The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in IT jobs advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Retail over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Cheshire region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Retailing
Rank 41 80 46
Rank change year-on-year
+39 -34
Permanent jobs citing Retail 89 53 80
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 4.942% 2.639% 4.944%
As % of the General category 15.08% 6.856% 16.43%
Number of salaries quoted 33 43 69
Average salary £30,000 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.69% -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £54,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
All of the General Category
Cheshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
590 773 487
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 32.76% 38.50% 30.10%
Number of salaries quoted 447 673 417
Average salary £37,750 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.62% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,300 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £63,700
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Retail
North West

Retail
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Retail across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Cheshire Retail Jobs Demand Trend

Retail
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Retail Salary Trend

Retail
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Retail across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Cheshire Retail Salary Histogram

Retail
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Crewe +34 37 £28,750 -
Warrington +24 30 £60,000 +77.77%
Chester -6 14 £33,750 +3.84%
Macclesfield -4 12 £25,000 -58.33%
Wilmslow - 3 £37,500 -
Ellesmere Port +4 2 £37,500 +25.00%
Knutsford 0 1 - -
Runcorn 0 1 £28,000 +1.81%
Retail
North West

Retail
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Retail 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 Retail.

1 139 (62.90%) Finance
2 120 (54.30%) Telecoms
3 118 (53.39%) Fujitsu
4 85 (38.46%) Oracle
5 84 (38.01%) Oracle EBS
6 80 (36.20%) Security Cleared
7 71 (32.13%) Oracle EBS R12
7 71 (32.13%) Time Management
8 64 (28.96%) Hyperion
8 64 (28.96%) Essbase
9 59 (26.70%) Oracle Financials
10 56 (25.34%) SQL
11 52 (23.53%) HTML
12 51 (23.08%) JavaScript
12 51 (23.08%) Business Intelligence
12 51 (23.08%) Hyperion Planning
13 48 (21.72%) Oracle 11g
14 47 (21.27%) Oracle BI EE
15 45 (20.36%) .NET
16 44 (19.91%) C#
16 44 (19.91%) SQL Server
16 44 (19.91%) Microsoft
17 42 (19.00%) ASP.NET
18 40 (18.10%) XML
19 37 (16.74%) Web Services
20 35 (15.84%) Degree
21 34 (15.38%) Web Development
21 34 (15.38%) MVC
22 32 (14.48%) Windows
23 31 (14.03%) Computer Science

