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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs within the County Antrim 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank23
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads3533
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.014 %
As % of the category below30.97 %19.19 %
Salaries quoted1811
Average minimum salary£27,778£27,273
Average salary£29,111£29,818
% change on same period last year-2.37 %
Average maximum salary£30,444£32,364
UK excluding London average salary£34,066£34,106
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
County Antrim IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
County Antrim
Matching permanent IT job ads113172
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.074 %
Salaries quoted52100
Average minimum salary£28,675£37,244
Average salary£31,060£39,758
% change on same period last year-21.87 %
Average maximum salary£33,446£42,272
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Developer Northern IrelandDeveloper
Northern Ireland

Developer
Demand Trend

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

County Antrim Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Developer across the County Antrim region.

County Antrim Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Developer across the County Antrim region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

County Antrim Developer Salary Histogram

Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the County Antrim region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BelfastUp+235£29,111+5.64 %
Developer Northern IrelandDeveloper
Northern Ireland

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the County Antrim region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

145 (56.96 %)Java
230 (37.97 %)Finance
327 (34.18 %)Perl
425 (31.65 %)SQL Server
425 (31.65 %)Sybase
425 (31.65 %)UNIX
524 (30.38 %)Spring
619 (24.05 %)J2EE
717 (21.52 %)Degree
816 (20.25 %)C#
816 (20.25 %)RDBMS
914 (17.72 %).NET
1013 (16.46 %)Struts
1013 (16.46 %)Configuration Management
1013 (16.46 %)UML
1013 (16.46 %)Swing
1111 (13.92 %)Python
1111 (13.92 %)JUnit
1111 (13.92 %)Workflow
1210 (12.66 %)arcHouse
1210 (12.66 %)XML
1210 (12.66 %)HND
1210 (12.66 %)Borland
1210 (12.66 %)Microsoft
139 (11.39 %)OO
139 (11.39 %)Solaris
139 (11.39 %)Linux
139 (11.39 %)ASP.NET
139 (11.39 %)Hibernate
148 (10.13 %)Flash

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the County Antrim region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

County Antrim IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (30.38 %)Spring
219 (24.05 %)J2EE
314 (17.72 %).NET
413 (16.46 %)Struts
413 (16.46 %)Swing
510 (12.66 %)XML
69 (11.39 %)Hibernate
69 (11.39 %)ASP.NET
77 (8.861 %)WebServices
77 (8.861 %)Dojo
86 (7.595 %)Ruby on Rails
93 (3.797 %)WinForms
102 (2.532 %)WebSphere
102 (2.532 %)JDBC
111 (1.266 %)COM
111 (1.266 %)ASP
111 (1.266 %).NET Framework
111 (1.266 %)Java EE
111 (1.266 %)Flex 2
111 (1.266 %)XSLT
County Antrim IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (8.861 %)SharePoint Server 2007
26 (7.595 %)SharePoint
32 (2.532 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (1.266 %)WebLogic
41 (1.266 %)SharePoint Portal Server
County Antrim IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (8.861 %)MS Excel
24 (5.063 %)MS Office
31 (1.266 %)MS Visio
County Antrim IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (12.66 %)arcHouse
21 (1.266 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
21 (1.266 %)Oracle General Ledger
21 (1.266 %)Microsoft CRM
21 (1.266 %)Oracle Applications
County Antrim IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (6.329 %)Wireless
County Antrim IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (31.65 %)SQL Server
216 (20.25 %)RDBMS
35 (6.329 %)DB2
43 (3.797 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (3.797 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (2.532 %)Oracle Reports
52 (2.532 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (1.266 %)Datawarehouse
61 (1.266 %)Crystal Reports
61 (1.266 %)DB2 UDB
County Antrim IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (13.92 %)JUnit
28 (10.13 %)Flash
37 (8.861 %)Eclipse
37 (8.861 %)Visual Studio
37 (8.861 %)FitNesse
37 (8.861 %)Ant
46 (7.595 %)CruiseControl
46 (7.595 %)Subversion
54 (5.063 %)StarTeam
54 (5.063 %)jMock
62 (2.532 %)VSS/SourceSafe
County Antrim IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (37.97 %)Finance
21 (1.266 %)Construction
21 (1.266 %)Education
21 (1.266 %)Health
21 (1.266 %)Games
21 (1.266 %)Banking
21 (1.266 %)Retail
21 (1.266 %)General Ledger
21 (1.266 %)Pensions
21 (1.266 %)Financial Institution
21 (1.266 %)Front Office
21 (1.266 %)Telecoms
County Antrim IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (7.595 %)Web 2.0
25 (6.329 %)Mainframe
33 (3.797 %)Mathematics
42 (2.532 %)Derivative
42 (2.532 %)IBM Mainframe
51 (1.266 %)Statistics
51 (1.266 %)Spread Betting
51 (1.266 %)Computer Science
51 (1.266 %)Multithreading
51 (1.266 %)Grid Computing
County Antrim IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (31.65 %)UNIX
29 (11.39 %)Solaris
29 (11.39 %)Linux
32 (2.532 %)Windows
41 (1.266 %)Windows XP
41 (1.266 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.266 %)Windows Vista
County Antrim IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (16.46 %)UML
113 (16.46 %)Configuration Management
211 (13.92 %)Workflow
39 (11.39 %)OO
46 (7.595 %)Integration Testing
54 (5.063 %)Risk Management
54 (5.063 %)SOA
54 (5.063 %)Systems Analysis
63 (3.797 %)Algorithmic Trading
63 (3.797 %)Agile Software Development
63 (3.797 %)OOP
71 (1.266 %)Business Intelligence
71 (1.266 %)CRM
71 (1.266 %)E-Commerce
71 (1.266 %)Data Modelling
71 (1.266 %)Content Management
71 (1.266 %)Unit Testing
71 (1.266 %)Process Management
71 (1.266 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.266 %)Change Management
County Antrim IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (56.96 %)Java
227 (34.18 %)Perl
316 (20.25 %)C#
411 (13.92 %)Python
56 (7.595 %)SQL
56 (7.595 %)Ruby
64 (5.063 %)VB.NET
64 (5.063 %)C++
73 (3.797 %)COBOL
73 (3.797 %)C
81 (1.266 %)PowerShell
81 (1.266 %)JCL
81 (1.266 %)ActionScript
County Antrim IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (21.52 %)Degree
210 (12.66 %)HND
31 (1.266 %)Microsoft Certification
County Antrim IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (6.329 %)QA
21 (1.266 %)ISO9001
County Antrim IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (31.65 %)Sybase
210 (12.66 %)Microsoft
210 (12.66 %)Borland
34 (5.063 %)Oracle
42 (2.532 %)IBM
51 (1.266 %)Cognos
51 (1.266 %)Sun
51 (1.266 %)Avaya
51 (1.266 %)Actuate