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This section looks at the demand for Service Level Agreement (SLA) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SLA over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService Level Agreement (SLA)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6262
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads9696
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.039 %
As % of the category below46.60 %37.21 %
Salaries quoted8388
Average minimum salary£27,839£27,563
Average salary£30,490£29,364
% change on same period last year+3.83 %
Average maximum salary£33,141£31,165
UK excluding London average salary£33,763£35,624
% change on same period last year-5.22 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads206258
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.109 %0.106 %
Salaries quoted176236
Average minimum salary£32,315£28,885
Average salary£34,946£30,140
% change on same period last year+15.94 %
Average maximum salary£37,576£31,394
UK excluding London average salary£39,410£39,928
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
SLA North WestSLA
North West

SLA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SLA across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Cheshire SLA Demand Trend

SLA
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire SLA Salary Trend

SLA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SLA across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cheshire SLA Salary Histogram

SLA
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SLA within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
CreweUp+3232£29,768-11.26 %
WarringtonDown-617£30,125+45.43 %
KnutsfordDown-256£33,333+3.96 %
NorthwichDown-93£21,585-18.54 %
RuncornDown-152£42,000+113.55 %
ChesterDown-41£15,000-38.67 %
SLA North WestSLA
North West

SLA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing SLA 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 SLA.

182 (36.12 %)ITIL
279 (34.80 %)MS Excel
373 (32.16 %)Windows
467 (29.52 %)Microsoft
562 (27.31 %)Pensions
645 (19.82 %)Service Delivery
645 (19.82 %)Health
740 (17.62 %)Service Management
839 (17.18 %)SQL
937 (16.30 %)MS Office
1036 (15.86 %)Degree
1133 (14.54 %)UNIX
1230 (13.22 %)Windows 2000
1230 (13.22 %)Oracle
1324 (10.57 %)Finance
1423 (10.13 %)Internet
1522 (9.692 %)Banking
1621 (9.251 %)VMware
1621 (9.251 %)Citrix
1720 (8.811 %)IIS
1720 (8.811 %)VMware Infrastructure
1817 (7.489 %)WebSphere
1817 (7.489 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1915 (6.608 %)ISA Server
1915 (6.608 %)VERITAS
1915 (6.608 %)Telecoms
1915 (6.608 %)WebSphere Application Server
1915 (6.608 %)MS Exchange
1915 (6.608 %)NetBackup
2014 (6.167 %)Project Management

SLA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing SLA 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 SLA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (7.489 %)WebSphere
210 (4.405 %)Middleware
210 (4.405 %)J2EE
37 (3.084 %)XML
46 (2.643 %)HTML
46 (2.643 %)ADO
46 (2.643 %)WebServices
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (8.811 %)IIS
215 (6.608 %)WebSphere Application Server
215 (6.608 %)MS Exchange
312 (5.286 %)WebLogic
312 (5.286 %)Tomcat
411 (4.846 %)Apache
510 (4.405 %)Oracle 10gAS
510 (4.405 %)Oracle 9iAS
63 (1.322 %)CICS
63 (1.322 %)Exchange Server 2003
72 (0.881 %)JBoss
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
179 (34.80 %)MS Excel
237 (16.30 %)MS Office
32 (0.881 %)MS Visio
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (10.13 %)Internet
211 (4.846 %)Broadband
37 (3.084 %)FTP
37 (3.084 %)TCP/IP
43 (1.322 %)VPN
43 (1.322 %)LDAP
43 (1.322 %)ADSL
43 (1.322 %)Firewall
43 (1.322 %)Wireless
52 (0.881 %)LAN
52 (0.881 %)DNS
52 (0.881 %)SAN
61 (0.441 %)WAN
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (5.286 %)MS Access
27 (3.084 %)Crystal Reports
35 (2.203 %)SQL Server
44 (1.762 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (1.762 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (1.322 %)Oracle Reports
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (2.643 %)Visual Studio
23 (1.322 %)Introscope
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
162 (27.31 %)Pensions
245 (19.82 %)Health
324 (10.57 %)Finance
422 (9.692 %)Banking
515 (6.608 %)Telecoms
67 (3.084 %)Legal
75 (2.203 %)Insurance
83 (1.322 %)Government
92 (0.881 %)Billing
101 (0.441 %)Back Office
101 (0.441 %)Automotive
101 (0.441 %)Chemicals
101 (0.441 %)Marketing
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (18.06 %)Analyst
233 (14.54 %)Consultant
323 (10.13 %)Support Analyst
422 (9.692 %)Management Consultant
422 (9.692 %)Service Manager
422 (9.692 %)Service Management Consultant
520 (8.811 %)ITIL Consultant
615 (6.608 %)1st Line Support
714 (6.167 %)Team Leader
813 (5.727 %)Technical Support
912 (5.286 %)Developer
912 (5.286 %)Helpdesk Support
912 (5.286 %)VB Developer
1011 (4.846 %)3rd Line Support
119 (3.965 %)Applications Support
119 (3.965 %)Technical Analyst
119 (3.965 %)Service Desk Manager
119 (3.965 %)Incident Manager
128 (3.524 %)Service Analyst
128 (3.524 %)2nd Line Support
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.322 %)Mainframe
13 (1.322 %)CMDB
22 (0.881 %)N-Tier
31 (0.441 %)PDA
31 (0.441 %)Statistics
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
173 (32.16 %)Windows
233 (14.54 %)UNIX
330 (13.22 %)Windows 2000
48 (3.524 %)Windows XP
55 (2.203 %)AIX
55 (2.203 %)Solaris
63 (1.322 %)Windows NT
72 (0.881 %)NetWare
72 (0.881 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (0.881 %)Linux
72 (0.881 %)HPUX
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
182 (36.12 %)ITIL
245 (19.82 %)Service Delivery
340 (17.62 %)Service Management
414 (6.167 %)Project Management
512 (5.286 %)Problem Management
610 (4.405 %)Incident Management
79 (3.965 %)Fault Management
87 (3.084 %)SC Cleared
87 (3.084 %)Security Cleared
96 (2.643 %)Change Management
96 (2.643 %)CRM
96 (2.643 %)B2B
96 (2.643 %)B2C
105 (2.203 %)Test Management
114 (1.762 %)Performance Management
114 (1.762 %)Configuration Management
114 (1.762 %)ERP
114 (1.762 %)Stakeholder Management
123 (1.322 %)Business Development
123 (1.322 %)Validation
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
139 (17.18 %)SQL
213 (5.727 %)VB
39 (3.965 %)C
44 (1.762 %)COBOL
44 (1.762 %)JCL
53 (1.322 %)VB6
53 (1.322 %)Java
53 (1.322 %)Perl
53 (1.322 %)PL/SQL
53 (1.322 %)Assembly Language
62 (0.881 %)Transact-SQL
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
136 (15.86 %)Degree
210 (4.405 %)ITIL Certification
39 (3.965 %)Microsoft Certification
48 (3.524 %)MCP
55 (2.203 %)MCSE
63 (1.322 %)MCSA
72 (0.881 %)A+ Certification
72 (0.881 %)MBCS
72 (0.881 %)NVQ Level 4
81 (0.441 %)HND
81 (0.441 %)CCA
81 (0.441 %)Citrix Certification
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.441 %)QA
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (8.811 %)VMware Infrastructure
215 (6.608 %)ISA Server
215 (6.608 %)NetBackup
310 (4.405 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
117 (7.489 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (1.322 %)BMC PATROL
23 (1.322 %)Tivoli
31 (0.441 %)ARCserve
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
167 (29.52 %)Microsoft
230 (13.22 %)Oracle
321 (9.251 %)VMware
321 (9.251 %)Citrix
415 (6.608 %)VERITAS
59 (3.965 %)Remedy
67 (3.084 %)HP
75 (2.203 %)BEA
84 (1.762 %)Compuware
93 (1.322 %)BMC
93 (1.322 %)CA
102 (0.881 %)Compaq
111 (0.441 %)Red Hat
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