Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in IT jobs within the Leeds 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
Rank65
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads380677
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.328 %0.345 %
As % of the category below39.58 %44.22 %
Salaries quoted282495
Average minimum salary£35,112£34,033
Average salary£37,418£37,035
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
Average maximum salary£39,723£40,037
UK excluding London average salary£44,170£43,589
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Leeds
Matching permanent IT job ads9601531
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.830 %0.781 %
Salaries quoted8061195
Average minimum salary£34,177£32,528
Average salary£37,059£35,389
% change on same period last year+4.71 %
Average maximum salary£39,941£38,250
UK excluding London average salary£41,326£41,808
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Finance West YorkshireFinance
West Yorkshire

Finance
Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Finance Salary Trend

Finance
Salary Histogram

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

Leeds Finance Salary Histogram

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Leeds 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.

1264 (23.57 %)Microsoft
2248 (22.14 %)SQL
3212 (18.93 %)SQL Server
4196 (17.50 %)Project Management
5179 (15.98 %).NET
6151 (13.48 %)Oracle
7140 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
8138 (12.32 %)Windows
9131 (11.70 %)ITIL
10123 (10.98 %)C#
11122 (10.89 %)Degree
12115 (10.27 %)XML
13112 (10.00 %)MS Excel
14105 (9.375 %)Banking
1595 (8.482 %)Business Analysis
1595 (8.482 %)Time Management
1692 (8.214 %)Mainframe
1786 (7.679 %)SQL Server 2005
1883 (7.411 %)VB
1976 (6.786 %)Insurance
2075 (6.696 %)SQL Server 2000
2171 (6.339 %)ASP.NET
2265 (5.804 %)Health
2362 (5.536 %)Java
2460 (5.357 %)HTML
2559 (5.268 %)Retail
2656 (5.000 %)Pensions
2755 (4.911 %)Management Information System
2755 (4.911 %)Transact-SQL
2854 (4.821 %)OO

