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This section looks at the demand for Short Message Service (SMS) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SMS over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkShort Message Service (SMS)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank133146
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads123
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.977 %0.542 %
Salaries quoted92
Average minimum salary£29,889£23,000
Average salary£32,778£26,000
% change on same period last year+26.06 %
Average maximum salary£35,667£29,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,034£40,587
% change on same period last year-11.21 %
Communications & Networking CheshireCommunications & Networking
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads607553
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.298 %0.245 %
Salaries quoted558512
Average minimum salary£29,907£31,336
Average salary£32,475£33,835
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Average maximum salary£35,043£36,335
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
SMS North WestSMS
North West

SMS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing SMS across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Cheshire SMS Demand Trend

SMS
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire SMS Salary Trend

SMS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SMS across the Cheshire region over the past 3 months.

Cheshire SMS Salary Histogram

SMS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SMS within the Cheshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1KnutsfordDown-231--
1RuncornNew entry-1£30,000-
SMS North WestSMS
North West

SMS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing SMS also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SMS.

117 (53.13 %)OpenView Configuration Management
216 (50.00 %)Tivoli
315 (46.88 %)Windows
413 (40.63 %)C++
413 (40.63 %)UML
413 (40.63 %)OOA/OOD
413 (40.63 %)GPRS
413 (40.63 %)GSM
413 (40.63 %)Symbian
413 (40.63 %)TCP/IP
413 (40.63 %)UIQ
510 (31.25 %)Finance
65 (15.63 %)Banking
74 (12.50 %)Perl
74 (12.50 %)VBScript
83 (9.375 %)ITIL
91 (3.125 %)Health
91 (3.125 %)Remedy
91 (3.125 %)Pensions
91 (3.125 %)Application Packaging
91 (3.125 %)PRINCE2
91 (3.125 %)Unix
91 (3.125 %)Windows 2000
91 (3.125 %)Crystal Reports
91 (3.125 %)IIS
91 (3.125 %)SQL
91 (3.125 %)DHCP
91 (3.125 %)MCSE
91 (3.125 %)Windows XP
91 (3.125 %)ATM

SMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing SMS also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SMS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
113 (40.63 %)UIQ
21 (3.125 %)Application Packaging
Application Platforms
11 (3.125 %)IIS
Communications & Networking
113 (40.63 %)GPRS
113 (40.63 %)GSM
113 (40.63 %)TCP/IP
21 (3.125 %)DNS
21 (3.125 %)DHCP
21 (3.125 %)ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (3.125 %)Crystal Reports
General
110 (31.25 %)Finance
25 (15.63 %)Banking
31 (3.125 %)Pensions
31 (3.125 %)Health
Job Titles
113 (40.63 %)Software Engineer
23 (9.375 %)C++ Software Engineer
32 (6.250 %)Team Leader
41 (3.125 %)Change Analyst
41 (3.125 %)Software Consultant
41 (3.125 %)Software Team Leader
41 (3.125 %)Analyst
41 (3.125 %)Consultant
Operating Systems
115 (46.88 %)Windows
21 (3.125 %)Windows 2000
21 (3.125 %)Windows XP
21 (3.125 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (3.125 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
113 (40.63 %)UML
113 (40.63 %)OOA/OOD
23 (9.375 %)ITIL
31 (3.125 %)PRINCE2
31 (3.125 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
113 (40.63 %)C++
24 (12.50 %)Perl
24 (12.50 %)VBScript
31 (3.125 %)SQL
Qualifications
11 (3.125 %)MCSE
11 (3.125 %)Citrix Certification
11 (3.125 %)Microsoft Certification
System Software
11 (3.125 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
117 (53.13 %)OpenView Configuration Management
216 (50.00 %)Tivoli
31 (3.125 %)Tivoli Monitoring
31 (3.125 %)Tivoli NetView
31 (3.125 %)MOM
Vendors
113 (40.63 %)Symbian
21 (3.125 %)HP
21 (3.125 %)Citrix
21 (3.125 %)Remedy
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