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The table below looks at the demand for Agile Software Development skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Agile Software Development over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAgile Software Development
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4661
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads306
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.910 %1.348 %
Salaries quoted236
Average minimum salary£42,174£37,500
Average salary£44,065£47,083
% change on same period last year-6.41 %
Average maximum salary£45,957£56,667
UK excluding London average salary£39,708£41,478
% change on same period last year-4.26 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads611445
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.354 %0.191 %
Salaries quoted487396
Average minimum salary£37,775£34,938
Average salary£40,605£38,113
% change on same period last year+6.53 %
Average maximum salary£43,436£41,289
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Agile Software Development East of EnglandAgile Software Development
East of England

Agile Software Development
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Bedfordshire Agile Software Development Demand Trend

Agile Software Development
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Agile Software Development Salary Trend

Agile Software Development
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedfordshire Agile Software Development Salary Histogram

Agile Software Development
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile Software Development within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BedfordNew entry-9£50,125-
DunstableDown-15£45,000-4.42 %
Agile Software Development East of EnglandAgile Software Development
East of England

Agile Software Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development.

121 (46.67 %).NET
218 (40.00 %)SQL
316 (35.56 %)C#
415 (33.33 %)SQL Server
511 (24.44 %)Web Development
610 (22.22 %)C++
610 (22.22 %)Java
610 (22.22 %)Windows
79 (20.00 %)Oracle
88 (17.78 %)Struts
88 (17.78 %)J2EE
97 (15.56 %)Microsoft
97 (15.56 %)ASP
97 (15.56 %)OO
106 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
106 (13.33 %)MS Office
106 (13.33 %)WinRunner
106 (13.33 %)QuickTest Pro
106 (13.33 %)Informix
106 (13.33 %)GPRS
106 (13.33 %)ISDN
106 (13.33 %)Management Information System
106 (13.33 %)Telecoms
106 (13.33 %)QA
106 (13.33 %)TDD
115 (11.11 %)WebSphere
115 (11.11 %)WinForms
115 (11.11 %)Stakeholder Management
115 (11.11 %)WCF
115 (11.11 %)Finance

Agile Software Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (46.67 %).NET
28 (17.78 %)J2EE
28 (17.78 %)Struts
37 (15.56 %)ASP
46 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
55 (11.11 %)EJB
55 (11.11 %)WinForms
55 (11.11 %)WebSphere
55 (11.11 %)WCF
55 (11.11 %)JSP
64 (8.889 %)ASP.NET 2.0
64 (8.889 %)Spring
73 (6.667 %)JSF
73 (6.667 %)JDBC
73 (6.667 %)WebServices
73 (6.667 %)XML
73 (6.667 %)XSL
73 (6.667 %)LINQ
82 (4.444 %)WF
82 (4.444 %)AJAX
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (11.11 %)WebSphere Application Server
15 (11.11 %)JBoss
22 (4.444 %)SharePoint
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (13.33 %)MS Office
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (13.33 %)GPRS
16 (13.33 %)ISDN
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (33.33 %)SQL Server
26 (13.33 %)Informix
35 (11.11 %)DB2
44 (8.889 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (8.889 %)MySQL
44 (8.889 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (4.444 %)PostgreSQL
52 (4.444 %)RDBMS
61 (2.222 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (13.33 %)WinRunner
16 (13.33 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (8.889 %)NUnit
31 (2.222 %)Visual Studio Team System
31 (2.222 %)Visual Studio
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (13.33 %)Telecoms
25 (11.11 %)Finance
25 (11.11 %)Education
31 (2.222 %)Government
31 (2.222 %)Banking
31 (2.222 %)Insurance
31 (2.222 %)Local Government
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (37.78 %)Developer
211 (24.44 %)Analyst
38 (17.78 %)Development Manager
46 (13.33 %)Senior Analyst
46 (13.33 %)Test Analyst
46 (13.33 %)Senior Test Analyst
55 (11.11 %)Java Developer
55 (11.11 %)Java/J2EE Developer
55 (11.11 %)Tester
64 (8.889 %)Software Tester
64 (8.889 %)C# Developer
64 (8.889 %)Systems Tester
73 (6.667 %)Analyst Developer
73 (6.667 %)Senior Developer
73 (6.667 %)Project Manager
82 (4.444 %)Systems Analyst
82 (4.444 %)Consultant
82 (4.444 %)Systems Developer
82 (4.444 %)Oracle Developer
82 (4.444 %).NET Developer
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (13.33 %)Management Information System
21 (2.222 %)N-Tier
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (22.22 %)Windows
24 (8.889 %)Linux
32 (4.444 %)UNIX
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (24.44 %)Web Development
27 (15.56 %)OO
36 (13.33 %)TDD
45 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
45 (11.11 %)Project Management
45 (11.11 %)Stakeholder Management
54 (8.889 %)Configuration Management
54 (8.889 %)System Testing
63 (6.667 %)Systems Analysis
72 (4.444 %)OOD
72 (4.444 %)Business Intelligence
81 (2.222 %)PRINCE2
81 (2.222 %)Scrum
81 (2.222 %)Web Testing
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (40.00 %)SQL
216 (35.56 %)C#
310 (22.22 %)C++
310 (22.22 %)Java
43 (6.667 %)PL/SQL
52 (4.444 %)C
52 (4.444 %)VB
52 (4.444 %)Python
52 (4.444 %)Ruby
61 (2.222 %)JavaScript
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (8.889 %)ISEB
14 (8.889 %)ISTQB
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (13.33 %)QA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (20.00 %)Oracle
27 (15.56 %)Microsoft
34 (8.889 %)Capita
42 (4.444 %)Sybase