The first table below looks at the demand for Apache Flex skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Apache Flex over the 3 months to 24 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 Application Development category for the Cheshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Apache Flex (formerly Adobe Flex)
Rank 113 109 111
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +2
Permanent jobs citing Apache Flex 10 19 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 0.556% 0.946% 0.485%
As % of the Application Development category 1.222% 1.799% 0.945%
Number of salaries quoted 10 12 8
Average salary £45,000 £38,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.42% +26.66%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £37,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year
+13.33% -3.84%
All Application Development
Cheshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
818 1056 847
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 45.47% 52.59% 51.30%
Number of salaries quoted 674 950 774
Average salary £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.14% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £47,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Apache Flex
North West

Apache Flex
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Apache Flex across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Cheshire Apache Flex Jobs Demand Trend

Apache Flex
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Apache Flex Salary Trend

Apache Flex
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Apache Flex within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Warrington +20 5 £47,500 +9.19%
Wilmslow -9 1 £45,000 +16.88%
Chester - 1 £42,500 -
Apache Flex
North West

Apache Flex
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Apache Flex 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 Apache Flex.

1 18 (94.74%) Java
2 11 (57.89%) iSeries
3 9 (47.37%) SQL
4 8 (42.11%) JavaScript
4 8 (42.11%) RPG
4 8 (42.11%) XML
4 8 (42.11%) Unit Testing
5 7 (36.84%) Internet
5 7 (36.84%) JSP
5 7 (36.84%) Oracle
6 6 (31.58%) Ant
6 6 (31.58%) VB
6 6 (31.58%) VBA
6 6 (31.58%) HTML
6 6 (31.58%) Perl
6 6 (31.58%) PHP
6 6 (31.58%) Python
6 6 (31.58%) WSDL
6 6 (31.58%) IBM
6 6 (31.58%) Synon
6 6 (31.58%) JD Edwards
6 6 (31.58%) Integration Testing
6 6 (31.58%) RPG/400
6 6 (31.58%) RPG IV
6 6 (31.58%) Derivative
7 4 (21.05%) AS400
8 3 (15.79%) ETL
9 2 (10.53%) Linux
9 2 (10.53%) PL/SQL
9 2 (10.53%) .NET

Apache Flex
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Apache Flex 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 Apache Flex. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (42.11%) XML
2 7 (36.84%) JSP
3 6 (31.58%) HTML
3 6 (31.58%) WSDL
4 2 (10.53%) .NET
4 2 (10.53%) Web Services
5 1 (5.263%) jQuery
5 1 (5.263%) Java EE
5 1 (5.263%) HTML5
5 1 (5.263%) soapUI
5 1 (5.263%) Hibernate
5 1 (5.263%) ASP.NET
5 1 (5.263%) JDBC
5 1 (5.263%) J2EE
5 1 (5.263%) Struts
Application Platforms
1 1 (5.263%) Confluence
1 1 (5.263%) Tomcat
Communications & Networking
1 7 (36.84%) Internet
2 1 (5.263%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (10.53%) DB2
Development Applications
1 6 (31.58%) Ant
1 6 (31.58%) Synon
2 1 (5.263%) JIRA
2 1 (5.263%) JMeter
2 1 (5.263%) Eclipse
General
1 2 (10.53%) Finance
2 1 (5.263%) Retail Banking
2 1 (5.263%) Banking
2 1 (5.263%) Retail
2 1 (5.263%) Billing
2 1 (5.263%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (68.42%) Developer
2 8 (42.11%) Senior Developer
3 7 (36.84%) Analyst
3 7 (36.84%) Java Developer
4 6 (31.58%) Graduate
4 6 (31.58%) Senior Analyst
4 6 (31.58%) Analyst Developer
4 6 (31.58%) Senior Analyst Programmer
4 6 (31.58%) Java Programmer
4 6 (31.58%) Senior Java Developer
4 6 (31.58%) Developer Analyst
4 6 (31.58%) Graduate Developer
4 6 (31.58%) Senior Analyst Developer
4 6 (31.58%) Analyst Programmer
4 6 (31.58%) Programmer
4 6 (31.58%) Java Analyst Developer
4 6 (31.58%) Senior Programmer
4 6 (31.58%) Senior Java Analyst Programmer
4 6 (31.58%) Senior Java Programmer
4 6 (31.58%) Java Analyst Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (57.89%) iSeries
2 6 (31.58%) Derivative
3 4 (21.05%) AS400
4 2 (10.53%) Computer Science
5 1 (5.263%) Online Banking
5 1 (5.263%) Social Media
5 1 (5.263%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 2 (10.53%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (42.11%) Unit Testing
2 6 (31.58%) Integration Testing
3 3 (15.79%) ETL
4 1 (5.263%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (5.263%) Web Application Development
4 1 (5.263%) Agile Software Development
4 1 (5.263%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (5.263%) MVC
4 1 (5.263%) UML
4 1 (5.263%) ITIL
4 1 (5.263%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 18 (94.74%) Java
2 9 (47.37%) SQL
3 8 (42.11%) JavaScript
3 8 (42.11%) RPG
4 6 (31.58%) VB
4 6 (31.58%) VBA
4 6 (31.58%) Perl
4 6 (31.58%) PHP
4 6 (31.58%) Python
4 6 (31.58%) RPG/400
4 6 (31.58%) RPG IV
5 2 (10.53%) PL/SQL
6 1 (5.263%) C
6 1 (5.263%) C#
6 1 (5.263%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (10.53%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (36.84%) Oracle
2 6 (31.58%) IBM
2 6 (31.58%) JD Edwards
3 1 (5.263%) Perforce