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The table below looks at the demand for Life Sciences skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Life Science over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Life Sciences
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank124139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads12
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.246 %0.608 %
Salaries quoted12
Average minimum salary£25,000£18,999
Average salary£30,000£19,000
% change on same period last year+57.89 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£19,000
UK excluding London average salary£34,867£38,667
% change on same period last year-9.82 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads407329
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.263 %0.147 %
Salaries quoted370249
Average minimum salary£33,243£36,507
Average salary£36,220£38,670
% change on same period last year-6.33 %
Average maximum salary£39,196£40,833
UK excluding London average salary£37,532£40,020
% change on same period last year-6.21 %
Life Science West MidlandsLife Science
West Midlands

Life Science
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Life Science across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Birmingham Life Science Demand Trend

Life Science
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Life Science Salary Trend

Life Science
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Life Science 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 Life Science.

112 (100.00 %)Degree
211 (91.67 %)Unit Testing
211 (91.67 %)C++
211 (91.67 %)MFC
211 (91.67 %)3D Graphics
211 (91.67 %)Windows
211 (91.67 %)OO
211 (91.67 %)VC++
211 (91.67 %)Mac OS X
211 (91.67 %)OpenGL
36 (50.00 %)Health
43 (25.00 %)Insurance
51 (8.333 %)Marketing
51 (8.333 %)PhD

Life Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (91.67 %)MFC
111 (91.67 %)OpenGL
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (91.67 %)3D Graphics
26 (50.00 %)Health
33 (25.00 %)Insurance
41 (8.333 %)Marketing
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (91.67 %)Developer
21 (8.333 %)Applications Specialist
21 (8.333 %)C++ Developer
21 (8.333 %)Graduate
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (91.67 %)Windows
111 (91.67 %)Mac OS X
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (91.67 %)OO
111 (91.67 %)Unit Testing
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (91.67 %)C++
111 (91.67 %)VC++
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (100.00 %)Degree
21 (8.333 %)PhD