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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Pharmaceutical' in IT jobs within the South Wales region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Pharmaceutical over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6995
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads286
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.895 %0.593 %
Salaries quoted235
Average minimum salary£27,739£35,000
Average salary£32,848£35,000
% change on same period last year-6.14 %
Average maximum salary£37,957£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£39,046£43,003
% change on same period last year-9.20 %
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads5721012
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.318 %0.426 %
Salaries quoted524928
Average minimum salary£33,514£32,298
Average salary£37,691£36,535
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Average maximum salary£41,868£40,773
UK excluding London average salary£41,142£41,949
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Pharmaceutical WalesPharmaceutical
Wales

Pharmaceutical
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Pharmaceutical Demand Trend

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend

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

South Wales Pharmaceutical Salary Trend

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

South Wales Pharmaceutical Salary Histogram

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
TorfaenNew entry-3£37,500-
CardiffNew entry-1£80,000-
Pharmaceutical WalesPharmaceutical
Wales

Pharmaceutical
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing Pharmaceutical 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 Pharmaceutical.

133 (100.00 %)Banking
229 (87.88 %)Investment Banking
328 (84.85 %)Retail
414 (42.42 %)Project Management
512 (36.36 %)VB.NET
512 (36.36 %).NET
611 (33.33 %)J2EE
611 (33.33 %)Java
611 (33.33 %)Ant
611 (33.33 %)JUnit
611 (33.33 %)JSP
611 (33.33 %)Servlets
611 (33.33 %)Struts
611 (33.33 %)WebServices
611 (33.33 %)Eclipse
611 (33.33 %)RAD
611 (33.33 %)Hibernate
611 (33.33 %)Spring
77 (21.21 %)ASP.NET
77 (21.21 %)VB6
77 (21.21 %)SQL Server 2005
77 (21.21 %)SQL Server 7
77 (21.21 %)SQL Server 2000
77 (21.21 %)VB
77 (21.21 %)SQL Server
77 (21.21 %)VBA
86 (18.18 %)Security Cleared
94 (12.12 %)QA
94 (12.12 %)Load Testing
94 (12.12 %)Test Scripting

Pharmaceutical
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing Pharmaceutical 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 Pharmaceutical. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (36.36 %).NET
211 (33.33 %)J2EE
211 (33.33 %)JSP
211 (33.33 %)Servlets
211 (33.33 %)Struts
211 (33.33 %)WebServices
211 (33.33 %)Hibernate
211 (33.33 %)Spring
37 (21.21 %)ASP.NET
South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.030 %)WebLogic
South Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (12.12 %)MS Office
14 (12.12 %)MS Excel
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.030 %)SAN
11 (3.030 %)Intranet
11 (3.030 %)Internet
South Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (21.21 %)SQL Server
17 (21.21 %)SQL Server 7
17 (21.21 %)SQL Server 2000
17 (21.21 %)SQL Server 2005
South Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (33.33 %)Eclipse
111 (33.33 %)Ant
111 (33.33 %)JUnit
24 (12.12 %)Visual Studio
24 (12.12 %)WinRunner
24 (12.12 %)TestDirector
24 (12.12 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (12.12 %)LoadRunner
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (100.00 %)Banking
229 (87.88 %)Investment Banking
328 (84.85 %)Retail
44 (12.12 %)Health
44 (12.12 %)Telecoms
44 (12.12 %)Finance
44 (12.12 %)Insurance
51 (3.030 %)Local Government
51 (3.030 %)Aerospace
51 (3.030 %)Electric
51 (3.030 %)Government
51 (3.030 %)Legal
51 (3.030 %)Manufacturing
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (60.61 %)Analyst
213 (39.39 %)Developer
213 (39.39 %)Solutions Analyst
37 (21.21 %).NET Developer
46 (18.18 %)VB.NET Developer
54 (12.12 %)Senior Test Analyst
54 (12.12 %)Senior Analyst
54 (12.12 %)Java Developer
54 (12.12 %)Test Analyst
54 (12.12 %)Applications Developer
54 (12.12 %)Applications Support
54 (12.12 %)Java Applications Developer
54 (12.12 %)Java/J2EE Developer
63 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
63 (9.091 %)Analyst Developer
72 (6.061 %)3rd Line Support
72 (6.061 %)Consultant
72 (6.061 %)J2EE Applications Developer
72 (6.061 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
72 (6.061 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.061 %)UNIX
21 (3.030 %)Windows
21 (3.030 %)Solaris
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (42.42 %)Project Management
211 (33.33 %)RAD
36 (18.18 %)Security Cleared
44 (12.12 %)Load Testing
44 (12.12 %)Test Scripting
44 (12.12 %)Automated Testing
44 (12.12 %)Software Testing
51 (3.030 %)Business Development
51 (3.030 %)Content Management
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (36.36 %)VB.NET
211 (33.33 %)Java
37 (21.21 %)VB
37 (21.21 %)VBA
37 (21.21 %)VB6
42 (6.061 %)SQL
51 (3.030 %)C
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (12.12 %)ISEB
South Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (12.12 %)QA
South Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.030 %)Norton AntiVirus
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (12.12 %)Microsoft
21 (3.030 %)BEA
21 (3.030 %)Symantec
21 (3.030 %)Sophos