The first table below looks at the demand for Scrum skills in IT jobs advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Scrum over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Birmingham region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Scrum
Rank 55 68 76
Rank change year-on-year
+13 +8
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 60 34 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 3.561% 2.316% 1.253%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.789% 3.350% 1.950%
Number of salaries quoted 58 33 17
Average salary £47,500 £37,500 £62,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+26.66% -40.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £36,300 £37,400
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £63,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £42,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +2.40%
All Processes & Methodologies
Birmingham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1253 1015 872
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 74.36% 69.14% 64.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1056 888 750
Average salary £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.88% -
90% offered a salary of more than £29,000 £27,500 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Scrum
West Midlands

Scrum
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Scrum across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Birmingham Scrum Jobs Demand Trend

Scrum
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Scrum Salary Trend

Scrum
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Scrum across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Birmingham Scrum Salary Histogram

Scrum
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Scrum 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 Scrum.

1 76 (66.67%) .NET
2 66 (57.89%) C#
3 55 (48.25%) SQL Server
4 48 (42.11%) ASP.NET
5 37 (32.46%) TDD
6 35 (30.70%) MVC
6 35 (30.70%) SQL
7 33 (28.95%) Agile Software Development
8 32 (28.07%) WCF
9 29 (25.44%) ASP.NET MVC
10 28 (24.56%) CSS
11 25 (21.93%) JavaScript
12 24 (21.05%) Razor View Engine
12 24 (21.05%) Kanban
13 23 (20.18%) jQuery
13 23 (20.18%) SQL Server 2008
13 23 (20.18%) E-Commerce
14 21 (18.42%) HTML
14 21 (18.42%) Degree
15 20 (17.54%) QA
15 20 (17.54%) Continuous Integration
16 19 (16.67%) .NET Framework
16 19 (16.67%) Visual Studio
17 18 (15.79%) T-SQL
17 18 (15.79%) Microsoft
18 17 (14.91%) Team Foundation Server
19 15 (13.16%) ASP.NET MVC 3
19 15 (13.16%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
19 15 (13.16%) Castle Windsor
19 15 (13.16%) NUnit

