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The table below looks at the demand for Biology skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Biology over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBiology
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank402471
Rank change on same period last yearUp+69
Matching permanent IT job ads3541
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.590 %0.506 %
Salaries quoted2240
Average minimum salary£32,900£28,025
Average salary£35,850£32,238
% change on same period last year+11.20 %
Average maximum salary£38,800£36,450
UK excluding London average salary£32,910£31,323
% change on same period last year+5.06 %
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads59378110
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.843 %3.616 %
Salaries quoted49466431
Average minimum salary£35,669£36,727
Average salary£39,152£40,337
% change on same period last year-2.93 %
Average maximum salary£42,634£43,946
UK excluding London average salary£37,568£40,052
% change on same period last year-6.20 %
Biology EnglandBiology
England

Biology
Demand Trend

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

South East Biology Demand Trend

Biology
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Biology across the South East region.

South East Biology Salary Trend

Biology
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Biology across the South East region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

South East Biology Salary Histogram

Biology
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biology within the South East region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
OxfordshireNew entry-15£34,400-
SurreyUp+2613£26,000-16.93 %
BerkshireNew entry-10£27,611-
West SussexNew entry-3£65,000-
East SussexNew entry-2£45,000-
Biology EnglandBiology
England

Biology
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Biology 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 Biology.

158 (80.56 %)Chemistry
239 (54.17 %)PhD
336 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
426 (36.11 %)Life Science
525 (34.72 %)Physics
623 (31.94 %)SQL
722 (30.56 %).NET
819 (26.39 %)Java
918 (25.00 %)MS Excel
1017 (23.61 %)Software Testing
1017 (23.61 %)Mathematics
1017 (23.61 %)ISEB
1113 (18.06 %)Oracle
1211 (15.28 %)C++
1310 (13.89 %)HTML
1310 (13.89 %)JavaScript
1310 (13.89 %)Photoshop
1310 (13.89 %)CSS
1310 (13.89 %)Apache
1310 (13.89 %)Eclipse
1310 (13.89 %)GLP
1310 (13.89 %)Dreamweaver
1310 (13.89 %)ColdFusion
1310 (13.89 %)AJAX
1310 (13.89 %)jQuery
1310 (13.89 %)Degree
1310 (13.89 %)Construction
149 (12.50 %)Test Scripting
149 (12.50 %)Health
149 (12.50 %)ASP.NET

Biology
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Biology 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 Biology. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (30.56 %).NET
210 (13.89 %)HTML
210 (13.89 %)CSS
210 (13.89 %)AJAX
210 (13.89 %)jQuery
39 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
45 (6.944 %)ASP
52 (2.778 %)XML
52 (2.778 %)XSLT
52 (2.778 %)MFC
52 (2.778 %)WCF
52 (2.778 %)WPF
52 (2.778 %)Silverlight
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (13.89 %)Apache
110 (13.89 %)ColdFusion
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (25.00 %)MS Excel
210 (13.89 %)Photoshop
32 (2.778 %)MS Visio
32 (2.778 %)Spreadsheet
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.778 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (2.778 %)SQL Server
12 (2.778 %)SQL Server 2005
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (13.89 %)Eclipse
110 (13.89 %)Dreamweaver
24 (5.556 %)QuickTest Pro
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
210 (13.89 %)Construction
39 (12.50 %)Health
45 (6.944 %)Marketing
53 (4.167 %)Education
53 (4.167 %)Electric
53 (4.167 %)Chemicals
53 (4.167 %)Legal
53 (4.167 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.389 %)Telecoms
61 (1.389 %)Aerospace
61 (1.389 %)Police
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (25.00 %)Tester
118 (25.00 %)Software Tester
216 (22.22 %)Programmer
313 (18.06 %)Graduate
48 (11.11 %)Developer
48 (11.11 %)Java Programmer
57 (9.722 %)Consultant
65 (6.944 %)Graduate Programmer
65 (6.944 %)Web Developer
74 (5.556 %)Analyst
74 (5.556 %)C Programmer
74 (5.556 %)C++ Programmer
83 (4.167 %)QA Test Analyst
83 (4.167 %)Technical Manager
83 (4.167 %)Technical Services Manager
83 (4.167 %).NET Programmer
83 (4.167 %)Service Manager
83 (4.167 %)QA Analyst
83 (4.167 %)Software Test Analyst
83 (4.167 %)Software Programmer
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
158 (80.56 %)Chemistry
226 (36.11 %)Life Science
325 (34.72 %)Physics
417 (23.61 %)Mathematics
57 (9.722 %)French Language
57 (9.722 %)German Language
57 (9.722 %)Spanish Language
65 (6.944 %)Informatics
72 (2.778 %)NHS
72 (2.778 %)Statistics
81 (1.389 %)Robotics
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (5.556 %)Mac OS X
14 (5.556 %)Windows
22 (2.778 %)Windows 2000
22 (2.778 %)Windows XP
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (23.61 %)Software Testing
29 (12.50 %)Test Scripting
37 (9.722 %)Data Management
37 (9.722 %)Bioinformatics
37 (9.722 %)Project Management
46 (8.333 %)Test Management
53 (4.167 %)Project Planning
53 (4.167 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (4.167 %)Validation
62 (2.778 %)Regression Testing
62 (2.778 %)OO
62 (2.778 %)OOD
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (31.94 %)SQL
219 (26.39 %)Java
311 (15.28 %)C++
410 (13.89 %)JavaScript
59 (12.50 %)C
67 (9.722 %)Perl
67 (9.722 %)VB
67 (9.722 %)PL/SQL
75 (6.944 %)PHP
75 (6.944 %)C#
82 (2.778 %)XAML
82 (2.778 %)VB.NET
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
139 (54.17 %)PhD
217 (23.61 %)ISEB
310 (13.89 %)Degree
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (13.89 %)GLP
27 (9.722 %)21 CFR Part 11
36 (8.333 %)QA
43 (4.167 %)GMP
52 (2.778 %)SLA
61 (1.389 %)GCP
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (18.06 %)Oracle
21 (1.389 %)EMC