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The table below looks at the demand for the Lead 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 Lead Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Lead Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank193244
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching permanent IT job ads4742
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.618 %0.368 %
Salaries quoted4429
Average minimum salary£64,955£43,345
Average salary£67,148£46,879
% change on same period last year+43.23 %
Average maximum salary£69,341£50,414
UK excluding London average salary£43,094£42,795
% change on same period last year+0.69 %
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 %
Lead Developer South EastLead Developer
South East

Lead Developer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Lead Developer Demand Trend

Lead Developer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Lead Developer Salary Trend

Lead Developer
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Lead Developer Salary Histogram

Lead Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead 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
NewburyNew entry-10£79,750-
ReadingUp+217£56,333+19.64 %
AscotNew entry-4£57,500-
SloughDown-52£52,500+25.00 %
Lead Developer South EastLead Developer
South East

Lead Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

139 (51.32 %).NET
232 (42.11 %)Java
328 (36.84 %)SQL Server
424 (31.58 %)CICS
523 (30.26 %)C#
523 (30.26 %)Degree
621 (27.63 %)COBOL
621 (27.63 %)JCL
720 (26.32 %)Education
720 (26.32 %)Windows
819 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
918 (23.68 %)HTML
918 (23.68 %)MS Visio
1017 (22.37 %)Microsoft
1017 (22.37 %)Agile Software Development
1116 (21.05 %)Computer Science
1116 (21.05 %).NET Framework
1215 (19.74 %)UNIX
1215 (19.74 %)JavaScript
1215 (19.74 %)CSS
1215 (19.74 %)XML
1313 (17.11 %)Linux
1313 (17.11 %)AJAX
1412 (15.79 %)J2EE
1511 (14.47 %)Retail
1511 (14.47 %)C++
1511 (14.47 %)WCF
1610 (13.16 %)PHP
1610 (13.16 %)VB.NET
1610 (13.16 %)Oracle

Lead Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
139 (51.32 %).NET
219 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
318 (23.68 %)HTML
416 (21.05 %).NET Framework
515 (19.74 %)CSS
515 (19.74 %)XML
613 (17.11 %)AJAX
712 (15.79 %)J2EE
811 (14.47 %)WCF
99 (11.84 %)JDBC
107 (9.211 %)Servlets
107 (9.211 %)Struts
115 (6.579 %)WebServices
115 (6.579 %)XHTML
115 (6.579 %)JSP
115 (6.579 %)Java EE
124 (5.263 %)Adobe Flex
124 (5.263 %)Middleware
124 (5.263 %)XSLT
133 (3.947 %)ATL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (31.58 %)CICS
24 (5.263 %)WebLogic Portal
24 (5.263 %)WebLogic
24 (5.263 %)Movable Type
24 (5.263 %)Mambo
33 (3.947 %)SAS
42 (2.632 %)SharePoint
51 (1.316 %)CMS
51 (1.316 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (23.68 %)MS Visio
25 (6.579 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.632 %)SAP CRM
21 (1.316 %)Oracle Financials
21 (1.316 %)Oracle Applications
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (5.263 %)3G
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (36.84 %)SQL Server
29 (11.84 %)MySQL
38 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
47 (9.211 %)SQL Server 2000
54 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2008
63 (3.947 %)Base SAS
63 (3.947 %)ETL
63 (3.947 %)MS Access
72 (2.632 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (1.316 %)Oracle Reports
81 (1.316 %)Datawarehouse
81 (1.316 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (5.263 %)Ant
14 (5.263 %)Visual Studio
14 (5.263 %)Flash
21 (1.316 %)JDeveloper
21 (1.316 %)Subversion
21 (1.316 %)Oracle Forms
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (26.32 %)Education
211 (14.47 %)Retail
35 (6.579 %)Finance
44 (5.263 %)Telecoms
44 (5.263 %)Graphic Design
51 (1.316 %)Insurance
51 (1.316 %)Pensions
51 (1.316 %)Health
51 (1.316 %)Police
51 (1.316 %)Banking
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (21.05 %)Computer Science
28 (10.53 %)W3C
35 (6.579 %)EPoS
44 (5.263 %)Mainframe
44 (5.263 %)Handset
51 (1.316 %)Multithreading
51 (1.316 %)IBM Mainframe
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (26.32 %)Windows
215 (19.74 %)UNIX
313 (17.11 %)Linux
48 (10.53 %)zOS
54 (5.263 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (1.316 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (1.316 %)AIX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (22.37 %)Agile Software Development
28 (10.53 %)Project Management
28 (10.53 %)UML
37 (9.211 %)Web Development
45 (6.579 %)OO
54 (5.263 %)Integration Testing
54 (5.263 %)Content Management
54 (5.263 %)Systems Analysis
54 (5.263 %)Configuration Management
63 (3.947 %)Technical Architecture
72 (2.632 %)CRM
72 (2.632 %)TDD
81 (1.316 %)Web Design
81 (1.316 %)E-Commerce
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (42.11 %)Java
223 (30.26 %)C#
321 (27.63 %)COBOL
321 (27.63 %)JCL
415 (19.74 %)JavaScript
511 (14.47 %)C++
610 (13.16 %)PHP
610 (13.16 %)VB.NET
79 (11.84 %)SQL
86 (7.895 %)C
86 (7.895 %)VB
95 (6.579 %)PHP5
104 (5.263 %)ActionScript
113 (3.947 %)VC++
121 (1.316 %)PL/1
121 (1.316 %)VBScript
121 (1.316 %)PL/SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (30.26 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.316 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (22.37 %)Microsoft
210 (13.16 %)Oracle
37 (9.211 %)IBM
44 (5.263 %)Adobe
44 (5.263 %)BEA
44 (5.263 %)Red Hat
44 (5.263 %)FatWire
52 (2.632 %)SAP