The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Lancashire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 17 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 Vendors for the Lancashire region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within the International Business Machines Corporation.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM
Rank 57 60 29
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -31
Permanent jobs citing IBM 4 4 27
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 0.826% 0.705% 7.200%
As % of the Vendors category 2.051% 1.639% 13.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 27
Average salary £29,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-22.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £21,000 £30,500 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £37,000 £67,250 £42,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
All Vendors
Lancashire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
195 244 194
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 40.29% 43.03% 51.73%
Number of salaries quoted 180 224 172
Average salary £31,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.42% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,950 £25,000 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
IBM
North West

IBM
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing IBM across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Lancashire IBM Jobs Demand Trend

IBM
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire IBM Salary Trend

IBM
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IBM across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Lancashire IBM Salary Histogram

IBM
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Chorley - 1 £19,000 -
IBM
North West

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing IBM 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 IBM.

1 6 (42.86%) Software Testing
2 5 (35.71%) Test Automation
2 5 (35.71%) ISEB
2 5 (35.71%) ISTQB
3 3 (21.43%) Java
4 2 (14.29%) JavaScript
4 2 (14.29%) SQL
4 2 (14.29%) T-SQL
4 2 (14.29%) J2EE
4 2 (14.29%) SQL Server
4 2 (14.29%) CSS
4 2 (14.29%) Cognos
4 2 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (14.29%) DTS
4 2 (14.29%) OO
4 2 (14.29%) OOD
4 2 (14.29%) ETL
4 2 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (14.29%) Replication
4 2 (14.29%) VMware
4 2 (14.29%) Requirements Analysis
4 2 (14.29%) Marketing
4 2 (14.29%) WebSphere
4 2 (14.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (14.29%) Degree
4 2 (14.29%) SQL Server 2008
4 2 (14.29%) Change Data Capture
5 1 (7.143%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (7.143%) HTML
5 1 (7.143%) ESB

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (14.29%) CSS
1 2 (14.29%) J2EE
1 2 (14.29%) WebSphere
2 1 (7.143%) Java EE
2 1 (7.143%) jQuery
2 1 (7.143%) EJB
2 1 (7.143%) Web Services
2 1 (7.143%) Hibernate
2 1 (7.143%) Spring
2 1 (7.143%) Ajax
2 1 (7.143%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 1 (7.143%) ESB
Business Applications
1 1 (7.143%) Cognos Business Intelligence
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.143%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) SQL Server
1 2 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (14.29%) DTS
1 2 (14.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 2 (14.29%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 1 (7.143%) JUnit
1 1 (7.143%) ClearCase
1 1 (7.143%) ClearQuest
General
1 2 (14.29%) Marketing
2 1 (7.143%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 4 (28.57%) Developer
2 3 (21.43%) Java Developer
3 2 (14.29%) Senior Developer
3 2 (14.29%) SQL DBA
3 2 (14.29%) DBA
3 2 (14.29%) Java/J2EE Developer
3 2 (14.29%) Senior Java Developer
4 1 (7.143%) Senior Java/J2EE Developer
4 1 (7.143%) Development DBA
4 1 (7.143%) SQL Server Development DBA
4 1 (7.143%) Senior Architect
4 1 (7.143%) Sales Executive
4 1 (7.143%) Software Developer
4 1 (7.143%) Architect
4 1 (7.143%) Tester
4 1 (7.143%) Technical Architect
4 1 (7.143%) Senior Consultant
4 1 (7.143%) Consultant
4 1 (7.143%) Senior Technical Consultant
4 1 (7.143%) Senior Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Replication
2 1 (7.143%) CLARiiON
2 1 (7.143%) Symmetrix
2 1 (7.143%) Celerra
2 1 (7.143%) Symmetrix DMX
2 1 (7.143%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.143%) Windows
1 1 (7.143%) Windows 2000
1 1 (7.143%) Windows Server 2003
1 1 (7.143%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Software Testing
2 5 (35.71%) Test Automation
3 2 (14.29%) Change Data Capture
3 2 (14.29%) Requirements Analysis
3 2 (14.29%) OO
3 2 (14.29%) OOD
3 2 (14.29%) ETL
3 2 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (7.143%) Business Continuity
4 1 (7.143%) Agile Software Development
4 1 (7.143%) TDD
4 1 (7.143%) Data Analysis
4 1 (7.143%) Logistics
4 1 (7.143%) SOA
4 1 (7.143%) E-Commerce
4 1 (7.143%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 3 (21.43%) Java
2 2 (14.29%) JavaScript
2 2 (14.29%) SQL
2 2 (14.29%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (35.71%) ISTQB
1 5 (35.71%) ISEB
2 2 (14.29%) Degree
3 1 (7.143%) VCP4
3 1 (7.143%) VCP5
3 1 (7.143%) EMC Certification
3 1 (7.143%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 1 (7.143%) VMware ESX
1 1 (7.143%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (7.143%) vSphere
1 1 (7.143%) VMware ESXi
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Cognos
1 2 (14.29%) VMware
2 1 (7.143%) Veeam
2 1 (7.143%) HP
2 1 (7.143%) EMC
2 1 (7.143%) Intel
2 1 (7.143%) NetApp