Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in IT jobs advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Cheshire region.

 Financial
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank131
Rank change year-on-year
Up+2Down-2
Matching permanent IT job ads427348770
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire29.29 %24.37 %23.74 %
As % of the General category57.78 %47.03 %45.67 %
Salaries quoted411332720
Average salary£42,000£40,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.000 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£19,000£26,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£53,000£62,500
UK excluding London average salary£42,500£41,500£40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.400 %+3.750 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, General CategoryAll General Category
Cheshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
7397401686
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire50.69 %51.82 %51.97 %
Salaries quoted6776961505
Average salary£39,500£35,000£36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.85 %-2.770 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£19,850£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£57,500£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£38,000£37,500
% change year-on-year
+5.260 %+1.330 %
Finance North WestFinance
North West

Finance
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Finance Salary Trend

Finance
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Finance across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. 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
KnutsfordNo change0106£45,000+12.50 %
MacclesfieldUp+1023£30,500-12.85 %
WarringtonUp+513£40,000-11.11 %
CreweUp+49£30,000+36.36 %
ChesterDown-125£37,000-11.90 %
NorthwichUp+53£25,000-
RuncornUp+43£45,000-12.62 %
Ellesmere PortNew entry-3£17,000-
Finance North WestFinance
North West

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

1215 (25.06 %)Windows
2118 (13.75 %)Windows Server 2003
3107 (12.47 %)ITIL
4103 (12.00 %)Windows 2000
4103 (12.00 %)Problem Management
595 (11.07 %)Datawarehouse
693 (10.84 %)SQL Server
792 (10.72 %)Middleware
889 (10.37 %)LAN
889 (10.37 %)Active Directory
987 (10.14 %)UNIX
1086 (10.02 %)IIS
1182 (9.557 %)SQL
1182 (9.557 %)Banking
1280 (9.324 %)HP
1280 (9.324 %)Citrix
1377 (8.974 %)MS Visio
1476 (8.858 %)WAN
1571 (8.275 %)Oracle
1664 (7.459 %)Windows Server 2008
1759 (6.876 %)Windows NT
1857 (6.643 %)Mainframe
1857 (6.643 %)Change Management
1954 (6.294 %)Firewall
2052 (6.061 %)Business Continuity
2052 (6.061 %)Retail
2147 (5.478 %)Altiris
2147 (5.478 %)Project Management
2147 (5.478 %)Configuration Management
2147 (5.478 %)ISA Server

