The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Reuters 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 Reuters over the 3 months to 22 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 Reuters Group PLC.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Reuters
Rank - - -
Permanent jobs citing Reuters 0 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester - - -
As % of the Vendors category - - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £41,250 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-15.15% +17.85%
All Vendors
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1858 1667 1941
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 45.25% 45.23% 49.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1564 1425 1749
Average salary £37,500 £36,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.16% -4.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £23,500 £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
Reuters
North West

Reuters
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester Reuters Jobs Demand Trend

Reuters
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Reuters Salary Trend

Reuters
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Reuters 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 Reuters.

1 3 (100.00%) MS Office
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) MCP
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) MCSE
1 3 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) HP
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Bloomberg
1 3 (100.00%) HP APS

Reuters
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Reuters 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 Reuters. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) TCP/IP
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 3 (100.00%) 2nd Line Support
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) MCP
1 3 (100.00%) MCSE
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 3 (100.00%) HP APS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) HP
1 3 (100.00%) Bloomberg