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

 Senior Developer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3858
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching permanent IT job ads3518
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.008 %
As % of the category below3.906 %2.133 %
Salaries quoted3414
Average minimum salary£36,550£40,400
Average salary£37,525£42,333
% change on same period last year-11.35 %
Average maximum salary£38,500£44,267
UK excluding London average salary£39,919£40,449
% change on same period last year-1.31 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads896844
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.523 %0.362 %
Salaries quoted802694
Average minimum salary£32,573£31,659
Average salary£35,028£34,767
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Average maximum salary£37,483£37,876
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Senior Developer North WestSenior Developer
North West

Senior Developer
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Senior Developer Demand Trend

Senior Developer
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Senior Developer Salary Trend

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram

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

Merseyside Senior Developer Salary Histogram

Senior Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the Merseyside 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
SouthportDown-511£34,536-
LiverpoolNo change08£38,000-19.66 %
WirralUp+85£44,300+47.66 %
St HelensNew entry-1£39,500-
Senior Developer North WestSenior Developer
North West

Senior Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

162 (58.49 %)C#
162 (58.49 %).NET
252 (49.06 %)ASP.NET
252 (49.06 %)SQL
349 (46.23 %)Oracle
349 (46.23 %)XML
445 (42.45 %)SQL Server
536 (33.96 %)WebServices
634 (32.08 %)Java
733 (31.13 %)UML
830 (28.30 %)HTML
830 (28.30 %)J2EE
928 (26.42 %)JavaScript
1027 (25.47 %)JSP
1124 (22.64 %)Struts
1222 (20.75 %)OO
1321 (19.81 %)PL/SQL
1419 (17.92 %)Spring
1419 (17.92 %)Finance
1517 (16.04 %)RUP
1616 (15.09 %)Windows
1616 (15.09 %)Servlets
1715 (14.15 %)AJAX
1814 (13.21 %)Ant
1814 (13.21 %)RDBMS
1913 (12.26 %)JDeveloper
2012 (11.32 %)Linux
2012 (11.32 %)UNIX
2012 (11.32 %)OOA/OOD
2012 (11.32 %)EJB

Senior Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
162 (58.49 %).NET
252 (49.06 %)ASP.NET
349 (46.23 %)XML
436 (33.96 %)WebServices
530 (28.30 %)HTML
530 (28.30 %)J2EE
627 (25.47 %)JSP
724 (22.64 %)Struts
819 (17.92 %)Spring
916 (15.09 %)Servlets
1015 (14.15 %)AJAX
1112 (11.32 %)EJB
1210 (9.434 %)iBATIS
1210 (9.434 %)JSF
139 (8.491 %)XSLT
148 (7.547 %)CSS
148 (7.547 %)JDBC
157 (6.604 %)SOAP
166 (5.660 %)Hibernate
175 (4.717 %).NET Framework
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (10.38 %)Tomcat
25 (4.717 %)IIS
34 (3.774 %)Oracle Application Server
43 (2.830 %)JBoss
51 (0.943 %)Apache
51 (0.943 %)BizTalk Server
51 (0.943 %)WebLogic
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (4.717 %)MS Excel
Merseyside IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (3.774 %)Oracle 11i
14 (3.774 %)Oracle Applications
21 (0.943 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (9.434 %)Intrusion Detection
21 (0.943 %)Intranet
21 (0.943 %)Internet
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
145 (42.45 %)SQL Server
214 (13.21 %)RDBMS
38 (7.547 %)MySQL
47 (6.604 %)SQL Server 2005
47 (6.604 %)SQL Server 2000
56 (5.660 %)Oracle 9i
65 (4.717 %)Oracle Reports
65 (4.717 %)Oracle 8/8i
65 (4.717 %)PostgreSQL
73 (2.830 %)Oracle 10g
81 (0.943 %)SAP BW
81 (0.943 %)Datawarehouse
81 (0.943 %)ETL
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (13.21 %)Ant
213 (12.26 %)JDeveloper
34 (3.774 %)Visual Studio
34 (3.774 %)Oracle Forms
41 (0.943 %)Flash
41 (0.943 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (17.92 %)Finance
28 (7.547 %)Pensions
36 (5.660 %)Manufacturing
45 (4.717 %)Automotive
54 (3.774 %)Government
54 (3.774 %)Retail
54 (3.774 %)Insurance
61 (0.943 %)Telecoms
61 (0.943 %)Multimedia
61 (0.943 %)Health
61 (0.943 %)Marketing
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.717 %)Clustering
21 (0.943 %)Web 2.0
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (15.09 %)Windows
212 (11.32 %)Linux
212 (11.32 %)UNIX
31 (0.943 %)Windows Mobile
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (31.13 %)UML
222 (20.75 %)OO
317 (16.04 %)RUP
412 (11.32 %)OOA/OOD
59 (8.491 %)E-Commerce
68 (7.547 %)SC Cleared
68 (7.547 %)Security Cleared
77 (6.604 %)OOD
86 (5.660 %)Web Development
94 (3.774 %)BC Cleared
94 (3.774 %)CRM
103 (2.830 %)Content Management
112 (1.887 %)Risk Management
112 (1.887 %)Agile Software Development
121 (0.943 %)Digital Marketing
121 (0.943 %)Time Management
121 (0.943 %)Dimensional Modelling
121 (0.943 %)Business Intelligence
121 (0.943 %)Project Management
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
162 (58.49 %)C#
252 (49.06 %)SQL
334 (32.08 %)Java
428 (26.42 %)JavaScript
521 (19.81 %)PL/SQL
610 (9.434 %)DHTML
76 (5.660 %)Transact-SQL
84 (3.774 %)C
84 (3.774 %)C++
92 (1.887 %)PHP
101 (0.943 %)VB.NET
101 (0.943 %)ActionScript
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (9.434 %)Degree
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (6.604 %)QA
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (46.23 %)Oracle
23 (2.830 %)Microsoft
31 (0.943 %)Adobe
31 (0.943 %)Macromedia
31 (0.943 %)Sun
31 (0.943 %)Ab Initio
31 (0.943 %)SAP
31 (0.943 %)Cognos