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This section looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs within the Scotland 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
Rank6735
Rank change on same period last yearDown-32
Matching permanent IT job ads102240
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.098 %
As % of the category below2.719 %4.039 %
Salaries quoted71172
Average minimum salary£30,192£34,173
Average salary£33,137£35,802
% change on same period last year-7.44 %
Average maximum salary£36,082£37,432
UK excluding London average salary£33,498£32,710
% change on same period last year+2.41 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads37525942
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.981 %2.433 %
Salaries quoted25373719
Average minimum salary£33,174£33,294
Average salary£36,476£35,916
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Average maximum salary£39,778£38,539
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 Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

Scotland 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 Scotland 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
EdinburghDown-635£29,000+1.33 %
GlasgowDown-3029£37,675-0.52 %
DundeeUp+129£30,944+6.70 %
StirlingDown-59£39,750-1.09 %
AberdeenNo change06£35,500-5.33 %
West LothianUp+44--
FifeDown-122--
InverclydeNew entry-2--
HighlandsNew entry-1--
RenfrewshireNew entry-1£24,500-
North LanarkshireNew entry-1£28,500-
Programmer UKProgrammer
UK

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

177 (33.62 %)SQL
262 (27.07 %).NET
361 (26.64 %)XML
459 (25.76 %)Oracle
551 (22.27 %)SQL Server
648 (20.96 %)C#
648 (20.96 %)Java
740 (17.47 %)UNIX
833 (14.41 %)J2EE
930 (13.10 %)OO
1027 (11.79 %)ASP.NET
1126 (11.35 %)C++
1126 (11.35 %)PL/SQL
1224 (10.48 %)Finance
1224 (10.48 %)Degree
1224 (10.48 %)JavaScript
1224 (10.48 %)Windows
1323 (10.04 %)Microsoft
1422 (9.607 %)VB
1521 (9.170 %)Health
1617 (7.424 %)Software Engineering
1617 (7.424 %)VB.NET
1617 (7.424 %)C
1617 (7.424 %)Linux
1716 (6.987 %)CSS
1716 (6.987 %)Internet
1815 (6.550 %)SQL Server 2000
1815 (6.550 %)SQL Server 2005
1914 (6.114 %)Banking
1914 (6.114 %)Education

