Proactive Monitoring Jobs

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Proactive Monitoring skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Proactive Monitoring over the 3 months to 29 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Proactive Monitoring UK
Location	3 months to 29 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	745	695	756
Rank change year-on-year	-50	+61
Permanent jobs citing Proactive Monitoring	144	248	226
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.16%	0.25%	0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	0.18%	0.28%	0.23%
Number of salaries quoted	99	227	197
Median salary	£42,000	£42,500	£40,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-1.17%	+6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than	£31,250	£25,750	£23,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£72,500	£65,000	£63,000
UK excluding London median salary	£40,000	£37,500	£38,250
% change year-on-year	+6.66%	-1.96%

Proactive Monitoring is in the process and methodology skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process and methodology skills.

Process & Methodology Skills UK
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process and methodology skills	79789	87214	97872
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	89.72%	88.92%	88.07%
Number of salaries quoted	263898	300520	316679
Median salary	£50,000	£50,000	£50,000
90% offered a salary of more than	£31,250	£31,000	£29,900
10% offered a salary of more than	£81,250	£77,500	£80,000
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£43,000
% change year-on-year	-	+4.65%

Proactive Monitoring
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Proactive Monitoring as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Proactive Monitoring in the UK

Proactive Monitoring
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Proactive Monitoring.

Salary trend for Proactive Monitoring in the UK

Proactive Monitoring
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Proactive Monitoring over the 3 months to 29 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Proactive Monitoring in the UK

Proactive Monitoring
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Proactive Monitoring within the UK over the 3 months to 29 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	-45	136	£42,000	-1.17%	17
UK excluding London	-43	93	£40,000	+6.66%	12
London	-9	49	£63,750	+10.86%	5
North of England	-30	21	£41,500	+10.66%	5
South West	+17	20	£40,000	-0.31%
East of England	-13	17	£42,000	+58.49%	1
South East	-20	15	£37,500	-	4
Midlands	+18	14	£50,000	+33.33%	2
Scotland	+1	6	£32,500	-40.90%

Proactive Monitoring
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 June 2017, IT jobs citing Proactive Monitoring also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads with a requirement for Proactive Monitoring.

1	107 (45.34%)	Windows
2	92 (38.98%)	ITIL
3	69 (29.24%)	Firewall
4	65 (27.54%)	Active Directory
5	63 (26.69%)	Cisco
5	63 (26.69%)	Microsoft
6	59 (25.00%)	Cisco Certification
7	58 (24.58%)	VMware
8	56 (23.73%)	Windows Server
9	52 (22.03%)	Linux
10	48 (20.34%)	TCP/IP
11	47 (19.92%)	Analytical Skills
12	46 (19.49%)	SQL
12	46 (19.49%)	CCNA
12	46 (19.49%)	SLA

13	44 (18.64%)	LAN
13	44 (18.64%)	Degree
14	42 (17.80%)	Incident Management
15	41 (17.37%)	Disaster Recovery
16	38 (16.10%)	VMware Infrastructure
16	38 (16.10%)	Capacity Planning
17	37 (15.68%)	Amazon AWS
17	37 (15.68%)	Unix
18	36 (15.25%)	SAN
18	36 (15.25%)	Change Management
19	35 (14.83%)	Data Centre
20	34 (14.41%)	DNS
21	33 (13.98%)	PowerShell
21	33 (13.98%)	Network Security
22	32 (13.56%)	Microsoft Azure

Proactive Monitoring
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	20 (8.47%)	MS Exchange
2	16 (6.78%)	WebSphere
3	13 (5.51%)	SharePoint
4	12 (5.08%)	IIS
5	11 (4.66%)	Skype for Business
6	9 (3.81%)	IBM Notes
7	8 (3.39%)	Exchange Server 2010
8	5 (2.12%)	JBoss
9	4 (1.69%)	Tomcat
10	3 (1.27%)	Apache
10	3 (1.27%)	CMS
10	3 (1.27%)	Office Communications Server
10	3 (1.27%)	SharePoint 2010
10	3 (1.27%)	SharePoint 2013
11	2 (0.85%)	Exchange Server 2003
11	2 (0.85%)	Exchange Server 2007
11	2 (0.85%)	Exchange Server 2013
11	2 (0.85%)	Oracle SOA Suite
12	1 (0.42%)	Elasticsearch
12	1 (0.42%)	OpenStack

