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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in IT jobs within the Preston region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 8 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to
8 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank59
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads8141
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.017 %
As % of the category below46.55 %30.60 %
Salaries quoted6934
Average minimum salary£30,928£32,029
Average salary£32,167£35,559
% change on same period last year-9.53 %
Average maximum salary£33,406£39,088
UK excluding London average salary£43,204£44,287
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Preston
Matching permanent IT job ads174134
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.092 %0.055 %
Salaries quoted14797
Average minimum salary£31,714£34,324
Average salary£33,746£36,505
% change on same period last year-7.55 %
Average maximum salary£35,777£38,686
UK excluding London average salary£40,964£42,259
% change on same period last year-3.06 %
Finance LancashireFinance
Lancashire

Finance
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Finance across the Preston region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Preston Finance Demand Trend

Finance
Salary Trend

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

Preston Finance Salary Trend

Finance
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Finance across the Preston region over the 3 months to 8 August 2008.

Preston Finance Salary Histogram

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston region citing Finance 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 Finance.

135 (24.48 %)SQL
229 (20.28 %)SQL Server
326 (18.18 %)Business Analysis
425 (17.48 %)Service Delivery
522 (15.38 %)Statistical Analysis
522 (15.38 %)Data Mining
619 (13.29 %)Crystal Reports
619 (13.29 %)Oracle
717 (11.89 %)Microsoft
816 (11.19 %).NET
816 (11.19 %)Project Management
915 (10.49 %)Management Information System
1014 (9.790 %)Windows
1014 (9.790 %)Active Directory
1112 (8.392 %)TCP/IP
1112 (8.392 %)CRM
1112 (8.392 %)Pensions
1211 (7.692 %)Windows Vista
1211 (7.692 %)DNS
1211 (7.692 %)DHCP
1211 (7.692 %)Windows XP
1211 (7.692 %)PRINCE2
1211 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
1211 (7.692 %)VB
1211 (7.692 %)Pharmaceutical
1211 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
1310 (6.993 %)C#
1310 (6.993 %)MS Excel
149 (6.294 %)Datawarehouse
149 (6.294 %)HTML

