Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs within the Cheshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 6 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
6 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2317
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads149207
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.131 %0.104 %
As % of the category below44.35 %36.90 %
Salaries quoted139185
Average minimum salary£30,246£27,952
Average salary£33,774£30,697
% change on same period last year+10.02 %
Average maximum salary£37,301£33,441
UK excluding London average salary£36,717£37,008
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads336561
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.295 %0.281 %
Salaries quoted313510
Average minimum salary£33,416£30,986
Average salary£36,437£33,635
% change on same period last year+8.32 %
Average maximum salary£39,458£36,284
UK excluding London average salary£38,679£38,219
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Degree North WestDegree
North West

Degree
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 6 January 2009.

Cheshire Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 6 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
WarringtonUp+135£32,176+6.53 %
ChesterDown-1131£34,107+15.02 %
RuncornUp+2418£43,472-42.03 %
MacclesfieldUp+108£23,438-13.19 %
WilmslowNew entry-4£20,500-
DaresburyNew entry-2£32,500-
Alderley EdgeNew entry-2£31,750-
NorthwichDown-62£28,500-
CreweUp+12£32,250+57.31 %
Ellesmere PortNew entry-2£22,250-
KnutsfordDown-132£36,000-4.63 %
NantwichUp+71£32,500+58.53 %
Degree North WestDegree
North West

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 January 2009, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Degree 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 Degree.

1111 (30.83 %)SQL
1111 (30.83 %)SQL Server
275 (20.83 %).NET
365 (18.06 %)Oracle
365 (18.06 %)Windows
463 (17.50 %)JavaScript
561 (16.94 %)Computer Science
659 (16.39 %)XML
757 (15.83 %)ASP.NET
855 (15.28 %)C++
855 (15.28 %)Microsoft
952 (14.44 %)Finance
952 (14.44 %)VB
1050 (13.89 %)C#
1050 (13.89 %)SQL Server 2000
1149 (13.61 %)Security Cleared
1244 (12.22 %)OO
1339 (10.83 %)HTML
1339 (10.83 %)MS Excel
1339 (10.83 %)DV Cleared
1437 (10.28 %)SQL Server 2005
1437 (10.28 %)ASP
1536 (10.00 %)Java
1536 (10.00 %)MS Office
1634 (9.444 %)J2EE
1634 (9.444 %)ITIL
1731 (8.611 %)C
1827 (7.500 %)Mathematics
1926 (7.222 %)Software Engineering
1926 (7.222 %)VB.NET

