The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Client/Server in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Client/Server over the 3 months to 22 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Client Server
Rank 188 144 89
Rank change year-on-year
-44 -55
Permanent jobs citing Client/Server 22 67 139
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.416% 1.188% 2.352%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.247% 4.167% 8.753%
Number of salaries quoted 18 54 137
Average salary £38,250 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.00% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,400 £26,000 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £44,250 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.35% -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1764 1608 1588
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 33.38% 28.52% 26.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1477 1316 1333
Average salary £37,500 £38,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.31% +1.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £51,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Client/Server
England

Client/Server
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Client/Server across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South West Client/Server Jobs Demand Trend

Client/Server
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Client/Server across the South West region.

South West Client/Server Salary Trend

Client/Server
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Client/Server across the South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South West Client/Server Salary Histogram

Client/Server
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Client/Server within the South West region over the 3 months to 22 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
Bristol -23 10 £42,500 +28.78%
Gloucestershire -3 8 £38,000 -8.43%
Wiltshire +5 2 £36,500 +40.38%
Dorset -7 1 - -
Somerset - 1 £38,500 -
Client/Server
England

Client/Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Client/Server 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 Client/Server.

1 43 (58.11%) SQL
2 40 (54.05%) .NET
3 37 (50.00%) C#
4 33 (44.59%) SQL Server
5 24 (32.43%) Windows
6 19 (25.68%) Microsoft
7 18 (24.32%) Oracle
7 18 (24.32%) Agile Software Development
8 15 (20.27%) ASP.NET
8 15 (20.27%) MS Excel
9 13 (17.57%) VB.NET
10 12 (16.22%) HTML
10 12 (16.22%) SQL Server 2005
11 11 (14.86%) IIS
12 10 (13.51%) OO
12 10 (13.51%) Finance
12 10 (13.51%) Degree
13 9 (12.16%) SQL Server 2008
13 9 (12.16%) Scrum
13 9 (12.16%) SQL Server 2000
13 9 (12.16%) XML
14 8 (10.81%) JavaScript
14 8 (10.81%) Digital Media
14 8 (10.81%) Telecoms
15 7 (9.459%) .NET Framework
15 7 (9.459%) Multithreading
15 7 (9.459%) Windows Server 2008
15 7 (9.459%) Service Delivery
15 7 (9.459%) Internet
15 7 (9.459%) Citrix

