The first table below looks at the demand for Lua skills in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Lua over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the London region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Lua
Rank 570 630 629
Rank change year-on-year
+60 -1
Permanent jobs citing Lua 37 15 20
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.084% 0.028% 0.033%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.157% 0.052% 0.062%
Number of salaries quoted 36 15 18
Average salary £50,000 £47,500 £43,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.26% +8.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £41,000 £36,750
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £60,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
- -12.50%
All Programming Languages
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
23608 28935 32462
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 53.34% 54.39% 54.20%
Number of salaries quoted 20263 25675 27889
Average salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £32,500 £33,000
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Lua
England

Lua
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Lua across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

London Lua Jobs Demand Trend

Lua
Salary Trend

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

London Lua Salary Trend

Lua
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Lua across the London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

London Lua Salary Histogram

Lua
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lua within the London region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
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Job
Vacancies
City of London +11 16 £50,000 +11.11%
Lua
England

Lua
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the London region citing Lua 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 Lua.

1 49 (56.98%) Java
1 49 (56.98%) Python
2 39 (45.35%) JavaScript
3 32 (37.21%) SQL
4 31 (36.05%) Perl
4 31 (36.05%) Windows
4 31 (36.05%) Linux
4 31 (36.05%) Games
5 30 (34.88%) HTML
6 27 (31.40%) Agile Software Development
7 26 (30.23%) XML
8 25 (29.07%) C++
9 23 (26.74%) QA
10 21 (24.42%) Degree
10 21 (24.42%) TCP/IP
11 20 (23.26%) Solaris
11 20 (23.26%) DV Cleared
11 20 (23.26%) Security Cleared
12 19 (22.09%) Selenium
13 18 (20.93%) Scrum
14 17 (19.77%) CSS
14 17 (19.77%) C
15 16 (18.60%) UNIX
15 16 (18.60%) TDD
15 16 (18.60%) Ruby
15 16 (18.60%) Online Games
16 15 (17.44%) Open Source
16 15 (17.44%) Ajax
17 14 (16.28%) Apache Flex
18 12 (13.95%) Cucumber

