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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Programmer role in IT jobs within the Manchester 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 Senior Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSenior Programmer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank157196
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching permanent IT job ads1316
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.301 %0.247 %
Salaries quoted1316
Average minimum salary£38,385£30,094
Average salary£39,962£33,297
% change on same period last year+20.01 %
Average maximum salary£41,538£36,500
UK excluding London average salary£38,332£39,278
% change on same period last year-2.40 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads43256488
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.524 %2.781 %
Salaries quoted37515476
Average minimum salary£33,818£37,101
Average salary£38,880£41,973
% change on same period last year-7.37 %
Average maximum salary£43,942£46,846
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Senior Programmer North WestSenior Programmer
North West

Senior Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Senior Programmer Demand Trend

Senior Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Senior Programmer Salary Trend

Senior Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Programmer across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Manchester Senior Programmer Salary Histogram

Senior Programmer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Programmer within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BuryNew entry-3£37,500-
Senior Programmer North WestSenior Programmer
North West

Senior Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Senior Programmer 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 Senior Programmer in their job title.

120 (50.00 %)Progress
215 (37.50 %)Finance
310 (25.00 %)SQL Server
310 (25.00 %)Degree
48 (20.00 %)Retail
48 (20.00 %)UNIX
48 (20.00 %)COBOL
48 (20.00 %)Progress 4GL
57 (17.50 %)Micro Focus
57 (17.50 %)WebSpeed
57 (17.50 %)Mainframe
57 (17.50 %)Windows
57 (17.50 %)Oracle
57 (17.50 %)Systems Analysis
65 (12.50 %)VC++
65 (12.50 %)C++
65 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
65 (12.50 %)Games
74 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
74 (10.00 %)C#
74 (10.00 %).NET
74 (10.00 %)Logistics
83 (7.500 %)MCTS
83 (7.500 %)Pensions
83 (7.500 %)MCAD
83 (7.500 %)MCSD
83 (7.500 %)Microsoft
83 (7.500 %)Microsoft Certification
83 (7.500 %)MFGPRO
92 (5.000 %)Project Management

Senior Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Senior Programmer 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 Senior Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (10.00 %).NET
14 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.500 %)JDBC
21 (2.500 %)JSP
21 (2.500 %)Servlets
21 (2.500 %)WebServices
21 (2.500 %)XML
21 (2.500 %)XSLT
21 (2.500 %)XHTML
21 (2.500 %)Spring
21 (2.500 %)WebSphere
21 (2.500 %)WCF
21 (2.500 %)HTML
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.500 %)WebSphere Application Server
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (7.500 %)MFGPRO
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.000 %)Internet
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (17.50 %)WebSpeed
25 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (37.50 %)Finance
28 (20.00 %)Retail
35 (12.50 %)Games
43 (7.500 %)Pensions
51 (2.500 %)Telecoms
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (17.50 %)Mainframe
21 (2.500 %)EPoS
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (20.00 %)UNIX
27 (17.50 %)Windows
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (17.50 %)Systems Analysis
24 (10.00 %)Logistics
32 (5.000 %)Supply Chain Management
32 (5.000 %)Project Management
41 (2.500 %)E-business
41 (2.500 %)Web Design
41 (2.500 %)OO
41 (2.500 %)CRM
41 (2.500 %)E-Commerce
41 (2.500 %)Web Development
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (20.00 %)COBOL
18 (20.00 %)Progress 4GL
25 (12.50 %)VC++
25 (12.50 %)C++
34 (10.00 %)C#
42 (5.000 %)Java
42 (5.000 %)SQL
51 (2.500 %)Transact-SQL
51 (2.500 %)VB
51 (2.500 %)PL/SQL
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (25.00 %)Degree
23 (7.500 %)MCAD
23 (7.500 %)MCSD
23 (7.500 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (7.500 %)MCTS
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (50.00 %)Progress
27 (17.50 %)Oracle
27 (17.50 %)Micro Focus
33 (7.500 %)Microsoft