Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank11
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads15922358
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.027 %1.056 %
As % of the category below20.92 %20.66 %
Salaries quoted14222021
Average minimum salary£35,470£34,869
Average salary£38,897£38,461
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
Average maximum salary£42,324£42,054
UK excluding London average salary£34,185£34,200
% change on same period last year-0.04 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Developer South EastDeveloper
South East

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Developer across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Developer Salary Histogram

Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ReadingDown-1466£39,110+1.02 %
NewburyNo change0203£40,986+26.70 %
SloughDown-1171£36,199-7.72 %
MaidenheadDown-191£43,079+11.91 %
WokinghamNo change085£29,542-16.72 %
BracknellUp+380£36,799-6.57 %
WindsorUp+173£36,221+0.12 %
AscotUp+226£44,923+12.30 %
HungerfordNew entry-5£27,500-
ThatchamUp+34£32,250-8.51 %
CrowthorneNo change01£27,500-15.67 %
Developer South EastDeveloper
South East

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

11438 (43.89 %).NET
21094 (33.39 %)C#
31089 (33.24 %)SQL Server
41035 (31.59 %)Java
5974 (29.73 %)ASP.NET
6939 (28.66 %)SQL
7929 (28.36 %)XML
8856 (26.13 %)JavaScript
9852 (26.01 %)HTML
10681 (20.79 %)CSS
11530 (16.18 %)Oracle
12490 (14.96 %)J2EE
12490 (14.96 %)OO
13441 (13.46 %)C++
14432 (13.19 %)AJAX
15390 (11.90 %)Microsoft
16379 (11.57 %)VB.NET
17345 (10.53 %)Windows
18341 (10.41 %)SQL Server 2005
19336 (10.26 %)Finance
20326 (9.951 %)Degree
21305 (9.310 %)Linux
22293 (8.944 %)XHTML
23292 (8.913 %)WebServices
24289 (8.822 %)VB
25278 (8.486 %)C
26269 (8.211 %)ASP
27260 (7.937 %)UNIX
28241 (7.357 %)Web Development
29235 (7.173 %)MS Excel

