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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Developer role in IT jobs within the Manchester region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Systems Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Developer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank129172
Rank change on same period last yearUp+43
Matching permanent IT job ads3733
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.857 %0.508 %
Salaries quoted3718
Average minimum salary£33,784£27,500
Average salary£37,142£31,250
% change on same period last year+18.85 %
Average maximum salary£40,500£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,648£32,506
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads43196499
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.508 %2.797 %
Salaries quoted37525493
Average minimum salary£33,798£36,967
Average salary£38,796£41,871
% change on same period last year-7.34 %
Average maximum salary£43,795£46,776
UK excluding London average salary£38,156£39,208
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Systems Developer North WestSystems Developer
North West

Systems Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Systems Developer across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Manchester Systems Developer Demand Trend

Systems Developer
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Systems Developer Salary Trend

Systems Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Developer across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Manchester Systems Developer Salary Histogram

Systems Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Developer within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
OldhamNew entry-24£38,344-
RochdaleNew entry-3£40,333-
AltrinchamDown-132£32,500-9.72 %
SalfordNew entry-1£28,000-
WiganNew entry-1£25,000-
Systems Developer North WestSystems Developer
North West

Systems Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Systems Developer in their job title 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 with Systems Developer in their job title.

165 (86.67 %)SQL Server
262 (82.67 %)C#
360 (80.00 %).NET
448 (64.00 %)ASP.NET
540 (53.33 %)Internet
638 (50.67 %)MS Excel
638 (50.67 %)Degree
730 (40.00 %)Windows
730 (40.00 %)Microsoft
827 (36.00 %)SQL
925 (33.33 %)MCP
925 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
925 (33.33 %)Intranet
1024 (32.00 %)MCSD
1118 (24.00 %)OOD
1216 (21.33 %)SharePoint
1216 (21.33 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1216 (21.33 %)InfoPath
1314 (18.67 %)JavaScript
1314 (18.67 %)HTML
1413 (17.33 %)XML
1512 (16.00 %)VB
1512 (16.00 %)SQL Server 2000
1512 (16.00 %)SQL Server 2005
1611 (14.67 %)MS Office
1611 (14.67 %)CSS
177 (9.333 %)C++
177 (9.333 %)Health
177 (9.333 %)VB6
186 (8.000 %)VB.NET

Systems Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Systems Developer in their job title 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 with Systems Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
160 (80.00 %).NET
248 (64.00 %)ASP.NET
314 (18.67 %)HTML
413 (17.33 %)XML
511 (14.67 %)CSS
64 (5.333 %)WebServices
73 (4.000 %)SOAP
73 (4.000 %)EDI
82 (2.667 %)Hibernate
82 (2.667 %)Apache Axis
82 (2.667 %)WF
91 (1.333 %)Silverlight
91 (1.333 %)AJAX
91 (1.333 %)WebSphere
91 (1.333 %).NET Framework
91 (1.333 %)J2EE
91 (1.333 %)ADO
91 (1.333 %)CORBA
91 (1.333 %)J2ME
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (21.33 %)SharePoint
116 (21.33 %)SharePoint Server 2007
23 (4.000 %)ColdFusion
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
138 (50.67 %)MS Excel
216 (21.33 %)InfoPath
311 (14.67 %)MS Office
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
140 (53.33 %)Internet
225 (33.33 %)Intranet
34 (5.333 %)HTTP
42 (2.667 %)SSL
51 (1.333 %)FTP
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
165 (86.67 %)SQL Server
212 (16.00 %)SQL Server 2000
212 (16.00 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (6.667 %)MS Access
43 (4.000 %)Datawarehouse
43 (4.000 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
52 (2.667 %)SAP BI
61 (1.333 %)SAP BW
61 (1.333 %)DB2
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (9.333 %)Health
23 (4.000 %)Finance
32 (2.667 %)Pensions
41 (1.333 %)Insurance
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.667 %)N-Tier
21 (1.333 %)Blackberry
21 (1.333 %)Data Extraction
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (40.00 %)Windows
21 (1.333 %)AIX
21 (1.333 %)Windows 2000
21 (1.333 %)Windows XP
21 (1.333 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (1.333 %)UNIX
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (24.00 %)OOD
26 (8.000 %)OO
35 (6.667 %)Agile Software Development
35 (6.667 %)UML
42 (2.667 %)Requirements Analysis
42 (2.667 %)Business Intelligence
42 (2.667 %)Workflow
42 (2.667 %)Web Design
51 (1.333 %)Data Modelling
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
162 (82.67 %)C#
227 (36.00 %)SQL
314 (18.67 %)JavaScript
412 (16.00 %)VB
57 (9.333 %)C++
57 (9.333 %)VB6
66 (8.000 %)VB.NET
74 (5.333 %)Java
74 (5.333 %)Transact-SQL
83 (4.000 %)VBA
92 (2.667 %)C
101 (1.333 %)Shell Script
101 (1.333 %)Korn
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
138 (50.67 %)Degree
225 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
225 (33.33 %)MCP
324 (32.00 %)MCSD
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
130 (40.00 %)Microsoft
22 (2.667 %)SAP
31 (1.333 %)Oracle