The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of Development role in IT jobs advertised for the Bedford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Head of Development in their job title 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 Job Titles advertised for the Bedford region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of Development
Rank - 36 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Development 0 3 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford - 1.485% -
As % of the Job Titles category - 1.523% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Average salary - £72,500 -
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year
-17.24% +3.57%
All Job Titles
Bedford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
245 197 163
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 97.61% 97.52% 99.39%
Number of salaries quoted 239 187 158
Average salary £42,500 £41,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.65% +9.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,500 £25,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Head of Development
Bedfordshire

Head of Development
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Head of Development across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedford Head of Development Jobs Demand Trend

Head of Development
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Head of Development across the Bedford region.

Bedford Head of Development Salary Trend

Head of Development
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited Head of Development 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 Head of Development in their job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) MS Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Management

Head of Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited Head of Development 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 Head of Development in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) MS Excel
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Management
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft