Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Government' in IT jobs within the Wiltshire 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 Government over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGovernment
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5774
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads5655
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.025 %
As % of the category below8.321 %5.998 %
Salaries quoted5353
Average minimum salary£31,698£35,340
Average salary£34,075£36,443
% change on same period last year-6.49 %
Average maximum salary£36,453£37,547
UK excluding London average salary£45,991£51,168
% change on same period last year-10.11 %
Wiltshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Wiltshire
Matching permanent IT job ads673917
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.450 %0.409 %
Salaries quoted588785
Average minimum salary£35,008£35,452
Average salary£38,291£38,102
% change on same period last year+0.49 %
Average maximum salary£41,575£40,752
UK excluding London average salary£41,415£42,003
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
Government South WestGovernment
South West

Government
Demand Trend

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

Wiltshire Government Demand Trend

Government
Salary Trend

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

Wiltshire Government Salary Trend

Government
Salary Histogram

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

Wiltshire Government Salary Histogram

Government
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Government within the Wiltshire 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
SwindonUp+1018£38,563+5.59 %
SalisburyDown-211£32,455-6.97 %
TrowbridgeUp+47£28,357-18.97 %
ChippenhamNo change01--
CorshamNew entry-1--
Government South WestGovernment
South West

Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wiltshire region citing Government 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 Government.

154 (43.90 %)Local Government
243 (34.96 %)Security Cleared
340 (32.52 %)XML
433 (26.83 %)ITIL
529 (23.58 %).NET
628 (22.76 %)SQL Server
727 (21.95 %)Microsoft
825 (20.33 %)VB
825 (20.33 %)PRINCE2
923 (18.70 %)Microsoft Certification
1022 (17.89 %)ASP
1022 (17.89 %)JavaScript
1022 (17.89 %)HTML
1022 (17.89 %)Oracle
1022 (17.89 %)SC Cleared
1121 (17.07 %)Business Analysis
1220 (16.26 %)VB6
1220 (16.26 %)Finance
1220 (16.26 %)VB.NET
1220 (16.26 %)VBA
1220 (16.26 %)XSLT
1220 (16.26 %)BizTalk Server
1318 (14.63 %)Windows
1417 (13.82 %)Java
1516 (13.01 %)UML
1615 (12.20 %)MS Excel
1714 (11.38 %)J2EE
1813 (10.57 %)XSL
1912 (9.756 %)C#
1912 (9.756 %)SQL

