Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs within the Wigan region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2113
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads58
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below19.23 %72.73 %
Salaries quoted08
Average minimum salary-£23,750
Average salary-£25,938
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£28,125
UK excluding London average salary£36,701£36,866
% change on same period last year-0.44 %
Wigan IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Wigan
Matching permanent IT job ads2611
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.005 %
Salaries quoted2011
Average minimum salary£30,850£20,722
Average salary£32,575£22,333
% change on same period last year+45.85 %
Average maximum salary£34,300£23,944
UK excluding London average salary£37,946£37,910
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Degree ManchesterDegree
Manchester

Degree
Demand Trend

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

Wigan Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Salary Trend

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

Wigan Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan region citing Degree 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 Degree.

14 (66.67 %)MS Office
14 (66.67 %)QA
23 (50.00 %)Unit Testing
23 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
23 (50.00 %)System Testing
23 (50.00 %)Finance
23 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
23 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
23 (50.00 %)SAP
23 (50.00 %)C
23 (50.00 %)C++
23 (50.00 %)Java
23 (50.00 %)MS Excel
23 (50.00 %)ERP
23 (50.00 %)ISO9001
23 (50.00 %)JD Edwards
23 (50.00 %)Project Management
32 (33.33 %)HNC
32 (33.33 %)HND
32 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
32 (33.33 %)GNVQ
41 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
41 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan region citing Degree 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 Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wigan IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (66.67 %)MS Office
23 (50.00 %)MS Excel
23 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Wigan IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Finance
13 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
Wigan IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Tester
13 (50.00 %)Consultant
13 (50.00 %)Implementation Consultant
13 (50.00 %)Test Consultant
22 (33.33 %)Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Business Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Graduate
31 (16.67 %)Trainee
31 (16.67 %)Technical Support
Wigan IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
11 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
Wigan IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)ERP
13 (50.00 %)Project Management
13 (50.00 %)Unit Testing
13 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
13 (50.00 %)System Testing
22 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
Wigan IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)C
13 (50.00 %)C++
13 (50.00 %)Java
Wigan IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)HNC
12 (33.33 %)HND
12 (33.33 %)GNVQ
Wigan IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (66.67 %)QA
23 (50.00 %)ISO9001
Wigan IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)SAP
13 (50.00 %)JD Edwards
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft