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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Pharmaceutical' in IT jobs within the North West region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Pharmaceutical over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank197144
Rank change on same period last yearDown-53
Matching permanent IT job ads76159
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.065 %
As % of the category below1.354 %2.585 %
Salaries quoted59137
Average minimum salary£33,968£38,053
Average salary£37,599£45,011
% change on same period last year-16.46 %
Average maximum salary£41,230£51,968
UK excluding London average salary£40,996£44,554
% change on same period last year-7.98 %
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads56146152
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.964 %2.519 %
Salaries quoted48595250
Average minimum salary£35,481£38,615
Average salary£40,124£42,476
% change on same period last year-5.53 %
Average maximum salary£44,766£46,337
UK excluding London average salary£40,890£42,387
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Pharmaceutical EnglandPharmaceutical
England

Pharmaceutical
Demand Trend

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

North West Pharmaceutical Demand Trend

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend

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

North West Pharmaceutical Salary Trend

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West Pharmaceutical Salary Histogram

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ManchesterUp+636£35,697-16.64 %
CheshireDown-3515£37,500-32.36 %
LancashireDown-1814£46,300+27.09 %
MerseysideDown-56£30,833-3.94 %
Pharmaceutical EnglandPharmaceutical
England

Pharmaceutical
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Pharmaceutical 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 Pharmaceutical.

175 (33.63 %)Microsoft
245 (20.18 %)Health
344 (19.73 %)SQL Server
437 (16.59 %)VB
437 (16.59 %)Degree
535 (15.70 %).NET
535 (15.70 %)Finance
631 (13.90 %)SQL
730 (13.45 %)MS Office
730 (13.45 %)OO
828 (12.56 %)Oracle
927 (12.11 %)C++
1026 (11.66 %)C#
1026 (11.66 %)SAS
1125 (11.21 %)Chemicals
1224 (10.76 %)Project Management
1224 (10.76 %)Retail
1322 (9.865 %)VB6
1421 (9.417 %)OpenGL
1421 (9.417 %)Manufacturing
1421 (9.417 %)3D Graphics
1520 (8.969 %)CAD
1619 (8.520 %)HTML
1619 (8.520 %)JavaScript
1619 (8.520 %)XML
1716 (7.175 %)QA
1716 (7.175 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1716 (7.175 %)ASP.NET
1716 (7.175 %)CSS
1716 (7.175 %)MS Excel

