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This section looks at the demand for the Project Manager role in IT jobs within the Lancashire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProject Manager
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1824
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads10469
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.029 %
As % of the category below8.973 %6.528 %
Salaries quoted8955
Average minimum salary£36,674£36,727
Average salary£38,669£39,573
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Average maximum salary£40,663£42,418
UK excluding London average salary£48,306£50,612
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads11591057
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.624 %0.441 %
Salaries quoted939868
Average minimum salary£27,814£29,226
Average salary£30,393£31,654
% change on same period last year-3.98 %
Average maximum salary£32,972£34,081
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Project Manager North WestProject Manager
North West

Project Manager
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Project Manager Demand Trend

Project Manager
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire Project Manager Salary Trend

Project Manager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Project Manager across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Lancashire Project Manager Salary Histogram

Project Manager
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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+139£33,551+21.02 %
BlackburnUp+311£41,750-
BurnleyUp+29£48,667+9.49 %
BlackpoolDown-14--
MorecambeNew entry-4£35,000-
Newton-le-WillowsDown-51£47,500+11.76 %
Lytham St AnnesNew entry-1--
Project Manager North WestProject Manager
North West

Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region that cited Project Manager in their job title 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 with Project Manager in their job title.

1131 (63.90 %)Project Management
295 (46.34 %)PRINCE2
359 (28.78 %)Finance
443 (20.98 %)MS Project
520 (9.756 %)PRINCE2 Certification
619 (9.268 %)PRINCE
718 (8.780 %)ITIL
816 (7.805 %).NET
914 (6.829 %)Project Planning
914 (6.829 %)Change Management
914 (6.829 %)Stakeholder Management
1013 (6.341 %)Microsoft
1013 (6.341 %)E-Commerce
1013 (6.341 %)Retail
1112 (5.854 %)Government
1211 (5.366 %)Business Intelligence
1310 (4.878 %)PMI
1310 (4.878 %)Datawarehouse
1310 (4.878 %)VB
1310 (4.878 %)C#
1310 (4.878 %)Java
149 (4.390 %)ERP
149 (4.390 %)Citrix
149 (4.390 %)Matrix Management
157 (3.415 %)IBM
157 (3.415 %)VB.NET
157 (3.415 %)Agile Software Development
166 (2.927 %)VB6
166 (2.927 %)Programme Management
166 (2.927 %)Games

Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region that cited Project Manager in their job title 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 with Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (7.805 %).NET
25 (2.439 %)WebServices
25 (2.439 %)WebSphere
34 (1.951 %)HTML
42 (0.976 %)J2EE
51 (0.488 %)ASP.NET
51 (0.488 %)Spring
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (1.463 %)SAS
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
143 (20.98 %)MS Project
25 (2.439 %)MS Excel
32 (0.976 %)MS Office
41 (0.488 %)MS PowerPoint
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (0.976 %)WAN
12 (0.976 %)Internet
21 (0.488 %)Firewall
21 (0.488 %)SAN
21 (0.488 %)LAN
21 (0.488 %)VoIP
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (4.878 %)Datawarehouse
26 (2.927 %)SQL Server
33 (1.463 %)EDRMS
42 (0.976 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.488 %)RDBMS
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.976 %)TestDirector
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
159 (28.78 %)Finance
213 (6.341 %)Retail
312 (5.854 %)Government
46 (2.927 %)Games
55 (2.439 %)Telecoms
55 (2.439 %)Pensions
64 (1.951 %)Health
64 (1.951 %)Pharmaceutical
73 (1.463 %)Local Government
82 (0.976 %)Electronics
82 (0.976 %)Construction
91 (0.488 %)Electric
91 (0.488 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.488 %)Marketing
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (4.878 %)PMI
26 (2.927 %)Mainframe
34 (1.951 %)Management Information System
41 (0.488 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (1.951 %)Windows
22 (0.976 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.488 %)Windows 2000 Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1131 (63.90 %)Project Management
295 (46.34 %)PRINCE2
319 (9.268 %)PRINCE
418 (8.780 %)ITIL
514 (6.829 %)Change Management
514 (6.829 %)Stakeholder Management
514 (6.829 %)Project Planning
613 (6.341 %)E-Commerce
711 (5.366 %)Business Intelligence
89 (4.390 %)Matrix Management
89 (4.390 %)ERP
97 (3.415 %)Agile Software Development
106 (2.927 %)Programme Management
106 (2.927 %)RAD
115 (2.439 %)CMMI
124 (1.951 %)Six Sigma
124 (1.951 %)Risk Management
124 (1.951 %)Requirements Analysis
133 (1.463 %)Information Management
133 (1.463 %)Business Analysis
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (4.878 %)C#
110 (4.878 %)Java
110 (4.878 %)VB
27 (3.415 %)VB.NET
36 (2.927 %)VB6
43 (1.463 %)PL/1
43 (1.463 %)COBOL
52 (0.976 %)SQL
61 (0.488 %)VBScript
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (9.756 %)PRINCE2 Certification
26 (2.927 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
33 (1.463 %)ITIL Certification
33 (1.463 %)Degree
42 (0.976 %)ISTQB
42 (0.976 %)ISEB
51 (0.488 %)HND
51 (0.488 %)PMP
51 (0.488 %)PMI Certification
51 (0.488 %)MBA
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.488 %)QA
Lancashire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (2.927 %)Active Directory
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (6.341 %)Microsoft
29 (4.390 %)Citrix
37 (3.415 %)IBM
44 (1.951 %)Primavera
53 (1.463 %)Oracle
61 (0.488 %)PeopleSoft
61 (0.488 %)SAP
61 (0.488 %)Cisco
61 (0.488 %)Avaya
61 (0.488 %)Nokia
61 (0.488 %)JD Edwards
61 (0.488 %)CheckPoint
61 (0.488 %)VMware
61 (0.488 %)HP