The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Manchester region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within the International Business Machines Corporation.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM
Rank 113 102 90
Rank change year-on-year
-11 -12
Permanent jobs citing IBM 76 74 83
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 1.866% 2.032% 2.061%
As % of the Vendors category 4.126% 4.507% 4.113%
Number of salaries quoted 62 53 71
Average salary £41,750 £47,500 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.10% -5.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,000 £26,100 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £60,000 £63,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
All Vendors
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1842 1642 2018
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 45.22% 45.09% 50.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1547 1399 1819
Average salary £37,500 £36,000 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.16% -5.26%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £23,525 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
IBM
North West

IBM
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing IBM across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Manchester IBM Jobs Demand Trend

IBM
Salary Trend

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

Manchester IBM Salary Trend

IBM
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IBM across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Manchester IBM Salary Histogram

IBM
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Altrincham - 3 £27,500 -
Stockport - 2 £29,000 -
Sale - 1 £27,500 -
IBM
North West

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing IBM 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 IBM.

1 71 (50.35%) Oracle
2 57 (40.43%) Finance
3 50 (35.46%) Linux
4 46 (32.62%) AIX
5 41 (29.08%) Microsoft
6 39 (27.66%) Windows
7 36 (25.53%) WebSphere
8 35 (24.82%) Ab Initio
8 35 (24.82%) Teradata
8 35 (24.82%) UNIX
8 35 (24.82%) DataStage
9 32 (22.70%) Mainframe
10 31 (21.99%) SAN
10 31 (21.99%) IBM Mainframe
11 30 (21.28%) ETL
11 30 (21.28%) SQL
12 29 (20.57%) MS Excel
13 26 (18.44%) Cisco
14 22 (15.60%) WebSphere MQ
14 22 (15.60%) SQL Server
15 21 (14.89%) MS Exchange
15 21 (14.89%) Tivoli
15 21 (14.89%) Tivoli Storage Manager
16 20 (14.18%) Perl
16 20 (14.18%) Replication
17 19 (13.48%) Advertising
17 19 (13.48%) Disaster Recovery
17 19 (13.48%) Java
17 19 (13.48%) C
17 19 (13.48%) JCL

