The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in IT jobs advertised for the Chester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Social Media 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 Miscellaneous category for the Chester region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Social Media
Rank - 33 -
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 0 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Chester - 0.637% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 2.564% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Average salary - £52,500 -
UK excluding London average salary £34,000 £35,000 £30,500
% change year-on-year
-2.85% +14.75%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Chester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
78 39 25
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Chester 22.35% 24.84% 10.33%
Number of salaries quoted 45 37 21
Average salary £35,000 £28,750 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+21.73% -15.44%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £21,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,600 £50,000 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Social Media
Cheshire

Social Media
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Social Media across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Chester Social Media Jobs Demand Trend

Social Media
Salary Trend

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

Chester Social Media Salary Trend

Social Media
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Chester region citing Social Media 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 Social Media.

1 3 (100.00%) Photoshop
1 3 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 3 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 3 (100.00%) Marketing
1 3 (100.00%) Online Marketing

Social Media
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Photoshop
1 3 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
General
1 3 (100.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Web Designer
1 3 (100.00%) Designer
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 3 (100.00%) Online Marketing