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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Developer role in IT jobs within the South West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank122130
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads162140
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.057 %
As % of the category below1.498 %1.385 %
Salaries quoted140128
Average minimum salary£31,759£30,724
Average salary£35,196£34,875
% change on same period last year+0.91 %
Average maximum salary£38,632£39,026
UK excluding London average salary£33,121£35,496
% change on same period last year-6.69 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads1081210107
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.708 %4.139 %
Salaries quoted92618523
Average minimum salary£31,813£31,893
Average salary£34,972£35,032
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Average maximum salary£38,131£38,170
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Applications Developer EnglandApplications Developer
England

Applications Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West Applications Developer Demand Trend

Applications Developer
Salary Trend

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

South West Applications Developer Salary Trend

Applications Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West Applications Developer Salary Histogram

Applications Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
WiltshireUp+2858£34,449+21.99 %
GloucestershireUp+847£39,446+36.80 %
BristolDown-1131£32,521+11.37 %
SomersetDown-815£32,821+31.28 %
DorsetDown-2713£34,750-21.66 %
DevonDown-146£28,208+6.61 %
Applications Developer EnglandApplications Developer
England

Applications Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Applications 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 Applications Developer in their job title.

1208 (50.12 %).NET
2149 (35.90 %)SQL
3147 (35.42 %)C#
4132 (31.81 %)Java
5127 (30.60 %)Finance
6115 (27.71 %)XML
7109 (26.27 %)SQL Server
8103 (24.82 %)ASP.NET
993 (22.41 %)VB.NET
1067 (16.14 %)C++
1165 (15.66 %)JavaScript
1165 (15.66 %)J2EE
1264 (15.42 %)Banking
1361 (14.70 %)OO
1458 (13.98 %)Microsoft
1551 (12.29 %)HTML
1650 (12.05 %)VB
1650 (12.05 %)Oracle
1748 (11.57 %)UML
1847 (11.33 %)UNIX
1946 (11.08 %)Windows
2042 (10.12 %)Security Cleared
2141 (9.880 %)XSL
2141 (9.880 %)C
2237 (8.916 %)WebServices
2335 (8.434 %)CSS
2434 (8.193 %)Web Development
2532 (7.711 %)MS Excel
2631 (7.470 %)ASP
2631 (7.470 %)AJAX

