The first table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the South Wales region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Developer
Rank 1 2 1
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 387 281 255
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 36.89% 29.49% 28.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 37.61% 30.15% 30.11%
Number of salaries quoted 361 265 227
Average salary £33,181 £32,500 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.09% -10.95%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,600 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £42,000 £41,700 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
South Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1029 932 847
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 98.09% 97.80% 94.43%
Number of salaries quoted 940 830 791
Average salary £35,000 £34,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £46,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Developer
Wales

Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Developer across the South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South Wales Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Developer across the South Wales region.

South Wales Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Developer across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South Wales Developer Salary Histogram

Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cardiff 0 228 £32,500 +1.56%
Newport +1 69 £33,000 -5.71%
Bridgend 0 29 £30,000 -6.25%
Torfaen 0 24 £38,250 +9.28%
Blaenau Gwent - 3 £24,000 -
Vale of Glamorgan - 2 £24,500 -
Neath Port Talbot 0 1 £37,500 +20.96%
Caerphilly -9 1 £25,000 -11.50%
Developer
Wales

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

1 394 (48.34%) .NET
2 325 (39.88%) SQL Server
3 320 (39.26%) C#
4 295 (36.20%) SQL
5 277 (33.99%) ASP.NET
6 257 (31.53%) JavaScript
7 228 (27.98%) OO
8 227 (27.85%) HTML
9 207 (25.40%) Java
10 190 (23.31%) CSS
11 185 (22.70%) XML
12 162 (19.88%) Microsoft
13 123 (15.09%) Agile Software Development
14 121 (14.85%) VB.NET
15 118 (14.48%) .NET Framework
16 117 (14.36%) Web Development
16 117 (14.36%) Oracle
16 117 (14.36%) Finance
17 114 (13.99%) MVC
18 107 (13.13%) Scrum
19 105 (12.88%) Visual Studio
20 99 (12.15%) jQuery
21 92 (11.29%) MS Excel
22 90 (11.04%) Spring
23 89 (10.92%) Web Services
24 81 (9.939%) C++
25 77 (9.448%) SQL Server Integration Services
26 76 (9.325%) Degree
27 74 (9.080%) Apache
28 71 (8.712%) SQL Server Reporting Services

