Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for JavaScript skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited JavaScript over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the North West region.

 JavaScript
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank111224
Rank change year-on-year
Up+1Up+12
Matching permanent IT job ads653615786
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West12.06 %10.77 %6.246 %
As % of the Programming Languages category24.61 %20.50 %14.49 %
Salaries quoted596543674
Average salary£30,000£28,000£30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.140 %-6.660 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£20,500£22,500£22,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£37,500£36,000£37,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,500£32,000£31,500
% change year-on-year
+1.560 %+1.580 %
North West IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
265330005423
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West48.99 %52.54 %43.09 %
Salaries quoted240125964625
Average salary£30,000£30,000£31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
--4.760 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,000£22,500£23,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£42,500£45,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£34,500
% change year-on-year
-+1.440 %
JavaScript EnglandJavaScript
England

JavaScript
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing JavaScript across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

North West JavaScript Demand Trend

JavaScript
Salary Trend

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

North West JavaScript Salary Trend

JavaScript
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing JavaScript across the North West region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

North West JavaScript Salary Histogram

JavaScript
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript within the North West region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ManchesterUp+1361£28,000+1.81 %
CheshireUp+9143£30,000+9.09 %
LancashireUp+5108£29,750-0.83 %
MerseysideDown-227£36,000+24.13 %
CumbriaDown-28£30,000+11.11 %
JavaScript EnglandJavaScript
England

JavaScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the North West region citing JavaScript 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 JavaScript.

1878 (68.27 %)CSS
2769 (59.80 %)HTML
3658 (51.17 %).NET
4546 (42.46 %)SQL Server
5530 (41.21 %)ASP.NET
6463 (36.00 %)XML
7450 (34.99 %)C#
8445 (34.60 %)PHP
9438 (34.06 %)XHTML
10419 (32.58 %)SQL
11393 (30.56 %)MySQL
12389 (30.25 %)AJAX
13256 (19.91 %)E-Commerce
14236 (18.35 %)OO
15221 (17.19 %)Web Development
16212 (16.49 %)VB.NET
17202 (15.71 %)ASP
18186 (14.46 %)Web Services
19184 (14.31 %)Linux
20158 (12.29 %)Flash
21152 (11.82 %)jQuery
22140 (10.89 %)CMS
23136 (10.58 %)Photoshop
24127 (9.876 %)Marketing
25123 (9.565 %)SQL Server 2005
26113 (8.787 %)Java
27105 (8.165 %)CRM
28104 (8.087 %)T-SQL
29103 (8.009 %)Microsoft
30100 (7.776 %)Perl

JavaScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the North West region citing JavaScript 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 JavaScript. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1878 (68.27 %)CSS
2769 (59.80 %)HTML
3658 (51.17 %).NET
4530 (41.21 %)ASP.NET
5463 (36.00 %)XML
6438 (34.06 %)XHTML
7389 (30.25 %)AJAX
8202 (15.71 %)ASP
9186 (14.46 %)Web Services
10158 (12.29 %)Flash
11152 (11.82 %)jQuery
1280 (6.221 %)XSLT
1378 (6.065 %)Ruby on Rails
1475 (5.832 %)LINQ
1568 (5.288 %)DHTML
1666 (5.132 %).NET Framework
1764 (4.977 %)Adobe Flex
1860 (4.666 %)J2EE
1958 (4.510 %)LAMP
2050 (3.888 %)JSP
North West IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1140 (10.89 %)CMS
287 (6.765 %)Apache
349 (3.810 %)IIS
428 (2.177 %)SharePoint
428 (2.177 %)Drupal
516 (1.244 %)EPiServer
615 (1.166 %)Umbraco
615 (1.166 %)Tomcat
615 (1.166 %)ColdFusion
712 (0.933 %)BizTalk Server
810 (0.778 %)Lotus Notes
810 (0.778 %)Lotus Domino
98 (0.622 %)MS Exchange
107 (0.544 %)ColdFusion MX
115 (0.389 %)SharePoint Server 2007
124 (0.311 %)WordPress
124 (0.311 %)WebLogic
124 (0.311 %)WebSphere Application Server
124 (0.311 %)ATG Dynamo
133 (0.233 %)Joomla!
North West IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1136 (10.58 %)Photoshop
258 (4.510 %)Adobe Illustrator
356 (4.355 %)MS Excel
444 (3.421 %)Fireworks
515 (1.166 %)MS Visio
66 (0.467 %)InDesign
75 (0.389 %)MS Office
84 (0.311 %)CA Clarity
91 (0.078 %)InfoPath
91 (0.078 %)Acrobat
North West IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
123 (1.788 %)Dynamics CRM
221 (1.633 %)SalesLogix
310 (0.778 %)Summit
48 (0.622 %)Google Analytics
54 (0.311 %)WebTrends
61 (0.078 %)Oracle Applications
61 (0.078 %)GoldMine
North West IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
143 (3.344 %)Internet
231 (2.411 %)Intranet
312 (0.933 %)Extranet
410 (0.778 %)HTTP
55 (0.389 %)FTP
55 (0.389 %)Firewall
55 (0.389 %)Wireless
64 (0.311 %)DNS
64 (0.311 %)SSL
64 (0.311 %)DMZ
71 (0.078 %)SMPP
71 (0.078 %)Cisco ASA
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1546 (42.46 %)SQL Server
2393 (30.56 %)MySQL
3123 (9.565 %)SQL Server 2005
457 (4.432 %)SQL Server 2008
552 (4.044 %)SQL Server 2000
624 (1.866 %)RDBMS
720 (1.555 %)PostgreSQL
816 (1.244 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
912 (0.933 %)Crystal Reports
912 (0.933 %)SQL Server Integration Services
108 (0.622 %)Oracle 10g
117 (0.544 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
117 (0.544 %)Datawarehouse
117 (0.544 %)DTS
117 (0.544 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
124 (0.311 %)Oracle 11g
124 (0.311 %)TOAD
124 (0.311 %)MS Access
133 (0.233 %)Oracle 9i
142 (0.156 %)DB2
North West IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
171 (5.521 %)Visual Studio
243 (3.344 %)Subversion
340 (3.110 %)Dreamweaver
419 (1.477 %)NUnit
515 (1.166 %)VSS/SourceSafe
614 (1.089 %)JUnit
713 (1.011 %)Ant
810 (0.778 %)Flex Builder
95 (0.389 %)Zend Studio
95 (0.389 %)Maven
104 (0.311 %)Oracle Forms
113 (0.233 %)CruiseControl
113 (0.233 %)QuickTest Pro
113 (0.233 %)Oracle APEX
122 (0.156 %)Selenium
122 (0.156 %)Team Foundation Server
122 (0.156 %)Visual Studio Tools for Office
131 (0.078 %)WatiN
131 (0.078 %)WebDriver
131 (0.078 %)NCover
North West IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1127 (9.876 %)Marketing
269 (5.365 %)Finance
351 (3.966 %)Retail
449 (3.810 %)Pensions
546 (3.577 %)Health
643 (3.344 %)Multimedia
736 (2.799 %)Animation
835 (2.722 %)Graphic Design
933 (2.566 %)Social Media
1023 (1.788 %)Games
1117 (1.322 %)Education
1213 (1.011 %)Telecoms
1213 (1.011 %)Legal
1311 (0.855 %)Insurance
148 (0.622 %)Advertising
155 (0.389 %)Banking
155 (0.389 %)Manufacturing
155 (0.389 %)Pharmaceutical
155 (0.389 %)Government
164 (0.311 %)Construction