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 36 (25.53%) WebSphere
2 10 (7.092%) Oracle Fusion
3 9 (6.383%) J2EE
4 7 (4.965%) Middleware
4 7 (4.965%) Web Services
5 5 (3.546%) JSP
5 5 (3.546%) Hibernate
6 4 (2.837%) CSS
6 4 (2.837%) Struts
7 3 (2.128%) HTML
7 3 (2.128%) Spring
8 2 (1.418%) .NET
8 2 (1.418%) EJB
8 2 (1.418%) JMS
9 1 (0.709%) WSDL
9 1 (0.709%) JDBC
9 1 (0.709%) Servlets
9 1 (0.709%) XML
9 1 (0.709%) XSD
9 1 (0.709%) XSL
Application Platforms
1 22 (15.60%) WebSphere MQ
2 21 (14.89%) MS Exchange
3 17 (12.06%) SAS
4 14 (9.929%) Lync
4 14 (9.929%) Lotus Notes
4 14 (9.929%) SharePoint
5 9 (6.383%) WebSphere Application Server
6 6 (4.255%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (4.255%) WebLogic
6 6 (4.255%) Tomcat
6 6 (4.255%) Apache
7 5 (3.546%) Exchange Server 2000
7 5 (3.546%) Exchange Server 2003
7 5 (3.546%) ESB
7 5 (3.546%) WebSphere Message Broker
8 4 (2.837%) AquaLogic Service Bus
8 4 (2.837%) WebSphere Process Server
8 4 (2.837%) AquaLogic
8 4 (2.837%) CICS
8 4 (2.837%) WebLogic Portal
Applications
1 29 (20.57%) MS Excel
2 16 (11.35%) SPSS
3 2 (1.418%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 7 (4.965%) Oracle BPM
2 4 (2.837%) AquaLogic BPM
3 3 (2.128%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (1.418%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.709%) WebTrends
5 1 (0.709%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.709%) Cognos Business Intelligence
Communications & Networking
1 31 (21.99%) SAN
2 10 (7.092%) Firewall
3 8 (5.674%) LAN
3 8 (5.674%) WAN
4 7 (4.965%) HTTP
5 6 (4.255%) Internet
5 6 (4.255%) TCP/IP
5 6 (4.255%) VPN
5 6 (4.255%) DNS
5 6 (4.255%) DHCP
5 6 (4.255%) VoIP
6 5 (3.546%) SSL
6 5 (3.546%) IPsec
6 5 (3.546%) Network Security
6 5 (3.546%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (3.546%) NAS
7 4 (2.837%) SSH
7 4 (2.837%) SDH
8 2 (1.418%) Broadband
9 1 (0.709%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (24.82%) DataStage
2 22 (15.60%) SQL Server
3 17 (12.06%) Data Mining
3 17 (12.06%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (11.35%) IBM InfoSphere
4 16 (11.35%) Oracle BI EE
4 16 (11.35%) Oracle OLAP
4 16 (11.35%) OLAP
4 16 (11.35%) BusinessObjects
5 15 (10.64%) Pentaho
5 15 (10.64%) Hadoop
5 15 (10.64%) Spotfire
5 15 (10.64%) QlikView
5 15 (10.64%) Big Data
6 12 (8.511%) Oracle 8/8i
7 9 (6.383%) DB2
8 3 (2.128%) MySQL
8 3 (2.128%) Oracle 11g
9 1 (0.709%) SAP BI
9 1 (0.709%) DB2 UDB
Development Applications
1 1 (0.709%) ClearCase
1 1 (0.709%) JUnit
1 1 (0.709%) Subversion
General
1 57 (40.43%) Finance
2 19 (13.48%) Advertising
3 13 (9.220%) Financial Institution
4 10 (7.092%) Telecoms
5 7 (4.965%) Banking
5 7 (4.965%) Retail
6 1 (0.709%) Publishing
6 1 (0.709%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 37 (26.24%) Consultant
2 20 (14.18%) Administrator
3 19 (13.48%) Systems Administrator
4 18 (12.77%) Team Leader
5 16 (11.35%) Linux Administrator
6 15 (10.64%) Linux Systems Administrator
7 14 (9.929%) Backup Consultant
7 14 (9.929%) Storage Consultant
7 14 (9.929%) Tivoli Consultant
8 13 (9.220%) Business Intelligence Consultant
9 11 (7.801%) Architect
10 10 (7.092%) Business Consultant
11 9 (6.383%) Analyst
12 7 (4.965%) Developer
12 7 (4.965%) Support Analyst
12 7 (4.965%) UNIX Administrator
13 6 (4.255%) UNIX Systems Administrator
14 5 (3.546%) Systems Support
14 5 (3.546%) Java Developer
15 4 (2.837%) Systems Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 32 (22.70%) Mainframe
2 31 (21.99%) IBM Mainframe
3 20 (14.18%) Replication
4 15 (10.64%) Clustering
5 8 (5.674%) Management Information System
6 6 (4.255%) iSeries
6 6 (4.255%) Data Conversion
6 6 (4.255%) Data Integration
7 5 (3.546%) SWIFT
7 5 (3.546%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (2.837%) Open Source
9 2 (1.418%) CMDB
10 1 (0.709%) PMI
10 1 (0.709%) AS400
10 1 (0.709%) Tandem
10 1 (0.709%) DataPower
Operating Systems
1 50 (35.46%) Linux
2 46 (32.62%) AIX
3 39 (27.66%) Windows
4 35 (24.82%) UNIX
5 16 (11.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (9.220%) Windows Server 2008
7 7 (4.965%) Windows Server 2003
8 6 (4.255%) Windows XP
9 5 (3.546%) Windows 2000 Server
10 3 (2.128%) zOS
10 3 (2.128%) Solaris
10 3 (2.128%) SUSE
11 1 (0.709%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.709%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (21.28%) ETL
2 19 (13.48%) Disaster Recovery
