Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for C skills in IT jobs advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C over the 3 months to 12 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Berkshire region.

 C
Location
3 months to
12 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank352327
Rank change year-on-year
Down-12Up+4
Matching permanent IT job ads186298631
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire4.763 %6.279 %5.421 %
As % of the Programming Languages category10.30 %16.20 %14.02 %
Salaries quoted163255566
Average salary£40,000£42,500£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.880 %+6.250 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£30,000£27,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£60,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£35,000
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
180618404501
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire46.25 %38.77 %38.67 %
Salaries quoted158415523875
Average salary£40,000£40,000£37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-+6.660 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,000£27,500£27,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£50,000£55,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£34,500
% change year-on-year
-+1.440 %
C South EastC
South East

C
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire C Demand Trend

C
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire C Salary Trend

C
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010.

Berkshire C Salary Histogram

C
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+146£45,000+20.00 %
BracknellDown-519£40,000-20.00 %
NewburyDown-616£40,000-
SloughUp+18£42,500-15.00 %
MaidenheadDown-156£38,750-23.64 %
C South EastC
South East

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing C 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 C.

1180 (41.67 %)C++
2116 (26.85 %)Degree
385 (19.68 %)Computer Science
480 (18.52 %)C#
577 (17.82 %).NET
669 (15.97 %)Java
669 (15.97 %)Windows
767 (15.51 %)Mathematics
863 (14.58 %)Linux
960 (13.89 %)PhD
1059 (13.66 %)SQL
1059 (13.66 %)Microsoft
1158 (13.43 %)SQL Server
1254 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
1352 (12.04 %)Physics
1451 (11.81 %)Education
1542 (9.722 %)Electric
1542 (9.722 %)Oracle
1640 (9.259 %)UNIX
1738 (8.796 %)XML
1835 (8.102 %)Firewall
1835 (8.102 %)AJAX
1933 (7.639 %)Finance
1933 (7.639 %)TCP/IP
2031 (7.176 %)Telecoms
2130 (6.944 %)JavaScript
2229 (6.713 %)MS Excel
2328 (6.481 %)Perl
2427 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
2526 (6.019 %)Web Services

