The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Computer Science in IT jobs advertised for the Coventry region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 17 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 Coventry region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer Science (Computing Science)
Rank 32 19 42
Rank change year-on-year
-13 +23
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 36 36 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Coventry 5.990% 10.08% 2.362%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 19.89% 38.30% 9.184%
Number of salaries quoted 36 36 9
Average salary £32,000 £28,250 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.27% -13.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £19,000 £23,800
10% offered a salary of more than £42,250 £37,500 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Coventry
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
181 94 98
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Coventry 30.12% 26.33% 25.72%
Number of salaries quoted 158 83 92
Average salary £38,000 £30,000 £39,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+26.66% -24.05%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £19,000 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £65,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,815 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.96% +6.66%
Computer Science
West Midlands

Computer Science
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Coventry Computer Science Jobs Demand Trend

Computer Science
Salary Trend

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

Coventry Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Coventry Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Coventry region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science.

1 50 (74.63%) Degree
2 28 (41.79%) SQL
3 22 (32.84%) Java
4 21 (31.34%) Linux
5 20 (29.85%) JavaScript
6 19 (28.36%) Oracle
7 16 (23.88%) C
7 16 (23.88%) Python
8 13 (19.40%) UNIX
8 13 (19.40%) Management Information System
9 12 (17.91%) Software Engineering
9 12 (17.91%) HTML
9 12 (17.91%) Project Management
9 12 (17.91%) Oracle 11i
10 11 (16.42%) EPoS
10 11 (16.42%) Windows
10 11 (16.42%) Retail
10 11 (16.42%) Back Office
11 10 (14.93%) Agile Software Development
11 10 (14.93%) CSS
11 10 (14.93%) Apache
11 10 (14.93%) C#
11 10 (14.93%) C++
11 10 (14.93%) DHCP
11 10 (14.93%) HTTP
11 10 (14.93%) DNS
12 9 (13.43%) Squid
12 9 (13.43%) VoIP
12 9 (13.43%) Device Driver
12 9 (13.43%) Samba

