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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Developer role in IT jobs within the North West 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 Applications Developer in their job title over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Developer
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank158167
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads126126
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.056 %
As % of the category below1.054 %0.985 %
Salaries quoted118109
Average minimum salary£27,097£28,991
Average salary£31,528£31,023
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Average maximum salary£35,960£33,054
UK excluding London average salary£33,530£34,196
% change on same period last year-1.94 %
Job Titles North WestJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads1195312786
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.861 %5.661 %
Salaries quoted1006810593
Average minimum salary£32,983£34,146
Average salary£36,916£37,963
% change on same period last year-2.75 %
Average maximum salary£40,850£41,781
UK excluding London average salary£38,585£39,157
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Applications Developer EnglandApplications Developer
England

Applications Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Applications Developer across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West Applications Developer Demand Trend

Applications Developer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Applications Developer across the North West region.

North West Applications Developer Salary Trend

Applications Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the North West region over the past 3 months.

North West Applications Developer Salary Histogram

Applications Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer within the North West region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1ManchesterUp+3785£30,781-11.10 %
2MerseysideUp+419£34,265+27.49 %
3CheshireDown-2613£33,929+16.48 %
4LancashireDown-2612£29,091+5.51 %
5CumbriaDown-11£27,500-5.17 %
Applications Developer EnglandApplications Developer
England

Applications Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing Applications Developer also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Applications Developer.

1137 (60.35 %).NET
2108 (47.58 %)ASP.NET
3101 (44.49 %)SQL Server
499 (43.61 %)C#
585 (37.44 %)XML
683 (36.56 %)SQL
759 (25.99 %)Java
858 (25.55 %)HTML
858 (25.55 %)Oracle
952 (22.91 %)CSS
1048 (21.15 %)Degree
1146 (20.26 %)VB.NET
1242 (18.50 %)ASP
1242 (18.50 %)WebServices
1341 (18.06 %)VB
1437 (16.30 %)JavaScript
1534 (14.98 %)Visual Studio
1633 (14.54 %)J2EE
1732 (14.10 %)JSP
1829 (12.78 %)VB6
1829 (12.78 %)AJAX
1925 (11.01 %)Ant
2024 (10.57 %)Web Development
2123 (10.13 %)WinForms
2123 (10.13 %)UML
2222 (9.692 %)IBM
2320 (8.811 %)Microsoft
2320 (8.811 %)WebLogic
2320 (8.811 %)WebSphere
2418 (7.930 %)WPF