Lua
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the London region citing Lua 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 Lua. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 30 (34.88%) HTML
2 26 (30.23%) XML
3 17 (19.77%) CSS
4 15 (17.44%) Ajax
5 14 (16.28%) Apache Flex
6 12 (13.95%) Flash
7 11 (12.79%) HTML5
7 11 (12.79%) REST
8 10 (11.63%) jQuery
9 7 (8.140%) .NET
9 7 (8.140%) JSON
10 5 (5.814%) SOAP
10 5 (5.814%) STL
10 5 (5.814%) XSLT
10 5 (5.814%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 4 (4.651%) FIX Protocol
11 4 (4.651%) LAMP
11 4 (4.651%) J2SE
12 3 (3.488%) XMPP
12 3 (3.488%) CSS3
Application Platforms
1 10 (11.63%) Apache
2 1 (1.163%) Tomcat
2 1 (1.163%) IIS
2 1 (1.163%) Amazon AWS
Applications
1 1 (1.163%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 21 (24.42%) TCP/IP
2 7 (8.140%) HTTP
3 3 (3.488%) SMS
4 2 (2.326%) Internet
4 2 (2.326%) VPN
5 1 (1.163%) VoIP
5 1 (1.163%) SMTP
5 1 (1.163%) PBX
5 1 (1.163%) Network Security
5 1 (1.163%) Fibre Channel
5 1 (1.163%) Trixbox
5 1 (1.163%) Asterisk PBX
5 1 (1.163%) Softswitch
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (11.63%) MySQL
2 6 (6.977%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (4.651%) SQL Server 2005
3 4 (4.651%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 19 (22.09%) Selenium
2 12 (13.95%) Cucumber
3 11 (12.79%) JUnit
4 8 (9.302%) FitNesse
5 7 (8.140%) Ant
5 7 (8.140%) CruiseControl
5 7 (8.140%) jMock
5 7 (8.140%) WebDriver
5 7 (8.140%) JSUnit
6 6 (6.977%) Subversion
7 5 (5.814%) RSpec
8 2 (2.326%) Bugzilla
8 2 (2.326%) Visual Studio
9 1 (1.163%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 31 (36.05%) Games
2 11 (12.79%) Finance
3 7 (8.140%) Financial Institution
4 3 (3.488%) Advertising
5 2 (2.326%) Marketing
5 2 (2.326%) French Language
6 1 (1.163%) Multimedia
6 1 (1.163%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.163%) German Language
Job Titles
1 40 (46.51%) Developer
2 20 (23.26%) Consultant
3 14 (16.28%) Tester
4 10 (11.63%) Java Developer
4 10 (11.63%) Technical Consultant
5 9 (10.47%) Software Consultant
5 9 (10.47%) QA Tester
5 9 (10.47%) Solutions Consultant
5 9 (10.47%) QA Engineer
6 7 (8.140%) Software Engineer
6 7 (8.140%) Test Engineer
7 5 (5.814%) PHP Developer
7 5 (5.814%) Flash Developer
7 5 (5.814%) Mobile Developer
8 4 (4.651%) LAMP Developer
8 4 (4.651%) PHP MySQL Developer
8 4 (4.651%) Applications Developer
8 4 (4.651%) C++ Software Engineer
8 4 (4.651%) MySQL Developer
8 4 (4.651%) Python Developer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (18.60%) Online Games
2 15 (17.44%) Open Source
3 10 (11.63%) Social Network
4 9 (10.47%) Computer Science
5 6 (6.977%) iPhone
5 6 (6.977%) Machine Learning
6 4 (4.651%) Derivative
6 4 (4.651%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 3 (3.488%) Statistics
7 3 (3.488%) Mathematics
7 3 (3.488%) Social Gaming
7 3 (3.488%) Visualisation
8 2 (2.326%) Mobile App
8 2 (2.326%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (2.326%) Artificial Intelligence
Operating Systems
1 31 (36.05%) Windows
1 31 (36.05%) Linux
2 20 (23.26%) Solaris
3 16 (18.60%) UNIX
4 10 (11.63%) Android
5 9 (10.47%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (31.40%) Agile Software Development
2 18 (20.93%) Scrum
3 16 (18.60%) TDD
4 12 (13.95%) Automated Testing
5 11 (12.79%) OO
5 11 (12.79%) Automation Testing
6 10 (11.63%) Test Scripting
7 8 (9.302%) Multithreading
8 7 (8.140%) BDD
8 7 (8.140%) Test Automation
9 6 (6.977%) Web Development
9 6 (6.977%) OOP
10 5 (5.814%) E-Commerce
10 5 (5.814%) SOA
10 5 (5.814%) Document Management
10 5 (5.814%) Project Management
10 5 (5.814%) Requirements Analysis
11 4 (4.651%) Metaprogramming
11 4 (4.651%) Network Management
11 4 (4.651%) Electronic Trading
Programming Languages
1 49 (56.98%) Java
1 49 (56.98%) Python
2 39 (45.35%) JavaScript
3 32 (37.21%) SQL
4 31 (36.05%) Perl
5 25 (29.07%) C++
6 17 (19.77%) C
7 16 (18.60%) Ruby
8 10 (11.63%) ActionScript
9 9 (10.47%) C#
10 8 (9.302%) PHP
11 6 (6.977%) Bash shell
12 5 (5.814%) ActionScript 3.0
13 4 (4.651%) Scala
13 4 (4.651%) Shell Script
14 3 (3.488%) MATLAB
15 2 (2.326%) VB.NET
16 1 (1.163%) MAXScript
Qualifications
1 21 (24.42%) Degree
2 20 (23.26%) DV Cleared
2 20 (23.26%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.163%) CCNA
3 1 (1.163%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.163%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.163%) PMP
3 1 (1.163%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.163%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (26.74%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (6.977%) Facebook
2 5 (5.814%) Google
3 3 (3.488%) Oracle
4 1 (1.163%) Cisco
4 1 (1.163%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.163%) Avaya
4 1 (1.163%) JBoss
4 1 (1.163%) Perforce
Central London / West End
C++ Developer / Software Engineer London to £55k. C++ Developer / Software Engineer (STL Boost C++ Lua Python Machine Learning)... Interest in (played with in own time): computational complexity, scalability,...
Client Server
Salary: £50k to £55k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
London
Job Role: C++ Developer / C++ Software EngineerLocation: LondonSalary: £50k to £55k + bonus + benefitsC++ Developer / C++ Software Engineer (STL Boost Lua Python Machine Learning). Opportunity for a highly skilled...
Client Server
Salary: £50k to £55k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
London
Lua, Corona and/or Javascript/CSS/HTML/jQuery - Some experience with cross-platform development, IOS & Android - Understanding of limitations and issues around various platforms - JSON/JSONP/AJAX & REST...
ClearCube Consulting
Salary: From £35,000 to £50,000 per annum Lucrative Stock Options!
Posted: 16 June 2013
London
You will need to have had good commercial mobile development experience with a strong cross section of the following skills: -Lua -Corona -JavaScript (Jquery) -HTML/CSS -JSON -AJAX -...
ARC IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 Per Annum To £50k
Posted: 14 June 2013
London
VoIP Customisation... VoIP Customisation - FreeSwitch... VoIP development / programming... Open source VoIP experience i.e. Asterisk, FreeSwitch, Trixbox etc (PBX is an advantage) VoIP Customisation Experience... Scripting knowledge - Lua,...
VGL Services Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £45,000 per annum + Bonus
Posted: 23 May 2013
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