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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Reuters products and/or services in IT jobs within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Reuters over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkReuters
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7680
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads12
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.208 %0.460 %
Salaries quoted12
Average minimum salary£33,000£45,000
Average salary£33,000£45,000
% change on same period last year-26.66 %
Average maximum salary£33,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£50,081£44,220
% change on same period last year+13.25 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads480435
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.262 %0.183 %
Salaries quoted422364
Average minimum salary£32,526£32,721
Average salary£34,867£35,563
% change on same period last year-1.95 %
Average maximum salary£37,209£38,406
UK excluding London average salary£40,005£41,895
% change on same period last year-4.51 %
Reuters North WestReuters
North West

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Reuters Group PLC.

Reuters
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Reuters across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Merseyside Reuters Demand Trend

Reuters
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Reuters Salary Trend

Reuters
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Reuters within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
LiverpoolUp+101£33,000-26.66 %
Reuters North WestReuters
North West

Reuters
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Bloomberg
11 (100.00 %)Finance

Reuters
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Bloomberg