The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SolidWorks products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SolidWorks over the 3 months to 21 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 Vendors for the North West region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within the SolidWorks Corporation.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SolidWorks
Rank 252 - 231
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing SolidWorks 2 0 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.028% - 0.015%
As % of the Vendors category 0.061% - 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Average salary £25,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
-11.76% +4.61%
All Vendors
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
3303 3298 3408
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 45.79% 46.54% 50.35%
Number of salaries quoted 2732 2838 2963
Average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.35% -1.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
SolidWorks
England

SolidWorks
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SolidWorks across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North West SolidWorks Jobs Demand Trend

SolidWorks
Salary Trend

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

North West SolidWorks Salary Trend

SolidWorks
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SolidWorks within the North West region over the 3 months to 21 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 £25,500 -
SolidWorks
England

SolidWorks
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing SolidWorks 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 SolidWorks.

1 3 (60.00%) C#
1 3 (60.00%) HTML
1 3 (60.00%) Java
1 3 (60.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (60.00%) PHP
1 3 (60.00%) SQL
1 3 (60.00%) T-SQL
1 3 (60.00%) ASP
1 3 (60.00%) ASP.NET
1 3 (60.00%) CSS
1 3 (60.00%) XML
1 3 (60.00%) VBA
1 3 (60.00%) .NET
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (60.00%) Management Information System
1 3 (60.00%) Electronics
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (60.00%) Advertising
1 3 (60.00%) Validation
1 3 (60.00%) Supplier Management
1 3 (60.00%) jQuery
1 3 (60.00%) Android
1 3 (60.00%) Arduino
2 2 (40.00%) CAD
2 2 (40.00%) Visual Studio
2 2 (40.00%) VB.NET
2 2 (40.00%) XHTML
3 1 (20.00%) AutoCAD
3 1 (20.00%) HNC
3 1 (20.00%) HND

SolidWorks
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing SolidWorks 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 SolidWorks. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (60.00%) HTML
1 3 (60.00%) ASP
1 3 (60.00%) ASP.NET
1 3 (60.00%) CSS
1 3 (60.00%) XML
1 3 (60.00%) .NET
1 3 (60.00%) jQuery
2 2 (40.00%) XHTML
3 1 (20.00%) JSON
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (20.00%) Pro/ENGINEER
Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (60.00%) Electronics
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (60.00%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Programmer
2 1 (20.00%) CAD Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Software Programmer
2 1 (20.00%) Design Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Mechanical Design Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) CAD Technician
2 1 (20.00%) Mechanical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Management Information System
1 3 (60.00%) Arduino
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Validation
1 3 (60.00%) Supplier Management
2 2 (40.00%) CAD
3 1 (20.00%) Finite Element Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) C#
1 3 (60.00%) Java
1 3 (60.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (60.00%) PHP
1 3 (60.00%) SQL
1 3 (60.00%) T-SQL
1 3 (60.00%) VBA
2 2 (40.00%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) HNC
1 1 (20.00%) HND
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
Norwich, Norfolk - commutable Great Yarmouth, King...
You will have a HND / HNC in an engineering discipline, or equivalent, and extensive knowledge of relevant design software such as AutoCAD, Pro Engineer, Wildfire, Creo or Solidworks.
Networx Recruitment
Salary: £30,000 plus OTE
Posted: 8 May 2013
Manchester, North West
The ideal candidate for the role will have: * Experience using Solidworks* Capable of conceptual design, assembly drawings and drawings for manufacture.* Have a good understanding of hydraulics, pumps...
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 16 May 2013