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
192 (10.72 %)Middleware
238 (4.429 %)XML
337 (4.312 %).NET
436 (4.196 %)Spring
528 (3.263 %)WebSphere
626 (3.030 %)Web Services
723 (2.681 %)ASP.NET
723 (2.681 %)CSS
821 (2.448 %)HTML
912 (1.399 %)ASP
1010 (1.166 %)XHTML
118 (0.932 %)AJAX
127 (0.816 %)J2EE
134 (0.466 %)EJB
134 (0.466 %)JMX
143 (0.350 %)JMS
152 (0.233 %)Flash
152 (0.233 %)STL
152 (0.233 %)MFC
152 (0.233 %)DHTML
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
186 (10.02 %)IIS
239 (4.545 %)MS Exchange
332 (3.730 %)Exchange Server 2003
428 (3.263 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
526 (3.030 %)Exchange Server 2007
616 (1.865 %)WebSphere Application Server
715 (1.748 %)MQSeries
811 (1.282 %)Tuxedo
96 (0.699 %)CICS
96 (0.699 %)BizTalk Server
96 (0.699 %)CMS
105 (0.583 %)ColdFusion
105 (0.583 %)Exchange Server 2000
114 (0.466 %)Apache
123 (0.350 %)Tomcat
132 (0.233 %)SAS
132 (0.233 %)Oracle Workflow
132 (0.233 %)Gentran
132 (0.233 %)Drupal
141 (0.117 %)ActiveMQ
Cheshire IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
177 (8.974 %)MS Visio
223 (2.681 %)MS Excel
34 (0.466 %)MS PowerPoint
34 (0.466 %)MS Project
42 (0.233 %)MS Office
51 (0.117 %)PrintSoft PReS
51 (0.117 %)CA Clarity
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
115 (1.748 %)Oracle Applications
213 (1.515 %)Oracle EBS
312 (1.399 %)Oracle 11i
47 (0.816 %)Dynamics AX
56 (0.699 %)SAP ERP
65 (0.583 %)Line 50
72 (0.233 %)Oracle HRMS
72 (0.233 %)Great Plains
72 (0.233 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
72 (0.233 %)Hyperion Planning
72 (0.233 %)Oracle EBS R12
72 (0.233 %)Oracle iStore
72 (0.233 %)Oracle Financials
81 (0.117 %)Line 100
81 (0.117 %)SAP HR
81 (0.117 %)SAP R/3
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
189 (10.37 %)LAN
276 (8.858 %)WAN
354 (6.294 %)Firewall
446 (5.361 %)SSL
542 (4.895 %)SAN
633 (3.846 %)IPsec
732 (3.730 %)TCP/IP
826 (3.030 %)VPN
826 (3.030 %)3G
919 (2.214 %)Internet
1014 (1.632 %)DNS
1113 (1.515 %)DHCP
1212 (1.399 %)Ethernet
1212 (1.399 %)Intranet
1311 (1.282 %)DMZ
148 (0.932 %)VoIP
148 (0.932 %)LDAP
156 (0.699 %)PBX
165 (0.583 %)IGRP
174 (0.466 %)TACACS
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
195 (11.07 %)Datawarehouse
293 (10.84 %)SQL Server
323 (2.681 %)Ingres
421 (2.448 %)SQL Server 2005
519 (2.214 %)RDBMS
519 (2.214 %)SQL Server 2000
616 (1.865 %)OLTP
616 (1.865 %)DB2
616 (1.865 %)NonStop SQL
715 (1.748 %)Oracle 8/8i
811 (1.282 %)ETL
97 (0.816 %)MySQL
105 (0.583 %)BusinessObjects
114 (0.466 %)Crystal Reports
123 (0.350 %)MS Access
123 (0.350 %)SQL Server Integration Services
132 (0.233 %)SAS Enterprise Miner
132 (0.233 %)Oracle Reports
132 (0.233 %)GIS
132 (0.233 %)Essbase
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
122 (2.564 %)Ant
219 (2.214 %)JUnit
38 (0.932 %)Dreamweaver
47 (0.816 %)Subversion
53 (0.350 %)Maven
53 (0.350 %)CruiseControl
53 (0.350 %)Visual Studio
62 (0.233 %)Oracle Forms
71 (0.117 %)Eclipse
71 (0.117 %)TestDirector
71 (0.117 %)PowerBuilder
71 (0.117 %)InstallShield
Cheshire IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
182 (9.557 %)Banking
252 (6.061 %)Retail
335 (4.079 %)Retail Banking
430 (3.497 %)Marketing
527 (3.147 %)Pensions
527 (3.147 %)Advertising
618 (2.098 %)Auditing
717 (1.981 %)Health
816 (1.865 %)Telecoms
913 (1.515 %)Pharmaceutical
913 (1.515 %)Financial Institution
108 (0.932 %)Education
117 (0.816 %)Billing
117 (0.816 %)Insurance
126 (0.699 %)Back Office
134 (0.466 %)Manufacturing
134 (0.466 %)Government
142 (0.233 %)Games
142 (0.233 %)Social Media
151 (0.117 %)Law
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
196 (11.19 %)Architect
276 (8.858 %)Analyst
369 (8.042 %)Developer
369 (8.042 %)Consultant
454 (6.294 %)Designer
546 (5.361 %)DBA
634 (3.963 %)Team Leader
730 (3.497 %)Support Engineer
828 (3.263 %)Support Specialist
926 (3.030 %)Project Manager
1025 (2.914 %)Release Manager
1025 (2.914 %)Java Developer
1123 (2.681 %)Applications Support
1221 (2.448 %)Service Analyst
1221 (2.448 %)Infrastructure Architect
1221 (2.448 %)Blackberry Support
1320 (2.331 %)Security Architect
1320 (2.331 %)Technical Leader
1320 (2.331 %)Service Manager
1419 (2.214 %)Security Consultant
