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This section looks at the demand for the Software Manager role in IT jobs within the North West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Manager in their job title over the last 3 months to 12 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Manager
Location
3 months to 12 May 2008Same period last year
Rank231140
Rank change on same period last yearDown-91
Matching permanent IT job ads53156
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.069 %
As % of the category below0.436 %1.231 %
Salaries quoted47148
Average minimum salary£38,234£54,717
Average salary£41,170£57,905
% change on same period last year-28.89 %
Average maximum salary£44,106£61,092
UK excluding London average salary£48,132£51,289
% change on same period last year-6.15 %
Job Titles North WestJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads1215612675
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.859 %5.634 %
Salaries quoted1022910465
Average minimum salary£32,948£34,145
Average salary£36,871£37,917
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
Average maximum salary£40,793£41,690
UK excluding London average salary£38,587£39,123
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Software Manager EnglandSoftware Manager
England

Software Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Software Manager across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West Software Manager Demand Trend

Software Manager
Salary Trend

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

North West Software Manager Salary Trend

Software Manager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Manager across the North West region over the past 3 months.

North West Software Manager Salary Histogram

Software Manager
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Manager within the North West region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1CheshireDown-2821£44,850+10.24 %
2ManchesterDown-6116£39,682-44.81 %
3MerseysideDown-38£32,500-31.57 %
4LancashireDown-236£41,917+15.15 %
Software Manager EnglandSoftware Manager
England

Software Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing Software Manager also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Manager.

137 (33.64 %)Project Management
231 (28.18 %)PRINCE2
329 (26.36 %)Finance
424 (21.82 %).NET
519 (17.27 %)Java
519 (17.27 %)ITIL
617 (15.45 %)RUP
716 (14.55 %)C
815 (13.64 %)Degree
914 (12.73 %)PMI Certification
1013 (11.82 %)C#
1112 (10.91 %)PMP
1112 (10.91 %)Internet
1210 (9.091 %)Windows
139 (8.182 %)Microsoft
139 (8.182 %)Banking
139 (8.182 %)Business Analysis
148 (7.273 %)CMMI
148 (7.273 %)MS Excel
148 (7.273 %)Oracle
148 (7.273 %)SQL Server
157 (6.364 %)SQL
166 (5.455 %)C++
166 (5.455 %)OO
166 (5.455 %)ASP.NET
166 (5.455 %)PRINCE
166 (5.455 %).NET Framework
175 (4.545 %)Project Planning
175 (4.545 %)Pensions
175 (4.545 %)Online Banking

Software Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing Software Manager also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Manager. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
124 (21.82 %).NET
26 (5.455 %)ASP.NET
26 (5.455 %).NET Framework
35 (4.545 %)J2EE
43 (2.727 %)EDI
52 (1.818 %)ASP
52 (1.818 %)XML
61 (0.909 %)HTML
61 (0.909 %)Adobe Flex
61 (0.909 %)CSS
61 (0.909 %)WebServices
Application Platforms
12 (1.818 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
18 (7.273 %)MS Excel
22 (1.818 %)MS Project
22 (1.818 %)MS Office
31 (0.909 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
12 (1.818 %)Navision
Communications & Networking
112 (10.91 %)Internet
21 (0.909 %)Firewall
21 (0.909 %)VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
18 (7.273 %)SQL Server
22 (1.818 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (1.818 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.909 %)MySQL
31 (0.909 %)DB2
31 (0.909 %)MS Access
31 (0.909 %)Datawarehouse
31 (0.909 %)ETL
Development Applications
11 (0.909 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (0.909 %)Flash
General
129 (26.36 %)Finance
29 (8.182 %)Banking
35 (4.545 %)Pensions
35 (4.545 %)Online Banking
44 (3.636 %)Health
53 (2.727 %)Investment Banking
53 (2.727 %)Education
62 (1.818 %)Insurance
71 (0.909 %)Legal
71 (0.909 %)Publishing
71 (0.909 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.909 %)Back Office
71 (0.909 %)Marketing
Miscellaneous
15 (4.545 %)PMI
24 (3.636 %)NHS
24 (3.636 %)NPfIT
33 (2.727 %)Handset
33 (2.727 %)EPoS
42 (1.818 %)Asset Management
42 (1.818 %)Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
110 (9.091 %)Windows
23 (2.727 %)Windows CE
23 (2.727 %)Windows Mobile
32 (1.818 %)Unix
32 (1.818 %)Linux
41 (0.909 %)Symbian OS
Processes & Methodologies
137 (33.64 %)Project Management
231 (28.18 %)PRINCE2
319 (17.27 %)ITIL
417 (15.45 %)RUP
59 (8.182 %)Business Analysis
68 (7.273 %)CMMI
76 (5.455 %)PRINCE
76 (5.455 %)OO
85 (4.545 %)UML
85 (4.545 %)Project Planning
94 (3.636 %)Software Engineering
94 (3.636 %)Six Sigma
94 (3.636 %)ERP
94 (3.636 %)SCAMPI
103 (2.727 %)Scrum
103 (2.727 %)Migration
112 (1.818 %)Document Management
112 (1.818 %)Software Testing
112 (1.818 %)Performance Management
112 (1.818 %)Data Protection
Programming Languages
119 (17.27 %)Java
216 (14.55 %)C
313 (11.82 %)C#
47 (6.364 %)SQL
56 (5.455 %)C++
65 (4.545 %)VB.NET
73 (2.727 %)VB
81 (0.909 %)VC++
81 (0.909 %)VB6
81 (0.909 %)VBScript
81 (0.909 %)PHP
Qualifications
115 (13.64 %)Degree
214 (12.73 %)PMI Certification
312 (10.91 %)PMP
42 (1.818 %)HND
51 (0.909 %)ITIL Certification
51 (0.909 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.818 %)ISO9001
12 (1.818 %)QA
21 (0.909 %)TickIT
System Software
12 (1.818 %)Terminal Server
Vendors
19 (8.182 %)Microsoft
28 (7.273 %)Oracle
34 (3.636 %)Symbian
34 (3.636 %)iSOFT
42 (1.818 %)Citrix
42 (1.818 %)Lotus
42 (1.818 %)Sage
51 (0.909 %)MKS
51 (0.909 %)VMware
51 (0.909 %)Adobe
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