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This section looks at the demand for Scrum 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 Scrum over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkScrum
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank233276
Rank change on same period last yearUp+43
Matching permanent IT job ads4015
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.573 %0.191 %
Salaries quoted3714
Average minimum salary£30,973£61,429
Average salary£33,216£69,286
% change on same period last year-52.05 %
Average maximum salary£35,459£77,143
UK excluding London average salary£42,489£48,248
% change on same period last year-11.93 %
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads69807863
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.685 %3.220 %
Salaries quoted59466575
Average minimum salary£35,992£39,961
Average salary£39,934£44,032
% change on same period last year-9.30 %
Average maximum salary£43,875£48,104
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Scrum EnglandScrum
England

Scrum
Demand Trend

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

North West Scrum Demand Trend

Scrum
Salary Trend

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

North West Scrum Salary Trend

Scrum
Salary Histogram

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

North West Scrum Salary Histogram

Scrum
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Scrum 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+5128£33,100-50.73 %
CheshireNo change09£30,722-61.59 %
MerseysideNo change01£45,000+38.46 %
Scrum EnglandScrum
England

Scrum
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

149 (69.01 %).NET
245 (63.38 %)C#
339 (54.93 %)ASP.NET
435 (49.30 %)SQL Server
529 (40.85 %)WebServices
626 (36.62 %)XML
723 (32.39 %)WPF
821 (29.58 %)WCF
920 (28.17 %)SQL Server 2005
1019 (26.76 %)Agile Software Development
1019 (26.76 %)PRINCE2
1117 (23.94 %)Java
1216 (22.54 %)AJAX
1216 (22.54 %)Microsoft
1315 (21.13 %)SQL
1412 (16.90 %)RUP
1510 (14.08 %)SQL Server 2000
1510 (14.08 %)OO
1510 (14.08 %)Tandem
1510 (14.08 %)WinForms
1510 (14.08 %)WF
1510 (14.08 %)Degree
169 (12.68 %)Subversion
169 (12.68 %)Windows
178 (11.27 %)VB
178 (11.27 %)MVC
187 (9.859 %)Health
187 (9.859 %)Project Management
187 (9.859 %)Pensions
187 (9.859 %)VB.NET

Scrum
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
149 (69.01 %).NET
239 (54.93 %)ASP.NET
329 (40.85 %)WebServices
426 (36.62 %)XML
523 (32.39 %)WPF
621 (29.58 %)WCF
716 (22.54 %)AJAX
810 (14.08 %)WinForms
810 (14.08 %)WF
98 (11.27 %)MVC
107 (9.859 %).NET Framework
107 (9.859 %)LINQ
116 (8.451 %)Swing
125 (7.042 %)JavaBeans
134 (5.634 %)SOAP
134 (5.634 %)XSLT
143 (4.225 %)ActiveX
143 (4.225 %)J2EE
143 (4.225 %)J2ME
143 (4.225 %)Silverlight
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.408 %)WebLogic
11 (1.408 %)SharePoint
11 (1.408 %)Commerce Server
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (5.634 %)MS Visio
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.408 %)HTTP
11 (1.408 %)TCP/IP
11 (1.408 %)DNS
11 (1.408 %)Intranet
11 (1.408 %)Internet
11 (1.408 %)Firewall
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
135 (49.30 %)SQL Server
220 (28.17 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (14.08 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (2.817 %)BusinessObjects
51 (1.408 %)Datawarehouse
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (12.68 %)Subversion
27 (9.859 %)Visual Studio
27 (9.859 %)Eclipse
32 (2.817 %)JUnit
41 (1.408 %)Ant
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (9.859 %)Health
17 (9.859 %)Pensions
26 (8.451 %)Banking
35 (7.042 %)Retail
35 (7.042 %)Investment Banking
42 (2.817 %)Games
51 (1.408 %)Manufacturing
51 (1.408 %)Finance
51 (1.408 %)Education
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (56.34 %)Developer
230 (42.25 %).NET Developer
326 (36.62 %)ASP.NET Developer
424 (33.80 %)C# Developer
519 (26.76 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
617 (23.94 %)Project Manager
79 (12.68 %)SQL Developer
87 (9.859 %)VB.NET Developer
87 (9.859 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
96 (8.451 %)Software Manager
96 (8.451 %)Software Project Manager
96 (8.451 %)Web Developer
105 (7.042 %)Applications Developer
105 (7.042 %).NET Web Developer
105 (7.042 %)Web Applications Developer
105 (7.042 %)C# Web Developer
105 (7.042 %)C# Application Developer
105 (7.042 %).NET Applications Developer
114 (5.634 %)Software Engineer
114 (5.634 %)Software Developer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (14.08 %)Tandem
24 (5.634 %)Computer Science
31 (1.408 %)Multithreading
31 (1.408 %)Web 2.0
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (12.68 %)Windows
24 (5.634 %)Linux
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (26.76 %)PRINCE2
119 (26.76 %)Agile Software Development
212 (16.90 %)RUP
310 (14.08 %)OO
47 (9.859 %)Project Management
47 (9.859 %)Unit Testing
54 (5.634 %)SOA
54 (5.634 %)RAD
54 (5.634 %)UML
54 (5.634 %)DSDM
54 (5.634 %)E-Commerce
63 (4.225 %)Software Engineering
72 (2.817 %)Software Testing
72 (2.817 %)Six Sigma
72 (2.817 %)Extreme Programming
81 (1.408 %)Test Scripting
81 (1.408 %)Content Management
81 (1.408 %)Automated Testing
81 (1.408 %)Migration
81 (1.408 %)Stakeholder Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (63.38 %)C#
217 (23.94 %)Java
315 (21.13 %)SQL
48 (11.27 %)VB
57 (9.859 %)VB.NET
57 (9.859 %)Transact-SQL
66 (8.451 %)JavaScript
72 (2.817 %)C++
81 (1.408 %)Delphi
81 (1.408 %)C
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (14.08 %)Degree
25 (7.042 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
25 (7.042 %)MCPD
33 (4.225 %)Sun Certification
42 (2.817 %)ISEB
51 (1.408 %)PMP
51 (1.408 %)PMI Certification
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.408 %)AquaLogic
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (22.54 %)Microsoft
25 (7.042 %)Oracle
32 (2.817 %)Business Objects
41 (1.408 %)Sun
41 (1.408 %)BEA
41 (1.408 %)Borland
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