Applications Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Applications 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 Applications Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1208 (50.12 %).NET
2115 (27.71 %)XML
3103 (24.82 %)ASP.NET
465 (15.66 %)J2EE
551 (12.29 %)HTML
641 (9.880 %)XSL
737 (8.916 %)WebServices
835 (8.434 %)CSS
931 (7.470 %)ASP
931 (7.470 %)AJAX
1029 (6.988 %)XHTML
1126 (6.265 %).NET Framework
1221 (5.060 %)JSP
1318 (4.337 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1417 (4.096 %)Java EE
1417 (4.096 %)WML
1417 (4.096 %)WAP
1417 (4.096 %)WinForms
1516 (3.855 %)XSLT
1614 (3.373 %)WebSphere
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
129 (6.988 %)WebLogic
218 (4.337 %)BizTalk Server
312 (2.892 %)SharePoint
47 (1.687 %)Apache
55 (1.205 %)SharePoint Server 2007
64 (0.964 %)ColdFusion
73 (0.723 %)IIS
82 (0.482 %)Tomcat
82 (0.482 %)WebSphere Application Server
82 (0.482 %)Oracle Spatial
91 (0.241 %)WMQI
91 (0.241 %)WebSphere MQ
91 (0.241 %)CMS
91 (0.241 %)MS Exchange
91 (0.241 %)JBoss
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
132 (7.711 %)MS Excel
210 (2.410 %)MS Office
31 (0.241 %)MS Visio
31 (0.241 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (0.241 %)Photoshop
31 (0.241 %)MS Project
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (2.892 %)HiPortfolio
27 (1.687 %)Oracle Applications
32 (0.482 %)Microsoft CRM
41 (0.241 %)Global One
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (6.024 %)Intranet
223 (5.542 %)Internet
313 (3.133 %)SMS
46 (1.446 %)Extranet
55 (1.205 %)Firewall
55 (1.205 %)Reverse Proxy
55 (1.205 %)HTTPS
62 (0.482 %)VoIP
62 (0.482 %)HTTP
71 (0.241 %)DNS
71 (0.241 %)WAN
71 (0.241 %)LAN
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1109 (26.27 %)SQL Server
219 (4.578 %)MS Access
219 (4.578 %)SQL Server 2000
316 (3.855 %)SQL Server 2005
413 (3.133 %)MySQL
510 (2.410 %)RDBMS
69 (2.169 %)Oracle 10g
78 (1.928 %)Oracle 8/8i
87 (1.687 %)OLAP
87 (1.687 %)Oracle Discoverer
87 (1.687 %)Oracle OLAP
87 (1.687 %)SQL Server 7
96 (1.446 %)GIS
96 (1.446 %)Oracle OWB
104 (0.964 %)DTS
104 (0.964 %)Oracle 9i
104 (0.964 %)SQL Server Integration Services
113 (0.723 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
121 (0.241 %)Adabas
121 (0.241 %)Datawarehouse
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
130 (7.229 %)Ant
221 (5.060 %)Visual Studio
320 (4.819 %)PowerBuilder
416 (3.855 %)ClearCase
512 (2.892 %)Visual Studio Team System
68 (1.928 %)JDeveloper
77 (1.687 %)Subversion
77 (1.687 %)VSS/SourceSafe
82 (0.482 %)Eclipse
82 (0.482 %)JUnit
82 (0.482 %)Log4j
91 (0.241 %)QuickTest Pro
91 (0.241 %)StarTeam
91 (0.241 %)PVCS
91 (0.241 %)Dreamweaver
91 (0.241 %)Oracle Forms
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1127 (30.60 %)Finance
264 (15.42 %)Banking
330 (7.229 %)Investment Banking
428 (6.747 %)Pensions
524 (5.783 %)Government
613 (3.133 %)Back Office
79 (2.169 %)Insurance
88 (1.928 %)Publishing
95 (1.205 %)Graphic Design
104 (0.964 %)Law
104 (0.964 %)Retail
113 (0.723 %)Education
113 (0.723 %)Financial Institution
122 (0.482 %)Electric
122 (0.482 %)Health
122 (0.482 %)Manufacturing
122 (0.482 %)Police
131 (0.241 %)Military
131 (0.241 %)Billing
131 (0.241 %)Electronics
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (5.060 %)AS400
211 (2.651 %)Client/Server
39 (2.169 %)Management Information System
46 (1.446 %)VLE
55 (1.205 %)Derivative
64 (0.964 %)Computer Science
71 (0.241 %)Web 2.0
71 (0.241 %)Device Driver
71 (0.241 %)Replication
71 (0.241 %)Fixed Income
71 (0.241 %)Equities
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (11.33 %)UNIX
246 (11.08 %)Windows
326 (6.265 %)Linux
411 (2.651 %)Windows Mobile
54 (0.964 %)Solaris
62 (0.482 %)Windows XP
62 (0.482 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (0.482 %)AIX
71 (0.241 %)Windows NT
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
161 (14.70 %)OO
248 (11.57 %)UML
342 (10.12 %)Security Cleared
434 (8.193 %)Web Development
526 (6.265 %)Systems Analysis
526 (6.265 %)Wealth Management
625 (6.024 %)Configuration Management
721 (5.060 %)RAD
819 (4.578 %)RUP
819 (4.578 %)Migration
918 (4.337 %)Scrum
1017 (4.096 %)Service Delivery
1114 (3.373 %)Agile Software Development
1212 (2.892 %)ITIL
1311 (2.651 %)Asset Management
149 (2.169 %)Project Planning
149 (2.169 %)OOP
149 (2.169 %)User Acceptance Testing
149 (2.169 %)SC Cleared
157 (1.687 %)Resource Management
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1149 (35.90 %)SQL
2147 (35.42 %)C#
3132 (31.81 %)Java
493 (22.41 %)VB.NET
567 (16.14 %)C++
665 (15.66 %)JavaScript
750 (12.05 %)VB
841 (9.880 %)C
926 (6.265 %)VB6
1022 (5.301 %)PL/SQL
1114 (3.373 %)Transact-SQL
1213 (3.133 %)RPG
1213 (3.133 %)PHP
1312 (2.892 %)VC++
1411 (2.651 %)Perl
158 (1.928 %)DHTML
158 (1.928 %)Shell Script
167 (1.687 %)XPath
175 (1.205 %)VBA
184 (0.964 %)VBScript
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (5.542 %)Degree
22 (0.482 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.241 %)Sun Certification
31 (0.241 %)ITIL Certification
31 (0.241 %)MCP
31 (0.241 %)HND
31 (0.241 %)MCSE
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (2.410 %)SLA
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.241 %)NFS
11 (0.241 %)Active Directory
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.964 %)AutoSys
22 (0.482 %)SCOM
31 (0.241 %)CA SiteMinder
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
158 (13.98 %)Microsoft
250 (12.05 %)Oracle
317 (4.096 %)Symbian
411 (2.651 %)Sybase
53 (0.723 %)Brio
62 (0.482 %)Reuters
71 (0.241 %)Bloomberg
71 (0.241 %)Business Objects
71 (0.241 %)IBM
71 (0.241 %)Sun
71 (0.241 %)Citrix
71 (0.241 %)Informatica
71 (0.241 %)Borland
71 (0.241 %)Red Hat
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