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing C 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 C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
177 (17.82 %).NET
254 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
338 (8.796 %)XML
435 (8.102 %)AJAX
526 (6.019 %)Web Services
620 (4.630 %)J2EE
717 (3.935 %)Qt
815 (3.472 %)SOAP
815 (3.472 %)CSS
815 (3.472 %)HTML
912 (2.778 %)XSLT
912 (2.778 %)Spring
912 (2.778 %)WebSphere
1010 (2.315 %)MFC
1010 (2.315 %)Hibernate
119 (2.083 %)Java EE
128 (1.852 %)Struts
137 (1.620 %)JSON
137 (1.620 %)JSF
137 (1.620 %)JDBC
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
113 (3.009 %)MS Exchange
211 (2.546 %)Lotus Domino
310 (2.315 %)IIS
48 (1.852 %)SharePoint
57 (1.620 %)WebSphere Application Server
57 (1.620 %)Apache
66 (1.389 %)CMS
66 (1.389 %)Sitecore CMS
75 (1.157 %)WorkSite
75 (1.157 %)Alfresco
75 (1.157 %)LiveLink
75 (1.157 %)TeamSite
75 (1.157 %)GroupWise
75 (1.157 %)Tomcat
75 (1.157 %)Documentum
83 (0.694 %)Exchange Server 2007
83 (0.694 %)SharePoint Server 2007
92 (0.463 %)Lotus Notes
92 (0.463 %)BizTalk Server
92 (0.463 %)Oracle Application Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
129 (6.713 %)MS Excel
210 (2.315 %)MS Office
36 (1.389 %)MS Visio
43 (0.694 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (0.463 %)MATLAB
52 (0.463 %)Simulink
52 (0.463 %)InfoPath
61 (0.231 %)Photoshop
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
14 (0.926 %)Navision
14 (0.926 %)SAP SD
14 (0.926 %)Dynamics NAV
23 (0.694 %)Dynamics AX
32 (0.463 %)SAP FI
32 (0.463 %)Microsoft CRM
32 (0.463 %)SAP CO
32 (0.463 %)SAP FI/CO
32 (0.463 %)Dynamics CRM
41 (0.231 %)Oracle Applications
41 (0.231 %)SAP QM
41 (0.231 %)WebTrends
41 (0.231 %)SAP MM
41 (0.231 %)BusinessWorks
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
135 (8.102 %)Firewall
233 (7.639 %)TCP/IP
319 (4.398 %)Wireless
319 (4.398 %)Internet
415 (3.472 %)DNS
513 (3.009 %)DHCP
612 (2.778 %)LAN
711 (2.546 %)WAN
711 (2.546 %)FTP
810 (2.315 %)UMTS
99 (2.083 %)Wi-Fi
99 (2.083 %)VPN
108 (1.852 %)HTTP
108 (1.852 %)IPv6
117 (1.620 %)LTE
117 (1.620 %)LDAP
126 (1.389 %)GSM
126 (1.389 %)SMTP
126 (1.389 %)VLAN
135 (1.157 %)HSUPA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
158 (13.43 %)SQL Server
224 (5.556 %)MySQL
39 (2.083 %)SQL Server Integration Services
46 (1.389 %)Informix
46 (1.389 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
46 (1.389 %)SQL Server 2005
55 (1.157 %)EDMS
64 (0.926 %)SQL Server 2000
64 (0.926 %)Oracle 10g
64 (0.926 %)BusinessObjects
73 (0.694 %)Oracle 11g
73 (0.694 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
73 (0.694 %)ETL
82 (0.463 %)Ingres
82 (0.463 %)Oracle 8/8i
82 (0.463 %)Datawarehouse
82 (0.463 %)DTS
82 (0.463 %)MS Access
82 (0.463 %)RDBMS
82 (0.463 %)SAP BI
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
124 (5.556 %)Visual Studio
211 (2.546 %)ClearQuest
211 (2.546 %)Eclipse
211 (2.546 %)ClearCase
34 (0.926 %)VSS/SourceSafe
34 (0.926 %)Subversion
34 (0.926 %)Maven
43 (0.694 %)Ant
52 (0.463 %)Synon
52 (0.463 %)Team Foundation Server
61 (0.231 %)JIRA
61 (0.231 %)RequisitePro
61 (0.231 %)PVCS
61 (0.231 %)JUnit
Berkshire IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
151 (11.81 %)Education
242 (9.722 %)Electric
333 (7.639 %)Finance
431 (7.176 %)Telecoms
514 (3.241 %)Pensions
514 (3.241 %)Retail
514 (3.241 %)Health
612 (2.778 %)Government
79 (2.083 %)Electronics
79 (2.083 %)Back Office
88 (1.852 %)Law
88 (1.852 %)Legal
88 (1.852 %)Military
97 (1.620 %)Marketing
97 (1.620 %)Pharmaceutical
105 (1.157 %)Manufacturing
112 (0.463 %)3D Graphics
112 (0.463 %)Games
112 (0.463 %)Insurance
112 (0.463 %)Animation
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1122 (28.24 %)Developer
265 (15.05 %)Software Engineer
357 (13.19 %)Graduate
439 (9.028 %)Analyst
538 (8.796 %)Consultant
634 (7.870 %)C++ Developer
729 (6.713 %)C Developer
825 (5.787 %)Junior
922 (5.093 %)Architect
1018 (4.167 %).NET Developer
1018 (4.167 %)Java Developer
1117 (3.935 %)Development Manager
