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

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4286
Rank change on same period last yearUp+44
Matching permanent IT job ads10155
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.025 %
As % of the category below4.389 %1.852 %
Salaries quoted8950
Average minimum salary£29,607£26,980
Average salary£32,410£31,790
% change on same period last year+1.95 %
Average maximum salary£35,213£36,600
UK excluding London average salary£33,509£33,065
% change on same period last year+1.34 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads23012969
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.484 %1.329 %
Salaries quoted20842560
Average minimum salary£35,693£37,928
Average salary£39,103£42,211
% change on same period last year-7.36 %
Average maximum salary£42,513£46,493
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Programmer West MidlandsProgrammer
West Midlands

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Programmer Demand Trend

Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

Birmingham Programmer Salary Histogram

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

172 (40.68 %).NET
269 (38.98 %)SQL
360 (33.90 %)SQL Server
445 (25.42 %)ASP.NET
543 (24.29 %)ASP
638 (21.47 %)Java
737 (20.90 %)VB.NET
835 (19.77 %)C#
835 (19.77 %)HTML
934 (19.21 %)VB
1033 (18.64 %)XML
1132 (18.08 %)Oracle
1230 (16.95 %)Finance
1327 (15.25 %)Microsoft
1327 (15.25 %)RPG
1426 (14.69 %)JavaScript
1426 (14.69 %)Degree
1525 (14.12 %)J2EE
1525 (14.12 %)AS400
1623 (12.99 %)XSLT
1718 (10.17 %)Tomcat
1718 (10.17 %)PL/SQL
1816 (9.040 %)VB6
1915 (8.475 %)MS Excel
1915 (8.475 %)SharePoint
1915 (8.475 %)Struts
2014 (7.910 %)AJAX
2113 (7.345 %)Mathematics
2113 (7.345 %)CSS
2212 (6.780 %)W3C

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
172 (40.68 %).NET
245 (25.42 %)ASP.NET
343 (24.29 %)ASP
435 (19.77 %)HTML
533 (18.64 %)XML
625 (14.12 %)J2EE
723 (12.99 %)XSLT
815 (8.475 %)Struts
914 (7.910 %)AJAX
1013 (7.345 %)CSS
1111 (6.215 %)WebSphere
1210 (5.650 %)JSP
136 (3.390 %)XHTML
136 (3.390 %).NET Framework
145 (2.825 %)JSTL
145 (2.825 %)WebServices
145 (2.825 %)OC4J
145 (2.825 %)Servlets
154 (2.260 %)SOAP
163 (1.695 %)WinForms
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (10.17 %)Tomcat
215 (8.475 %)SharePoint
39 (5.085 %)IIS
48 (4.520 %)CMS
57 (3.955 %)CICS
65 (2.825 %)WebLogic
74 (2.260 %)Apache
83 (1.695 %)OpenEdge
92 (1.130 %)Umbraco
101 (0.565 %)SAS
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (8.475 %)MS Excel
29 (5.085 %)Photoshop
29 (5.085 %)Adobe Illustrator
36 (3.390 %)PrintSoft PReS
43 (1.695 %)MS Office
51 (0.565 %)MS Project
51 (0.565 %)MS Visio
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.565 %)Oracle Applications
11 (0.565 %)Siebel Analytics
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (5.650 %)Internet
26 (3.390 %)TCP/IP
35 (2.825 %)FTP
41 (0.565 %)SAN
41 (0.565 %)Intranet
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
160 (33.90 %)SQL Server
212 (6.780 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (6.215 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (3.955 %)BusinessObjects
56 (3.390 %)TOAD
56 (3.390 %)DB2
65 (2.825 %)MS Access
73 (1.695 %)MySQL
81 (0.565 %)Oracle BI EE
81 (0.565 %)Datawarehouse
81 (0.565 %)DTS
81 (0.565 %)Oracle 9i
81 (0.565 %)RDBMS
81 (0.565 %)PowerCenter
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (6.215 %)Subversion
29 (5.085 %)Flash
29 (5.085 %)Dreamweaver
38 (4.520 %)Synon
46 (3.390 %)Advantage 2E
46 (3.390 %)JUnit
55 (2.825 %)Eclipse
55 (2.825 %)IntelliJ
55 (2.825 %)COOL2E
55 (2.825 %)Oracle Forms
62 (1.130 %)Visual Studio
71 (0.565 %)PVCS
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (16.95 %)Finance
210 (5.650 %)Retail
39 (5.085 %)Banking
48 (4.520 %)Insurance
56 (3.390 %)Retail Banking
56 (3.390 %)Automotive
65 (2.825 %)Government
74 (2.260 %)Health
74 (2.260 %)Legal
83 (1.695 %)Marketing
83 (1.695 %)Education
92 (1.130 %)Games
92 (1.130 %)Law
101 (0.565 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.565 %)Construction
101 (0.565 %)Financial Institution
101 (0.565 %)Back Office
101 (0.565 %)Local Government
101 (0.565 %)Pensions
101 (0.565 %)Music
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
125 (14.12 %)AS400
213 (7.345 %)Mathematics
312 (6.780 %)W3C
312 (6.780 %)iSeries
47 (3.955 %)Mainframe
47 (3.955 %)IBM Mainframe
56 (3.390 %)Computer Science
63 (1.695 %)Management Information System
72 (1.130 %)N-Tier
81 (0.565 %)German Language
81 (0.565 %)Physics
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (6.215 %)Windows
27 (3.955 %)UNIX
31 (0.565 %)Solaris
31 (0.565 %)zOS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (6.215 %)Content Management
111 (6.215 %)Unit Testing
29 (5.085 %)OO
38 (4.520 %)Web Development
46 (3.390 %)Software Testing
46 (3.390 %)ITIL
46 (3.390 %)OOD
46 (3.390 %)OOA/OOD
55 (2.825 %)Data Management
55 (2.825 %)User Acceptance Testing
55 (2.825 %)System Testing
55 (2.825 %)Fund Management
64 (2.260 %)Data Analysis
64 (2.260 %)Contact Management
73 (1.695 %)Document Management
73 (1.695 %)Workflow
73 (1.695 %)PRINCE2
73 (1.695 %)Software Engineering
73 (1.695 %)Systems Analysis
73 (1.695 %)Matrix Management
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
169 (38.98 %)SQL
238 (21.47 %)Java
337 (20.90 %)VB.NET
435 (19.77 %)C#
534 (19.21 %)VB
627 (15.25 %)RPG
726 (14.69 %)JavaScript
818 (10.17 %)PL/SQL
916 (9.040 %)VB6
109 (5.085 %)ActionScript
116 (3.390 %)C++
125 (2.825 %)PHP
134 (2.260 %)VBScript
143 (1.695 %)C
152 (1.130 %)Perl
152 (1.130 %)Transact-SQL
152 (1.130 %)PHP5
161 (0.565 %)VC++
161 (0.565 %)COBOL
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (14.69 %)Degree
25 (2.825 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (2.260 %)MCAD
34 (2.260 %)MCSD
42 (1.130 %)MCTS
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (18.08 %)Oracle
227 (15.25 %)Microsoft
311 (6.215 %)IBM
49 (5.085 %)Interwoven
49 (5.085 %)Cognos
57 (3.955 %)Business Objects
63 (1.695 %)Progress
72 (1.130 %)Remedy
81 (0.565 %)Brio
81 (0.565 %)Informatica
81 (0.565 %)Siebel