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This section looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Somerset 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7617
Rank change on same period last yearDown-59
Matching permanent IT job ads2394
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.039 %
As % of the category below9.829 %41.05 %
Salaries quoted1579
Average minimum salary£23,400£28,180
Average salary£28,500£31,755
% change on same period last year-10.24 %
Average maximum salary£33,600£35,329
UK excluding London average salary£33,764£32,520
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
Somerset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Somerset
Matching permanent IT job ads234229
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.126 %0.095 %
Salaries quoted197209
Average minimum salary£32,872£29,653
Average salary£37,580£33,851
% change on same period last year+11.01 %
Average maximum salary£42,287£38,049
UK excluding London average salary£37,888£39,245
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Computer Science South WestComputer Science
South West

Computer Science
Demand Trend

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Somerset Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 20 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
BathDown-3522£27,500-6.15 %
StreetDown-81£42,500+18.46 %
Computer Science South WestComputer Science
South West

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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.

142 (93.33 %)Degree
220 (44.44 %)JavaScript
220 (44.44 %)Perl
220 (44.44 %)CSS
317 (37.78 %)C++
416 (35.56 %)Internet
515 (33.33 %)Penetration Testing
515 (33.33 %)Ruby
515 (33.33 %)Ruby on Rails
515 (33.33 %)C
515 (33.33 %)MySQL
515 (33.33 %)Python
515 (33.33 %)Network Security
613 (28.89 %).NET
712 (26.67 %)XML
712 (26.67 %)Software Engineering
811 (24.44 %)SQL
910 (22.22 %)SQL Server
108 (17.78 %)VB.NET
116 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2005
116 (13.33 %)Windows
116 (13.33 %)Linux
125 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
125 (11.11 %)OO
125 (11.11 %)MS Excel
125 (11.11 %)CRM
125 (11.11 %)WebServices
125 (11.11 %)Microsoft
125 (11.11 %)Tcl
125 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (44.44 %)CSS
215 (33.33 %)Ruby on Rails
313 (28.89 %).NET
412 (26.67 %)XML
55 (11.11 %)WebServices
63 (6.667 %)ASP.NET
71 (2.222 %)WCF
71 (2.222 %)LINQ
71 (2.222 %)ASP
Somerset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Somerset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (35.56 %)Internet
215 (33.33 %)Network Security
31 (2.222 %)GPRS
31 (2.222 %)GSM
31 (2.222 %)UMTS
Somerset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (33.33 %)MySQL
210 (22.22 %)SQL Server
36 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (11.11 %)DTS
45 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
Somerset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.222 %)Visual Studio
Somerset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (11.11 %)Multimedia
24 (8.889 %)Aerospace
33 (6.667 %)Finance
41 (2.222 %)Online Banking
41 (2.222 %)Banking
41 (2.222 %)Electronics
41 (2.222 %)Telecoms
Somerset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (64.44 %)Developer
215 (33.33 %)Internet Developer
311 (24.44 %)Software Engineer
48 (17.78 %)Software Developer
57 (15.56 %).NET Developer
66 (13.33 %)Graduate
75 (11.11 %)Web Developer
75 (11.11 %)DBA
75 (11.11 %)SQL DBA
75 (11.11 %)SQL Server DBA
84 (8.889 %)Graduate .NET Developer
84 (8.889 %)Junior Developer
84 (8.889 %)Graduate Software Developer
84 (8.889 %)Junior .NET Developer
84 (8.889 %)Graduate Developer
84 (8.889 %)Junior Software Developer
84 (8.889 %)Trainee Developer
84 (8.889 %)Trainee
84 (8.889 %)Junior
93 (6.667 %)Embedded Software Engineer
Somerset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.222 %)Handset
11 (2.222 %)Mathematics
Somerset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (13.33 %)Windows
16 (13.33 %)Linux
25 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
25 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
Somerset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (33.33 %)Penetration Testing
212 (26.67 %)Software Engineering
35 (11.11 %)OO
35 (11.11 %)CRM
41 (2.222 %)Scrum
41 (2.222 %)TDD
41 (2.222 %)Software Testing
41 (2.222 %)Unit Testing
Somerset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (44.44 %)JavaScript
120 (44.44 %)Perl
217 (37.78 %)C++
315 (33.33 %)C
315 (33.33 %)Python
315 (33.33 %)Ruby
411 (24.44 %)SQL
58 (17.78 %)VB.NET
65 (11.11 %)Tcl
65 (11.11 %)Transact-SQL
74 (8.889 %)Ada
82 (4.444 %)C#
91 (2.222 %)Java
91 (2.222 %)VB
91 (2.222 %)VBA
Somerset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
142 (93.33 %)Degree
Somerset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (11.11 %)Microsoft