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This section looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs within the Ipswich 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3351
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads3611
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.005 %
As % of the category below8.392 %2.918 %
Salaries quoted325
Average minimum salary£39,750£31,000
Average salary£41,066£37,500
% change on same period last year+9.50 %
Average maximum salary£42,381£44,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,335£32,603
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Ipswich IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Ipswich
Matching permanent IT job ads429377
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.234 %0.158 %
Salaries quoted361298
Average minimum salary£36,180£33,735
Average salary£39,125£37,972
% change on same period last year+3.03 %
Average maximum salary£42,070£42,209
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Programmer SuffolkProgrammer
Suffolk

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Ipswich 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 Ipswich region.

Ipswich Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

Ipswich Programmer Salary Histogram

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Ipswich 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.

135 (47.95 %).NET
135 (47.95 %)SQL Server
226 (35.62 %)Oracle
226 (35.62 %)SQL
319 (26.03 %)VB
319 (26.03 %)ASP.NET
319 (26.03 %)UNIX
417 (23.29 %)C++
417 (23.29 %)INAP
417 (23.29 %)Telecoms
417 (23.29 %)Unit Testing
417 (23.29 %)Requirements Analysis
516 (21.92 %).NET Framework
516 (21.92 %)VB6
516 (21.92 %)C#
516 (21.92 %)VB.NET
516 (21.92 %)Microsoft
614 (19.18 %)XML
614 (19.18 %)Health
614 (19.18 %)Pensions
711 (15.07 %)WinForms
711 (15.07 %)WebServices
711 (15.07 %)OO
87 (9.589 %)Java
87 (9.589 %)C
87 (9.589 %)J2EE
87 (9.589 %)Hibernate
87 (9.589 %)Spring
96 (8.219 %)Web Development
96 (8.219 %)Progress 4GL

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Ipswich 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.

Ipswich IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (47.95 %).NET
219 (26.03 %)ASP.NET
316 (21.92 %).NET Framework
414 (19.18 %)XML
511 (15.07 %)WinForms
511 (15.07 %)WebServices
67 (9.589 %)J2EE
67 (9.589 %)Spring
67 (9.589 %)Hibernate
74 (5.479 %)WAP
74 (5.479 %)Tapestry
83 (4.110 %)JSF
83 (4.110 %)EDI
83 (4.110 %)ADO
83 (4.110 %)ASP
83 (4.110 %)HTML
83 (4.110 %)COM+
83 (4.110 %)CSS
Ipswich IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (5.479 %)JBoss
21 (1.370 %)CICS
Ipswich IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (23.29 %)INAP
24 (5.479 %)SMS
32 (2.740 %)TCP/IP
32 (2.740 %)IPv6
32 (2.740 %)MPLS
32 (2.740 %)Firewall
Ipswich IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
135 (47.95 %)SQL Server
25 (6.849 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (2.740 %)MySQL
41 (1.370 %)DB2
Ipswich IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (6.849 %)Visual Studio
Ipswich IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (23.29 %)Telecoms
214 (19.18 %)Health
214 (19.18 %)Pensions
Ipswich IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (26.03 %)UNIX
24 (5.479 %)Linux
32 (2.740 %)Debian
Ipswich IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (23.29 %)Requirements Analysis
117 (23.29 %)Unit Testing
211 (15.07 %)OO
36 (8.219 %)Web Development
43 (4.110 %)Business Intelligence
43 (4.110 %)Content Management
43 (4.110 %)Logistics
Ipswich IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (35.62 %)SQL
219 (26.03 %)VB
317 (23.29 %)C++
416 (21.92 %)C#
416 (21.92 %)VB.NET
416 (21.92 %)VB6
57 (9.589 %)Java
57 (9.589 %)C
66 (8.219 %)Progress 4GL
73 (4.110 %)JavaScript
82 (2.740 %)PHP
91 (1.370 %)JCL
91 (1.370 %)COBOL
Ipswich IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.110 %)MCP
13 (4.110 %)MCSD
13 (4.110 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (4.110 %)Degree
Ipswich IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.370 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Ipswich IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.370 %)Tivoli
Ipswich IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (35.62 %)Oracle
216 (21.92 %)Microsoft
36 (8.219 %)Progress