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This section looks at the demand for Oracle TopLink skills within the Dorset region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited TopLink over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOracle TopLink
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8386
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads71
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.711 %0.198 %
Salaries quoted70
Average minimum salary£27,429-
Average salary£33,429-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£39,429-
UK excluding London average salary£30,267£45,750
% change on same period last year-33.84 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads409506
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.223 %0.212 %
Salaries quoted369447
Average minimum salary£30,306£32,952
Average salary£33,332£36,144
% change on same period last year-7.78 %
Average maximum salary£36,357£39,337
UK excluding London average salary£35,939£36,846
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
TopLink South WestTopLink
South West

TopLink
Demand Trend

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

Dorset TopLink Demand Trend

TopLink
Salary Trend

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

Dorset TopLink Salary Trend

TopLink
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing TopLink across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Dorset TopLink Salary Histogram

TopLink
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing TopLink within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 29 August 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+147£33,429-
TopLink South WestTopLink
South West

TopLink
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region citing TopLink 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 TopLink.

17 (100.00 %)Java
17 (100.00 %)Linux
17 (100.00 %)JBoss
17 (100.00 %)Scrum
17 (100.00 %)TDD
17 (100.00 %)Ruby
17 (100.00 %)Ruby on Rails
17 (100.00 %)Continuous Integration
25 (71.43 %)CruiseControl
25 (71.43 %)Spring
25 (71.43 %)Hibernate
25 (71.43 %)WAP
25 (71.43 %)OO
25 (71.43 %)Ant
33 (42.86 %)J2EE
42 (28.57 %)Computer Science
42 (28.57 %)Degree

TopLink
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region citing TopLink 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 TopLink. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %)Ruby on Rails
25 (71.43 %)WAP
25 (71.43 %)Hibernate
25 (71.43 %)Spring
33 (42.86 %)J2EE
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (100.00 %)JBoss
Dorset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (71.43 %)Ant
15 (71.43 %)CruiseControl
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (100.00 %)Developer
17 (100.00 %)Java Developer
23 (42.86 %)J2EE Developer
23 (42.86 %)Java/J2EE Developer
23 (42.86 %)Ruby Developer
32 (28.57 %)Graduate
32 (28.57 %)Graduate Java Developer
32 (28.57 %)Graduate Developer
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)Computer Science
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (100.00 %)Linux
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (100.00 %)Scrum
17 (100.00 %)TDD
17 (100.00 %)Continuous Integration
25 (71.43 %)OO
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (100.00 %)Java
17 (100.00 %)Ruby
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)Degree