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The table below looks at the demand for Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ODBC over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank219271
Rank change on same period last yearUp+52
Matching permanent IT job ads2115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.769 %0.405 %
Salaries quoted1914
Average minimum salary£34,684£31,071
Average salary£38,974£32,750
% change on same period last year+19.00 %
Average maximum salary£43,263£34,429
UK excluding London average salary£33,011£33,898
% change on same period last year-2.61 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27313702
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.762 %1.657 %
Salaries quoted23973129
Average minimum salary£37,422£37,302
Average salary£41,144£40,928
% change on same period last year+0.52 %
Average maximum salary£44,866£44,554
UK excluding London average salary£36,010£36,558
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
ODBC South EastODBC
South East

ODBC
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire ODBC Demand Trend

ODBC
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire ODBC Salary Trend

ODBC
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire ODBC Salary Histogram

ODBC
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ODBC 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
BracknellNew entry-5£31,500-
ReadingUp+223£44,833+52.84 %
WindsorNew entry-3£45,000-
SloughNew entry-1£35,000-
ODBC South EastODBC
South East

ODBC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing ODBC 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 ODBC.

118 (60.00 %)SQL
217 (56.67 %)XML
315 (50.00 %).NET
414 (46.67 %)SQL Server
414 (46.67 %)Windows
513 (43.33 %)VB6
513 (43.33 %)VB
611 (36.67 %)Windows Server 2003
710 (33.33 %)Degree
710 (33.33 %)Java
89 (30.00 %)JavaScript
89 (30.00 %)DHTML
89 (30.00 %)VB.NET
89 (30.00 %)MFC
89 (30.00 %)ActiveX
89 (30.00 %)Windows XP
89 (30.00 %)Windows Vista
89 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2005
89 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2000
89 (30.00 %)Computer Science
98 (26.67 %)Microsoft
98 (26.67 %)HTML
107 (23.33 %)Tomcat
107 (23.33 %)Apache
107 (23.33 %)Government
116 (20.00 %)Lotus
116 (20.00 %)Oracle
116 (20.00 %)CSS
125 (16.67 %)ASP
125 (16.67 %)Visual Studio

ODBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing ODBC 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 ODBC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (56.67 %)XML
215 (50.00 %).NET
39 (30.00 %)MFC
39 (30.00 %)ActiveX
48 (26.67 %)HTML
56 (20.00 %)CSS
65 (16.67 %)ASP
65 (16.67 %)WebSphere
73 (10.00 %)JDBC
73 (10.00 %)ADO
73 (10.00 %)ADO.NET
73 (10.00 %)OLE
82 (6.667 %)JMS
82 (6.667 %)Middleware
82 (6.667 %)CORBA
91 (3.333 %)J2ME
91 (3.333 %)J2SE
91 (3.333 %)J2EE
91 (3.333 %)JSP
91 (3.333 %)ASP.NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (23.33 %)Apache
17 (23.33 %)Tomcat
25 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
25 (16.67 %)Lotus Domino
34 (13.33 %)IIS
34 (13.33 %)SharePoint
41 (3.333 %)LiveLink
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.667 %)MS Office
12 (6.667 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (6.667 %)Pivotal CRM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (13.33 %)TCP/IP
21 (3.333 %)VPN
21 (3.333 %)Internet
21 (3.333 %)GPRS
21 (3.333 %)GSM
21 (3.333 %)UMTS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (46.67 %)SQL Server
29 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2000
29 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2008
35 (16.67 %)DB2
44 (13.33 %)RDBMS
53 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
61 (3.333 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (3.333 %)OLAP
61 (3.333 %)BusinessObjects
61 (3.333 %)SQL Server 7
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
24 (13.33 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (3.333 %)TestDirector
31 (3.333 %)StarTeam
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (23.33 %)Government
25 (16.67 %)Legal
25 (16.67 %)Advertising
25 (16.67 %)Publishing
25 (16.67 %)Multimedia
31 (3.333 %)Manufacturing
31 (3.333 %)Telecoms
31 (3.333 %)Finance
31 (3.333 %)Electric
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (46.67 %)Developer
27 (23.33 %)VB Developer
36 (20.00 %)Analyst
45 (16.67 %)Analyst Programmer
45 (16.67 %)Programmer
45 (16.67 %)Domino Developer
54 (13.33 %)Consultant
63 (10.00 %)Senior Developer
63 (10.00 %)Technical Support
63 (10.00 %)SQL Developer
63 (10.00 %)Senior Software Developer
63 (10.00 %)SQL Server Developer
63 (10.00 %)Senior SQL Server Developer
63 (10.00 %)Senior VB Developer
63 (10.00 %)Software Developer
72 (6.667 %)Presales Technical Consultant
72 (6.667 %)Presales Consultant
72 (6.667 %)Solutions Consultant
72 (6.667 %)Technical Consultant
81 (3.333 %)Report Analyst
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (30.00 %)Computer Science
22 (6.667 %)Finnish Language
22 (6.667 %)Hebrew Language
22 (6.667 %)Italian Language
22 (6.667 %)Spanish Language
22 (6.667 %)Swedish Language
31 (3.333 %)German Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (46.67 %)Windows
211 (36.67 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (30.00 %)Windows Vista
39 (30.00 %)Windows XP
45 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2008
54 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
62 (6.667 %)Solaris
62 (6.667 %)Linux
62 (6.667 %)UNIX
71 (3.333 %)Windows NT
71 (3.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (13.33 %)ITIL
23 (10.00 %)OOP
23 (10.00 %)ERP
23 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
23 (10.00 %)Performance Management
23 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (6.667 %)CRM
32 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
32 (6.667 %)Content Management
32 (6.667 %)Project Management
32 (6.667 %)EAI
32 (6.667 %)OOD
41 (3.333 %)OO
41 (3.333 %)Data Management
41 (3.333 %)Configuration Management
41 (3.333 %)Logistics
41 (3.333 %)Statistical Analysis
41 (3.333 %)Web Development
41 (3.333 %)Release Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (60.00 %)SQL
213 (43.33 %)VB
213 (43.33 %)VB6
310 (33.33 %)Java
49 (30.00 %)JavaScript
49 (30.00 %)DHTML
49 (30.00 %)VB.NET
55 (16.67 %)LotusScript
55 (16.67 %)C#
55 (16.67 %)C++
63 (10.00 %)C
63 (10.00 %)VBScript
72 (6.667 %)Shell Script
81 (3.333 %)VBA
81 (3.333 %)PHP
81 (3.333 %)Transact-SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (33.33 %)Degree
21 (3.333 %)MCP
21 (3.333 %)MCSA
21 (3.333 %)MCDBA
21 (3.333 %)CCNA
21 (3.333 %)Cisco Certification
21 (3.333 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.333 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.333 %)Active Directory
11 (3.333 %)VMware Infrastructure
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (26.67 %)Microsoft
26 (20.00 %)Oracle
26 (20.00 %)Lotus
33 (10.00 %)IBM
42 (6.667 %)TIBCO
42 (6.667 %)Sybase
51 (3.333 %)Business Objects
51 (3.333 %)HP
51 (3.333 %)Citrix
51 (3.333 %)VMware
51 (3.333 %)Borland
51 (3.333 %)Sage