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The table below looks at the demand for the Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5148
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads3051
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.022 %
As % of the category below3.559 %4.041 %
Salaries quoted2647
Average minimum salary£32,586£30,000
Average salary£35,931£32,627
% change on same period last year+10.12 %
Average maximum salary£39,276£35,255
UK excluding London average salary£33,352£32,646
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads8431262
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.492 %0.541 %
Salaries quoted7391071
Average minimum salary£32,011£41,439
Average salary£34,765£43,494
% change on same period last year-20.06 %
Average maximum salary£37,519£45,549
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Programmer South WestProgrammer
South West

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Dorset Programmer Demand Trend

Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Dorset Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Programmer across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Dorset Programmer Salary Histogram

Programmer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 7 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
PooleUp+1417£37,400+13.02 %
BournemouthUp+118£32,917+7.73 %
Programmer South WestProgrammer
South West

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region that cited Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title.

130 (45.45 %)Finance
222 (33.33 %).NET
317 (25.76 %)C
416 (24.24 %)Insurance
515 (22.73 %)SQL
614 (21.21 %)C#
713 (19.70 %)ASP
713 (19.70 %)Tandem
812 (18.18 %)Pensions
812 (18.18 %)OO
812 (18.18 %)Java
911 (16.67 %)COBOL
911 (16.67 %)SQL Server
1010 (15.15 %)Telecoms
1010 (15.15 %)Health
1010 (15.15 %)ITIL
119 (13.64 %)Delphi
119 (13.64 %)HTML
119 (13.64 %)C++
119 (13.64 %)Degree
128 (12.12 %)Oracle
128 (12.12 %)XML
128 (12.12 %)Project Management
137 (10.61 %)Oracle Discoverer
137 (10.61 %)PL/SQL
146 (9.091 %)AJAX
146 (9.091 %)Banking
146 (9.091 %)JavaScript
155 (7.576 %)IIS
155 (7.576 %)Visual Studio

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region that cited Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (33.33 %).NET
213 (19.70 %)ASP
39 (13.64 %)HTML
48 (12.12 %)XML
56 (9.091 %)AJAX
63 (4.545 %)CSS
63 (4.545 %)ASP.NET
72 (3.030 %)WebServices
72 (3.030 %)XSLT
72 (3.030 %)Middleware
81 (1.515 %)Ruby on Rails
81 (1.515 %).NET Framework
81 (1.515 %)Oracle Fusion
81 (1.515 %)SOAP
81 (1.515 %)ATL
81 (1.515 %)J2EE
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (7.576 %)IIS
21 (1.515 %)Apache
21 (1.515 %)ESB
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (7.576 %)MS Excel
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (6.061 %)Internet
21 (1.515 %)SMTP
21 (1.515 %)HTTP
21 (1.515 %)SNMP
21 (1.515 %)TCP/IP
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (16.67 %)SQL Server
27 (10.61 %)Oracle Discoverer
35 (7.576 %)Oracle OWB
42 (3.030 %)DTS
51 (1.515 %)TOAD
51 (1.515 %)RDBMS
51 (1.515 %)Oracle 10g
51 (1.515 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (1.515 %)Oracle 9i
51 (1.515 %)Datawarehouse
51 (1.515 %)MySQL
Dorset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (7.576 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.515 %)Rational Rose
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (45.45 %)Finance
216 (24.24 %)Insurance
312 (18.18 %)Pensions
410 (15.15 %)Telecoms
410 (15.15 %)Health
56 (9.091 %)Banking
64 (6.061 %)Legal
71 (1.515 %)Automotive
71 (1.515 %)Construction
71 (1.515 %)Marketing
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (19.70 %)Tandem
21 (1.515 %)Physics
21 (1.515 %)Replication
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (7.576 %)Windows
23 (4.545 %)UNIX
23 (4.545 %)Mac OS X
32 (3.030 %)Linux
41 (1.515 %)AIX
41 (1.515 %)Solaris
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (18.18 %)OO
210 (15.15 %)ITIL
38 (12.12 %)Project Management
44 (6.061 %)Unit Testing
53 (4.545 %)Service Delivery
53 (4.545 %)Change Management
53 (4.545 %)Risk Management
53 (4.545 %)Scrum
62 (3.030 %)Migration
62 (3.030 %)UML
71 (1.515 %)OOA/OOD
71 (1.515 %)Data Analysis
71 (1.515 %)Web Development
71 (1.515 %)Release Management
71 (1.515 %)RUP
71 (1.515 %)CRM
71 (1.515 %)ERP
71 (1.515 %)OOD
71 (1.515 %)SOA
71 (1.515 %)Business Intelligence
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (25.76 %)C
215 (22.73 %)SQL
314 (21.21 %)C#
412 (18.18 %)Java
511 (16.67 %)COBOL
69 (13.64 %)Delphi
69 (13.64 %)C++
77 (10.61 %)PL/SQL
86 (9.091 %)JavaScript
94 (6.061 %)Perl
94 (6.061 %)Python
94 (6.061 %)VBScript
103 (4.545 %)VB
112 (3.030 %)Transact-SQL
112 (3.030 %)VC++
121 (1.515 %)Smalltalk
121 (1.515 %)Ruby
121 (1.515 %)VB.NET
121 (1.515 %)PHP
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (13.64 %)Degree
25 (7.576 %)ITIL Certification
31 (1.515 %)Microsoft Certification
Dorset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.515 %)TickIT
Dorset IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.515 %)AutoSys
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (12.12 %)Oracle
22 (3.030 %)Microsoft