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wiltshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (32.52 %)XML
229 (23.58 %).NET
322 (17.89 %)ASP
322 (17.89 %)HTML
420 (16.26 %)XSLT
514 (11.38 %)J2EE
613 (10.57 %)XSL
75 (4.065 %)JSP
83 (2.439 %)ADO.NET
83 (2.439 %)ASP.NET
92 (1.626 %)EJB
92 (1.626 %)JDBC
92 (1.626 %)WebServices
92 (1.626 %)AJAX
92 (1.626 %)Java EE
92 (1.626 %)Apache Axis
101 (0.813 %)Hibernate
101 (0.813 %)Spring
101 (0.813 %)XSD
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (16.26 %)BizTalk Server
22 (1.626 %)CMS
22 (1.626 %)JBoss
22 (1.626 %)Tomcat
31 (0.813 %)SharePoint
31 (0.813 %)Office Project Server
Wiltshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (12.20 %)MS Excel
24 (3.252 %)MS Office
33 (2.439 %)MS Project
41 (0.813 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.813 %)Spreadsheet
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.439 %)Academy Housing
21 (0.813 %)Academy Revenues and Benefits
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (2.439 %)TCP/IP
22 (1.626 %)LAN
31 (0.813 %)SMS
31 (0.813 %)DHCP
31 (0.813 %)FTP
31 (0.813 %)DNS
31 (0.813 %)SAN
31 (0.813 %)Intranet
31 (0.813 %)RTP
31 (0.813 %)NetScreen
31 (0.813 %)Firewall
31 (0.813 %)Wireless
31 (0.813 %)Cisco PIX
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (22.76 %)SQL Server
26 (4.878 %)SQL Server 2000
26 (4.878 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (4.065 %)EDRMS
35 (4.065 %)RDBMS
43 (2.439 %)BusinessObjects
52 (1.626 %)Ingres
61 (0.813 %)Data Cleansing
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (6.504 %)Visual Studio
23 (2.439 %)PVCS
31 (0.813 %)Eclipse
Wiltshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
154 (43.90 %)Local Government
220 (16.26 %)Finance
37 (5.691 %)Aerospace
43 (2.439 %)Telecoms
43 (2.439 %)Military
52 (1.626 %)Auditing
52 (1.626 %)Back Office
52 (1.626 %)Legal
61 (0.813 %)Home Office
61 (0.813 %)Pensions
61 (0.813 %)Health
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
139 (31.71 %)Developer
223 (18.70 %)Consultant
320 (16.26 %)Applications Developer
412 (9.756 %)Applications Consultant
59 (7.317 %)Applications Support
59 (7.317 %)Account Manager
68 (6.504 %)Development Manager
68 (6.504 %)Analyst
68 (6.504 %)Business Development Manager
68 (6.504 %)C++ Developer
68 (6.504 %)Java Developer
68 (6.504 %)Business Manager
77 (5.691 %).NET Developer
77 (5.691 %)Applications Support Consultant
77 (5.691 %)Support Consultant
85 (4.065 %)Administrator
85 (4.065 %)Project Manager
94 (3.252 %)DBA
103 (2.439 %)Senior Developer
103 (2.439 %)Desktop Support
Wiltshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.252 %)CESG
14 (3.252 %)CESG CLAS
22 (1.626 %)RMADS
31 (0.813 %)Data Extraction
31 (0.813 %)Freedom of Information
31 (0.813 %)Client/Server
31 (0.813 %)NHS
31 (0.813 %)Management Information System
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (14.63 %)Windows
212 (9.756 %)Windows XP
39 (7.317 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (4.878 %)UNIX
55 (4.065 %)Linux
63 (2.439 %)Solaris
71 (0.813 %)Debian
71 (0.813 %)Fedora
71 (0.813 %)Red Hat Linux
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
143 (34.96 %)Security Cleared
233 (26.83 %)ITIL
325 (20.33 %)PRINCE2
422 (17.89 %)SC Cleared
521 (17.07 %)Business Analysis
616 (13.01 %)UML
79 (7.317 %)Service Delivery
88 (6.504 %)Business Development
96 (4.878 %)Project Management
105 (4.065 %)Service Management
105 (4.065 %)Change Management
105 (4.065 %)CRM
114 (3.252 %)Information Security
123 (2.439 %)Configuration Management
123 (2.439 %)System Testing
123 (2.439 %)Data Modelling
132 (1.626 %)Information Security Management
132 (1.626 %)Security Management
132 (1.626 %)OOP
132 (1.626 %)OO
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (20.33 %)VB
222 (17.89 %)JavaScript
320 (16.26 %)VB6
320 (16.26 %)VB.NET
320 (16.26 %)VBA
417 (13.82 %)Java
512 (9.756 %)C#
512 (9.756 %)SQL
611 (8.943 %)C++
71 (0.813 %)COBOL
71 (0.813 %)C
71 (0.813 %)Embedded C
Wiltshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (18.70 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (2.439 %)PRINCE2 Certification
23 (2.439 %)Degree
23 (2.439 %)MCP
32 (1.626 %)MCSE
32 (1.626 %)MCSA
32 (1.626 %)Cisco Certification
41 (0.813 %)CCNP
41 (0.813 %)CISSP
41 (0.813 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.439 %)QA
22 (1.626 %)BS7799
31 (0.813 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.813 %)ISO27001
31 (0.813 %)ISO17799
31 (0.813 %)ISO9000
31 (0.813 %)SLA
31 (0.813 %)HMG Infosec
31 (0.813 %)JSP 440
Wiltshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.439 %)Terminal Server
21 (0.813 %)Active Directory
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.813 %)MOM
Wiltshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (21.95 %)Microsoft
222 (17.89 %)Oracle
35 (4.065 %)Cisco
44 (3.252 %)Citrix
53 (2.439 %)Business Objects
53 (2.439 %)Civica
53 (2.439 %)Lagan
61 (0.813 %)Northgate
61 (0.813 %)Sun
61 (0.813 %)Fujitsu
61 (0.813 %)SAP
61 (0.813 %)Cognos
61 (0.813 %)Juniper
61 (0.813 %)Red Hat
61 (0.813 %)CheckPoint