Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

 Software Programmer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank230270
Rank change on same period last yearUp+40
Matching permanent IT job ads1016
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.131 %0.140 %
Salaries quoted1015
Average minimum salary£22,800£32,563
Average salary£25,600£36,281
% change on same period last year-29.44 %
Average maximum salary£28,400£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,341£33,929
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
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 %
Software Programmer South EastSoftware Programmer
South East

Software Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Software Programmer Demand Trend

Software Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Software Programmer Salary Trend

Software Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Software Programmer Salary Histogram

Software Programmer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software 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+213£26,000-34.99 %
NewburyDown-111£28,500-4.99 %
SloughDown-71£32,000-27.88 %
Software Programmer South EastSoftware Programmer
South East

Software Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

135 (81.40 %)C++
230 (69.77 %)C
321 (48.84 %)Java
414 (32.56 %)OO
512 (27.91 %)GAP Analysis
512 (27.91 %)PhD
512 (27.91 %).NET
512 (27.91 %)Mathematics
69 (20.93 %)Pharmaceutical
69 (20.93 %)Chemicals
69 (20.93 %)Risk Assessment
78 (18.60 %)Computer Science
86 (13.95 %)Degree
86 (13.95 %)SQL
94 (9.302 %)C#
94 (9.302 %)UNIX
94 (9.302 %)Windows
94 (9.302 %)Linux
103 (6.977 %)COBOL
103 (6.977 %)VB
103 (6.977 %)XML
103 (6.977 %)XSLT
103 (6.977 %)Education
103 (6.977 %)Telecoms
103 (6.977 %)Physics
103 (6.977 %)Chemistry
103 (6.977 %)Biology
112 (4.651 %)Time Management
112 (4.651 %)Software Engineering
112 (4.651 %)Retail

Software Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (27.91 %).NET
23 (6.977 %)XML
23 (6.977 %)XSLT
32 (4.651 %)J2EE
32 (4.651 %)JDBC
32 (4.651 %)JSP
32 (4.651 %)Servlets
41 (2.326 %)HTML
41 (2.326 %)ADO.NET
41 (2.326 %)ASP.NET
41 (2.326 %)WinForms
41 (2.326 %).NET Framework
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.326 %)Apache
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.326 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.326 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.326 %)MySQL
11 (2.326 %)SQL Server
11 (2.326 %)MS Access
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.651 %)Eclipse
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (20.93 %)Pharmaceutical
19 (20.93 %)Chemicals
23 (6.977 %)Education
23 (6.977 %)Telecoms
32 (4.651 %)Retail
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (27.91 %)Mathematics
28 (18.60 %)Computer Science
33 (6.977 %)Physics
33 (6.977 %)Chemistry
33 (6.977 %)Biology
41 (2.326 %)Client/Server
41 (2.326 %)Robotics
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (9.302 %)UNIX
14 (9.302 %)Windows
14 (9.302 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (32.56 %)OO
212 (27.91 %)GAP Analysis
39 (20.93 %)Risk Assessment
42 (4.651 %)E-Commerce
42 (4.651 %)Software Engineering
42 (4.651 %)Time Management
51 (2.326 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (2.326 %)Web Development
51 (2.326 %)Document Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (81.40 %)C++
230 (69.77 %)C
321 (48.84 %)Java
46 (13.95 %)SQL
54 (9.302 %)C#
63 (6.977 %)COBOL
63 (6.977 %)VB
72 (4.651 %)JavaScript
81 (2.326 %)Perl
81 (2.326 %)Python
81 (2.326 %)VB6
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (27.91 %)PhD
26 (13.95 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (2.326 %)Microsoft