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 394 (48.34%) .NET
2 277 (33.99%) ASP.NET
3 227 (27.85%) HTML
4 190 (23.31%) CSS
5 185 (22.70%) XML
6 118 (14.48%) .NET Framework
7 99 (12.15%) jQuery
8 90 (11.04%) Spring
9 89 (10.92%) Web Services
10 51 (6.258%) WCF
11 49 (6.012%) Ajax
11 49 (6.012%) Hibernate
11 49 (6.012%) J2EE
12 41 (5.031%) ASP.NET MVC
13 38 (4.663%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
14 37 (4.540%) SOAP
15 35 (4.294%) RESTful
16 33 (4.049%) HTML5
17 30 (3.681%) Java EE
17 30 (3.681%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 74 (9.080%) Apache
2 66 (8.098%) SharePoint
3 35 (4.294%) Tomcat
4 26 (3.190%) CMS
5 23 (2.822%) BizTalk Server
6 22 (2.699%) Tuxedo
6 22 (2.699%) Sitecore CMS
7 20 (2.454%) ColdFusion
8 10 (1.227%) WebLogic
8 10 (1.227%) Umbraco
8 10 (1.227%) SharePoint Server
9 9 (1.104%) IIS
10 6 (0.736%) MSMQ
10 6 (0.736%) WordPress
10 6 (0.736%) Windows Azure
10 6 (0.736%) RabbitMQ
11 3 (0.368%) Joomla!
11 3 (0.368%) Drupal
12 2 (0.245%) Magento
13 1 (0.123%) Apache Solr
Applications
1 92 (11.29%) MS Excel
2 7 (0.859%) MS Office
3 4 (0.491%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.123%) Maya
4 1 (0.123%) 3ds Max
4 1 (0.123%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.123%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (0.123%) ZBrush
Business Applications
1 29 (3.558%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.982%) Staffware
3 2 (0.245%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.123%) Visualfiles
4 1 (0.123%) SalesLogix
Communications & Networking
1 37 (4.540%) Internet
2 7 (0.859%) VoIP
3 4 (0.491%) HTTP
4 3 (0.368%) Intranet
5 2 (0.245%) 4G
6 1 (0.123%) SSH
6 1 (0.123%) NFC
6 1 (0.123%) ISDN
6 1 (0.123%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 325 (39.88%) SQL Server
2 77 (9.448%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 71 (8.712%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 69 (8.466%) MySQL
5 41 (5.031%) SQL Server 2008
6 39 (4.785%) SQL Server 2005
7 34 (4.172%) Data Warehouse
8 24 (2.945%) MongoDB
9 20 (2.454%) Big Data
9 20 (2.454%) Data Mining
9 20 (2.454%) SQL Server 2000
10 19 (2.331%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 18 (2.209%) QlikView
12 17 (2.086%) OLAP
13 15 (1.840%) SQL Server 2012
14 11 (1.350%) Oracle 11g
14 11 (1.350%) Oracle 10g
15 10 (1.227%) RDBMS
16 9 (1.104%) Microsoft Analysis Services
16 9 (1.104%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 105 (12.88%) Visual Studio
2 50 (6.135%) Team Foundation Server
3 36 (4.417%) Ant
4 35 (4.294%) Maven
5 29 (3.558%) Eclipse
6 21 (2.577%) Subversion
7 18 (2.209%) JUnit
7 18 (2.209%) Jenkins
8 11 (1.350%) Concordion
8 11 (1.350%) ReSharper
9 9 (1.104%) Git (software)
10 8 (0.982%) CruiseControl
10 8 (0.982%) Hudson
11 7 (0.859%) JIRA
12 5 (0.613%) Oracle Forms
13 4 (0.491%) VSS/SourceSafe
13 4 (0.491%) Visual Studio Team System
14 3 (0.368%) NUnit
15 2 (0.245%) Xcode
15 2 (0.245%) Rhino Mocks
General
1 117 (14.36%) Finance
2 33 (4.049%) Telecoms
2 33 (4.049%) Marketing
3 25 (3.067%) Legal
4 22 (2.699%) Games
5 19 (2.331%) Advertising
6 18 (2.209%) Retail
7 17 (2.086%) Banking
8 15 (1.840%) Multimedia
9 9 (1.104%) Law
10 8 (0.982%) Financial Institution
11 7 (0.859%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.245%) Billing
13 1 (0.123%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 37 (4.540%) Computer Science
2 21 (2.577%) DTV
3 20 (2.454%) Neural Network
4 14 (1.718%) N-Tier
4 14 (1.718%) Digital Media
5 12 (1.472%) Mobile Banking
6 11 (1.350%) iPhone
7 10 (1.227%) Cloud Computing
8 9 (1.104%) Replication
9 7 (0.859%) Management Information System
9 7 (0.859%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (0.736%) Mobile App
10 6 (0.736%) Open Source
11 5 (0.613%) iPad
12 4 (0.491%) Informatics
13 3 (0.368%) NHS
14 2 (0.245%) W3C
14 2 (0.245%) Mathematics
14 2 (0.245%) Statistics
14 2 (0.245%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 52 (6.380%) Linux
2 31 (3.804%) Windows
3 19 (2.331%) Android
4 8 (0.982%) UNIX
5 6 (0.736%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.245%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.245%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (0.245%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.123%) Windows Mobile
7 1 (0.123%) Windows 8
7 1 (0.123%) Windows Phone 8
7 1 (0.123%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (27.98%) OO
2 123 (15.09%) Agile Software Development
3 117 (14.36%) Web Development
4 114 (13.99%) MVC
5 107 (13.13%) Scrum
6 53 (6.503%) CRM
7 52 (6.380%) TDD
8 47 (5.767%) OOD
9 43 (5.276%) Business Intelligence
9 43 (5.276%) OOP
10 37 (4.540%) ETL
11 30 (3.681%) E-Commerce
12 29 (3.558%) Software Engineering
12 29 (3.558%) Continuous Improvement
13 28 (3.436%) Unit Testing
14 27 (3.313%) Web Application Development
14 27 (3.313%) Kimball Methodology
15 22 (2.699%) UML
15 22 (2.699%) Project Management
16 21 (2.577%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 320 (39.26%) C#
2 295 (36.20%) SQL
3 257 (31.53%) JavaScript
4 207 (25.40%) Java
5 121 (14.85%) VB.NET
6 81 (9.939%) C++
7 64 (7.853%) PHP
8 61 (7.485%) VB
9 53 (6.503%) T-SQL
10 43 (5.276%) VB6
11 27 (3.313%) Perl
12 19 (2.331%) PL/SQL
13 11 (1.350%) PHP5
14 10 (1.227%) VC++
15 5 (0.613%) ActionScript
16 4 (0.491%) C
17 2 (0.245%) Python
17 2 (0.245%) Shell Script
17 2 (0.245%) Objective-C
17 2 (0.245%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 76 (9.325%) Degree
2 42 (5.153%) Microsoft Certification
3 21 (2.577%) MCSD
4 4 (0.491%) MCP
5 2 (0.245%) MCAD
5 2 (0.245%) MCTS
6 1 (0.123%) MCPD
6 1 (0.123%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.123%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.227%) QA
2 3 (0.368%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (0.245%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 162 (19.88%) Microsoft
2 117 (14.36%) Oracle
3 27 (3.313%) Sitecore
4 18 (2.209%) Salesforce.com
5 13 (1.595%) Thunderhead
6 9 (1.104%) BEA
7 8 (0.982%) Zend
8 6 (0.736%) Business Objects
9 5 (0.613%) Cognos
10 4 (0.491%) IBM
10 4 (0.491%) Alterian
10 4 (0.491%) Google
11 3 (0.368%) Telerik
11 3 (0.368%) ESRI
12 2 (0.245%) BT
12 2 (0.245%) SAP
12 2 (0.245%) Twitter
13 1 (0.123%) Typemock
13 1 (0.123%) Open Text
13 1 (0.123%) RedDot
Cwmbran, Gwent, Wales
This is working for a successful FTSE 250 listed company, this client produces several server based systems that deliver real time data- You will be developing a new-...
OPUS
Salary: GBP35000 to GBP42000 per annum + Benefits: Excellent benefits + training
