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The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs within the Belfast 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1315
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads1414
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.006 %
As % of the category below45.16 %26.92 %
Salaries quoted84
Average minimum salary£20,625£32,500
Average salary£26,000£35,625
% change on same period last year-27.01 %
Average maximum salary£31,375£38,750
UK excluding London average salary£36,333£36,741
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Belfast IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads3152
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.022 %
Salaries quoted2131
Average minimum salary£40,353£38,898
Average salary£45,059£40,725
% change on same period last year+10.64 %
Average maximum salary£49,765£42,551
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
Degree County AntrimDegree
County Antrim

Degree
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Belfast region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Belfast Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

111 (26.19 %)UML
111 (26.19 %)Workflow
210 (23.81 %)arcHouse
210 (23.81 %)HND
210 (23.81 %)Borland
210 (23.81 %)MS Excel
39 (21.43 %)C#
39 (21.43 %)Finance
48 (19.05 %)C
57 (16.67 %)C++
57 (16.67 %)J2EE
57 (16.67 %)Project Management
57 (16.67 %)Computer Science
66 (14.29 %)Integration Testing
66 (14.29 %)Risk Management
66 (14.29 %)MS Project
66 (14.29 %)MS Office
66 (14.29 %)Java
66 (14.29 %)CheckPoint
66 (14.29 %)PRINCE
75 (11.90 %)Microsoft
75 (11.90 %)Oracle
84 (9.524 %)SQL
84 (9.524 %)VoIP
84 (9.524 %)TCP/IP
84 (9.524 %)Telecoms
84 (9.524 %)Advertising
84 (9.524 %)Direct Marketing
84 (9.524 %)StarTeam
84 (9.524 %)Marketing

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (16.67 %)J2EE
23 (7.143 %).NET
23 (7.143 %)ASP.NET
23 (7.143 %)XML
32 (4.762 %)J2ME
32 (4.762 %)UIQ
32 (4.762 %)Series 60
32 (4.762 %)HTML
32 (4.762 %)ASP
32 (4.762 %)WebServices
41 (2.381 %)COM
41 (2.381 %)CSS
41 (2.381 %)JDBC
41 (2.381 %)JSP
41 (2.381 %)Spring
41 (2.381 %)AJAX
41 (2.381 %).NET Framework
41 (2.381 %)Flex 2
41 (2.381 %)Adobe Flex
41 (2.381 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Belfast IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.762 %)SharePoint
21 (2.381 %)MS Exchange
21 (2.381 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (2.381 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (2.381 %)Exchange Server 2007
Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (23.81 %)MS Excel
26 (14.29 %)MS Project
26 (14.29 %)MS Office
32 (4.762 %)Adobe Director
Belfast IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (23.81 %)arcHouse
21 (2.381 %)Oracle Financials
21 (2.381 %)Oracle 11i
21 (2.381 %)Oracle Applications
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (9.524 %)VoIP
14 (9.524 %)TCP/IP
22 (4.762 %)Wireless
22 (4.762 %)WiMAX
22 (4.762 %)WCDMA
22 (4.762 %)CDMA
22 (4.762 %)GPRS
22 (4.762 %)GSM
31 (2.381 %)Internet
Belfast IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (7.143 %)SQL Server
22 (4.762 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (2.381 %)Datawarehouse
31 (2.381 %)RDBMS
31 (2.381 %)EDRMS
31 (2.381 %)DB2 UDB
31 (2.381 %)DB2
31 (2.381 %)Crystal Reports
31 (2.381 %)Oracle Reports
Belfast IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (9.524 %)StarTeam
23 (7.143 %)Flash
32 (4.762 %)Visual Studio
41 (2.381 %)JUnit
41 (2.381 %)NUnit
Belfast IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (21.43 %)Finance
24 (9.524 %)Telecoms
24 (9.524 %)Advertising
24 (9.524 %)Marketing
32 (4.762 %)Graphic Design
32 (4.762 %)Multimedia
32 (4.762 %)Legal
32 (4.762 %)Government
41 (2.381 %)Health
41 (2.381 %)Law
41 (2.381 %)Construction
41 (2.381 %)Pensions
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (40.48 %)Developer
26 (14.29 %)Project Planner
33 (7.143 %)Coordinator
33 (7.143 %)Java Developer
33 (7.143 %)J2EE Developer
33 (7.143 %)Java/J2EE Developer
42 (4.762 %)J2EE Software Engineer
42 (4.762 %)Senior Developer
42 (4.762 %)Programmer
42 (4.762 %)Symbian Software Engineer
42 (4.762 %)C++ Software Engineer
42 (4.762 %)Java Software Engineer
42 (4.762 %)Analyst Developer
42 (4.762 %)Software Engineer
42 (4.762 %)Analyst
51 (2.381 %)Senior Consultant
51 (2.381 %)Consultant
51 (2.381 %)Network Engineer
51 (2.381 %)Solutions Architect
51 (2.381 %)Senior Manager
Belfast IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (16.67 %)Computer Science
23 (7.143 %)Mathematics
32 (4.762 %)Wiki
32 (4.762 %)Blog
41 (2.381 %)PMI
Belfast IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (7.143 %)Windows
22 (4.762 %)Symbian OS
22 (4.762 %)Windows Mobile
31 (2.381 %)Windows Server 2003
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (26.19 %)UML
111 (26.19 %)Workflow
27 (16.67 %)Project Management
36 (14.29 %)Risk Management
36 (14.29 %)Integration Testing
36 (14.29 %)PRINCE
44 (9.524 %)Systems Analysis
44 (9.524 %)Direct Marketing
53 (7.143 %)OOP
62 (4.762 %)Unit Testing
62 (4.762 %)Agile Software Development
62 (4.762 %)Software Engineering
62 (4.762 %)Software Testing
71 (2.381 %)Enterprise Architecture
71 (2.381 %)Web Development
71 (2.381 %)Business Development
71 (2.381 %)OO
71 (2.381 %)E-Commerce
71 (2.381 %)Scrum
71 (2.381 %)System Testing
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (21.43 %)C#
28 (19.05 %)C
37 (16.67 %)C++
46 (14.29 %)Java
54 (9.524 %)SQL
62 (4.762 %)JavaScript
71 (2.381 %)PL/SQL
71 (2.381 %)ActionScript
Belfast IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (23.81 %)HND
22 (4.762 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (2.381 %)PMP
31 (2.381 %)PMI Certification
31 (2.381 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
31 (2.381 %)MCSE
31 (2.381 %)CCA
31 (2.381 %)Citrix Certification
31 (2.381 %)CCEA
Belfast IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.381 %)VMware ESX
11 (2.381 %)VMware Infrastructure
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (23.81 %)Borland
26 (14.29 %)CheckPoint
35 (11.90 %)Microsoft
35 (11.90 %)Oracle
42 (4.762 %)Symbian
42 (4.762 %)Adobe
42 (4.762 %)Macromedia
51 (2.381 %)Citrix
51 (2.381 %)Primavera
51 (2.381 %)VMware
51 (2.381 %)Sybase