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This section looks at the demand for Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited BREW over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBinary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank183210
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads49
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.211 %0.390 %
Salaries quoted39
Average minimum salary£27,000£51,667
Average salary£34,333£51,667
% change on same period last year-33.54 %
Average maximum salary£41,667£51,667
UK excluding London average salary£43,560£41,526
% change on same period last year+4.89 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads18922308
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.999 %0.945 %
Salaries quoted16282053
Average minimum salary£29,354£32,801
Average salary£32,593£36,350
% change on same period last year-10.33 %
Average maximum salary£35,832£39,900
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
BREW North WestBREW
North West

BREW
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing BREW across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Manchester BREW Demand Trend

BREW
Salary Trend

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

Manchester BREW Salary Trend

BREW
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing BREW across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester BREW Salary Histogram

BREW
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BREW within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
StockportNew entry-2£37,750-
BREW North WestBREW
North West

BREW
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing BREW 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 BREW.

123 (76.67 %)C++
222 (73.33 %)Symbian
320 (66.67 %)C
418 (60.00 %)J2ME
515 (50.00 %)Windows
515 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
612 (40.00 %)Degree
711 (36.67 %)UML
711 (36.67 %)Java
711 (36.67 %)Microsoft
810 (33.33 %)Handset
98 (26.67 %)J2SE
98 (26.67 %)Mobile Games
98 (26.67 %)Games
98 (26.67 %)Multimedia
107 (23.33 %)Mathematics
107 (23.33 %)Java ME
107 (23.33 %)MS Excel
107 (23.33 %)XML
116 (20.00 %)OO
116 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
125 (16.67 %)OOD
125 (16.67 %)GPRS
125 (16.67 %)GSM
134 (13.33 %)WAP
134 (13.33 %)Microsoft Certification
134 (13.33 %)Rational Rose
134 (13.33 %)Visual Studio
143 (10.00 %)Linux
152 (6.667 %)Palm OS

BREW
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing BREW 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 BREW. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (60.00 %)J2ME
28 (26.67 %)J2SE
37 (23.33 %)XML
37 (23.33 %)Java ME
44 (13.33 %)WAP
52 (6.667 %)UIQ
61 (3.333 %)Series 60
61 (3.333 %)SVG
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (23.33 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (16.67 %)GPRS
15 (16.67 %)GSM
21 (3.333 %)UMTS
21 (3.333 %)VoIP
21 (3.333 %)WLAN
21 (3.333 %)3G
21 (3.333 %)DVB
21 (3.333 %)Wi-Fi
21 (3.333 %)NFC
21 (3.333 %)Bluetooth
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (13.33 %)Visual Studio
14 (13.33 %)Rational Rose
21 (3.333 %)Flash
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (26.67 %)Mobile Games
18 (26.67 %)Games
18 (26.67 %)Multimedia
21 (3.333 %)Telecoms
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (70.00 %)Developer
29 (30.00 %)Software Engineer
35 (16.67 %)C++ Developer
44 (13.33 %)Senior Developer
52 (6.667 %)Java Developer
52 (6.667 %)C++ Software Engineer
61 (3.333 %)Telecoms Engineer
61 (3.333 %)Graduate Software Developer
61 (3.333 %)Graduate Developer
61 (3.333 %)Programmer
61 (3.333 %)Technical Architect
61 (3.333 %)Graduate
61 (3.333 %)Software Developer
61 (3.333 %)Architect
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (33.33 %)Handset
27 (23.33 %)Mathematics
31 (3.333 %)Computer Science
31 (3.333 %)MPEG
31 (3.333 %)Device Driver
31 (3.333 %)Speech Recognition
31 (3.333 %)Smartphone
31 (3.333 %)Pocket PC
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (50.00 %)Windows
115 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
23 (10.00 %)Linux
32 (6.667 %)Palm OS
41 (3.333 %)Windows CE
41 (3.333 %)Nucleus RTOS
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (36.67 %)UML
26 (20.00 %)OO
26 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
35 (16.67 %)OOD
41 (3.333 %)Mobile Commerce
41 (3.333 %)DRM
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (76.67 %)C++
220 (66.67 %)C
311 (36.67 %)Java
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (40.00 %)Degree
24 (13.33 %)Microsoft Certification
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (73.33 %)Symbian
211 (36.67 %)Microsoft
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