The first table below looks at the demand for WordPress skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WordPress over the 3 months to 17 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 of the Application Platforms category for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
WordPress
Rank 192 202 189
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -13
Permanent jobs citing WordPress 56 49 52
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.785% 0.695% 0.758%
As % of the Application Platforms category 4.151% 3.228% 3.979%
Number of salaries quoted 43 48 38
Average salary £27,500 £29,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.77% -1.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £18,000 £27,050
10% offered a salary of more than £39,000 £42,500 £63,000
UK excluding London average salary £31,500 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.00% -
All Application Platforms
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
1349 1518 1307
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 18.92% 21.53% 19.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1145 1347 1187
Average salary £36,000 £33,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.46% -4.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £55,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
WordPress
England

WordPress
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West WordPress Jobs Demand Trend

WordPress
Salary Trend

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

North West WordPress Salary Trend

WordPress
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WordPress across the North West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

North West WordPress Salary Histogram

WordPress
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WordPress within the North West region over the 3 months to 17 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 -21 25 £27,500 -9.83%
Cheshire +12 18 £27,500 -21.42%
Lancashire +3 8 £30,750 +70.83%
Merseyside +29 5 £33,000 -10.81%
WordPress
England

WordPress
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing WordPress 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 WordPress.

1 147 (90.18%) PHP
2 130 (79.75%) CSS
3 100 (61.35%) HTML
4 93 (57.06%) Magento
5 91 (55.83%) JavaScript
6 84 (51.53%) jQuery
7 69 (42.33%) MySQL
8 61 (37.42%) OO
9 59 (36.20%) Drupal
10 53 (32.52%) CSS3
11 52 (31.90%) PHP5
12 49 (30.06%) CMS
13 48 (29.45%) MVC
13 48 (29.45%) E-Commerce
14 47 (28.83%) HTML5
15 44 (26.99%) SQL
16 43 (26.38%) OOP
17 39 (23.93%) XHTML
18 38 (23.31%) Zend
19 35 (21.47%) SEO
20 34 (20.86%) .NET
21 31 (19.02%) XML
21 31 (19.02%) Open Source
22 30 (18.40%) Linux
23 28 (17.18%) Joomla!
24 25 (15.34%) SQL Server
25 24 (14.72%) Marketing
26 23 (14.11%) TDD
27 22 (13.50%) Microsoft
28 21 (12.88%) Adobe

