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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Business Objects products and/or services in IT jobs within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Objects over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Objects
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8460
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching permanent IT job ads527
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.975 %5.400 %
Salaries quoted521
Average minimum salary£15,200£31,524
Average salary£16,100£34,619
% change on same period last year-53.49 %
Average maximum salary£17,000£37,714
UK excluding London average salary£41,675£46,544
% change on same period last year-10.46 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads513500
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.298 %0.215 %
Salaries quoted422411
Average minimum salary£27,832£29,605
Average salary£30,672£32,097
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Average maximum salary£33,511£34,589
UK excluding London average salary£40,485£41,845
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Business Objects North WestBusiness Objects
North West

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Business Objects SA.

Business Objects
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Business Objects Demand Trend

Business Objects
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire Business Objects Salary Trend

Business Objects
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Objects across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Lancashire Business Objects Salary Histogram

Business Objects
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Objects within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
PrestonDown-125£16,100-54.27 %
Business Objects North WestBusiness Objects
North West

Business Objects
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Business Objects 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 Business Objects.

138 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
223 (60.53 %)Crystal Reports
319 (50.00 %)Microsoft
418 (47.37 %)MS Excel
514 (36.84 %)Statistics
612 (31.58 %)SQL Server
711 (28.95 %)SQL
711 (28.95 %)Oracle
89 (23.68 %)Datawarehouse
89 (23.68 %)Management Information System
97 (18.42 %)Pensions
97 (18.42 %)Data Extraction
105 (13.16 %)BusinessObjects XI
105 (13.16 %)Finance
105 (13.16 %)ERP
105 (13.16 %)C#
105 (13.16 %)XML
114 (10.53 %)ASP.NET
114 (10.53 %)VB
114 (10.53 %).NET
114 (10.53 %)Health
114 (10.53 %)Service Delivery
123 (7.895 %)Back Office
123 (7.895 %)Agile Software Development
123 (7.895 %)PL/SQL
123 (7.895 %)VB.NET
123 (7.895 %)VBA
123 (7.895 %)WebServices
123 (7.895 %)MS Office
123 (7.895 %)ASP

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Business Objects 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 Business Objects. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (13.16 %)XML
24 (10.53 %).NET
24 (10.53 %)ASP.NET
33 (7.895 %)WebServices
33 (7.895 %)ASP
42 (5.263 %)NHibernate
51 (2.632 %)ActiveX
51 (2.632 %)WinForms
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (7.895 %)SAS
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (47.37 %)MS Excel
23 (7.895 %)MS Office
31 (2.632 %)CA Clarity
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.632 %)FTP
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
138 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
223 (60.53 %)Crystal Reports
312 (31.58 %)SQL Server
49 (23.68 %)Datawarehouse
55 (13.16 %)BusinessObjects XI
63 (7.895 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
63 (7.895 %)Oracle Reports
63 (7.895 %)MS Access
71 (2.632 %)OLAP
71 (2.632 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (2.632 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
71 (2.632 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (2.632 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (2.632 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (2.632 %)DTS
71 (2.632 %)Crystal Enterprise
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.632 %)NUnit
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (18.42 %)Pensions
25 (13.16 %)Finance
34 (10.53 %)Health
43 (7.895 %)Insurance
43 (7.895 %)Back Office
52 (5.263 %)Telecoms
61 (2.632 %)Government
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (65.79 %)Analyst
216 (42.11 %)MI Analyst
38 (21.05 %)Information Analyst
47 (18.42 %)Junior Analyst
47 (18.42 %)Junior
47 (18.42 %)Developer
54 (10.53 %)Business Developer
54 (10.53 %)Report Analyst
54 (10.53 %)Business Objects Developer
63 (7.895 %)Solutions Architect
63 (7.895 %)Architect
63 (7.895 %)Business Analyst
63 (7.895 %)Report Developer
63 (7.895 %).NET Developer
63 (7.895 %)C# Developer
63 (7.895 %)IT Architect
63 (7.895 %)Senior Solutions Architect
63 (7.895 %)Management Information Analyst
72 (5.263 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
72 (5.263 %)VB.NET Developer
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (36.84 %)Statistics
29 (23.68 %)Management Information System
37 (18.42 %)Data Extraction
42 (5.263 %)Client/Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (13.16 %)ERP
24 (10.53 %)Service Delivery
33 (7.895 %)Agile Software Development
33 (7.895 %)Data Management
33 (7.895 %)Data Modelling
33 (7.895 %)SOA
33 (7.895 %)CRM
42 (5.263 %)Service Management
42 (5.263 %)ITIL
42 (5.263 %)OO
42 (5.263 %)Business Intelligence
51 (2.632 %)Configuration Management
51 (2.632 %)Data Protection
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (28.95 %)SQL
25 (13.16 %)C#
34 (10.53 %)VB
43 (7.895 %)VB.NET
43 (7.895 %)VBA
43 (7.895 %)PL/SQL
52 (5.263 %)JavaScript
52 (5.263 %)Transact-SQL
61 (2.632 %)VB6
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (50.00 %)Microsoft
211 (28.95 %)Oracle
32 (5.263 %)ProClarity
41 (2.632 %)Cognos