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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cognos products and/or services in IT jobs within the Chester region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCognos
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4259
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads124
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below6.704 %2.454 %
Salaries quoted52
Average minimum salary£26,200£30,000
Average salary£28,100£36,250
% change on same period last year-22.48 %
Average maximum salary£30,000£42,500
UK excluding London average salary£42,168£49,116
% change on same period last year-14.14 %
Chester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Chester
Matching permanent IT job ads179163
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.098 %0.068 %
Salaries quoted154149
Average minimum salary£27,981£28,120
Average salary£29,906£30,384
% change on same period last year-1.57 %
Average maximum salary£31,831£32,648
UK excluding London average salary£40,005£41,895
% change on same period last year-4.51 %
Cognos CheshireCognos
Cheshire

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Cognos.

Cognos
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Cognos across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Chester Cognos Demand Trend

Cognos
Salary Trend

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

Chester Cognos Salary Trend

Cognos
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Cognos across the Chester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Chester Cognos Salary Histogram

Cognos
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Chester region citing Cognos 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 Cognos.

112 (75.00 %)SQL Server
112 (75.00 %)Business Objects
112 (75.00 %)Windows
112 (75.00 %)BusinessObjects
112 (75.00 %)Hyperion
112 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
112 (75.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
210 (62.50 %)SQL Server 2005
210 (62.50 %)SQL Server 2000
210 (62.50 %)SAP
39 (56.25 %)IIS
39 (56.25 %)VB
48 (50.00 %)Cognos Impromptu
48 (50.00 %)JavaScript
48 (50.00 %)UNIX
48 (50.00 %)Finance
57 (43.75 %)ERP
57 (43.75 %)Internet
66 (37.50 %)Lawson
66 (37.50 %)OutlookSoft
66 (37.50 %)Degree
66 (37.50 %)Infor
74 (25.00 %)Active Directory
83 (18.75 %)SQL
92 (12.50 %)VBScript
92 (12.50 %)OLAP
92 (12.50 %).NET
92 (12.50 %)XML
92 (12.50 %)ActiveX
92 (12.50 %)MS Excel

Cognos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Chester region citing Cognos 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 Cognos. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (12.50 %).NET
12 (12.50 %)XML
12 (12.50 %)ActiveX
Chester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (56.25 %)IIS
Chester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (12.50 %)MS Excel
Chester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (43.75 %)Internet
Chester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (75.00 %)SQL Server
112 (75.00 %)BusinessObjects
210 (62.50 %)SQL Server 2000
210 (62.50 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (50.00 %)Cognos Impromptu
42 (12.50 %)Datawarehouse
42 (12.50 %)OLAP
42 (12.50 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Chester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (12.50 %)Publishing
22 (12.50 %)Marketing
31 (6.250 %)Pensions
Chester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (56.25 %)Support Technician
28 (50.00 %)SAP Support
36 (37.50 %)Applications Support
36 (37.50 %)Server Support
36 (37.50 %)Server Support Technician
43 (18.75 %)Administrator
52 (12.50 %)IT Administrator
52 (12.50 %)Developer
61 (6.250 %)Systems Administrator
61 (6.250 %)Systems Support
61 (6.250 %)Graduate
61 (6.250 %)VB6 Developer
61 (6.250 %).NET Developer
61 (6.250 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (6.250 %)VB Developer
61 (6.250 %)SQL Developer
61 (6.250 %)SQL Server Developer
61 (6.250 %)IT Graduate
Chester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (12.50 %)Management Information System
Chester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (75.00 %)Windows
112 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
112 (75.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
28 (50.00 %)UNIX
Chester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (43.75 %)ERP
22 (12.50 %)CRM
31 (6.250 %)Web Design
31 (6.250 %)SAP Implementation
Chester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (56.25 %)VB
28 (50.00 %)JavaScript
33 (18.75 %)SQL
42 (12.50 %)VBScript
42 (12.50 %)VB6
51 (6.250 %)VB.NET
Chester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (37.50 %)Degree
Chester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Chester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (75.00 %)Business Objects
112 (75.00 %)Hyperion
210 (62.50 %)SAP
36 (37.50 %)Lawson
36 (37.50 %)OutlookSoft
36 (37.50 %)Infor
42 (12.50 %)Sage