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The table below looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs within the Oldham 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2411
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads47
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.150 %10.14 %
Salaries quoted45
Average minimum salary£32,750£30,000
Average salary£34,375£33,000
% change on same period last year+4.16 %
Average maximum salary£36,000£36,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,373£32,659
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Oldham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oldham
Matching permanent IT job ads12769
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.030 %
Salaries quoted11960
Average minimum salary£29,424£25,924
Average salary£32,713£28,713
% change on same period last year+13.93 %
Average maximum salary£36,003£31,503
UK excluding London average salary£38,200£39,254
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Programmer ManchesterProgrammer
Manchester

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Oldham 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 Oldham region.

Oldham Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Programmer across the Oldham region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Oldham Programmer Salary Histogram

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Oldham 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.

13 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2005
13 (75.00 %)Pensions
13 (75.00 %)Web Development
13 (75.00 %)C#
13 (75.00 %).NET
13 (75.00 %)ASP.NET
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server
13 (75.00 %)OO
22 (50.00 %)ASP
22 (50.00 %)XML
22 (50.00 %)MCAD
22 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
22 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)C++
22 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (50.00 %)Government
31 (25.00 %)Health
31 (25.00 %)Validation
31 (25.00 %)Smartcard
31 (25.00 %)Degree
31 (25.00 %)Java
31 (25.00 %)JavaScript
31 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
31 (25.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %)J2ME

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Oldham 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.

Oldham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %).NET
13 (75.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (50.00 %)XML
22 (50.00 %)ASP
31 (25.00 %)J2ME
Oldham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Oldham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Pensions
22 (50.00 %)Government
31 (25.00 %)Health
Oldham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Smartcard
Oldham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
Oldham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)OO
13 (75.00 %)Web Development
22 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
22 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (25.00 %)Validation
Oldham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)C#
22 (50.00 %)C++
22 (50.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)Java
31 (25.00 %)JavaScript
31 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
Oldham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)MCAD
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (25.00 %)Degree
Oldham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Oracle