North West IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
11103 (85.77 %)Developer
2497 (38.65 %)Web Developer
3328 (25.51 %).NET Developer
4273 (21.23 %)PHP Developer
5191 (14.85 %)C# Developer
6158 (12.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
7142 (11.04 %).NET Web Developer
8122 (9.487 %)Senior Developer
9114 (8.865 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
1091 (7.076 %)C# Web Developer
1185 (6.610 %)Designer
1283 (6.454 %)PHP Web Developer
1376 (5.910 %)Web Designer
1458 (4.510 %)VB.NET Developer
1555 (4.277 %)Java Developer
1651 (3.966 %)Senior Web Developer
1745 (3.499 %)Applications Developer
1843 (3.344 %)Junior
1940 (3.110 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
2039 (3.033 %)Analyst
North West IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
161 (4.743 %)W3C
235 (2.722 %)N-Tier
334 (2.644 %)Web 2.0
425 (1.944 %)Computer Science
524 (1.866 %)Open Source
613 (1.011 %)RIA
711 (0.855 %)iPhone
810 (0.778 %)E-Learning
99 (0.700 %)Social Network
99 (0.700 %)Client/Server
108 (0.622 %)BBC
115 (0.389 %)Firmware
122 (0.156 %)Data Integration
131 (0.078 %)Google App Engine
131 (0.078 %)Blackberry
131 (0.078 %)AS400
131 (0.078 %)NHS
131 (0.078 %)French Language
131 (0.078 %)PDA
131 (0.078 %)Data Protection Act
North West IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1184 (14.31 %)Linux
287 (6.765 %)Windows
360 (4.666 %)UNIX
416 (1.244 %)Windows Server 2003
511 (0.855 %)Windows Server 2008
63 (0.233 %)Oracle Enterprise Linux
72 (0.156 %)Debian
72 (0.156 %)Ubuntu
81 (0.078 %)Android
North West IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1256 (19.91 %)E-Commerce
2236 (18.35 %)OO
3221 (17.19 %)Web Development
4105 (8.165 %)CRM
585 (6.610 %)SEO
673 (5.677 %)MVC
771 (5.521 %)OOP
870 (5.443 %)Web Design
961 (4.743 %)Unit Testing
1057 (4.432 %)Content Management
1155 (4.277 %)Scrum
1245 (3.499 %)Agile Software Development
1344 (3.421 %)Project Management
1441 (3.188 %)UML
1539 (3.033 %)Online Marketing
1634 (2.644 %)OOA/OOD
1733 (2.566 %)SOA
1831 (2.411 %)OOD
1924 (1.866 %)Systems Analysis
2016 (1.244 %)Pay per click
North West IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1450 (34.99 %)C#
2445 (34.60 %)PHP
3419 (32.58 %)SQL
4212 (16.49 %)VB.NET
5113 (8.787 %)Java
6104 (8.087 %)T-SQL
7100 (7.776 %)Perl
7100 (7.776 %)PHP5
895 (7.387 %)VB
984 (6.532 %)Ruby
1083 (6.454 %)ActionScript
1156 (4.355 %)C
1246 (3.577 %)PHP4
1343 (3.344 %)ActionScript 3.0
1437 (2.877 %)C++
1437 (2.877 %)VBScript
1526 (2.022 %)FoxPro (VFP)
1620 (1.555 %)VB6
1715 (1.166 %)PL/SQL
1810 (0.778 %)Python
North West IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
195 (7.387 %)Degree
211 (0.855 %)PRINCE2 Certification
34 (0.311 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (0.233 %)ISEB
52 (0.156 %)MCSD
61 (0.078 %)Sun Certification
61 (0.078 %)Security Cleared
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
125 (1.944 %)QA
26 (0.467 %)WAI
33 (0.233 %)ISO9001
42 (0.156 %)PCI DSS
51 (0.078 %)SLA
51 (0.078 %)WCAG
North West IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
16 (0.467 %)Active Directory
25 (0.389 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.078 %)Postfix
31 (0.078 %)XenServer
North West IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
14 (0.311 %)SCOM
21 (0.078 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
North West IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1103 (8.009 %)Microsoft
264 (4.977 %)Oracle
359 (4.588 %)Adobe
421 (1.633 %)Sage
516 (1.244 %)Zend
615 (1.166 %)Google
713 (1.011 %)JBoss
811 (0.855 %)Interwoven
910 (0.778 %)Lotus
108 (0.622 %)ATG
116 (0.467 %)Intel
116 (0.467 %)Macromedia
125 (0.389 %)VMware
134 (0.311 %)Foundry
134 (0.311 %)Sybase
134 (0.311 %)Borland
143 (0.233 %)Yahoo!
152 (0.156 %)Apple
152 (0.156 %)Citrix
161 (0.078 %)Cisco