3 17 (12.06%) Configuration Management
3 17 (12.06%) ITIL
3 17 (12.06%) Analytics
4 16 (11.35%) Business Intelligence
4 16 (11.35%) Data Management
5 15 (10.64%) Service Delivery
5 15 (10.64%) High Availability
5 15 (10.64%) Master Data Management
6 13 (9.220%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (7.801%) Data Cleansing
8 10 (7.092%) Project Management
8 10 (7.092%) Risk Management
8 10 (7.092%) Information Management
9 9 (6.383%) SOA
10 7 (4.965%) Data Modelling
10 7 (4.965%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (4.255%) Data Architecture
11 6 (4.255%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 30 (21.28%) SQL
2 20 (14.18%) Perl
3 19 (13.48%) Java
3 19 (13.48%) C
3 19 (13.48%) JCL
4 15 (10.64%) PHP
5 10 (7.092%) COBOL
6 6 (4.255%) Shell Script
7 5 (3.546%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.418%) VBA
8 2 (1.418%) C#
8 2 (1.418%) C++
8 2 (1.418%) Python
9 1 (0.709%) RPG
9 1 (0.709%) VB
9 1 (0.709%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.709%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.709%) RPG IV
9 1 (0.709%) R
Qualifications
1 14 (9.929%) IBM Certification
2 10 (7.092%) Degree
3 6 (4.255%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (3.546%) CCNA
5 4 (2.837%) CCNP
6 3 (2.128%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (1.418%) SC Cleared
7 2 (1.418%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.418%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.709%) A+ Certification
8 1 (0.709%) Sun Certification
8 1 (0.709%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.709%) MCSE
8 1 (0.709%) MCP
8 1 (0.709%) JNCIA
8 1 (0.709%) JNCIP
8 1 (0.709%) JNCIE
8 1 (0.709%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.709%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (6.383%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (5.674%) Active Directory
3 6 (4.255%) vSphere
4 4 (2.837%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 4 (2.837%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.709%) Xen
Systems Management
1 21 (14.89%) Tivoli
1 21 (14.89%) Tivoli Storage Manager
2 14 (9.929%) EMC NetWorker
3 5 (3.546%) WSUS
4 1 (0.709%) MOM
4 1 (0.709%) Tivoli Identity Manager
4 1 (0.709%) MIIS
4 1 (0.709%) SCCM
4 1 (0.709%) SolarWinds Orion
4 1 (0.709%) CA Wily
Vendors
1 71 (50.35%) Oracle
2 41 (29.08%) Microsoft
3 35 (24.82%) Ab Initio
3 35 (24.82%) Teradata
4 26 (18.44%) Cisco
5 19 (13.48%) Red Hat
6 17 (12.06%) HP
6 17 (12.06%) Cognos
7 16 (11.35%) Business Objects
7 16 (11.35%) SAP
7 16 (11.35%) Informatica
7 16 (11.35%) MicroStrategy
7 16 (11.35%) DataFlux
7 16 (11.35%) Netezza
8 15 (10.64%) Lotus
8 15 (10.64%) EMC
8 15 (10.64%) Tableau
9 14 (9.929%) IronPort
9 14 (9.929%) Brocade
10 13 (9.220%) Siebel
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Appliance Online
Salary: Competitive Salary - Negotiable dependant on Experience
Posted: 7 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
You will be responsible for all incident and problem management issues. Your core responsibilities will include: - Close liasion with the business users - Ensure maximum availability and serviceability - Close...
Nicoll Curtin
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus + Excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Roles are based either in Abu Dhabi, UAE or, for those who do are unable to relocate, at its Manchester offices adjoined to Manchester airport... Technical Support Analyst - -...
Etihad
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 23 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
MS Exchange, IBM Lotus Notes, Cisco IronPort, PGP Encryption, Sharepoint, Lync... Preferably have achieved appropriate related qualifications (example Microsoft or IBM certification) Strong interpersonal skills to manage relationships...
The Co-operative Bank
Salary: £38500 - £48000 per annum + bonus+benefits+pension
Posted: 30 April 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Favoured Technical Skills: OLAP and Reporting : SAP BusinessObjects, Cognos, Microstrategy, OBIEE, SAS, Microsoft, Qlikview, Tableau, Spotfire, Pentaho... ETL and Data Cleansing : Informatica, IBM InfoSphere DataStage , AbInitio, Oracle, DataFlux,...
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Salary: From £40,000 to £68,000 per annum with a number of fantastic additiona
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