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
175 (20.83 %).NET
259 (16.39 %)XML
357 (15.83 %)ASP.NET
439 (10.83 %)HTML
537 (10.28 %)ASP
634 (9.444 %)J2EE
723 (6.389 %).NET Framework
821 (5.833 %)CSS
917 (4.722 %)ADO
917 (4.722 %)ODBC
1014 (3.889 %)WebServices
1113 (3.611 %)AJAX
1211 (3.056 %)WinForms
1211 (3.056 %)WAP
1211 (3.056 %)JSP
138 (2.222 %)EJB
138 (2.222 %)Silverlight
147 (1.944 %)DHTML
147 (1.944 %)XSLT
147 (1.944 %)ActiveX
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (3.611 %)SAS
29 (2.500 %)IIS
35 (1.389 %)BizTalk Server
35 (1.389 %)Commerce Server
35 (1.389 %)CMS
44 (1.111 %)SharePoint
52 (0.556 %)Apache
52 (0.556 %)JBoss
52 (0.556 %)ArcGIS
61 (0.278 %)ESB
61 (0.278 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.278 %)WebSphere MQ
61 (0.278 %)Lotus Notes
61 (0.278 %)Lotus Domino
61 (0.278 %)Tomcat
61 (0.278 %)Tuxedo
61 (0.278 %)WebLogic
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
139 (10.83 %)MS Excel
236 (10.00 %)MS Office
311 (3.056 %)MS Project
46 (1.667 %)SPSS
55 (1.389 %)MATLAB
62 (0.556 %)MS Visio
71 (0.278 %)FrameMaker
71 (0.278 %)MS PowerPoint
71 (0.278 %)InfoPath
71 (0.278 %)Abaqus
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
116 (4.444 %)Oracle 11i
26 (1.667 %)Line 500
34 (1.111 %)SalesLogix
34 (1.111 %)SageCRM MME
34 (1.111 %)Line 50
34 (1.111 %)Line 100
41 (0.278 %)SAP FI
41 (0.278 %)SAP FI/CO
41 (0.278 %)SAP CO
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (5.000 %)GPRS
118 (5.000 %)GSM
210 (2.778 %)Internet
38 (2.222 %)Wireless
47 (1.944 %)Broadband
56 (1.667 %)HTTP
65 (1.389 %)Firewall
73 (0.833 %)TCP/IP
82 (0.556 %)LAN
82 (0.556 %)WAN
82 (0.556 %)Network Security
91 (0.278 %)Extranet
91 (0.278 %)DNS
91 (0.278 %)Intranet
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1111 (30.83 %)SQL Server
250 (13.89 %)SQL Server 2000
337 (10.28 %)SQL Server 2005
420 (5.556 %)Oracle 10g
517 (4.722 %)DTS
612 (3.333 %)Oracle 8/8i
710 (2.778 %)BusinessObjects
88 (2.222 %)MySQL
88 (2.222 %)Datawarehouse
97 (1.944 %)PostgreSQL
106 (1.667 %)Crystal Reports
115 (1.389 %)RDBMS
124 (1.111 %)GIS
124 (1.111 %)Oracle 9i
124 (1.111 %)Cognos Impromptu
131 (0.278 %)Oracle Reports
131 (0.278 %)Oracle Discoverer
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (3.333 %)Visual Studio
28 (2.222 %)Rational Rose
35 (1.389 %)RequisitePro
44 (1.111 %)JUnit
53 (0.833 %)ClearCase
62 (0.556 %)Eclipse
71 (0.278 %)JDeveloper
71 (0.278 %)WinRunner
71 (0.278 %)QuickTest Pro
71 (0.278 %)LoadRunner
71 (0.278 %)VSS/SourceSafe
71 (0.278 %)Oracle Forms
71 (0.278 %)ClearQuest
71 (0.278 %)QALoad
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
152 (14.44 %)Finance
224 (6.667 %)Pensions
322 (6.111 %)Telecoms
419 (5.278 %)Education
419 (5.278 %)Marketing
513 (3.611 %)Health
612 (3.333 %)Billing
78 (2.222 %)Insurance
78 (2.222 %)FMCG
87 (1.944 %)Back Office
96 (1.667 %)Banking
96 (1.667 %)Government
105 (1.389 %)Electric
114 (1.111 %)Automotive
114 (1.111 %)Retail
114 (1.111 %)Multimedia
123 (0.833 %)Games
123 (0.833 %)Animation
132 (0.556 %)Construction
132 (0.556 %)Electronics
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1107 (29.72 %)Developer
254 (15.00 %)Analyst
349 (13.61 %)Software Developer
437 (10.28 %)Consultant
535 (9.722 %)Software Engineer
630 (8.333 %)Graduate
724 (6.667 %)DBA
724 (6.667 %)Senior Developer
821 (5.833 %)Senior Software Developer
920 (5.556 %)Oracle DBA
1019 (5.278 %)Programmer
1117 (4.722 %)Team Leader
