The first table below looks at the demand for Performance Improvement skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Performance Improvement over the 3 months to 22 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Performance Improvement
Rank 241 236 208
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -28
Permanent jobs citing Performance Improvement 7 5 23
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.097% 0.070% 0.341%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.127% 0.095% 0.498%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 22
Average salary £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.55% -10.00%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £35,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year
+14.28% -30.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5530 5261 4620
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 76.56% 73.19% 68.60%
Number of salaries quoted 4642 4605 4061
Average salary £37,500 £36,500 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.73% -3.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Performance Improvement
England

Performance Improvement
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Performance Improvement across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North West Performance Improvement Jobs Demand Trend

Performance Improvement
Salary Trend

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

North West Performance Improvement Salary Trend

Performance Improvement
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Improvement within the North West region over the 3 months to 22 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
Manchester -2 4 £55,500 -
Cheshire - 3 £47,500 -
Performance Improvement
England

Performance Improvement
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Performance Improvement 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 Performance Improvement.

1 4 (57.14%) Project Management
1 4 (57.14%) Finance
2 3 (42.86%) Business Continuity
2 3 (42.86%) Oracle 10g
2 3 (42.86%) Shell Script
2 3 (42.86%) PL/SQL
2 3 (42.86%) SQL
2 3 (42.86%) Oracle
2 3 (42.86%) PRINCE2
2 3 (42.86%) UNIX
2 3 (42.86%) Data Management
2 3 (42.86%) Oracle RAC
2 3 (42.86%) Oracle 11g
2 3 (42.86%) Data Guard
2 3 (42.86%) Unified Communications
2 3 (42.86%) Change Management
3 2 (28.57%) Demand Management
3 2 (28.57%) ITIL
4 1 (14.29%) MS Excel
4 1 (14.29%) MS Visio
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
4 1 (14.29%) Six Sigma
4 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Management
4 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (14.29%) Degree
4 1 (14.29%) Resource Management
4 1 (14.29%) Retail

Performance Improvement
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Performance Improvement 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 Performance Improvement. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) MS Excel
1 1 (14.29%) MS Visio
1 1 (14.29%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) Oracle 10g
1 3 (42.86%) Oracle 11g
General
1 4 (57.14%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Retail
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) DBA
1 3 (42.86%) Oracle DBA
1 3 (42.86%) PMO Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Project Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Project Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Manager
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Project Management
2 3 (42.86%) Business Continuity
2 3 (42.86%) PRINCE2
2 3 (42.86%) Data Management
2 3 (42.86%) Change Management
3 2 (28.57%) Demand Management
3 2 (28.57%) ITIL
4 1 (14.29%) Six Sigma
4 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Management
4 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Resource Management
4 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) Shell Script
1 3 (42.86%) PL/SQL
1 3 (42.86%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 3 (42.86%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Oracle
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
Manchester, Lancashire
team development, resource management, communication Education / qualifications * Educated to degree level or with senior management experience * Project management qualification e.g. PRINCE 2 * Business analysis or process performance...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: £51000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER / PROGRAMME MANAGER / BUSINESS CHANGE / BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION... team development, resource management, communication Education / qualifications * Educated to degree level or with senior management experience * Project management qualification...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013