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This section looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs within the Merseyside 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 Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2832
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads4957
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.024 %
As % of the category below5.094 %5.938 %
Salaries quoted3952
Average minimum salary£27,502£31,181
Average salary£30,056£34,288
% change on same period last year-12.34 %
Average maximum salary£32,610£37,396
UK excluding London average salary£33,375£32,603
% change on same period last year+2.36 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads962960
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.523 %0.403 %
Salaries quoted834791
Average minimum salary£30,995£32,149
Average salary£33,233£34,891
% change on same period last year-4.75 %
Average maximum salary£35,471£37,633
UK excluding London average salary£38,056£39,460
% change on same period last year-3.55 %
Programmer North WestProgrammer
North West

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Programmer Demand Trend

Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Programmer across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

Merseyside Programmer Salary Histogram

Programmer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 28 August 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
LiverpoolUp+1639£29,751-16.81 %
WirralUp+23£32,500+1.73 %
Programmer North WestProgrammer
North West

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region that cited 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 Programmer in their job title.

154 (56.25 %)SQL
242 (43.75 %)UNIX
329 (30.21 %).NET
428 (29.17 %)SQL Server
524 (25.00 %)VB
622 (22.92 %)COBOL
622 (22.92 %)Oracle
721 (21.88 %)C++
819 (19.79 %)VB6
918 (18.75 %)HPUX
1017 (17.71 %)PL/SQL
1116 (16.67 %)VB.NET
1215 (15.63 %)Oracle Reports
1215 (15.63 %)Client/Server
1314 (14.58 %)HTML
1314 (14.58 %)C
1314 (14.58 %)C#
1314 (14.58 %)ASP
1314 (14.58 %)ASP.NET
1413 (13.54 %)Datawarehouse
1413 (13.54 %)Oracle Forms
1413 (13.54 %)Games
1512 (12.50 %)Intranet
1512 (12.50 %)Oracle 9i
1512 (12.50 %)VBScript
1611 (11.46 %)HP
1611 (11.46 %)Security Cleared
1710 (10.42 %)SC Cleared
1710 (10.42 %)Oracle 8/8i
1710 (10.42 %)XML

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region that cited 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 Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (30.21 %).NET
214 (14.58 %)ASP
214 (14.58 %)ASP.NET
214 (14.58 %)HTML
310 (10.42 %)XML
44 (4.167 %)WPF
53 (3.125 %)Oracle Fusion
53 (3.125 %)STL
53 (3.125 %)MFC
53 (3.125 %)Middleware
53 (3.125 %)WinForms
62 (2.083 %)AJAX
62 (2.083 %)DirectX
62 (2.083 %)ODBC
62 (2.083 %)CSS
62 (2.083 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (1.042 %)ADO.NET
71 (1.042 %)WebServices
71 (1.042 %)XSLT
71 (1.042 %)OpenGL
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (8.333 %)Oracle Application Server
22 (2.083 %)SAS
31 (1.042 %)Oracle Workflow
31 (1.042 %)Papyrus
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.167 %)MS Excel
21 (1.042 %)MS Visio
21 (1.042 %)Maya
21 (1.042 %)DOC1
21 (1.042 %)PrintSoft PReS
Merseyside IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (5.208 %)Oracle 11i
15 (5.208 %)Oracle Applications
22 (2.083 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (12.50 %)Intranet
22 (2.083 %)WAN
31 (1.042 %)Internet
31 (1.042 %)Extranet
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (29.17 %)SQL Server
215 (15.63 %)Oracle Reports
313 (13.54 %)Datawarehouse
412 (12.50 %)Oracle 9i
510 (10.42 %)Oracle 8/8i
65 (5.208 %)Crystal Reports
74 (4.167 %)RDBMS
83 (3.125 %)SQL Server 7
83 (3.125 %)GIS
83 (3.125 %)Cognos Impromptu
83 (3.125 %)DTS
91 (1.042 %)Oracle Discoverer
91 (1.042 %)SQL Server 2005
91 (1.042 %)Base SAS
91 (1.042 %)Oracle 10g
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (13.54 %)Oracle Forms
24 (4.167 %)Visual Studio
31 (1.042 %)Eclipse
31 (1.042 %)JDeveloper
31 (1.042 %)Oracle APEX
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (13.54 %)Games
28 (8.333 %)Finance
34 (4.167 %)Pensions
43 (3.125 %)Animation
52 (2.083 %)Government
52 (2.083 %)Manufacturing
52 (2.083 %)Billing
61 (1.042 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (1.042 %)Banking
61 (1.042 %)3D Graphics
61 (1.042 %)Health
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (15.63 %)Client/Server
24 (4.167 %)Mathematics
33 (3.125 %)Mainframe
42 (2.083 %)Management Information System
42 (2.083 %)N-Tier
51 (1.042 %)Credit Risk
51 (1.042 %)Multithreading
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (43.75 %)UNIX
218 (18.75 %)HPUX
34 (4.167 %)Windows
41 (1.042 %)Linux
41 (1.042 %)Mac OS X
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (11.46 %)Security Cleared
210 (10.42 %)SC Cleared
38 (8.333 %)System Testing
47 (7.292 %)Problem Management
47 (7.292 %)PRINCE2
55 (5.208 %)OO
55 (5.208 %)CRM
64 (4.167 %)User Acceptance Testing
73 (3.125 %)Workflow
73 (3.125 %)BC Cleared
82 (2.083 %)ITIL
82 (2.083 %)Asset Management
82 (2.083 %)SOA
82 (2.083 %)Business Intelligence
82 (2.083 %)Service Management
91 (1.042 %)OOD
91 (1.042 %)RAD
91 (1.042 %)UML
91 (1.042 %)Data Management
91 (1.042 %)BPEL
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (56.25 %)SQL
224 (25.00 %)VB
322 (22.92 %)COBOL
421 (21.88 %)C++
519 (19.79 %)VB6
617 (17.71 %)PL/SQL
716 (16.67 %)VB.NET
814 (14.58 %)C
814 (14.58 %)C#
912 (12.50 %)VBScript
108 (8.333 %)JavaScript
116 (6.250 %)Java
124 (4.167 %)DHTML
132 (2.083 %)Progress 4GL
141 (1.042 %)SAS Macro
141 (1.042 %)VBA
141 (1.042 %)Transact-SQL
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.125 %)Degree
22 (2.083 %)Oracle Certification
22 (2.083 %)MCSD
22 (2.083 %)HNC
22 (2.083 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.042 %)OCP
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.083 %)SLA
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (22.92 %)Oracle
211 (11.46 %)HP
33 (3.125 %)Cognos
42 (2.083 %)Progress
51 (1.042 %)Thunderhead