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The table below looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Reading 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 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank9975
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching permanent IT job ads4186
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.037 %
As % of the category below7.692 %13.11 %
Salaries quoted4062
Average minimum salary£27,750£43,452
Average salary£31,350£46,435
% change on same period last year-32.48 %
Average maximum salary£34,950£49,419
UK excluding London average salary£33,556£33,252
% change on same period last year+0.91 %
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads533656
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.306 %0.281 %
Salaries quoted471492
Average minimum salary£35,332£38,530
Average salary£39,309£42,116
% change on same period last year-6.66 %
Average maximum salary£43,286£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£37,745£39,419
% change on same period last year-4.24 %
Computer Science BerkshireComputer Science
Berkshire

Computer Science
Demand Trend

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

Reading Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Salary Trend

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

Reading Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Reading region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Reading Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Reading region citing Computer Science also 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 that cited Computer Science.

182 (75.93 %)Degree
248 (44.44 %)C++
334 (31.48 %)Linux
431 (28.70 %)C#
527 (25.00 %)Mathematics
623 (21.30 %).NET
722 (20.37 %)UNIX
820 (18.52 %)Windows
918 (16.67 %)SQL
918 (16.67 %)SQL Server
1016 (14.81 %)Java
1016 (14.81 %)TCP/IP
1016 (14.81 %)Pensions
1114 (12.96 %)German Language
1114 (12.96 %)Microsoft
1114 (12.96 %)ASP.NET
1213 (12.04 %)C
1311 (10.19 %)Internet
1311 (10.19 %)Firewall
1311 (10.19 %)Telecoms
149 (8.333 %)Validation
149 (8.333 %)VoIP
149 (8.333 %)Fortran
149 (8.333 %)Italian Language
149 (8.333 %)Portuguese Language
149 (8.333 %)Spanish Language
149 (8.333 %)QA
149 (8.333 %)Insurance
158 (7.407 %)MS Excel
158 (7.407 %)Cisco

