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This section looks at the demand for Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) skills within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SWT over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStandard Widget Toolkit (SWT)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank75-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.565 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted00
Average minimum salary--
Average salary--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary--
UK excluding London average salary£35,094£42,225
% change on same period last year-16.88 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads354436
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.183 %
Salaries quoted307378
Average minimum salary£31,446£27,598
Average salary£33,446£30,039
% change on same period last year+11.34 %
Average maximum salary£35,445£32,480
UK excluding London average salary£35,939£36,846
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
SWT North WestSWT
North West

SWT
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside SWT Demand Trend

SWT
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SWT within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 29 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
LiverpoolNew entry-2--
SWT North WestSWT
North West

SWT
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing SWT 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 SWT.

12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)C++
12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)Linux
12 (100.00 %)Eclipse
12 (100.00 %)Mac OS X
12 (100.00 %)Games
12 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (50.00 %)Software Engineering
21 (50.00 %)Windows

SWT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing SWT 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 SWT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)Eclipse
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Games
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Programmer
11 (50.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Java Software Engineer
11 (50.00 %)C Software Engineer
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Linux
12 (100.00 %)Mac OS X
21 (50.00 %)Windows
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (50.00 %)Software Engineering
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)C++
12 (100.00 %)Java