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This section looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Oxford region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank4947
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads6450
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.022 %
As % of the category below25.50 %26.46 %
Salaries quoted5338
Average minimum salary£23,406£27,211
Average salary£27,212£31,395
% change on same period last year-13.32 %
Average maximum salary£31,019£35,579
UK excluding London average salary£32,863£33,965
% change on same period last year-3.24 %
Miscellaneous OxfordMiscellaneous
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads251189
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.123 %0.084 %
Salaries quoted224164
Average minimum salary£27,946£29,322
Average salary£32,664£33,639
% change on same period last year-2.89 %
Average maximum salary£37,383£37,956
UK excluding London average salary£38,553£39,119
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Computer Science OxfordshireComputer Science
Oxfordshire

Computer Science
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Computer Science across the Oxford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Oxford Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Computer Science across the Oxford region.

Oxford Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Oxford region over the past 3 months.

Oxford Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Oxford region citing Computer Science also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Computer Science.

173 (64.04 %)Degree
256 (49.12 %)C++
334 (29.82 %)Java
433 (28.95 %)Mathematics
530 (26.32 %).NET
530 (26.32 %)Finance
622 (19.30 %)Games
721 (18.42 %)SQL
721 (18.42 %)SQL Server
820 (17.54 %)XML
820 (17.54 %)XML Schema
919 (16.67 %)Data Modelling
919 (16.67 %)PhD
919 (16.67 %)C#
919 (16.67 %)Physics
1018 (15.79 %)C
1018 (15.79 %)OO
1116 (14.04 %)Microsoft
1116 (14.04 %)XBRL
1213 (11.40 %)Windows
1213 (11.40 %)STL
1312 (10.53 %)VB
1312 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
1411 (9.649 %)NDS
1510 (8.772 %)VC++
1510 (8.772 %)Transact-SQL
1510 (8.772 %)Agile Software Development
1510 (8.772 %)Software Engineering
169 (7.895 %)Tandem
169 (7.895 %)ASP.NET

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Oxford region citing Computer Science also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
130 (26.32 %).NET
220 (17.54 %)XML
220 (17.54 %)XML Schema
316 (14.04 %)XBRL
413 (11.40 %)STL
59 (7.895 %)ASP.NET
68 (7.018 %)HTML
77 (6.140 %)WinForms
84 (3.509 %)J2EE
84 (3.509 %)DirectX
93 (2.632 %)Middleware
101 (0.877 %)Hibernate
101 (0.877 %)OpenGL
101 (0.877 %)XSL
101 (0.877 %)XSLT
101 (0.877 %)JMS
101 (0.877 %)ASP
101 (0.877 %)WebServices
101 (0.877 %)EJB
101 (0.877 %)CSS
Applications
15 (4.386 %)MATLAB
23 (2.632 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
14 (3.509 %)TCP/IP
14 (3.509 %)VPN
14 (3.509 %)DNS
23 (2.632 %)ADSL
32 (1.754 %)Intranet
32 (1.754 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
121 (18.42 %)SQL Server
212 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (2.632 %)MySQL
33 (2.632 %)Crystal Reports
33 (2.632 %)SQL Server 7
42 (1.754 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (0.877 %)RDBMS
51 (0.877 %)KDB
Development Applications
11 (0.877 %)Visual Studio
11 (0.877 %)Eclipse
General
130 (26.32 %)Finance
222 (19.30 %)Games
38 (7.018 %)Pensions
47 (6.140 %)Insurance
56 (5.263 %)Education
64 (3.509 %)Health
73 (2.632 %)3D Graphics
73 (2.632 %)Government
82 (1.754 %)Banking
82 (1.754 %)Retail
91 (0.877 %)Multimedia
91 (0.877 %)Investment Banking
91 (0.877 %)Aerospace
91 (0.877 %)Marketing
91 (0.877 %)Animation
Job Titles
168 (59.65 %)Developer
245 (39.47 %)Graduate
322 (19.30 %)Java Developer
420 (17.54 %)Programmer
519 (16.67 %)C++ Developer
617 (14.91 %)Junior
715 (13.16 %)Senior Developer
814 (12.28 %)Graduate Developer
913 (11.40 %)Games Programmer
1012 (10.53 %)C++ Programmer
1111 (9.649 %)Software Developer
1210 (8.772 %)SQL Developer
1210 (8.772 %).NET Developer
1210 (8.772 %)C# Developer
139 (7.895 %)Database Developer
139 (7.895 %)SQL Database Developer
139 (7.895 %)Senior Database Developer
147 (6.140 %)Junior Programmer
147 (6.140 %)CSharp Software Developer
147 (6.140 %)Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
133 (28.95 %)Mathematics
219 (16.67 %)Physics
39 (7.895 %)Tandem
43 (2.632 %)Statistics
51 (0.877 %)Multithreading
51 (0.877 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
51 (0.877 %)PMI
51 (0.877 %)ASIC
51 (0.877 %)Device Driver
Operating Systems
113 (11.40 %)Windows
22 (1.754 %)Linux
22 (1.754 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.877 %)VxWorks
31 (0.877 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
119 (16.67 %)Data Modelling
218 (15.79 %)OO
310 (8.772 %)Agile Software Development
310 (8.772 %)Software Engineering
47 (6.140 %)OOD
56 (5.263 %)TDD
63 (2.632 %)UML
72 (1.754 %)ERP
72 (1.754 %)Web Development
72 (1.754 %)Service Delivery
81 (0.877 %)Unit Testing
81 (0.877 %)Business Analysis
81 (0.877 %)Software Testing
81 (0.877 %)EDA
81 (0.877 %)PRINCE2
81 (0.877 %)PRINCE
Programming Languages
156 (49.12 %)C++
234 (29.82 %)Java
321 (18.42 %)SQL
419 (16.67 %)C#
518 (15.79 %)C
612 (10.53 %)VB
710 (8.772 %)VC++
710 (8.772 %)Transact-SQL
87 (6.140 %)VB6
94 (3.509 %)Ruby
94 (3.509 %)Perl
94 (3.509 %)VB.NET
103 (2.632 %)Python
103 (2.632 %)Lua
103 (2.632 %)VBScript
112 (1.754 %)JavaScript
121 (0.877 %)Delphi
Qualifications
173 (64.04 %)Degree
219 (16.67 %)PhD
34 (3.509 %)CCNA
34 (3.509 %)ISEB
34 (3.509 %)Cisco Certification
34 (3.509 %)A+ Certification
43 (2.632 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (0.877 %)PMP
51 (0.877 %)PMI Certification
51 (0.877 %)MCP
System Software
111 (9.649 %)NDS
Vendors
116 (14.04 %)Microsoft
26 (5.263 %)Oracle
34 (3.509 %)Cisco
43 (2.632 %)Wall Street Systems
52 (1.754 %)Intel
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