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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Project skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Project over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Project
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank120123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads149182
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.078 %
As % of the category below9.632 %9.660 %
Salaries quoted123153
Average minimum salary£28,446£30,227
Average salary£32,865£33,939
% change on same period last year-3.16 %
Average maximum salary£37,283£37,652
UK excluding London average salary£37,793£38,429
% change on same period last year-1.65 %
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads15471884
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.896 %0.811 %
Salaries quoted13691642
Average minimum salary£27,351£30,692
Average salary£30,179£32,974
% change on same period last year-8.47 %
Average maximum salary£33,007£35,255
UK excluding London average salary£33,370£33,501
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
MS Project EnglandMS Project
England

MS Project
Demand Trend

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

North West MS Project Demand Trend

MS Project
Salary Trend

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

North West MS Project Salary Trend

MS Project
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MS Project across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West MS Project Salary Histogram

MS Project
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MS Project within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 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
CheshireDown-983£39,920+23.85 %
ManchesterUp+4056£30,738-26.56 %
LancashireUp+436£27,538+2.50 %
MerseysideUp+1730£27,263+2.71 %
CumbriaNew entry-2£47,500-
MS Project EnglandMS Project
England

MS Project
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing MS Project 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 MS Project.

1179 (55.76 %)Project Management
2138 (42.99 %)MS Excel
3125 (38.94 %)PRINCE2
489 (27.73 %)Finance
561 (19.00 %)Primavera
561 (19.00 %)Microsoft
651 (15.89 %)Project Planning
742 (13.08 %)MS Office
840 (12.46 %)MS Visio
929 (9.034 %)ITIL
1027 (8.411 %)Change Management
1124 (7.477 %)PRINCE
1222 (6.854 %)PMP
1222 (6.854 %)PMI Certification
1321 (6.542 %)MS Access
1321 (6.542 %)Retail
1419 (5.919 %)PMI
1518 (5.607 %)Banking
1615 (4.673 %)Marketing
1714 (4.361 %)Stakeholder Management
1714 (4.361 %)Risk Management
1714 (4.361 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1714 (4.361 %).NET
1812 (3.738 %)Service Delivery
1812 (3.738 %)MS PowerPoint
1911 (3.427 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
1911 (3.427 %)ITIL Certification
2010 (3.115 %)Internet
2010 (3.115 %)E-Commerce
219 (2.804 %)Health

MS Project
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing MS Project 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 MS Project. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (4.361 %).NET
23 (0.935 %)WebServices
23 (0.935 %)XML
23 (0.935 %)Middleware
32 (0.623 %)ASP
41 (0.312 %)ASP.NET
41 (0.312 %)J2EE
41 (0.312 %)ASP.NET 2.0
41 (0.312 %)XHTML
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (2.492 %)SharePoint
25 (1.558 %)Lotus Notes
25 (1.558 %)Lotus Domino
34 (1.246 %)BizTalk Server
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1138 (42.99 %)MS Excel
242 (13.08 %)MS Office
340 (12.46 %)MS Visio
412 (3.738 %)MS PowerPoint
54 (1.246 %)Spreadsheet
62 (0.623 %)DeltaView
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.312 %)SAP CRM
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (3.115 %)Internet
26 (1.869 %)Intranet
35 (1.558 %)PPP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (6.542 %)MS Access
27 (2.181 %)SQL Server
34 (1.246 %)Crystal Reports
34 (1.246 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (0.623 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.312 %)DB2
51 (0.312 %)SAP BW
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.623 %)Visual Studio
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
189 (27.73 %)Finance
221 (6.542 %)Retail
318 (5.607 %)Banking
415 (4.673 %)Marketing
59 (2.804 %)Pharmaceutical
59 (2.804 %)Health
67 (2.181 %)Retail Banking
67 (2.181 %)Online Banking
76 (1.869 %)Legal
85 (1.558 %)Education
93 (0.935 %)Back Office
93 (0.935 %)Telecoms
93 (0.935 %)Pensions
102 (0.623 %)Multimedia
102 (0.623 %)Billing
102 (0.623 %)Law
111 (0.312 %)Electric
111 (0.312 %)Government
111 (0.312 %)Electronics
111 (0.312 %)Automotive
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1141 (43.93 %)Project Manager
242 (13.08 %)Project Planner
330 (9.346 %)Coordinator
330 (9.346 %)Project Coordinator
426 (8.100 %)Project Controller
524 (7.477 %)Trainee Project Manager
524 (7.477 %)Trainee
621 (6.542 %)Analyst
715 (4.673 %)Business Analyst
813 (4.050 %)Senior Manager
813 (4.050 %)Senior Project Manager
911 (3.427 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
1010 (3.115 %)Developer
119 (2.804 %)Team Leader
127 (2.181 %)Programme Manager
127 (2.181 %)Software Team Leader
136 (1.869 %)Trainer
136 (1.869 %)Consultant
136 (1.869 %)Administrator
136 (1.869 %)Project Administrator
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (5.919 %)PMI
26 (1.869 %)Video Conferencing
34 (1.246 %)Mathematics
43 (0.935 %)N-Tier
52 (0.623 %)CMDB
52 (0.623 %)Blackberry
61 (0.312 %)NPfIT
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (0.935 %)Symbian OS
22 (0.623 %)Windows
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1179 (55.76 %)Project Management
2125 (38.94 %)PRINCE2
351 (15.89 %)Project Planning
429 (9.034 %)ITIL
527 (8.411 %)Change Management
624 (7.477 %)PRINCE
714 (4.361 %)Risk Management
714 (4.361 %)Stakeholder Management
812 (3.738 %)Service Delivery
910 (3.115 %)E-Commerce
108 (2.492 %)Supplier Management
108 (2.492 %)Document Management
117 (2.181 %)Wealth Management
126 (1.869 %)Programme Management
135 (1.558 %)UML
135 (1.558 %)OO
135 (1.558 %)Resource Management
144 (1.246 %)Unit Testing
144 (1.246 %)OOD
144 (1.246 %)BPR
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (2.181 %)SQL
26 (1.869 %)C
26 (1.869 %)C#
35 (1.558 %)PHP
43 (0.935 %)C++
52 (0.623 %)VB
52 (0.623 %)VB.NET
61 (0.312 %)VBA
61 (0.312 %)Embedded C
61 (0.312 %)Java
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (6.854 %)PMP
122 (6.854 %)PMI Certification
214 (4.361 %)PRINCE2 Certification
311 (3.427 %)ITIL Certification
311 (3.427 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
49 (2.804 %)Degree
51 (0.312 %)ISEB
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.558 %)COBIT
24 (1.246 %)ISO/IEC 20000
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
161 (19.00 %)Microsoft
161 (19.00 %)Primavera
26 (1.869 %)Polycom
26 (1.869 %)Oracle
35 (1.558 %)Cisco
35 (1.558 %)Adobe
35 (1.558 %)Lotus
35 (1.558 %)Tandberg
43 (0.935 %)Symbian
52 (0.623 %)Laserform
61 (0.312 %)SAP
61 (0.312 %)Niku