The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Open Source in IT jobs advertised for the County Antrim region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Open Source over the 3 months to 23 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the County Antrim region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Open Source
Rank 20 38 34
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -4
Permanent jobs citing Open Source 21 2 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in County Antrim 8.571% 0.943% 2.415%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 24.14% 2.500% 8.621%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 0
Average salary £45,000 £35,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+26.76% -
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +5.26%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
County Antrim
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
87 80 58
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in County Antrim 35.51% 37.74% 28.02%
Number of salaries quoted 49 43 34
Average salary £45,000 £37,500 £29,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.00% +27.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,000 £21,800 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £42,500 £48,600
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Open Source
Northern Ireland

Open Source
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Open Source across the County Antrim region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

County Antrim Open Source Jobs Demand Trend

Open Source
Salary Trend

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

County Antrim Open Source Salary Trend

Open Source
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Open Source across the County Antrim region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

County Antrim Open Source Salary Histogram

Open Source
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Open Source within the County Antrim region over the 3 months to 23 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
Belfast +16 21 £45,000 +26.76%
Open Source
Northern Ireland

Open Source
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the County Antrim region citing Open Source 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 Open Source.

1 19 (73.08%) Linux
2 18 (69.23%) Computer Science
2 18 (69.23%) Degree
3 17 (65.38%) Web Services
4 16 (61.54%) C++
5 14 (53.85%) C
5 14 (53.85%) Java
5 14 (53.85%) XML
5 14 (53.85%) UNIX
5 14 (53.85%) Middleware
5 14 (53.85%) Servlets
5 14 (53.85%) Agile Software Development
5 14 (53.85%) Video on Demand
6 13 (50.00%) Software Engineering
7 12 (46.15%) JSON
8 10 (38.46%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (34.62%) XMPP
10 7 (26.92%) Apache
10 7 (26.92%) Tomcat
11 6 (23.08%) OO
12 5 (19.23%) Finance
12 5 (19.23%) Marketing
13 4 (15.38%) Oracle
14 3 (11.54%) SQL Server
14 3 (11.54%) Visual Studio
14 3 (11.54%) ASP.NET
14 3 (11.54%) CSS
14 3 (11.54%) .NET
14 3 (11.54%) C#
14 3 (11.54%) Microsoft

Open Source
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the County Antrim region citing Open Source 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 Open Source. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 17 (65.38%) Web Services
2 14 (53.85%) XML
2 14 (53.85%) Middleware
2 14 (53.85%) Servlets
3 12 (46.15%) JSON
4 9 (34.62%) XMPP
5 3 (11.54%) ASP.NET
5 3 (11.54%) CSS
5 3 (11.54%) .NET
6 2 (7.692%) Silverlight
6 2 (7.692%) jQuery
6 2 (7.692%) HTML
7 1 (3.846%) Ajax
7 1 (3.846%) WinForms
7 1 (3.846%) WCF
7 1 (3.846%) WPF
7 1 (3.846%) Ruby on Rails
Application Platforms
1 7 (26.92%) Apache
1 7 (26.92%) Tomcat
2 2 (7.692%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (7.692%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (38.46%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (11.54%) SQL Server
2 3 (11.54%) GIS
3 2 (7.692%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (11.54%) Visual Studio
2 1 (3.846%) WATIR
2 1 (3.846%) Selenium
General
1 5 (19.23%) Finance
1 5 (19.23%) Marketing
2 1 (3.846%) Retail
2 1 (3.846%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (34.62%) Software Engineer
2 5 (19.23%) Software Architect
2 5 (19.23%) Architect
2 5 (19.23%) Server Engineer
3 4 (15.38%) Principal Engineer
3 4 (15.38%) Developer
4 3 (11.54%) Java Software Engineer
4 3 (11.54%) Tester
4 3 (11.54%) Junior
4 3 (11.54%) Senior Developer
4 3 (11.54%) Software Tester
5 2 (7.692%) Junior Software Tester
5 2 (7.692%) Microsoft Developer
5 2 (7.692%) Senior Microsoft Developer
5 2 (7.692%) Junior Tester
5 2 (7.692%) Principal Software Engineer
6 1 (3.846%) Analyst
6 1 (3.846%) Test Analyst
6 1 (3.846%) Consultant
6 1 (3.846%) Senior Java Developer
Miscellaneous
1 18 (69.23%) Computer Science
2 14 (53.85%) Video on Demand
3 1 (3.846%) DTV
3 1 (3.846%) STB
3 1 (3.846%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 19 (73.08%) Linux
2 14 (53.85%) UNIX
3 2 (7.692%) Windows
4 1 (3.846%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (53.85%) Agile Software Development
2 13 (50.00%) Software Engineering
3 6 (23.08%) OO
4 3 (11.54%) MVC
4 3 (11.54%) Test Management
4 3 (11.54%) Software Testing
5 2 (7.692%) Unit Testing
5 2 (7.692%) Web Testing
5 2 (7.692%) SOA
5 2 (7.692%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (3.846%) Data Modelling
6 1 (3.846%) Change Management
6 1 (3.846%) Mobile Application Development
6 1 (3.846%) Test Automation
6 1 (3.846%) Capacity Planning
6 1 (3.846%) MVVM
6 1 (3.846%) Performance Testing
6 1 (3.846%) Stress Testing
6 1 (3.846%) Project Planning
6 1 (3.846%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 16 (61.54%) C++
2 14 (53.85%) C
2 14 (53.85%) Java
3 3 (11.54%) C#
3 3 (11.54%) Ruby
4 2 (7.692%) SQL
5 1 (3.846%) JavaScript
5 1 (3.846%) Perl
5 1 (3.846%) Python
5 1 (3.846%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 18 (69.23%) Degree
2 2 (7.692%) BC Cleared
2 2 (7.692%) CTC Cleared
2 2 (7.692%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.846%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (11.54%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (15.38%) Oracle
2 3 (11.54%) Microsoft
2 3 (11.54%) ESRI
3 1 (3.846%) Sybase
3 1 (3.846%) Apple
Belfast, County Antrim
Sopra Group is currently looking for a number of GIS Consultants to join our offices across the UK... The Consultant position will be involved in developing GIS solutions...
Sopra Group Ltd
Salary: Attractive, plus flexible benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013