Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in IT jobs within the Essex 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 Finance over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank85
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads236427
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.204 %0.218 %
As % of the category below37.11 %46.72 %
Salaries quoted195381
Average minimum salary£40,028£40,935
Average salary£42,118£43,288
% change on same period last year-2.70 %
Average maximum salary£44,209£45,641
UK excluding London average salary£44,170£43,589
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads636914
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.550 %0.466 %
Salaries quoted553759
Average minimum salary£38,411£37,008
Average salary£40,874£39,890
% change on same period last year+2.46 %
Average maximum salary£43,336£42,772
UK excluding London average salary£41,326£41,808
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Finance East of EnglandFinance
East of England

Finance
Demand Trend

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

Essex Finance Demand Trend

Finance
Salary Trend

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

Essex Finance Salary Trend

Finance
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Finance across the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Essex Finance Salary Histogram

Finance
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ColchesterUp+1042£24,411-53.34 %
BasildonUp+420£50,974+15.84 %
HarlowUp+1212£51,944+107.77 %
WithamNew entry-6£37,500-
Saffron WaldenNew entry-6£21,000-
ChelmsfordDown-84£51,667+10.78 %
Southend-on-SeaDown-53£41,317+43.34 %
ThurrockNew entry-2£22,500-
Finance East of EnglandFinance
East of England

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Finance 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 Finance.

1173 (26.45 %).NET
2146 (22.32 %)SQL Server
3133 (20.34 %)C#
4132 (20.18 %)SQL
5107 (16.36 %)Microsoft
6106 (16.21 %)XML
782 (12.54 %)Windows
875 (11.47 %)Oracle
971 (10.86 %)ASP.NET
1069 (10.55 %)Pensions
1069 (10.55 %)iSeries
1165 (9.939 %)UNIX
1165 (9.939 %)IBM
1263 (9.633 %)WebServices
1362 (9.480 %)AS400
1457 (8.716 %)Insurance
1553 (8.104 %)MS Excel
1652 (7.951 %)Project Management
1751 (7.798 %)Linux
1849 (7.492 %)IIS
1948 (7.339 %)OO
2047 (7.187 %)Java
2047 (7.187 %)WinForms
2146 (7.034 %)MS Visio
2245 (6.881 %)JavaScript
2344 (6.728 %)Degree
2443 (6.575 %)HTML
2443 (6.575 %)TCP/IP
2538 (5.810 %)Banking
2636 (5.505 %)SAN

