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The table below looks at the demand for the Junior role in IT jobs within the Cheshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Junior in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Junior
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank10268
Rank change on same period last yearDown-34
Matching permanent IT job ads4275
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.032 %
As % of the category below1.590 %2.541 %
Salaries quoted3973
Average minimum salary£19,512£26,064
Average salary£20,963£28,821
% change on same period last year-27.26 %
Average maximum salary£22,415£31,577
UK excluding London average salary£24,576£25,543
% change on same period last year-3.78 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads26422952
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.534 %1.270 %
Salaries quoted24092647
Average minimum salary£31,374£31,576
Average salary£34,374£34,128
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Average maximum salary£37,373£36,681
UK excluding London average salary£38,156£39,208
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Junior North WestJunior
North West

Junior
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Junior Demand Trend

Junior
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Junior Salary Trend

Junior
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Junior across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Cheshire Junior Salary Histogram

Junior
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WarringtonUp+1011£23,000-10.85 %
Ellesmere PortNew entry-9£19,944-
MacclesfieldDown-167£22,000-7.69 %
ChesterDown-104£21,750+2.00 %
CreweUp+74£21,625+5.48 %
KnutsfordNew entry-2£22,500-
Junior North WestJunior
North West

Junior
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title.

144 (40.00 %).NET
233 (30.00 %)SQL Server
233 (30.00 %)Finance
324 (21.82 %)C#
423 (20.91 %)ASP.NET
522 (20.00 %)VB
522 (20.00 %)VB.NET
522 (20.00 %)Degree
621 (19.09 %)SQL
720 (18.18 %)Oracle
819 (17.27 %)HTML
918 (16.36 %)CSS
1017 (15.45 %)Microsoft
1114 (12.73 %)Windows
1213 (11.82 %)JavaScript
1311 (10.00 %)C++
1410 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
159 (8.182 %)Marketing
159 (8.182 %)MS Office
159 (8.182 %)ASP
159 (8.182 %)MS Excel
159 (8.182 %)Health
159 (8.182 %)Oracle EBS
168 (7.273 %)E-Commerce
168 (7.273 %)Photoshop
168 (7.273 %)VBScript
177 (6.364 %)MySQL
177 (6.364 %)C
177 (6.364 %)PHP
186 (5.455 %)Transact-SQL

Junior
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
144 (40.00 %).NET
223 (20.91 %)ASP.NET
319 (17.27 %)HTML
418 (16.36 %)CSS
59 (8.182 %)ASP
66 (5.455 %)WebServices
74 (3.636 %)XML
83 (2.727 %)XHTML
83 (2.727 %)AJAX
83 (2.727 %).NET Framework
83 (2.727 %)J2EE
92 (1.818 %)JSP
101 (0.909 %)EJB
101 (0.909 %)ADO.NET
101 (0.909 %)WCF
101 (0.909 %)WPF
101 (0.909 %)WF
101 (0.909 %)Google Maps API
101 (0.909 %)WinForms
101 (0.909 %)JSF
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (4.545 %)SharePoint Portal Server
22 (1.818 %)CMS
31 (0.909 %)Lotus Notes
31 (0.909 %)SAS
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (8.182 %)MS Office
19 (8.182 %)MS Excel
28 (7.273 %)Photoshop
34 (3.636 %)Adobe Illustrator
42 (1.818 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.909 %)MATLAB
51 (0.909 %)Simulink
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (8.182 %)Oracle EBS
26 (5.455 %)Oracle Applications
34 (3.636 %)Oracle Financials
34 (3.636 %)Oracle 11i
42 (1.818 %)Dynamics NAV
51 (0.909 %)Google Analytics
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (5.455 %)Intranet
25 (4.545 %)Internet
34 (3.636 %)TCP/IP
43 (2.727 %)DNS
43 (2.727 %)SAN
43 (2.727 %)DHCP
52 (1.818 %)FTP
61 (0.909 %)Cisco IPT
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (30.00 %)SQL Server
210 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (6.364 %)MySQL
44 (3.636 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
53 (2.727 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (1.818 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.909 %)RDBMS
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (4.545 %)Eclipse
24 (3.636 %)Flash
31 (0.909 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.909 %)Dreamweaver
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (30.00 %)Finance
29 (8.182 %)Health
29 (8.182 %)Marketing
35 (4.545 %)Legal
35 (4.545 %)Telecoms
44 (3.636 %)Banking
53 (2.727 %)Multimedia
62 (1.818 %)Government
62 (1.818 %)Pensions
62 (1.818 %)Manufacturing
71 (0.909 %)Publishing
71 (0.909 %)Law
71 (0.909 %)Electronics
71 (0.909 %)Education
71 (0.909 %)Billing
71 (0.909 %)Local Government
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.545 %)Mainframe
24 (3.636 %)Mathematics
33 (2.727 %)Informatics
42 (1.818 %)Computer Science
42 (1.818 %)NHS
51 (0.909 %)DTV
51 (0.909 %)AS400
51 (0.909 %)VHDL
51 (0.909 %)Tandem
51 (0.909 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (12.73 %)Windows
26 (5.455 %)UNIX
33 (2.727 %)Windows Vista
33 (2.727 %)Windows XP
33 (2.727 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (1.818 %)Linux
51 (0.909 %)Windows NT
51 (0.909 %)Windows Mobile
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (7.273 %)E-Commerce
26 (5.455 %)PRINCE2
26 (5.455 %)Web Development
35 (4.545 %)Project Management
44 (3.636 %)CRM
44 (3.636 %)OOD
44 (3.636 %)Stakeholder Management
53 (2.727 %)SEO
53 (2.727 %)Test Scripting
53 (2.727 %)Business Intelligence
53 (2.727 %)OO
53 (2.727 %)PRINCE
53 (2.727 %)Content Management
53 (2.727 %)Data Analysis
62 (1.818 %)Supplier Management
62 (1.818 %)Pay per click
62 (1.818 %)Matrix Management
71 (0.909 %)Release Management
71 (0.909 %)Email Marketing
71 (0.909 %)Internet Marketing
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (21.82 %)C#
222 (20.00 %)VB
222 (20.00 %)VB.NET
321 (19.09 %)SQL
413 (11.82 %)JavaScript
511 (10.00 %)C++
68 (7.273 %)VBScript
77 (6.364 %)C
77 (6.364 %)PHP
86 (5.455 %)Transact-SQL
95 (4.545 %)Java
95 (4.545 %)Perl
104 (3.636 %)VB6
113 (2.727 %)ActionScript
121 (0.909 %)Embedded C
121 (0.909 %)Embedded C++
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (20.00 %)Degree
26 (5.455 %)HND
34 (3.636 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (3.636 %)Oracle Certification
43 (2.727 %)PMP
43 (2.727 %)PMI Certification
52 (1.818 %)PRINCE2 Certification
52 (1.818 %)ISEB
52 (1.818 %)MCAD
61 (0.909 %)MCSD
61 (0.909 %)CCDA
61 (0.909 %)Cisco Certification
61 (0.909 %)MCTS
61 (0.909 %)MCP
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.727 %)Active Directory
13 (2.727 %)Terminal Server
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (18.18 %)Oracle
217 (15.45 %)Microsoft
35 (4.545 %)Sybase
43 (2.727 %)Adobe
43 (2.727 %)Citrix
52 (1.818 %)Yahoo!
52 (1.818 %)Google
52 (1.818 %)IBM
61 (0.909 %)Lotus
61 (0.909 %)Macromedia
61 (0.909 %)Symbian
61 (0.909 %)Cisco