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11438 (43.89 %).NET
2974 (29.73 %)ASP.NET
3929 (28.36 %)XML
4852 (26.01 %)HTML
5681 (20.79 %)CSS
6490 (14.96 %)J2EE
7432 (13.19 %)AJAX
8293 (8.944 %)XHTML
9292 (8.913 %)WebServices
10269 (8.211 %)ASP
11225 (6.868 %)Hibernate
12203 (6.197 %)JSP
13188 (5.739 %)Spring
14183 (5.586 %)XSLT
15174 (5.311 %).NET Framework
16125 (3.816 %)Struts
17119 (3.632 %)Servlets
18110 (3.358 %)WinForms
19104 (3.175 %)J2SE
20103 (3.144 %)WebSphere
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1155 (4.731 %)SharePoint
2110 (3.358 %)Apache
3100 (3.053 %)Tomcat
494 (2.869 %)SharePoint Server 2007
572 (2.198 %)JBoss
662 (1.893 %)WebLogic
662 (1.893 %)IIS
747 (1.435 %)Lotus Domino
839 (1.190 %)Movable Type
936 (1.099 %)CMS
1033 (1.007 %)CICS
1033 (1.007 %)Mambo
1130 (0.916 %)WebLogic Portal
1130 (0.916 %)WebSphere Application Server
1223 (0.702 %)Lotus Notes
1321 (0.641 %)ColdFusion
1418 (0.549 %)BizTalk Server
1418 (0.549 %)SharePoint Portal Server
1514 (0.427 %)Oracle Workflow
1613 (0.397 %)MS Exchange
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1235 (7.173 %)MS Excel
279 (2.411 %)MS Office
376 (2.320 %)MS Visio
437 (1.129 %)Photoshop
517 (0.519 %)Fireworks
613 (0.397 %)Adobe Illustrator
711 (0.336 %)InfoPath
86 (0.183 %)FrameMaker
93 (0.092 %)MS Project
102 (0.061 %)ImageReady
102 (0.061 %)MS PowerPoint
111 (0.031 %)Adobe After Effects
111 (0.031 %)Paint Shop Pro
111 (0.031 %)3ds Max
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
141 (1.252 %)Oracle Applications
219 (0.580 %)Oracle 11i
219 (0.580 %)Oracle EBS R12
318 (0.549 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
416 (0.488 %)Oracle Financials
513 (0.397 %)Oracle EBS
612 (0.366 %)Google Analytics
612 (0.366 %)Dynamics AX
710 (0.305 %)Navision
710 (0.305 %)WebTrends
87 (0.214 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
96 (0.183 %)Microsoft CRM
96 (0.183 %)Dynamics NAV
96 (0.183 %)Dynamics CRM
104 (0.122 %)JDE OneWorld
113 (0.092 %)Summit
113 (0.092 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
113 (0.092 %)Applix TM1
122 (0.061 %)Retail-J
122 (0.061 %)Oracle HRMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1183 (5.586 %)Internet
296 (2.930 %)Intranet
372 (2.198 %)Wireless
459 (1.801 %)TCP/IP
534 (1.038 %)HTTP
631 (0.946 %)VoIP
631 (0.946 %)CTI
726 (0.794 %)SMTP
726 (0.794 %)SAN
823 (0.702 %)Extranet
922 (0.672 %)DNS
1021 (0.641 %)FTP
1021 (0.641 %)GSM
1117 (0.519 %)SNMP
1216 (0.488 %)GPRS
1314 (0.427 %)WAN
1411 (0.336 %)UMTS
1510 (0.305 %)SMS
1510 (0.305 %)NGN
168 (0.244 %)IGMP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11089 (33.24 %)SQL Server
2341 (10.41 %)SQL Server 2005
3228 (6.960 %)MySQL
4177 (5.403 %)SQL Server 2000
5116 (3.541 %)Datawarehouse
6110 (3.358 %)RDBMS
779 (2.411 %)SQL Server Integration Services
876 (2.320 %)Crystal Reports
970 (2.137 %)Oracle 10g
1064 (1.954 %)ETL
1163 (1.923 %)Oracle 9i
1260 (1.832 %)Oracle 8/8i
1352 (1.587 %)MS Access
1449 (1.496 %)Oracle Reports
1548 (1.465 %)DTS
1548 (1.465 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1644 (1.343 %)DB2
1728 (0.855 %)BusinessObjects
1826 (0.794 %)SQL Server 2008
1925 (0.763 %)PerformancePoint
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1173 (5.281 %)Visual Studio
2144 (4.396 %)Flash
3129 (3.938 %)Eclipse
484 (2.564 %)Ant
551 (1.557 %)Dreamweaver
643 (1.313 %)Subversion
741 (1.252 %)JUnit
835 (1.068 %)Oracle Forms
928 (0.855 %)NUnit
1023 (0.702 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1119 (0.580 %)Rational Rose
1218 (0.549 %)MSI
1313 (0.397 %)InstallShield
148 (0.244 %)JDeveloper
157 (0.214 %)ProC
166 (0.183 %)InterDev
166 (0.183 %)IntelliJ
174 (0.122 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
183 (0.092 %)QuickTest Pro
183 (0.092 %)LoadRunner
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1336 (10.26 %)Finance
2166 (5.067 %)Telecoms
2166 (5.067 %)Pensions
3140 (4.274 %)Health
4135 (4.121 %)Marketing
4135 (4.121 %)Retail
5119 (3.632 %)Education
6110 (3.358 %)Insurance
759 (1.801 %)Banking
849 (1.496 %)Government
946 (1.404 %)Games
1044 (1.343 %)Graphic Design