1117 (3.935 %)Support Engineer
1216 (3.704 %)Senior Software Engineer
1216 (3.704 %)Junior Developer
1216 (3.704 %)Developer Analyst
1315 (3.472 %)Technical Leader
1412 (2.778 %)Software Developer
1412 (2.778 %)Support Analyst
1412 (2.778 %)Lead Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
185 (19.68 %)Computer Science
267 (15.51 %)Mathematics
352 (12.04 %)Physics
417 (3.935 %)Multithreading
417 (3.935 %)SaaS
512 (2.778 %)iPhone
68 (1.852 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
77 (1.620 %)Firmware
86 (1.389 %)Blackberry
86 (1.389 %)Device Driver
86 (1.389 %)Web 2.0
86 (1.389 %)Cloud Computing
86 (1.389 %)French Language
86 (1.389 %)German Language
95 (1.157 %)Fat Client
95 (1.157 %)FMCG
95 (1.157 %)Thin Client
104 (0.926 %)Open Source
113 (0.694 %)Spanish Language
113 (0.694 %)Data Integration
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
169 (15.97 %)Windows
263 (14.58 %)Linux
340 (9.259 %)UNIX
412 (2.778 %)Windows Server 2003
510 (2.315 %)Solaris
68 (1.852 %)Embedded Linux
77 (1.620 %)Windows Vista
86 (1.389 %)Android
95 (1.157 %)Windows Mobile
95 (1.157 %)Windows XP
104 (0.926 %)Windows 2000
104 (0.926 %)Windows Server 2008
113 (0.694 %)Windows 2000 Server
113 (0.694 %)Windows 7
113 (0.694 %)Windows CE
113 (0.694 %)AIX
122 (0.463 %)zOS
131 (0.231 %)HPUX
131 (0.231 %)Windows NT
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
124 (5.556 %)UML
223 (5.324 %)OO
223 (5.324 %)Software Engineering
318 (4.167 %)ITIL
417 (3.935 %)Migration
516 (3.704 %)Service Management
615 (3.472 %)Project Management
615 (3.472 %)B2B
714 (3.241 %)Web Development
813 (3.009 %)Service Delivery
911 (2.546 %)Agile Software Development
911 (2.546 %)SOA
1010 (2.315 %)CRM
1010 (2.315 %)Data Analysis
119 (2.083 %)Requirements Analysis
119 (2.083 %)Business Intelligence
128 (1.852 %)Project Planning
137 (1.620 %)Business Development
137 (1.620 %)Incident Management
137 (1.620 %)Change Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1180 (41.67 %)C++
280 (18.52 %)C#
369 (15.97 %)Java
459 (13.66 %)SQL
530 (6.944 %)JavaScript
628 (6.481 %)Perl
721 (4.861 %)Embedded C
721 (4.861 %)VB.NET
818 (4.167 %)VB
917 (3.935 %)Python
1012 (2.778 %)VC++
1111 (2.546 %)Embedded C++
1210 (2.315 %)PHP
137 (1.620 %)Shell Script
145 (1.157 %)Bash shell
145 (1.157 %)Objective-C
145 (1.157 %)Assembly Language
154 (0.926 %)PL/SQL
154 (0.926 %)ABAP
163 (0.694 %)T-SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1116 (26.85 %)Degree
260 (13.89 %)PhD
327 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
417 (3.935 %)CCNA
417 (3.935 %)Cisco Certification
510 (2.315 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
510 (2.315 %)SC Cleared
69 (2.083 %)Microsoft Certification
69 (2.083 %)ITIL Certification
69 (2.083 %)MCSE
77 (1.620 %)HP MASE
77 (1.620 %)Postgraduate
86 (1.389 %)Citrix Certification
95 (1.157 %)HP ASE
104 (0.926 %)Check Point Certification
104 (0.926 %)CCSA
104 (0.926 %)CCSE
104 (0.926 %)MCITP
104 (0.926 %)JNCIA
113 (0.694 %)CCEA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (1.852 %)QA
26 (1.389 %)SLA
31 (0.231 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Berkshire IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
114 (3.241 %)Active Directory
212 (2.778 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (1.157 %)Sendmail
43 (0.694 %)NFS
52 (0.463 %)Hyper-V
61 (0.231 %)VMware Workstation
61 (0.231 %)ISA Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
15 (1.157 %)OpenView Configuration Management
24 (0.926 %)SCCM
24 (0.926 %)SCOM
32 (0.463 %)MSI
32 (0.463 %)Tivoli
41 (0.231 %)Netcool
Berkshire IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
159 (13.66 %)Microsoft
242 (9.722 %)Oracle
320 (4.630 %)Cisco
320 (4.630 %)VMware
415 (3.472 %)HP
511 (2.546 %)SAP
610 (2.315 %)IBM
610 (2.315 %)Citrix
77 (1.620 %)Lotus
77 (1.620 %)JBoss
77 (1.620 %)Symbian
86 (1.389 %)Sitecore
86 (1.389 %)Fujitsu
95 (1.157 %)BroadVision
95 (1.157 %)Google
95 (1.157 %)Alterian
95 (1.157 %)Percussion
95 (1.157 %)FatWire
95 (1.157 %)Open Text
95 (1.157 %)Stellent