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The table below looks at the demand for the Software 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 Software Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Manager
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8378
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads69
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.546 %0.756 %
Salaries quoted47
Average minimum salary£42,750£37,143
Average salary£43,375£37,500
% change on same period last year+15.66 %
Average maximum salary£44,000£37,857
UK excluding London average salary£48,374£51,769
% change on same period last year-6.55 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads10991191
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.638 %0.513 %
Salaries quoted918962
Average minimum salary£27,780£28,450
Average salary£30,439£30,524
% change on same period last year-0.27 %
Average maximum salary£33,099£32,598
UK excluding London average salary£38,156£39,208
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Software Manager North WestSoftware Manager
North West

Software Manager
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Software Manager Demand Trend

Software Manager
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire Software Manager Salary Trend

Software Manager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Manager across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Lancashire Software Manager Salary Histogram

Software Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Manager within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 13 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
BlackburnDown-121--
Lytham St AnnesNew entry-1£51,000-
Software Manager North WestSoftware Manager
North West

Software Manager
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region that cited Software 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 Software Manager in their job title.

17 (63.64 %)Project Management
23 (27.27 %)Finance
23 (27.27 %)PRINCE2
23 (27.27 %).NET
23 (27.27 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
32 (18.18 %)MS Visio
41 (9.091 %)PRINCE
41 (9.091 %)SQL Server
41 (9.091 %)UML
41 (9.091 %)SSADM
41 (9.091 %)RUP
41 (9.091 %)Government
41 (9.091 %)Health
41 (9.091 %)Supplier Management

Software Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region that cited Software 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 Software Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (27.27 %).NET
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (18.18 %)MS Visio
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)Finance
21 (9.091 %)Government
21 (9.091 %)Health
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (63.64 %)Project Management
23 (27.27 %)PRINCE2
31 (9.091 %)UML
31 (9.091 %)SSADM
31 (9.091 %)RUP
31 (9.091 %)PRINCE
31 (9.091 %)Supplier Management
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (27.27 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner