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This section looks at the demand for the Lead 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 Lead Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Lead Developer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank203257
Rank change on same period last yearUp+54
Matching permanent IT job ads7019
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.661 %0.152 %
Salaries quoted5617
Average minimum salary£37,770£36,286
Average salary£40,803£40,357
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Average maximum salary£43,836£44,429
UK excluding London average salary£40,658£41,723
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads1058612501
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.699 %5.211 %
Salaries quoted902810455
Average minimum salary£32,298£34,306
Average salary£36,184£37,925
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
Average maximum salary£40,069£41,545
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Lead Developer EnglandLead Developer
England

Lead Developer
Demand Trend

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

North West Lead Developer Demand Trend

Lead Developer
Salary Trend

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

North West Lead Developer Salary Trend

Lead Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Lead Developer across the North West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

North West Lead Developer Salary Histogram

Lead Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Developer within the North West region over the 3 months to 20 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
ManchesterUp+5234£38,275+3.44 %
CheshireUp+1033£41,211-3.52 %
Lead Developer EnglandLead Developer
England

Lead Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Lead 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 Lead Developer in their job title.

174 (58.73 %).NET
262 (49.21 %)ASP.NET
354 (42.86 %)C#
449 (38.89 %)Java
546 (36.51 %)VB.NET
641 (32.54 %)SQL Server
740 (31.75 %)ASP
740 (31.75 %)PHP
837 (29.37 %)Degree
930 (23.81 %)SQL
1028 (22.22 %)J2EE
1028 (22.22 %)XML
1127 (21.43 %)Web Development
1226 (20.63 %)Oracle
1325 (19.84 %)ColdFusion
1421 (16.67 %)WebServices
1519 (15.08 %)E-Commerce
1519 (15.08 %)OO
1618 (14.29 %)CSS
1618 (14.29 %)HTML
1717 (13.49 %)AJAX
1717 (13.49 %)SQL Server 2005
1816 (12.70 %)JavaScript
1816 (12.70 %)VB
1915 (11.90 %)Windows
2014 (11.11 %)Finance
2113 (10.32 %)Internet
2113 (10.32 %)MySQL
2212 (9.524 %)XSLT
2212 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000

Lead Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Lead 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 Lead Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
174 (58.73 %).NET
262 (49.21 %)ASP.NET
340 (31.75 %)ASP
428 (22.22 %)J2EE
428 (22.22 %)XML
521 (16.67 %)WebServices
618 (14.29 %)HTML
618 (14.29 %)CSS
717 (13.49 %)AJAX
812 (9.524 %)XSLT
97 (5.556 %)Struts
97 (5.556 %)Middleware
106 (4.762 %)WebSphere
115 (3.968 %)SOAP
115 (3.968 %)XSL
115 (3.968 %)ActiveX
124 (3.175 %)XHTML
124 (3.175 %).NET Framework
133 (2.381 %)JSP
133 (2.381 %)EJB
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (19.84 %)ColdFusion
211 (8.730 %)IIS
36 (4.762 %)WebLogic
36 (4.762 %)SharePoint
45 (3.968 %)JBoss
45 (3.968 %)Apache
54 (3.175 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.794 %)BizTalk Server
61 (0.794 %)TIBCO EMS
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (7.143 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.587 %)Dynamics CRM
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (10.32 %)Internet
22 (1.587 %)Wi-Fi
22 (1.587 %)WiMAX
22 (1.587 %)Bluetooth
31 (0.794 %)RFID
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (32.54 %)SQL Server
217 (13.49 %)SQL Server 2005
313 (10.32 %)MySQL
412 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000
511 (8.730 %)Oracle 8/8i
610 (7.937 %)Oracle Reports
77 (5.556 %)PostgreSQL
86 (4.762 %)RDBMS
95 (3.968 %)DB2
104 (3.175 %)Crystal Reports
113 (2.381 %)Oracle 9i
121 (0.794 %)DTS
121 (0.794 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (7.937 %)Oracle Forms
25 (3.968 %)Visual Studio
33 (2.381 %)Subversion
42 (1.587 %)Eclipse
51 (0.794 %)WebLogic Workshop
51 (0.794 %)JUnit
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (11.11 %)Finance
29 (7.143 %)Retail
36 (4.762 %)Games
44 (3.175 %)Health
44 (3.175 %)Automotive
53 (2.381 %)Insurance
62 (1.587 %)Pensions
62 (1.587 %)Construction
62 (1.587 %)Government
71 (0.794 %)Electronics
71 (0.794 %)Telecoms
71 (0.794 %)Marketing
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (7.143 %)Client/Server
27 (5.556 %)IVR
34 (3.175 %)Mathematics
34 (3.175 %)Physics
42 (1.587 %)Multithreading
42 (1.587 %)Device Driver
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (11.90 %)Windows
24 (3.175 %)Windows XP
24 (3.175 %)Windows XP Embedded
31 (0.794 %)Linux
31 (0.794 %)UNIX
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (21.43 %)Web Development
219 (15.08 %)OO
219 (15.08 %)E-Commerce
310 (7.937 %)Agile Software Development
47 (5.556 %)E-business
47 (5.556 %)UML
55 (3.968 %)OOP
55 (3.968 %)SEO
55 (3.968 %)Software Engineering
63 (2.381 %)SOA
72 (1.587 %)Identity Management
72 (1.587 %)OOA/OOD
72 (1.587 %)CRM
81 (0.794 %)Unit Testing
81 (0.794 %)TDD
81 (0.794 %)Content Management
81 (0.794 %)Logistics
81 (0.794 %)RUP
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (42.86 %)C#
249 (38.89 %)Java
346 (36.51 %)VB.NET
440 (31.75 %)PHP
530 (23.81 %)SQL
616 (12.70 %)JavaScript
616 (12.70 %)VB
710 (7.937 %)PL/SQL
89 (7.143 %)VB6
97 (5.556 %)C++
102 (1.587 %)XPath
102 (1.587 %)C
102 (1.587 %)Embedded C++
111 (0.794 %)ABAP
111 (0.794 %)VC++
111 (0.794 %)Python
111 (0.794 %)DHTML
111 (0.794 %)VBScript
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
137 (29.37 %)Degree
23 (2.381 %)Microsoft Certification
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.794 %)AquaLogic
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (20.63 %)Oracle
211 (8.730 %)Microsoft
35 (3.968 %)IBM
44 (3.175 %)BEA
52 (1.587 %)Symbian
61 (0.794 %)SAP
61 (0.794 %)TIBCO