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 52 (23.53%) HTML
2 45 (20.36%) .NET
3 42 (19.00%) ASP.NET
4 40 (18.10%) XML
5 37 (16.74%) Web Services
6 28 (12.67%) DHTML
7 23 (10.41%) CSS
8 20 (9.050%) jQuery
9 13 (5.882%) CSS3
9 13 (5.882%) HTML5
10 9 (4.072%) .NET Framework
10 9 (4.072%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
11 7 (3.167%) WPF
11 7 (3.167%) ASP.NET MVC 4
11 7 (3.167%) ASP.NET MVC
12 6 (2.715%) ISPF
13 4 (1.810%) WCF
14 3 (1.357%) Middleware
14 3 (1.357%) WebSphere
14 3 (1.357%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 8 (3.620%) Windows Azure
2 4 (1.810%) CICS
3 3 (1.357%) MQSeries
4 2 (0.905%) Joomla!
4 2 (0.905%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.452%) WebSphere Message Broker
5 1 (0.452%) Apache
5 1 (0.452%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.452%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.452%) ESB
5 1 (0.452%) ActiveMQ
5 1 (0.452%) CMS
Applications
1 20 (9.050%) MS Excel
2 18 (8.145%) MS Office
3 9 (4.072%) MS Project
4 5 (2.262%) Photoshop
5 3 (1.357%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.357%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (0.452%) Fireworks
6 1 (0.452%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 84 (38.01%) Oracle EBS
2 71 (32.13%) Oracle EBS R12
3 59 (26.70%) Oracle Financials
4 51 (23.08%) Hyperion Planning
5 12 (5.430%) Oracle iRecruitment
6 10 (4.525%) Oracle Payroll
7 5 (2.262%) Oracle HRMS
8 3 (1.357%) Maximo
9 1 (0.452%) Dynamics GP
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.072%) Wireless
1 9 (4.072%) Network Security
2 4 (1.810%) Internet
3 3 (1.357%) Firewall
4 2 (0.905%) LAN
4 2 (0.905%) SMS
5 1 (0.452%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.452%) Cisco PIX
5 1 (0.452%) SAN
5 1 (0.452%) DNS
5 1 (0.452%) VoIP
5 1 (0.452%) WAN
5 1 (0.452%) DHCP
5 1 (0.452%) HTTP
5 1 (0.452%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (28.96%) Essbase
2 48 (21.72%) Oracle 11g
3 47 (21.27%) Oracle BI EE
4 44 (19.91%) SQL Server
5 13 (5.882%) Oracle 10g
5 13 (5.882%) Oracle Discoverer
6 12 (5.430%) SQL Server 2008
7 8 (3.620%) TOAD
8 6 (2.715%) DB2
8 6 (2.715%) MySQL
9 4 (1.810%) SQL Server 2005
10 2 (0.905%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.452%) SQL Server 2012
11 1 (0.452%) IDMS
11 1 (0.452%) OLTP
11 1 (0.452%) VLDB
11 1 (0.452%) SQL Server 2000
11 1 (0.452%) Informix
11 1 (0.452%) MS Access
11 1 (0.452%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 23 (10.41%) Visual Studio
2 20 (9.050%) VSS/SourceSafe
3 8 (3.620%) PhoneGap
3 8 (3.620%) MSI
4 3 (1.357%) Dreamweaver
4 3 (1.357%) ChangeMan
5 2 (0.905%) NUnit
5 2 (0.905%) Subversion
5 2 (0.905%) Rhino Mocks
5 2 (0.905%) MSTest
General
1 139 (62.90%) Finance
2 120 (54.30%) Telecoms
3 21 (9.502%) Banking
4 15 (6.787%) Retail Banking
5 10 (4.525%) Financial Institution
6 8 (3.620%) Investment Banking
6 8 (3.620%) Private Banking
7 3 (1.357%) Back Office
8 2 (0.905%) Local Government
8 2 (0.905%) Marketing
8 2 (0.905%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.452%) Automotive
9 1 (0.452%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.452%) Games
Job Titles
1 89 (40.27%) Consultant
2 71 (32.13%) Oracle Consultant
3 70 (31.67%) Developer
4 45 (20.36%) Web Developer
5 35 (15.84%) Business Intelligence Consultant
5 35 (15.84%) Oracle BI Consultant
6 33 (14.93%) .NET Developer
7 30 (13.57%) C# Developer
8 29 (13.12%) C# .NET Developer
9 27 (12.22%) ASP.NET Developer
9 27 (12.22%) C# ASP.NET Developer
10 25 (11.31%) C# Web Developer
10 25 (11.31%) .NET Web Developer
11 20 (9.050%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
11 20 (9.050%) VB.NET Developer
12 16 (7.240%) Hyperion Consultant
13 15 (6.787%) Administrator
14 14 (6.335%) DBA
14 14 (6.335%) Architect
15 13 (5.882%) Oracle DBA
Miscellaneous
1 31 (14.03%) Computer Science
2 12 (5.430%) SaaS
3 10 (4.525%) Online Banking
4 6 (2.715%) Mainframe
5 4 (1.810%) Social Media
6 3 (1.357%) LPAR
6 3 (1.357%) Management Information System
7 2 (0.905%) Economics
7 2 (0.905%) Statistics
7 2 (0.905%) Mathematics
7 2 (0.905%) Digital Media
7 2 (0.905%) Mobile Banking
8 1 (0.452%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.452%) Open Source
8 1 (0.452%) New Media
8 1 (0.452%) iPhone
8 1 (0.452%) iSeries
8 1 (0.452%) Data Integration
8 1 (0.452%) NHS
8 1 (0.452%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 32 (14.48%) Windows
2 18 (8.145%) UNIX
3 12 (5.430%) Windows 7
4 8 (3.620%) Windows 8
5 6 (2.715%) Windows Server 2008
6 5 (2.262%) Linux
7 4 (1.810%) Windows Server 2003
8 3 (1.357%) MVS
8 3 (1.357%) zOS
8 3 (1.357%) AIX
9 2 (0.905%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (32.13%) Time Management
2 51 (23.08%) Business Intelligence
3 34 (15.38%) Web Development
3 34 (15.38%) MVC
4 27 (12.22%) E-Commerce
5 25 (11.31%) Web Design
6 21 (9.502%) Agile Software Development
6 21 (9.502%) Content Management
7 17 (7.692%) Disaster Recovery
8 14 (6.335%) Service Management