1139 (1.190 %)Multimedia
1231 (0.946 %)Online Games
1329 (0.885 %)FMCG
1329 (0.885 %)Music
1329 (0.885 %)Automotive
1427 (0.824 %)Manufacturing
1525 (0.763 %)Advertising
1624 (0.733 %)Pharmaceutical
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1147 (4.487 %)Computer Science
292 (2.808 %)W3C
358 (1.770 %)IVR
453 (1.618 %)Client/Server
538 (1.160 %)Handset
632 (0.977 %)Mainframe
727 (0.824 %)N-Tier
727 (0.824 %)Web 2.0
727 (0.824 %)Multithreading
824 (0.733 %)Mathematics
920 (0.611 %)Flash Lite
1019 (0.580 %)IPTV
1117 (0.519 %)E-Learning
1216 (0.488 %)Speech Recognition
1216 (0.488 %)RIA
1314 (0.427 %)Fat Client
1314 (0.427 %)Device Driver
1314 (0.427 %)Thin Client
1314 (0.427 %)EPoS
1413 (0.397 %)Streaming Media
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1345 (10.53 %)Windows
2305 (9.310 %)Linux
3260 (7.937 %)UNIX
454 (1.648 %)Windows XP
551 (1.557 %)Windows Server 2003
642 (1.282 %)Windows 2000
736 (1.099 %)Solaris
831 (0.946 %)zOS
928 (0.855 %)Windows Mobile
1025 (0.763 %)Red Hat Linux
1114 (0.427 %)Embedded Linux
1114 (0.427 %)Windows CE
126 (0.183 %)AIX
135 (0.153 %)Windows Vista
135 (0.153 %)Windows 2000 Server
135 (0.153 %)CentOS
142 (0.061 %)VxWorks
142 (0.061 %)Mac OS X
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1490 (14.96 %)OO
2241 (7.357 %)Web Development
3155 (4.731 %)Agile Software Development
4147 (4.487 %)Content Management
5131 (3.999 %)UML
6116 (3.541 %)E-Commerce
7115 (3.510 %)OOP
8108 (3.297 %)Business Intelligence
995 (2.900 %)Scrum
1081 (2.473 %)CRM
1178 (2.381 %)Web Design
1277 (2.350 %)OOD
1372 (2.198 %)Software Engineering
1468 (2.076 %)Migration
1547 (1.435 %)TDD
1547 (1.435 %)Business Development
1646 (1.404 %)Security Cleared
1646 (1.404 %)Document Management
1744 (1.343 %)ERP
1835 (1.068 %)Logistics
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11094 (33.39 %)C#
21035 (31.59 %)Java
3939 (28.66 %)SQL
4856 (26.13 %)JavaScript
5441 (13.46 %)C++
6379 (11.57 %)VB.NET
7289 (8.822 %)VB
8278 (8.486 %)C
9233 (7.112 %)PHP
10173 (5.281 %)PL/SQL
11115 (3.510 %)DHTML
12107 (3.266 %)COBOL
1392 (2.808 %)Perl
1486 (2.625 %)ActionScript
1581 (2.473 %)Transact-SQL
1673 (2.228 %)VBScript
1769 (2.106 %)VB6
1839 (1.190 %)VC++
1938 (1.160 %)LotusScript
2036 (1.099 %)Python
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1326 (9.951 %)Degree
295 (2.900 %)Microsoft Certification
371 (2.167 %)MCP
458 (1.770 %)MCSD
555 (1.679 %)MCAD
627 (0.824 %)MCTS
726 (0.794 %)PhD
819 (0.580 %)MCPD
98 (0.244 %)Sun Certification
107 (0.214 %)MCITP
116 (0.183 %)Oracle Certification
125 (0.153 %)OCP
132 (0.061 %)PRINCE2 Certification
132 (0.061 %)MCDBA
141 (0.031 %)MySQL Certification
141 (0.031 %)OCA
141 (0.031 %)CCIE
141 (0.031 %)Cisco Certification
141 (0.031 %)HND
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
130 (0.916 %)ISO9001
223 (0.702 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
319 (0.580 %)TickIT
416 (0.488 %)WCAG
510 (0.305 %)QA
65 (0.153 %)WAI
72 (0.061 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
132 (0.977 %)Active Directory
26 (0.183 %)Oracle RAC
35 (0.153 %)Citrix Presentation Server
35 (0.153 %)Oracle RMAN
43 (0.092 %)VMware Infrastructure
52 (0.061 %)MSMQ
52 (0.061 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
52 (0.061 %)VMware ESX
52 (0.061 %)NetBackup
61 (0.031 %)Cronacle
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (0.275 %)MIIS
24 (0.122 %)Netcool
32 (0.061 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
32 (0.061 %)OpenView Configuration Management
32 (0.061 %)Netcool/Webtop
41 (0.031 %)ServiceCenter
41 (0.031 %)SCOM
41 (0.031 %)EMC Navisphere
41 (0.031 %)AutoSys
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1530 (16.18 %)Oracle
2390 (11.90 %)Microsoft
3106 (3.236 %)IBM
456 (1.709 %)SAP
551 (1.557 %)Lotus
650 (1.526 %)BEA
745 (1.374 %)Cognos
837 (1.129 %)Adobe
933 (1.007 %)FatWire
1028 (0.855 %)Business Objects
1028 (0.855 %)JD Edwards
1125 (0.763 %)Red Hat
1125 (0.763 %)ProClarity
1220 (0.611 %)Micro Focus
1319 (0.580 %)Sun
1416 (0.488 %)Sybase
1515 (0.458 %)Informatica
1613 (0.397 %)Progress
1613 (0.397 %)Ericsson
1712 (0.366 %)Google