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The table below looks at the demand for Service Level Agreement (SLA) skills within the 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService Level Agreement (SLA)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank122102
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching permanent IT job ads117194
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.076 %0.087 %
As % of the category below31.71 %41.36 %
Salaries quoted99171
Average minimum salary£30,990£30,874
Average salary£32,869£32,360
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Average maximum salary£34,747£33,846
UK excluding London average salary£36,694£35,132
% change on same period last year+4.44 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads369469
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.239 %0.209 %
Salaries quoted292386
Average minimum salary£34,887£31,741
Average salary£37,610£34,057
% change on same period last year+10.43 %
Average maximum salary£40,332£36,372
UK excluding London average salary£40,116£39,773
% change on same period last year+0.86 %
SLA EnglandSLA
England

SLA
Demand Trend

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

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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire SLA Salary Trend

SLA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SLA across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 18 November 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+1369£31,364-13.96 %
South YorkshireDown-1624£41,375+58.77 %
North YorkshireDown-1617£31,667+2.70 %
East YorkshireDown-174£22,500-39.64 %
SLA EnglandSLA
England

SLA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

1127 (41.64 %)ITIL
290 (29.51 %)Microsoft
365 (21.31 %)Windows
458 (19.02 %)Service Delivery
556 (18.36 %)MS Office
646 (15.08 %)UNIX
646 (15.08 %)Finance
744 (14.43 %)MS Excel
835 (11.48 %)HP
932 (10.49 %)Active Directory
1031 (10.16 %)OpenView
1128 (9.180 %)SQL Server
1227 (8.852 %)Service Management
1326 (8.525 %)SQL
1425 (8.197 %)Problem Management
1524 (7.869 %)Microsoft Certification
1524 (7.869 %)ITIL Certification
1524 (7.869 %)Windows Server 2003
1623 (7.541 %)TCP/IP
1623 (7.541 %)WebLogic
1722 (7.213 %).NET
1722 (7.213 %)Linux
1722 (7.213 %)CRM
1821 (6.885 %)SharePoint
1920 (6.557 %)Degree
2019 (6.230 %)Project Management
2117 (5.574 %)Cisco
2117 (5.574 %)SAN
2117 (5.574 %)WAN
2117 (5.574 %)MCSE