Applications
1	14 (5.93%)	Microsoft Office
2	2 (0.85%)	Microsoft Excel

Business Applications
1	6 (2.54%)	Remedy ITSM
2	3 (1.27%)	Endur

Cloud Services
1	37 (15.68%)	Amazon AWS
2	32 (13.56%)	Microsoft Azure
3	20 (8.47%)	Office 365
4	10 (4.24%)	SaaS
5	9 (3.81%)	IaaS
6	8 (3.39%)	PaaS
7	7 (2.97%)	Amazon S3
8	2 (0.85%)	Azure Active Directory
9	1 (0.42%)	GitHub
9	1 (0.42%)	Virtual Private Cloud

Communications & Networking
1	69 (29.24%)	Firewall
2	48 (20.34%)	TCP/IP
3	44 (18.64%)	LAN
4	36 (15.25%)	SAN
5	34 (14.41%)	DNS
6	33 (13.98%)	Network Security
7	27 (11.44%)	DHCP
8	25 (10.59%)	WAN
9	23 (9.75%)	VPN
10	22 (9.32%)	VoIP
10	22 (9.32%)	Wireless
11	19 (8.05%)	VLAN
12	18 (7.63%)	Broadband
12	18 (7.63%)	HTTP
13	17 (7.20%)	IP Telephony
14	13 (5.51%)	Internet
14	13 (5.51%)	SMTP
15	12 (5.08%)	ADSL
15	12 (5.08%)	IPsec
15	12 (5.08%)	SSL

Database & Business Intelligence
1	26 (11.02%)	SQL Server
2	9 (3.81%)	MySQL
3	6 (2.54%)	SQL Server 2008
4	5 (2.12%)	Oracle Database
4	5 (2.12%)	SQL Server 2012
5	4 (1.69%)	Amazon RDS
5	4 (1.69%)	Data Warehouse
5	4 (1.69%)	Endeca
5	4 (1.69%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
5	4 (1.69%)	SQL Server Integration Services
5	4 (1.69%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
6	3 (1.27%)	RDBMS
6	3 (1.27%)	Relational Database
6	3 (1.27%)	SQL Server 2005
6	3 (1.27%)	SQL Server 2014
6	3 (1.27%)	SQL Server 2016
7	2 (0.85%)	Big Data
7	2 (0.85%)	Ingres
7	2 (0.85%)	Oracle Exadata
7	2 (0.85%)	SQL Server 2000

Development Applications
1	13 (5.51%)	Git (software)
2	8 (3.39%)	JIRA
3	7 (2.97%)	Atlassian Bamboo
4	6 (2.54%)	Jenkins
5	3 (1.27%)	Maven
6	2 (0.85%)	MSI
6	2 (0.85%)	Visual Studio
7	1 (0.42%)	tSQLt

General
1	30 (12.71%)	Finance
2	20 (8.47%)	Banking
2	20 (8.47%)	Telecoms
3	9 (3.81%)	Retail
4	5 (2.12%)	Investment Banking
5	4 (1.69%)	Legal
6	3 (1.27%)	Billing
7	1 (0.42%)	Back Office
7	1 (0.42%)	Financial Institution
7	1 (0.42%)	Front Office
7	1 (0.42%)	Games

Job Titles
1	68 (28.81%)	Analyst
2	37 (15.68%)	Network Engineer
3	23 (9.75%)	Infrastructure Engineer
3	23 (9.75%)	Support Analyst
4	20 (8.47%)	Support Engineer
5	18 (7.63%)	Windows Engineer
6	16 (6.78%)	Administrator
7	15 (6.36%)	Exchange Engineer
7	15 (6.36%)	Senior Analyst
7	15 (6.36%)	Server Engineer
7	15 (6.36%)	Windows Server Engineer
8	13 (5.51%)	SOC Analyst
9	11 (4.66%)	Infrastructure Analyst
9	11 (4.66%)	Infrastructure Support
10	9 (3.81%)	Infrastructure Support Analyst
10	9 (3.81%)	Linux Administrator
10	9 (3.81%)	Linux Engineer
10	9 (3.81%)	Linux Support
10	9 (3.81%)	Network Analyst
10	9 (3.81%)	Service Analyst

