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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Pharmaceutical' 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 Pharmaceutical over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5759
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads3423
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.010 %
As % of the category below7.158 %5.077 %
Salaries quoted3014
Average minimum salary£36,133£35,357
Average salary£37,533£35,357
% change on same period last year+6.15 %
Average maximum salary£38,933£35,357
UK excluding London average salary£39,201£43,068
% change on same period last year-8.97 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads475453
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.263 %0.190 %
Salaries quoted414337
Average minimum salary£30,880£33,887
Average salary£33,051£36,534
% change on same period last year-9.53 %
Average maximum salary£35,222£39,182
UK excluding London average salary£41,138£41,972
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Pharmaceutical North WestPharmaceutical
North West

Pharmaceutical
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Pharmaceutical Demand Trend

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire Pharmaceutical Salary Trend

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Lancashire Pharmaceutical Salary Histogram

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
PrestonUp+529£38,269+8.23 %
Pharmaceutical North WestPharmaceutical
North West

Pharmaceutical
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Pharmaceutical 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 Pharmaceutical.

122 (36.07 %)Microsoft
221 (34.43 %)Health
319 (31.15 %)Retail
417 (27.87 %)SQL
417 (27.87 %)SQL Server
515 (24.59 %)Crystal Reports
515 (24.59 %)Transact-SQL
515 (24.59 %)Data Mining
515 (24.59 %)Datawarehouse
515 (24.59 %)SQL Server 2000
515 (24.59 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
612 (19.67 %)Finance
612 (19.67 %)NVQ Level 3
710 (16.39 %)Project Management
89 (14.75 %)MS Project
89 (14.75 %)PRINCE2
89 (14.75 %)Change Management
98 (13.11 %)MS Excel
98 (13.11 %)Unit Testing
107 (11.48 %)Business Analysis
107 (11.48 %)SQL Server 2005
116 (9.836 %)Data Modelling
116 (9.836 %)NHS
123 (4.918 %)ISO27001
123 (4.918 %)Strategic Planning
123 (4.918 %)ITIL
123 (4.918 %)VB
132 (3.279 %).NET
132 (3.279 %)Oracle
132 (3.279 %)HTML

Pharmaceutical
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Pharmaceutical 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 Pharmaceutical. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.279 %)HTML
12 (3.279 %).NET
12 (3.279 %)ASP.NET
12 (3.279 %)CSS
12 (3.279 %)XML
12 (3.279 %).NET Framework
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (14.75 %)MS Project
28 (13.11 %)MS Excel
31 (1.639 %)AutoCAD
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (27.87 %)SQL Server
215 (24.59 %)Crystal Reports
215 (24.59 %)Datawarehouse
215 (24.59 %)Data Mining
215 (24.59 %)SQL Server 2000
215 (24.59 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
37 (11.48 %)SQL Server 2005
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.279 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (34.43 %)Health
219 (31.15 %)Retail
312 (19.67 %)Finance
42 (3.279 %)Government
42 (3.279 %)Banking
51 (1.639 %)Electric
51 (1.639 %)Manufacturing
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (19.67 %)Analyst
211 (18.03 %)Developer
38 (13.11 %)Software Developer
38 (13.11 %)PC Support
46 (9.836 %)Server Analyst
46 (9.836 %)SQL Server Analyst
46 (9.836 %)Business Analyst
46 (9.836 %)Analyst Programmer
46 (9.836 %)Programmer
46 (9.836 %)Database Analyst
46 (9.836 %)Database Analyst Programmer
55 (8.197 %)Programme Manager
64 (6.557 %)Project Manager
64 (6.557 %)Senior Project Manager
64 (6.557 %)Database Developer
64 (6.557 %)Support Engineer
64 (6.557 %)Hardware Support Engineer
64 (6.557 %)Senior Manager
64 (6.557 %)Hardware Engineer
73 (4.918 %)SQL Server Developer
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (9.836 %)NHS
21 (1.639 %)EPoS
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (1.639 %)Windows
11 (1.639 %)Windows XP
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (16.39 %)Project Management
29 (14.75 %)Change Management
29 (14.75 %)PRINCE2
38 (13.11 %)Unit Testing
47 (11.48 %)Business Analysis
56 (9.836 %)Data Modelling
63 (4.918 %)ITIL
63 (4.918 %)Strategic Planning
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (27.87 %)SQL
215 (24.59 %)Transact-SQL
33 (4.918 %)VB
42 (3.279 %)VB6
42 (3.279 %)Java
42 (3.279 %)JavaScript
51 (1.639 %)C
51 (1.639 %)C++
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (19.67 %)NVQ Level 3
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.918 %)ISO27001
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (36.07 %)Microsoft
22 (3.279 %)Oracle
22 (3.279 %)Sybase