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This section looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Coventry region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5758
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads208
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.003 %
As % of the category below11.05 %9.091 %
Salaries quoted168
Average minimum salary£30,375£29,000
Average salary£31,094£29,000
% change on same period last year+7.22 %
Average maximum salary£31,813£29,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,764£32,520
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
Coventry IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Coventry
Matching permanent IT job ads18188
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.097 %0.037 %
Salaries quoted15778
Average minimum salary£27,644£26,462
Average salary£30,349£28,123
% change on same period last year+7.91 %
Average maximum salary£33,055£29,783
UK excluding London average salary£37,888£39,245
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Computer Science West MidlandsComputer Science
West Midlands

Computer Science
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

Computer Science
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Coventry Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

127 (87.10 %)Degree
214 (45.16 %)C++
312 (38.71 %)SQL
312 (38.71 %)Health
312 (38.71 %)Pensions
411 (35.48 %)Finance
411 (35.48 %)Java
510 (32.26 %)Financial Institution
68 (25.81 %)OO
77 (22.58 %)C
77 (22.58 %)PHP
86 (19.35 %)Windows
86 (19.35 %)OOP
86 (19.35 %)PHP5
95 (16.13 %)Adobe Flex
95 (16.13 %)Flash
95 (16.13 %)SQL Server
95 (16.13 %)WebServices
95 (16.13 %)C#
95 (16.13 %)ActionScript
104 (12.90 %)Perl
104 (12.90 %)Python
104 (12.90 %)Web Development
113 (9.677 %)QA
113 (9.677 %)Mathematics
113 (9.677 %)MS Visio
113 (9.677 %)MATLAB
113 (9.677 %)Project Management
113 (9.677 %)Borland
113 (9.677 %)Delphi

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

Coventry IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (16.13 %)WebServices
15 (16.13 %)Adobe Flex
23 (9.677 %)MFC
32 (6.452 %).NET
41 (3.226 %)DirectX
41 (3.226 %)XMPP
Coventry IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.226 %)Apache
Coventry IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (9.677 %)MS Visio
13 (9.677 %)MATLAB
Coventry IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.226 %)DHCP
11 (3.226 %)DNS
11 (3.226 %)Internet
Coventry IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (16.13 %)SQL Server
22 (6.452 %)RDBMS
22 (6.452 %)GIS
22 (6.452 %)SQL Server 2005
Coventry IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (16.13 %)Flash
Coventry IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (38.71 %)Health
112 (38.71 %)Pensions
211 (35.48 %)Finance
310 (32.26 %)Financial Institution
43 (9.677 %)Education
52 (6.452 %)Games
52 (6.452 %)Insurance
Coventry IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (54.84 %)Developer
211 (35.48 %)Software Engineer
37 (22.58 %)Java Developer
37 (22.58 %)Java Software Engineer
46 (19.35 %)C++ Developer
53 (9.677 %)Delphi Developer
53 (9.677 %)Analyst
53 (9.677 %)Test Analyst
53 (9.677 %)Computer Engineer
53 (9.677 %)Senior Test Analyst
53 (9.677 %)C++ Software Engineer
53 (9.677 %)C++/Java Developer
53 (9.677 %)Senior Analyst
62 (6.452 %)Web Applications Developer
62 (6.452 %)Web Developer
62 (6.452 %)DBA
62 (6.452 %)Applications Developer
62 (6.452 %)SQL Developer
62 (6.452 %)SQL DBA
71 (3.226 %)Flash Developer
Coventry IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (9.677 %)Mathematics
22 (6.452 %)Physics
31 (3.226 %)Multithreading
Coventry IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (19.35 %)Windows
22 (6.452 %)Linux
22 (6.452 %)Mac OS X
31 (3.226 %)UNIX
Coventry IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (25.81 %)OO
26 (19.35 %)OOP
34 (12.90 %)Web Development
43 (9.677 %)Project Management
43 (9.677 %)Change Management
52 (6.452 %)Automated Testing
61 (3.226 %)Software Engineering
61 (3.226 %)Vulnerability Assessment
61 (3.226 %)CAD
Coventry IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (45.16 %)C++
212 (38.71 %)SQL
311 (35.48 %)Java
47 (22.58 %)C
47 (22.58 %)PHP
56 (19.35 %)PHP5
65 (16.13 %)C#
65 (16.13 %)ActionScript
74 (12.90 %)Perl
74 (12.90 %)Python
83 (9.677 %)Delphi
92 (6.452 %)VC++
Coventry IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (87.10 %)Degree
22 (6.452 %)ISEB
Coventry IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (9.677 %)QA
Coventry IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.226 %)NDS
11 (3.226 %)Samba
Coventry IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (9.677 %)Borland