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This section looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank2222
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads358261
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.175 %0.116 %
As % of the category below28.87 %23.79 %
Salaries quoted262203
Average minimum salary£30,373£31,074
Average salary£34,118£34,041
% change on same period last year+0.22 %
Average maximum salary£37,863£37,007
UK excluding London average salary£32,806£34,092
% change on same period last year-3.77 %
Miscellaneous CambridgeshireMiscellaneous
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads12401097
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.608 %0.486 %
Salaries quoted996894
Average minimum salary£33,381£33,798
Average salary£37,083£37,259
% change on same period last year-0.47 %
Average maximum salary£40,785£40,720
UK excluding London average salary£38,531£39,111
% change on same period last year-1.48 %
Computer Science East of EnglandComputer Science
East of England

Computer Science
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Computer Science across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Cambridgeshire Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Computer Science across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Cambridgeshire region over the past 3 months.

Cambridgeshire Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Cambridgeshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1CambridgeNo change0299£34,219-0.30 %
2PeterboroughDown-311£27,000-6.89 %
Computer Science East of EnglandComputer Science
East of England

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Computer Science also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Computer Science.

1438 (82.33 %)Degree
2292 (54.89 %)C++
3184 (34.59 %)C
4148 (27.82 %)Windows
5129 (24.25 %)C#
6125 (23.50 %)Mathematics
7120 (22.56 %)Java
7120 (22.56 %).NET
8107 (20.11 %)Unix
991 (17.11 %)Linux
1076 (14.29 %)OO
1172 (13.53 %)Health
1271 (13.35 %)Software Engineering
1367 (12.59 %)Pensions
1367 (12.59 %)JavaScript
1458 (10.90 %)PHP
1458 (10.90 %)SQL
1553 (9.962 %)Physics
1652 (9.774 %)SQL Server
1748 (9.023 %)Perl
1846 (8.647 %)CSS
1944 (8.271 %)Python
2043 (8.083 %)Microsoft
2141 (7.707 %)ASP.NET
2240 (7.519 %)CAD
2337 (6.955 %)Insurance
2436 (6.767 %)HTML
2535 (6.579 %)3D Graphics
2535 (6.579 %)QA
2634 (6.391 %)3ds Max