Pharmaceutical
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Pharmaceutical 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 Pharmaceutical. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (15.70 %).NET
221 (9.417 %)OpenGL
319 (8.520 %)HTML
319 (8.520 %)XML
416 (7.175 %)ASP.NET
416 (7.175 %)CSS
515 (6.726 %).NET Framework
614 (6.278 %)DirectX
79 (4.036 %)ASP
88 (3.587 %)MFC
94 (1.794 %)J2EE
103 (1.345 %)XSL
103 (1.345 %)XSLT
111 (0.448 %)XHTML
111 (0.448 %)Hibernate
111 (0.448 %)SAP XI
111 (0.448 %)SAP Basis
111 (0.448 %)Spring
111 (0.448 %)AJAX
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (11.66 %)SAS
28 (3.587 %)MS Exchange
32 (0.897 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (0.897 %)SharePoint
41 (0.448 %)Tomcat
41 (0.448 %)Exchange Server 2000
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (13.45 %)MS Office
216 (7.175 %)MS Excel
310 (4.484 %)MS Project
48 (3.587 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (0.897 %)MS Visio
61 (0.448 %)Photoshop
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.897 %)SAP FI
12 (0.897 %)SAP FI/CO
12 (0.897 %)SAP CO
21 (0.448 %)SAP SCM
21 (0.448 %)Oracle Clinical
21 (0.448 %)SAP APO
21 (0.448 %)SAP R/3
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (0.897 %)WAN
21 (0.448 %)Ethernet
21 (0.448 %)SAN
21 (0.448 %)LAN
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (19.73 %)SQL Server
213 (5.830 %)Datawarehouse
312 (5.381 %)BusinessObjects
411 (4.933 %)Base SAS
55 (2.242 %)SQL Server 2000
55 (2.242 %)Data Mining
64 (1.794 %)SQL Server 2005
72 (0.897 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
72 (0.897 %)Crystal Reports
81 (0.448 %)DTS
81 (0.448 %)RDBMS
81 (0.448 %)SQL Server 7
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (7.175 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (0.448 %)Eclipse
21 (0.448 %)Ant
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
145 (20.18 %)Health
235 (15.70 %)Finance
325 (11.21 %)Chemicals
424 (10.76 %)Retail
521 (9.417 %)Manufacturing
521 (9.417 %)3D Graphics
614 (6.278 %)Pensions
79 (4.036 %)Marketing
79 (4.036 %)Government
79 (4.036 %)Banking
87 (3.139 %)Education
87 (3.139 %)Insurance
92 (0.897 %)Billing
101 (0.448 %)FMCG
101 (0.448 %)Back Office
101 (0.448 %)Electronics
101 (0.448 %)Advertising
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
147 (21.08 %)Developer
229 (13.00 %)Programmer
322 (9.865 %)Consultant
322 (9.865 %)Software Developer
421 (9.417 %)SAS Programmer
519 (8.520 %)C++ Developer
616 (7.175 %)Analyst
715 (6.726 %)Architect
813 (5.830 %)Support Engineer
911 (4.933 %)Business Consultant
1010 (4.484 %)Enterprise Architect
1010 (4.484 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
119 (4.036 %)PC Support
128 (3.587 %)Analyst Programmer
128 (3.587 %)QA Manager
128 (3.587 %)Project Manager
128 (3.587 %)Junior
137 (3.139 %)3rd Line Support
137 (3.139 %)Data Manager
137 (3.139 %)Citrix Engineer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (3.587 %)Life Science
26 (2.691 %)Statistics
34 (1.794 %)NHS
43 (1.345 %)Biotechnology
52 (0.897 %)EPoS
61 (0.448 %)Computer Science
61 (0.448 %)SCADA
61 (0.448 %)Robotics
61 (0.448 %)Mechatronics
61 (0.448 %)Mathematics
61 (0.448 %)Chemistry
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (4.036 %)Windows
23 (1.345 %)Windows XP
32 (0.897 %)UNIX
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (13.45 %)OO
224 (10.76 %)Project Management
320 (8.969 %)CAD
415 (6.726 %)Business Intelligence
514 (6.278 %)UML
612 (5.381 %)Data Management
710 (4.484 %)Zachman Framework
710 (4.484 %)TOGAF
710 (4.484 %)Validation
710 (4.484 %)ITIL
710 (4.484 %)SOA
89 (4.036 %)Change Management
89 (4.036 %)PRINCE2
95 (2.242 %)Service Delivery
104 (1.794 %)OOP
113 (1.345 %)RUP
113 (1.345 %)GAP Analysis
113 (1.345 %)Risk Management
113 (1.345 %)Data Modelling
113 (1.345 %)Strategic Planning
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (16.59 %)VB
231 (13.90 %)SQL
327 (12.11 %)C++
426 (11.66 %)C#
522 (9.865 %)VB6
619 (8.520 %)JavaScript
711 (4.933 %)Java
810 (4.484 %)VC++
94 (1.794 %)SAS Macro
103 (1.345 %)C
103 (1.345 %)VB.NET
112 (0.897 %)Transact-SQL
121 (0.448 %)VBA
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
137 (16.59 %)Degree
212 (5.381 %)NVQ Level 3
37 (3.139 %)Microsoft Certification
45 (2.242 %)MCP
45 (2.242 %)MCSE
54 (1.794 %)SAS Certification
61 (0.448 %)PhD
61 (0.448 %)ISEB
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (7.175 %)QA
29 (4.036 %)GCP
34 (1.794 %)CDISC
43 (1.345 %)ISO27001
52 (0.897 %)21 CFR Part 11
61 (0.448 %)ISO9001
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (6.278 %)Active Directory
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
175 (33.63 %)Microsoft
228 (12.56 %)Oracle
315 (6.726 %)Sybase
414 (6.278 %)Cognos
512 (5.381 %)Business Objects
67 (3.139 %)SAP
67 (3.139 %)Citrix
71 (0.448 %)NetApp
71 (0.448 %)iSOFT
71 (0.448 %)Symantec
71 (0.448 %)Siebel
71 (0.448 %)Dell
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