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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Management 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 Quality Management over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Management
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank217205
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads3375
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.032 %
As % of the category below0.544 %0.952 %
Salaries quoted3254
Average minimum salary£53,641£37,787
Average salary£60,516£40,769
% change on same period last year+48.43 %
Average maximum salary£67,391£43,750
UK excluding London average salary£45,639£46,001
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads60707882
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.543 %3.379 %
Salaries quoted53026535
Average minimum salary£36,155£40,116
Average salary£40,019£44,227
% change on same period last year-9.51 %
Average maximum salary£43,883£48,339
UK excluding London average salary£42,638£44,224
% change on same period last year-3.58 %
Quality Management EnglandQuality Management
England

Quality Management
Demand Trend

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

North West Quality Management Demand Trend

Quality Management
Salary Trend

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

North West Quality Management Salary Trend

Quality Management
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Quality Management across the North West region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

North West Quality Management Salary Histogram

Quality Management
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Management within the North West region over the 3 months to 7 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
ManchesterUp+2722£67,705+68.73 %
CheshireDown-118£41,714-6.33 %
LancashireDown-31£30,000+41.17 %
MerseysideDown-11£50,000+23.45 %
Quality Management EnglandQuality Management
England

Quality Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Quality Management 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 Quality Management.

126 (37.14 %)SAP
222 (31.43 %)Finance
321 (30.00 %)Project Management
418 (25.71 %)SAP QM
517 (24.29 %)Retail
517 (24.29 %)SAP Oil and Gas
611 (15.71 %)Telecoms
710 (14.29 %)Service Management
89 (12.86 %)Auditing
98 (11.43 %)QA
98 (11.43 %)ITIL
107 (10.00 %)Management Information System
116 (8.571 %)Service Delivery
116 (8.571 %)SAP WM
116 (8.571 %)Logistics
125 (7.143 %)MS PowerPoint
125 (7.143 %)QMS
125 (7.143 %)ISO9001
125 (7.143 %)Change Management
134 (5.714 %)Information Security
134 (5.714 %)SLA
134 (5.714 %)ITIL Certification
134 (5.714 %)ISO27001
134 (5.714 %)Supplier Management
134 (5.714 %)Risk Analysis
143 (4.286 %)Test Management
143 (4.286 %)ISEB
143 (4.286 %)C
143 (4.286 %)Java
152 (2.857 %)C++

Quality Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Quality Management 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 Quality Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.429 %)HTML
11 (1.429 %)ASP
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (7.143 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (1.429 %)MS Excel
21 (1.429 %)MS Visio
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
118 (25.71 %)SAP QM
217 (24.29 %)SAP Oil and Gas
36 (8.571 %)SAP WM
41 (1.429 %)SAP PM
41 (1.429 %)SAP MM
41 (1.429 %)SAP SCM
41 (1.429 %)SAP SRM
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.429 %)BusinessObjects
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.429 %)TestDirector
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (31.43 %)Finance
217 (24.29 %)Retail
311 (15.71 %)Telecoms
49 (12.86 %)Auditing
52 (2.857 %)Education
52 (2.857 %)Government
52 (2.857 %)Health
61 (1.429 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.429 %)Banking
61 (1.429 %)Pensions
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (31.43 %)Consultant
217 (24.29 %)Quality Manager
217 (24.29 %)SAP Manager
313 (18.57 %)Test Consultant
49 (12.86 %)SAP Consultant
56 (8.571 %)SAP WM Consultant
65 (7.143 %)Analyst
74 (5.714 %)Service Manager
74 (5.714 %)Information Manager
74 (5.714 %)Information Security Manager
74 (5.714 %)Security Manager
83 (4.286 %)Project Manager
92 (2.857 %)Systems Analyst
92 (2.857 %)Senior Consultant
92 (2.857 %)Systems Administrator
92 (2.857 %)Senior Manager
92 (2.857 %)Software Consultant
92 (2.857 %)Senior Project Manager
92 (2.857 %)Administrator
92 (2.857 %)Senior SAP Consultant
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (10.00 %)Management Information System
22 (2.857 %)Computer Science
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (30.00 %)Project Management
210 (14.29 %)Service Management
38 (11.43 %)ITIL
46 (8.571 %)Service Delivery
46 (8.571 %)Logistics
55 (7.143 %)Change Management
55 (7.143 %)QMS
64 (5.714 %)Risk Analysis
64 (5.714 %)Information Security
64 (5.714 %)Supplier Management
73 (4.286 %)Test Management
82 (2.857 %)Test Scripting
82 (2.857 %)Time Management
82 (2.857 %)Software Testing
82 (2.857 %)Business Development
82 (2.857 %)Operations Management
82 (2.857 %)Business Analysis
82 (2.857 %)PRINCE2
91 (1.429 %)UML
91 (1.429 %)OO
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (4.286 %)C
13 (4.286 %)Java
22 (2.857 %)C++
22 (2.857 %)VB
31 (1.429 %)PHP
31 (1.429 %)SQL
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (5.714 %)ITIL Certification
23 (4.286 %)ISEB
32 (2.857 %)Cisco Certification
32 (2.857 %)CCNP
32 (2.857 %)CCNA
41 (1.429 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (11.43 %)QA
25 (7.143 %)ISO9001
34 (5.714 %)SLA
34 (5.714 %)ISO27001
42 (2.857 %)BS7799
51 (1.429 %)ISO9000
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (37.14 %)SAP
22 (2.857 %)Cisco
31 (1.429 %)Business Objects