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This section looks at the demand for B2C (Business-to-Consumer) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited B2C over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkB2C (Business-to-Consumer)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank250230
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching permanent IT job ads2246
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.328 %0.593 %
Salaries quoted2040
Average minimum salary£37,350£39,300
Average salary£41,750£47,275
% change on same period last year-11.68 %
Average maximum salary£46,150£55,250
UK excluding London average salary£44,005£40,124
% change on same period last year+9.67 %
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads67067758
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.610 %3.234 %
Salaries quoted57656472
Average minimum salary£36,117£40,112
Average salary£40,135£44,038
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum salary£44,152£47,963
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
B2C EnglandB2C
England

B2C
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing B2C across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North West B2C Demand Trend

B2C
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing B2C across the North West region.

North West B2C Salary Trend

B2C
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing B2C across the North West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

North West B2C Salary Histogram

B2C
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing B2C within the North West region over the 3 months to 20 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
ManchesterDown-77£35,000-28.50 %
MerseysideUp+147£51,071-
CheshireDown-137£37,500+5.26 %
LancashireDown-71£40,000-
B2C EnglandB2C
England

B2C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing B2C 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 B2C.

143 (78.18 %)B2B
217 (30.91 %)SQL Server
316 (29.09 %).NET
415 (27.27 %)Marketing
514 (25.45 %)C#
612 (21.82 %)MS Excel
612 (21.82 %)E-Commerce
711 (20.00 %)Microsoft
810 (18.18 %)SQL
810 (18.18 %)Data Management
810 (18.18 %)Direct Marketing
99 (16.36 %)Telecoms
99 (16.36 %)ASP.NET
99 (16.36 %)CSS
108 (14.55 %)Internet
117 (12.73 %)XHTML
117 (12.73 %)ASP
117 (12.73 %)XML
117 (12.73 %)Java
117 (12.73 %)PHP
126 (10.91 %)XSLT
126 (10.91 %)Oracle
126 (10.91 %)SLA
126 (10.91 %)SEO
126 (10.91 %)CMS
126 (10.91 %)Logistics
126 (10.91 %)Fault Management
135 (9.091 %)Retail
135 (9.091 %)AJAX
135 (9.091 %)Apache

B2C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing B2C 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 B2C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (29.09 %).NET
29 (16.36 %)ASP.NET
29 (16.36 %)CSS
37 (12.73 %)ASP
37 (12.73 %)XML
37 (12.73 %)XHTML
46 (10.91 %)XSLT
55 (9.091 %)AJAX
64 (7.273 %).NET Framework
64 (7.273 %)HTML
73 (5.455 %)WebServices
81 (1.818 %)LAMP
81 (1.818 %)WCF
81 (1.818 %)WebSphere
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (10.91 %)CMS
25 (9.091 %)Apache
32 (3.636 %)NetWeaver
41 (1.818 %)BizTalk Server
41 (1.818 %)Lotus Notes
41 (1.818 %)Lotus Domino
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (21.82 %)MS Excel
23 (5.455 %)Photoshop
23 (5.455 %)MS Office
32 (3.636 %)Fireworks
32 (3.636 %)Adobe Illustrator
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.636 %)SAP CRM
21 (1.818 %)WebTrends
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (14.55 %)Internet
22 (3.636 %)FTP
31 (1.818 %)SSL
31 (1.818 %)GPRS
31 (1.818 %)SMS
31 (1.818 %)POP3
31 (1.818 %)SMTP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (30.91 %)SQL Server
22 (3.636 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.818 %)RDBMS
31 (1.818 %)DB2
31 (1.818 %)MySQL
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (7.273 %)Dreamweaver
22 (3.636 %)Flash
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (27.27 %)Marketing
29 (16.36 %)Telecoms
35 (9.091 %)Retail
43 (5.455 %)Education
52 (3.636 %)Health
52 (3.636 %)Advertising
61 (1.818 %)Finance
61 (1.818 %)Pensions
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (18.18 %)Developer
29 (16.36 %)Team Leader
38 (14.55 %)Programmer
46 (10.91 %)Technical Support
46 (10.91 %)Web Developer
55 (9.091 %)Senior Developer
55 (9.091 %)Architect
64 (7.273 %)IT Manager
64 (7.273 %)Analyst
64 (7.273 %)Technical Architect
64 (7.273 %).NET Developer
64 (7.273 %)ASP.NET Developer
64 (7.273 %).NET Web Developer
73 (5.455 %)PHP Developer
73 (5.455 %)Technical Customer Support
73 (5.455 %)Product Manager
73 (5.455 %)C# Web Developer
73 (5.455 %)Telecoms Analyst
73 (5.455 %)Web Team Leader
73 (5.455 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.818 %)W3C
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (9.091 %)UNIX
15 (9.091 %)Linux
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
143 (78.18 %)B2B
212 (21.82 %)E-Commerce
310 (18.18 %)Direct Marketing
310 (18.18 %)Data Management
46 (10.91 %)Logistics
46 (10.91 %)SEO
46 (10.91 %)Fault Management
54 (7.273 %)Internet Marketing
54 (7.273 %)Web Development
63 (5.455 %)ERP
63 (5.455 %)SOA
63 (5.455 %)CRM
72 (3.636 %)UML
72 (3.636 %)Supply Chain Management
72 (3.636 %)EAI
72 (3.636 %)Pay per click
81 (1.818 %)Technical Architecture
81 (1.818 %)Business Development
81 (1.818 %)Search Engine Marketing
81 (1.818 %)Digital Marketing
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (25.45 %)C#
210 (18.18 %)SQL
37 (12.73 %)Java
37 (12.73 %)PHP
45 (9.091 %)VB.NET
53 (5.455 %)JavaScript
53 (5.455 %)Perl
62 (3.636 %)C
71 (1.818 %)ActionScript
71 (1.818 %)Transact-SQL
71 (1.818 %)VBScript
71 (1.818 %)VB
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (7.273 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (5.455 %)Degree
31 (1.818 %)MCAD
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (10.91 %)SLA
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (20.00 %)Microsoft
26 (10.91 %)Oracle
32 (3.636 %)SAP
32 (3.636 %)Google
41 (1.818 %)IBM
41 (1.818 %)Lotus
41 (1.818 %)SeeBeyond