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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Local Government' in IT jobs within the Cheshire 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 Local Government over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Government
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank138-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads60
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.394 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted60
Average minimum salary£28,000-
Average salary£29,667-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£31,333-
UK excluding London average salary£40,813£47,255
% change on same period last year-13.63 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads15211519
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.883 %0.654 %
Salaries quoted14291370
Average minimum salary£35,016£33,809
Average salary£38,684£36,441
% change on same period last year+6.15 %
Average maximum salary£42,351£39,073
UK excluding London average salary£41,271£41,794
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Local Government North WestLocal Government
North West

Local Government
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Local Government Demand Trend

Local Government
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Local Government Salary Trend

Local Government
Salary Histogram

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

Cheshire Local Government Salary Histogram

Local Government
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government 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
ChesterNew entry-1£28,000-
Local Government North WestLocal Government
North West

Local Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Local Government 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 Local Government.

112 (100.00 %)Government
27 (58.33 %)Windows
36 (50.00 %)Linux
36 (50.00 %)C
36 (50.00 %)Java
36 (50.00 %)Oracle
36 (50.00 %)UNIX
45 (41.67 %)Progress 4GL
45 (41.67 %)Progress
45 (41.67 %)Health
45 (41.67 %)Pensions
54 (33.33 %)Oracle 9i
54 (33.33 %)Microsoft
54 (33.33 %)Oracle 10g
62 (16.67 %)SQL Server
71 (8.333 %)DB2
71 (8.333 %)MS Office
71 (8.333 %)ASP
71 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
71 (8.333 %)VBScript
71 (8.333 %)VB.NET
71 (8.333 %)ActionScript
71 (8.333 %).NET
71 (8.333 %)MS Access
71 (8.333 %)RDBMS
71 (8.333 %)C#
71 (8.333 %)Delphi
71 (8.333 %)MVC
71 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
71 (8.333 %)NUnit

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Local Government 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 Local Government. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (8.333 %).NET
11 (8.333 %)ASP
11 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
11 (8.333 %)MVC
11 (8.333 %)WinForms
11 (8.333 %)OOXML
11 (8.333 %)Adobe Flex
11 (8.333 %)WCF
11 (8.333 %)WPF
11 (8.333 %)LINQ
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (33.33 %)Oracle 9i
14 (33.33 %)Oracle 10g
22 (16.67 %)SQL Server
31 (8.333 %)DB2
31 (8.333 %)MS Access
31 (8.333 %)RDBMS
31 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2008
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (8.333 %)NUnit
11 (8.333 %)Visual Studio Team System
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (100.00 %)Government
25 (41.67 %)Health
25 (41.67 %)Pensions
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (50.00 %)DBA
25 (41.67 %)Analyst Programmer
25 (41.67 %)Programmer
25 (41.67 %)Analyst
34 (33.33 %)Oracle DBA
43 (25.00 %)Administrator
51 (8.333 %)Junior DBA
51 (8.333 %)Junior Oracle DBA
51 (8.333 %)Software Developer
51 (8.333 %)Junior
51 (8.333 %)Developer
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (58.33 %)Windows
26 (50.00 %)Linux
26 (50.00 %)UNIX
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
11 (8.333 %)Unit Testing
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (50.00 %)Java
16 (50.00 %)C
25 (41.67 %)Progress 4GL
31 (8.333 %)C#
31 (8.333 %)Delphi
31 (8.333 %)VBScript
31 (8.333 %)VB.NET
31 (8.333 %)ActionScript
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (50.00 %)Oracle
25 (41.67 %)Progress
34 (33.33 %)Microsoft
41 (8.333 %)Adobe