Cheshire IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
157 (6.643 %)Mainframe
241 (4.779 %)Tandem
328 (3.263 %)Blackberry
425 (2.914 %)PKI
520 (2.331 %)PDA
619 (2.214 %)Multithreading
713 (1.515 %)IBM Mainframe
812 (1.399 %)Portuguese Language
96 (0.699 %)Italian Language
96 (0.699 %)AS400
96 (0.699 %)PMI
105 (0.583 %)HACMP
105 (0.583 %)Replication
114 (0.466 %)IVR
114 (0.466 %)Computer Science
123 (0.350 %)iSeries
132 (0.233 %)Life Science
132 (0.233 %)Credit Risk
132 (0.233 %)Management Information System
132 (0.233 %)E-Learning
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1215 (25.06 %)Windows
2118 (13.75 %)Windows Server 2003
3103 (12.00 %)Windows 2000
487 (10.14 %)UNIX
564 (7.459 %)Windows Server 2008
659 (6.876 %)Windows NT
734 (3.963 %)AIX
734 (3.963 %)Windows 2000 Server
816 (1.865 %)Linux
912 (1.399 %)zOS
1010 (1.166 %)Solaris
116 (0.699 %)VMS
116 (0.699 %)Windows Vista
124 (0.466 %)Windows XP
131 (0.117 %)HPUX
131 (0.117 %)Windows 7
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1107 (12.47 %)ITIL
2103 (12.00 %)Problem Management
357 (6.643 %)Change Management
452 (6.061 %)Business Continuity
547 (5.478 %)Configuration Management
547 (5.478 %)Project Management
646 (5.361 %)Business Desktop Deployment
742 (4.895 %)Release Management
840 (4.662 %)Disaster Recovery
934 (3.963 %)Service Management
1027 (3.147 %)Display Advertising
1027 (3.147 %)Pay per click
1027 (3.147 %)Online Marketing
1124 (2.797 %)Performance Management
1124 (2.797 %)Incident Management
1221 (2.448 %)PRINCE2
1320 (2.331 %)Risk Management
1320 (2.331 %)Information Security
1320 (2.331 %)Strategic Planning
1418 (2.098 %)Risk Analysis
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
182 (9.557 %)SQL
230 (3.497 %)Java
326 (3.030 %)JavaScript
425 (2.914 %)C#
425 (2.914 %)Shell Script
523 (2.681 %)C
620 (2.331 %)Korn
715 (1.748 %)VB
715 (1.748 %)PHP
814 (1.632 %)C++
913 (1.515 %)VB.NET
107 (0.816 %)COBOL
116 (0.699 %)JCL
116 (0.699 %)VBA
124 (0.466 %)T-SQL
133 (0.350 %)VB6
142 (0.233 %)ActionScript
142 (0.233 %)PL/SQL
142 (0.233 %)Perl
142 (0.233 %)PHP5
Cheshire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
142 (4.895 %)ITIL Certification
222 (2.564 %)Degree
318 (2.098 %)Microsoft Certification
417 (1.981 %)MCSE
510 (1.166 %)Citrix Certification
69 (1.049 %)Cisco Certification
69 (1.049 %)HND
77 (0.816 %)PMI Certification
86 (0.699 %)Security Cleared
86 (0.699 %)CCNA
86 (0.699 %)ISEB
86 (0.699 %)CCA
86 (0.699 %)CCEA
93 (0.350 %)CCNP
93 (0.350 %)MCP
93 (0.350 %)PRINCE2 Certification
102 (0.233 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
102 (0.233 %)CCIE
111 (0.117 %)MCAD
111 (0.117 %)MCSD
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
123 (2.681 %)SLA
210 (1.166 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
38 (0.932 %)QA
42 (0.233 %)PCI DSS
42 (0.233 %)ISO9001
51 (0.117 %)ISO17799
51 (0.117 %)ISO27001
Cheshire IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
189 (10.37 %)Active Directory
247 (5.478 %)ISA Server
315 (1.748 %)XenApp
413 (1.515 %)VMware Infrastructure
510 (1.166 %)VMware ESX
69 (1.049 %)MetaFrame
78 (0.932 %)XenServer
85 (0.583 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
93 (0.350 %)Citrix Presentation Server
101 (0.117 %)Terminal Services
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
147 (5.478 %)SCCM
246 (5.361 %)SCOM
246 (5.361 %)MOM
321 (2.448 %)WSUS
419 (2.214 %)Norton AntiVirus
511 (1.282 %)Tivoli
68 (0.932 %)OpenView
76 (0.699 %)CiscoWorks
84 (0.466 %)HP Quality Center
84 (0.466 %)HP NNM
92 (0.233 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
101 (0.117 %)Legato
101 (0.117 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
101 (0.117 %)MSI
101 (0.117 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cheshire IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
180 (9.324 %)HP
180 (9.324 %)Citrix
271 (8.275 %)Oracle
347 (5.478 %)Altiris
443 (5.012 %)IBM
539 (4.545 %)CA
628 (3.263 %)Microsoft
723 (2.681 %)Sybase
723 (2.681 %)VMware
821 (2.448 %)Cisco
821 (2.448 %)Teradata
919 (2.214 %)Symantec
919 (2.214 %)Juniper
1018 (2.098 %)SAP
1117 (1.981 %)Hyperion
1213 (1.515 %)Nokia
1312 (1.399 %)CheckPoint
1411 (1.282 %)AppSense
1510 (1.166 %)EMC
167 (0.816 %)Avaya