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The table below looks at the demand for Services Delivery skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Service Delivery over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Services Delivery
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7563
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads1326
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.011 %
As % of the category below2.128 %3.785 %
Salaries quoted615
Average minimum salary£37,500£41,867
Average salary£40,917£45,100
% change on same period last year-9.27 %
Average maximum salary£44,333£48,333
UK excluding London average salary£44,081£44,165
% change on same period last year-0.19 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads611687
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.357 %0.295 %
Salaries quoted510535
Average minimum salary£31,481£34,446
Average salary£34,744£38,234
% change on same period last year-9.12 %
Average maximum salary£38,006£42,023
UK excluding London average salary£42,638£44,224
% change on same period last year-3.58 %
Service Delivery North WestService Delivery
North West

Service Delivery
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Service Delivery across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Lancashire Service Delivery Demand Trend

Service Delivery
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire Service Delivery Salary Trend

Service Delivery
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Service Delivery across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Lancashire Service Delivery Salary Histogram

Service Delivery
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Service Delivery within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 7 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-125£47,500-2.56 %
Service Delivery North WestService Delivery
North West

Service Delivery
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Service Delivery 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 Service Delivery.

125 (56.82 %)Finance
213 (29.55 %)SLA
312 (27.27 %)SQL
411 (25.00 %)Microsoft
510 (22.73 %)Data Mining
510 (22.73 %)Business Analysis
510 (22.73 %)Statistical Analysis
69 (20.45 %)Windows
78 (18.18 %)ITIL
78 (18.18 %)MVS
87 (15.91 %)Cisco
87 (15.91 %)MS Excel
96 (13.64 %)CCNA
96 (13.64 %)CheckPoint
96 (13.64 %)Juniper
96 (13.64 %)Nokia
96 (13.64 %)Nortel
96 (13.64 %)Cisco Certification
96 (13.64 %)Firewall
96 (13.64 %)Validation
96 (13.64 %)Pensions
96 (13.64 %)Cisco PIX
96 (13.64 %)Blue Coat
105 (11.36 %)Crystal Reports
114 (9.091 %)Business Objects
114 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
114 (9.091 %)BusinessObjects
114 (9.091 %)Management Information System
114 (9.091 %)Configuration Management
114 (9.091 %)Statistics

Service Delivery
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing Service Delivery 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 Service Delivery. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.818 %)WSH
21 (2.273 %)Application Packaging
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (15.91 %)MS Excel
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (13.64 %)Firewall
16 (13.64 %)Cisco PIX
23 (6.818 %)TCP/IP
31 (2.273 %)WAN
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (22.73 %)Data Mining
25 (11.36 %)Crystal Reports
34 (9.091 %)BusinessObjects
41 (2.273 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.273 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (2.273 %)MS Access
41 (2.273 %)SQL Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (56.82 %)Finance
26 (13.64 %)Pensions
32 (4.545 %)Insurance
41 (2.273 %)Telecoms
41 (2.273 %)Education
41 (2.273 %)Health
41 (2.273 %)Legal
41 (2.273 %)Banking
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (56.82 %)Analyst
210 (22.73 %)Business Analyst
210 (22.73 %)Financial Business Analyst
210 (22.73 %)Financial Analyst
36 (13.64 %)Security Analyst
44 (9.091 %)Service Manager
44 (9.091 %)Operations Analyst
44 (9.091 %)Desktop Support
44 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
44 (9.091 %)IT Manager
53 (6.818 %)Information Analyst
53 (6.818 %)MI Analyst
53 (6.818 %)Senior Manager
62 (4.545 %)Management Information Analyst
62 (4.545 %)Senior Service Manager
62 (4.545 %)Senior Support Analyst
62 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
71 (2.273 %)Services Delivery Manager
71 (2.273 %)Delivery Manager
71 (2.273 %)Senior DBA
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.091 %)Management Information System
14 (9.091 %)Statistics
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (20.45 %)Windows
28 (18.18 %)MVS
33 (6.818 %)Windows 2000
41 (2.273 %)UNIX
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (22.73 %)Business Analysis
110 (22.73 %)Statistical Analysis
28 (18.18 %)ITIL
36 (13.64 %)Validation
44 (9.091 %)Configuration Management
53 (6.818 %)Service Management
62 (4.545 %)Risk Management
62 (4.545 %)Business Continuity
62 (4.545 %)BCP
71 (2.273 %)Project Management
71 (2.273 %)Incident Management
71 (2.273 %)Problem Management
71 (2.273 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (2.273 %)Time Management
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (27.27 %)SQL
23 (6.818 %)VBScript
32 (4.545 %)C
41 (2.273 %)VB
41 (2.273 %)Transact-SQL
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (13.64 %)CCNA
16 (13.64 %)Cisco Certification
24 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (6.818 %)MCSE
41 (2.273 %)MCDBA
41 (2.273 %)MCITP
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (29.55 %)SLA
21 (2.273 %)QA
Lancashire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.545 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Lancashire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (6.818 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (4.545 %)Tivoli
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (25.00 %)Microsoft
27 (15.91 %)Cisco
36 (13.64 %)Juniper
36 (13.64 %)Nokia
36 (13.64 %)CheckPoint
36 (13.64 %)Blue Coat
36 (13.64 %)Nortel
44 (9.091 %)Business Objects
53 (6.818 %)Dell
62 (4.545 %)Citrix