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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs within the Livingston 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank82
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads3770
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.030 %
As % of the category below17.29 %32.11 %
Salaries quoted2527
Average minimum salary£32,840£25,778
Average salary£36,640£30,148
% change on same period last year+21.53 %
Average maximum salary£40,440£34,519
UK excluding London average salary£34,062£34,100
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
Livingston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Livingston
Matching permanent IT job ads214218
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.094 %
Salaries quoted15994
Average minimum salary£36,221£33,630
Average salary£39,480£35,955
% change on same period last year+9.80 %
Average maximum salary£42,739£38,280
UK excluding London average salary£38,156£39,208
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Developer West LothianDeveloper
West Lothian

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Livingston Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Salary Trend

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

Livingston Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Developer across the Livingston region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Livingston Developer Salary Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Livingston 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.

141 (51.90 %).NET
236 (45.57 %)C#
330 (37.97 %)UNIX
429 (36.71 %)SQL Server
521 (26.58 %)Java
521 (26.58 %)Oracle
620 (25.32 %)Windows
620 (25.32 %)Microsoft
620 (25.32 %)Shell Script
719 (24.05 %)Health
719 (24.05 %)MS Excel
818 (22.78 %)XML
917 (21.52 %)Linux
1016 (20.25 %)ASP.NET
1115 (18.99 %)SQL
1115 (18.99 %)Microsoft Certification
1115 (18.99 %)Degree
1214 (17.72 %)OOD
1313 (16.46 %)MCSD
1313 (16.46 %)SQL Server 2005
1412 (15.19 %)Pensions
1412 (15.19 %)SQL Server 2000
1412 (15.19 %)C++
1511 (13.92 %)Delphi
1511 (13.92 %)OO
1511 (13.92 %)Software Engineering
1610 (12.66 %)Insurance
1610 (12.66 %)WebSphere
1610 (12.66 %)Government
1610 (12.66 %)Legal

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Livingston 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.

Livingston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
141 (51.90 %).NET
218 (22.78 %)XML
316 (20.25 %)ASP.NET
410 (12.66 %)XSL
410 (12.66 %)WinForms
410 (12.66 %)WebSphere
59 (11.39 %)J2EE
66 (7.595 %)JSP
66 (7.595 %)AJAX
66 (7.595 %)ASP.NET 2.0
75 (6.329 %)HTML
75 (6.329 %)WebServices
83 (3.797 %)CSS
83 (3.797 %).NET Framework
92 (2.532 %)SOAP
101 (1.266 %)Struts
101 (1.266 %)ASP
101 (1.266 %)Adobe Flex
101 (1.266 %)Silverlight
101 (1.266 %)XSLT
Livingston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (7.595 %)WebSphere Application Server
16 (7.595 %)WPS
16 (7.595 %)ESB
22 (2.532 %)WebLogic
22 (2.532 %)IIS
22 (2.532 %)Apache
31 (1.266 %)Oracle 10gAS
Livingston IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (24.05 %)MS Excel
21 (1.266 %)MS Visio
Livingston IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (7.595 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
Livingston IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (7.595 %)LDAP
22 (2.532 %)TCP/IP
22 (2.532 %)SSL
22 (2.532 %)Internet
Livingston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (36.71 %)SQL Server
213 (16.46 %)SQL Server 2005
312 (15.19 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (8.861 %)Datawarehouse
47 (8.861 %)Star Schema
56 (7.595 %)Oracle 10g
56 (7.595 %)PowerCenter
56 (7.595 %)ETL
56 (7.595 %)Oracle Reports
62 (2.532 %)Oracle 8/8i
62 (2.532 %)MS Access
62 (2.532 %)PostgreSQL
62 (2.532 %)MySQL
71 (1.266 %)RDBMS
Livingston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (12.66 %)Visual Studio
26 (7.595 %)Ant
33 (3.797 %)PeopleTools
Livingston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (24.05 %)Health
212 (15.19 %)Pensions
310 (12.66 %)Legal
310 (12.66 %)Government
310 (12.66 %)Insurance
310 (12.66 %)Finance
45 (6.329 %)Education
52 (2.532 %)Telecoms
52 (2.532 %)Games
61 (1.266 %)Electronics
Livingston IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (5.063 %)Computer Science
22 (2.532 %)PMI
22 (2.532 %)Management Information System
31 (1.266 %)SCADA
31 (1.266 %)Client/Server
Livingston IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (37.97 %)UNIX
220 (25.32 %)Windows
317 (21.52 %)Linux
Livingston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (17.72 %)OOD
211 (13.92 %)Software Engineering
211 (13.92 %)OO
37 (8.861 %)Business Intelligence
46 (7.595 %)Data Modelling
55 (6.329 %)Configuration Management
64 (5.063 %)SOA
72 (2.532 %)Unit Testing
72 (2.532 %)Test Scripting
72 (2.532 %)System Testing
72 (2.532 %)CRM
72 (2.532 %)E-Commerce
72 (2.532 %)UML
81 (1.266 %)OOA/OOD
81 (1.266 %)Migration
81 (1.266 %)Agile Software Development
81 (1.266 %)Data Analysis
81 (1.266 %)Time Management
81 (1.266 %)Web Development
Livingston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
136 (45.57 %)C#
221 (26.58 %)Java
320 (25.32 %)Shell Script
415 (18.99 %)SQL
512 (15.19 %)C++
611 (13.92 %)Delphi
79 (11.39 %)VB
88 (10.13 %)PL/SQL
97 (8.861 %)VB.NET
97 (8.861 %)Perl
106 (7.595 %)JavaScript
106 (7.595 %)Jython
115 (6.329 %)Korn
124 (5.063 %)VB6
132 (2.532 %)PHP
132 (2.532 %)DHTML
141 (1.266 %)C
Livingston IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (18.99 %)Microsoft Certification
115 (18.99 %)Degree
213 (16.46 %)MCSD
32 (2.532 %)MCP
32 (2.532 %)MCAD
Livingston IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.532 %)AquaLogic
Livingston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (26.58 %)Oracle
220 (25.32 %)Microsoft
38 (10.13 %)Borland
46 (7.595 %)Netezza
46 (7.595 %)Informatica
46 (7.595 %)PeopleSoft
53 (3.797 %)IBM
61 (1.266 %)FileNet