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Preston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (11.19 %).NET
211 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
39 (6.294 %)HTML
47 (4.895 %)ASP
53 (2.098 %)XML
62 (1.399 %)WebServices
62 (1.399 %)MDX
71 (0.699 %)CSS
71 (0.699 %)WinForms
71 (0.699 %)AJAX
71 (0.699 %)ISPF
71 (0.699 %)J2EE
Preston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.699 %)IIS
11 (0.699 %)Apache
11 (0.699 %)Tomcat
11 (0.699 %)MS Exchange
11 (0.699 %)CICS
11 (0.699 %)Exchange Server 2003
Preston IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (6.993 %)MS Excel
28 (5.594 %)MS Project
32 (1.399 %)MS Visio
41 (0.699 %)Spreadsheet
Preston IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.399 %)Oracle Financials
21 (0.699 %)SAP R/3
Preston IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (8.392 %)TCP/IP
211 (7.692 %)DHCP
211 (7.692 %)DNS
31 (0.699 %)FTP
31 (0.699 %)VPN
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (20.28 %)SQL Server
222 (15.38 %)Data Mining
319 (13.29 %)Crystal Reports
49 (6.294 %)Datawarehouse
56 (4.196 %)SQL Server 2000
65 (3.497 %)BusinessObjects
74 (2.797 %)SQL Server 2005
74 (2.797 %)MS Access
83 (2.098 %)Oracle Reports
92 (1.399 %)DB2
92 (1.399 %)DTS
92 (1.399 %)ETL
92 (1.399 %)SQL Server Integration Services
101 (0.699 %)SAP BW
101 (0.699 %)SAP BI
101 (0.699 %)RDBMS
Preston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.699 %)Visual Studio
11 (0.699 %)Eclipse
11 (0.699 %)TestDirector
11 (0.699 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (0.699 %)ChangeMan
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (8.392 %)Pensions
211 (7.692 %)Pharmaceutical
36 (4.196 %)Military
36 (4.196 %)Retail
43 (2.098 %)Back Office
52 (1.399 %)Education
52 (1.399 %)Health
52 (1.399 %)Billing
52 (1.399 %)Insurance
61 (0.699 %)Marketing
Preston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
151 (35.66 %)Analyst
226 (18.18 %)Business Analyst
323 (16.08 %)Financial Business Analyst
323 (16.08 %)Financial Analyst
421 (14.69 %)IT Trainer
421 (14.69 %)Trainer
515 (10.49 %)Project Manager
614 (9.790 %)Developer
78 (5.594 %)Senior Developer
87 (4.895 %)Server Support
87 (4.895 %)2nd Line Support
87 (4.895 %)SQL Server Analyst
87 (4.895 %)Server Analyst
96 (4.196 %)Systems Developer
96 (4.196 %)Senior Systems Developer
96 (4.196 %)Senior Project Manager
96 (4.196 %)Senior Manager
105 (3.497 %)Programmer
105 (3.497 %)MI Analyst
114 (2.797 %)Programme Manager
Preston IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (10.49 %)Management Information System
24 (2.797 %)PMI
33 (2.098 %)Data Extraction
42 (1.399 %)Mainframe
51 (0.699 %)IBM Mainframe
51 (0.699 %)Client/Server
Preston IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (9.790 %)Windows
211 (7.692 %)Windows XP
211 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
211 (7.692 %)Windows Vista
38 (5.594 %)UNIX
38 (5.594 %)Linux
41 (0.699 %)Windows 2000
41 (0.699 %)AIX
41 (0.699 %)Solaris
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (18.18 %)Business Analysis
225 (17.48 %)Service Delivery
322 (15.38 %)Statistical Analysis
416 (11.19 %)Project Management
512 (8.392 %)CRM
611 (7.692 %)PRINCE2
79 (6.294 %)Change Management
87 (4.895 %)ERP
94 (2.797 %)User Acceptance Testing
103 (2.098 %)Systems Analysis
103 (2.098 %)Test Scripting
103 (2.098 %)Strategic Planning
103 (2.098 %)Data Analysis
103 (2.098 %)Migration
103 (2.098 %)ITIL
103 (2.098 %)Business Intelligence
112 (1.399 %)OO
112 (1.399 %)Programme Management
121 (0.699 %)Data Management
121 (0.699 %)Automated Testing
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (24.48 %)SQL
211 (7.692 %)VB
310 (6.993 %)C#
49 (6.294 %)VB6
55 (3.497 %)VBA
63 (2.098 %)Java
63 (2.098 %)Transact-SQL
72 (1.399 %)VB.NET
72 (1.399 %)C
81 (0.699 %)PHP5
81 (0.699 %)Assembly Language
81 (0.699 %)REXX
81 (0.699 %)Shell Script
81 (0.699 %)VBScript
81 (0.699 %)PHP
81 (0.699 %)PL/SQL
81 (0.699 %)COBOL
Preston IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (5.594 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (0.699 %)PMP
21 (0.699 %)PMI Certification
21 (0.699 %)Degree
21 (0.699 %)MCP
21 (0.699 %)MCSE
21 (0.699 %)ISEB
Preston IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.098 %)ISO27001
22 (1.399 %)SLA
31 (0.699 %)QA
Preston IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (9.790 %)Active Directory
21 (0.699 %)RACF
Preston IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.699 %)AllFusion Endevor
Preston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (13.29 %)Oracle
217 (11.89 %)Microsoft
35 (3.497 %)Business Objects
44 (2.797 %)SAP
53 (2.098 %)Cognos
62 (1.399 %)IBM
62 (1.399 %)Novell
62 (1.399 %)Citrix
71 (0.699 %)Hyperion
71 (0.699 %)JD Edwards
71 (0.699 %)Sage
71 (0.699 %)Serena
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