1216 (4.444 %)Java Developer
1315 (4.167 %)Project Manager
1414 (3.889 %)Junior
1513 (3.611 %)Analyst Programmer
1513 (3.611 %)C# Developer
1513 (3.611 %)SQL Developer
1513 (3.611 %)PL/SQL Developer
1513 (3.611 %).NET Programmer
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
161 (16.94 %)Computer Science
227 (7.500 %)Mathematics
315 (4.167 %)Physics
47 (1.944 %)Device Driver
53 (0.833 %)Chemistry
53 (0.833 %)Biology
53 (0.833 %)Multithreading
62 (0.556 %)CCTV
62 (0.556 %)Statistics
62 (0.556 %)Client/Server
62 (0.556 %)PMI
71 (0.278 %)NHS
71 (0.278 %)Management Information System
71 (0.278 %)Pocket PC
71 (0.278 %)Ergonomics
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
165 (18.06 %)Windows
222 (6.111 %)UNIX
318 (5.000 %)Windows Mobile
416 (4.444 %)Linux
59 (2.500 %)Solaris
67 (1.944 %)Symbian OS
67 (1.944 %)SUSE
67 (1.944 %)Debian
67 (1.944 %)Fedora
67 (1.944 %)CentOS
76 (1.667 %)Windows Server 2003
85 (1.389 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (0.278 %)Windows Vista
91 (0.278 %)AIX
91 (0.278 %)Windows 2000
91 (0.278 %)Windows XP
91 (0.278 %)Windows CE
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
144 (12.22 %)OO
234 (9.444 %)ITIL
326 (7.222 %)Project Management
326 (7.222 %)Software Engineering
419 (5.278 %)Unit Testing
517 (4.722 %)CRM
616 (4.444 %)UML
616 (4.444 %)Web Development
715 (4.167 %)Data Analysis
715 (4.167 %)PRINCE2
715 (4.167 %)OOD
814 (3.889 %)Service Management
913 (3.611 %)Service Delivery
913 (3.611 %)ERP
913 (3.611 %)Software Testing
1011 (3.056 %)Performance Testing
1110 (2.778 %)Automated Testing
1110 (2.778 %)Statistical Analysis
128 (2.222 %)Project Planning
128 (2.222 %)Business Analysis
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1111 (30.83 %)SQL
263 (17.50 %)JavaScript
355 (15.28 %)C++
452 (14.44 %)VB
550 (13.89 %)C#
636 (10.00 %)Java
731 (8.611 %)C
826 (7.222 %)VB.NET
922 (6.111 %)VB6
1021 (5.833 %)PL/SQL
1119 (5.278 %)Perl
1119 (5.278 %)VBScript
1218 (5.000 %)VBA
138 (2.222 %)VC++
145 (1.389 %)Transact-SQL
154 (1.111 %)PHP
154 (1.111 %)COBOL
163 (0.833 %)Python
163 (0.833 %)Fortran
163 (0.833 %)XPath
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
149 (13.61 %)Security Cleared
239 (10.83 %)DV Cleared
322 (6.111 %)HND
414 (3.889 %)Microsoft Certification
512 (3.333 %)Cisco Certification
67 (1.944 %)CCNA
67 (1.944 %)ITIL Certification
75 (1.389 %)SC Cleared
75 (1.389 %)CCNP
84 (1.111 %)ISEB
84 (1.111 %)BC Cleared
93 (0.833 %)Oracle Certification
93 (0.833 %)Sun Certification
93 (0.833 %)OCP
102 (0.556 %)MCSE
102 (0.556 %)Chartered Engineer
111 (0.278 %)PhD
111 (0.278 %)OCA
111 (0.278 %)PMP
111 (0.278 %)PMI Certification
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (4.722 %)SLA
25 (1.389 %)QA
31 (0.278 %)ISO/IEC 20000
31 (0.278 %)ISO9000
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (4.444 %)Oracle RMAN
116 (4.444 %)Oracle RAC
211 (3.056 %)Terminal Server
32 (0.556 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (1.389 %)OpenView
15 (1.389 %)CiscoWorks
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
165 (18.06 %)Oracle
255 (15.28 %)Microsoft
318 (5.000 %)Symbian
414 (3.889 %)BEA
512 (3.333 %)Cisco
512 (3.333 %)SAP
512 (3.333 %)Juniper
611 (3.056 %)Citrix
710 (2.778 %)Business Objects
87 (1.944 %)Redback
96 (1.667 %)Sage
105 (1.389 %)CheckPoint
105 (1.389 %)IBM
105 (1.389 %)HP
105 (1.389 %)Nortel
105 (1.389 %)Lucent
105 (1.389 %)Alcatel
105 (1.389 %)Hyperion
105 (1.389 %)Nokia
114 (1.111 %)Cognos