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The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Business (eBusiness) 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 E-business over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Business (eBusiness)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank207166
Rank change on same period last yearDown-41
Matching permanent IT job ads55115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.048 %
As % of the category below0.861 %1.480 %
Salaries quoted4693
Average minimum salary£43,543£39,731
Average salary£45,630£44,226
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
Average maximum salary£47,717£48,720
UK excluding London average salary£46,978£46,046
% change on same period last year+2.02 %
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads63887771
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.547 %3.273 %
Salaries quoted54916454
Average minimum salary£36,112£39,839
Average salary£40,047£43,818
% change on same period last year-8.60 %
Average maximum salary£43,981£47,797
UK excluding London average salary£42,569£44,378
% change on same period last year-4.07 %
E-business EnglandE-business
England

E-business
Demand Trend

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

North West E-business Demand Trend

E-business
Salary Trend

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

North West E-business Salary Trend

E-business
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing E-business across the North West region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

North West E-business Salary Histogram

E-business
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing E-business within the North West region over the 3 months to 8 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
ManchesterDown-3031£44,750-6.07 %
CheshireDown-179£46,500+4.49 %
MerseysideUp+67£54,286+62.04 %
LancashireDown-81--
E-business EnglandE-business
England

E-business
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing E-business 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 E-business.

173 (70.87 %)Oracle
235 (33.98 %)SQL
324 (23.30 %)E-Commerce
421 (20.39 %)ERP
520 (19.42 %)SAP
618 (17.48 %)XML
717 (16.50 %)Java
816 (15.53 %)Oracle Applications
915 (14.56 %)Workflow
915 (14.56 %)HTML
915 (14.56 %)Oracle Forms
1014 (13.59 %)PHP
1014 (13.59 %)PL/SQL
1014 (13.59 %)Finance
1014 (13.59 %)Information Management
1014 (13.59 %)Oracle iRecruitment
1014 (13.59 %)Technical Architecture
1113 (12.62 %)Oracle Workflow
1113 (12.62 %)Management Information System
1113 (12.62 %).NET
1113 (12.62 %)J2EE
1113 (12.62 %)WebServices
1113 (12.62 %)CSS
1212 (11.65 %)JavaScript
1212 (11.65 %)SQL Server
1212 (11.65 %)Oracle Reports
1311 (10.68 %)MySQL
1311 (10.68 %)Project Management
1311 (10.68 %)SAP Basis
1311 (10.68 %)Problem Management

