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This section looks at the demand for the IT Manager role in IT jobs within the West Midlands 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 IT Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Manager
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank96121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching permanent IT job ads172111
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.091 %0.045 %
As % of the category below2.071 %1.348 %
Salaries quoted15493
Average minimum salary£43,436£41,511
Average salary£45,946£43,758
% change on same period last year+5.00 %
Average maximum salary£48,455£46,005
UK excluding London average salary£46,712£46,561
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads83068236
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.385 %3.373 %
Salaries quoted70537067
Average minimum salary£32,958£33,465
Average salary£35,879£36,265
% change on same period last year-1.06 %
Average maximum salary£38,800£39,065
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
IT Manager EnglandIT Manager
England

IT Manager
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands IT Manager Demand Trend

IT Manager
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands IT Manager Salary Trend

IT Manager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IT Manager across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands IT Manager Salary Histogram

IT Manager
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BirminghamUp+1679£47,420-0.54 %
WarwickshireUp+720£42,050+12.02 %
ShropshireDown-79£50,714+42.85 %
SolihullUp+29£39,222+9.71 %
WorcestershireDown-109£56,100+62.60 %
StaffordshireDown-68£42,333+16.78 %
WolverhamptonNew entry-8£38,333-
HerefordshireDown-127£39,786-20.42 %
WalsallNew entry-4£39,500-
DudleyNew entry-3£42,833-
CoventryDown-131£45,000+18.42 %
IT Manager EnglandIT Manager
England

IT Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited IT Manager in their job title 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 with IT Manager in their job title.

1113 (33.43 %)Project Management
274 (21.89 %)ITIL
369 (20.41 %)Finance
451 (15.09 %)Windows
545 (13.31 %)PRINCE2
644 (13.02 %)ERP
743 (12.72 %)Microsoft
839 (11.54 %)Manufacturing
938 (11.24 %)Service Delivery
938 (11.24 %)SLA
1033 (9.763 %)Oracle
1128 (8.284 %)Pensions
1227 (7.988 %)Health
1227 (7.988 %)LAN
1326 (7.692 %)Linux
1425 (7.396 %)MS Excel
1524 (7.101 %)WAN
1623 (6.805 %)Firewall
1722 (6.509 %)Change Management
1722 (6.509 %)ITIL Certification
1821 (6.213 %)Windows 2000
1821 (6.213 %)SQL
1821 (6.213 %)Business Analysis
1920 (5.917 %)Disaster Recovery
1920 (5.917 %)CRM
1920 (5.917 %)Cisco
2019 (5.621 %)Active Directory
2019 (5.621 %)Internet
2019 (5.621 %)Service Management
2118 (5.325 %)Automotive