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1179 (15.98 %).NET
2115 (10.27 %)XML
371 (6.339 %)ASP.NET
460 (5.357 %)HTML
546 (4.107 %)J2EE
546 (4.107 %)CSS
636 (3.214 %)Hibernate
734 (3.036 %)JSP
831 (2.768 %)Spring
928 (2.500 %)Struts
1027 (2.411 %)EJB
1125 (2.232 %)WebServices
1220 (1.786 %)Servlets
1316 (1.429 %)ASP
1414 (1.250 %)JDBC
1414 (1.250 %)XSLT
1512 (1.071 %)AJAX
1610 (0.893 %)JSF
179 (0.804 %)DAO
179 (0.804 %)ADO
Leeds IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
143 (3.839 %)SAS
231 (2.768 %)IIS
231 (2.768 %)MS Exchange
329 (2.589 %)Exchange Server 2003
422 (1.964 %)CICS
515 (1.339 %)CMS
613 (1.161 %)SharePoint
711 (0.982 %)BizTalk Server
810 (0.893 %)Exchange Server 2007
98 (0.714 %)Lotus Domino
107 (0.625 %)Apache
116 (0.536 %)Lotus Notes
125 (0.446 %)OpenEdge
132 (0.179 %)Oracle Application Server
132 (0.179 %)MQSeries
132 (0.179 %)Drupal
132 (0.179 %)SharePoint Server 2007
141 (0.089 %)WebLogic
141 (0.089 %)JBoss
141 (0.089 %)Office Project Server
Leeds IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1112 (10.00 %)MS Excel
253 (4.732 %)MS Office
331 (2.768 %)MS Project
425 (2.232 %)MS Visio
513 (1.161 %)SPSS
69 (0.804 %)MS PowerPoint
74 (0.357 %)Spreadsheet
74 (0.357 %)Photoshop
74 (0.357 %)Adobe Illustrator
82 (0.179 %)CA Clarity
91 (0.089 %)Acrobat
91 (0.089 %)QuarkXPress
91 (0.089 %)FreeHand
91 (0.089 %)MATLAB
91 (0.089 %)GenStat
91 (0.089 %)Stata
Leeds IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
120 (1.786 %)Oracle Financials
29 (0.804 %)Microsoft CRM
29 (0.804 %)Oracle Applications
37 (0.625 %)Oracle EBS
45 (0.446 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
45 (0.446 %)Oracle 11i
53 (0.268 %)PeopleSoft Financials
53 (0.268 %)SAP FI/CO
53 (0.268 %)SAP CO
53 (0.268 %)VisionPLUS
53 (0.268 %)SAP FI
62 (0.179 %)Great Plains
71 (0.089 %)HFM
71 (0.089 %)Dynamics CRM
71 (0.089 %)ResourceLink
71 (0.089 %)Line 500
71 (0.089 %)Oracle EBS R12
Leeds IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
144 (3.929 %)LAN
238 (3.393 %)WAN
323 (2.054 %)SAN
422 (1.964 %)TCP/IP
520 (1.786 %)Internet
618 (1.607 %)VPN
717 (1.518 %)MPLS
717 (1.518 %)Firewall
89 (0.804 %)iSCSI
94 (0.357 %)DNS
94 (0.357 %)Broadband
103 (0.268 %)CTI
103 (0.268 %)Wireless
112 (0.179 %)ISDN
112 (0.179 %)DHCP
112 (0.179 %)SNMP
121 (0.089 %)SMS
121 (0.089 %)VLAN
121 (0.089 %)Intranet
Leeds IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1212 (18.93 %)SQL Server
286 (7.679 %)SQL Server 2005
375 (6.696 %)SQL Server 2000
449 (4.375 %)DB2
541 (3.661 %)Oracle 9i
637 (3.304 %)Oracle 10g
720 (1.786 %)Crystal Reports
817 (1.518 %)SQL Server Integration Services
915 (1.339 %)Datawarehouse
1014 (1.250 %)SQL Server 2008
1113 (1.161 %)DTS
1113 (1.161 %)BusinessObjects
1113 (1.161 %)OLAP
1212 (1.071 %)ETL
1311 (0.982 %)RDBMS
147 (0.625 %)Oracle 8/8i
147 (0.625 %)MySQL
147 (0.625 %)Base SAS
156 (0.536 %)Oracle OLAP
156 (0.536 %)Data Mart
Leeds IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
145 (4.018 %)Visual Studio
222 (1.964 %)TestDirector
315 (1.339 %)WinRunner
412 (1.071 %)QuickTest Pro
510 (0.893 %)Ant
69 (0.804 %)LoadRunner
69 (0.804 %)Synon
69 (0.804 %)Advantage 2E
69 (0.804 %)COOL2E
69 (0.804 %)AllFusion
76 (0.536 %)WebSpeed
85 (0.446 %)Dreamweaver
94 (0.357 %)JUnit
102 (0.179 %)Eclipse
102 (0.179 %)QALoad
111 (0.089 %)ChangeMan
111 (0.089 %)NUnit
111 (0.089 %)PeopleTools
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1105 (9.375 %)Banking
276 (6.786 %)Insurance
365 (5.804 %)Health
459 (5.268 %)Retail
556 (5.000 %)Pensions
640 (3.571 %)Telecoms
736 (3.214 %)Financial Institution
834 (3.036 %)Billing
933 (2.946 %)Legal
1025 (2.232 %)Marketing
1117 (1.518 %)Law
1215 (1.339 %)Education
1314 (1.250 %)Retail Banking
1413 (1.161 %)Investment Banking
1512 (1.071 %)Auditing
1610 (0.893 %)Graphic Design
179 (0.804 %)Government
188 (0.714 %)Manufacturing
194 (0.357 %)Construction
194 (0.357 %)Local Government
Leeds IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1347 (30.98 %)Analyst
2216 (19.29 %)Developer
3159 (14.20 %)Project Manager
4115 (10.27 %)Business Analyst
575 (6.696 %)Administrator
