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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Manufacturing' 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 Manufacturing over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkManufacturing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5755
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads3134
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.015 %
As % of the category below6.739 %7.440 %
Salaries quoted2933
Average minimum salary£33,194£37,273
Average salary£36,823£38,955
% change on same period last year-5.47 %
Average maximum salary£40,452£40,636
UK excluding London average salary£42,562£42,307
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads460457
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.266 %0.197 %
Salaries quoted406351
Average minimum salary£30,095£32,336
Average salary£32,397£34,434
% change on same period last year-5.91 %
Average maximum salary£34,699£36,532
UK excluding London average salary£41,278£41,791
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Manufacturing North WestManufacturing
North West

Manufacturing
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Manufacturing Demand Trend

Manufacturing
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire Manufacturing Salary Trend

Manufacturing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Manufacturing across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Lancashire Manufacturing Salary Histogram

Manufacturing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 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-2212£36,958-0.98 %
BlackburnNew entry-4£30,167-
LancasterNew entry-2£40,000-
BlackpoolNew entry-2£55,000-
BurnleyNew entry-1£17,500-
Manufacturing North WestManufacturing
North West

Manufacturing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Manufacturing 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 Manufacturing.

115 (36.59 %)SAP
213 (31.71 %)SQL Server
311 (26.83 %)SQL
311 (26.83 %)Oracle
410 (24.39 %)Project Management
59 (21.95 %)MS Excel
68 (19.51 %)VB.NET
68 (19.51 %).NET
68 (19.51 %)C#
68 (19.51 %)IIS
68 (19.51 %)Visual Studio
68 (19.51 %)ASP.NET
68 (19.51 %)Microsoft
77 (17.07 %)Business Intelligence
86 (14.63 %)Finance
86 (14.63 %)WebServices
86 (14.63 %)VSS/SourceSafe
95 (12.20 %)Oracle Reports
104 (9.756 %)SAP PP
104 (9.756 %)Windows
104 (9.756 %)Datawarehouse
104 (9.756 %)ERP
104 (9.756 %)VB
113 (7.317 %)C
113 (7.317 %)MS Access
113 (7.317 %)SharePoint
113 (7.317 %)HND
113 (7.317 %)SAP BI
113 (7.317 %)Symantec
113 (7.317 %)AutoCAD

Manufacturing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Manufacturing 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 Manufacturing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (19.51 %).NET
18 (19.51 %)ASP.NET
26 (14.63 %)WebServices
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (19.51 %)IIS
23 (7.317 %)SharePoint
32 (4.878 %)Lotus Notes
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (21.95 %)MS Excel
23 (7.317 %)AutoCAD
32 (4.878 %)MS Office
32 (4.878 %)MS Visio
Lancashire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (9.756 %)SAP PP
22 (4.878 %)SAP FI
22 (4.878 %)BPCS
22 (4.878 %)Exchequer Enterprise
22 (4.878 %)SAP FI/CO
22 (4.878 %)SAP CO
22 (4.878 %)SAP QM
22 (4.878 %)SAP SCM
22 (4.878 %)SAP ERP
31 (2.439 %)SAP SD
31 (2.439 %)SAP R/3
31 (2.439 %)Oracle 11i
31 (2.439 %)SAP MM
31 (2.439 %)SAP WM
31 (2.439 %)Oracle Applications
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (31.71 %)SQL Server
25 (12.20 %)Oracle Reports
34 (9.756 %)Datawarehouse
43 (7.317 %)SAP BW
43 (7.317 %)SAP BI
43 (7.317 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
43 (7.317 %)MS Access
51 (2.439 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (2.439 %)SQL Server 2005
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (19.51 %)Visual Studio
26 (14.63 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (4.878 %)Oracle Forms
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (14.63 %)Finance
23 (7.317 %)Electric
23 (7.317 %)Retail
23 (7.317 %)Insurance
32 (4.878 %)Pensions
32 (4.878 %)Health
41 (2.439 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (2.439 %)Electronics
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (31.71 %)Developer
29 (21.95 %)Consultant
29 (21.95 %)SAP Consultant
37 (17.07 %)Systems Developer
45 (12.20 %).NET Developer
45 (12.20 %)Analyst
53 (7.317 %)Software Developer
53 (7.317 %)Project Manager
53 (7.317 %)SAP Support
53 (7.317 %)SAP BW Consultant
62 (4.878 %)SAP Analyst
62 (4.878 %)SAP QM Consultant
62 (4.878 %)SAP Business Analyst
62 (4.878 %)SAP Support Consultant
62 (4.878 %)Process Engineer
62 (4.878 %)Microsoft Developer
62 (4.878 %)Business Analyst
62 (4.878 %)IT Manager
62 (4.878 %)Infrastructure Analyst
62 (4.878 %)Support Consultant
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.878 %)Client/Server
12 (4.878 %)Robotics
21 (2.439 %)Data Integration
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (9.756 %)Windows
21 (2.439 %)AIX
21 (2.439 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (2.439 %)UNIX
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (24.39 %)Project Management
27 (17.07 %)Business Intelligence
34 (9.756 %)ERP
43 (7.317 %)Lean Manufacturing
52 (4.878 %)Change Management
52 (4.878 %)Validation
52 (4.878 %)Data Analysis
52 (4.878 %)Logistics
52 (4.878 %)Business Analysis
61 (2.439 %)Business Development
61 (2.439 %)Operations Management
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (26.83 %)SQL
28 (19.51 %)C#
28 (19.51 %)VB.NET
34 (9.756 %)VB
43 (7.317 %)C
51 (2.439 %)C++
51 (2.439 %)PL/SQL
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.317 %)HND
13 (7.317 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (7.317 %)Degree
21 (2.439 %)HNC
21 (2.439 %)MCTS
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (7.317 %)ISO9001
22 (4.878 %)QA
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (36.59 %)SAP
211 (26.83 %)Oracle
38 (19.51 %)Microsoft
43 (7.317 %)HP
43 (7.317 %)Dell
43 (7.317 %)Symantec
52 (4.878 %)SolidWorks
52 (4.878 %)IBM
52 (4.878 %)Exchequer
52 (4.878 %)Lotus