Applications Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing Applications Developer also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Applications Developer. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1137 (60.35 %).NET
2108 (47.58 %)ASP.NET
385 (37.44 %)XML
458 (25.55 %)HTML
552 (22.91 %)CSS
642 (18.50 %)ASP
642 (18.50 %)WebServices
733 (14.54 %)J2EE
832 (14.10 %)JSP
929 (12.78 %)AJAX
1023 (10.13 %)WinForms
1120 (8.811 %)WebSphere
1218 (7.930 %)WPF
1218 (7.930 %)ActiveX
1218 (7.930 %)XHTML
1316 (7.048 %)JAXB
1316 (7.048 %)XSD
1415 (6.608 %)Struts
1415 (6.608 %)Servlets
1514 (6.167 %)XSLT
Application Platforms
120 (8.811 %)WebLogic
214 (6.167 %)Apache
313 (5.727 %)WebSphere Application Server
48 (3.524 %)Zope
48 (3.524 %)Plone
57 (3.084 %)WebLogic Portal
57 (3.084 %)Lotus Notes
66 (2.643 %)Lotus Domino
75 (2.203 %)Oracle Workflow
83 (1.322 %)Oracle Application Server
83 (1.322 %)IIS
92 (0.881 %)SharePoint
101 (0.441 %)Oracle 10gAS
Applications
116 (7.048 %)MS Excel
22 (0.881 %)MS Visio
31 (0.441 %)MS Office
Business Applications
113 (5.727 %)Oracle Applications
28 (3.524 %)Oracle 11i
33 (1.322 %)Oracle Financials
41 (0.441 %)Oracle ERP
Communications & Networking
117 (7.489 %)HTTPS
117 (7.489 %)SSL
26 (2.643 %)Internet
34 (1.762 %)Intranet
43 (1.322 %)GPRS
51 (0.441 %)TCP/IP
51 (0.441 %)DNS
51 (0.441 %)Extranet
51 (0.441 %)RFID
51 (0.441 %)Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1101 (44.49 %)SQL Server
218 (7.930 %)SQL Server 2005
315 (6.608 %)SQL Server 2000
414 (6.167 %)Oracle Reports
513 (5.727 %)DB2
513 (5.727 %)RDBMS
69 (3.965 %)MySQL
78 (3.524 %)Crystal Reports
78 (3.524 %)PostgreSQL
85 (2.203 %)SQLPlus
93 (1.322 %)Oracle Discoverer
93 (1.322 %)Oracle 10g
102 (0.881 %)MS Access
102 (0.881 %)GIS
111 (0.441 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
111 (0.441 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
111 (0.441 %)SQL Server Integration Services
111 (0.441 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
111 (0.441 %)SQL Server 7
111 (0.441 %)Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
134 (14.98 %)Visual Studio
225 (11.01 %)Ant
318 (7.930 %)Flash
414 (6.167 %)JUnit
513 (5.727 %)Eclipse
513 (5.727 %)Oracle Forms
69 (3.965 %)JDeveloper
73 (1.322 %)Subversion
82 (0.881 %)VSS/SourceSafe
91 (0.441 %)FrontPage
91 (0.441 %)Dreamweaver
General
116 (7.048 %)Pensions
212 (5.286 %)Finance
310 (4.405 %)Retail
47 (3.084 %)Insurance
56 (2.643 %)Marketing
64 (1.762 %)Video Editing
64 (1.762 %)Education
73 (1.322 %)Health
73 (1.322 %)Legal
82 (0.881 %)Law
82 (0.881 %)Government
82 (0.881 %)Graphic Design
91 (0.441 %)Automotive
91 (0.441 %)Chemicals
91 (0.441 %)Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
115 (6.608 %)Management Information System
24 (1.762 %)PDA
31 (0.441 %)Computer Science
31 (0.441 %)Life Science
31 (0.441 %)NHS
31 (0.441 %)W3C
31 (0.441 %)Handset
31 (0.441 %)E-Learning
31 (0.441 %)Smartphone
31 (0.441 %)Pocket PC
Operating Systems
116 (7.048 %)Linux
29 (3.965 %)Windows
36 (2.643 %)Unix
36 (2.643 %)Windows Mobile
42 (0.881 %)Windows CE
51 (0.441 %)Solaris
51 (0.441 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
124 (10.57 %)Web Development
223 (10.13 %)UML
317 (7.489 %)OOP
317 (7.489 %)OO
414 (6.167 %)E-Commerce
59 (3.965 %)Time Management
68 (3.524 %)ERP
77 (3.084 %)Workflow
77 (3.084 %)Web Design
86 (2.643 %)SEO
86 (2.643 %)Content Management
94 (1.762 %)E-business
94 (1.762 %)Integration Testing
94 (1.762 %)Agile Software Development
94 (1.762 %)SOA
103 (1.322 %)Migration
103 (1.322 %)E-Procurement
112 (0.881 %)PRINCE2
112 (0.881 %)Configuration Management
112 (0.881 %)Scrum
Programming Languages
199 (43.61 %)C#
283 (36.56 %)SQL
359 (25.99 %)Java
446 (20.26 %)VB.NET
541 (18.06 %)VB
637 (16.30 %)JavaScript
729 (12.78 %)VB6
814 (6.167 %)PL/SQL
913 (5.727 %)XPath
1012 (5.286 %)C
1110 (4.405 %)Transact-SQL
1110 (4.405 %)XAML
129 (3.965 %)PHP
138 (3.524 %)Python
146 (2.643 %)ActionScript
146 (2.643 %)C++
155 (2.203 %)Perl
161 (0.441 %)Delphi
161 (0.441 %)DHTML
161 (0.441 %)VBScript
Qualifications
148 (21.15 %)Degree
218 (7.930 %)HND
33 (1.322 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (1.322 %)Sun Certification
42 (0.881 %)MCPD
51 (0.441 %)MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
16 (2.643 %)QA
Vendors
158 (25.55 %)Oracle
222 (9.692 %)IBM
320 (8.811 %)Microsoft
413 (5.727 %)BEA
57 (3.084 %)Lotus
66 (2.643 %)Adobe
66 (2.643 %)Macromedia
72 (0.881 %)Google
81 (0.441 %)Sun
81 (0.441 %)Visualfiles
81 (0.441 %)SAP
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