The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Music in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Music over the 3 months to 20 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 terms in our General category for the Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Music
Rank 163 159 160
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +1
Permanent jobs citing Music 26 16 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.643% 0.439% 0.256%
As % of the General category 1.717% 1.301% 0.815%
Number of salaries quoted 19 11 5
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £25,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £38,500 £42,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
All of the General Category
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
1514 1230 1227
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 37.46% 33.74% 31.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1198 1038 1050
Average salary £37,500 £36,500 £39,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.73% -7.59%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,750 £23,500 £24,500
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £67,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Music
North West

Music
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester Music Jobs Demand Trend

Music
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Music Salary Trend

Music
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Music within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 20 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 - 4 £37,500 -
Salford - 3 £28,000 -
Music
North West

Music
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Music 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 Music.

1 20 (50.00%) C++
2 18 (45.00%) HTML
2 18 (45.00%) CSS
3 17 (42.50%) JavaScript
4 16 (40.00%) Music Industry
5 14 (35.00%) Linux
6 12 (30.00%) OO
7 10 (25.00%) Software Engineering
8 9 (22.50%) ASP.NET MVC
8 9 (22.50%) ASP.NET MVC 4
8 9 (22.50%) MVC
8 9 (22.50%) ASP.NET
8 9 (22.50%) Internet
8 9 (22.50%) .NET
9 8 (20.00%) C
9 8 (20.00%) OpenGL
9 8 (20.00%) Apple iOS
9 8 (20.00%) Android
10 7 (17.50%) Marketing
10 7 (17.50%) Software Testing
11 6 (15.00%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
11 6 (15.00%) Web Development
11 6 (15.00%) Embedded Linux
11 6 (15.00%) IGMP
11 6 (15.00%) Computer Science
11 6 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (15.00%) XHTML
11 6 (15.00%) OOP
11 6 (15.00%) VoIP
11 6 (15.00%) Ethernet