8 14 (6.335%) ITIL
9 12 (5.430%) CRM
10 11 (4.977%) Change Management
11 9 (4.072%) Migration
12 8 (3.620%) Investment Management
12 8 (3.620%) Risk Management
12 8 (3.620%) Asset Management
12 8 (3.620%) Wealth Management
12 8 (3.620%) Project Management
13 7 (3.167%) OO
Programming Languages
1 56 (25.34%) SQL
2 51 (23.08%) JavaScript
3 44 (19.91%) C#
4 21 (9.502%) T-SQL
5 20 (9.050%) VB.NET
6 14 (6.335%) PL/SQL
7 13 (5.882%) Shell Script
8 8 (3.620%) PHP
9 7 (3.167%) Java
10 6 (2.715%) JCL
11 2 (0.905%) C
12 1 (0.452%) PHP5
12 1 (0.452%) C++
12 1 (0.452%) Perl
12 1 (0.452%) Python
Qualifications
1 80 (36.20%) Security Cleared
2 35 (15.84%) Degree
3 29 (13.12%) SC Cleared
4 3 (1.357%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (0.905%) MCTS
5 2 (0.905%) MCP
5 2 (0.905%) MCAD
5 2 (0.905%) MCSD
5 2 (0.905%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.452%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.452%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.905%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (5.882%) Oracle RMAN
2 12 (5.430%) Active Directory
3 8 (3.620%) Microsoft App-V
4 4 (1.810%) XenApp
5 3 (1.357%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 13 (5.882%) Data Guard
2 9 (4.072%) MIMEsweeper
3 3 (1.357%) Tivoli
3 3 (1.357%) CA Endevor
3 3 (1.357%) OMEGAMON
4 1 (0.452%) Nagios
4 1 (0.452%) MOM
4 1 (0.452%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 118 (53.39%) Fujitsu
2 85 (38.46%) Oracle
3 64 (28.96%) Hyperion
4 44 (19.91%) Microsoft
5 19 (8.597%) Citrix
6 10 (4.525%) Symantec
6 10 (4.525%) Cisco
7 9 (4.072%) Juniper
7 9 (4.072%) CheckPoint
7 9 (4.072%) McAfee
7 9 (4.072%) Websense
7 9 (4.072%) Blue Coat
7 9 (4.072%) IronPort
8 4 (1.810%) AppSense
9 2 (0.905%) JBoss
9 2 (0.905%) Adobe
9 2 (0.905%) IBM
9 2 (0.905%) Wall Street Systems
10 1 (0.452%) Avaya
10 1 (0.452%) Hitachi
Cheshire
With responsibility for building on their already established e-commerce proposition, this role has both new business and commercial elements... The successful Online Trading Manager must have a...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £40k - 50k per year
Posted: 20 May 2013
Wilmslow, North West
Our client, a Software Company based Wilmslow, Cheshire is currently looking for a skilled C# Web Developer. The company builds e-commerce sites for consumer and trade sales,...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Chester, North West
This will be a relatively hands off role but you will need experience of ASP.Net as well as strong C# and SQL knowledge... It will also involve...
Computer Futures
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Nantwich, North West
Online Sales Manager required for very successful fashion business - this has a couple of traditional retail outlets and a very successful growing online business which is currently turning...
OCC Computing
Salary: £20k - 30k per year
Posted: 5 May 2013
London, Edinburgh, Chester
Job Title: We are looking for looking for Teradata Consultant's to join our existing teams based out of our Edinburgh, Chester and London offices. Essential Skills: - Good...
NBS Recruitment
Salary: £40,000 - £70,000 per year
Posted: 20 May 2013
Crewe, Cheshire
Key skills: - PHP (ideally PHP 5.2, PHP 5.3) - MySQL. - jQuery. - JavaScript. - HTML. - CSS. - At least 3 years’ experience as a developer working in PHP and MySQL,...
Blues Point Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum + Various benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Ellesmere Port, North West
Our client can provide you with Greenfield project work and exposure to: .NET 4.5, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), AJAX, Agile, TDD, Castle Monorail, Castle Windsor,...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Ellesmere Port, Merseyside
Our client can provide you with Greenfield project work and exposure to: .NET 4.5, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), AJAX, Agile, TDD, Castle Monorail, Castle Windsor,...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cheshire
Senior Credit Risk Analyst; Risk Strategy - £40000-£48000 - North West- Market Leading Financial Services organisation... The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the growing credit risk exposures...
Experis IT
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Warrington, North West
You will be supervising a team of two 1st line Technicians covering applications and areas such as Active Directory... Technical skills required include Windows OS, MS Office, Active...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £22000.00 - £25000.00 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013
Knutsford, Cheshire
My client, a well respected global bank have a new opening for a Lead Infrastructure Delivery Manager focussing upon the provision and delivery of server technologies, Wintel, Unix...
Reed Technology
Salary: £54000 - £64000 per annum + Car allow, flex bens package
Posted: 21 May 2013