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The table below looks at the demand for Content Management System (CMS) skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CMS over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkContent Management System (CMS)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank113151
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching permanent IT job ads5862
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.027 %
As % of the category below8.181 %5.551 %
Salaries quoted3848
Average minimum salary£26,125£34,396
Average salary£27,806£39,740
% change on same period last year-30.02 %
Average maximum salary£29,488£45,083
UK excluding London average salary£34,408£34,434
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads7091117
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.414 %0.479 %
Salaries quoted592964
Average minimum salary£31,067£36,953
Average salary£34,344£43,583
% change on same period last year-21.19 %
Average maximum salary£37,620£50,212
UK excluding London average salary£38,042£38,606
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
CMS North WestCMS
North West

CMS
Demand Trend

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

Manchester CMS Demand Trend

CMS
Salary Trend

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

Manchester CMS Salary Trend

CMS
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester CMS Salary Histogram

CMS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CMS within the Manchester 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
StockportUp+48£30,125+24.04 %
SalfordNew entry-3£34,000-
BuryNew entry-2£27,375-
AltrinchamNew entry-1£33,000-
BoltonNew entry-1£25,500-
CMS North WestCMS
North West

CMS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing CMS 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 CMS.

164 (60.95 %).NET
260 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
357 (54.29 %)CSS
450 (47.62 %)JavaScript
549 (46.67 %)SQL Server
648 (45.71 %)HTML
745 (42.86 %)C#
834 (32.38 %)XHTML
933 (31.43 %)Content Management
1032 (30.48 %)E-Commerce
1130 (28.57 %)XML
1224 (22.86 %)ASP
1321 (20.00 %)PHP
1321 (20.00 %)SQL
1420 (19.05 %)MySQL
1519 (18.10 %)Microsoft
1618 (17.14 %)W3C
1618 (17.14 %)Intranet
1717 (16.19 %)Flash
1717 (16.19 %)AJAX
1717 (16.19 %)Web Development
1816 (15.24 %)Linux
1914 (13.33 %)Internet
2012 (11.43 %)Advertising
2012 (11.43 %)Degree
2012 (11.43 %)SQL Server 2005
2012 (11.43 %)Avaya
2110 (9.524 %)ITIL
2110 (9.524 %)Crystal Reports
229 (8.571 %)Microsoft Certification

CMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
164 (60.95 %).NET
260 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
357 (54.29 %)CSS
448 (45.71 %)HTML
534 (32.38 %)XHTML
630 (28.57 %)XML
724 (22.86 %)ASP
817 (16.19 %)AJAX
95 (4.762 %)ASP.NET 2.0
104 (3.810 %)WebServices
113 (2.857 %)WPF
113 (2.857 %)WinForms
122 (1.905 %)Spring
122 (1.905 %)Drupal
122 (1.905 %)XSLT
131 (0.952 %)XSL
131 (0.952 %)WebSphere
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (7.619 %)Apache
25 (4.762 %)SharePoint
33 (2.857 %)BizTalk Server
42 (1.905 %)Community Server
51 (0.952 %)Lotus Domino
51 (0.952 %)Umbraco
51 (0.952 %)EPiServer
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (5.714 %)Photoshop
16 (5.714 %)Adobe Illustrator
23 (2.857 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (17.14 %)Intranet
214 (13.33 %)Internet
38 (7.619 %)DAB
42 (1.905 %)WAN
42 (1.905 %)Extranet
42 (1.905 %)LAN
51 (0.952 %)SMS
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
149 (46.67 %)SQL Server
220 (19.05 %)MySQL
312 (11.43 %)SQL Server 2005
410 (9.524 %)Crystal Reports
58 (7.619 %)SQL Server 2000
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (16.19 %)Flash
27 (6.667 %)Visual Studio
27 (6.667 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (1.905 %)Dreamweaver
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (11.43 %)Advertising
26 (5.714 %)Marketing
35 (4.762 %)Publishing
44 (3.810 %)Pensions
53 (2.857 %)Health
53 (2.857 %)Insurance
61 (0.952 %)Finance
61 (0.952 %)Education
61 (0.952 %)FMCG
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
171 (67.62 %)Developer
246 (43.81 %)Web Developer
324 (22.86 %).NET Developer
422 (20.95 %)ASP.NET Developer
517 (16.19 %)PHP Developer
616 (15.24 %)PHP Web Developer
713 (12.38 %)Programmer
811 (10.48 %)C# Developer
811 (10.48 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
910 (9.524 %)ASP Developer
108 (7.619 %)PHP Programmer
108 (7.619 %)Web Programmer
116 (5.714 %)Web Editor
116 (5.714 %).NET Web Developer
116 (5.714 %)Team Leader
116 (5.714 %)Analyst
125 (4.762 %)Consultant
125 (4.762 %)Helpdesk Team Leader
125 (4.762 %)C# Web Developer
134 (3.810 %).NET Programmer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (17.14 %)W3C
23 (2.857 %)Statistics
32 (1.905 %)Blackberry
32 (1.905 %)IVR
41 (0.952 %)N-Tier
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (15.24 %)Linux
24 (3.810 %)Windows
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (31.43 %)Content Management
232 (30.48 %)E-Commerce
317 (16.19 %)Web Development
410 (9.524 %)ITIL
58 (7.619 %)Web Design
67 (6.667 %)OOP
76 (5.714 %)Incident Management
84 (3.810 %)UML
84 (3.810 %)Service Management
84 (3.810 %)Service Delivery
93 (2.857 %)SEO
93 (2.857 %)Strategic Planning
93 (2.857 %)Performance Management
93 (2.857 %)Resource Management
93 (2.857 %)Problem Management
93 (2.857 %)Email Marketing
102 (1.905 %)Internet Marketing
102 (1.905 %)WFM
102 (1.905 %)CRM
102 (1.905 %)E-business
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
150 (47.62 %)JavaScript
245 (42.86 %)C#
321 (20.00 %)PHP
321 (20.00 %)SQL
48 (7.619 %)ActionScript
48 (7.619 %)PHP5
48 (7.619 %)PHP4
56 (5.714 %)VB.NET
64 (3.810 %)VB
71 (0.952 %)Java
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (11.43 %)Degree
29 (8.571 %)Microsoft Certification
38 (7.619 %)MCP
38 (7.619 %)MCAD
38 (7.619 %)MCSD
46 (5.714 %)ITIL Certification
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (5.714 %)ServiceCenter
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (18.10 %)Microsoft
212 (11.43 %)Avaya
36 (5.714 %)Quark
36 (5.714 %)Adobe
36 (5.714 %)HP
43 (2.857 %)IBM
52 (1.905 %)Tridion
61 (0.952 %)Cisco