WordPress
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing WordPress 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 WordPress. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 130 (79.75%) CSS
2 100 (61.35%) HTML
3 84 (51.53%) jQuery
4 53 (32.52%) CSS3
5 47 (28.83%) HTML5
6 39 (23.93%) XHTML
7 34 (20.86%) .NET
8 31 (19.02%) XML
9 21 (12.88%) XSLT
10 20 (12.27%) LAMP
10 20 (12.27%) Ajax
11 19 (11.66%) ASP.NET
12 15 (9.202%) J2EE
12 15 (9.202%) ASP.NET MVC 3
12 15 (9.202%) ASP.NET MVC
13 11 (6.748%) CodeIgniter
14 10 (6.135%) Symfony
15 6 (3.681%) CakePHP
15 6 (3.681%) Web Services
15 6 (3.681%) Flash
Application Platforms
1 93 (57.06%) Magento
2 59 (36.20%) Drupal
3 49 (30.06%) CMS
4 28 (17.18%) Joomla!
5 15 (9.202%) Apache Solr
6 9 (5.521%) Umbraco
7 7 (4.294%) Apache
8 5 (3.067%) Kentico
9 4 (2.454%) concrete5
10 2 (1.227%) Orchard CMS
10 2 (1.227%) ExpressionEngine
Applications
1 20 (12.27%) Photoshop
2 15 (9.202%) MS Excel
3 5 (3.067%) MS Office
4 2 (1.227%) Fireworks
4 2 (1.227%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 12 (7.362%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.681%) Internet
2 2 (1.227%) HTTP
2 2 (1.227%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (42.33%) MySQL
2 25 (15.34%) SQL Server
3 18 (11.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 15 (9.202%) SQL Server 2005
4 15 (9.202%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 15 (9.202%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 15 (9.202%) Oracle 9i
4 15 (9.202%) GIS
4 15 (9.202%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 3 (1.840%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.840%) Crystal Reports
5 3 (1.840%) SQL Server 2008
5 3 (1.840%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 18 (11.04%) Git (software)
2 14 (8.589%) Subversion
3 13 (7.975%) Selenium
4 8 (4.908%) Behat
5 7 (4.294%) Dreamweaver
6 4 (2.454%) Visual Studio
7 3 (1.840%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.613%) NetBeans
8 1 (0.613%) JIRA
General
1 24 (14.72%) Marketing
2 11 (6.748%) Finance
3 7 (4.294%) Advertising
4 4 (2.454%) Games
5 3 (1.840%) Legal
5 3 (1.840%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (1.840%) Telecoms
6 2 (1.227%) Retail
7 1 (0.613%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 147 (90.18%) Developer
2 78 (47.85%) PHP Developer
3 58 (35.58%) Web Developer
4 21 (12.88%) Front-End Developer
5 14 (8.589%) Senior Developer
6 13 (7.975%) PHP Web Developer
6 13 (7.975%) Senior PHP Developer
7 12 (7.362%) Front-End Web Developer
8 9 (5.521%) SEO Specialist
8 9 (5.521%) .NET Developer
9 5 (3.067%) PHP MySQL Developer
10 4 (2.454%) .NET Applications Developer
10 4 (2.454%) Head of Development
10 4 (2.454%) Applications Developer
11 3 (1.840%) Software Developer
11 3 (1.840%) Technical Manager
11 3 (1.840%) Designer
11 3 (1.840%) SEO Developer
12 2 (1.227%) PHP Programmer
12 2 (1.227%) Web Designer
Miscellaneous
1 31 (19.02%) Open Source
2 15 (9.202%) Client/Server
3 9 (5.521%) Social Media
3 9 (5.521%) Copywriting
3 9 (5.521%) Blog
4 8 (4.908%) Mobile App
5 6 (3.681%) Digital Media
6 5 (3.067%) Computer Science
6 5 (3.067%) W3C
7 4 (2.454%) E-Learning
8 3 (1.840%) Graphic Design
8 3 (1.840%) BBC
9 1 (0.613%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 30 (18.40%) Linux
2 15 (9.202%) Android
2 15 (9.202%) Apple iOS
3 5 (3.067%) Windows
4 2 (1.227%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (37.42%) OO
2 48 (29.45%) E-Commerce
2 48 (29.45%) MVC
3 43 (26.38%) OOP
4 35 (21.47%) SEO
5 23 (14.11%) TDD
6 20 (12.27%) Web Design
6 20 (12.27%) Web Development
7 16 (9.816%) UML
8 15 (9.202%) OOD
8 15 (9.202%) SOA
8 15 (9.202%) Use Case
9 12 (7.362%) Unit Testing
9 12 (7.362%) Analytics
9 12 (7.362%) Pay per click
10 10 (6.135%) Email Marketing
11 9 (5.521%) Technical Architecture
11 9 (5.521%) Competitor Analysis
12 8 (4.908%) Mobile Application Development
13 7 (4.294%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 147 (90.18%) PHP
2 91 (55.83%) JavaScript
3 52 (31.90%) PHP5
4 44 (26.99%) SQL
5 21 (12.88%) Java
6 18 (11.04%) XPath
7 16 (9.816%) Python
8 15 (9.202%) PL/SQL
9 9 (5.521%) C#
10 4 (2.454%) Objective-C
10 4 (2.454%) ActionScript
11 3 (1.840%) VB
12 2 (1.227%) PHP4
13 1 (0.613%) Ruby
13 1 (0.613%) C++
Qualifications
1 19 (11.66%) Degree
2 1 (0.613%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (9.202%) QA
Vendors
1 38 (23.31%) Zend
2 22 (13.50%) Microsoft
3 21 (12.88%) Adobe
4 17 (10.43%) Google
5 16 (9.816%) Oracle
6 15 (9.202%) ESRI
7 9 (5.521%) Omniture
8 2 (1.227%) Facebook
9 1 (0.613%) Twitter
9 1 (0.613%) Rackspace
9 1 (0.613%) Apple
9 1 (0.613%) Sony
Cheshire
The successful applicant will have at least 2 years experience in an agency environment and will have strong PHP, MySQL and Wordpress experience as well as knowledge of...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birkenhead, Merseyside
This is a PHP Developer role will require candidates to have at least 2 years' experience with: *PHP *MySQL *HTML *CSS *JavaScript My client is a leading company...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £18000 - £25000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Essential IT: - 2 years’ plus of PHP programming - MySQL, XHTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript - Experience of PHP 5 and OOP beneficial - Extensive knowledge and experience of building WordPress CMS...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Blackpool, Lancashire
Ideally the Web Developer will have the following skills: *OOPHP *MySQL *Framework experience *Wordpress *LAMP *HTML *CSS As a Web Developer you will work in a close knit...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cheshire