Scrum
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Scrum 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 Scrum. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 76 (66.67%) .NET
2 48 (42.11%) ASP.NET
3 32 (28.07%) WCF
4 29 (25.44%) ASP.NET MVC
5 28 (24.56%) CSS
6 24 (21.05%) Razor View Engine
7 23 (20.18%) jQuery
8 21 (18.42%) HTML
9 19 (16.67%) .NET Framework
10 15 (13.16%) ASP.NET MVC 3
10 15 (13.16%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
10 15 (13.16%) Castle Windsor
10 15 (13.16%) Ajax
10 15 (13.16%) Web Services
10 15 (13.16%) XML
11 14 (12.28%) ASP.NET MVC 4
12 13 (11.40%) HTML5
12 13 (11.40%) WinForms
13 10 (8.772%) CSS3
14 9 (7.895%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 7 (6.140%) SharePoint
2 6 (5.263%) Confluence
2 6 (5.263%) Windows Azure
3 4 (3.509%) IIS
4 3 (2.632%) MSMQ
5 2 (1.754%) Documentum
5 2 (1.754%) MQSeries
5 2 (1.754%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (1.754%) Joomla!
5 2 (1.754%) Umbraco
5 2 (1.754%) WordPress
5 2 (1.754%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.877%) SugarCRM
6 1 (0.877%) Amazon AWS
6 1 (0.877%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.877%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (5.263%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.877%) MS Project
2 1 (0.877%) Photoshop
2 1 (0.877%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.877%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.754%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (48.25%) SQL Server
2 23 (20.18%) SQL Server 2008
3 12 (10.53%) SQL Server 2012
3 12 (10.53%) SQL Server 2005
4 6 (5.263%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 6 (5.263%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (4.386%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (4.386%) MySQL
6 4 (3.509%) MongoDB
6 4 (3.509%) RavenDB
6 4 (3.509%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.877%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
7 1 (0.877%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.877%) Big Data
7 1 (0.877%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.877%) Oracle 10g
Development Applications
1 19 (16.67%) Visual Studio
2 17 (14.91%) Team Foundation Server
3 15 (13.16%) NUnit
4 12 (10.53%) Rhino Mocks
4 12 (10.53%) Subversion
5 9 (7.895%) Selenium
6 8 (7.018%) JIRA
7 7 (6.140%) Maven
7 7 (6.140%) Hudson
8 6 (5.263%) ClearCase
8 6 (5.263%) QuickTest Pro
8 6 (5.263%) Bugzilla
8 6 (5.263%) Jenkins
9 4 (3.509%) MSTest
9 4 (3.509%) Moq
10 3 (2.632%) SpecFlow
10 3 (2.632%) TestComplete
11 2 (1.754%) TestDirector
12 1 (0.877%) Git (software)
12 1 (0.877%) WinRunner
General
1 14 (12.28%) Finance
2 7 (6.140%) Aerospace
2 7 (6.140%) Automotive
2 7 (6.140%) Manufacturing
3 4 (3.509%) Games
4 3 (2.632%) Retail
4 3 (2.632%) Publishing
5 2 (1.754%) Banking
6 1 (0.877%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.877%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 60 (52.63%) Developer
2 36 (31.58%) .NET Developer
3 17 (14.91%) ScrumMaster
4 15 (13.16%) Development Manager
5 14 (12.28%) Analyst
6 12 (10.53%) Senior Developer
7 9 (7.895%) Business Analyst
8 8 (7.018%) Software Engineer
9 7 (6.140%) Agile Business Analyst
9 7 (6.140%) Agile .NET Developer
9 7 (6.140%) ASP.NET Developer
9 7 (6.140%) C# Developer
10 6 (5.263%) C# .NET Developer
11 5 (4.386%) Test Analyst
11 5 (4.386%) Web Developer
12 4 (3.509%) Team Leader
12 4 (3.509%) PHP Developer
12 4 (3.509%) C# ASP.NET Developer
13 3 (2.632%) SharePoint Developer
13 3 (2.632%) Front-End Developer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.649%) Mathematics
2 9 (7.895%) Mobile App
3 8 (7.018%) Tandem
4 4 (3.509%) Inversion of Control
5 3 (2.632%) Computer Science
5 3 (2.632%) Social Media
6 2 (1.754%) AS400
6 2 (1.754%) W3C
6 2 (1.754%) Pocket PC
7 1 (0.877%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.877%) Open Source
7 1 (0.877%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.895%) Windows
2 3 (2.632%) Android
3 2 (1.754%) Windows CE
3 2 (1.754%) Windows Phone
3 2 (1.754%) Windows 8
3 2 (1.754%) Windows Phone 8
3 2 (1.754%) Windows Mobile
4 1 (0.877%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (32.46%) TDD
2 35 (30.70%) MVC
3 33 (28.95%) Agile Software Development
4 24 (21.05%) Kanban
5 23 (20.18%) E-Commerce
6 20 (17.54%) Continuous Integration
7 12 (10.53%) Web Application Development
8 11 (9.649%) BDD
8 11 (9.649%) Software Architecture
9 10 (8.772%) User Acceptance Testing
9 10 (8.772%) Web Development
10 9 (7.895%) Continuous Improvement
10 9 (7.895%) OO
11 8 (7.018%) Waterfall
11 8 (7.018%) Test Automation
11 8 (7.018%) Test Scripting
11 8 (7.018%) Business Analysis
12 7 (6.140%) Software Engineering
12 7 (6.140%) Unit Testing
12 7 (6.140%) CAD
Programming Languages
1 66 (57.89%) C#
2 35 (30.70%) SQL
3 25 (21.93%) JavaScript
4 18 (15.79%) T-SQL
5 13 (11.40%) C++
6 9 (7.895%) VB.NET
7 7 (6.140%) VC++
7 7 (6.140%) Java
8 5 (4.386%) PowerShell
8 5 (4.386%) VB
8 5 (4.386%) PHP
9 3 (2.632%) Objective-C
10 2 (1.754%) Embedded C++
11 1 (0.877%) C
11 1 (0.877%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (18.42%) Degree
2 12 (10.53%) MCP
2 12 (10.53%) MCAD
2 12 (10.53%) MCSD
2 12 (10.53%) Microsoft Certification
2 12 (10.53%) MCTS
3 6 (5.263%) ISEB
4 2 (1.754%) ISTQB
5 1 (0.877%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.877%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (17.54%) QA
2 1 (0.877%) TickIT
2 1 (0.877%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 8 (7.018%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 18 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.263%) HP
3 5 (4.386%) Oracle
4 4 (3.509%) Zend
5 3 (2.632%) Facebook
5 3 (2.632%) Adobe
6 2 (1.754%) Twitter
6 2 (1.754%) Red Gate
6 2 (1.754%) Google
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Senior .NET Developer/Perm - ASP.NET/MVC/e-commerce/Agile (TDD/BDD) My client, a market leading organisation, are currently looking for strong, hands-on .NET Developers to...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Automated Test Analyst, Tester, Software Engineer, Developer, Programmer, Selenium/Ranorex/Testcomplete, Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET, SWET, QA Lead, Test Analyst, Lead Tester, ISEB, C#, .Net, Java,...
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Automated Test Analyst, Tester, Software Engineer, Developer, Programmer, Selenium/Ranorex/Testcomplete, Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET, SWET, QA Lead, Test Analyst, Lead Tester, ISEB, C#, .Net, Java,...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
NET Developer (ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, C#.NET, VB, dot NET, Web Application Development, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, WCF, Continuous Integration, Dependency Injection,...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Being a Microsoft Gold partner the client works with the newest technologies - ASP.NET 4, WPF, WCF, Apple (IPad and IPhone application work), HTML 5 etc and offer...
Robert Walters
Salary: £20000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
As well as traditional Business Analyst functions you will also be encouraged to work with external teams, present to senior stakeholders and customers and mentor other consultants in...
Mortimer Spinks
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Birmingham City Centre £20,000 - £25,000 + Benefits Java Development, Java, Software, jQuery, JaveScript, XML, JavaScript My client, a market leader in the travel industry, is looking for...
serocor solution
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Automated Test Analyst, Selenium/Ranorex/Testcomplete, Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET, QA Lead, Test Analyst, Lead Tester, ISEB, C#, .Net, Java, C++, Automated, Desktop, Agile/Scrum, Functional/...
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Automated Test Analyst, Selenium/Ranorex/Testcomplete, Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET, QA Lead, Test Analyst, Lead Tester, ISEB, C#, .Net, Java, C++, Automated, Desktop, Agile/Scrum, Functional/...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
My client are a rapidly growing business and are currently on the lookout for a hands-on technical lead - a proven track record in software engineering in either...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £50,000 to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Software Engineer, C#, Visual C++, C++, .Net, Maths, Agile/Scrum, Aerospace/Manufacturing/Automotive, Analyst Programmer/Software Developer - Birmingham, 40-55K + Bens... Technical skills required: C#/.Net or Visual...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013