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The table below looks at the demand for Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PDA over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPersonal Digital Assistant (PDA)
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank244239
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads819
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.469 %1.035 %
Salaries quoted718
Average minimum salary£24,429£29,849
Average salary£26,929£31,369
% change on same period last year-14.15 %
Average maximum salary£29,429£32,889
UK excluding London average salary£34,087£30,373
% change on same period last year+12.22 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17061836
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.940 %0.778 %
Salaries quoted13371458
Average minimum salary£31,672£31,332
Average salary£34,576£33,564
% change on same period last year+3.01 %
Average maximum salary£37,481£35,796
UK excluding London average salary£37,764£39,096
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
PDA EnglandPDA
England

PDA
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire PDA Demand Trend

PDA
Salary Trend

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

Yorkshire PDA Salary Trend

PDA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PDA across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

Yorkshire PDA Salary Histogram

PDA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PDA within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 4 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
West YorkshireUp+116£29,000+5.97 %
South YorkshireDown-82£21,750-
PDA EnglandPDA
England

PDA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing PDA 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 PDA.

115 (75.00 %)Windows
213 (65.00 %)Microsoft
311 (55.00 %)Active Directory
311 (55.00 %)Windows XP
311 (55.00 %)MS Exchange
410 (50.00 %)Citrix
410 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
58 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
58 (40.00 %)MS Excel
67 (35.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
76 (30.00 %)MS Office
76 (30.00 %)Terminal Services
85 (25.00 %)Blackberry
94 (20.00 %)Finance
103 (15.00 %)CheckPoint
103 (15.00 %)VPN
103 (15.00 %)C#
103 (15.00 %)Windows NT
103 (15.00 %).NET
112 (10.00 %)SQL Server
112 (10.00 %)Law
112 (10.00 %)OO
112 (10.00 %)Delphi
112 (10.00 %)SQL
112 (10.00 %)VB
112 (10.00 %)GPRS
112 (10.00 %)Software Engineering
121 (5.000 %)Software Testing
121 (5.000 %)QA
121 (5.000 %)Manual Testing

PDA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing PDA 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 PDA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (15.00 %).NET
21 (5.000 %)ASP
21 (5.000 %)ASP.NET
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (55.00 %)MS Exchange
27 (35.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (40.00 %)MS Excel
26 (30.00 %)MS Office
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (15.00 %)VPN
22 (10.00 %)GPRS
31 (5.000 %)GSM
31 (5.000 %)LAN
31 (5.000 %)WAN
31 (5.000 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.00 %)SQL Server
21 (5.000 %)GIS
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (20.00 %)Finance
22 (10.00 %)Law
31 (5.000 %)Legal
31 (5.000 %)Education
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (30.00 %)Analyst
16 (30.00 %)Systems Administrator
16 (30.00 %)Administrator
16 (30.00 %)IT Administrator
23 (15.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
23 (15.00 %)Helpdesk Engineer
23 (15.00 %)Service Analyst
32 (10.00 %)IT Support Analyst
32 (10.00 %)Support Analyst
32 (10.00 %)Software Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Developer
41 (5.000 %)Trainer
41 (5.000 %)Tester
41 (5.000 %)Test Manager
41 (5.000 %)IT Manager
41 (5.000 %)Web Developer
41 (5.000 %)Technical Support
41 (5.000 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (5.000 %)Support Engineer
41 (5.000 %).NET Developer
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (25.00 %)Blackberry
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (75.00 %)Windows
211 (55.00 %)Windows XP
310 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
53 (15.00 %)Windows NT
61 (5.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (5.000 %)UNIX
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (10.00 %)OO
12 (10.00 %)Software Engineering
21 (5.000 %)Software Testing
21 (5.000 %)Manual Testing
21 (5.000 %)Service Delivery
21 (5.000 %)Change Management
21 (5.000 %)Document Management
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (15.00 %)C#
22 (10.00 %)Delphi
22 (10.00 %)SQL
22 (10.00 %)VB
31 (5.000 %)VB.NET
31 (5.000 %)Java
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.000 %)MCSE
11 (5.000 %)ISEB
11 (5.000 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (5.000 %)MOS
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.000 %)SLA
11 (5.000 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (55.00 %)Active Directory
26 (30.00 %)Terminal Services
31 (5.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (65.00 %)Microsoft
210 (50.00 %)Citrix
33 (15.00 %)CheckPoint
41 (5.000 %)VMware
41 (5.000 %)Oracle