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The table below looks at the demand for Biology skills within the England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Biology over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBiology
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank769903
Rank change on same period last yearUp+134
Matching permanent IT job ads7653
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.024 %
As % of the category below0.238 %0.116 %
Salaries quoted5848
Average minimum salary£28,493£27,646
Average salary£32,855£31,323
% change on same period last year+4.89 %
Average maximum salary£37,217£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,855£31,323
% change on same period last year+4.89 %
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
England
Matching permanent IT job ads3186745798
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled20.56 %20.50 %
Salaries quoted2636635141
Average minimum salary£43,419£46,590
Average salary£48,295£51,465
% change on same period last year-6.16 %
Average maximum salary£53,170£56,341
UK excluding London average salary£37,532£40,020
% change on same period last year-6.21 %
Biology UKBiology
UK

Biology
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Biology across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

England Biology Demand Trend

Biology
Salary Trend

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

England Biology Salary Trend

Biology
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Biology across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England Biology Salary Histogram

Biology
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biology within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
South EastUp+6336£35,161+9.06 %
East of EnglandNew entry-15£40,033-
West MidlandsUp+3512£22,961+12.55 %
North WestUp+3610£27,800-25.53 %
LondonNew entry-3--
Biology UKBiology
UK

Biology
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Biology 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 Biology.

179 (62.20 %)Chemistry
251 (40.16 %)Pharmaceutical
350 (39.37 %)SQL
448 (37.80 %)PhD
541 (32.28 %)Degree
638 (29.92 %)Oracle
734 (26.77 %)Life Science
832 (25.20 %)Java
927 (21.26 %)Physics
1022 (17.32 %)C++
1022 (17.32 %).NET
1121 (16.54 %)Mathematics
1219 (14.96 %)Software Testing
1219 (14.96 %)ISEB
1318 (14.17 %)MS Excel
1416 (12.60 %)Microsoft
1416 (12.60 %)SQL Server
1416 (12.60 %)Informatics
1514 (11.02 %)IIS
1514 (11.02 %)MS Office
1514 (11.02 %)Windows
1514 (11.02 %)Health
1613 (10.24 %)Computer Science
1712 (9.449 %)French Language
1712 (9.449 %)German Language
1712 (9.449 %)Perl
1810 (7.874 %)JavaScript
1810 (7.874 %)HTML
1810 (7.874 %)C
1810 (7.874 %)Photoshop

Biology
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Biology 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 Biology. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (17.32 %).NET
210 (7.874 %)HTML
210 (7.874 %)CSS
210 (7.874 %)AJAX
210 (7.874 %)jQuery
39 (7.087 %)ASP.NET
48 (6.299 %)MFC
55 (3.937 %)ASP
55 (3.937 %)XML
62 (1.575 %)XSLT
62 (1.575 %)WCF
62 (1.575 %)WPF
62 (1.575 %)Silverlight
71 (0.787 %)SOAP
71 (0.787 %)WebServices
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (11.02 %)IIS
210 (7.874 %)Apache
210 (7.874 %)ColdFusion
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (14.17 %)MS Excel
214 (11.02 %)MS Office
310 (7.874 %)Photoshop
42 (1.575 %)MS Visio
42 (1.575 %)Spreadsheet
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (12.60 %)SQL Server
22 (1.575 %)Data Mining
22 (1.575 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (1.575 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.787 %)MySQL
31 (0.787 %)Text Mining
31 (0.787 %)RDBMS
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (7.874 %)Eclipse
110 (7.874 %)Dreamweaver
24 (3.150 %)QuickTest Pro
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
151 (40.16 %)Pharmaceutical
214 (11.02 %)Health
310 (7.874 %)Construction
49 (7.087 %)Marketing
56 (4.724 %)Education
65 (3.937 %)Pensions
74 (3.150 %)Chemicals
74 (3.150 %)Insurance
83 (2.362 %)Games
83 (2.362 %)Banking
83 (2.362 %)Electric
83 (2.362 %)Legal
83 (2.362 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.787 %)Publishing
91 (0.787 %)Police
91 (0.787 %)Telecoms
91 (0.787 %)Aerospace
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (22.05 %)Developer
223 (18.11 %)Graduate
320 (15.75 %)Tester
320 (15.75 %)Software Tester
419 (14.96 %)Programmer
514 (11.02 %)Support Manager
612 (9.449 %)IT Support Manager
79 (7.087 %)Java Programmer
88 (6.299 %)Analyst
88 (6.299 %)Web Developer
97 (5.512 %)Consultant
97 (5.512 %)Graduate Developer
97 (5.512 %)Graduate Programmer
106 (4.724 %)C++ Programmer
106 (4.724 %)Junior
115 (3.937 %)Software Engineer
115 (3.937 %)C Programmer
124 (3.150 %)Database Developer
133 (2.362 %)Junior Developer
133 (2.362 %)Technical Manager
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
179 (62.20 %)Chemistry
234 (26.77 %)Life Science
327 (21.26 %)Physics
421 (16.54 %)Mathematics
516 (12.60 %)Informatics
613 (10.24 %)Computer Science
712 (9.449 %)French Language
712 (9.449 %)German Language
87 (5.512 %)Spanish Language
93 (2.362 %)Data Integration
93 (2.362 %)NHS
93 (2.362 %)Statistics
102 (1.575 %)Biotechnology
111 (0.787 %)Psychology
111 (0.787 %)Robotics
111 (0.787 %)Japanese Language
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (11.02 %)Windows
29 (7.087 %)Mac OS X
33 (2.362 %)Windows XP
33 (2.362 %)UNIX
42 (1.575 %)Windows 2000
51 (0.787 %)Linux
51 (0.787 %)Windows Vista
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (14.96 %)Software Testing
210 (7.874 %)Bioinformatics
39 (7.087 %)OO
39 (7.087 %)Test Scripting
48 (6.299 %)Project Management
48 (6.299 %)Data Management
56 (4.724 %)OOD
56 (4.724 %)Test Management
63 (2.362 %)Validation
63 (2.362 %)Project Planning
63 (2.362 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (1.575 %)Regression Testing
81 (0.787 %)Data Analysis
81 (0.787 %)Software Engineering
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
150 (39.37 %)SQL
232 (25.20 %)Java
322 (17.32 %)C++
412 (9.449 %)Perl
510 (7.874 %)JavaScript
510 (7.874 %)C
67 (5.512 %)PL/SQL
67 (5.512 %)VB
75 (3.937 %)PHP
75 (3.937 %)C#
83 (2.362 %)Python
92 (1.575 %)XAML
92 (1.575 %)VB.NET
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
148 (37.80 %)PhD
241 (32.28 %)Degree
319 (14.96 %)ISEB
43 (2.362 %)Postgraduate
52 (1.575 %)MCSE
52 (1.575 %)MCSA
52 (1.575 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (1.575 %)MCP
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (7.874 %)GLP
29 (7.087 %)QA
37 (5.512 %)21 CFR Part 11
43 (2.362 %)GMP
52 (1.575 %)SLA
61 (0.787 %)GCP
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (29.92 %)Oracle
216 (12.60 %)Microsoft
31 (0.787 %)EMC