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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos Business Intelligence over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank247270
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads410
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.388 %0.840 %
Salaries quoted47
Average minimum salary£42,667£34,286
Average salary£49,833£37,786
% change on same period last year+31.88 %
Average maximum salary£57,000£41,286
UK excluding London average salary£44,495£41,973
% change on same period last year+6.00 %
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads10301191
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.593 %0.520 %
Salaries quoted9001006
Average minimum salary£42,084£40,737
Average salary£51,271£48,583
% change on same period last year+5.53 %
Average maximum salary£60,457£56,428
UK excluding London average salary£50,391£50,003
% change on same period last year+0.77 %
Cognos Business Intelligence EnglandCognos Business Intelligence
England

Cognos Business Intelligence
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

North West Cognos Business Intelligence Demand Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Salary Trend

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

North West Cognos Business Intelligence Salary Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence across the North West region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

North West Cognos Business Intelligence Salary Histogram

Cognos Business Intelligence
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence within the North West region over the 3 months to 8 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
LancashireDown-72£45,000-
CheshireNew entry-1£39,000-
ManchesterUp+341£80,000+114.04 %
Cognos Business Intelligence EnglandCognos Business Intelligence
England

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Cognos Business Intelligence 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 Cognos Business Intelligence.

129 (100.00 %)Cognos
129 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
223 (79.31 %)SQL
319 (65.52 %)Oracle
418 (62.07 %)PL/SQL
512 (41.38 %)Datawarehouse
611 (37.93 %)Logistics
611 (37.93 %)Software Engineering
611 (37.93 %)TOGAF
611 (37.93 %)Aerospace
611 (37.93 %)MQSeries
611 (37.93 %)OOA/OOD
611 (37.93 %)DoDAF
611 (37.93 %)MODAF
611 (37.93 %)WebSphere
77 (24.14 %)ETL
85 (17.24 %)Publishing
85 (17.24 %)E-Commerce
85 (17.24 %)Oracle 9i
93 (10.34 %)Migration
93 (10.34 %)Ab Initio
93 (10.34 %)DTS
93 (10.34 %)Data Mining
93 (10.34 %)Oracle 10g
93 (10.34 %)Oracle Reports
93 (10.34 %)SQL Server
93 (10.34 %)Dimensional Modelling
102 (6.897 %)Degree
102 (6.897 %)OLAP
102 (6.897 %)VBScript

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Cognos Business Intelligence 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 Cognos Business Intelligence. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (37.93 %)WebSphere
22 (6.897 %)HTML
22 (6.897 %).NET
22 (6.897 %)ASP
22 (6.897 %)ODBC
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (37.93 %)MQSeries
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.897 %)Intranet
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (41.38 %)Datawarehouse
27 (24.14 %)ETL
35 (17.24 %)Oracle 9i
43 (10.34 %)SQL Server
43 (10.34 %)Oracle 10g
43 (10.34 %)DTS
43 (10.34 %)Data Mining
43 (10.34 %)Oracle Reports
52 (6.897 %)SQL Server 7
52 (6.897 %)OLAP
52 (6.897 %)Cognos Powerplay
52 (6.897 %)Cognos Impromptu
61 (3.448 %)DecisionStream
61 (3.448 %)SAP BW
61 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (3.448 %)ReportNet
61 (3.448 %)SAP BI
61 (3.448 %)Hyperion Essbase
61 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (3.448 %)SQL Server Integration Services
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (37.93 %)Aerospace
25 (17.24 %)Publishing
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (41.38 %)Solutions Architect
112 (41.38 %)Architect
211 (37.93 %)Developer
211 (37.93 %)Cognos Developer
37 (24.14 %)Analyst
46 (20.69 %)Business Intelligence Developer
55 (17.24 %)Senior Cognos Developer
55 (17.24 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
55 (17.24 %)Business Developer
55 (17.24 %)Senior Developer
55 (17.24 %)Business Analyst
55 (17.24 %)Analyst Developer
64 (13.79 %)Cognos Consultant
64 (13.79 %)Consultant
64 (13.79 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
73 (10.34 %)ETL Developer
73 (10.34 %)Datawarehouse Developer
73 (10.34 %)SQL Developer
73 (10.34 %)Senior Datawarehouse Developer
82 (6.897 %)Analyst Programmer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.897 %)Client/Server
12 (6.897 %)Management Information System
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.897 %)UNIX
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
211 (37.93 %)OOA/OOD
211 (37.93 %)TOGAF
211 (37.93 %)Logistics
211 (37.93 %)Software Engineering
211 (37.93 %)DoDAF
211 (37.93 %)MODAF
35 (17.24 %)E-Commerce
43 (10.34 %)Migration
43 (10.34 %)Dimensional Modelling
51 (3.448 %)Business Development
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (79.31 %)SQL
218 (62.07 %)PL/SQL
32 (6.897 %)DHTML
32 (6.897 %)VBScript
32 (6.897 %)VB
32 (6.897 %)VB.NET
32 (6.897 %)VB6
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (6.897 %)MCSD
12 (6.897 %)HNC
12 (6.897 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (6.897 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (100.00 %)Cognos
219 (65.52 %)Oracle
33 (10.34 %)Ab Initio
41 (3.448 %)SAP
41 (3.448 %)IBM
41 (3.448 %)Hyperion