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This section looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs within the Aberdeen 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank139
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads3835
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.015 %
As % of the category below13.38 %12.03 %
Salaries quoted2622
Average minimum salary£30,231£32,545
Average salary£33,923£35,250
% change on same period last year-3.76 %
Average maximum salary£37,615£37,955
UK excluding London average salary£33,998£33,967
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Aberdeen
Matching permanent IT job ads284291
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.153 %0.121 %
Salaries quoted160191
Average minimum salary£40,973£35,100
Average salary£44,203£37,216
% change on same period last year+18.77 %
Average maximum salary£47,432£39,333
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Developer ScotlandDeveloper
Scotland

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Aberdeen Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Salary Trend

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

Aberdeen Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

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

Aberdeen Developer Salary Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

142 (52.50 %).NET
239 (48.75 %)SQL Server
329 (36.25 %)Oracle
329 (36.25 %)C#
428 (35.00 %)XML
527 (33.75 %)SQL
623 (28.75 %)ASP.NET
623 (28.75 %)Microsoft
720 (25.00 %)Windows
815 (18.75 %)VB.NET
913 (16.25 %)Linux
913 (16.25 %)MS Excel
1012 (15.00 %)Delphi
1110 (12.50 %)Java
1110 (12.50 %)RDBMS
1110 (12.50 %)OpenGL
1110 (12.50 %)Finance
129 (11.25 %)Pascal
129 (11.25 %)TCP/IP
129 (11.25 %)OO
129 (11.25 %)C++
129 (11.25 %)PL/SQL
129 (11.25 %)ASP
129 (11.25 %)Degree
129 (11.25 %)SCADA
138 (10.00 %)Web Development
138 (10.00 %)JavaScript
138 (10.00 %)VB
138 (10.00 %)Education
147 (8.750 %)HTML

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
142 (52.50 %).NET
228 (35.00 %)XML
323 (28.75 %)ASP.NET
410 (12.50 %)OpenGL
59 (11.25 %)ASP
67 (8.750 %)HTML
76 (7.500 %)CSS
84 (5.000 %)WebServices
93 (3.750 %)DirectX
93 (3.750 %).NET Framework
102 (2.500 %)SAP ALE
102 (2.500 %)SOAP
102 (2.500 %)SAP Smart Forms
102 (2.500 %)BAPI
111 (1.250 %)WinForms
111 (1.250 %)JSF
111 (1.250 %)Hibernate
111 (1.250 %)J2EE
111 (1.250 %)ADO.NET
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (6.250 %)SharePoint
24 (5.000 %)Lotus Notes
32 (2.500 %)Lotus Domino
32 (2.500 %)Oracle Application Server
41 (1.250 %)SharePoint Portal Server
41 (1.250 %)JBoss
41 (1.250 %)Tomcat
41 (1.250 %)ColdFusion
Aberdeen IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (16.25 %)MS Excel
24 (5.000 %)MS Office
24 (5.000 %)Authorware
31 (1.250 %)Adobe Director
31 (1.250 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (1.250 %)Photoshop
31 (1.250 %)FreeHand
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.500 %)SAP Oil and Gas
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (11.25 %)TCP/IP
24 (5.000 %)Internet
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
139 (48.75 %)SQL Server
210 (12.50 %)RDBMS
37 (8.750 %)Oracle Reports
45 (6.250 %)Oracle 8/8i
54 (5.000 %)Oracle 10g
54 (5.000 %)Oracle Discoverer
54 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2008
63 (3.750 %)MySQL
63 (3.750 %)BusinessObjects
63 (3.750 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (3.750 %)SQL Server 2005
63 (3.750 %)SQL Server Integration Services
63 (3.750 %)Datawarehouse
63 (3.750 %)DTS
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (8.750 %)Oracle Forms
26 (7.500 %)Flash
26 (7.500 %)Visual Studio
34 (5.000 %)JDeveloper
42 (2.500 %)PowerBuilder
Aberdeen IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (12.50 %)Finance
28 (10.00 %)Education
36 (7.500 %)Pensions
45 (6.250 %)Multimedia
53 (3.750 %)3D Graphics
62 (2.500 %)Telecoms
62 (2.500 %)Construction
71 (1.250 %)Health
71 (1.250 %)Insurance
71 (1.250 %)Marketing
71 (1.250 %)Video Editing
Aberdeen IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (11.25 %)SCADA
24 (5.000 %)E-Learning
33 (3.750 %)Client/Server
33 (3.750 %)Computer Science
42 (2.500 %)Mathematics
42 (2.500 %)Economics
42 (2.500 %)Statistics
51 (1.250 %)Management Information System
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (25.00 %)Windows
213 (16.25 %)Linux
31 (1.250 %)Windows Server 2003
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (11.25 %)OO
28 (10.00 %)Web Development
37 (8.750 %)Business Intelligence
45 (6.250 %)Project Management
45 (6.250 %)Data Analysis
45 (6.250 %)Data Modelling
45 (6.250 %)Requirements Analysis
54 (5.000 %)Risk Analysis
63 (3.750 %)Business Analysis
63 (3.750 %)SOA
63 (3.750 %)Unit Testing
63 (3.750 %)System Testing
72 (2.500 %)Software Engineering
81 (1.250 %)E-Commerce
81 (1.250 %)UML
81 (1.250 %)OOP
81 (1.250 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (1.250 %)Business Development
81 (1.250 %)Time Management
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (36.25 %)C#
227 (33.75 %)SQL
315 (18.75 %)VB.NET
412 (15.00 %)Delphi
510 (12.50 %)Java
69 (11.25 %)C++
69 (11.25 %)PL/SQL
69 (11.25 %)Pascal
78 (10.00 %)VB
78 (10.00 %)JavaScript
87 (8.750 %)VBA
96 (7.500 %)ActionScript
105 (6.250 %)VB6
113 (3.750 %)Formula Language
122 (2.500 %)ABAP
122 (2.500 %)SAPscript
122 (2.500 %)Uniface
122 (2.500 %)PHP
131 (1.250 %)LotusScript
Aberdeen IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (11.25 %)Degree
21 (1.250 %)MCP
21 (1.250 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.250 %)IBM Certification
Aberdeen IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (36.25 %)Oracle
223 (28.75 %)Microsoft
35 (6.250 %)Macromedia
44 (5.000 %)Lotus
44 (5.000 %)Borland
53 (3.750 %)Business Objects
53 (3.750 %)Cognos
62 (2.500 %)SAP
71 (1.250 %)IBM
71 (1.250 %)Adobe