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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs within the Cumbria 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank31
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads2827
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.012 %
As % of the category below26.42 %34.62 %
Salaries quoted2417
Average minimum salary£24,792£27,706
Average salary£28,823£31,412
% change on same period last year-8.24 %
Average maximum salary£32,854£35,118
UK excluding London average salary£34,062£34,100
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
Cumbria IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cumbria
Matching permanent IT job ads10678
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.034 %
Salaries quoted7751
Average minimum salary£25,021£25,007
Average salary£28,620£29,222
% change on same period last year-2.05 %
Average maximum salary£32,219£33,437
UK excluding London average salary£38,156£39,208
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Developer North WestDeveloper
North West

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Cumbria 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 Cumbria region.

Cumbria Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Developer across the Cumbria region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Cumbria 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 Cumbria region over the 3 months to 13 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
KendalNo change09£28,056+10.02 %
PenrithNew entry-3£26,083-
WhitehavenNew entry-2£34,000-
UlverstonNew entry-1£25,000-
Developer North WestDeveloper
North West

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cumbria 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.

131 (67.39 %).NET
225 (54.35 %)ASP.NET
321 (45.65 %)C#
420 (43.48 %)CSS
519 (41.30 %)SQL Server
616 (34.78 %)VB.NET
714 (30.43 %)JavaScript
714 (30.43 %)AJAX
813 (28.26 %)SQL
912 (26.09 %)PHP
1011 (23.91 %)MySQL
1011 (23.91 %)XHTML
119 (19.57 %)OO
128 (17.39 %)ASP
128 (17.39 %)Web Development
137 (15.22 %)PHP5
137 (15.22 %)Visual Studio
137 (15.22 %)HTML
137 (15.22 %)Java
137 (15.22 %)Linux
146 (13.04 %)PHP4
155 (10.87 %)SQL Server 2005
155 (10.87 %)Migration
155 (10.87 %)SQL Server 2000
155 (10.87 %)MS Excel
155 (10.87 %)VB
155 (10.87 %)XML
164 (8.696 %)Oracle
164 (8.696 %)PL/SQL
164 (8.696 %)Transact-SQL

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cumbria 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.

Cumbria IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (67.39 %).NET
225 (54.35 %)ASP.NET
320 (43.48 %)CSS
414 (30.43 %)AJAX
511 (23.91 %)XHTML
68 (17.39 %)ASP
77 (15.22 %)HTML
85 (10.87 %)XML
93 (6.522 %)WebServices
93 (6.522 %)JSP
93 (6.522 %)SOAP
102 (4.348 %)Struts
102 (4.348 %)JDBC
111 (2.174 %)ADO.NET
111 (2.174 %)Drupal
Cumbria IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.348 %)IIS
12 (4.348 %)JBoss
12 (4.348 %)SharePoint
21 (2.174 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (2.174 %)Tomcat
Cumbria IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (10.87 %)MS Excel
22 (4.348 %)MS Office
31 (2.174 %)Photoshop
31 (2.174 %)Fireworks
Cumbria IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (6.522 %)Oracle EBS
21 (2.174 %)Oracle Applications
21 (2.174 %)Oracle 11i
Cumbria IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.174 %)Intranet
11 (2.174 %)Internet
Cumbria IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (41.30 %)SQL Server
211 (23.91 %)MySQL
35 (10.87 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (10.87 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (6.522 %)SQLPlus
43 (6.522 %)Oracle Discoverer
52 (4.348 %)Oracle Reports
61 (2.174 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (2.174 %)Oracle 9i
61 (2.174 %)Oracle 10g
61 (2.174 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (2.174 %)SQL Server Integration Services
61 (2.174 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
61 (2.174 %)Data Cleansing
Cumbria IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (15.22 %)Visual Studio
21 (2.174 %)Oracle Forms
21 (2.174 %)Flash
Cumbria IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (8.696 %)Government
23 (6.522 %)Finance
32 (4.348 %)Manufacturing
41 (2.174 %)Publishing
41 (2.174 %)Pensions
41 (2.174 %)Interactive Media
41 (2.174 %)Education
Cumbria IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (8.696 %)N-Tier
Cumbria IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (15.22 %)Linux
23 (6.522 %)UNIX
32 (4.348 %)Windows
41 (2.174 %)SUSE
Cumbria IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (19.57 %)OO
28 (17.39 %)Web Development
35 (10.87 %)Migration
44 (8.696 %)OOP
53 (6.522 %)CRM
53 (6.522 %)E-Commerce
62 (4.348 %)ERP
62 (4.348 %)UML
71 (2.174 %)Web Design
71 (2.174 %)Unit Testing
71 (2.174 %)Time Management
71 (2.174 %)Data Migration
71 (2.174 %)Security Cleared
Cumbria IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (45.65 %)C#
216 (34.78 %)VB.NET
314 (30.43 %)JavaScript
413 (28.26 %)SQL
512 (26.09 %)PHP
67 (15.22 %)Java
67 (15.22 %)PHP5
76 (13.04 %)PHP4
85 (10.87 %)VB
94 (8.696 %)Transact-SQL
94 (8.696 %)PL/SQL
94 (8.696 %)Perl
103 (6.522 %)C
103 (6.522 %)DHTML
112 (4.348 %)VB6
121 (2.174 %)Delphi
Cumbria IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.522 %)Degree
21 (2.174 %)HND
Cumbria IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (8.696 %)Oracle
14 (8.696 %)Microsoft