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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Government' in IT jobs within the Lancashire 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 Government over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGovernment
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8357
Rank change on same period last yearDown-26
Matching permanent IT job ads630
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.304 %6.593 %
Salaries quoted525
Average minimum salary£40,000£32,200
Average salary£43,750£35,660
% change on same period last year+22.68 %
Average maximum salary£47,500£39,120
UK excluding London average salary£45,966£48,156
% change on same period last year-4.54 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads460455
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.267 %0.196 %
Salaries quoted408349
Average minimum salary£30,108£32,286
Average salary£32,380£34,383
% change on same period last year-5.82 %
Average maximum salary£34,653£36,480
UK excluding London average salary£41,271£41,794
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Government North WestGovernment
North West

Government
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Government Demand Trend

Government
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire Government Salary Trend

Government
Salary Histogram

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

Lancashire Government Salary Histogram

Government
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Government 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
BlackpoolDown-24£49,167-
LancasterNew entry-1£32,500-
BurnleyNew entry-1£50,000-
Government North WestGovernment
North West

Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

120 (52.63 %)Oracle
120 (52.63 %)Local Government
217 (44.74 %)ITIL
316 (42.11 %)Change Management
316 (42.11 %)Oracle HRMS
316 (42.11 %)Systems Analysis
316 (42.11 %)Time Management
316 (42.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
46 (15.79 %)Finance
46 (15.79 %)Project Management
46 (15.79 %)Microsoft
55 (13.16 %)PRINCE2
64 (10.53 %)Education
64 (10.53 %).NET
64 (10.53 %)ASP.NET
64 (10.53 %)SharePoint
73 (7.895 %)Information Management
73 (7.895 %)Degree
73 (7.895 %)Data Architecture
73 (7.895 %)Active Directory
73 (7.895 %)HP
73 (7.895 %)Dell
73 (7.895 %)VMware
73 (7.895 %)Management Information System
73 (7.895 %)EDRMS
82 (5.263 %)IBM
82 (5.263 %)Microsoft Certification
82 (5.263 %)Web Design
82 (5.263 %)ISEB
82 (5.263 %)MS Exchange

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (10.53 %).NET
14 (10.53 %)ASP.NET
22 (5.263 %)HTML
22 (5.263 %)ASP
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (10.53 %)SharePoint
22 (5.263 %)MS Exchange
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.263 %)MS Excel
21 (2.632 %)MS Office
Lancashire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
116 (42.11 %)Oracle HRMS
21 (2.632 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.263 %)WAN
21 (2.632 %)VPN
21 (2.632 %)DNS
21 (2.632 %)DSL
21 (2.632 %)Firewall
21 (2.632 %)IP Telephony
21 (2.632 %)LAN
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (7.895 %)EDRMS
22 (5.263 %)SQL Server
31 (2.632 %)Datawarehouse
31 (2.632 %)BusinessObjects
31 (2.632 %)BusinessObjects XI
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.632 %)Oracle APEX
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (52.63 %)Local Government
26 (15.79 %)Finance
34 (10.53 %)Education
41 (2.632 %)Publishing
41 (2.632 %)Banking
41 (2.632 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (2.632 %)Telecoms
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (39.47 %)Analyst
210 (26.32 %)Project Manager
210 (26.32 %)Oracle Analyst
35 (13.16 %)Junior
35 (13.16 %)Developer
44 (10.53 %)Junior Analyst
53 (7.895 %)Architect
62 (5.263 %)Software Developer
62 (5.263 %)Solutions Architect
62 (5.263 %)ASP.NET Developer
62 (5.263 %).NET Developer
62 (5.263 %)C# Developer
62 (5.263 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
71 (2.632 %)Senior Network Engineer
71 (2.632 %)Software Manager
71 (2.632 %)Software Project Manager
71 (2.632 %)Business Development Executive
71 (2.632 %)Developer Analyst
71 (2.632 %)Sales Executive
71 (2.632 %)Applications Consultant
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.895 %)Management Information System
21 (2.632 %)Client/Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.632 %)Windows
11 (2.632 %)Windows 2000
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (44.74 %)ITIL
216 (42.11 %)Change Management
216 (42.11 %)Systems Analysis
216 (42.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
216 (42.11 %)Time Management
36 (15.79 %)Project Management
45 (13.16 %)PRINCE2
53 (7.895 %)Information Management
53 (7.895 %)Data Architecture
62 (5.263 %)Unit Testing
62 (5.263 %)Web Design
62 (5.263 %)Zachman Framework
62 (5.263 %)TOGAF
71 (2.632 %)Content Management
71 (2.632 %)Information Security
71 (2.632 %)Business Development
71 (2.632 %)UML
71 (2.632 %)SSADM
71 (2.632 %)RUP
71 (2.632 %)Service Management
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.263 %)C#
12 (5.263 %)JavaScript
12 (5.263 %)SQL
12 (5.263 %)VBScript
21 (2.632 %)Java
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.895 %)Degree
22 (5.263 %)ISEB
22 (5.263 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (2.632 %)CCNA
31 (2.632 %)Cisco Certification
Lancashire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (7.895 %)Active Directory
21 (2.632 %)VMware Infrastructure
Lancashire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.632 %)WSUS
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (52.63 %)Oracle
26 (15.79 %)Microsoft
33 (7.895 %)HP
33 (7.895 %)Dell
33 (7.895 %)VMware
42 (5.263 %)IBM
51 (2.632 %)Altiris
51 (2.632 %)Intel
51 (2.632 %)McAfee Security
51 (2.632 %)Sun
51 (2.632 %)Business Objects
51 (2.632 %)Cisco