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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs within the Durham 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank71
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads3965
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.027 %
As % of the category below19.50 %47.79 %
Salaries quoted3848
Average minimum salary£26,763£29,021
Average salary£28,671£31,812
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
Average maximum salary£30,579£34,604
UK excluding London average salary£33,926£34,033
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
Durham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Durham
Matching permanent IT job ads200136
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.111 %0.057 %
Salaries quoted140115
Average minimum salary£28,136£28,503
Average salary£29,166£30,865
% change on same period last year-5.50 %
Average maximum salary£30,197£33,227
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Developer North EastDeveloper
North East

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Durham 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 Durham region.

Durham Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Developer across the Durham region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Durham Developer Salary Histogram

Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Durham region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
DarlingtonDown-1025£27,620-16.46 %
HartlepoolNo change03£30,000+62.16 %
Stockton-on-TeesDown-62£35,000+16.66 %
PeterleeNew entry-1£30,000-
Developer North EastDeveloper
North East

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Durham 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.

151 (60.00 %).NET
246 (54.12 %)C#
335 (41.18 %)ASP.NET
434 (40.00 %)SQL Server
523 (27.06 %)SQL
622 (25.88 %)XML
720 (23.53 %)Microsoft
720 (23.53 %)Degree
815 (17.65 %)Pensions
815 (17.65 %)UML
914 (16.47 %)JavaScript
1013 (15.29 %)Computer Science
1013 (15.29 %)Finance
1013 (15.29 %)HTML
1013 (15.29 %)VB.NET
1013 (15.29 %)MS Excel
1112 (14.12 %)CSS
1211 (12.94 %)Java
1211 (12.94 %)SQL Server 2005
1310 (11.76 %)Requirements Analysis
1310 (11.76 %)VB
1310 (11.76 %)SharePoint
149 (10.59 %)N-Tier
149 (10.59 %)PHP
149 (10.59 %)WinForms
158 (9.412 %)J2EE
158 (9.412 %)CRM
158 (9.412 %)ASP
158 (9.412 %)OO
167 (8.235 %)Business Intelligence

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Durham 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.

Durham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
151 (60.00 %).NET
235 (41.18 %)ASP.NET
322 (25.88 %)XML
413 (15.29 %)HTML
512 (14.12 %)CSS
69 (10.59 %)WinForms
78 (9.412 %)ASP
78 (9.412 %)J2EE
86 (7.059 %)AJAX
86 (7.059 %)SAP Smart Forms
86 (7.059 %)BAPI
94 (4.706 %)XSL
94 (4.706 %)XHTML
103 (3.529 %)Ruby on Rails
112 (2.353 %)JSP
121 (1.176 %)EJB
121 (1.176 %)ADO.NET
121 (1.176 %).NET Framework
121 (1.176 %)EJB 3.0
121 (1.176 %)JMS
Durham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (11.76 %)SharePoint
21 (1.176 %)TeamSite
21 (1.176 %)IIS
21 (1.176 %)JBoss
21 (1.176 %)Apache
Durham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (15.29 %)MS Excel
21 (1.176 %)MS Visio
Durham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (5.882 %)Microsoft CRM
21 (1.176 %)Sophis RISQUE
21 (1.176 %)Dynamics AX
Durham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (4.706 %)Internet
21 (1.176 %)Intranet
Durham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
134 (40.00 %)SQL Server
211 (12.94 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (7.059 %)MySQL
36 (7.059 %)MS Access
43 (3.529 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (3.529 %)PerformancePoint
52 (2.353 %)DTS
52 (2.353 %)DB2
Durham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.353 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.176 %)Flash
21 (1.176 %)Eclipse
Durham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (17.65 %)Pensions
213 (15.29 %)Finance
36 (7.059 %)General Ledger
43 (3.529 %)Insurance
43 (3.529 %)Manufacturing
52 (2.353 %)Telecoms
61 (1.176 %)Retail
61 (1.176 %)Health
Durham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (15.29 %)Computer Science
29 (10.59 %)N-Tier
Durham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (2.353 %)UNIX
21 (1.176 %)Windows
21 (1.176 %)Linux
Durham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (17.65 %)UML
210 (11.76 %)Requirements Analysis
38 (9.412 %)OO
38 (9.412 %)CRM
47 (8.235 %)Business Intelligence
56 (7.059 %)Quality Management
56 (7.059 %)Asset Management
56 (7.059 %)Software Engineering
64 (4.706 %)Web Development
64 (4.706 %)Project Management
73 (3.529 %)OOP
73 (3.529 %)Use Case
82 (2.353 %)SEO
82 (2.353 %)Migration
82 (2.353 %)SOA
91 (1.176 %)Unit Testing
91 (1.176 %)ERP
91 (1.176 %)OOD
Durham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
146 (54.12 %)C#
223 (27.06 %)SQL
314 (16.47 %)JavaScript
413 (15.29 %)VB.NET
511 (12.94 %)Java
610 (11.76 %)VB
79 (10.59 %)PHP
86 (7.059 %)ABAP
86 (7.059 %)SAPscript
95 (5.882 %)VB6
103 (3.529 %)Ruby
112 (2.353 %)VBScript
121 (1.176 %)VBA
121 (1.176 %)Transact-SQL
121 (1.176 %)Perl
121 (1.176 %)C++
121 (1.176 %)Delphi
Durham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (23.53 %)Degree
25 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
Durham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (23.53 %)Microsoft
26 (7.059 %)SAP
26 (7.059 %)CA
35 (5.882 %)Oracle
41 (1.176 %)Interwoven
41 (1.176 %)Netonomy
41 (1.176 %)ATG
41 (1.176 %)Sophis