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1173 (26.45 %).NET
2106 (16.21 %)XML
371 (10.86 %)ASP.NET
463 (9.633 %)WebServices
547 (7.187 %)WinForms
643 (6.575 %)HTML
731 (4.740 %).NET Framework
825 (3.823 %)XSL
918 (2.752 %)XSLT
1015 (2.294 %)J2EE
1114 (2.141 %)CSS
1213 (1.988 %)SOAP
1310 (1.529 %)ASP
148 (1.223 %)WCF
148 (1.223 %)WPF
148 (1.223 %)WF
148 (1.223 %)WebSphere
157 (1.070 %)XHTML
157 (1.070 %)WSDL
157 (1.070 %)XML Messaging
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
149 (7.492 %)IIS
223 (3.517 %)Apache
311 (1.682 %)Oracle Application Server
410 (1.529 %)SharePoint Portal Server
59 (1.376 %)MS Exchange
68 (1.223 %)Tomcat
77 (1.070 %)JBoss
77 (1.070 %)WebLogic
86 (0.917 %)SharePoint
94 (0.612 %)SharePoint Server 2007
103 (0.459 %)Oracle Workflow
111 (0.153 %)ColdFusion
111 (0.153 %)CMS
111 (0.153 %)Lotus Notes
111 (0.153 %)Exchange Server 2000
111 (0.153 %)Exchange Server 2003
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
153 (8.104 %)MS Excel
246 (7.034 %)MS Visio
329 (4.434 %)MS Office
417 (2.599 %)MS Project
515 (2.294 %)Spreadsheet
69 (1.376 %)MS PowerPoint
72 (0.306 %)Photoshop
Essex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (2.294 %)Oracle Applications
212 (1.835 %)VisionPLUS
37 (1.070 %)Oracle Financials
46 (0.917 %)Oracle EBS R12
53 (0.459 %)SAP FI
53 (0.459 %)Oracle EBS
62 (0.306 %)SAP FI/CO
62 (0.306 %)SAP CO
62 (0.306 %)Navision
71 (0.153 %)WebTrends
71 (0.153 %)Oracle 11i
71 (0.153 %)Oracle ASCP
71 (0.153 %)Remedy ITSM
71 (0.153 %)Google Analytics
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
143 (6.575 %)TCP/IP
236 (5.505 %)SAN
317 (2.599 %)SSL
317 (2.599 %)SSH
415 (2.294 %)Firewall
514 (2.141 %)WAN
514 (2.141 %)LAN
611 (1.682 %)Intranet
78 (1.223 %)DNS
86 (0.917 %)VPN
95 (0.765 %)VoIP
95 (0.765 %)OSPF
95 (0.765 %)BGP
95 (0.765 %)EIGRP
95 (0.765 %)NetScreen
95 (0.765 %)Cisco PIX
95 (0.765 %)Cisco ASA
104 (0.612 %)Cisco IPT
104 (0.612 %)IP Telephony
104 (0.612 %)DHCP
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1146 (22.32 %)SQL Server
233 (5.046 %)SQL Server 2005
329 (4.434 %)Crystal Reports
417 (2.599 %)Oracle Reports
515 (2.294 %)SQL Server 2000
613 (1.988 %)Oracle 10g
712 (1.835 %)Oracle 8/8i
811 (1.682 %)Oracle 9i
811 (1.682 %)SQL Server 2008
96 (0.917 %)OLAP
105 (0.765 %)MySQL
105 (0.765 %)Datawarehouse
114 (0.612 %)DB2
123 (0.459 %)SQL Server Integration Services
132 (0.306 %)Oracle Discoverer
132 (0.306 %)MS Access
141 (0.153 %)BusinessObjects
141 (0.153 %)WebFOCUS
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (2.905 %)Visual Studio
23 (0.459 %)Oracle Forms
23 (0.459 %)TestDirector
23 (0.459 %)Oracle APEX
32 (0.306 %)WinRunner
41 (0.153 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (0.153 %)LoadRunner
41 (0.153 %)Dreamweaver
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
169 (10.55 %)Pensions
257 (8.716 %)Insurance
338 (5.810 %)Banking
435 (5.352 %)Retail
530 (4.587 %)Education
626 (3.976 %)Financial Institution
719 (2.905 %)Telecoms
719 (2.905 %)Construction
816 (2.446 %)Back Office
816 (2.446 %)Health
913 (1.988 %)General Ledger
1011 (1.682 %)Marketing
1110 (1.529 %)Manufacturing
127 (1.070 %)Military
136 (0.917 %)Advertising
136 (0.917 %)Electric
144 (0.612 %)Government
153 (0.459 %)Aerospace
153 (0.459 %)Electronics
153 (0.459 %)Publishing
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1187 (28.59 %)Analyst
2126 (19.27 %)Developer
359 (9.021 %)Business Analyst
455 (8.410 %)Programmer
455 (8.410 %).NET Developer
553 (8.104 %)Team Leader
644 (6.728 %)Support Team Leader
644 (6.728 %)Project Manager
743 (6.575 %)Support Analyst
840 (6.116 %)Administrator
937 (5.657 %)AS400 Support
1034 (5.199 %)Consultant
1133 (5.046 %)Systems Administrator
