Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkPhD
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank210274
Rank change on same period last yearUp+64
Matching permanent IT job ads3012
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.704 %0.428 %
Salaries quoted289
Average minimum salary£30,786£38,333
Average salary£36,089£46,944
% change on same period last year-23.12 %
Average maximum salary£41,393£55,556
UK excluding London average salary£35,800£38,738
% change on same period last year-7.58 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17612801
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.136 %1.254 %
Salaries quoted15422275
Average minimum salary£38,342£37,403
Average salary£42,426£40,680
% change on same period last year+4.29 %
Average maximum salary£46,510£43,956
UK excluding London average salary£37,971£38,036
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
PhD South EastPhD
South East

PhD
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire PhD Demand Trend

PhD
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire PhD Salary Trend

PhD
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire PhD Salary Histogram

PhD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PhD 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
MaidenheadUp+367£30,000-
NewburyDown-95£27,700-44.60 %
ReadingNew entry-4£33,000-
BracknellUp+292£42,500-
WokinghamNew entry-2£27,500-
CrowthorneNew entry-1£27,500-
PhD South EastPhD
South East

PhD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

144 (53.01 %)C++
242 (50.60 %)Java
335 (42.17 %)Degree
432 (38.55 %)Mathematics
529 (34.94 %)C
619 (22.89 %).NET
619 (22.89 %)Physics
714 (16.87 %)Pharmaceutical
813 (15.66 %)C#
912 (14.46 %)IPTV
1011 (13.25 %)Chemistry
1011 (13.25 %)Biology
119 (10.84 %)Risk Assessment
119 (10.84 %)Chemicals
119 (10.84 %)Education
119 (10.84 %)Health
119 (10.84 %)Computer Science
128 (9.639 %)J2EE
128 (9.639 %)Perl
128 (9.639 %)Windows
128 (9.639 %)Linux
128 (9.639 %)Internet
137 (8.434 %)Statistics
137 (8.434 %)Operations Research
146 (7.229 %)HSUPA
146 (7.229 %)Unit Testing
146 (7.229 %)OFDM
146 (7.229 %)LTE
146 (7.229 %)Device Driver
146 (7.229 %)802.11

PhD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (22.89 %).NET
28 (9.639 %)J2EE
35 (6.024 %)XML
44 (4.819 %)OpenGL
53 (3.614 %)HTML
53 (3.614 %)WebServices
62 (2.410 %)Struts
62 (2.410 %)Hibernate
62 (2.410 %)Spring
62 (2.410 %)AJAX
62 (2.410 %)SOAP
71 (1.205 %)STL
71 (1.205 %)MFC
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (9.639 %)Internet
26 (7.229 %)802.11
26 (7.229 %)Wireless
26 (7.229 %)HSDPA
26 (7.229 %)HSUPA
26 (7.229 %)OFDM
26 (7.229 %)LTE
26 (7.229 %)CDMA
26 (7.229 %)GPRS
26 (7.229 %)GSM
26 (7.229 %)WCDMA
32 (2.410 %)TCP/IP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.410 %)MySQL
21 (1.205 %)Data Mining
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (16.87 %)Pharmaceutical
29 (10.84 %)Chemicals
29 (10.84 %)Education
29 (10.84 %)Health
35 (6.024 %)Manufacturing
44 (4.819 %)Pensions
53 (3.614 %)Publishing
61 (1.205 %)Electronics
61 (1.205 %)Finance
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (32.53 %)Programmer
226 (31.33 %)Developer
318 (21.69 %)Software Engineer
416 (19.28 %)Java Programmer
514 (16.87 %)Graduate
612 (14.46 %)Software Programmer
710 (12.05 %)Java Developer
88 (9.639 %)Software Developer
88 (9.639 %)C++ Programmer
97 (8.434 %)C++ Developer
105 (6.024 %)Analyst
105 (6.024 %)C Programmer
105 (6.024 %)C++/Java Developer
114 (4.819 %)Graduate Programmer
114 (4.819 %).NET Programmer
114 (4.819 %)Software Manager
114 (4.819 %)Software Project Manager
114 (4.819 %)Project Manager
123 (3.614 %)Consultant
123 (3.614 %)Java Software Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
132 (38.55 %)Mathematics
219 (22.89 %)Physics
312 (14.46 %)IPTV
411 (13.25 %)Chemistry
411 (13.25 %)Biology
59 (10.84 %)Computer Science
67 (8.434 %)Statistics
76 (7.229 %)Device Driver
82 (2.410 %)Economics
91 (1.205 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
91 (1.205 %)VHDL
91 (1.205 %)Speech Recognition
91 (1.205 %)Robotics
91 (1.205 %)ASIC
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (9.639 %)Windows
18 (9.639 %)Linux
23 (3.614 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (10.84 %)Risk Assessment
27 (8.434 %)Operations Research
36 (7.229 %)Unit Testing
45 (6.024 %)Software Engineering
54 (4.819 %)OO
54 (4.819 %)Security Cleared
63 (3.614 %)Revenue Management
63 (3.614 %)Data Management
63 (3.614 %)Business Intelligence
63 (3.614 %)Process Management
63 (3.614 %)Statistical Analysis
63 (3.614 %)Biostatistics
72 (2.410 %)Quantitative Analysis
72 (2.410 %)Web Development
72 (2.410 %)Validation
72 (2.410 %)UML
72 (2.410 %)DV Cleared
81 (1.205 %)OOP
81 (1.205 %)OOD
81 (1.205 %)Supply Chain Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
144 (53.01 %)C++
242 (50.60 %)Java
329 (34.94 %)C
413 (15.66 %)C#
58 (9.639 %)Perl
66 (7.229 %)Embedded C
75 (6.024 %)SQL
83 (3.614 %)XPath
92 (2.410 %)PHP
101 (1.205 %)Fortran
101 (1.205 %)Prolog
101 (1.205 %)Shell Script
101 (1.205 %)AWK
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (42.17 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.205 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (3.614 %)Oracle