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The table below looks at the demand for Sage Line 500 skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Line 500 over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSage Line 500
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank167197
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads514
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.759 %1.781 %
Salaries quoted511
Average minimum salary£30,000£25,455
Average salary£30,000£25,773
% change on same period last year+16.40 %
Average maximum salary£30,000£26,091
UK excluding London average salary£38,855£30,225
% change on same period last year+28.55 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads659786
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.385 %0.345 %
Salaries quoted590686
Average minimum salary£43,476£43,103
Average salary£55,675£53,023
% change on same period last year+5.00 %
Average maximum salary£67,873£62,943
UK excluding London average salary£50,533£49,920
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Line 500 North WestLine 500
North West

Line 500
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Line 500 across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Manchester Line 500 Demand Trend

Line 500
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Line 500 across the Manchester region.

Manchester Line 500 Salary Trend

Line 500
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Line 500 across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Manchester Line 500 Salary Histogram

Line 500
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Line 500 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 Line 500.

16 (100.00 %)Sage
25 (83.33 %)Finance
25 (83.33 %)Manufacturing
25 (83.33 %)Retail
25 (83.33 %)SQL
25 (83.33 %)CRM
25 (83.33 %)ERP
31 (16.67 %)Windows

Line 500
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Line 500 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 Line 500. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (83.33 %)Finance
15 (83.33 %)Manufacturing
15 (83.33 %)Retail
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (83.33 %)CRM
15 (83.33 %)ERP
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)SQL
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Sage