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This section looks at the demand for Biology skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Biology over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBiology
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank250-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads120
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.643 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted120
Average minimum salary£28,167-
Average salary£32,542-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£36,917-
UK excluding London average salary£31,500£28,619
% change on same period last year+10.06 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads18672611
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.019 %1.096 %
Salaries quoted16212065
Average minimum salary£37,169£37,395
Average salary£40,944£41,112
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Average maximum salary£44,720£44,830
UK excluding London average salary£37,751£39,165
% change on same period last year-3.61 %
Biology South EastBiology
South East

Biology
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Biology Demand Trend

Biology
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Biology Salary Trend

Biology
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Biology across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Berkshire Biology Salary Histogram

Biology
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biology within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 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
NewburyNew entry-9£30,056-
Biology South EastBiology
South East

Biology
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Biology 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 Biology.

114 (100.00 %)Chemistry
211 (78.57 %)Physics
310 (71.43 %)Mathematics
49 (64.29 %)Java
58 (57.14 %)PhD
63 (21.43 %)C++
63 (21.43 %)C
63 (21.43 %)Electric
63 (21.43 %)Marketing
72 (14.29 %)Degree
72 (14.29 %)Health
72 (14.29 %).NET
72 (14.29 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (7.143 %)Aerospace
81 (7.143 %)C#
81 (7.143 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
81 (7.143 %)QA

Biology
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Biology 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 Biology. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (14.29 %).NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Electric
13 (21.43 %)Marketing
22 (14.29 %)Health
22 (14.29 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (7.143 %)Aerospace
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (57.14 %)Programmer
27 (50.00 %)Java Programmer
35 (35.71 %)Graduate
43 (21.43 %)Technical Manager
43 (21.43 %)Service Manager
43 (21.43 %)Technical Services Manager
52 (14.29 %)Software Programmer
52 (14.29 %)Graduate Programmer
52 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
61 (7.143 %)Analyst
61 (7.143 %)Test Analyst
61 (7.143 %)Senior Manager
61 (7.143 %)Test Engineer
61 (7.143 %)Java Software Engineer
61 (7.143 %)Software Test Engineer
61 (7.143 %)QA Engineer
61 (7.143 %)C++ Programmer
61 (7.143 %)QA Test Analyst
61 (7.143 %)Project Manager
61 (7.143 %)Junior
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (100.00 %)Chemistry
211 (78.57 %)Physics
310 (71.43 %)Mathematics
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.143 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (64.29 %)Java
23 (21.43 %)C++
23 (21.43 %)C
31 (7.143 %)C#
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (57.14 %)PhD
22 (14.29 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.143 %)QA