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	10 (4.24%)	XML
2	9 (3.81%)	.NET
3	7 (2.97%)	JDBC
4	5 (2.12%)	Elastic Stack
5	4 (1.69%)	J2EE
5	4 (1.69%)	WSH
6	2 (0.85%)	.NET Framework
6	2 (0.85%)	FIX Protocol
6	2 (0.85%)	Middleware
6	2 (0.85%)	Software Packaging
7	1 (0.42%)	802.1X
7	1 (0.42%)	AngularJS
7	1 (0.42%)	Flash
7	1 (0.42%)	HTML
7	1 (0.42%)	JSON
7	1 (0.42%)	MAPI
7	1 (0.42%)	Node.js
7	1 (0.42%)	Regular Expression
7	1 (0.42%)	SOAP
7	1 (0.42%)	Web Services

Miscellaneous
1	47 (19.92%)	Analytical Skills
2	35 (14.83%)	Data Centre
3	22 (9.32%)	Management Information System
4	16 (6.78%)	Clustering
5	13 (5.51%)	Public Cloud
6	12 (5.08%)	Security Operations Centre
7	11 (4.66%)	CESG
8	9 (3.81%)	SCADA
9	7 (2.97%)	Driving Licence
9	7 (2.97%)	iSeries
9	7 (2.97%)	PMI
10	6 (2.54%)	Computer Science
11	5 (2.12%)	Video Conferencing
11	5 (2.12%)	Wiki
12	4 (1.69%)	Equities
12	4 (1.69%)	Hedge funds
12	4 (1.69%)	PKI
12	4 (1.69%)	Replication
12	4 (1.69%)	Virtual Team
13	3 (1.27%)	Reinsurance

Operating Systems
1	107 (45.34%)	Windows
2	56 (23.73%)	Windows Server
3	52 (22.03%)	Linux
4	37 (15.68%)	Unix
5	28 (11.86%)	Windows Server 2012
6	19 (8.05%)	Windows Server 2008
7	10 (4.24%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7	10 (4.24%)	Solaris
8	9 (3.81%)	CentOS
8	9 (3.81%)	Windows Server 2003
9	6 (2.54%)	AIX
9	6 (2.54%)	FreeBSD
9	6 (2.54%)	Ubuntu
9	6 (2.54%)	Windows 10
9	6 (2.54%)	Windows 7
10	5 (2.12%)	Mac OS X
11	4 (1.69%)	Windows 2000
12	2 (0.85%)	Windows 8
13	1 (0.42%)	Android
13	1 (0.42%)	Windows Vista

Processes & Methodologies
1	92 (38.98%)	ITIL
2	42 (17.80%)	Incident Management
3	41 (17.37%)	Disaster Recovery
4	38 (16.10%)	Capacity Planning
5	36 (15.25%)	Change Management
6	28 (11.86%)	Service Management
7	22 (9.32%)	Project Management
8	21 (8.90%)	Load Balancing
8	21 (8.90%)	SIEM
9	20 (8.47%)	Change Control
10	19 (8.05%)	DevOps
11	18 (7.63%)	Task Automation
12	17 (7.20%)	Configuration Management
12	17 (7.20%)	Infrastructure Management
13	16 (6.78%)	BCP
13	16 (6.78%)	Information Security
13	16 (6.78%)	Infrastructure Monitoring
13	16 (6.78%)	Mentoring
13	16 (6.78%)	Security Operations
14	15 (6.36%)	Performance Tuning

