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This section looks at the demand for Handsets skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Handset over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Handsets
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank182190
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads529
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.716 %2.849 %
Salaries quoted424
Average minimum salary£25,750£39,167
Average salary£31,500£41,875
% change on same period last year-24.77 %
Average maximum salary£37,250£44,583
UK excluding London average salary£38,333£38,091
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads6981018
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.368 %0.417 %
Salaries quoted575938
Average minimum salary£33,456£35,126
Average salary£37,309£39,282
% change on same period last year-5.02 %
Average maximum salary£41,162£43,437
UK excluding London average salary£38,014£39,235
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Handset North WestHandset
North West

Handset
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Handset Demand Trend

Handset
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Handset Salary Trend

Handset
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester Handset Salary Histogram

Handset
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Handset 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-
Handset North WestHandset
North West

Handset
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

117 (80.95 %)Symbian
215 (71.43 %)J2ME
215 (71.43 %)Java
313 (61.90 %)UML
313 (61.90 %)XML
313 (61.90 %)Multimedia
410 (47.62 %)BREW
58 (38.10 %)Java ME
58 (38.10 %)MS Excel
67 (33.33 %)Microsoft
76 (28.57 %)Windows
76 (28.57 %)C++
76 (28.57 %)Windows Mobile
85 (23.81 %)Degree
85 (23.81 %)Linux
93 (14.29 %)C
93 (14.29 %)Blackberry
102 (9.524 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
102 (9.524 %)Wireless
102 (9.524 %)IPsec
102 (9.524 %)Telecoms
102 (9.524 %)Smartphone
102 (9.524 %)Exchange Server 2003
102 (9.524 %)Exchange Server 2007
102 (9.524 %)SQL Server
102 (9.524 %)IIS
102 (9.524 %)SAP
102 (9.524 %)SharePoint
102 (9.524 %)Windows XP
102 (9.524 %)MS Exchange

Handset
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (71.43 %)J2ME
213 (61.90 %)XML
310 (47.62 %)BREW
48 (38.10 %)Java ME
51 (4.762 %)UIQ
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (9.524 %)IIS
12 (9.524 %)SharePoint
12 (9.524 %)MS Exchange
12 (9.524 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 (9.524 %)Exchange Server 2003
12 (9.524 %)Exchange Server 2007
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (38.10 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (9.524 %)VoIP
12 (9.524 %)DHCP
12 (9.524 %)DNS
12 (9.524 %)Wireless
12 (9.524 %)IPsec
21 (4.762 %)3G
21 (4.762 %)VPN
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (9.524 %)SQL Server
21 (4.762 %)SQL Server 7
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (61.90 %)Multimedia
22 (9.524 %)Telecoms
31 (4.762 %)Marketing
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (66.67 %)Developer
26 (28.57 %)Software Engineer
33 (14.29 %)C++ Software Engineer
42 (9.524 %)Java Developer
51 (4.762 %)C++ Developer
51 (4.762 %)Embedded Software Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Programmer
51 (4.762 %)Technical Support
51 (4.762 %)Graduate
51 (4.762 %)Software Developer
51 (4.762 %)C++ Programmer
51 (4.762 %)C++ Software Developer
51 (4.762 %)Embedded Software Developer
51 (4.762 %)Software Programmer
51 (4.762 %)Embedded C++ Developer
51 (4.762 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Graduate Software Engineer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (14.29 %)Blackberry
22 (9.524 %)Smartphone
31 (4.762 %)Pocket PC
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (28.57 %)Windows
16 (28.57 %)Windows Mobile
25 (23.81 %)Linux
32 (9.524 %)Windows XP
32 (9.524 %)Palm OS
41 (4.762 %)Symbian OS
41 (4.762 %)Windows CE
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (61.90 %)UML
21 (4.762 %)Software Engineering
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (71.43 %)Java
26 (28.57 %)C++
33 (14.29 %)C
41 (4.762 %)Embedded C++
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (23.81 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (9.524 %)Active Directory
21 (4.762 %)Terminal Services
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (80.95 %)Symbian
27 (33.33 %)Microsoft
32 (9.524 %)SAP
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