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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Local Government' in IT jobs within the Chester 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Government
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank60-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.388 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£24,000-
Average salary£28,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£32,000-
UK excluding London average salary£39,230£45,970
% change on same period last year-14.66 %
Chester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Chester
Matching permanent IT job ads258292
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.148 %0.125 %
Salaries quoted238252
Average minimum salary£30,578£30,772
Average salary£33,699£33,079
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Average maximum salary£36,820£35,386
UK excluding London average salary£41,266£41,804
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Local Government CheshireLocal Government
Cheshire

Local Government
Demand Trend

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester Local Government Salary Trend

Local Government
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)Delphi
11 (100.00 %)VBScript
11 (100.00 %)VB.NET
11 (100.00 %)ActionScript
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Adobe
11 (100.00 %)MVC
11 (100.00 %)Government
11 (100.00 %)WinForms
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (100.00 %)NUnit
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)OOXML
11 (100.00 %)Adobe Flex
11 (100.00 %)WCF
11 (100.00 %)WPF
11 (100.00 %)LINQ
11 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio Team System
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)MVC
11 (100.00 %)WinForms
11 (100.00 %)OOXML
11 (100.00 %)Adobe Flex
11 (100.00 %)WCF
11 (100.00 %)WPF
11 (100.00 %)LINQ
Chester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
Chester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008
Chester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)NUnit
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio Team System
Chester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Government
Chester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Software Developer
11 (100.00 %)Developer
Chester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Chester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
Chester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)Delphi
11 (100.00 %)VBScript
11 (100.00 %)VB.NET
11 (100.00 %)ActionScript
Chester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Adobe