Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited XBRL over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkeXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank434481
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching permanent IT job ads1321
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.118 %0.148 %
Salaries quoted619
Average minimum salary£20,667£28,211
Average salary£24,083£36,211
% change on same period last year-33.49 %
Average maximum salary£27,500£44,211
UK excluding London average salary£24,083£37,409
% change on same period last year-35.62 %
South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads1098414216
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.420 %6.246 %
Salaries quoted957612051
Average minimum salary£35,569£35,278
Average salary£39,178£38,677
% change on same period last year+1.29 %
Average maximum salary£42,787£42,076
UK excluding London average salary£35,983£36,623
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
XBRL EnglandXBRL
England

XBRL
Demand Trend

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

South East XBRL Demand Trend

XBRL
Salary Trend

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

South East XBRL Salary Trend

XBRL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing XBRL across the South East region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South East XBRL Salary Histogram

XBRL
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing XBRL within the South East region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
OxfordshireDown-613£24,083-33.49 %
XBRL EnglandXBRL
England

XBRL
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing XBRL 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 XBRL.

132 (100.00 %)XML
231 (96.88 %)Java
315 (46.88 %)OO
410 (31.25 %)Degree
58 (25.00 %)Finance
67 (21.88 %)XML Schema
67 (21.88 %)J2EE
75 (15.63 %)Sun Certification
75 (15.63 %)OOD
75 (15.63 %)Eclipse
75 (15.63 %)Mathematics
84 (12.50 %)Computer Science
84 (12.50 %)Linux
84 (12.50 %)Data Management
93 (9.375 %)Unit Testing
93 (9.375 %)Games
93 (9.375 %)PhD
93 (9.375 %)Data Modelling
93 (9.375 %)JUnit
93 (9.375 %)C#
93 (9.375 %)Government
102 (6.250 %)Validation
102 (6.250 %)Data Validation
111 (3.125 %)Agile Software Development
111 (3.125 %)Education
111 (3.125 %)UNIX
111 (3.125 %)OOP

XBRL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing XBRL 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 XBRL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (100.00 %)XML
27 (21.88 %)XML Schema
27 (21.88 %)J2EE
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (15.63 %)Eclipse
23 (9.375 %)JUnit
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (25.00 %)Finance
23 (9.375 %)Government
23 (9.375 %)Games
31 (3.125 %)Education
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (53.13 %)Developer
117 (53.13 %)Java Developer
213 (40.63 %)Software Engineer
311 (34.38 %)Java Software Engineer
46 (18.75 %)Graduate
52 (6.250 %)Senior Developer
52 (6.250 %)Senior Java Developer
52 (6.250 %)Graduate Developer
61 (3.125 %)Senior Java Software Engineer
61 (3.125 %)Graduate Java Developer
61 (3.125 %)Support Analyst
61 (3.125 %)Service Analyst
61 (3.125 %)Senior Software Engineer
61 (3.125 %)Analyst
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (15.63 %)Mathematics
24 (12.50 %)Computer Science
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (12.50 %)Linux
21 (3.125 %)UNIX
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (46.88 %)OO
25 (15.63 %)OOD
34 (12.50 %)Data Management
43 (9.375 %)Unit Testing
43 (9.375 %)Data Modelling
52 (6.250 %)Validation
52 (6.250 %)Data Validation
61 (3.125 %)OOP
61 (3.125 %)Agile Software Development
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (96.88 %)Java
23 (9.375 %)C#
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (31.25 %)Degree
25 (15.63 %)Sun Certification
33 (9.375 %)PhD