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

LinkSenior Programmer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank234238
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads648
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.079 %0.421 %
Salaries quoted445
Average minimum salary£39,500£38,822
Average salary£41,875£42,300
% change on same period last year-1.00 %
Average maximum salary£44,250£45,778
UK excluding London average salary£38,777£39,110
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
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 %
Senior Programmer South EastSenior Programmer
South East

Senior Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Senior Programmer Demand Trend

Senior Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Senior Programmer Salary Trend

Senior Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Senior Programmer Salary Histogram

Senior Programmer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Programmer 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
ReadingUp+164£43,833-12.15 %
Senior Programmer South EastSenior Programmer
South East

Senior Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

124 (63.16 %)UNIX
218 (47.37 %)Java
317 (44.74 %)COBOL
317 (44.74 %)AIX
416 (42.11 %)SAS
416 (42.11 %)IBM
416 (42.11 %)Base SAS
515 (39.47 %)HTML
614 (36.84 %)Windows
713 (34.21 %)Datawarehouse
812 (31.58 %)ETL
812 (31.58 %)XML
812 (31.58 %)Servlets
812 (31.58 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
911 (28.95 %)JavaScript
911 (28.95 %)JSP
109 (23.68 %)SQL Server
118 (21.05 %)Technical Architecture
127 (18.42 %)SQL
136 (15.79 %)MS Excel
136 (15.79 %)Adabas
136 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2000
136 (15.79 %)NATURAL
136 (15.79 %)Mainframe
136 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2005
136 (15.79 %)Degree
145 (13.16 %)Computer Science
145 (13.16 %)HP
145 (13.16 %).NET
154 (10.53 %)PL/SQL

Senior Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (39.47 %)HTML
212 (31.58 %)XML
212 (31.58 %)Servlets
311 (28.95 %)JSP
45 (13.16 %).NET
54 (10.53 %)ASP
61 (2.632 %)ASP.NET
61 (2.632 %)JDBC
61 (2.632 %)J2EE
61 (2.632 %)XSLT
61 (2.632 %)Symfony
61 (2.632 %)CakePHP
61 (2.632 %)WebServices
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (42.11 %)SAS
21 (2.632 %)CICS
21 (2.632 %)JBoss
21 (2.632 %)Tomcat
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (15.79 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.632 %)Kerberos
11 (2.632 %)TCP/IP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (42.11 %)Base SAS
213 (34.21 %)Datawarehouse
312 (31.58 %)ETL
312 (31.58 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
49 (23.68 %)SQL Server
56 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2000
56 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2005
56 (15.79 %)Adabas
61 (2.632 %)DB2
61 (2.632 %)Crystal Reports
61 (2.632 %)Oracle Reports
61 (2.632 %)Oracle 9i
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.632 %)JUnit
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (10.53 %)Finance
23 (7.895 %)Education
32 (5.263 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (2.632 %)Health
41 (2.632 %)Retail
41 (2.632 %)Insurance
41 (2.632 %)Pensions
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (15.79 %)Mainframe
25 (13.16 %)Computer Science
32 (5.263 %)Statistics
41 (2.632 %)HACMP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (63.16 %)UNIX
217 (44.74 %)AIX
314 (36.84 %)Windows
43 (7.895 %)Linux
51 (2.632 %)HPUX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (21.05 %)Technical Architecture
22 (5.263 %)Statistical Analysis
31 (2.632 %)UML
31 (2.632 %)SOA
31 (2.632 %)Information Management
31 (2.632 %)Systems Analysis
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (47.37 %)Java
217 (44.74 %)COBOL
311 (28.95 %)JavaScript
47 (18.42 %)SQL
56 (15.79 %)NATURAL
64 (10.53 %)VB6
64 (10.53 %)VB
64 (10.53 %)VB.NET
64 (10.53 %)C++
64 (10.53 %)PL/SQL
73 (7.895 %)C
82 (5.263 %)C#
91 (2.632 %)Delphi
91 (2.632 %)Perl
91 (2.632 %)PHP
91 (2.632 %)Korn
91 (2.632 %)PHP5
91 (2.632 %)JCL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (15.79 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.632 %)NFS
11 (2.632 %)Samba
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (42.11 %)IBM
25 (13.16 %)HP
33 (7.895 %)Oracle
41 (2.632 %)Microsoft
41 (2.632 %)EMC
41 (2.632 %)Intel
41 (2.632 %)Informatica
41 (2.632 %)Zend