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This section looks at the demand for Rapid Application Development (RAD) skills within the Dorset region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited RAD over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRapid Application Development (RAD)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8279
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads715
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.899 %1.521 %
Salaries quoted714
Average minimum salary£70,000£42,292
Average salary£77,714£49,021
% change on same period last year+58.53 %
Average maximum salary£85,429£55,750
UK excluding London average salary£42,241£43,377
% change on same period last year-2.61 %
Processes & Methodologies DorsetProcesses & Methodologies
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads779986
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.407 %0.407 %
Salaries quoted643798
Average minimum salary£35,475£36,856
Average salary£38,852£41,479
% change on same period last year-6.33 %
Average maximum salary£42,229£46,103
UK excluding London average salary£42,583£44,532
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
RAD South WestRAD
South West

RAD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing RAD across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Dorset RAD Demand Trend

RAD
Salary Trend

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

Dorset RAD Salary Trend

RAD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RAD across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Dorset RAD Salary Histogram

RAD
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing RAD within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 18 July 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+167£77,714+60.37 %
RAD South WestRAD
South West

RAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region citing RAD 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 RAD.

154 (96.43 %)Finance
252 (92.86 %)RUP
348 (85.71 %)Banking
425 (44.64 %)OO
520 (35.71 %)Configuration Management
614 (25.00 %)Project Planning
713 (23.21 %)Project Management
812 (21.43 %)Java
812 (21.43 %)Strategic Planning
911 (19.64 %)J2EE
1010 (17.86 %)Test Management
1010 (17.86 %)PowerBuilder
1010 (17.86 %)AS400
119 (16.07 %)QA
119 (16.07 %)Sybase
128 (14.29 %)Mainframe
137 (12.50 %)ClearCase
137 (12.50 %)WebSphere
146 (10.71 %)Oracle
155 (8.929 %)UML
155 (8.929 %)Fixed Income
155 (8.929 %)Equities
164 (7.143 %)Bloomberg
164 (7.143 %)Investment Banking
164 (7.143 %)Use Case
164 (7.143 %)ISEB
173 (5.357 %)SSADM
173 (5.357 %)PRINCE2
173 (5.357 %)PL/SQL
173 (5.357 %)RPG

RAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region citing RAD 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 RAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
111 (19.64 %)J2EE
27 (12.50 %)WebSphere
31 (1.786 %).NET
31 (1.786 %)JSP
31 (1.786 %)Swing
Application Platforms
12 (3.571 %)WebLogic
12 (3.571 %)SAS
Applications
11 (1.786 %)MS Project
11 (1.786 %)MS PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (3.571 %)OLAP
12 (3.571 %)Oracle Reports
12 (3.571 %)Datawarehouse
12 (3.571 %)ETL
12 (3.571 %)Oracle Discoverer
12 (3.571 %)Oracle OWB
12 (3.571 %)Oracle OLAP
12 (3.571 %)Base SAS
12 (3.571 %)Oracle BI EE
21 (1.786 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
110 (17.86 %)PowerBuilder
27 (12.50 %)ClearCase
32 (3.571 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (1.786 %)JDeveloper
General
154 (96.43 %)Finance
248 (85.71 %)Banking
34 (7.143 %)Investment Banking
42 (3.571 %)Insurance
51 (1.786 %)Retail
51 (1.786 %)Billing
Job Titles
123 (41.07 %)Developer
220 (35.71 %)Applications Developer
318 (32.14 %)Technical Manager
318 (32.14 %)Applications Manager
417 (30.36 %)Analyst
512 (21.43 %)Programme Manager
68 (14.29 %)QA Analyst
68 (14.29 %)Quality Analyst
77 (12.50 %)Quality Manager
77 (12.50 %)QA Manager
85 (8.929 %)Business Analyst
93 (5.357 %)Project Manager
102 (3.571 %)Test Analyst
102 (3.571 %)Technical Analyst
111 (1.786 %)QA Tester
111 (1.786 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
111 (1.786 %)Tester
111 (1.786 %)Java Developer
Miscellaneous
110 (17.86 %)AS400
28 (14.29 %)Mainframe
35 (8.929 %)Fixed Income
35 (8.929 %)Equities
42 (3.571 %)PMI
Processes & Methodologies
152 (92.86 %)RUP
225 (44.64 %)OO
320 (35.71 %)Configuration Management
414 (25.00 %)Project Planning
513 (23.21 %)Project Management
612 (21.43 %)Strategic Planning
710 (17.86 %)Test Management
85 (8.929 %)UML
94 (7.143 %)Use Case
103 (5.357 %)Validation
103 (5.357 %)PRINCE2
103 (5.357 %)SSADM
112 (3.571 %)Change Management
112 (3.571 %)Data Modelling
112 (3.571 %)Business Intelligence
112 (3.571 %)Data Mapping
121 (1.786 %)Test Scripting
121 (1.786 %)Manual Testing
121 (1.786 %)Penetration Testing
121 (1.786 %)Automated Testing
Programming Languages
112 (21.43 %)Java
23 (5.357 %)PL/SQL
23 (5.357 %)RPG
23 (5.357 %)SQL
Qualifications
14 (7.143 %)ISEB
21 (1.786 %)PMI Certification
21 (1.786 %)ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
19 (16.07 %)QA
Vendors
19 (16.07 %)Sybase
26 (10.71 %)Oracle
34 (7.143 %)Bloomberg
41 (1.786 %)Microsoft
41 (1.786 %)Reuters
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