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The table below looks at the demand for Scrum skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Scrum over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkScrum
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank140210
Rank change on same period last yearUp+70
Matching permanent IT job ads404
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.383 %0.097 %
Salaries quoted342
Average minimum salary£27,059£72,500
Average salary£30,809£78,750
% change on same period last year-60.87 %
Average maximum salary£34,559£85,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,667£46,931
% change on same period last year-9.08 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads28924126
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.600 %1.730 %
Salaries quoted24483482
Average minimum salary£36,263£41,918
Average salary£40,723£46,678
% change on same period last year-12.75 %
Average maximum salary£45,184£51,439
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Scrum North WestScrum
North West

Scrum
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Scrum Demand Trend

Scrum
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Scrum Salary Trend

Scrum
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Scrum across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Manchester Scrum Salary Histogram

Scrum
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Scrum within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BoltonNew entry-18£26,917-
StockportUp+93--
Scrum North WestScrum
North West

Scrum
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Scrum 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 Scrum.

143 (79.63 %).NET
240 (74.07 %)C#
338 (70.37 %)XML
437 (68.52 %)SQL Server
437 (68.52 %)ASP.NET
534 (62.96 %)WebServices
633 (61.11 %)SQL Server 2005
633 (61.11 %)WPF
730 (55.56 %)WCF
818 (33.33 %)AJAX
818 (33.33 %)Pensions
818 (33.33 %).NET Framework
818 (33.33 %)LINQ
818 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2008
818 (33.33 %)Unit Testing
818 (33.33 %)WinForms
818 (33.33 %)MVC
818 (33.33 %)Health
818 (33.33 %)OO
818 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
818 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
917 (31.48 %)Java
1016 (29.63 %)SQL
1112 (22.22 %)Tandem
1112 (22.22 %)Microsoft
1112 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2000
1112 (22.22 %)Windows
1112 (22.22 %)WF
1211 (20.37 %)PRINCE2
1310 (18.52 %)RUP

Scrum
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Scrum 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 Scrum. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
143 (79.63 %).NET
238 (70.37 %)XML
337 (68.52 %)ASP.NET
434 (62.96 %)WebServices
533 (61.11 %)WPF
630 (55.56 %)WCF
718 (33.33 %)LINQ
718 (33.33 %)MVC
718 (33.33 %)WinForms
718 (33.33 %)AJAX
718 (33.33 %).NET Framework
812 (22.22 %)WF
95 (9.259 %)XML Schema
95 (9.259 %)JavaBeans
95 (9.259 %)SOAP
95 (9.259 %)XSLT
95 (9.259 %)Swing
104 (7.407 %)J2ME
104 (7.407 %)J2SE
113 (5.556 %)XHTML
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.852 %)Intranet
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
137 (68.52 %)SQL Server
233 (61.11 %)SQL Server 2005
318 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2008
412 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (1.852 %)BusinessObjects
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
25 (9.259 %)Eclipse
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (33.33 %)Health
118 (33.33 %)Pensions
23 (5.556 %)Automotive
23 (5.556 %)Banking
23 (5.556 %)Investment Banking
31 (1.852 %)Manufacturing
31 (1.852 %)Games
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (64.81 %)Developer
223 (42.59 %)C# Developer
320 (37.04 %).NET Developer
416 (29.63 %)ASP.NET Developer
59 (16.67 %)VB.NET Developer
59 (16.67 %)Project Manager
59 (16.67 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
67 (12.96 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
76 (11.11 %)Software Manager
76 (11.11 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
76 (11.11 %)Software Project Manager
76 (11.11 %)Graduate Developer
76 (11.11 %)Graduate
84 (7.407 %)Development Manager
84 (7.407 %)SQL Developer
84 (7.407 %)Development Project Manager
93 (5.556 %)Software Development Manager
93 (5.556 %)Java Software Engineer
93 (5.556 %)Senior Software Engineer
93 (5.556 %)Software Engineer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (22.22 %)Tandem
21 (1.852 %)Web 2.0
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (22.22 %)Windows
25 (9.259 %)Linux
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (33.33 %)OO
118 (33.33 %)Unit Testing
211 (20.37 %)PRINCE2
310 (18.52 %)RUP
45 (9.259 %)Agile Software Development
54 (7.407 %)SOA
63 (5.556 %)Project Management
63 (5.556 %)RAD
63 (5.556 %)Extreme Programming
72 (3.704 %)Migration
81 (1.852 %)Stakeholder Management
81 (1.852 %)UML
81 (1.852 %)DSDM
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
140 (74.07 %)C#
218 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
317 (31.48 %)Java
416 (29.63 %)SQL
59 (16.67 %)VB
59 (16.67 %)VB.NET
66 (11.11 %)C++
74 (7.407 %)JavaScript
82 (3.704 %)C
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (9.259 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (22.22 %)Microsoft
26 (11.11 %)Oracle
31 (1.852 %)Business Objects