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This section looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs within the Northern Ireland 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 Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3234
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads55
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.193 %1.812 %
Salaries quoted23
Average minimum salary£40,000£26,333
Average salary£40,000£31,667
% change on same period last year+26.31 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£37,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,498£32,710
% change on same period last year+2.41 %
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northern Ireland
Matching permanent IT job ads228276
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.113 %
Salaries quoted129174
Average minimum salary£35,330£42,765
Average salary£37,060£47,799
% change on same period last year-22.46 %
Average maximum salary£38,791£52,833
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Programmer UKProgrammer
UK

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland Programmer Demand Trend

Programmer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Programmer across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Programmer across the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Northern Ireland Programmer Salary Histogram

Programmer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
County AntrimUp+35£40,000+26.31 %
Programmer UKProgrammer
UK

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region that cited Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title.

17 (38.89 %)Finance
26 (33.33 %)RPG
26 (33.33 %)Banking
35 (27.78 %)Business Analysis
35 (27.78 %)Government
44 (22.22 %)HTML
44 (22.22 %)Java
53 (16.67 %)Project Management
53 (16.67 %)C++
53 (16.67 %)Investment Banking
62 (11.11 %)Multimedia
62 (11.11 %)Tradeweb
62 (11.11 %)Degree
62 (11.11 %)Graphic Design
62 (11.11 %)QA
62 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (11.11 %)Electronic Trading
62 (11.11 %)Bloomberg
62 (11.11 %)Adobe
62 (11.11 %)Macromedia
62 (11.11 %)Front Office
62 (11.11 %)Adobe Director
62 (11.11 %)Legal
62 (11.11 %)Fixed Income
62 (11.11 %)C
62 (11.11 %)C#
62 (11.11 %)Sybase
62 (11.11 %)WebLogic
62 (11.11 %)J2EE
62 (11.11 %)Flash

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region that cited Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (22.22 %)HTML
22 (11.11 %)J2EE
31 (5.556 %)CORBA
31 (5.556 %).NET
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.11 %)WebLogic
21 (5.556 %)MS Exchange
21 (5.556 %)Rendezvous
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.11 %)Adobe Director
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.556 %)Reference Data
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.11 %)Flash
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (38.89 %)Finance
26 (33.33 %)Banking
35 (27.78 %)Government
43 (16.67 %)Investment Banking
52 (11.11 %)Graphic Design
52 (11.11 %)Multimedia
52 (11.11 %)Legal
52 (11.11 %)Front Office
61 (5.556 %)Telecoms
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.11 %)Fixed Income
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.556 %)UNIX
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (27.78 %)Business Analysis
23 (16.67 %)Project Management
32 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (11.11 %)Electronic Trading
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (33.33 %)RPG
24 (22.22 %)Java
33 (16.67 %)C++
42 (11.11 %)C
42 (11.11 %)C#
51 (5.556 %)SQL
51 (5.556 %)Transact-SQL
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.11 %)Degree
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (11.11 %)QA
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (11.11 %)Sybase
12 (11.11 %)Adobe
12 (11.11 %)Macromedia
12 (11.11 %)Bloomberg
12 (11.11 %)Tradeweb
21 (5.556 %)Oracle
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