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The table below looks at the demand for Mathematics (Maths) 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 Mathematics over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMathematics (Maths)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank64101
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching permanent IT job ads6233
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.014 %
As % of the category below14.00 %8.895 %
Salaries quoted5629
Average minimum salary£27,629£20,655
Average salary£32,890£24,716
% change on same period last year+33.07 %
Average maximum salary£38,152£28,776
UK excluding London average salary£33,191£31,800
% change on same period last year+4.37 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads443371
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.256 %0.160 %
Salaries quoted394282
Average minimum salary£31,079£34,300
Average salary£34,487£36,925
% change on same period last year-6.60 %
Average maximum salary£37,895£39,550
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Mathematics West MidlandsMathematics
West Midlands

Mathematics
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Mathematics Demand Trend

Mathematics
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Mathematics Salary Trend

Mathematics
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Mathematics across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Birmingham Mathematics Salary Histogram

Mathematics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Mathematics 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 Mathematics.

1100 (86.96 %)Degree
265 (56.52 %)C#
265 (56.52 %)C++
348 (41.74 %)SQL
437 (32.17 %)Finance
532 (27.83 %)Computer Science
629 (25.22 %)VB
721 (18.26 %)Data Modelling
721 (18.26 %)OO
721 (18.26 %)Physics
820 (17.39 %)Pensions
919 (16.52 %).NET
1015 (13.04 %)OOD
1114 (12.17 %)OOP
1213 (11.30 %)VB.NET
1311 (9.565 %)C
1311 (9.565 %)SQL Server
1311 (9.565 %)CAD
149 (7.826 %)RPG
149 (7.826 %)AS400
158 (6.957 %)Health
158 (6.957 %)MFC
158 (6.957 %)ASP.NET
158 (6.957 %)SAS
167 (6.087 %)Manufacturing
167 (6.087 %)Insurance
167 (6.087 %)Statistics
176 (5.217 %)Marketing
176 (5.217 %)MS Office
176 (5.217 %)VBA

Mathematics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Mathematics 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 Mathematics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (16.52 %).NET
28 (6.957 %)MFC
28 (6.957 %)ASP.NET
34 (3.478 %)OpenGL
42 (1.739 %)WCF
42 (1.739 %)WPF
42 (1.739 %)XML
42 (1.739 %)ActiveX
42 (1.739 %)HTML
51 (0.870 %)WinForms
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (6.957 %)SAS
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (5.217 %)MS Office
25 (4.348 %)MS Excel
34 (3.478 %)Spreadsheet
43 (2.609 %)SPSS
51 (0.870 %)AutoCAD
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (9.565 %)SQL Server
23 (2.609 %)Data Mining
23 (2.609 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.870 %)MySQL
31 (0.870 %)SQL Server 2000
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (3.478 %)Visual Studio
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
137 (32.17 %)Finance
220 (17.39 %)Pensions
38 (6.957 %)Health
47 (6.087 %)Manufacturing
47 (6.087 %)Insurance
56 (5.217 %)Marketing
65 (4.348 %)Government
65 (4.348 %)Retail
65 (4.348 %)Aerospace
65 (4.348 %)Automotive
74 (3.478 %)Education
83 (2.609 %)Construction
92 (1.739 %)Telecoms
101 (0.870 %)3D Graphics
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
163 (54.78 %)Developer
237 (32.17 %)Software Developer
324 (20.87 %)Software Engineer
324 (20.87 %)Analyst
416 (13.91 %)Data Modeller
515 (13.04 %)Programmer
614 (12.17 %)Graduate
614 (12.17 %)C++ Developer
713 (11.30 %)Analyst Programmer
812 (10.43 %)Graduate Developer
911 (9.565 %)C++ Software Engineer
109 (7.826 %)Analyst Developer
109 (7.826 %)RPG Developer
109 (7.826 %)RPG Programmer
109 (7.826 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
109 (7.826 %)AS400 Developer
109 (7.826 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
117 (6.087 %)C# Developer
117 (6.087 %)Consultant
125 (4.348 %)Senior Consultant
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
132 (27.83 %)Computer Science
221 (18.26 %)Physics
39 (7.826 %)AS400
47 (6.087 %)Statistics
54 (3.478 %)Credit Risk
54 (3.478 %)Economics
54 (3.478 %)N-Tier
61 (0.870 %)Client/Server
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (4.348 %)Windows
23 (2.609 %)Mac OS X
31 (0.870 %)Linux
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (18.26 %)OO
121 (18.26 %)Data Modelling
215 (13.04 %)OOD
314 (12.17 %)OOP
411 (9.565 %)CAD
55 (4.348 %)Project Management
55 (4.348 %)Business Analysis
55 (4.348 %)User Acceptance Testing
55 (4.348 %)Unit Testing
55 (4.348 %)System Testing
64 (3.478 %)Business Development
64 (3.478 %)Fund Management
64 (3.478 %)Risk Management
64 (3.478 %)Software Engineering
73 (2.609 %)Data Analysis
73 (2.609 %)OOA/OOD
82 (1.739 %)ITIL
91 (0.870 %)Quantitative Analysis
91 (0.870 %)E-Commerce
91 (0.870 %)Service Management
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
165 (56.52 %)C#
165 (56.52 %)C++
248 (41.74 %)SQL
329 (25.22 %)VB
413 (11.30 %)VB.NET
511 (9.565 %)C
69 (7.826 %)RPG
76 (5.217 %)VBA
84 (3.478 %)VC++
91 (0.870 %)PHP
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1100 (86.96 %)Degree
22 (1.739 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.870 %)MCITP
31 (0.870 %)Chartered Engineer
31 (0.870 %)NVQ Level 3
31 (0.870 %)MCP
31 (0.870 %)HND
31 (0.870 %)MCSA
31 (0.870 %)MCDBA
31 (0.870 %)ISEB
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.870 %)ISO9001
11 (0.870 %)SLA
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.870 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (4.348 %)Microsoft
22 (1.739 %)Oracle
31 (0.870 %)SAP
31 (0.870 %)SIMUL8