The first table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Kent region. 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 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Kent region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Developer
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year
0 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 364 263 443
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 30.93% 36.89% 42.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 33.15% 40.15% 44.21%
Number of salaries quoted 316 254 422
Average salary £38,500 £36,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.47% +4.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £25,000 £25,550
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £43,750 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1098 655 1002
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 93.29% 91.87% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 940 585 919
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £23,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Developer
South East

Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Developer across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Kent Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Developer across the Kent region.

Kent Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Developer across the Kent region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Kent 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 Kent region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Maidstone 0 40 £37,500 +7.14%
Tunbridge Wells 0 25 £45,000 +12.50%
Tonbridge 0 14 £42,500 +23.18%
Dartford -2 12 £40,000 -
Rochester - 12 £27,500 -
Folkestone -2 6 £35,000 +5.26%
Chatham +3 4 £35,000 +40.00%
Sevenoaks -2 4 £30,000 -29.41%
Stansted - 4 £100,000 -
Aylesford - 3 £35,000 -
Whitstable - 3 £35,000 -
Canterbury 0 2 £31,000 -0.80%
West Malling -14 1 £33,500 -16.25%
Developer
South East

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

1 260 (45.06%) .NET
2 250 (43.33%) SQL
3 234 (40.55%) SQL Server
4 218 (37.78%) C#
5 194 (33.62%) JavaScript
6 188 (32.58%) ASP.NET
7 185 (32.06%) CSS
8 163 (28.25%) HTML
9 127 (22.01%) MVC
10 121 (20.97%) Finance
11 120 (20.80%) Java
12 108 (18.72%) PHP
13 102 (17.68%) OO
13 102 (17.68%) Microsoft
14 98 (16.98%) Agile Software Development
15 92 (15.94%) XML
16 82 (14.21%) WCF
17 81 (14.04%) jQuery
18 74 (12.82%) E-Commerce
19 73 (12.65%) TDD
20 71 (12.31%) Web Services
20 71 (12.31%) Ajax
21 68 (11.79%) MySQL
22 67 (11.61%) Legal
22 67 (11.61%) SQL Server 2008
23 63 (10.92%) ASP.NET MVC
24 62 (10.75%) HTML5
25 61 (10.57%) Business Intelligence
26 60 (10.40%) Banking
26 60 (10.40%) Degree

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

Application Development
1 260 (45.06%) .NET
2 188 (32.58%) ASP.NET
3 185 (32.06%) CSS
4 163 (28.25%) HTML
5 92 (15.94%) XML
6 82 (14.21%) WCF
7 81 (14.04%) jQuery
8 71 (12.31%) Ajax
8 71 (12.31%) Web Services
9 63 (10.92%) ASP.NET MVC
10 62 (10.75%) HTML5
11 50 (8.666%) .NET Framework
12 44 (7.626%) Spring
13 42 (7.279%) WPF
14 36 (6.239%) SOAP
15 34 (5.893%) XHTML
16 32 (5.546%) Razor View Engine
16 32 (5.546%) ASP.NET MVC 4
17 31 (5.373%) RESTful
18 29 (5.026%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 45 (7.799%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.466%) IIS
2 20 (3.466%) Apache
3 16 (2.773%) SharePoint 2010
4 14 (2.426%) CMS
5 11 (1.906%) Umbraco
6 10 (1.733%) Drupal
7 9 (1.560%) Joomla!
