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The table below looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs within the Halifax 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3329
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads2023
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.012 %
As % of the category below7.042 %5.192 %
Salaries quoted2016
Average minimum salary£30,650£21,750
Average salary£32,850£23,750
% change on same period last year+38.31 %
Average maximum salary£35,050£25,750
UK excluding London average salary£33,087£33,551
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Halifax IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Halifax
Matching permanent IT job ads284443
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.247 %0.222 %
Salaries quoted261394
Average minimum salary£31,543£27,403
Average salary£33,808£30,075
% change on same period last year+12.41 %
Average maximum salary£36,072£32,746
UK excluding London average salary£38,472£39,010
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Programmer West YorkshireProgrammer
West Yorkshire

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Halifax 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 Halifax region.

Halifax Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Programmer across the Halifax region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Halifax Programmer Salary Histogram

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT jobs across the Halifax 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 (57.69 %)C#
130 (57.69 %).NET
229 (55.77 %)ASP.NET
328 (53.85 %)SQL Server
423 (44.23 %)Finance
423 (44.23 %)XML
423 (44.23 %)Pensions
518 (34.62 %)Microsoft
518 (34.62 %)SQL
617 (32.69 %)Java
617 (32.69 %)J2EE
617 (32.69 %)Microsoft Certification
617 (32.69 %)MCTS
714 (26.92 %)Web Development
813 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
912 (23.08 %)MCAD
912 (23.08 %)MCSD
1011 (21.15 %)Oracle
1011 (21.15 %)WebServices
118 (15.38 %)Information Management
118 (15.38 %)E-Commerce
118 (15.38 %)XSL
127 (13.46 %)VB
127 (13.46 %)VB6
136 (11.54 %)Asset Management
136 (11.54 %)VB.NET
136 (11.54 %)OOA/OOD
136 (11.54 %)VSS/SourceSafe
136 (11.54 %)EJB
145 (9.615 %)CSS

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT jobs across the Halifax 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.

Halifax IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (57.69 %).NET
229 (55.77 %)ASP.NET
323 (44.23 %)XML
417 (32.69 %)J2EE
511 (21.15 %)WebServices
68 (15.38 %)XSL
76 (11.54 %)EJB
85 (9.615 %)CSS
85 (9.615 %)ASP
85 (9.615 %)XHTML
85 (9.615 %)HTML
92 (3.846 %)J2ME
Halifax IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (9.615 %)IIS
21 (1.923 %)SharePoint
Halifax IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.923 %)MS Excel
Halifax IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (53.85 %)SQL Server
25 (9.615 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.923 %)Crystal Reports
Halifax IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
26 (11.54 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Halifax IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (44.23 %)Finance
123 (44.23 %)Pensions
22 (3.846 %)Mobile Games
22 (3.846 %)Games
31 (1.923 %)Insurance
31 (1.923 %)Manufacturing
31 (1.923 %)Telecoms
Halifax IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (5.769 %)Computer Science
22 (3.846 %)iPhone
22 (3.846 %)N-Tier
22 (3.846 %)Mathematics
22 (3.846 %)Physics
Halifax IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (1.923 %)UNIX
11 (1.923 %)Windows
11 (1.923 %)Linux
11 (1.923 %)Windows 2000
11 (1.923 %)Windows NT
11 (1.923 %)Windows XP
Halifax IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (26.92 %)Web Development
28 (15.38 %)Information Management
28 (15.38 %)E-Commerce
36 (11.54 %)OOA/OOD
36 (11.54 %)Asset Management
42 (3.846 %)Software Engineering
42 (3.846 %)Problem Management
51 (1.923 %)OO
51 (1.923 %)SOA
Halifax IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (57.69 %)C#
218 (34.62 %)SQL
317 (32.69 %)Java
47 (13.46 %)VB
47 (13.46 %)VB6
56 (11.54 %)VB.NET
65 (9.615 %)JavaScript
65 (9.615 %)VBScript
72 (3.846 %)PL/SQL
72 (3.846 %)C++
81 (1.923 %)COBOL
81 (1.923 %)Perl
81 (1.923 %)C
81 (1.923 %)Progress 4GL
81 (1.923 %)AWK
Halifax IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (32.69 %)Microsoft Certification
117 (32.69 %)MCTS
212 (23.08 %)MCAD
212 (23.08 %)MCSD
35 (9.615 %)MCSE
43 (5.769 %)Degree
Halifax IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (34.62 %)Microsoft
211 (21.15 %)Oracle
31 (1.923 %)Progress