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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Developer 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 Senior Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Developer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1729
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads192
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.001 %
As % of the category below10.50 %1.053 %
Salaries quoted42
Average minimum salary£29,000£35,000
Average salary£31,625£35,000
% change on same period last year-9.64 %
Average maximum salary£34,250£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£39,919£40,449
% change on same period last year-1.31 %
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northern Ireland
Matching permanent IT job ads181190
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.106 %0.081 %
Salaries quoted88107
Average minimum salary£31,165£36,427
Average salary£33,625£39,184
% change on same period last year-14.18 %
Average maximum salary£36,085£41,942
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Senior Developer UKSenior Developer
UK

Senior Developer
Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland Senior Developer Demand Trend

Senior Developer
Salary Trend

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

Northern Ireland Senior Developer Salary Trend

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Developer across the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Northern Ireland Senior Developer Salary Histogram

Senior Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 7 October 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+1717£30,500-12.85 %
Senior Developer UKSenior Developer
UK

Senior Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region that cited Senior 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 Senior Developer in their job title.

118 (64.29 %)Java
217 (60.71 %)SQL Server
314 (50.00 %)RDBMS
412 (42.86 %)Finance
510 (35.71 %)Spring
510 (35.71 %)UNIX
510 (35.71 %)Python
510 (35.71 %)Sybase
510 (35.71 %)Struts
510 (35.71 %)Perl
69 (32.14 %)C#
78 (28.57 %).NET
87 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
87 (25.00 %)Microsoft
96 (21.43 %)SharePoint Server 2007
105 (17.86 %)QA
105 (17.86 %)Wireless
105 (17.86 %)MS Excel
105 (17.86 %)SharePoint
105 (17.86 %)Visual Studio
114 (14.29 %)VB.NET
123 (10.71 %)C++
123 (10.71 %)MS Office
123 (10.71 %)Configuration Management
132 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
132 (7.143 %)Degree
132 (7.143 %)Risk Management
132 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
132 (7.143 %)VSS/SourceSafe
132 (7.143 %)WebServices

Senior Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region that cited Senior 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 Senior Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (35.71 %)Struts
110 (35.71 %)Spring
28 (28.57 %).NET
37 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
42 (7.143 %)WebServices
51 (3.571 %)XML
51 (3.571 %)Flex 2
51 (3.571 %)Adobe Flex
51 (3.571 %)JDBC
51 (3.571 %)J2EE
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (21.43 %)SharePoint Server 2007
25 (17.86 %)SharePoint
31 (3.571 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (17.86 %)MS Excel
23 (10.71 %)MS Office
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.571 %)Microsoft CRM
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (17.86 %)Wireless
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (60.71 %)SQL Server
214 (50.00 %)RDBMS
32 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (17.86 %)Visual Studio
22 (7.143 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (3.571 %)Flash
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (42.86 %)Finance
21 (3.571 %)Education
21 (3.571 %)Health
21 (3.571 %)Pensions
21 (3.571 %)Financial Institution
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.571 %)Client/Server
11 (3.571 %)Derivative
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (35.71 %)UNIX
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (10.71 %)Configuration Management
22 (7.143 %)Risk Management
22 (7.143 %)OO
22 (7.143 %)Algorithmic Trading
31 (3.571 %)Unit Testing
31 (3.571 %)QMS
31 (3.571 %)CRM
31 (3.571 %)UML
31 (3.571 %)Agile Software Development
31 (3.571 %)Content Management
31 (3.571 %)Web Development
31 (3.571 %)Project Management
31 (3.571 %)Service Delivery
31 (3.571 %)Change Management
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (64.29 %)Java
210 (35.71 %)Perl
210 (35.71 %)Python
39 (32.14 %)C#
44 (14.29 %)VB.NET
53 (10.71 %)C++
61 (3.571 %)SQL
61 (3.571 %)ActionScript
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.143 %)Degree
21 (3.571 %)Microsoft Certification
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (17.86 %)QA
21 (3.571 %)ISO9001
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (35.71 %)Sybase
27 (25.00 %)Microsoft