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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Developer role in IT jobs within the Dorset 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 Applications Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Developer
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6120
Rank change on same period last yearDown-41
Matching permanent IT job ads4128
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.057 %
As % of the category below0.581 %10.12 %
Salaries quoted4116
Average minimum salary£25,625£48,689
Average salary£27,288£49,426
% change on same period last year-44.79 %
Average maximum salary£28,950£50,163
UK excluding London average salary£33,227£36,270
% change on same period last year-8.39 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads6891265
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.452 %0.561 %
Salaries quoted6371071
Average minimum salary£33,455£42,502
Average salary£36,170£44,539
% change on same period last year-18.79 %
Average maximum salary£38,885£46,577
UK excluding London average salary£38,471£39,077
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
Applications Developer South WestApplications Developer
South West

Applications Developer
Demand Trend

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

Dorset Applications Developer Demand Trend

Applications Developer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the Dorset region.

Dorset Applications Developer Salary Trend

Applications Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Dorset Applications Developer Salary Histogram

Applications Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
DorchesterNew entry-2£22,575-
BournemouthDown-371£32,500-31.95 %
PooleDown-171£31,500-37.77 %
Applications Developer South WestApplications Developer
South West

Applications Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region that cited Applications 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 Applications Developer in their job title.

111 (73.33 %)SQL
27 (46.67 %)Transact-SQL
27 (46.67 %)VB.NET
27 (46.67 %).NET
27 (46.67 %)C#
27 (46.67 %)ASP.NET
36 (40.00 %)VB
36 (40.00 %)VB6
36 (40.00 %)Pensions
45 (33.33 %)Finance
45 (33.33 %)Java
54 (26.67 %)Perl
54 (26.67 %)Project Planning
63 (20.00 %)C++
63 (20.00 %)HTML
63 (20.00 %)WebServices
63 (20.00 %)XML
63 (20.00 %)Solaris
63 (20.00 %)ClearCase
72 (13.33 %)UNIX
72 (13.33 %)Windows
72 (13.33 %)AIX
72 (13.33 %)NFS
72 (13.33 %)CGI
72 (13.33 %)XSL
72 (13.33 %)JavaScript
72 (13.33 %)PVCS
72 (13.33 %)Oracle
72 (13.33 %)Sybase
72 (13.33 %)MS Project

Applications Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region that cited Applications 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 Applications Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (46.67 %).NET
17 (46.67 %)ASP.NET
23 (20.00 %)WebServices
23 (20.00 %)XML
23 (20.00 %)HTML
32 (13.33 %)CGI
32 (13.33 %)XSL
41 (6.667 %)XSLT
41 (6.667 %)STL
41 (6.667 %)J2EE
41 (6.667 %)WinForms
41 (6.667 %)WMI
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (13.33 %)Tomcat
21 (6.667 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (6.667 %)Lotus Notes
21 (6.667 %)Apache
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (13.33 %)MS Project
Dorset IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (13.33 %)Global One
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)SQL Server
Dorset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (20.00 %)ClearCase
22 (13.33 %)PVCS
31 (6.667 %)Visual Studio
31 (6.667 %)Eclipse
31 (6.667 %)QuickTest Pro
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (40.00 %)Pensions
25 (33.33 %)Finance
31 (6.667 %)Electronics
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)Client/Server
11 (6.667 %)Device Driver
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (20.00 %)Solaris
22 (13.33 %)UNIX
22 (13.33 %)Windows
22 (13.33 %)AIX
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (26.67 %)Project Planning
22 (13.33 %)Resource Management
31 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
31 (6.667 %)Web Development
31 (6.667 %)UML
31 (6.667 %)OO
31 (6.667 %)RAD
31 (6.667 %)Document Management
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (73.33 %)SQL
27 (46.67 %)Transact-SQL
27 (46.67 %)VB.NET
27 (46.67 %)C#
36 (40.00 %)VB
36 (40.00 %)VB6
45 (33.33 %)Java
54 (26.67 %)Perl
63 (20.00 %)C++
72 (13.33 %)JavaScript
72 (13.33 %)Korn
81 (6.667 %)VC++
Dorset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (13.33 %)NFS
Dorset IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (13.33 %)AutoSys
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (13.33 %)Oracle
12 (13.33 %)Sybase
21 (6.667 %)Microsoft
21 (6.667 %)Lotus