This role will require the successful applicant to have strong HTML5 and CSS 2 / 3 experience including knowledge of CSS3 transitions and jQuery... Ideally you will also have...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Award winning Digital Media Agency in Central Manchester looking to increase their development team by appointing a Junior Web Developer.Due to the growth of the company and...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £26000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 4 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
Very strong working knowledge of HTML / HTML5 2. Very strong working knowledge of CSS / CSS3 3. Very strong working knowledge of Javascript / jQuery 4. Strong working knowledge of...
Blueleaf
Salary: £Attractive
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wirral, North West
You will also have the ability to edit and manipulate existing sites, in particular those created within Joomla, Wordpress and Magento... They seek a forward thinking developer that...
Salary: £18000 - £25000 per annum + pension, career progression
Posted: 10 May 2013
Blackpool, North West
A nationally recognised dealership based in Blackpool is looking to expand their team by appointing an experienced Web Developer.
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Front End Developer / Web Developer - HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Responsive DesignKey Words: ``Web Developer``, ``Front End Developer``, HTML, CSS, JavascriptMy client an international creative agency in the heart...
OPUS
Salary: GBP20000 to GBP28000 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
PHP Developer / Web Developer, Cheshire, MySQl, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Wordpress, MagentoKey Words: PHP, PHP Developer, Software Developer, MySQl, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Wordpress, MagentoMy client is a hugely successful...
OPUS
Salary: GBP28000 to GBP35000 per annum + Benefits: Free Holiday!
Posted: 17 May 2013
North West
PHP Developer £30,000 - £35,000We are looking for a permanent PHP Developer to join a friendly and creative team of graphic and web designers and developers in...
Premier Group
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
UK North West
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced PHP Developer to join an agency that will allow you to add value to a company that will appreciate your...
Premier Group
Salary: £30000.00 - £32000.00 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Macclesfield, North West
I'm currently recruiting for an experienced front-end developer for a market leading dot-com based in Macclesfield.The company have gone from strength to strength over...
Mint
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Greater Manchester, North West
HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, Wordpress oObject Orientated or Event Driven Programming, e.g. Java, C++ oDatabase Design and development, e.g. Oracle, SQL oGeneral computer hardware, network and...
Mint
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 1 May 2013
North West
Experience Required; " PHP Frameworks " Wordpress and Magento " HTML/CSS " JQuery " XML / JSON (desirable) " Awareness of security issues Bonus Skills " GIT Version control " SEO Awareness " Blogging Skills " Google Maps...
Premier Group Recruitment
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00
Posted: 13 May 2013
North West
Experience Required; " PHP Frameworks " Wordpress and Magento " HTML/CSS " JQuery " XML / JSON (desirable) " Awareness of security issues Bonus Skills " GIT Version control " SEO Awareness " Blogging Skills " Google Maps...
Premier Group Recruitment
Salary: £30000.00 - £32000.00
Posted: 14 May 2013
Northwich, Cheshire
PHP Developer / Web Developer, Cheshire, MySQl, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Wordpress, Magento. Key Words: PHP, PHP Developer, Software Developer, MySQl, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Wordpress, Magento My client is a...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £28000 to £35000 per annum - Free Holiday!
Posted: 16 May 2013
Macclesfield, North West
They have already gained the respect and partnership of one of the country's leading e-commerce businesses and are now looking for an experienced PHP Developer (PHP /...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 29 April 2013
Macclesfield, North West
They have already gained the respect and partnership of one of the country's leading e-commerce businesses and are now looking for an experienced PHP Developer (PHP /...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 6 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Integrate HTML, CSS and JS into CMS templates with editable regions and settings. We use Wordpress and Zend - but the ability to adapt to new PHP CMS backends...
Reason Digital
Salary: From £25,000 to £32,000 per annum depending upon experience.
Posted: 27 April 2013
Manchester, North West
Our client, an award winning design agency that specialises in great mobile design is currently looking for a Digital Designer. Their design is all about the user interaction...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Our client, an award winning design agency that specialises in great mobile design is currently looking for a Digital Designer. Their design is all about the user interaction...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, North West
As well as this, you will be adding to the development team using your technical development skills and knowledge in:.NET technologies (C#, SQL, XSLT, Razor, HTML, CSS)...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013