Client/Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Client/Server 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 Client/Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 40 (54.05%) .NET
2 15 (20.27%) ASP.NET
3 12 (16.22%) HTML
4 9 (12.16%) XML
5 7 (9.459%) .NET Framework
6 5 (6.757%) Middleware
6 5 (6.757%) CSS
7 4 (5.405%) XHTML
7 4 (5.405%) STL
7 4 (5.405%) ATL
7 4 (5.405%) DCOM
7 4 (5.405%) Ruby on Rails
8 2 (2.703%) Web Services
8 2 (2.703%) SOAP
8 2 (2.703%) MFC
8 2 (2.703%) WinForms
8 2 (2.703%) XML-RPC
8 2 (2.703%) LAMP
8 2 (2.703%) XML Messaging
8 2 (2.703%) soapUI
Application Platforms
1 11 (14.86%) IIS
2 4 (5.405%) MSMQ
3 3 (4.054%) SharePoint
4 2 (2.703%) Drupal
5 1 (1.351%) ArcGIS
5 1 (1.351%) WebLogic
Applications
1 15 (20.27%) MS Excel
2 4 (5.405%) MS Project
3 3 (4.054%) MS PowerPoint
4 2 (2.703%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.351%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.351%) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.459%) Internet
1 7 (9.459%) TCP/IP
2 6 (8.108%) VPN
2 6 (8.108%) Firewall
2 6 (8.108%) NetScaler
3 3 (4.054%) Intranet
3 3 (4.054%) Extranet
4 2 (2.703%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (44.59%) SQL Server
2 12 (16.22%) SQL Server 2005
3 9 (12.16%) SQL Server 2008
3 9 (12.16%) SQL Server 2000
4 7 (9.459%) MySQL
5 5 (6.757%) RDBMS
6 4 (5.405%) Firebird
7 2 (2.703%) Oracle 8/8i
7 2 (2.703%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (2.703%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (1.351%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (1.351%) Big Data
8 1 (1.351%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
8 1 (1.351%) GIS
8 1 (1.351%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (1.351%) OLAP
8 1 (1.351%) OLTP
8 1 (1.351%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 4 (5.405%) Rational Robot
1 4 (5.405%) FitNesse
2 2 (2.703%) Visual Studio
2 2 (2.703%) Basecamp
2 2 (2.703%) Axure RP
3 1 (1.351%) Eclipse
General
1 10 (13.51%) Finance
2 8 (10.81%) Telecoms
3 2 (2.703%) Aerospace
3 2 (2.703%) Legal
4 1 (1.351%) Billing
4 1 (1.351%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 40 (54.05%) Developer
2 16 (21.62%) Software Developer
3 10 (13.51%) Consultant
3 10 (13.51%) Senior Developer
4 9 (12.16%) Senior Software Developer
5 8 (10.81%) Applications Developer
5 8 (10.81%) SQL Server Developer
5 8 (10.81%) SQL Developer
6 7 (9.459%) Support Consultant
7 6 (8.108%) C++ Developer
8 5 (6.757%) C++ Software Developer
8 5 (6.757%) Architect
9 4 (5.405%) Analyst
9 4 (5.405%) Technical Architect
10 3 (4.054%) SQL DBA
10 3 (4.054%) SQL Server DBA
10 3 (4.054%) DBA
10 3 (4.054%) QA Manager
10 3 (4.054%) Technical Consultant
10 3 (4.054%) Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.81%) Digital Media
2 6 (8.108%) iPad
3 5 (6.757%) Computer Science
4 4 (5.405%) Management Information System
5 3 (4.054%) Open Source
6 2 (2.703%) Blackberry
6 2 (2.703%) iPhone
6 2 (2.703%) Mobile Computing
7 1 (1.351%) PACS
7 1 (1.351%) Informatics
7 1 (1.351%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 24 (32.43%) Windows
2 7 (9.459%) Windows Server 2008
3 5 (6.757%) UNIX
3 5 (6.757%) Linux
4 4 (5.405%) Mac OS X
5 2 (2.703%) Solaris
5 2 (2.703%) Android
5 2 (2.703%) Mac OS
5 2 (2.703%) Windows 7
5 2 (2.703%) Windows 8
5 2 (2.703%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.351%) Windows 2000 Server
6 1 (1.351%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (24.32%) Agile Software Development
2 10 (13.51%) OO
3 9 (12.16%) Scrum
4 7 (9.459%) Multithreading
4 7 (9.459%) Service Delivery
4 7 (9.459%) SOA
5 5 (6.757%) Network Design
5 5 (6.757%) Technical Architecture
6 4 (5.405%) Project Management
6 4 (5.405%) Test Automation
6 4 (5.405%) Software Testing
7 3 (4.054%) Systems Analysis
7 3 (4.054%) Network Architecture
7 3 (4.054%) Financial Modelling
7 3 (4.054%) BPR
7 3 (4.054%) PRINCE2
7 3 (4.054%) OOA/OOD
8 2 (2.703%) ITIL
8 2 (2.703%) OOD
8 2 (2.703%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 43 (58.11%) SQL
2 37 (50.00%) C#
3 13 (17.57%) VB.NET
4 8 (10.81%) JavaScript
5 7 (9.459%) PHP
6 6 (8.108%) C++
7 5 (6.757%) T-SQL
7 5 (6.757%) VB
8 4 (5.405%) Delphi
8 4 (5.405%) Ruby
9 2 (2.703%) VC++
9 2 (2.703%) Java
10 1 (1.351%) Korn
10 1 (1.351%) Bash shell
10 1 (1.351%) PowerShell
10 1 (1.351%) Shell Script
10 1 (1.351%) VBA
10 1 (1.351%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (13.51%) Degree
2 4 (5.405%) ISEB
3 2 (2.703%) MCSA
3 2 (2.703%) MCP
3 2 (2.703%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (2.703%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 2 (2.703%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.108%) QA
2 1 (1.351%) HL7
2 1 (1.351%) DICOM
2 1 (1.351%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (8.108%) Microsoft App-V
1 6 (8.108%) XenApp
1 6 (8.108%) XenDesktop
2 5 (6.757%) Active Directory
3 3 (4.054%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (2.703%) SCCM
1 2 (2.703%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 19 (25.68%) Microsoft
2 18 (24.32%) Oracle
3 7 (9.459%) Citrix
4 6 (8.108%) Apple
5 4 (5.405%) IBM
5 4 (5.405%) VMware
5 4 (5.405%) Telerik
6 3 (4.054%) Business Objects
7 2 (2.703%) Sybase
7 2 (2.703%) Cisco
7 2 (2.703%) HP
7 2 (2.703%) Dell
7 2 (2.703%) Zend
8 1 (1.351%) Hyperion
8 1 (1.351%) SAP
8 1 (1.351%) Cognos
Bournemouth, South West
Core skill set: -.Net 2.0 - 4.0 using either VB.NET or C#- ASP.Net- ADO.Net- HTML, CSS, JavaScript- XML- RDMS platforms including MS SQL Server,...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Holidays
Posted: 15 May 2013
Gloucestershire
In line with growth they are seeking a Senior software engineer with a background in Visual C++... To be considered applicants must have: A proven background in Visual...
G2 Recruitment Solutions Ltd.
Salary: From £35,000 to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Ideally the technical support consultant will have experience with implementation of new systems into existing infrastructures as well as the following skills / experience- * a good working knowledge of...
Acorn
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Swindon, South West
LAN administration for NT 2000 2003 server - LAN WAN technology experience, in particular TCP IPA - Implementation of 3rd party software - client/server applications To be successful as IT...
JAM
Salary: £35000.00 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Experience of SIT, UAT, PAT, message based testing... Experience of Test Environment requirements, management and configuration control. Experience of testing XML messaging, SOA and webservices (including use of...
Boeing
Salary: Competitive salary
Posted: 8 May 2013