IT Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited IT Manager in their job title 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 with IT Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (5.325 %).NET
24 (1.183 %)LAMP
33 (0.888 %).NET Framework
33 (0.888 %)J2EE
33 (0.888 %)ASP
42 (0.592 %)CSS
42 (0.592 %)XML
42 (0.592 %)HTML
51 (0.296 %)EDI
51 (0.296 %)Java RMI
51 (0.296 %)ASP.NET
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (5.030 %)MS Exchange
216 (4.734 %)Exchange Server 2003
310 (2.959 %)Exchange Server 2000
47 (2.071 %)SharePoint
54 (1.183 %)Apache
54 (1.183 %)Exchange Server 2007
54 (1.183 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
63 (0.888 %)IIS
71 (0.296 %)WebLogic
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
125 (7.396 %)MS Excel
28 (2.367 %)MS Office
37 (2.071 %)MS Visio
41 (0.296 %)Acrobat
41 (0.296 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.296 %)MS Project
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (1.479 %)SAP FI
15 (1.479 %)SAP FI/CO
15 (1.479 %)SAP CO
23 (0.888 %)Oracle ERP
23 (0.888 %)Sage 1000
32 (0.592 %)MFGPRO
32 (0.592 %)Microsoft CRM
32 (0.592 %)Navision
32 (0.592 %)SAP SD
41 (0.296 %)Misys Equation
41 (0.296 %)Line 100
41 (0.296 %)Remedy ITSM
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (7.988 %)LAN
224 (7.101 %)WAN
323 (6.805 %)Firewall
419 (5.621 %)Internet
510 (2.959 %)IP Telephony
69 (2.663 %)VPN
69 (2.663 %)SAN
76 (1.775 %)Intranet
85 (1.479 %)DNS
85 (1.479 %)DHCP
85 (1.479 %)WLAN
85 (1.479 %)Wireless
94 (1.183 %)Network Security
103 (0.888 %)TCP/IP
112 (0.592 %)Extranet
121 (0.296 %)Wi-Fi
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (4.734 %)SQL Server
25 (1.479 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (1.183 %)MySQL
34 (1.183 %)MS Access
43 (0.888 %)BusinessObjects
43 (0.888 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (0.888 %)EDRMS
52 (0.592 %)Ingres
52 (0.592 %)RDBMS
52 (0.592 %)DB2
61 (0.296 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.296 %)Cognos Powerplay
61 (0.296 %)Cognos Impromptu
61 (0.296 %)SAP BW
61 (0.296 %)GIS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.592 %)Visual Studio
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
169 (20.41 %)Finance
239 (11.54 %)Manufacturing
328 (8.284 %)Pensions
427 (7.988 %)Health
518 (5.325 %)Automotive
616 (4.734 %)Retail
715 (4.438 %)Insurance
810 (2.959 %)Banking
810 (2.959 %)Law
99 (2.663 %)Telecoms
108 (2.367 %)Education
117 (2.071 %)Government
123 (0.888 %)Construction
123 (0.888 %)Local Government
131 (0.296 %)Investment Banking
131 (0.296 %)Publishing
131 (0.296 %)Military
131 (0.296 %)Legal
131 (0.296 %)Financial Institution
131 (0.296 %)Chemicals
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (4.734 %)Management Information System
213 (3.846 %)AS400
310 (2.959 %)Mainframe
46 (1.775 %)Blackberry
55 (1.479 %)Data Protection Act
55 (1.479 %)PMI
55 (1.479 %)NHS
64 (1.183 %)Client/Server
73 (0.888 %)French Language
73 (0.888 %)German Language
82 (0.592 %)Spanish Language
82 (0.592 %)Mathematics
82 (0.592 %)EPoS
91 (0.296 %)Clustering
91 (0.296 %)Statistics
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
151 (15.09 %)Windows
226 (7.692 %)Linux
321 (6.213 %)Windows 2000
44 (1.183 %)UNIX
44 (1.183 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (0.888 %)OS/400
62 (0.592 %)Windows XP
62 (0.592 %)HPUX
62 (0.592 %)Solaris
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1113 (33.43 %)Project Management
274 (21.89 %)ITIL
345 (13.31 %)PRINCE2
444 (13.02 %)ERP
538 (11.24 %)Service Delivery
622 (6.509 %)Change Management
721 (6.213 %)Business Analysis
820 (5.917 %)Disaster Recovery
820 (5.917 %)CRM
919 (5.621 %)Service Management
1015 (4.438 %)ITSM
1114 (4.142 %)Performance Management
1212 (3.550 %)Information Security
1311 (3.254 %)Programme Management
1311 (3.254 %)Information Security Management
1311 (3.254 %)Security Management
1311 (3.254 %)Configuration Management
1311 (3.254 %)Operations Management
1410 (2.959 %)Asset Management
159 (2.663 %)Strategic Planning
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (6.213 %)SQL
212 (3.550 %)VB
37 (2.071 %)C
37 (2.071 %)C#
37 (2.071 %)FoxPro (VFP)
44 (1.183 %)PHP
44 (1.183 %)Progress 4GL
52 (0.592 %)C++
52 (0.592 %)JavaScript
61 (0.296 %)VB.NET
61 (0.296 %)Transact-SQL
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (6.509 %)ITIL Certification
29 (2.663 %)Degree
35 (1.479 %)MCSE
35 (1.479 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (0.888 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
52 (0.592 %)PRINCE2 Certification
61 (0.296 %)MCP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
138 (11.24 %)SLA
27 (2.071 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
36 (1.775 %)ISO27001
44 (1.183 %)ISO9001
52 (0.592 %)QA
61 (0.296 %)BS25999
61 (0.296 %)COBIT
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (5.621 %)Active Directory
28 (2.367 %)Terminal Services
34 (1.183 %)Backup Exec
43 (0.888 %)ISA Server
51 (0.296 %)VMware ESX
51 (0.296 %)MetaFrame
51 (0.296 %)Terminal Server
51 (0.296 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (0.296 %)VMware Server
51 (0.296 %)VMware Infrastructure
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.888 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (0.296 %)WSUS
21 (0.296 %)BMC Marimba
21 (0.296 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.296 %)ARCserve
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (12.72 %)Microsoft
233 (9.763 %)Oracle
320 (5.917 %)Cisco
418 (5.325 %)SAP
516 (4.734 %)Citrix
611 (3.254 %)VERITAS
710 (2.959 %)VMware
89 (2.663 %)IBM
96 (1.775 %)HP
96 (1.775 %)Symantec
105 (1.479 %)Sage
114 (1.183 %)Progress
123 (0.888 %)Misys
123 (0.888 %)Dell
123 (0.888 %)Business Objects
132 (0.592 %)Intel
132 (0.592 %)QAD
132 (0.592 %)Retek
141 (0.296 %)Siemens
141 (0.296 %)Lotus
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