7 9 (1.560%) SAS
8 8 (1.386%) WordPress
9 7 (1.213%) Tomcat
10 6 (1.040%) OpenEdge
11 5 (0.867%) WebLogic
12 4 (0.693%) Jetty
13 3 (0.520%) DotNetNuke
13 3 (0.520%) GlassFish
14 2 (0.347%) CICS
14 2 (0.347%) Sitecore CMS
14 2 (0.347%) Magento
15 1 (0.173%) nginx
Applications
1 17 (2.946%) MS Excel
2 13 (2.253%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.520%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.347%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.347%) Fireworks
Business Applications
1 8 (1.386%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.347%) Visualfiles
2 2 (0.347%) Prophet
3 1 (0.173%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 48 (8.319%) Internet
2 20 (3.466%) Intranet
3 3 (0.520%) HTTP
3 3 (0.520%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.520%) DNS
4 2 (0.347%) DSL
4 2 (0.347%) OFDM
5 1 (0.173%) SMTP
5 1 (0.173%) FTP
5 1 (0.173%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 234 (40.55%) SQL Server
2 68 (11.79%) MySQL
3 67 (11.61%) SQL Server 2008
4 50 (8.666%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 46 (7.972%) Data Warehouse
6 45 (7.799%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 29 (5.026%) SQL Server 2012
8 26 (4.506%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 18 (3.120%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 12 (2.080%) Crystal Reports
10 12 (2.080%) NoSQL
11 10 (1.733%) OLAP
11 10 (1.733%) Oracle 10g
12 8 (1.386%) BusinessObjects
12 8 (1.386%) Oracle OWB
12 8 (1.386%) BusinessObjects XI
12 8 (1.386%) Redis
13 7 (1.213%) Big Data
13 7 (1.213%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
13 7 (1.213%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 34 (5.893%) Visual Studio
1 34 (5.893%) Team Foundation Server
2 33 (5.719%) NUnit
2 33 (5.719%) Rhino Mocks
3 25 (4.333%) Moq
4 14 (2.426%) Subversion
4 14 (2.426%) Git (software)
5 13 (2.253%) JUnit
6 12 (2.080%) MSTest
7 11 (1.906%) JIRA
8 9 (1.560%) Log4j
9 7 (1.213%) Oracle Forms
10 6 (1.040%) WebSpeed
11 5 (0.867%) PEAR
11 5 (0.867%) Selenium
11 5 (0.867%) Maven
11 5 (0.867%) Ant
11 5 (0.867%) Cucumber
12 4 (0.693%) Jenkins
13 3 (0.520%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 121 (20.97%) Finance
2 67 (11.61%) Legal
3 60 (10.40%) Banking
4 53 (9.185%) Investment Banking
5 29 (5.026%) Marketing
6 26 (4.506%) Retail
7 20 (3.466%) Telecoms
8 18 (3.120%) Multimedia
9 14 (2.426%) Music
9 14 (2.426%) Music Industry
10 8 (1.386%) Law
11 7 (1.213%) Front Office
12 5 (0.867%) Manufacturing
12 5 (0.867%) Automotive
13 4 (0.693%) Advertising
13 4 (0.693%) Back Office
14 2 (0.347%) Electronics
14 2 (0.347%) Publishing
14 2 (0.347%) Games
14 2 (0.347%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.279%) Mobile App
2 40 (6.932%) Computer Science
3 34 (5.893%) Mathematics
4 16 (2.773%) Management Information System
5 13 (2.253%) W3C
5 13 (2.253%) Open Source
5 13 (2.253%) Inversion of Control
5 13 (2.253%) SaaS
6 12 (2.080%) Social Media
7 11 (1.906%) AS400
8 6 (1.040%) Client/Server
9 5 (0.867%) iPhone
9 5 (0.867%) Blackberry
10 4 (0.693%) Replication
10 4 (0.693%) Data Integration
10 4 (0.693%) iPad
10 4 (0.693%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.347%) Digital Media
11 2 (0.347%) Social Gaming
11 2 (0.347%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 51 (8.839%) Windows
2 31 (5.373%) Linux
2 31 (5.373%) UNIX
3 28 (4.853%) Android
4 25 (4.333%) Apple iOS
5 13 (2.253%) Windows 8
6 5 (0.867%) Windows Phone
7 4 (0.693%) Windows Mobile
8 2 (0.347%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.173%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (22.01%) MVC
2 102 (17.68%) OO
3 98 (16.98%) Agile Software Development
4 74 (12.82%) E-Commerce
5 73 (12.65%) TDD
6 61 (10.57%) Business Intelligence
7 55 (9.532%) Scrum
8 54 (9.359%) Unit Testing
9 50 (8.666%) Web Development
10 45 (7.799%) OOD
11 37 (6.412%) Kanban
12 35 (6.066%) OOP
13 31 (5.373%) Web Application Development
14 30 (5.199%) BDD
15 28 (4.853%) Data Modelling
16 23 (3.986%) SOA
16 23 (3.986%) Risk Management
16 23 (3.986%) Multithreading
17 22 (3.813%) Mobile Application Development
18 21 (3.640%) Domain-Driven Design
Programming Languages
1 250 (43.33%) SQL
2 218 (37.78%) C#
3 194 (33.62%) JavaScript
4 120 (20.80%) Java
5 108 (18.72%) PHP
6 48 (8.319%) VB.NET
7 41 (7.106%) PL/SQL
8 40 (6.932%) VB
9 32 (5.546%) T-SQL
10 18 (3.120%) Ruby
11 13 (2.253%) C++
12 11 (1.906%) RPG
12 11 (1.906%) XAML
12 11 (1.906%) RPG IV
13 10 (1.733%) Objective-C
13 10 (1.733%) Python
14 9 (1.560%) PHP5
15 8 (1.386%) VB6
16 7 (1.213%) Scala
16 7 (1.213%) C
Qualifications
1 60 (10.40%) Degree
2 44 (7.626%) Microsoft Certification
3 39 (6.759%) MCP
4 36 (6.239%) MCAD
4 36 (6.239%) MCSD
4 36 (6.239%) MCTS
5 9 (1.560%) SCJP
5 9 (1.560%) Sun Certification
6 2 (0.347%) PhD
7 1 (0.173%) IBM Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.173%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.173%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.173%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.347%) BladeLogic
Vendors
1 102 (17.68%) Microsoft
2 52 (9.012%) Oracle
3 17 (2.946%) Business Objects
3 17 (2.946%) Apple
4 10 (1.733%) Facebook
5 9 (1.560%) Sun
6 8 (1.386%) SAP
6 8 (1.386%) Sybase
6 8 (1.386%) Sitecore
7 6 (1.040%) Zend
7 6 (1.040%) Progress
7 6 (1.040%) JBoss
8 3 (0.520%) Telerik
8 3 (0.520%) MicroStrategy
8 3 (0.520%) Razor Risk
9 2 (0.347%) Twitter
9 2 (0.347%) Pega
9 2 (0.347%) BMC
9 2 (0.347%) Hyperion
9 2 (0.347%) Salesforce.com
Maidstone, Kent
You will have around 4 yrs C# and 3 yrs Asp.Net development background and a strong understanding of SQL server 2005/08. A good understanding of HTML,...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 35,000 - 42,000
Posted: 17 May 2013
Kent
Global company specialising in cutting-edge technology for the finance industry is looking for a Silverlight Developer!... Skills in Silverlight, C#, ASP.Net, WCF & MS SQL are essential.
Pro-Quest Resourcing Ltd
Salary: From £55,000 to £65,000 per annum + superb benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Kent
C#/ASP.NET Software Developer... You will be developing in C# using Asp.net, MS SQL Database. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in two or more...
Creative Personnel
Salary: £35000 to £45000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Technical Skills Required: .NET/ASP.NET/C# development skills. C#, ideally .NET 4 framework with WPF WCF. Understanding of VB.NET for conversion of legacy applications to C#...
Smart Sourcing
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Silverlight .Net developer - Tonbridge - My client is a leading organisation who are looking for a new Silverlight .Net developer to come on board to join their well-established...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 45,000 - 60,000
Posted: 14 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Silverlight .Net developer - Tonbridge - My client is a leading organisation who are looking for a new Silverlight .Net developer to come on board to join their well-established...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 45,000 - 60,000
Posted: 17 May 2013
Tonbridge, Kent, South East
Clients stretch across the UK and overseas into Ireland and South Africa, with software projects that address solutions in a variety of industry sectors, e.g. commercial radio,...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per year
Posted: 1 May 2013
Kent
As a .Net Developer you have experience in developing bespoke web and client based applications using VB.Net and ASP.Net... Keywords - .Net Developer, ASP.Net, VB.Net,...
SLS Services Ltd
Salary: Up to £35000 + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Kent
Development using ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#, preferably version 4.0. Maintaining SQL Server 2008R2 / 2010... Keywords - .Net Developer, ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#, SQL Server 2008R2/2010,...
SLS Services Ltd
Salary: Up to £35000 + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Kent, South East
Excellent communication skills and customer focus Strong analytical and development skills To be able to work with the business in establishing requirements and specifications To be able to...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Dartford, Kent
Required skills / experience: Experience of SQL 2005 / 2008. Good knowledge of T-SQL Stored procedures, Triggers & Functions... Experience of Classic ASP, with knowledge of development in / migration to...
PPM Associates
Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013
Rochester, Kent
It is expected that you will have a very good understanding of the Web Design and CSS... - Development of web applications using .NET 4 - Ensuring .NET & web best...
1st Choice Computer Appointments Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Maidstone, South East
Working on a range of development projects you will input key web skills (PHP (Object Oriented), HTML(5), CSS(3) and JavaScript (jQuery) within a friendly IT team.
greywood
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 26 April 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
New opportunity for an ASP.Net C# Developer with a minimum 2 years commercial experience to join this Financial Services company based out of their offices in Tunbridge...
MAPP Ltd - IT & Business Management Recruitment Specialists
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum + Pension + Medical Ins + LA + other
Posted: 17 May 2013
Folkestone, Kent
A PHP, MYSQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS Developer is needed for this well established, thriving software house based in Hythe. The PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS Developer will be...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
T-SQL and SQL Server with Excel, XML skills to join the development team where you will be involved in: - Customer implementations o Data integration projects o Report...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 25,000 - 30,000
Posted: 15 May 2013
Kent
Essential skills & experience ?HTML5, CSS, PHP, SQL, JavaScript, Ajax Experience within multiple Databases (MySQL, NoSQL, etc) MVC Model. Git Experience. Desired skills & experience 2:1 or higher Computer...
Bridge Noble
Salary: £22000 - £35000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Kent, South East
As the Web Developer you will work closely within a highly skilled team developing web applications using the latest technologies (HTML5, CSS, PHP, SQL, JavaScript, Ajax) to create...
bridgenoble
Salary: £22000 - £35000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
Maidstone, South East
If you are a PHP developer at any level we have multiple clients that need your skills in the Mid Kent area... Our client a highly successful, growing,...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: £20,000 - £30,000 per year
Posted: 30 April 2013
Maidstone, Kent
Our client a highly successful, growing, online marketing company... Experience and Skills required: Strong PHP and MySQL skills. Good knowledge of HTML & CSS with the use of Jquery/...
1st Choice Computer Appointments Ltd
Salary: From £20,000 to £40,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 16 May 2013
Tonbridge, Kent
Our client, is based in a semi rural location, therefore you must have your own transport to get there, they are a long established, privately owned software company,...
1st Choice Computer Appointments Ltd
Salary: From £28,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Whitstable, South East
Our client can provide you with industry recognised training in: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile, TDD, BDD, DDD, OSS, ALT...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Kent
The role requires a strong understanding of both front and back end development using SQL and .Net technologies in order to design and develop software for the company.....
Harnham
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum + comprehensive benefits package
Posted: 12 May 2013
Chatham, Kent
Front End Web Developer - HTML5, CSS3 - Website & Apps for Financial Sector Chatham, Kent £25,000 - £30,000 depending upon skills + 20 days holiday plus bank holidays We are...
RecruitmentRevolution.com Limited
Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Dartford, South East
Our client will provide you with training into: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks, Moq), BDD...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Maidstone, Kent
As a PHP Web Developer, you will have the following technical skills: * PHP * MySQL * XML * JavaScript * XHTML * Web and accessibility standards (W3C) * Developed across Windows, Mac browsing environments...
Inspire People
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Maidstone, Kent
As a PHP Web Developer, you will have the following technical skills: * PHP * MySQL * XML * JavaScript * XHTML * Web and accessibility standards (W3C) * Developed across Windows, Mac browsing environments...
Inspire People
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Ashford, Kent
Photoshop. - HTML5. - Flash/Silverlight. - CSS3. - jQuery/Javascript. - Apache/IIS. - Strong OO knowledge... - .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 (or greater) Desirable Skills: - Team Foundation Server/Git source...
1st Choice Computer Appointments Ltd
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Ashford, Kent, South East
Reporting To: Development ManagerMain Purpose of the UX/UI DeveloperWe are seeking a User Experience/User Interface Developer who shares a passion for exciting user interface/user experience...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: £0 - £35,000 per year DOE
Posted: 10 May 2013
Margate, Kent
Python, SQL (MySQL, SQLLite, Postgres, Foxpro), Linux, Python Developer... Knowledge of Linux, FoxPro, SQL, MYSQL, SQLLite & Postgres would be also useful but you must have extensive experience in...
Edison Hill Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Kent
Permanent opportunity for a Microstrategy BI developer... *Experience of working in a target driven environment * A good working knowledge of SQL *Technical experience with Microstrategy is a must...
Eligo Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013