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
162 (27.07 %).NET
261 (26.64 %)XML
333 (14.41 %)J2EE
427 (11.79 %)ASP.NET
516 (6.987 %)CSS
614 (6.114 %)HTML
614 (6.114 %)WebServices
711 (4.803 %)Servlets
711 (4.803 %)ADO.NET
810 (4.367 %)WinForms
99 (3.930 %)Middleware
108 (3.493 %)XHTML
108 (3.493 %)J2SE
108 (3.493 %)XSLT
108 (3.493 %)WebSphere
108 (3.493 %)Django
117 (3.057 %)AJAX
117 (3.057 %)Motif
117 (3.057 %)X-Windows
117 (3.057 %)EJB
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (4.367 %)JBoss
27 (3.057 %)WebLogic
27 (3.057 %)SharePoint
27 (3.057 %)SAS
36 (2.620 %)WebSphere Message Broker
45 (2.183 %)WebSphere MQ
54 (1.747 %)IIS
54 (1.747 %)Lotus Notes
63 (1.310 %)SharePoint Server 2007
72 (0.873 %)Commerce Server 2007
72 (0.873 %)Apache
72 (0.873 %)CICS
72 (0.873 %)Commerce Server
81 (0.437 %)DotNetNuke
81 (0.437 %)PowerExchange
81 (0.437 %)CMS
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (3.057 %)MS Excel
23 (1.310 %)MS Office
31 (0.437 %)Photoshop
31 (0.437 %)Authorware
31 (0.437 %)3ds Max
31 (0.437 %)DOC1
Scotland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.437 %)Oracle Financials
11 (0.437 %)Oracle Applications
11 (0.437 %)MAXIMO
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (6.987 %)Internet
22 (0.873 %)TCP/IP
22 (0.873 %)Intranet
31 (0.437 %)LDAP
31 (0.437 %)SMS
31 (0.437 %)Extranet
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
151 (22.27 %)SQL Server
215 (6.550 %)SQL Server 2000
215 (6.550 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (4.803 %)RDBMS
48 (3.493 %)Oracle 10g
57 (3.057 %)Oracle Reports
66 (2.620 %)Oracle 9i
66 (2.620 %)Oracle Discoverer
75 (2.183 %)SQL Server 7
75 (2.183 %)MySQL
75 (2.183 %)BusinessObjects
84 (1.747 %)Oracle 8/8i
84 (1.747 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
84 (1.747 %)IDMS
93 (1.310 %)Crystal Reports
93 (1.310 %)Datawarehouse
93 (1.310 %)DTS
102 (0.873 %)DB2
102 (0.873 %)MS Access
102 (0.873 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (5.677 %)Visual Studio
210 (4.367 %)Eclipse
37 (3.057 %)Ant
46 (2.620 %)Oracle Forms
55 (2.183 %)Flash
55 (2.183 %)Borland Together
55 (2.183 %)Oracle APEX
62 (0.873 %)Visual Studio Team System
62 (0.873 %)CruiseControl
62 (0.873 %)VSS/SourceSafe
71 (0.437 %)ClearCase
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (10.48 %)Finance
221 (9.170 %)Health
314 (6.114 %)Education
314 (6.114 %)Banking
413 (5.677 %)Pharmaceutical
511 (4.803 %)Games
610 (4.367 %)Online Games
78 (3.493 %)Construction
78 (3.493 %)Manufacturing
87 (3.057 %)Investment Banking
96 (2.620 %)Pensions
105 (2.183 %)Insurance
114 (1.747 %)Government
123 (1.310 %)Financial Institution
132 (0.873 %)Marketing
141 (0.437 %)Animation
141 (0.437 %)Multimedia
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (6.114 %)Computer Science
211 (4.803 %)Client/Server
39 (3.930 %)Mathematics
39 (3.930 %)Physics
47 (3.057 %)Data Extraction
47 (3.057 %)AS400
55 (2.183 %)Mainframe
63 (1.310 %)Biometrics
63 (1.310 %)Smartcard
72 (0.873 %)Statistics
81 (0.437 %)E-Learning
81 (0.437 %)Cryptography
81 (0.437 %)PMI
81 (0.437 %)Biotechnology
81 (0.437 %)Life Science
81 (0.437 %)Social Network
81 (0.437 %)IBM Mainframe
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (17.47 %)UNIX
224 (10.48 %)Windows
317 (7.424 %)Linux
47 (3.057 %)Windows NT
54 (1.747 %)VME
54 (1.747 %)Windows 2000
63 (1.310 %)NetWare
72 (0.873 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (0.873 %)Solaris
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (13.10 %)OO
217 (7.424 %)Software Engineering
314 (6.114 %)UML
413 (5.677 %)Web Development
512 (5.240 %)Systems Analysis
610 (4.367 %)System Testing
79 (3.930 %)Service Delivery
86 (2.620 %)Project Management
95 (2.183 %)Configuration Management
95 (2.183 %)Programme Management
95 (2.183 %)Unit Testing
104 (1.747 %)Validation
104 (1.747 %)Process Management
104 (1.747 %)Business Intelligence
104 (1.747 %)E-Commerce
113 (1.310 %)RAD
113 (1.310 %)Data Modelling
113 (1.310 %)OOD
113 (1.310 %)Web Design
113 (1.310 %)Data Management
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
177 (33.62 %)SQL
248 (20.96 %)C#
248 (20.96 %)Java
326 (11.35 %)C++
326 (11.35 %)PL/SQL
424 (10.48 %)JavaScript
522 (9.607 %)VB
617 (7.424 %)VB.NET
617 (7.424 %)C
710 (4.367 %)Shell Script
710 (4.367 %)Perl
89 (3.930 %)PHP
89 (3.930 %)VBScript
89 (3.930 %)Python
97 (3.057 %)RPG
97 (3.057 %)Transact-SQL
105 (2.183 %)COBOL
105 (2.183 %)XQuery
114 (1.747 %)VB6
114 (1.747 %)ActionScript
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (10.48 %)Degree
21 (0.437 %)Microsoft Certification
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.747 %)CDISC
22 (0.873 %)GCP
31 (0.437 %)QA
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.437 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
159 (25.76 %)Oracle
223 (10.04 %)Microsoft
38 (3.493 %)IBM
47 (3.057 %)Sybase
56 (2.620 %)Borland
65 (2.183 %)Informatica
65 (2.183 %)Business Objects
74 (1.747 %)Novell
74 (1.747 %)Lotus
74 (1.747 %)ICL
82 (0.873 %)Meridio
82 (0.873 %)Sun
82 (0.873 %)Progress
91 (0.437 %)Adobe
91 (0.437 %)Macromedia
91 (0.437 %)SAP
91 (0.437 %)Cognos
91 (0.437 %)Epicor
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