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The table below looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs within the Chelmsford 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1643
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads243
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.001 %
As % of the category below15.09 %1.579 %
Salaries quoted243
Average minimum salary£36,083£32,000
Average salary£39,917£33,000
% change on same period last year+20.95 %
Average maximum salary£43,750£34,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,352£32,646
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Chelmsford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Chelmsford
Matching permanent IT job ads159190
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.081 %
Salaries quoted157158
Average minimum salary£39,788£37,289
Average salary£41,905£41,241
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Average maximum salary£44,022£45,193
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Programmer EssexProgrammer
Essex

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford region.

Chelmsford Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Programmer across the Chelmsford region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Chelmsford Programmer Salary Histogram

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Chelmsford 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.

134 (80.95 %)C#
232 (76.19 %).NET
232 (76.19 %)SQL Server
323 (54.76 %)SQL
323 (54.76 %)Use Case
421 (50.00 %)Windows
517 (40.48 %)Finance
517 (40.48 %)Windows Server 2003
615 (35.71 %)ASP.NET
712 (28.57 %)XML
712 (28.57 %)IIS
811 (26.19 %)UML
811 (26.19 %)OO
910 (23.81 %)Data Modelling
910 (23.81 %)Transact-SQL
910 (23.81 %)Scrum
910 (23.81 %)QA
109 (21.43 %)HTML
109 (21.43 %)JavaScript
109 (21.43 %)Windows 2000
109 (21.43 %)ASP
118 (19.05 %)VB.NET
127 (16.67 %)Systems Analysis
127 (16.67 %)Web Development
127 (16.67 %)Degree
136 (14.29 %)Business Continuity
136 (14.29 %)Active Directory
136 (14.29 %)DTS
136 (14.29 %)DHCP
136 (14.29 %)VPN

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Chelmsford 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.

Chelmsford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (76.19 %).NET
215 (35.71 %)ASP.NET
312 (28.57 %)XML
49 (21.43 %)ASP
49 (21.43 %)HTML
55 (11.90 %)XML Messaging
61 (2.381 %)WinForms
Chelmsford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (28.57 %)IIS
Chelmsford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (14.29 %)DHCP
16 (14.29 %)VPN
16 (14.29 %)DNS
22 (4.762 %)Internet
Chelmsford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (76.19 %)SQL Server
26 (14.29 %)DTS
35 (11.90 %)MySQL
43 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (2.381 %)Crystal Reports
Chelmsford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (7.143 %)Visual Studio
22 (4.762 %)Zend Studio
31 (2.381 %)InstallShield
Chelmsford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (40.48 %)Finance
24 (9.524 %)Pensions
32 (4.762 %)Advertising
Chelmsford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.762 %)N-Tier
21 (2.381 %)Client/Server
Chelmsford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (50.00 %)Windows
217 (40.48 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (21.43 %)Windows 2000
44 (9.524 %)UNIX
Chelmsford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (54.76 %)Use Case
211 (26.19 %)UML
211 (26.19 %)OO
310 (23.81 %)Data Modelling
310 (23.81 %)Scrum
47 (16.67 %)Systems Analysis
47 (16.67 %)Web Development
56 (14.29 %)Business Continuity
65 (11.90 %)SEO
74 (9.524 %)System Testing
82 (4.762 %)Configuration Management
91 (2.381 %)OOD
Chelmsford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (80.95 %)C#
223 (54.76 %)SQL
310 (23.81 %)Transact-SQL
49 (21.43 %)JavaScript
58 (19.05 %)VB.NET
65 (11.90 %)PHP
73 (7.143 %)COBOL
82 (4.762 %)VB
91 (2.381 %)Java
91 (2.381 %)C++
91 (2.381 %)VB6
91 (2.381 %)PHP5
91 (2.381 %)C
Chelmsford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (16.67 %)Degree
Chelmsford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (23.81 %)QA
Chelmsford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Chelmsford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (7.143 %)Microsoft
22 (4.762 %)Zend
31 (2.381 %)Oracle