The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Economics in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Economics over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Economics
Rank 233 246 230
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -16
Permanent jobs citing Economics 10 1 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.139% 0.014% 0.058%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.504% 0.052% 0.232%
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 0
Average salary £53,750 £25,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+115.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+23.07% -7.14%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1985 1917 1722
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 27.63% 27.01% 25.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1679 1600 1496
Average salary £35,000 £35,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.40% +1.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £23,225 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Economics
England

Economics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Economics across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

North West Economics Jobs Demand Trend

Economics
Salary Trend

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

North West Economics Salary Trend

Economics
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Economics across the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West Economics Salary Histogram

Economics
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Economics within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cheshire - 2 £28,500 -
Manchester -19 1 £26,000 +4.00%
Economics
England

Economics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Economics 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 Economics.

1 16 (94.12%) Mathematics
2 15 (88.24%) Statistics
3 11 (64.71%) Degree
3 11 (64.71%) SAS
4 10 (58.82%) SQL
5 9 (52.94%) Analytics
6 8 (47.06%) Operations Research
6 8 (47.06%) Finance
7 6 (35.29%) Data Analysis
7 6 (35.29%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (35.29%) Credit Risk
7 6 (35.29%) Risk Analytics
8 2 (11.76%) Retail
8 2 (11.76%) Benchmarking
8 2 (11.76%) Project Management
8 2 (11.76%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (11.76%) Validation
8 2 (11.76%) Web Analytics
8 2 (11.76%) CHAID
8 2 (11.76%) MS Excel
8 2 (11.76%) Customer Analytics
8 2 (11.76%) Base SAS
8 2 (11.76%) Marketing
8 2 (11.76%) Statistical Analysis
8 2 (11.76%) Statistical Modelling
8 2 (11.76%) Data Validation
9 1 (5.882%) FMCG
9 1 (5.882%) Market Research
9 1 (5.882%) Continuous Improvement
9 1 (5.882%) Data Governance

Economics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Economics 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 Economics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 11 (64.71%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (11.76%) MS Excel
2 1 (5.882%) MS Office
2 1 (5.882%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (5.882%) SAP MM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (35.29%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (11.76%) Base SAS
3 1 (5.882%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (47.06%) Finance
2 2 (11.76%) Retail
2 2 (11.76%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (11.76%) Marketing
3 1 (5.882%) Telecoms
3 1 (5.882%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 10 (58.82%) Analyst
2 6 (35.29%) Senior Manager
3 4 (23.53%) Data Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) SAS Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) Senior SAS Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) Graduate
4 2 (11.76%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (5.882%) Graduate Data Analyst
5 1 (5.882%) MI Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 16 (94.12%) Mathematics
2 15 (88.24%) Statistics
3 6 (35.29%) Credit Risk
4 1 (5.882%) FMCG
4 1 (5.882%) Computer Science
4 1 (5.882%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Analytics
2 8 (47.06%) Operations Research
3 6 (35.29%) Data Analysis
3 6 (35.29%) Risk Analytics
4 2 (11.76%) Benchmarking
4 2 (11.76%) Project Management
4 2 (11.76%) Validation
4 2 (11.76%) Web Analytics
4 2 (11.76%) CHAID
4 2 (11.76%) Customer Analytics
4 2 (11.76%) Statistical Analysis
4 2 (11.76%) Statistical Modelling
4 2 (11.76%) Data Validation
5 1 (5.882%) Market Research
5 1 (5.882%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (5.882%) Data Governance
5 1 (5.882%) Master Data Management
5 1 (5.882%) Data Migration
5 1 (5.882%) Data Modelling
5 1 (5.882%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 10 (58.82%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (64.71%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (5.882%) SAP
1 1 (5.882%) Microsoft
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