SLA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (7.213 %).NET
213 (4.262 %)XML
311 (3.607 %)ASP.NET
311 (3.607 %)XHTML
410 (3.279 %)COM+
410 (3.279 %)CSS
410 (3.279 %)ASP
410 (3.279 %)SOAP
410 (3.279 %)AJAX
57 (2.295 %)XSLT
63 (0.984 %).NET Framework
71 (0.328 %)JSP
71 (0.328 %)WML
71 (0.328 %)HTML
71 (0.328 %)Middleware
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (7.541 %)WebLogic
221 (6.885 %)SharePoint
311 (3.607 %)Lotus Notes
410 (3.279 %)MS Exchange
59 (2.951 %)IIS
66 (1.967 %)Apache
73 (0.984 %)SAS
73 (0.984 %)Tomcat
73 (0.984 %)Exchange Server 2003
82 (0.656 %)Exchange Server 2000
91 (0.328 %)CICS
91 (0.328 %)Exchange Server 2007
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
156 (18.36 %)MS Office
244 (14.43 %)MS Excel
37 (2.295 %)MS Project
44 (1.311 %)MS Visio
52 (0.656 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.328 %)Spreadsheet
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.656 %)Oracle Applications
12 (0.656 %)Oracle 11i
21 (0.328 %)JDE OneWorld
21 (0.328 %)assyst
21 (0.328 %)ResourceLink
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (7.541 %)TCP/IP
217 (5.574 %)SAN
217 (5.574 %)WAN
315 (4.918 %)LAN
412 (3.934 %)Firewall
58 (2.623 %)Internet
58 (2.623 %)DNS
66 (1.967 %)VoIP
66 (1.967 %)FTP
66 (1.967 %)HTTP
74 (1.311 %)Cisco PIX
74 (1.311 %)Network Security
82 (0.656 %)LDAP
82 (0.656 %)DHCP
82 (0.656 %)Broadband
91 (0.328 %)VPN
91 (0.328 %)Wireless
91 (0.328 %)Cisco ASA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (9.180 %)SQL Server
24 (1.311 %)DB2
33 (0.984 %)Oracle 10g
33 (0.984 %)Database Marketing
42 (0.656 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (0.656 %)SQL Server 2008
42 (0.656 %)Oracle Reports
42 (0.656 %)MySQL
42 (0.656 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.328 %)MS Access
51 (0.328 %)Oracle 9i
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.328 %)TestDirector
11 (0.328 %)LoadRunner
11 (0.328 %)WebLOAD
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (15.08 %)Finance
29 (2.951 %)Health
37 (2.295 %)Insurance
37 (2.295 %)Telecoms
46 (1.967 %)Banking
55 (1.639 %)Education
55 (1.639 %)Pensions
55 (1.639 %)Marketing
64 (1.311 %)Law
64 (1.311 %)Legal
64 (1.311 %)Government
64 (1.311 %)Back Office
64 (1.311 %)Retail
64 (1.311 %)Multimedia
72 (0.656 %)Local Government
72 (0.656 %)Electric
81 (0.328 %)Retail Banking
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
161 (20.00 %)Analyst
161 (20.00 %)Service Manager
236 (11.80 %)Support Analyst
322 (7.213 %)Support Engineer
419 (6.230 %)Delivery Manager
515 (4.918 %)UNIX Support
614 (4.590 %)Team Leader
614 (4.590 %)Helpdesk Manager
713 (4.262 %)Services Delivery Manager
812 (3.934 %)Service Desk Manager
911 (3.607 %)1st Line Support
1010 (3.279 %)Administrator
1010 (3.279 %)Software Support Engineer
1010 (3.279 %)Desktop Support
1010 (3.279 %)Coordinator
1010 (3.279 %)Project Manager
1010 (3.279 %)Software Engineer
119 (2.951 %)Applications Manager
128 (2.623 %)Server Support
128 (2.623 %)Network Specialist
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (2.295 %)Mainframe
25 (1.639 %)Management Information System
33 (0.984 %)Clustering
42 (0.656 %)PKI
51 (0.328 %)EPoS
51 (0.328 %)Blackberry
51 (0.328 %)IVR
51 (0.328 %)PDA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
165 (21.31 %)Windows
246 (15.08 %)UNIX
324 (7.869 %)Windows Server 2003
422 (7.213 %)Linux
515 (4.918 %)Windows 2000
612 (3.934 %)Solaris
711 (3.607 %)Windows XP
89 (2.951 %)HPUX
96 (1.967 %)Windows Vista
96 (1.967 %)Windows 2000 Server
104 (1.311 %)Mac OS X Server
104 (1.311 %)Mac OS X
112 (0.656 %)Red Hat Linux
112 (0.656 %)VME
121 (0.328 %)MVS
121 (0.328 %)Windows Server 2008
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1127 (41.64 %)ITIL
258 (19.02 %)Service Delivery
327 (8.852 %)Service Management
425 (8.197 %)Problem Management
522 (7.213 %)CRM
619 (6.230 %)Project Management
716 (5.246 %)Time Management
813 (4.262 %)PRINCE2
813 (4.262 %)Change Management
98 (2.623 %)Business Continuity
98 (2.623 %)Information Security
98 (2.623 %)Disaster Recovery
98 (2.623 %)Configuration Management
107 (2.295 %)BCP
107 (2.295 %)Incident Management
116 (1.967 %)Strategic Planning
116 (1.967 %)Workflow
116 (1.967 %)Workflow Management
125 (1.639 %)Document Management
125 (1.639 %)ITSM
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (8.525 %)SQL
214 (4.590 %)Java
313 (4.262 %)VB
412 (3.934 %)C#
510 (3.279 %)VB6
510 (3.279 %)C++
510 (3.279 %)JavaScript
64 (1.311 %)VB.NET
73 (0.984 %)VBA
73 (0.984 %)COBOL
82 (0.656 %)PL/SQL
91 (0.328 %)C
91 (0.328 %)PHP
91 (0.328 %)Progress 4GL
91 (0.328 %)Shell Script
91 (0.328 %)JCL
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (7.869 %)Microsoft Certification
124 (7.869 %)ITIL Certification
220 (6.557 %)Degree
317 (5.574 %)MCSE
46 (1.967 %)MCP
46 (1.967 %)CCNA
46 (1.967 %)Cisco Certification
55 (1.639 %)Citrix Certification
55 (1.639 %)CCEA
55 (1.639 %)SCSA
55 (1.639 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
64 (1.311 %)ACMT
64 (1.311 %)ACDT
64 (1.311 %)ACPT
73 (0.984 %)CCNP
82 (0.656 %)MCTS
82 (0.656 %)MOS
82 (0.656 %)ECDL
82 (0.656 %)MCSA
91 (0.328 %)A+ Certification
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (3.279 %)WAI
29 (2.951 %)ISO27001
31 (0.328 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
132 (10.49 %)Active Directory
24 (1.311 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (0.984 %)NetBackup
42 (0.656 %)Oracle RAC
42 (0.656 %)Terminal Server
42 (0.656 %)ISA Server
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
131 (10.16 %)OpenView
29 (2.951 %)OVSD
34 (1.311 %)Unicenter
41 (0.328 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
190 (29.51 %)Microsoft
235 (11.48 %)HP
317 (5.574 %)Cisco
414 (4.590 %)Lotus
414 (4.590 %)Citrix
59 (2.951 %)CheckPoint
68 (2.623 %)Oracle
68 (2.623 %)Nokia
76 (1.967 %)VMware
85 (1.639 %)Remedy
94 (1.311 %)3Com
94 (1.311 %)CA
94 (1.311 %)Apple
103 (0.984 %)VERITAS
103 (0.984 %)Juniper
112 (0.656 %)Axway
112 (0.656 %)Niku
112 (0.656 %)Sun
112 (0.656 %)EMC
112 (0.656 %)Nortel