Programming Languages
1	46 (19.49%)	SQL
2	33 (13.98%)	PowerShell
3	21 (8.90%)	Java
3	21 (8.90%)	Python
4	16 (6.78%)	Bash Shell
4	16 (6.78%)	Shell Script
5	14 (5.93%)	Perl
6	10 (4.24%)	Ruby
7	7 (2.97%)	Jython
7	7 (2.97%)	VBScript
8	6 (2.54%)	T-SQL
9	3 (1.27%)	C
9	3 (1.27%)	PHP
10	2 (0.85%)	C#
10	2 (0.85%)	Korn
11	1 (0.42%)	JavaScript

Qualifications
1	59 (25.00%)	Cisco Certification
2	46 (19.49%)	CCNA
3	44 (18.64%)	Degree
4	29 (12.29%)	Microsoft Certification
4	29 (12.29%)	Security Cleared
5	24 (10.17%)	MCSE
6	20 (8.47%)	CCNP
7	19 (8.05%)	DV Cleared
8	17 (7.20%)	SC Cleared
9	14 (5.93%)	MCSA
10	13 (5.51%)	ITIL Foundation Certificate
11	11 (4.66%)	CISMP
12	10 (4.24%)	CEH
13	8 (3.39%)	CISSP
13	8 (3.39%)	Computer Science Degree
13	8 (3.39%)	GIAC
13	8 (3.39%)	MCP
14	7 (2.97%)	PMI Certification
14	7 (2.97%)	PMP
15	5 (2.12%)	CCIE

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	46 (19.49%)	SLA
2	9 (3.81%)	ISO 9001
3	7 (2.97%)	PCI DSS
4	6 (2.54%)	QA
5	2 (0.85%)	ISO/IEC 27001
5	2 (0.85%)	PMO

System Software
1	65 (27.54%)	Active Directory
2	38 (16.10%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	31 (13.14%)	Hyper-V
4	12 (5.08%)	XenApp
5	9 (3.81%)	KVM
5	9 (3.81%)	Snort
5	9 (3.81%)	vSphere
6	8 (3.39%)	Virtual Machines
6	8 (3.39%)	VMware ESXi
7	6 (2.54%)	NFS
8	4 (1.69%)	Docker
9	3 (1.27%)	Microsoft App-V
9	3 (1.27%)	XenDesktop
10	1 (0.42%)	GPFS
10	1 (0.42%)	XenServer

Systems Management
1	25 (10.59%)	Nagios
1	25 (10.59%)	SCOM
2	24 (10.17%)	SCCM
3	21 (8.90%)	Opscode Chef
4	20 (8.47%)	Puppet
5	13 (5.51%)	Ansible
5	13 (5.51%)	Cisco CUCM
6	12 (5.08%)	Cisco CME
7	9 (3.81%)	Host Intrusion Detection System
7	9 (3.81%)	Network Intrusion Detection System
8	8 (3.39%)	EdgeSight
9	6 (2.54%)	IBM BigFix
9	6 (2.54%)	Microsoft Clustering
9	6 (2.54%)	Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9	6 (2.54%)	SCVMM
10	5 (2.12%)	Grafana
10	5 (2.12%)	OpenView
10	5 (2.12%)	Red Hat Satellite
11	3 (1.27%)	ServiceCenter
12	2 (0.85%)	Tivoli Storage Manager

Vendors
1	63 (26.69%)	Cisco
1	63 (26.69%)	Microsoft
2	58 (24.58%)	VMware
3	22 (9.32%)	Red Hat
4	20 (8.47%)	HP
4	20 (8.47%)	Juniper
5	18 (7.63%)	Avaya
6	16 (6.78%)	Oracle
7	15 (6.36%)	Citrix
7	15 (6.36%)	SolarWinds
8	12 (5.08%)	ArcSight
9	9 (3.81%)	CheckPoint
9	9 (3.81%)	IBM
9	9 (3.81%)	Lotus
10	8 (3.39%)	Palo Alto
10	8 (3.39%)	WatchGuard
11	7 (2.97%)	Apple
11	7 (2.97%)	NetApp
11	7 (2.97%)	Splunk
12	6 (2.54%)	Nortel