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Coventry region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 12 (17.91%) HTML
2 10 (14.93%) CSS
3 7 (10.45%) J2EE
4 6 (8.955%) JSP
4 6 (8.955%) Servlets
4 6 (8.955%) EJB
5 5 (7.463%) XML
5 5 (7.463%) XSLT
6 4 (5.970%) Hibernate
6 4 (5.970%) Spring
6 4 (5.970%) HTML5
7 3 (4.478%) iOS SDK
7 3 (4.478%) J2SE
7 3 (4.478%) SOAP
7 3 (4.478%) JDBC
8 2 (2.985%) ASP
8 2 (2.985%) ODBC
8 2 (2.985%) Ajax
8 2 (2.985%) jQuery
9 1 (1.493%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 10 (14.93%) Apache
2 2 (2.985%) MSMQ
2 2 (2.985%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.493%) Tomcat
Applications
1 3 (4.478%) 3ds Max
2 1 (1.493%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (1.493%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 12 (17.91%) Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
1 10 (14.93%) DHCP
1 10 (14.93%) DNS
1 10 (14.93%) HTTP
2 9 (13.43%) VoIP
3 2 (2.985%) Ethernet
4 1 (1.493%) GSM
4 1 (1.493%) 3G
4 1 (1.493%) Firewall
4 1 (1.493%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (1.493%) 4G
4 1 (1.493%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.970%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.985%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (4.478%) Ant
1 3 (4.478%) Eclipse
1 3 (4.478%) Maven
1 3 (4.478%) JIRA
1 3 (4.478%) Hudson
1 3 (4.478%) Jenkins
2 2 (2.985%) ClearCase
2 2 (2.985%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (2.985%) ClearQuest
3 1 (1.493%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.493%) VSS/SourceSafe
3 1 (1.493%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (1.493%) Rational DOORS
General
1 11 (16.42%) Back Office
1 11 (16.42%) Retail
2 4 (5.970%) Finance
3 3 (4.478%) Multimedia
3 3 (4.478%) Games
4 1 (1.493%) Automotive
4 1 (1.493%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.493%) Electronics
4 1 (1.493%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 26 (38.81%) Developer
2 23 (34.33%) Analyst
3 16 (23.88%) Graduate
4 12 (17.91%) Business Analyst
4 12 (17.91%) Java Developer
5 11 (16.42%) Applications Support
6 10 (14.93%) Support Analyst
6 10 (14.93%) Junior
7 9 (13.43%) Applications Support Analyst
8 8 (11.94%) Oracle Analyst
8 8 (11.94%) Junior Analyst
8 8 (11.94%) Software Engineer
9 7 (10.45%) Graduate Support Analyst
9 7 (10.45%) Junior Support Analyst
9 7 (10.45%) C++ Software Engineer
10 6 (8.955%) C Software Engineer
11 2 (2.985%) Applications Support Specialist
11 2 (2.985%) Delivery Manager
11 2 (2.985%) SharePoint Developer
11 2 (2.985%) Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (19.40%) Management Information System
2 11 (16.42%) EPoS
3 9 (13.43%) Device Driver
4 6 (8.955%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (5.970%) Mobile App
6 3 (4.478%) Open Source
6 3 (4.478%) 3D Graphics
6 3 (4.478%) Animation
6 3 (4.478%) iSeries
7 2 (2.985%) Mathematics
8 1 (1.493%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (1.493%) Artificial Intelligence
8 1 (1.493%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 21 (31.34%) Linux
2 13 (19.40%) UNIX
3 11 (16.42%) Windows
4 6 (8.955%) Android
5 4 (5.970%) Apple iOS
6 3 (4.478%) Solaris
7 1 (1.493%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (17.91%) Project Management
1 12 (17.91%) Software Engineering
2 10 (14.93%) Agile Software Development
3 7 (10.45%) Web Development
4 6 (8.955%) Signal Processing
5 5 (7.463%) Scrum
6 3 (4.478%) OWASP
6 3 (4.478%) Mobile Application Development
6 3 (4.478%) 3D Modelling
6 3 (4.478%) Asset Management
6 3 (4.478%) OOD
6 3 (4.478%) OO
7 2 (2.985%) Data Modelling
7 2 (2.985%) Validation
7 2 (2.985%) Data Management
7 2 (2.985%) TDD
7 2 (2.985%) Waterfall
7 2 (2.985%) Unit Testing
8 1 (1.493%) Image Processing
8 1 (1.493%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 28 (41.79%) SQL
2 22 (32.84%) Java
3 20 (29.85%) JavaScript
4 16 (23.88%) C
4 16 (23.88%) Python
5 10 (14.93%) C#
5 10 (14.93%) C++
6 3 (4.478%) Objective-C
7 2 (2.985%) PHP
8 1 (1.493%) Embedded C
8 1 (1.493%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 50 (74.63%) Degree
2 6 (8.955%) Postgraduate
2 6 (8.955%) PhD
3 1 (1.493%) ISEB
3 1 (1.493%) Sun Certification
3 1 (1.493%) SCJP
3 1 (1.493%) SCJD
3 1 (1.493%) MCTS
3 1 (1.493%) ISTQB
3 1 (1.493%) SCJA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.985%) QA
1 2 (2.985%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (13.43%) Samba
1 9 (13.43%) Squid
Vendors
1 19 (28.36%) Oracle
2 7 (10.45%) Twitter
3 2 (2.985%) IBM
3 2 (2.985%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.985%) McAfee
3 2 (2.985%) Sophos
3 2 (2.985%) VMware
4 1 (1.493%) Cadence
4 1 (1.493%) Google
4 1 (1.493%) Sun
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Must have: Strong Python skills, Knowledge of using and programming with Linux, Ideally have: Experience with Web Application Frameworks, HTML, Javascript and CSS, knowledge of database systems expertise...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + bonus
Posted: 14 May 2013