Posted: 1 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
You must have proven experience with .Net 3.5, VB.Net and Visual Studio. You should also have experience with SQL 2005/2008... The benefits package includes a...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £25000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
The role is to work within an Agile environment using Scrum to deliver technical solutions for business requirements... You will need to have strong web skills and experience...
CPS Group UK
Salary: £30000 - £33000 per annum + Excellent benefits and bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013
Newport, Gwent
An international group with offices in several countries and major operations globally, growing at 25% year on year is looking for an ambitious Junior - Senior C# ASP.NET...
Sanderson
Salary: £25000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
You will be working in a with a team of developers on a number of web based project with some well-established industries.You will be accountable for...
Intapeople
Salary: £18000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
We work for a wide range of companies from Blue Chip clients, such as Thomas Cook and Manchester United to local SME businesses, specialising in creating software solutions...
VSI-thinking
Salary: From £20,000 to £28,000 per annum Includes Pension
Posted: 10 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
The successful systems developer will have the following attributes: Proven C#.Net experience. Exposure to working with MVC. Experience with SQL Server (2000 or above) ideally with exposure...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £34000.00 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Key Skills: Web, Developer, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, MySQL, PHP, XML, UI, UX, UEX... As an experienced UEX/JavaScript Web Developer, you must have experience dealing with time sensitive...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: Negotiable + Shares + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Skills and Experience: * 2+ years' experience in a similar position. * Strong JavaScript, PHP, HTML and CSS knowledge. * Good understanding of MySQL, database administration and XML. * Excellent communication skills...
Claremont Consulting Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
You should have proven experience with VB.Net and SQL Server databases and experience of VB6. Any experience with ASP.Net and Oracle database would be an advantage...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £20000.00 - £28000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
The ideal candidate will have a hands-on approach to development projects with experience utilising a combination of Microsoft and open source technologies. The key technology requirements include (...
Pertemps IT
Salary: £35000 to £45000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Your responsibilities will include; *Management of stakeholders to ensure expectations are appropriately managed, *Embedding of SSDLC and coding standards as defined by the group architecture team Successful code...
ISL
Salary: £40.00 - £50.00 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Aid the planning of integration and system testing... Expert knowledge on the latest version of the C# /.NET framework, WCF and Visual Studio/TFS. Agile/ Scrum process. The...
Net Talent
Salary: excellent benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
Due to continued growth they currently have opportunities for C++ Developers to join their established team... The successful C++ developer will be responsible for: *Full application lifecycle development *...
CPS Group UK
Salary: £25000 - £42000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Cardiff Permanent An opportunity has arisen for a skilled C++ Developer to join my market leading client in Cardiff on a permanent basis... You must have proven experience...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: competitive + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Newport, Gwent
Currently they are seeking an experienced Senior Java Developer with years of software engineering and product development experience... The ideal Senior Java Developer will have experience of the...
CPS Group UK
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cwmbran, Gwent
Key Skills: Web, Developer, Programmer, Designer, Leader, JavaScript, OOP, UI, UX, UEX. Our client, part of a large international group in the Digital TV industry, is looking for...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £40K + up to 10% Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cwmbran, Gwent
Key Skills: Developer, JAVA, JEE, J2EE, JAVA EE, Ant, LINUX, Windows, SQL, Python, Ruby, Scripting... As an experienced JAVA/JEE Developer, you must be proficient in the following:...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £38K + up to 10% Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Key Skills: Developer, Programmer, PHP, Symfony, Drupal... As an experienced Developer, you must have at least 12 months’ experience with PHP together with knowledge of Symfony or Drupal...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: £20-30K, depending upon experience
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Code and script development (primarily using Java and Groovy) on a range of automated testing tools and frameworks, including Selenium, soapUI and JBehave... ISTQB/ISEB qualified to intermediate...
Epsilium Recruitment
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Code and script development (primarily using Java and Groovy) on a range of automated testing tools and frameworks, including Selenium, soapUI and JBehave... Automating webservice tests with an...
Epsilium Recruitment
Salary: From £35,000 to £55,000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
A company I've worked with for a while have decided they want another Senior permanent Ruby-on-Rails developer and can facilitate remote working. They are working...
Infinitium Recruitment
Salary: From £50,000 to £70,000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Location: Caerphilly, South Wales. Rate: To £63K (incl. up to 15% Bonus) + 20% Commission + Benefits. Key Skills: Infrastructure, Design, n-Tier, Web, Cloud. Our client, an IT managed...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £63K (incl. up to 15% Bonus) + 20% Commission + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013