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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs within the Dartford 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank31
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads3616
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.007 %
As % of the category below48.00 %39.02 %
Salaries quoted3615
Average minimum salary£32,556£24,800
Average salary£36,250£27,500
% change on same period last year+31.81 %
Average maximum salary£39,944£30,200
UK excluding London average salary£34,032£34,069
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Dartford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dartford
Matching permanent IT job ads7541
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.018 %
Salaries quoted7333
Average minimum salary£32,415£26,789
Average salary£34,697£28,500
% change on same period last year+21.74 %
Average maximum salary£36,979£30,211
UK excluding London average salary£38,185£39,281
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
Developer KentDeveloper
Kent

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Dartford 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 Dartford region.

Dartford Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Developer across the Dartford region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Dartford Developer Salary Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

153 (86.89 %).NET
244 (72.13 %)ASP.NET
341 (67.21 %)SQL Server
434 (55.74 %)SQL
532 (52.46 %)XML
631 (50.82 %)C#
726 (42.62 %)SQL Server 2000
824 (39.34 %)HTML
922 (36.07 %)CSS
1021 (34.43 %)VB.NET
1118 (29.51 %)MCAD
1118 (29.51 %)MCSD
1118 (29.51 %)Microsoft Certification
1217 (27.87 %)SQL Server 2005
1316 (26.23 %)Visual Studio
1415 (24.59 %)MCP
1415 (24.59 %)Microsoft
1514 (22.95 %)VB
1613 (21.31 %)JavaScript
1613 (21.31 %)PHP
1613 (21.31 %)E-Commerce
1613 (21.31 %)CMS
1712 (19.67 %)Flash
1712 (19.67 %).NET Framework
1811 (18.03 %)Web Development
1910 (16.39 %)Transact-SQL
209 (14.75 %)SharePoint
209 (14.75 %)SharePoint Server 2007
218 (13.11 %)Degree
218 (13.11 %)Marketing

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Dartford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
153 (86.89 %).NET
244 (72.13 %)ASP.NET
332 (52.46 %)XML
424 (39.34 %)HTML
522 (36.07 %)CSS
612 (19.67 %).NET Framework
76 (9.836 %)ASP
76 (9.836 %)XSL
81 (1.639 %)XHTML
81 (1.639 %)AJAX
81 (1.639 %)SOAP
Dartford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (21.31 %)CMS
29 (14.75 %)SharePoint Server 2007
29 (14.75 %)SharePoint
37 (11.48 %)BizTalk Server
45 (8.197 %)Apache
53 (4.918 %)IIS
53 (4.918 %)ColdFusion
Dartford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (8.197 %)Photoshop
15 (8.197 %)ImageReady
Dartford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (4.918 %)DNS
Dartford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (67.21 %)SQL Server
226 (42.62 %)SQL Server 2000
317 (27.87 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (8.197 %)MySQL
Dartford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (26.23 %)Visual Studio
212 (19.67 %)Flash
Dartford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (13.11 %)Marketing
27 (11.48 %)Insurance
27 (11.48 %)Finance
32 (3.279 %)Construction
32 (3.279 %)Education
Dartford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.639 %)PDA
11 (1.639 %)Computer Science
Dartford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (11.48 %)Windows
25 (8.197 %)Linux
33 (4.918 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (4.918 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (1.639 %)Windows Mobile
Dartford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (21.31 %)E-Commerce
211 (18.03 %)Web Development
38 (13.11 %)TDD
38 (13.11 %)Scrum
38 (13.11 %)Extreme Programming
46 (9.836 %)SEO
54 (6.557 %)Web Design
61 (1.639 %)Content Management
61 (1.639 %)Creative Marketing
61 (1.639 %)OO
Dartford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (55.74 %)SQL
231 (50.82 %)C#
321 (34.43 %)VB.NET
414 (22.95 %)VB
513 (21.31 %)JavaScript
513 (21.31 %)PHP
610 (16.39 %)Transact-SQL
72 (3.279 %)C++
81 (1.639 %)DHTML
81 (1.639 %)Java
81 (1.639 %)C
Dartford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (29.51 %)MCAD
118 (29.51 %)MCSD
118 (29.51 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (24.59 %)MCP
38 (13.11 %)Degree
43 (4.918 %)MCTS
43 (4.918 %)MCPD
Dartford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (4.918 %)Active Directory
Dartford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (24.59 %)Microsoft
23 (4.918 %)Adobe
23 (4.918 %)Red Hat
31 (1.639 %)Oracle