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Reading region citing Computer Science also 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 that cited Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (21.30 %).NET
214 (12.96 %)ASP.NET
35 (4.630 %)XML
35 (4.630 %)WinForms
35 (4.630 %).NET Framework
44 (3.704 %)WebServices
52 (1.852 %)WebSphere
52 (1.852 %)COM
52 (1.852 %)CSS
52 (1.852 %)JSP
52 (1.852 %)STL
52 (1.852 %)HTML
52 (1.852 %)ASP
61 (0.926 %)J2EE
61 (0.926 %)EJB
61 (0.926 %)JSTL
61 (0.926 %)Spring
61 (0.926 %)Hibernate
Reading IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.852 %)IIS
12 (1.852 %)Lotus Domino
12 (1.852 %)Tomcat
21 (0.926 %)WebLogic
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (7.407 %)MS Excel
26 (5.556 %)MS Office
Reading IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.778 %)Great Plains
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (14.81 %)TCP/IP
211 (10.19 %)Internet
211 (10.19 %)Firewall
39 (8.333 %)VoIP
45 (4.630 %)DNS
45 (4.630 %)Intranet
45 (4.630 %)H.323
54 (3.704 %)VPN
62 (1.852 %)LDAP
62 (1.852 %)SS7
62 (1.852 %)NetScreen
62 (1.852 %)Wireless
62 (1.852 %)Cisco PIX
Reading IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (16.67 %)SQL Server
24 (3.704 %)RDBMS
31 (0.926 %)Oracle 10g
31 (0.926 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.926 %)Oracle 11g
31 (0.926 %)DB2
31 (0.926 %)Oracle Reports
31 (0.926 %)Oracle 9i
31 (0.926 %)MySQL
Reading IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.852 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.926 %)TestDirector
21 (0.926 %)yacc
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (14.81 %)Pensions
211 (10.19 %)Telecoms
39 (8.333 %)Insurance
47 (6.481 %)Electronics
56 (5.556 %)Finance
56 (5.556 %)Education
56 (5.556 %)Banking
63 (2.778 %)Billing
63 (2.778 %)Marketing
72 (1.852 %)Health
72 (1.852 %)Publishing
81 (0.926 %)Games
81 (0.926 %)Electric
81 (0.926 %)Government
81 (0.926 %)Automotive
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
143 (39.81 %)Graduate
236 (33.33 %)Developer
322 (20.37 %)Technical Support
420 (18.52 %)Graduate Developer
511 (10.19 %)Support Engineer
511 (10.19 %)C# Developer
511 (10.19 %)Software Developer
69 (8.333 %)Consultant
69 (8.333 %)Technical Support Engineer
69 (8.333 %)C++ Developer
69 (8.333 %)Technical Engineer
77 (6.481 %).NET Developer
77 (6.481 %)Graduate C++ Developer
86 (5.556 %)Junior
86 (5.556 %)Software Engineer
86 (5.556 %)Junior Developer
86 (5.556 %)IT Graduate
95 (4.630 %)Support Supervisor
95 (4.630 %)Graduate Software Developer
95 (4.630 %)C++ Software Engineer
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (25.00 %)Mathematics
214 (12.96 %)German Language
39 (8.333 %)Italian Language
39 (8.333 %)Portuguese Language
39 (8.333 %)Spanish Language
46 (5.556 %)French Language
54 (3.704 %)Clustering
63 (2.778 %)Physics
72 (1.852 %)IPTV
81 (0.926 %)Multithreading
81 (0.926 %)MPEG
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (31.48 %)Linux
222 (20.37 %)UNIX
320 (18.52 %)Windows
45 (4.630 %)Windows 2000
53 (2.778 %)Solaris
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (8.333 %)Validation
26 (5.556 %)OO
26 (5.556 %)Project Management
26 (5.556 %)Unit Testing
34 (3.704 %)Web Development
34 (3.704 %)Data Management
34 (3.704 %)Software Engineering
43 (2.778 %)Time Management
52 (1.852 %)Benchmarking
52 (1.852 %)User Acceptance Testing
52 (1.852 %)CRM
52 (1.852 %)OOD
61 (0.926 %)SOA
61 (0.926 %)Service Delivery
61 (0.926 %)UML
61 (0.926 %)OOA/OOD
61 (0.926 %)Information Security
61 (0.926 %)Business Analysis
61 (0.926 %)Software Testing
61 (0.926 %)Performance Management
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
148 (44.44 %)C++
231 (28.70 %)C#
318 (16.67 %)SQL
416 (14.81 %)Java
513 (12.04 %)C
69 (8.333 %)Fortran
77 (6.481 %)VB
85 (4.630 %)Perl
94 (3.704 %)PHP
94 (3.704 %)VB.NET
94 (3.704 %)VC++
103 (2.778 %)JavaScript
103 (2.778 %)VB6
112 (1.852 %)Python
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
182 (75.93 %)Degree
27 (6.481 %)Cisco Certification
36 (5.556 %)Microsoft Certification
36 (5.556 %)Postgraduate
36 (5.556 %)MCSE
36 (5.556 %)CCNA
44 (3.704 %)PhD
52 (1.852 %)MCP
61 (0.926 %)ISEB
61 (0.926 %)MCSA
61 (0.926 %)MCDBA
61 (0.926 %)OCA
61 (0.926 %)Oracle Certification
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (8.333 %)QA
26 (5.556 %)SLA
Reading IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.852 %)Active Directory
12 (1.852 %)ISA Server
12 (1.852 %)Squid
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (12.96 %)Microsoft
28 (7.407 %)Cisco
37 (6.481 %)Oracle
45 (4.630 %)Remedy
53 (2.778 %)salesforce.com
62 (1.852 %)Novell
62 (1.852 %)Lotus
62 (1.852 %)CheckPoint
71 (0.926 %)SAP
71 (0.926 %)Sun
71 (0.926 %)Avaya