The first table below looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs advertised for the Cheltenham region. 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 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Cheltenham region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Programmer
Rank 32 40 35
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 6 10 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheltenham 2.703% 2.591% 0.426%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.740% 2.674% 0.448%
Number of salaries quoted 6 10 1
Average salary £32,500 £37,750 £25,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.90% +51.00%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
Cheltenham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
219 374 223
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheltenham 98.65% 96.89% 94.89%
Number of salaries quoted 209 295 170
Average salary £33,500 £37,750 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.25% +0.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Programmer
Gloucestershire

Programmer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Programmer across the Cheltenham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cheltenham Programmer Jobs Demand Trend

Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Cheltenham Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cheltenham 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.

1 5 (71.43%) Agile Software Development
1 5 (71.43%) C#
1 5 (71.43%) WPF
1 5 (71.43%) Silverlight
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
3 1 (14.29%) DO-178B
3 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) C
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Aerospace
3 1 (14.29%) C++
3 1 (14.29%) SQL
3 1 (14.29%) VBA
3 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
3 1 (14.29%) Ada
3 1 (14.29%) Assembly Language

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cheltenham 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.

Application Development
1 5 (71.43%) WPF
1 5 (71.43%) Silverlight
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (14.29%) Finance
1 1 (14.29%) Aerospace
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 5 (71.43%) C#
2 1 (14.29%) C++
2 1 (14.29%) SQL
2 1 (14.29%) VBA
2 1 (14.29%) Ada
2 1 (14.29%) Assembly Language
2 1 (14.29%) C
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) DO-178B
Cheltenham, South West
You will work in an Agile environment and you will use the latest technologies including C#, Silverlight and WPF. You will join a highly successful team and you...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £37000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 7 June 2013