CRM
1021 (11.23 %)Linux
1021 (11.23 %)WebLogic
1120 (10.70 %)SQL
1219 (10.16 %)SharePoint
1316 (8.556 %)SQL Server
1316 (8.556 %)Windows Server 2003
1316 (8.556 %)Project Management
1414 (7.487 %)TCP/IP
1513 (6.952 %)Windows XP
1612 (6.417 %)SAN
1612 (6.417 %)Service Management
1612 (6.417 %)Time Management
1711 (5.882 %)Degree
1711 (5.882 %).NET
1810 (5.348 %)Windows 2000
199 (4.813 %)HPUX
199 (4.813 %)Solaris

SLA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing SLA 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 SLA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (5.882 %).NET
24 (2.139 %).NET Framework
32 (1.070 %)XML
41 (0.535 %)XHTML
41 (0.535 %)ASP.NET
41 (0.535 %)JSP
41 (0.535 %)HTML
41 (0.535 %)WML
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (11.23 %)WebLogic
219 (10.16 %)SharePoint
36 (3.209 %)MS Exchange
36 (3.209 %)IIS
44 (2.139 %)Apache
53 (1.604 %)Lotus Notes
53 (1.604 %)SAS
53 (1.604 %)Exchange Server 2003
62 (1.070 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (0.535 %)Tomcat
71 (0.535 %)Exchange Server 2007
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
141 (21.93 %)MS Office
232 (17.11 %)MS Excel
32 (1.070 %)MS Visio
41 (0.535 %)Spreadsheet
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.535 %)ResourceLink
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (7.487 %)TCP/IP
212 (6.417 %)SAN
39 (4.813 %)Internet
48 (4.278 %)LAN
56 (3.209 %)DNS
56 (3.209 %)FTP
56 (3.209 %)HTTP
65 (2.674 %)WAN
73 (1.604 %)Firewall
82 (1.070 %)Broadband
91 (0.535 %)VoIP
91 (0.535 %)Wireless
91 (0.535 %)Cisco PIX
91 (0.535 %)Network Security
91 (0.535 %)Cisco ASA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (8.556 %)SQL Server
23 (1.604 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (1.604 %)Database Marketing
23 (1.604 %)SQL Server 2008
32 (1.070 %)MySQL
32 (1.070 %)Crystal Reports
41 (0.535 %)Oracle 9i
41 (0.535 %)MS Access
41 (0.535 %)Oracle 10g
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.535 %)LoadRunner
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (11.23 %)Finance
27 (3.743 %)Insurance
36 (3.209 %)Telecoms
45 (2.674 %)Health
45 (2.674 %)Marketing
54 (2.139 %)Multimedia
54 (2.139 %)Law
54 (2.139 %)Legal
54 (2.139 %)Education
63 (1.604 %)Back Office
63 (1.604 %)Banking
72 (1.070 %)Retail
72 (1.070 %)Pensions
81 (0.535 %)Retail Banking
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (21.39 %)Service Manager
238 (20.32 %)Analyst
322 (11.76 %)Support Analyst
416 (8.556 %)UNIX Support
514 (7.487 %)Support Engineer
69 (4.813 %)1st Line Support
69 (4.813 %)Delivery Manager
78 (4.278 %)2nd Line Support
78 (4.278 %)Administrator
78 (4.278 %)Helpdesk Manager
87 (3.743 %)Service Desk Manager
87 (3.743 %)Helpdesk Support
87 (3.743 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
96 (3.209 %)Server Analyst
96 (3.209 %)Network Analyst
96 (3.209 %)Server Support Analyst
96 (3.209 %)Team Leader
96 (3.209 %)Network Support
96 (3.209 %)Desktop Support
96 (3.209 %)Server Support
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.604 %)Management Information System
21 (0.535 %)IVR
21 (0.535 %)PDA
21 (0.535 %)Blackberry
21 (0.535 %)Mainframe
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
150 (26.74 %)Windows
235 (18.72 %)UNIX
321 (11.23 %)Linux
416 (8.556 %)Windows Server 2003
513 (6.952 %)Windows XP
610 (5.348 %)Windows 2000
79 (4.813 %)HPUX
79 (4.813 %)Solaris
84 (2.139 %)Windows 2000 Server
93 (1.604 %)Mac OS X
93 (1.604 %)Windows Vista
93 (1.604 %)Mac OS X Server
102 (1.070 %)Red Hat Linux
111 (0.535 %)Windows Server 2008
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
186 (45.99 %)ITIL
232 (17.11 %)Service Delivery
323 (12.30 %)Problem Management
421 (11.23 %)CRM
516 (8.556 %)Project Management
612 (6.417 %)Service Management
612 (6.417 %)Time Management
78 (4.278 %)Configuration Management
87 (3.743 %)BCP
87 (3.743 %)Business Continuity
87 (3.743 %)Information Security
96 (3.209 %)Strategic Planning
96 (3.209 %)Workflow
96 (3.209 %)Workflow Management
105 (2.674 %)Disaster Recovery
105 (2.674 %)Change Management
114 (2.139 %)PRINCE2
114 (2.139 %)Incident Management
123 (1.604 %)IT Governance
123 (1.604 %)Stakeholder Management
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (10.70 %)SQL
23 (1.604 %)VB
23 (1.604 %)VB.NET
32 (1.070 %)Java
41 (0.535 %)PHP
41 (0.535 %)C
41 (0.535 %)C#
41 (0.535 %)VBA
41 (0.535 %)Progress 4GL
41 (0.535 %)Shell Script
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (5.882 %)Degree
29 (4.813 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (4.813 %)ITIL Certification
34 (2.139 %)MCSE
43 (1.604 %)ACMT
43 (1.604 %)ACDT
43 (1.604 %)ACPT
43 (1.604 %)MCP
52 (1.070 %)Citrix Certification
52 (1.070 %)CCEA
52 (1.070 %)ECDL
52 (1.070 %)SCSA
52 (1.070 %)MOS
61 (0.535 %)MCSA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (4.813 %)ISO27001
21 (0.535 %)QA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
125 (13.37 %)Active Directory
24 (2.139 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (1.604 %)Terminal Server
42 (1.070 %)NetBackup
51 (0.535 %)Oracle RAC
51 (0.535 %)ISA Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
128 (14.97 %)OpenView
26 (3.209 %)OVSD
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
155 (29.41 %)Microsoft
228 (14.97 %)HP
37 (3.743 %)Citrix
37 (3.743 %)Cisco
46 (3.209 %)VMware
54 (2.139 %)Remedy
63 (1.604 %)Lotus
63 (1.604 %)Apple
72 (1.070 %)Red Hat
72 (1.070 %)BEA
72 (1.070 %)EMC
72 (1.070 %)Sun
72 (1.070 %)Oracle
81 (0.535 %)Progress
81 (0.535 %)Compuware
81 (0.535 %)CheckPoint