1133 (5.046 %)Analyst Programmer
1228 (4.281 %)UNIX Administrator
1228 (4.281 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
1327 (4.128 %)C# Developer
1423 (3.517 %)Senior Developer
1423 (3.517 %)VB.NET Developer
1522 (3.364 %)Senior Analyst
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
169 (10.55 %)iSeries
262 (9.480 %)AS400
316 (2.446 %)Clustering
49 (1.376 %)Management Information System
49 (1.376 %)Client/Server
55 (0.765 %)Replication
55 (0.765 %)Derivative
62 (0.306 %)VSAM
62 (0.306 %)Blackberry
62 (0.306 %)Mainframe
62 (0.306 %)N-Tier
62 (0.306 %)Data Extraction
71 (0.153 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
71 (0.153 %)EPoS
71 (0.153 %)NHS
71 (0.153 %)W3C
71 (0.153 %)Fixed Income
71 (0.153 %)German Language
71 (0.153 %)E-Learning
71 (0.153 %)Equities
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
182 (12.54 %)Windows
265 (9.939 %)UNIX
351 (7.798 %)Linux
428 (4.281 %)AIX
523 (3.517 %)Windows Server 2003
622 (3.364 %)Red Hat Linux
718 (2.752 %)Solaris
814 (2.141 %)OS/400
98 (1.223 %)Windows 2000
107 (1.070 %)Windows XP
114 (0.612 %)Windows 2000 Server
122 (0.306 %)Windows Vista
122 (0.306 %)Windows NT
131 (0.153 %)Windows Server 2008
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
152 (7.951 %)Project Management
248 (7.339 %)OO
327 (4.128 %)Scrum
426 (3.976 %)E-Commerce
525 (3.823 %)Business Analysis
624 (3.670 %)Agile Software Development
720 (3.058 %)Business Intelligence
818 (2.752 %)OOD
818 (2.752 %)User Acceptance Testing
917 (2.599 %)Risk Management
1016 (2.446 %)PRINCE2
1115 (2.294 %)Performance Testing
1115 (2.294 %)Use Case
1115 (2.294 %)Fund Management
1214 (2.141 %)Asset Management
1214 (2.141 %)UML
1214 (2.141 %)E-business
1312 (1.835 %)GAP Analysis
1312 (1.835 %)Migration
1312 (1.835 %)ERP
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1133 (20.34 %)C#
2132 (20.18 %)SQL
347 (7.187 %)Java
445 (6.881 %)JavaScript
533 (5.046 %)Shell Script
632 (4.893 %)VB.NET
731 (4.740 %)Transact-SQL
824 (3.670 %)C++
922 (3.364 %)VB
1020 (3.058 %)Delphi
1112 (1.835 %)COBOL
1211 (1.682 %)VBScript
1310 (1.529 %)VBA
145 (0.765 %)PowerShell
154 (0.612 %)PL/SQL
154 (0.612 %)C
163 (0.459 %)VB6
172 (0.306 %)Assembly Language
172 (0.306 %)ABAP
172 (0.306 %)PHP
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
144 (6.728 %)Degree
216 (2.446 %)Microsoft Certification
310 (1.529 %)MCSE
49 (1.376 %)MCP
58 (1.223 %)Security Cleared
67 (1.070 %)ICAEW
67 (1.070 %)ISEB
75 (0.765 %)HNC
75 (0.765 %)MCDST
75 (0.765 %)Oracle Certification
75 (0.765 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
84 (0.612 %)Citrix Certification
84 (0.612 %)CCEA
84 (0.612 %)MCSA
92 (0.306 %)PRINCE2 Certification
92 (0.306 %)CIMA
92 (0.306 %)SC Cleared
92 (0.306 %)ISTQB
101 (0.153 %)CIPD
101 (0.153 %)DV Cleared
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (2.752 %)SLA
216 (2.446 %)QA
32 (0.306 %)ISO9000
41 (0.153 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
130 (4.587 %)Active Directory
24 (0.612 %)SAP ITS
31 (0.153 %)Oracle RAC
31 (0.153 %)Oracle RMAN
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
117 (2.599 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
24 (0.612 %)CiscoWorks
33 (0.459 %)OpenView
41 (0.153 %)HP Data Protector
41 (0.153 %)Data Guard
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1107 (16.36 %)Microsoft
275 (11.47 %)Oracle
365 (9.939 %)IBM
422 (3.364 %)Red Hat
519 (2.905 %)Sun
616 (2.446 %)Citrix
616 (2.446 %)Intec
713 (1.988 %)Cisco
811 (1.682 %)SAP
95 (0.765 %)Juniper
95 (0.765 %)Cadence
104 (0.612 %)NetApp
113 (0.459 %)VMware
113 (0.459 %)Reuters
113 (0.459 %)Bloomberg
122 (0.306 %)Hyperion
122 (0.306 %)JD Edwards
122 (0.306 %)Teradata
122 (0.306 %)Cognos
122 (0.306 %)HP