Music
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 18 (45.00%) HTML
1 18 (45.00%) CSS
2 9 (22.50%) .NET
2 9 (22.50%) ASP.NET
2 9 (22.50%) ASP.NET MVC
2 9 (22.50%) ASP.NET MVC 4
3 8 (20.00%) OpenGL
4 6 (15.00%) Cocoa
4 6 (15.00%) XHTML
5 5 (12.50%) KnockoutJS
5 5 (12.50%) Node.js
5 5 (12.50%) Ninject
5 5 (12.50%) WCF
6 4 (10.00%) jQuery
6 4 (10.00%) HTML5
6 4 (10.00%) CSS3
6 4 (10.00%) Ajax
7 2 (5.000%) DirectX
7 2 (5.000%) Flash
Applications
1 1 (2.500%) Photoshop
Communications & Networking
1 9 (22.50%) Internet
2 6 (15.00%) IGMP
2 6 (15.00%) VoIP
2 6 (15.00%) Ethernet
2 6 (15.00%) TCP/IP
3 5 (12.50%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (12.50%) SQL Server
1 5 (12.50%) SQL Server 2012
2 2 (5.000%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 6 (15.00%) Xcode
General
1 16 (40.00%) Music Industry
2 7 (17.50%) Marketing
3 6 (15.00%) Games
4 5 (12.50%) Telecoms
5 3 (7.500%) Publishing
6 1 (2.500%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 23 (57.50%) Developer
2 12 (30.00%) Software Engineer
3 10 (25.00%) Front-End Developer
4 6 (15.00%) iOS Developer
5 5 (12.50%) Web Developer
5 5 (12.50%) .NET Developer
5 5 (12.50%) Senior Software Engineer
6 4 (10.00%) Front-End Web Developer
7 3 (7.500%) Senior Product Manager
7 3 (7.500%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 3 (7.500%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 3 (7.500%) Product Manager
7 3 (7.500%) Senior Manager
7 3 (7.500%) Junior
8 2 (5.000%) C++ Software Engineer
8 2 (5.000%) Junior Developer
8 2 (5.000%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
8 2 (5.000%) Junior iOS Developer
8 2 (5.000%) Mobile Applications Developer
8 2 (5.000%) Mobile Developer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (15.00%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
1 6 (15.00%) Computer Science
2 5 (12.50%) Mobile App
3 4 (10.00%) Streaming Music
4 3 (7.500%) Social Network
4 3 (7.500%) Digital Media
4 3 (7.500%) New Media
4 3 (7.500%) Web 2.0
4 3 (7.500%) BBC
4 3 (7.500%) Streaming Video
5 1 (2.500%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 14 (35.00%) Linux
2 8 (20.00%) Android
2 8 (20.00%) Apple iOS
3 6 (15.00%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (2.500%) Windows
4 1 (2.500%) Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (30.00%) OO
2 10 (25.00%) Software Engineering
3 9 (22.50%) MVC
4 7 (17.50%) Software Testing
5 6 (15.00%) Web Development
5 6 (15.00%) Agile Software Development
5 6 (15.00%) OOP
5 6 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (12.50%) Web Application Development
6 5 (12.50%) TDD
6 5 (12.50%) Integration Testing
6 5 (12.50%) Multithreading
6 5 (12.50%) Domain-Driven Design
6 5 (12.50%) Dependency Injection
7 3 (7.500%) Business Analysis
7 3 (7.500%) User Experience Design
7 3 (7.500%) Product Management
7 3 (7.500%) Content Management
7 3 (7.500%) Scrum
7 3 (7.500%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (50.00%) C++
2 17 (42.50%) JavaScript
3 8 (20.00%) C
4 6 (15.00%) Objective-C
5 5 (12.50%) Embedded C++
5 5 (12.50%) C#
5 5 (12.50%) Java
6 2 (5.000%) PHP
6 2 (5.000%) ActionScript
6 2 (5.000%) Embedded C
7 1 (2.500%) PHP5
7 1 (2.500%) ActionScript 3.0
7 1 (2.500%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 5 (12.50%) MCP
1 5 (12.50%) MCAD
1 5 (12.50%) MCSD
1 5 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (12.50%) MCTS
2 4 (10.00%) Degree
3 1 (2.500%) ISEB
Vendors
1 2 (5.000%) Apple
2 1 (2.500%) Facebook
2 1 (2.500%) Twitter
Manchester, North West
Front End Web Developer candidates should have a sound understanding of: HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JQuery. Our client can provide you with industry recognised training in: HTML5, CSS3,...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Quay House, Manchester, United Kingdom
MUSIC GROUP is currently looking for an iOS Developer... Responsibilities: - As a mobile application developer, you will have a customer focus and deliver cool apps for a world...
Music Group UK
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Experience of responsive and mobile web design.Additional InformationEXCITING DIGITAL AGENCY which covers the full spectrum; from branding, PR and advertising to website development, search marketing and video...
Jagger Talent Commercial Recruiters
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per year
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Responsibilities of the Software Engineer (C++ Software Engineer) : - Handle all software aspects of the design, development, and continuous improvement of state of the art professional digital audio systems...
Music Group UK
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
The Role… The role reports directly to the Software Engineering Team Leader and will be part of a small team dedicated to Software Engineering/Development... Technical Skills: *High...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £42000.00 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Quay House, Manchester, United Kingdom
Responsibilities: - Handle all software aspects of the design, development, and continuous improvement of state of the art professional digital audio systems for the live performance arena - Liaise with...
Music Group UK
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
The ideal candidate will already be very hands on in working with HTML and Adobe Creative Suite along with liaising with clients and pitching for new business for...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Quay House, Manchester, United Kingdom
Work in a team contributing to technical development - Investigation of new technologies and creative solutions - Design, debug and verification of products at both PCB and System levels - Liaise...
Music Group UK
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
Quay House, Manchester, United Kingdom
Most of all, we are an incredibly capable, fun-loving family of people brought together by an immense passion for music and winning.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIESReporting to the...
Music Group UK
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013