Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ODBC over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank124-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.125 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£40,000-
Average salary£45,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£50,000-
UK excluding London average salary£33,011£33,898
% change on same period last year-2.61 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads801884
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.517 %0.396 %
Salaries quoted745791
Average minimum salary£31,830£33,361
Average salary£34,799£36,388
% change on same period last year-4.36 %
Average maximum salary£37,767£39,415
UK excluding London average salary£36,010£36,558
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
ODBC West MidlandsODBC
West Midlands

ODBC
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham ODBC Demand Trend

ODBC
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham ODBC Salary Trend

ODBC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (100.00 %)Java
110 (100.00 %)SQL
110 (100.00 %)J2EE
29 (90.00 %)Oracle
29 (90.00 %)JDBC
29 (90.00 %)XML
38 (80.00 %)MQSeries
38 (80.00 %)IBM
45 (50.00 %)Construction
54 (40.00 %)XML Schema
62 (20.00 %)Sun Certification
62 (20.00 %)Sun
71 (10.00 %)HP
71 (10.00 %)JMS
71 (10.00 %)HTTP
71 (10.00 %)UNIX
71 (10.00 %)Windows
71 (10.00 %)SQL Server
71 (10.00 %)C
71 (10.00 %)C++
71 (10.00 %)HTML
71 (10.00 %)VB
71 (10.00 %).NET
71 (10.00 %)LoadRunner
71 (10.00 %)Mainframe
71 (10.00 %)GIS
71 (10.00 %)Finance
71 (10.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
71 (10.00 %)Performance Testing
71 (10.00 %)Unit Testing

ODBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (100.00 %)J2EE
29 (90.00 %)JDBC
29 (90.00 %)XML
34 (40.00 %)XML Schema
41 (10.00 %)WebSphere
41 (10.00 %)HTML
41 (10.00 %).NET
41 (10.00 %)JMS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (80.00 %)MQSeries
21 (10.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)HTTP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server
11 (10.00 %)GIS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (10.00 %)LoadRunner
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (50.00 %)Construction
21 (10.00 %)Pensions
21 (10.00 %)Finance
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (90.00 %)Developer
28 (80.00 %)Senior Developer
36 (60.00 %)J2EE Developer
45 (50.00 %)Java Developer
45 (50.00 %)Senior J2EE Developer
54 (40.00 %)Senior Java Developer
62 (20.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
71 (10.00 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
71 (10.00 %)Test Specialist
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Mainframe
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)UNIX
11 (10.00 %)Windows
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)Performance Testing
11 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
11 (10.00 %)Test Scripting
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (100.00 %)Java
110 (100.00 %)SQL
21 (10.00 %)VB
21 (10.00 %)C
21 (10.00 %)C++
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)Sun Certification
21 (10.00 %)SCJD
21 (10.00 %)Degree
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (90.00 %)Oracle
28 (80.00 %)IBM
32 (20.00 %)Sun
41 (10.00 %)HP