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Computer Science also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1120 (22.56 %).NET
246 (8.647 %)CSS
341 (7.707 %)ASP.NET
436 (6.767 %)HTML
527 (5.075 %)XHTML
625 (4.699 %)AJAX
625 (4.699 %)XML
719 (3.571 %)STL
816 (3.008 %)J2EE
915 (2.820 %)LAMP
1014 (2.632 %)MFC
1113 (2.444 %)J2ME
1212 (2.256 %).NET Framework
1212 (2.256 %)ASP.NET 2.0
139 (1.692 %)WinForms
139 (1.692 %)JSP
147 (1.316 %)Spring
147 (1.316 %)Hibernate
156 (1.128 %)Grails
156 (1.128 %)Ruby on Rails
Application Platforms
121 (3.947 %)Apache
216 (3.008 %)Smallworld
35 (0.940 %)Tomcat
44 (0.752 %)ColdFusion
53 (0.564 %)LiveLink
61 (0.188 %)SharePoint
61 (0.188 %)SAS
Applications
134 (6.391 %)3ds Max
231 (5.827 %)MS Excel
326 (4.887 %)MATLAB
423 (4.323 %)Maya
59 (1.692 %)MS Visio
63 (0.564 %)MS Office
71 (0.188 %)AutoCAD
71 (0.188 %)Simulink
71 (0.188 %)Stateflow
Business Applications
15 (0.940 %)MFGPRO
Communications & Networking
126 (4.887 %)Internet
223 (4.323 %)Wireless
318 (3.383 %)Intranet
48 (1.504 %)VoIP
48 (1.504 %)Ethernet
56 (1.128 %)HTTP
65 (0.940 %)TCP/IP
73 (0.564 %)RIP
73 (0.564 %)WAN
82 (0.376 %)VPN
82 (0.376 %)LAN
82 (0.376 %)UMTS
82 (0.376 %)LDAP
82 (0.376 %)ATM
82 (0.376 %)Firewall
82 (0.376 %)Network Security
82 (0.376 %)DVB
91 (0.188 %)RTP
91 (0.188 %)802.11
91 (0.188 %)802.15
Database & Business Intelligence
152 (9.774 %)SQL Server
220 (3.759 %)MySQL
316 (3.008 %)GIS
410 (1.880 %)MS Access
58 (1.504 %)SQL Server 7
62 (0.376 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (0.376 %)DTS
71 (0.188 %)Data Mining
71 (0.188 %)Oracle 10g
71 (0.188 %)Oracle 9i
71 (0.188 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (0.188 %)Oracle 11g
71 (0.188 %)Base SAS
Development Applications
15 (0.940 %)NUnit
24 (0.752 %)InstallShield
33 (0.564 %)Subversion
33 (0.564 %)Visual Studio
33 (0.564 %)VSS/SourceSafe
33 (0.564 %)ClearCase
42 (0.376 %)Oracle Forms
51 (0.188 %)JUnit
51 (0.188 %)LabVIEW
General
172 (13.53 %)Health
267 (12.59 %)Pensions
337 (6.955 %)Insurance
435 (6.579 %)3D Graphics
531 (5.827 %)Electronics
629 (5.451 %)Games
726 (4.887 %)Education
822 (4.135 %)Finance
919 (3.571 %)Telecoms
108 (1.504 %)Pharmaceutical
117 (1.316 %)Manufacturing
117 (1.316 %)Animation
126 (1.128 %)Marketing
126 (1.128 %)Back Office
134 (0.752 %)Automotive
143 (0.564 %)Publishing
152 (0.376 %)Multimedia
152 (0.376 %)Aerospace
152 (0.376 %)Construction
152 (0.376 %)Electric
Job Titles
1233 (43.80 %)Software Engineer
2203 (38.16 %)Developer
3105 (19.74 %)Software Developer
462 (11.65 %)Graduate
556 (10.53 %)C++ Developer
556 (10.53 %)C++ Software Engineer
637 (6.955 %)C++ Software Developer
736 (6.767 %)C# Software Engineer
833 (6.203 %)Programmer
932 (6.015 %)C# Developer
1031 (5.827 %)Tester
1031 (5.827 %)Web Developer
1129 (5.451 %)Java Developer
1228 (5.263 %)CSharp Software Developer
1327 (5.075 %)Graduate Software Engineer
1426 (4.887 %).NET Developer
1523 (4.323 %)Software Tester
1523 (4.323 %).NET Software Engineer
1621 (3.947 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1719 (3.571 %)PHP Developer
Miscellaneous
1125 (23.50 %)Mathematics
253 (9.962 %)Physics
320 (3.759 %)VHDL
320 (3.759 %)Verilog
47 (1.316 %)Tandem
47 (1.316 %)Chemistry
56 (1.128 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
65 (0.940 %)Device Driver
65 (0.940 %)Multithreading
65 (0.940 %)Biotechnology
74 (0.752 %)Life Science
74 (0.752 %)Client/Server
83 (0.564 %)IPTV
92 (0.376 %)Bioinformatics
92 (0.376 %)MPEG
92 (0.376 %)iDTV
92 (0.376 %)Firmware
92 (0.376 %)ASIC
92 (0.376 %)DTV
101 (0.188 %)STB
Operating Systems
1148 (27.82 %)Windows
2107 (20.11 %)Unix
391 (17.11 %)Linux
417 (3.195 %)Windows XP
516 (3.008 %)Solaris
68 (1.504 %)Windows 2000
68 (1.504 %)VxWorks
77 (1.316 %)Embedded Linux
86 (1.128 %)HPUX
94 (0.752 %)Debian
101 (0.188 %)Windows Mobile
101 (0.188 %)LynxOS
101 (0.188 %)Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
176 (14.29 %)OO
271 (13.35 %)Software Engineering
340 (7.519 %)CAD
427 (5.075 %)Agile Software Development
526 (4.887 %)OOD
625 (4.699 %)CAE
724 (4.511 %)OOP
822 (4.135 %)Unit Testing
917 (3.195 %)Web Development
1016 (3.008 %)Software Testing
1115 (2.820 %)MVC
1115 (2.820 %)Numerical Analysis
1212 (2.256 %)Web Design
1311 (2.068 %)PLM
149 (1.692 %)Project Management
149 (1.692 %)Test Scripting
157 (1.316 %)Automated Testing
157 (1.316 %)Document Management
166 (1.128 %)Extreme Programming
166 (1.128 %)Algorithmic Trading
Programming Languages
1292 (54.89 %)C++
2184 (34.59 %)C
3129 (24.25 %)C#
4120 (22.56 %)Java
567 (12.59 %)JavaScript
658 (10.90 %)PHP
658 (10.90 %)SQL
748 (9.023 %)Perl
844 (8.271 %)Python
925 (4.699 %)VC++
1024 (4.511 %)PHP5
1024 (4.511 %)VB
1118 (3.383 %)DHTML
1217 (3.195 %)Embedded C
1316 (3.008 %)Magik
1415 (2.820 %)Embedded C++
1415 (2.820 %)VB.NET
1415 (2.820 %)Transact-SQL
1514 (2.632 %)Assembly Language
1514 (2.632 %)VB6
Qualifications
1438 (82.33 %)Degree
229 (5.451 %)PhD
32 (0.376 %)ISEB
32 (0.376 %)Postgraduate
41 (0.188 %)Sun Certification
41 (0.188 %)CSQA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
135 (6.579 %)QA
21 (0.188 %)GMP
System Software
11 (0.188 %)NFS
Vendors
143 (8.083 %)Microsoft
222 (4.135 %)Oracle
36 (1.128 %)HP
44 (0.752 %)Sybase
53 (0.564 %)PeopleSoft
53 (0.564 %)Adobe
53 (0.564 %)Ariba
53 (0.564 %)Symbian
53 (0.564 %)VMware
62 (0.376 %)Macromedia
62 (0.376 %)SAP
71 (0.188 %)Sun
71 (0.188 %)Cisco
71 (0.188 %)Remedy
71 (0.188 %)Kofax
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