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The table below looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the North East region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5174
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads2014
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.006 %
As % of the category below12.66 %8.750 %
Salaries quoted1414
Average minimum salary£24,571£35,929
Average salary£27,107£44,964
% change on same period last year-39.71 %
Average maximum salary£29,643£54,000
UK excluding London average salary£34,320£34,000
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
North East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads158160
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.073 %
Salaries quoted133143
Average minimum salary£31,655£32,043
Average salary£33,947£34,867
% change on same period last year-2.63 %
Average maximum salary£36,239£37,691
UK excluding London average salary£37,736£40,246
% change on same period last year-6.23 %
Computer Science EnglandComputer Science
England

Computer Science
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Computer Science across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

North East Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Computer Science across the North East region.

North East Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the North East region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

North East Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the North East region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
Tyne and WearUp+218£27,750-23.18 %
DurhamNew entry-7£24,143-
Computer Science EnglandComputer Science
England

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the North East region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science.

151 (79.69 %)Degree
237 (57.81 %).NET
331 (48.44 %)Software Engineering
430 (46.88 %)C#
522 (34.38 %)Java
617 (26.56 %)HTML
617 (26.56 %)ASP.NET
617 (26.56 %)OO
617 (26.56 %)Mathematics
716 (25.00 %)JavaScript
815 (23.44 %)Microsoft
914 (21.88 %)C++
914 (21.88 %)CSS
914 (21.88 %)XML
1013 (20.31 %)XHTML
1112 (18.75 %)UML
1112 (18.75 %)AJAX
1211 (17.19 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1211 (17.19 %)J2EE
1310 (15.63 %)ASP
149 (14.06 %)UNIX
149 (14.06 %)Linux
158 (12.50 %)C
167 (10.94 %)SQL
167 (10.94 %)XSLT
167 (10.94 %)WebServices
167 (10.94 %)Education
167 (10.94 %)OOD
167 (10.94 %)ECMAScript
167 (10.94 %)ISO9000

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the North East region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
137 (57.81 %).NET
217 (26.56 %)ASP.NET
217 (26.56 %)HTML
314 (21.88 %)XML
314 (21.88 %)CSS
413 (20.31 %)XHTML
512 (18.75 %)AJAX
611 (17.19 %)ASP.NET 2.0
611 (17.19 %)J2EE
710 (15.63 %)ASP
87 (10.94 %)WebServices
87 (10.94 %)XSLT
92 (3.125 %)XSL
92 (3.125 %)J2ME
92 (3.125 %)LAMP
101 (1.563 %)J2SE
North East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.125 %)Apache
12 (3.125 %)Tomcat
21 (1.563 %)SharePoint
21 (1.563 %)CMS
North East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (10.94 %)MATLAB
23 (4.688 %)MS Excel
North East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.563 %)Oracle 11i
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.125 %)Intranet
North East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.125 %)MySQL
12 (3.125 %)SQL Server
21 (1.563 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (1.563 %)SQL Server 2005
North East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (10.94 %)NUnit
22 (3.125 %)Flash
North East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (10.94 %)Education
25 (7.813 %)Games
34 (6.250 %)Finance
41 (1.563 %)Aerospace
41 (1.563 %)Automotive
41 (1.563 %)Military
41 (1.563 %)Marketing
41 (1.563 %)Electric
41 (1.563 %)Health
41 (1.563 %)Manufacturing
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (68.75 %)Developer
231 (48.44 %)Graduate
327 (42.19 %)Graduate Developer
416 (25.00 %)Software Developer
511 (17.19 %)Graduate Software Developer
67 (10.94 %)C++ Software Engineer
67 (10.94 %)Software Engineer
67 (10.94 %).NET Developer
75 (7.813 %)Java Developer
75 (7.813 %)Programmer
75 (7.813 %)Analyst
75 (7.813 %)Web Developer
75 (7.813 %)C Software Engineer
84 (6.250 %)Trainee Programmer
84 (6.250 %)Trainee Analyst
84 (6.250 %)Trainee Analyst Programmer
84 (6.250 %)Trainee
84 (6.250 %)Java/J2EE Developer
84 (6.250 %)Software Programmer
84 (6.250 %)Graduate Java Developer
North East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (26.56 %)Mathematics
25 (7.813 %)Physics
32 (3.125 %)Flash Lite
32 (3.125 %)Handset
41 (1.563 %)Client/Server
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (14.06 %)UNIX
19 (14.06 %)Linux
23 (4.688 %)Windows
North East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (48.44 %)Software Engineering
217 (26.56 %)OO
312 (18.75 %)UML
47 (10.94 %)OOD
56 (9.375 %)Project Management
65 (7.813 %)Data Management
65 (7.813 %)Security Cleared
74 (6.250 %)SC Cleared
74 (6.250 %)Fund Management
82 (3.125 %)Scrum
82 (3.125 %)Agile Software Development
82 (3.125 %)TDD
82 (3.125 %)Pair Programming
82 (3.125 %)DSDM
91 (1.563 %)ERP
91 (1.563 %)Six Sigma
91 (1.563 %)Risk Analysis
91 (1.563 %)User Acceptance Testing
91 (1.563 %)System Testing
91 (1.563 %)SysML
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (46.88 %)C#
222 (34.38 %)Java
316 (25.00 %)JavaScript
414 (21.88 %)C++
58 (12.50 %)C
67 (10.94 %)ECMAScript
67 (10.94 %)Shell Script
67 (10.94 %)AWK
67 (10.94 %)SQL
75 (7.813 %)VB.NET
82 (3.125 %)Perl
82 (3.125 %)PHP
82 (3.125 %)PL/SQL
91 (1.563 %)VB
91 (1.563 %)Ada
91 (1.563 %)VB6
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
151 (79.69 %)Degree
North East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (10.94 %)ISO9000
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (23.44 %)Microsoft
23 (4.688 %)Oracle
31 (1.563 %)Sun