E-business
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing E-business 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 E-business. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (17.48 %)XML
215 (14.56 %)HTML
313 (12.62 %).NET
313 (12.62 %)J2EE
313 (12.62 %)CSS
313 (12.62 %)WebServices
411 (10.68 %)SAP Basis
510 (9.709 %)AJAX
69 (8.738 %)WebSphere
69 (8.738 %)XSLT
76 (5.825 %)Middleware
83 (2.913 %)Hibernate
83 (2.913 %).NET Framework
83 (2.913 %)JDBC
83 (2.913 %)JSP
83 (2.913 %)Servlets
83 (2.913 %)Struts
91 (0.971 %)ASP
91 (0.971 %)Oracle Fusion
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (12.62 %)Oracle Workflow
27 (6.796 %)WebLogic Portal
27 (6.796 %)WebLogic
33 (2.913 %)IIS
42 (1.942 %)CMS
51 (0.971 %)WebSphere Application Server
51 (0.971 %)Lotus Domino
51 (0.971 %)SAS
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (5.825 %)MS Office
16 (5.825 %)MS Excel
23 (2.913 %)Photoshop
23 (2.913 %)MS Project
23 (2.913 %)Fireworks
32 (1.942 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.971 %)MS Visio
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
116 (15.53 %)Oracle Applications
214 (13.59 %)Oracle iRecruitment
35 (4.854 %)SAP ERP
35 (4.854 %)Oracle Payroll
35 (4.854 %)Oracle Financials
44 (3.883 %)Oracle 11i
52 (1.942 %)SAP R/3
52 (1.942 %)AWD
52 (1.942 %)SAP PP
61 (0.971 %)Oracle ERP
61 (0.971 %)SAP Oil and Gas
61 (0.971 %)Siebel Analytics
61 (0.971 %)SAP FI
61 (0.971 %)SAP FI/CO
61 (0.971 %)SAP CO
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (9.709 %)Internet
21 (0.971 %)SAN
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (11.65 %)SQL Server
112 (11.65 %)Oracle Reports
211 (10.68 %)MySQL
39 (8.738 %)PostgreSQL
47 (6.796 %)Oracle 8/8i
47 (6.796 %)Oracle 10g
55 (4.854 %)Datawarehouse
64 (3.883 %)Oracle Discoverer
73 (2.913 %)RDBMS
73 (2.913 %)Oracle 9i
73 (2.913 %)SQL Server 2005
73 (2.913 %)SQLPlus
81 (0.971 %)GIS
81 (0.971 %)Oracle BI EE
81 (0.971 %)BusinessObjects
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (14.56 %)Oracle Forms
24 (3.883 %)JDeveloper
33 (2.913 %)Flash
33 (2.913 %)Dreamweaver
33 (2.913 %)Visual Studio
33 (2.913 %)Oracle APEX
42 (1.942 %)Oracle Developer 2000
42 (1.942 %)LSMW
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (13.59 %)Finance
211 (10.68 %)FMCG
36 (5.825 %)Retail
45 (4.854 %)Marketing
54 (3.883 %)Pensions
54 (3.883 %)Health
62 (1.942 %)Manufacturing
62 (1.942 %)Advertising
62 (1.942 %)Education
62 (1.942 %)Insurance
71 (0.971 %)Billing
71 (0.971 %)General Ledger
71 (0.971 %)Banking
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (34.95 %)Developer
221 (20.39 %)Analyst
316 (15.53 %)Business Analyst
414 (13.59 %)Support Analyst
414 (13.59 %)Business Support Analyst
414 (13.59 %)E-Business Analyst
414 (13.59 %)Oracle Analyst
414 (13.59 %)Oracle Support Analyst
511 (10.68 %)Oracle Developer
610 (9.709 %)Architect
610 (9.709 %)PHP Developer
78 (7.767 %)Applications Developer
78 (7.767 %)Senior Developer
87 (6.796 %)Lead Developer
87 (6.796 %)SOA Architect
96 (5.825 %)Web Developer
96 (5.825 %)Consultant
105 (4.854 %)DBA
105 (4.854 %)Operations Manager
105 (4.854 %)Java Developer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (12.62 %)Management Information System
24 (3.883 %)Computer Science
31 (0.971 %)Statistics
31 (0.971 %)Mathematics
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (3.883 %)Windows
23 (2.913 %)AIX
23 (2.913 %)Solaris
23 (2.913 %)Linux
23 (2.913 %)UNIX
23 (2.913 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.971 %)FreeBSD
31 (0.971 %)HPUX
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (23.30 %)E-Commerce
221 (20.39 %)ERP
315 (14.56 %)Workflow
414 (13.59 %)Information Management
414 (13.59 %)Technical Architecture
511 (10.68 %)Project Management
511 (10.68 %)Problem Management
610 (9.709 %)Change Management
79 (8.738 %)Service Management
79 (8.738 %)ITIL
88 (7.767 %)OO
88 (7.767 %)EAI
88 (7.767 %)SOA
88 (7.767 %)Web Design
97 (6.796 %)Agile Software Development
97 (6.796 %)Zachman Framework
97 (6.796 %)TOGAF
106 (5.825 %)Business Intelligence
115 (4.854 %)Migration
124 (3.883 %)UML
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (33.98 %)SQL
217 (16.50 %)Java
314 (13.59 %)PHP
314 (13.59 %)PL/SQL
412 (11.65 %)JavaScript
56 (5.825 %)Shell Script
61 (0.971 %)PHP5
61 (0.971 %)PHP4
61 (0.971 %)C#
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (3.883 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (6.796 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
22 (1.942 %)SLA
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.942 %)NDS
21 (0.971 %)Active Directory
21 (0.971 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (0.971 %)Oracle RAC
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
173 (70.87 %)Oracle
220 (19.42 %)SAP
310 (9.709 %)Microsoft
47 (6.796 %)BEA
47 (6.796 %)TIBCO
47 (6.796 %)webMethods
47 (6.796 %)IBM
51 (0.971 %)Hyperion
51 (0.971 %)Citrix
51 (0.971 %)Siebel
51 (0.971 %)Business Objects