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This section looks at the demand for Agile Software Development skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Agile Software Development over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAgile Software Development
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7563
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads1520
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.008 %
As % of the category below2.229 %3.289 %
Salaries quoted1113
Average minimum salary£31,182£35,538
Average salary£33,227£39,308
% change on same period last year-15.46 %
Average maximum salary£35,273£43,077
UK excluding London average salary£40,298£42,187
% change on same period last year-4.47 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads673608
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.362 %0.253 %
Salaries quoted538478
Average minimum salary£31,493£35,792
Average salary£35,080£39,732
% change on same period last year-11.70 %
Average maximum salary£38,667£43,672
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Agile Software Development North WestAgile Software Development
North West

Agile Software Development
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Lancashire Agile Software Development Demand Trend

Agile Software Development
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire Agile Software Development Salary Trend

Agile Software Development
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Lancashire Agile Software Development Salary Histogram

Agile Software Development
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile Software Development within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
BlackburnNew entry-4£47,500-
PrestonDown-83£24,333-48.77 %
Newton-le-WillowsNew entry-3--
LancasterUp+52£22,500-13.46 %
Agile Software Development North WestAgile Software Development
North West

Agile Software Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development.

111 (40.74 %).NET
210 (37.04 %)SQL Server
210 (37.04 %)C#
39 (33.33 %)Microsoft
48 (29.63 %)ASP.NET
56 (22.22 %)Project Management
56 (22.22 %)ISEB
56 (22.22 %)RAD
56 (22.22 %)System Testing
65 (18.52 %)Test Scripting
65 (18.52 %)QA
65 (18.52 %)ERP
65 (18.52 %)Automated Testing
74 (14.81 %)Scrum
74 (14.81 %)MS Visio
74 (14.81 %)XML
74 (14.81 %)VB.NET
74 (14.81 %)ASP
74 (14.81 %)Oracle
74 (14.81 %)Degree
83 (11.11 %)Visual Studio Team System
83 (11.11 %)QARun
83 (11.11 %)ISTQB
83 (11.11 %)Business Objects
83 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
83 (11.11 %)HTML
83 (11.11 %)Java
83 (11.11 %)VB
83 (11.11 %)WebServices
83 (11.11 %)MS Excel

Agile Software Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (40.74 %).NET
28 (29.63 %)ASP.NET
34 (14.81 %)ASP
34 (14.81 %)XML
43 (11.11 %)HTML
43 (11.11 %)Ruby on Rails
43 (11.11 %)WebServices
51 (3.704 %)XSL
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (14.81 %)MS Visio
23 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (11.11 %)Wireless
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (37.04 %)SQL Server
23 (11.11 %)BusinessObjects
31 (3.704 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (3.704 %)SQL Server 2005
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
13 (11.11 %)WinRunner
13 (11.11 %)TestDirector
13 (11.11 %)QARun
13 (11.11 %)Visual Studio Team System
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.11 %)Telecoms
13 (11.11 %)Finance
13 (11.11 %)Construction
21 (3.704 %)Education
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (33.33 %)Developer
27 (25.93 %)Project Manager
27 (25.93 %).NET Developer
35 (18.52 %)C# Developer
35 (18.52 %)ASP.NET Developer
35 (18.52 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
44 (14.81 %)Senior Project Manager
44 (14.81 %)Senior Manager
53 (11.11 %)Solutions Architect
53 (11.11 %)Tester
53 (11.11 %)Software Developer
53 (11.11 %)Architect
62 (7.407 %)Analyst
62 (7.407 %)Test Manager
62 (7.407 %)Test Analyst
62 (7.407 %)Graduate
62 (7.407 %)Graduate .NET Developer
62 (7.407 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
62 (7.407 %)Graduate Developer
62 (7.407 %)VB.NET Developer
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.407 %)Mainframe
12 (7.407 %)Statistics
21 (3.704 %)N-Tier
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (22.22 %)RAD
16 (22.22 %)Project Management
16 (22.22 %)System Testing
25 (18.52 %)Automated Testing
25 (18.52 %)Test Scripting
25 (18.52 %)ERP
34 (14.81 %)Scrum
43 (11.11 %)SOA
43 (11.11 %)RDF
52 (7.407 %)Validation
52 (7.407 %)V-Model
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (37.04 %)C#
24 (14.81 %)VB.NET
33 (11.11 %)PL/1
33 (11.11 %)Ruby
33 (11.11 %)Java
33 (11.11 %)VB
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (22.22 %)ISEB
24 (14.81 %)Degree
33 (11.11 %)ISTQB
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (18.52 %)QA
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (33.33 %)Microsoft
24 (14.81 %)Oracle
33 (11.11 %)Business Objects
33 (11.11 %)IBM