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This section looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs within the Shropshire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5029
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching permanent IT job ads36
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.671 %2.691 %
Salaries quoted36
Average minimum salary£28,667£28,167
Average salary£30,500£36,583
% change on same period last year-16.62 %
Average maximum salary£32,333£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,386£32,653
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Shropshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Shropshire
Matching permanent IT job ads447223
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.241 %0.093 %
Salaries quoted348185
Average minimum salary£30,284£28,901
Average salary£32,615£31,752
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Average maximum salary£34,946£34,603
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Programmer West MidlandsProgrammer
West Midlands

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Programmer across the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
TelfordDown-143£30,500-28.23 %
Programmer West MidlandsProgrammer
West Midlands

Programmer
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Shropshire 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.

15 (45.45 %).NET
15 (45.45 %)Progress 4GL
15 (45.45 %)Progress
15 (45.45 %)Business Analysis
24 (36.36 %)VB
33 (27.27 %)ASP.NET
33 (27.27 %)SQL Server
33 (27.27 %)MFGPRO
33 (27.27 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (27.27 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (18.18 %)Visual Studio
42 (18.18 %)VB6
42 (18.18 %)VB.NET
42 (18.18 %)Oracle
42 (18.18 %)C#
42 (18.18 %)C++
42 (18.18 %)PL/SQL
42 (18.18 %)SQL
51 (9.091 %)UNIX
51 (9.091 %)Windows
51 (9.091 %)Oracle Forms
51 (9.091 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (9.091 %)Oracle 9i
51 (9.091 %)OpenEdge
51 (9.091 %)Microsoft
51 (9.091 %)Oracle 10g
51 (9.091 %)Crystal Reports
51 (9.091 %)Data Analysis
51 (9.091 %)Software Testing

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Shropshire 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.

Shropshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (45.45 %).NET
23 (27.27 %)ASP.NET
Shropshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)OpenEdge
Shropshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (27.27 %)MFGPRO
Shropshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (27.27 %)SQL Server
13 (27.27 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (27.27 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (9.091 %)Crystal Reports
21 (9.091 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (9.091 %)Oracle 9i
21 (9.091 %)Oracle 10g
Shropshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (18.18 %)Visual Studio
21 (9.091 %)Oracle Forms
Shropshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)UNIX
11 (9.091 %)Windows
Shropshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)Business Analysis
21 (9.091 %)Software Testing
21 (9.091 %)Data Analysis
Shropshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (45.45 %)Progress 4GL
24 (36.36 %)VB
32 (18.18 %)VB.NET
32 (18.18 %)VB6
32 (18.18 %)C#
32 (18.18 %)C++
32 (18.18 %)PL/SQL
32 (18.18 %)SQL
Shropshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (45.45 %)Progress
22 (18.18 %)Oracle
31 (9.091 %)Microsoft