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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sage products and/or services in IT jobs within the Worcestershire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Sage over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSage
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5032
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching permanent IT job ads719
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.008 %
As % of the category below5.469 %10.67 %
Salaries quoted719
Average minimum salary£31,143£24,421
Average salary£34,571£25,711
% change on same period last year+34.46 %
Average maximum salary£38,000£27,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,750£31,666
% change on same period last year+3.42 %
Worcestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Worcestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads128178
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.074 %
Salaries quoted122159
Average minimum salary£29,717£28,112
Average salary£32,176£29,884
% change on same period last year+7.66 %
Average maximum salary£34,635£31,656
UK excluding London average salary£39,939£41,945
% change on same period last year-4.78 %
Sage West MidlandsSage
West Midlands

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Sage Group PLC.

Sage
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire Sage Demand Trend

Sage
Salary Trend

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

Worcestershire Sage Salary Trend

Sage
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Sage across the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Worcestershire Sage Salary Histogram

Sage
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sage within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
WorcesterNew entry-4£39,375-
RedditchDown-72£30,500+8.05 %
Sage West MidlandsSage
West Midlands

Sage
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Worcestershire region citing Sage 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 Sage.

16 (54.55 %)VB
16 (54.55 %)VB6
25 (45.45 %)Project Management
25 (45.45 %)VB.NET
25 (45.45 %).NET
25 (45.45 %)SQL Server
25 (45.45 %)ASP
25 (45.45 %)ASP.NET
25 (45.45 %)Billing
34 (36.36 %)Line 500
34 (36.36 %)Manufacturing
43 (27.27 %)Retail
43 (27.27 %)Dynamics AX
43 (27.27 %)MS Excel
43 (27.27 %)Microsoft
43 (27.27 %)Sage MMS
52 (18.18 %)Pegasus
61 (9.091 %)Crystal Reports
61 (9.091 %)VBA
61 (9.091 %)GoldMine
61 (9.091 %)SQL

Sage
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Worcestershire region citing Sage 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 Sage. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (45.45 %).NET
15 (45.45 %)ASP
15 (45.45 %)ASP.NET
Worcestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (27.27 %)MS Excel
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (36.36 %)Line 500
23 (27.27 %)Sage MMS
23 (27.27 %)Dynamics AX
31 (9.091 %)GoldMine
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (45.45 %)SQL Server
21 (9.091 %)Crystal Reports
Worcestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (45.45 %)Billing
24 (36.36 %)Manufacturing
33 (27.27 %)Retail
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (45.45 %)Developer
15 (45.45 %).NET Developer
15 (45.45 %)VB.NET Developer
21 (9.091 %)Applications Support
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)Project Management
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)VB
16 (54.55 %)VB6
25 (45.45 %)VB.NET
31 (9.091 %)VBA
31 (9.091 %)SQL
Worcestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (27.27 %)Microsoft
22 (18.18 %)Pegasus