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This section looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Leeds region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank10476
Rank change on same period last yearDown-28
Matching permanent IT job ads4897
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.040 %
As % of the category below7.595 %17.08 %
Salaries quoted4873
Average minimum salary£25,500£24,205
Average salary£27,760£27,568
% change on same period last year+0.69 %
Average maximum salary£30,021£30,932
UK excluding London average salary£33,613£32,195
% change on same period last year+4.40 %
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Leeds
Matching permanent IT job ads632568
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.334 %0.233 %
Salaries quoted480425
Average minimum salary£32,664£32,202
Average salary£35,772£34,684
% change on same period last year+3.13 %
Average maximum salary£38,880£37,165
UK excluding London average salary£38,014£39,235
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Computer Science West YorkshireComputer Science
West Yorkshire

Computer Science
Demand Trend

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

Leeds Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Salary Trend

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

Leeds Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Leeds Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Leeds region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science.

1110 (96.49 %)Degree
271 (62.28 %)Java
365 (57.02 %)SQL Server
452 (45.61 %).NET
545 (39.47 %)J2EE
639 (34.21 %)OO
731 (27.19 %)Oracle
830 (26.32 %)Software Engineering
929 (25.44 %)Agile Software Development
929 (25.44 %)ASP.NET
1026 (22.81 %)Microsoft
1125 (21.93 %)C#
1224 (21.05 %)JSP
1321 (18.42 %)SQL Server 2000
1321 (18.42 %)CSS
1321 (18.42 %)JavaScript
1420 (17.54 %)C++
1420 (17.54 %)XML
1420 (17.54 %)MS Excel
1519 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
1519 (16.67 %)AJAX
1519 (16.67 %)SQL
1618 (15.79 %)VB
1618 (15.79 %)Finance
1717 (14.91 %)XHTML
1816 (14.04 %)RUP
1816 (14.04 %)MS Exchange
1816 (14.04 %)MySQL
1816 (14.04 %)Scrum
1915 (13.16 %)Investment Banking

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Leeds region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leeds IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
152 (45.61 %).NET
245 (39.47 %)J2EE
329 (25.44 %)ASP.NET
424 (21.05 %)JSP
521 (18.42 %)CSS
620 (17.54 %)XML
719 (16.67 %)AJAX
817 (14.91 %)XHTML
913 (11.40 %)Middleware
1012 (10.53 %)EJB
1111 (9.649 %)Servlets
1111 (9.649 %)JMS
1210 (8.772 %)HTML
138 (7.018 %)ASP
138 (7.018 %)WebServices
146 (5.263 %)ASP.NET 2.0
153 (2.632 %)X-Windows
161 (0.877 %)WinForms
161 (0.877 %)J2SE
161 (0.877 %)Swing
Leeds IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (14.04 %)MS Exchange
213 (11.40 %)BizTalk Server
213 (11.40 %)MQSeries
37 (6.140 %)Exchange Server 2000
43 (2.632 %)Exchange Server 2003
Leeds IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (17.54 %)MS Excel
Leeds IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (4.386 %)Intranet
22 (1.754 %)WAN
Leeds IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
165 (57.02 %)SQL Server
221 (18.42 %)SQL Server 2000
319 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
416 (14.04 %)MySQL
59 (7.895 %)RDBMS
65 (4.386 %)OLAP
71 (0.877 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.877 %)Oracle 8/8i
Leeds IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (3.509 %)Flash
21 (0.877 %)MSI
21 (0.877 %)Visual Studio
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (15.79 %)Finance
215 (13.16 %)Banking
215 (13.16 %)Investment Banking
310 (8.772 %)Education
49 (7.895 %)Games
56 (5.263 %)Telecoms
65 (4.386 %)Health
65 (4.386 %)Pensions
73 (2.632 %)Insurance
73 (2.632 %)Retail
81 (0.877 %)Electronics
Leeds IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
180 (70.18 %)Developer
231 (27.19 %)Java Developer
324 (21.05 %)Software Developer
420 (17.54 %)J2EE Developer
420 (17.54 %)Java/J2EE Developer
517 (14.91 %)Junior
616 (14.04 %)Junior Developer
715 (13.16 %)Junior Software Developer
814 (12.28 %)Programmer
912 (10.53 %)Web Developer
912 (10.53 %)Software Engineer
912 (10.53 %).NET Developer
1010 (8.772 %)Graduate
119 (7.895 %)Applications Developer
119 (7.895 %)Games Programmer
119 (7.895 %)Junior Software Engineer
128 (7.018 %)Web Applications Developer
128 (7.018 %)Java Applications Developer
128 (7.018 %)Java Web Developer
128 (7.018 %)Report Writer
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (13.16 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
115 (13.16 %)Equities
115 (13.16 %)Derivative
26 (5.263 %)Blog
26 (5.263 %)Social Network
26 (5.263 %)Web 2.0
32 (1.754 %)Mathematics
41 (0.877 %)Physics
41 (0.877 %)AS400
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (9.649 %)Linux
27 (6.140 %)Windows
33 (2.632 %)UNIX
42 (1.754 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.877 %)Windows 2000
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (34.21 %)OO
230 (26.32 %)Software Engineering
329 (25.44 %)Agile Software Development
416 (14.04 %)Scrum
416 (14.04 %)RUP
515 (13.16 %)Technical Architecture
515 (13.16 %)Web Development
614 (12.28 %)Business Intelligence
713 (11.40 %)Project Management
85 (4.386 %)OOP
85 (4.386 %)CRM
94 (3.509 %)OOD
103 (2.632 %)E-Commerce
103 (2.632 %)OOA/OOD
103 (2.632 %)Web Design
103 (2.632 %)Unit Testing
112 (1.754 %)Release Management
112 (1.754 %)UML
121 (0.877 %)ERP
121 (0.877 %)DSDM
Leeds IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
171 (62.28 %)Java
225 (21.93 %)C#
321 (18.42 %)JavaScript
420 (17.54 %)C++
519 (16.67 %)SQL
618 (15.79 %)VB
77 (6.140 %)VB.NET
77 (6.140 %)C
84 (3.509 %)ActionScript
93 (2.632 %)RPG
102 (1.754 %)PHP
111 (0.877 %)Transact-SQL
111 (0.877 %)VC++
111 (0.877 %)VB6
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1110 (96.49 %)Degree
21 (0.877 %)PhD
Leeds IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.877 %)QA
Leeds IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.632 %)Active Directory
21 (0.877 %)Terminal Services
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (27.19 %)Oracle
226 (22.81 %)Microsoft
314 (12.28 %)TIBCO
48 (7.018 %)Cognos
53 (2.632 %)IBM
61 (0.877 %)Citrix
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