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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT jobs within the Blackburn region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3324
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads75
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below9.722 %10.42 %
Salaries quoted75
Average minimum salary£40,000£33,000
Average salary£40,000£33,000
% change on same period last year+21.21 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£33,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,717£43,650
% change on same period last year-2.13 %
Blackburn IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Blackburn
Matching permanent IT job ads7248
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.020 %
Salaries quoted6445
Average minimum salary£23,962£22,980
Average salary£26,171£24,972
% change on same period last year+4.80 %
Average maximum salary£28,380£26,965
UK excluding London average salary£40,138£41,870
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
IBM LancashireIBM
Lancashire

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

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

Blackburn IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Salary Trend

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

Blackburn IBM Salary Trend

IBM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IBM across the Blackburn region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Blackburn IBM Salary Histogram

IBM
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Blackburn region citing IBM 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 IBM.

111 (100.00 %)Java
111 (100.00 %)WebSphere
27 (63.64 %)WebSphere MQ
27 (63.64 %)Shell Script
27 (63.64 %)J2EE
27 (63.64 %)Oracle
27 (63.64 %)SQL Server
27 (63.64 %)DB2
27 (63.64 %)WebSphere Application Server
27 (63.64 %)AIX
27 (63.64 %)TCP/IP
27 (63.64 %)Jython
34 (36.36 %)Retail
34 (36.36 %)PRINCE2 Certification
34 (36.36 %)E-Commerce
34 (36.36 %)WebServices
34 (36.36 %)PRINCE2

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Blackburn region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Blackburn IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (100.00 %)WebSphere
27 (63.64 %)J2EE
34 (36.36 %)WebServices
Blackburn IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (63.64 %)WebSphere Application Server
17 (63.64 %)WebSphere MQ
Blackburn IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (63.64 %)TCP/IP
Blackburn IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (63.64 %)SQL Server
17 (63.64 %)DB2
Blackburn IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (36.36 %)Retail
Blackburn IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (63.64 %)Administrator
17 (63.64 %)WebSphere Administrator
17 (63.64 %)WebSphere Specialist
24 (36.36 %)Project Manager
Blackburn IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (63.64 %)AIX
Blackburn IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (36.36 %)PRINCE2
14 (36.36 %)E-Commerce
Blackburn IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (100.00 %)Java
27 (63.64 %)Shell Script
27 (63.64 %)Jython
Blackburn IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (36.36 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Blackburn IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (63.64 %)Oracle