The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Economics in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Economics over the 3 months to 24 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Economics
Rank 208 204 213
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +9
Permanent jobs citing Economics 8 11 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.152% 0.199% 0.050%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.459% 0.695% 0.186%
Number of salaries quoted 8 10 3
Average salary £50,000 £33,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+49.25% -10.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £25,750 £35,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £37,900 £59,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+23.07% -7.14%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1744 1582 1614
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 33.24% 28.58% 26.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1454 1295 1351
Average salary £37,500 £38,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.31% +1.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £51,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Economics
England

Economics
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Economics Jobs Demand Trend

Economics
Salary Trend

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

South West Economics Salary Trend

Economics
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Economics across the South West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South West Economics Salary Histogram

Economics
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Economics within the South West region over the 3 months to 24 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
Bristol -5 6 £51,250 +46.42%
Devon +3 1 £28,500 -55.46%
Somerset - 1 £28,500 -
Economics
England

Economics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Economics 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 Economics.

1 26 (92.86%) Degree
2 16 (57.14%) Finance
3 11 (39.29%) Legal
3 11 (39.29%) Marketing
3 11 (39.29%) Banking
3 11 (39.29%) Mathematics
4 10 (35.71%) Computer Science
4 10 (35.71%) QA
5 9 (32.14%) SAP
5 9 (32.14%) Basel II
5 9 (32.14%) Informatics
5 9 (32.14%) Software Testing
5 9 (32.14%) SWIFT
6 8 (28.57%) SQL
7 7 (25.00%) SAS
7 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 7 (25.00%) Statistics
7 7 (25.00%) Analytics
8 6 (21.43%) Customer Insight
8 6 (21.43%) Direct Marketing
8 6 (21.43%) Project Management
9 4 (14.29%) PRINCE2
9 4 (14.29%) SC Cleared
9 4 (14.29%) Security Cleared
10 3 (10.71%) Data Analysis
10 3 (10.71%) Retail
10 3 (10.71%) Business Development
10 3 (10.71%) E-Commerce
10 3 (10.71%) EDI
10 3 (10.71%) C

Economics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Economics 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 Economics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (10.71%) EDI
Application Platforms
1 7 (25.00%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (7.143%) SPSS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.571%) TCP/IP
General
1 16 (57.14%) Finance
2 11 (39.29%) Legal
2 11 (39.29%) Marketing
2 11 (39.29%) Banking
3 3 (10.71%) Retail
4 2 (7.143%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (3.571%) Local Government
5 1 (3.571%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (35.71%) Analyst
2 9 (32.14%) Consultant
2 9 (32.14%) SAP Consultant
3 5 (17.86%) Senior Analyst
4 4 (14.29%) Business Manager
5 3 (10.71%) Insight Analyst
5 3 (10.71%) Senior Insight Analyst
5 3 (10.71%) Marketing Analyst
5 3 (10.71%) Business Development Manager
5 3 (10.71%) Development Manager
5 3 (10.71%) Head of Project Management
6 2 (7.143%) Data Analyst
6 2 (7.143%) Credit Analyst
6 2 (7.143%) Customer Insight Analyst
6 2 (7.143%) Senior Customer Insight Analyst
6 2 (7.143%) Customer Analyst
7 1 (3.571%) Database Marketing Analyst
7 1 (3.571%) Senior Credit Risk Analyst
7 1 (3.571%) Credit Risk Analyst
7 1 (3.571%) Senior Risk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (39.29%) Mathematics
2 10 (35.71%) Computer Science
3 9 (32.14%) Informatics
3 9 (32.14%) SWIFT
4 7 (25.00%) Statistics
5 2 (7.143%) Credit Risk
6 1 (3.571%) Data Extraction
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.571%) UNIX
1 1 (3.571%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (32.14%) Software Testing
2 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (25.00%) Analytics
3 6 (21.43%) Customer Insight
3 6 (21.43%) Direct Marketing
3 6 (21.43%) Project Management
4 4 (14.29%) PRINCE2
5 3 (10.71%) Data Analysis
5 3 (10.71%) Business Development
5 3 (10.71%) E-Commerce
5 3 (10.71%) Scrum
5 3 (10.71%) Marketing Analytics
6 2 (7.143%) Statistical Modelling
6 2 (7.143%) Risk Analytics
6 2 (7.143%) Validation
6 2 (7.143%) Benchmarking
6 2 (7.143%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (7.143%) Data Validation
7 1 (3.571%) Release Management
7 1 (3.571%) Fault Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (28.57%) SQL
2 3 (10.71%) C
Qualifications
1 26 (92.86%) Degree
2 4 (14.29%) SC Cleared
2 4 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 3 (10.71%) MBA
4 1 (3.571%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (35.71%) QA
2 9 (32.14%) Basel II
Vendors
1 9 (32.14%) SAP
2 1 (3.571%) Red Hat
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