669 (6.161 %)Consultant
744 (3.929 %)DBA
842 (3.750 %)Support Analyst
941 (3.661 %)Programmer
1039 (3.482 %)C# Developer
1131 (2.768 %)Architect
1230 (2.679 %)Analyst Developer
1329 (2.589 %).NET Developer
1428 (2.500 %)SQL Developer
1428 (2.500 %)Software Developer
1527 (2.411 %)Java Developer
1626 (2.321 %)Oracle DBA
1626 (2.321 %)VB Developer
1725 (2.232 %)Systems Analyst
1824 (2.143 %)Test Analyst
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
192 (8.214 %)Mainframe
255 (4.911 %)Management Information System
321 (1.875 %)Statistics
418 (1.607 %)Mathematics
418 (1.607 %)Computer Science
418 (1.607 %)Credit Risk
517 (1.518 %)Client/Server
615 (1.339 %)Clustering
712 (1.071 %)AS400
712 (1.071 %)iSeries
811 (0.982 %)PKI
910 (0.893 %)Data Extraction
106 (0.536 %)IBM Mainframe
106 (0.536 %)IVR
115 (0.446 %)NHS
115 (0.446 %)Replication
115 (0.446 %)Data Integration
124 (0.357 %)DataPower
124 (0.357 %)N-Tier
124 (0.357 %)PMI
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1138 (12.32 %)Windows
244 (3.929 %)Linux
340 (3.571 %)UNIX
433 (2.946 %)Windows Server 2003
526 (2.321 %)AIX
526 (2.321 %)Windows XP
625 (2.232 %)MVS
721 (1.875 %)Windows 2000
812 (1.071 %)Solaris
910 (0.893 %)Windows Vista
102 (0.179 %)HPUX
111 (0.089 %)zOS
111 (0.089 %)Windows 2000 Server
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1196 (17.50 %)Project Management
2140 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
3131 (11.70 %)ITIL
495 (8.482 %)Business Analysis
495 (8.482 %)Time Management
554 (4.821 %)OO
651 (4.554 %)Information Security
749 (4.375 %)UML
843 (3.839 %)CRM
843 (3.839 %)Automated Testing
937 (3.304 %)Business Intelligence
1036 (3.214 %)Risk Management
1132 (2.857 %)RUP
1231 (2.768 %)Programme Management
1231 (2.768 %)Scrum
1329 (2.589 %)Systems Analysis
1329 (2.589 %)E-Commerce
1329 (2.589 %)Six Sigma
1428 (2.500 %)E-business
1526 (2.321 %)DSDM
Leeds IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1248 (22.14 %)SQL
2123 (10.98 %)C#
383 (7.411 %)VB
462 (5.536 %)Java
555 (4.911 %)Transact-SQL
642 (3.750 %)VB.NET
741 (3.661 %)VB6
828 (2.500 %)JavaScript
926 (2.321 %)COBOL
1023 (2.054 %)VBA
1120 (1.786 %)C
1211 (0.982 %)PHP
1310 (0.893 %)PL/SQL
149 (0.804 %)C++
158 (0.714 %)JCL
166 (0.536 %)Progress 4GL
175 (0.446 %)SAS Macro
175 (0.446 %)PHP5
175 (0.446 %)Assembly Language
184 (0.357 %)Perl
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1122 (10.89 %)Degree
237 (3.304 %)ISEB
332 (2.857 %)PRINCE2 Certification
421 (1.875 %)Microsoft Certification
517 (1.518 %)CISSP
517 (1.518 %)CISM
616 (1.429 %)MCSE
714 (1.250 %)CEH
810 (0.893 %)CISA
810 (0.893 %)ITIL Certification
99 (0.804 %)Cisco Certification
99 (0.804 %)CCNA
108 (0.714 %)IBM Certification
117 (0.625 %)Sun Certification
125 (0.446 %)CIMA
125 (0.446 %)ISTQB
134 (0.357 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
134 (0.357 %)ACCA
134 (0.357 %)Postgraduate
143 (0.268 %)MCSA
Leeds IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
124 (2.143 %)QA
221 (1.875 %)SLA
318 (1.607 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
415 (1.339 %)ISO27001
59 (0.804 %)PCI DSS
59 (0.804 %)ISO9000
66 (0.536 %)COBIT
73 (0.268 %)ISO17799
73 (0.268 %)Basel II
Leeds IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
144 (3.929 %)Active Directory
239 (3.482 %)Oracle RAC
324 (2.143 %)Oracle RMAN
414 (1.250 %)NetBackup
510 (0.893 %)VMware Infrastructure
69 (0.804 %)Terminal Services
78 (0.714 %)VMware ESX
86 (0.536 %)Backup Exec
91 (0.089 %)RACF
Leeds IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
124 (2.143 %)Data Guard
27 (0.625 %)Norton AntiVirus
31 (0.089 %)WSUS
31 (0.089 %)AllFusion Endevor
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1264 (23.57 %)Microsoft
2151 (13.48 %)Oracle
333 (2.946 %)HP
431 (2.768 %)IBM
528 (2.500 %)Cognos
620 (1.786 %)SAP
718 (1.607 %)VERITAS
814 (1.250 %)Lotus
814 (1.250 %)Citrix
913 (1.161 %)Business Objects
1012 (1.071 %)Sun
1111 (0.982 %)VMware
1210 (0.893 %)Avaya
139 (0.804 %)Hyperion
139 (0.804 %)Planview
148 (0.714 %)Mitel
157 (0.625 %)Symantec
157 (0.625 %)Progress
165 (0.446 %)Sage
174 (0.357 %)Altiris