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The table below looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs within the Buckinghamshire 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank9258
Rank change on same period last yearDown-34
Matching permanent IT job ads19115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.059 %
As % of the category below1.036 %3.525 %
Salaries quoted1292
Average minimum salary£27,429£30,161
Average salary£30,357£33,919
% change on same period last year-10.50 %
Average maximum salary£33,286£37,677
UK excluding London average salary£33,084£33,545
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Buckinghamshire
Matching permanent IT job ads18343262
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.585 %1.665 %
Salaries quoted15882791
Average minimum salary£36,464£33,515
Average salary£39,637£36,693
% change on same period last year+8.02 %
Average maximum salary£42,811£39,871
UK excluding London average salary£38,488£39,022
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Programmer South EastProgrammer
South East

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Programmer across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Buckinghamshire Programmer Salary Histogram

Programmer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesDown-910£30,083-1.58 %
MarlowDown-83£30,000-12.07 %
AmershamNew entry-2£28,500-
High WycombeDown-31£20,000-44.95 %
Programmer South EastProgrammer
South East

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

141 (46.07 %).NET
238 (42.70 %)SQL Server
334 (38.20 %)SQL
425 (28.09 %)C#
522 (24.72 %)VB
621 (23.60 %)Oracle
720 (22.47 %)JavaScript
720 (22.47 %)ASP
720 (22.47 %)ASP.NET
819 (21.35 %)VB.NET
917 (19.10 %)HTML
1016 (17.98 %)C
1114 (15.73 %)IBM
1114 (15.73 %)ProC
1213 (14.61 %)ColdFusion
1312 (13.48 %)RDBMS
1312 (13.48 %)Java
1411 (12.36 %)DB2
1510 (11.24 %)XML
1510 (11.24 %)Mainframe
1510 (11.24 %)Visualfiles
1510 (11.24 %)IBM Mainframe
169 (10.11 %)CSS
169 (10.11 %)Sybase
169 (10.11 %)Informix
169 (10.11 %)Ingres
177 (7.865 %)Degree
177 (7.865 %)MS Excel
177 (7.865 %)C++
177 (7.865 %)COBOL

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
141 (46.07 %).NET
220 (22.47 %)ASP
220 (22.47 %)ASP.NET
317 (19.10 %)HTML
410 (11.24 %)XML
59 (10.11 %)CSS
64 (4.494 %)J2EE
73 (3.371 %)Servlets
73 (3.371 %)XSLT
73 (3.371 %)XHTML
73 (3.371 %)LAMP
73 (3.371 %)WebServices
82 (2.247 %)Hibernate
82 (2.247 %)AJAX
82 (2.247 %)SOAP
82 (2.247 %)JDBC
82 (2.247 %)JSP
91 (1.124 %)Struts
91 (1.124 %)EJB
91 (1.124 %)WebSphere
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (14.61 %)ColdFusion
22 (2.247 %)ArcGIS
31 (1.124 %)CMS
31 (1.124 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (1.124 %)JBoss
31 (1.124 %)SharePoint
31 (1.124 %)SAS
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (7.865 %)MS Excel
22 (2.247 %)MS Visio
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.124 %)Oracle Applications
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.247 %)SMS
21 (1.124 %)Extranet
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
138 (42.70 %)SQL Server
212 (13.48 %)RDBMS
311 (12.36 %)DB2
49 (10.11 %)Informix
49 (10.11 %)Ingres
56 (6.742 %)SQL Server 2000
56 (6.742 %)SQL Server 2005
56 (6.742 %)Crystal Reports
65 (5.618 %)Oracle 8/8i
73 (3.371 %)MS Access
73 (3.371 %)Datawarehouse
73 (3.371 %)Oracle Reports
73 (3.371 %)MySQL
73 (3.371 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
82 (2.247 %)GIS
91 (1.124 %)InterBase
91 (1.124 %)Base SAS
91 (1.124 %)Oracle 10g
91 (1.124 %)Oracle 9i
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (15.73 %)ProC
23 (3.371 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (1.124 %)Oracle Forms
31 (1.124 %)Subversion
31 (1.124 %)Visual Studio
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (7.865 %)Finance
23 (3.371 %)Retail
23 (3.371 %)Back Office
32 (2.247 %)Games
41 (1.124 %)Banking
41 (1.124 %)Government
41 (1.124 %)Health
41 (1.124 %)Insurance
41 (1.124 %)Marketing
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (11.24 %)Mainframe
110 (11.24 %)IBM Mainframe
23 (3.371 %)N-Tier
31 (1.124 %)Biometrics
31 (1.124 %)Web 2.0
31 (1.124 %)Computer Science
31 (1.124 %)Client/Server
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (5.618 %)Windows
15 (5.618 %)Linux
23 (3.371 %)UNIX
31 (1.124 %)AIX
31 (1.124 %)Solaris
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (6.742 %)CRM
16 (6.742 %)Project Management
16 (6.742 %)Systems Analysis
24 (4.494 %)Web Development
33 (3.371 %)UML
33 (3.371 %)Agile Software Development
33 (3.371 %)Data Management
42 (2.247 %)Data Analysis
42 (2.247 %)Time Management
42 (2.247 %)OO
51 (1.124 %)RAD
51 (1.124 %)RUP
51 (1.124 %)E-Commerce
51 (1.124 %)OOD
51 (1.124 %)SOA
51 (1.124 %)B2B
51 (1.124 %)B2C
51 (1.124 %)Unit Testing
51 (1.124 %)Continuous Integration
51 (1.124 %)E-business
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (38.20 %)SQL
225 (28.09 %)C#
322 (24.72 %)VB
420 (22.47 %)JavaScript
519 (21.35 %)VB.NET
616 (17.98 %)C
712 (13.48 %)Java
87 (7.865 %)C++
87 (7.865 %)COBOL
93 (3.371 %)Delphi
93 (3.371 %)PHP
102 (2.247 %)VB6
102 (2.247 %)PHP5
111 (1.124 %)VBA
111 (1.124 %)JCL
111 (1.124 %)PowerHouse
111 (1.124 %)PL/SQL
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (7.865 %)Degree
26 (6.742 %)MCSD
26 (6.742 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.124 %)Security Cleared
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.247 %)QA
21 (1.124 %)ISO9001
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (23.60 %)Oracle
214 (15.73 %)IBM
310 (11.24 %)Visualfiles
49 (10.11 %)Sybase
56 (6.742 %)Microsoft
56 (6.742 %)Micro Focus
62 (2.247 %)Alterian
71 (1.124 %)Interwoven
71 (1.124 %)Borland
71 (1.124 %)Vignette
71 (1.124 %)Cognos