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This section looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs within the Luton 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank21
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads86163
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.068 %
As % of the category below16.67 %40.35 %
Salaries quoted79146
Average minimum salary£35,127£33,458
Average salary£37,095£36,541
% change on same period last year+1.51 %
Average maximum salary£39,063£39,623
UK excluding London average salary£33,990£33,966
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Luton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Luton
Matching permanent IT job ads516404
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.278 %0.168 %
Salaries quoted300365
Average minimum salary£37,665£35,178
Average salary£40,229£38,410
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Average maximum salary£42,792£41,641
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Developer LondonDeveloper
London

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Luton 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 Luton region.

Luton Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Developer across the Luton region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Luton Developer Salary Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Luton 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.

1120 (62.83 %).NET
290 (47.12 %)ASP.NET
386 (45.03 %)C#
474 (38.74 %)SQL Server
559 (30.89 %)SQL
650 (26.18 %)JavaScript
743 (22.51 %)Microsoft
842 (21.99 %)ASP
842 (21.99 %)XHTML
939 (20.42 %)VB
1036 (18.85 %)VB.NET
1135 (18.32 %).NET Framework
1233 (17.28 %)XML
1332 (16.75 %)PHP
1332 (16.75 %)CSS
1431 (16.23 %)OO
1530 (15.71 %)MySQL
1629 (15.18 %)HTML
1629 (15.18 %)Linux
1728 (14.66 %)VB6
1826 (13.61 %)PHP5
1925 (13.09 %)MS Excel
1925 (13.09 %)Visual Studio
2023 (12.04 %)Apache
2023 (12.04 %)WebServices
2120 (10.47 %)Windows
2120 (10.47 %)CMS
2120 (10.47 %)SQL Server 2005
2120 (10.47 %)Web Design
2218 (9.424 %)Project Management

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Luton 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.

Luton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1120 (62.83 %).NET
290 (47.12 %)ASP.NET
342 (21.99 %)ASP
342 (21.99 %)XHTML
435 (18.32 %).NET Framework
533 (17.28 %)XML
632 (16.75 %)CSS
729 (15.18 %)HTML
823 (12.04 %)WebServices
918 (9.424 %)AJAX
1014 (7.330 %)XSLT
119 (4.712 %)LAMP
119 (4.712 %)Adobe Flex
127 (3.665 %)ASP.NET 2.0
127 (3.665 %)J2EE
136 (3.141 %)JSP
136 (3.141 %)WinForms
145 (2.618 %)ADO.NET
154 (2.094 %)Windows SharePoint Services
163 (1.571 %)Spring
Luton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (12.04 %)Apache
220 (10.47 %)CMS
310 (5.236 %)SharePoint
45 (2.618 %)Papyrus
53 (1.571 %)Exstream Dialogue
53 (1.571 %)SharePoint Server 2007
62 (1.047 %)Plone
71 (0.524 %)Tomcat
71 (0.524 %)WebLogic
71 (0.524 %)IIS
Luton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
125 (13.09 %)MS Excel
29 (4.712 %)MS Office
36 (3.141 %)DOC1
45 (2.618 %)PrintSoft PReS
54 (2.094 %)InDesign
61 (0.524 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.524 %)Photoshop
61 (0.524 %)FrameMaker
61 (0.524 %)Adobe Illustrator
Luton IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (4.188 %)Dynamics AX
22 (1.047 %)Bond Adapt
22 (1.047 %)Axapta
Luton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (4.712 %)Intranet
22 (1.047 %)Internet
31 (0.524 %)3G
31 (0.524 %)Wireless
Luton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
174 (38.74 %)SQL Server
230 (15.71 %)MySQL
320 (10.47 %)SQL Server 2005
414 (7.330 %)SQL Server 2000
59 (4.712 %)SQL Server Integration Services
67 (3.665 %)ETL
75 (2.618 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
83 (1.571 %)MS Access
92 (1.047 %)Datawarehouse
92 (1.047 %)RDBMS
92 (1.047 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
92 (1.047 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
101 (0.524 %)BusinessObjects
101 (0.524 %)Crystal Reports
101 (0.524 %)Oracle Reports
Luton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (13.09 %)Visual Studio
24 (2.094 %)Flash
24 (2.094 %)InstallShield
24 (2.094 %)NUnit
32 (1.047 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.524 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.524 %)Subversion
Luton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (6.806 %)Finance
28 (4.188 %)Health
37 (3.665 %)Pensions
45 (2.618 %)Manufacturing
54 (2.094 %)Legal
54 (2.094 %)Construction
63 (1.571 %)Marketing
63 (1.571 %)Interactive Media
72 (1.047 %)Banking
72 (1.047 %)Aerospace
72 (1.047 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (1.047 %)Telecoms
81 (0.524 %)Education
81 (0.524 %)Insurance
81 (0.524 %)Advertising
81 (0.524 %)Publishing
Luton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (6.806 %)W3C
210 (5.236 %)Data Integration
36 (3.141 %)Data Extraction
44 (2.094 %)Computer Science
52 (1.047 %)Copywriting
52 (1.047 %)Mathematics
52 (1.047 %)Physics
52 (1.047 %)Chemistry
61 (0.524 %)Tandem
Luton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (15.18 %)Linux
220 (10.47 %)Windows
31 (0.524 %)UNIX
31 (0.524 %)VxWorks
31 (0.524 %)Debian
31 (0.524 %)OpenBSD
Luton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (16.23 %)OO
220 (10.47 %)Web Design
318 (9.424 %)Project Management
417 (8.901 %)Scrum
417 (8.901 %)Web Development
516 (8.377 %)E-Commerce
615 (7.853 %)Migration
713 (6.806 %)RAD
713 (6.806 %)Business Intelligence
810 (5.236 %)OOD
98 (4.188 %)SEO
98 (4.188 %)ERP
98 (4.188 %)Requirements Analysis
98 (4.188 %)Project Planning
98 (4.188 %)Technical Architecture
107 (3.665 %)Data Migration
107 (3.665 %)Extreme Programming
107 (3.665 %)TDD
114 (2.094 %)Content Management
114 (2.094 %)SSADM
Luton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
186 (45.03 %)C#
259 (30.89 %)SQL
350 (26.18 %)JavaScript
439 (20.42 %)VB
536 (18.85 %)VB.NET
632 (16.75 %)PHP
728 (14.66 %)VB6
826 (13.61 %)PHP5
915 (7.853 %)VBA
1011 (5.759 %)Java
1110 (5.236 %)Transact-SQL
124 (2.094 %)C
124 (2.094 %)C++
133 (1.571 %)VBScript
133 (1.571 %)PL/SQL
142 (1.047 %)VC++
151 (0.524 %)COBOL
151 (0.524 %)Delphi
151 (0.524 %)DHTML
151 (0.524 %)Perl
Luton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (3.141 %)Degree
22 (1.047 %)MCAD
22 (1.047 %)MCSD
22 (1.047 %)PhD
22 (1.047 %)Microsoft Certification
Luton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (7.330 %)QA
213 (6.806 %)WAI
Luton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (22.51 %)Microsoft
28 (4.188 %)Oracle
28 (4.188 %)Baan
36 (3.141 %)Cognos
45 (2.618 %)Quark
45 (2.618 %)XMPie
45 (2.618 %)Adobe
53 (1.571 %)PeopleSoft
53 (1.571 %)SAP
53 (1.571 %)Exstream
53 (1.571 %)Siebel
53 (1.571 %)JD Edwards
53 (1.571 %)Sage
62 (1.047 %)Zend
62 (1.047 %)Macromedia
71 (0.524 %)Dell
71 (0.524 %)Business Objects