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The table below looks at the demand for Mathematics (Maths) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Mathematics over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMathematics (Maths)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank138168
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads116103
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.045 %
As % of the category below7.073 %5.757 %
Salaries quoted10674
Average minimum salary£29,308£28,280
Average salary£33,863£31,862
% change on same period last year+6.27 %
Average maximum salary£38,419£35,445
UK excluding London average salary£33,036£31,876
% change on same period last year+3.63 %
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads16401789
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.958 %0.786 %
Salaries quoted13951443
Average minimum salary£31,880£39,043
Average salary£35,545£41,513
% change on same period last year-14.37 %
Average maximum salary£39,211£43,984
UK excluding London average salary£37,619£39,683
% change on same period last year-5.20 %
Mathematics EnglandMathematics
England

Mathematics
Demand Trend

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

South West Mathematics Demand Trend

Mathematics
Salary Trend

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

South West Mathematics Salary Trend

Mathematics
Salary Histogram

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

South West Mathematics Salary Histogram

Mathematics
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics within the South West 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
BristolNo change040£34,514+4.48 %
WiltshireUp+2126£34,438+11.32 %
GloucestershireUp+617£33,321+24.70 %
SomersetDown-2214£32,071+16.77 %
DorsetUp+3112£35,192+0.54 %
DevonUp+58£29,143-
Mathematics EnglandMathematics
England

Mathematics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1170 (72.34 %)Degree
284 (35.74 %)Physics
376 (32.34 %)C++
456 (23.83 %)Java
553 (22.55 %)C
652 (22.13 %)C#
750 (21.28 %)UML
836 (15.32 %)Computer Science
933 (14.04 %)Finance
933 (14.04 %)SQL
1032 (13.62 %)Software Engineering
1129 (12.34 %)MATLAB
1228 (11.91 %).NET
1228 (11.91 %)Pensions
1325 (10.64 %)XML
1424 (10.21 %)Military
1523 (9.787 %)Windows
1523 (9.787 %)OO
1523 (9.787 %)SAS
1622 (9.362 %)Security Cleared
1720 (8.511 %)Statistics
1720 (8.511 %)Construction
1720 (8.511 %)Simulink
1819 (8.085 %)SQL Server
1918 (7.660 %)Perl
1918 (7.660 %)MS Excel
1918 (7.660 %)CRM
1918 (7.660 %)Unit Testing
2017 (7.234 %)Marketing
2017 (7.234 %)Fortran

Mathematics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (11.91 %).NET
225 (10.64 %)XML
311 (4.681 %)CSS
311 (4.681 %)XHTML
49 (3.830 %).NET Framework
57 (2.979 %)ASP.NET
65 (2.128 %)MFC
74 (1.702 %)J2EE
74 (1.702 %)XSLT
83 (1.277 %)HTML
83 (1.277 %)CGI
92 (0.851 %)JavaBeans
92 (0.851 %)OpenGL
92 (0.851 %)DirectX
92 (0.851 %)WebServices
92 (0.851 %)ASP
92 (0.851 %)COM
92 (0.851 %)Java EE
92 (0.851 %)wxWidgets
101 (0.426 %)SVG
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (9.787 %)SAS
26 (2.553 %)Apache
32 (0.851 %)CMS
41 (0.426 %)Tomcat
41 (0.426 %)SharePoint
41 (0.426 %)WebLogic
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
129 (12.34 %)MATLAB
220 (8.511 %)Simulink
318 (7.660 %)MS Excel
414 (5.957 %)MS Office
513 (5.532 %)Photoshop
513 (5.532 %)Adobe Illustrator
611 (4.681 %)QuarkXPress
611 (4.681 %)FreeHand
710 (4.255 %)SPSS
88 (3.404 %)MS Visio
95 (2.128 %)Spreadsheet
101 (0.426 %)AutoCAD
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.851 %)Summit
21 (0.426 %)assyst
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (3.830 %)Wireless
26 (2.553 %)Bluetooth
35 (2.128 %)SS7
35 (2.128 %)X.500
35 (2.128 %)LDAP
41 (0.426 %)NGN
41 (0.426 %)SAN
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (8.085 %)SQL Server
211 (4.681 %)Data Mining
310 (4.255 %)MySQL
310 (4.255 %)Database Marketing
45 (2.128 %)Base SAS
45 (2.128 %)MS Access
45 (2.128 %)BusinessObjects
53 (1.277 %)Datawarehouse
62 (0.851 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.426 %)DB2
71 (0.426 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (0.426 %)PostgreSQL
71 (0.426 %)SQL Server 2005
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (2.979 %)LabVIEW
21 (0.426 %)JUnit
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (14.04 %)Finance
228 (11.91 %)Pensions
324 (10.21 %)Military
420 (8.511 %)Construction
517 (7.234 %)Electronics
517 (7.234 %)Marketing
614 (5.957 %)Telecoms
713 (5.532 %)Health
810 (4.255 %)Retail
99 (3.830 %)Pharmaceutical
99 (3.830 %)Aerospace
108 (3.404 %)Insurance
117 (2.979 %)Automotive
117 (2.979 %)Manufacturing
126 (2.553 %)Education
135 (2.128 %)Government
135 (2.128 %)Financial Institution
143 (1.277 %)Multimedia
143 (1.277 %)Graphic Design
152 (0.851 %)Online Games
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (23.40 %)Software Engineer
249 (20.85 %)Developer
327 (11.49 %)Analyst
421 (8.936 %)C# Developer
513 (5.532 %)Graduate
611 (4.681 %)Software Developer
611 (4.681 %)Author
611 (4.681 %)Technical Author
611 (4.681 %)Technical Writer
710 (4.255 %)C++ Software Engineer
710 (4.255 %)Junior
89 (3.830 %)Systems Engineer
98 (3.404 %)C++ Developer
107 (2.979 %)Project Manager
107 (2.979 %)Junior Developer
107 (2.979 %)Integration Engineer
107 (2.979 %)Software Integration Engineer
116 (2.553 %)Consultant
116 (2.553 %)Support Engineer
125 (2.128 %)Senior Manager
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
184 (35.74 %)Physics
236 (15.32 %)Computer Science
320 (8.511 %)Statistics
415 (6.383 %)Credit Risk
510 (4.255 %)Economics
63 (1.277 %)Management Information System
72 (0.851 %)Clustering
81 (0.426 %)STB
81 (0.426 %)Client/Server
81 (0.426 %)Remote Sensing
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (9.787 %)Windows
215 (6.383 %)Linux
312 (5.106 %)UNIX
46 (2.553 %)Embedded Linux
52 (0.851 %)Solaris
52 (0.851 %)Windows XP
52 (0.851 %)SUSE
52 (0.851 %)Fedora
52 (0.851 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (0.426 %)Windows Vista
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
150 (21.28 %)UML
232 (13.62 %)Software Engineering
323 (9.787 %)OO
422 (9.362 %)Security Cleared
518 (7.660 %)Unit Testing
518 (7.660 %)CRM
615 (6.383 %)Project Management
77 (2.979 %)CAD
77 (2.979 %)Risk Management
77 (2.979 %)SC Cleared
85 (2.128 %)User Acceptance Testing
85 (2.128 %)Data Modelling
85 (2.128 %)Business Analysis
85 (2.128 %)CHAID
85 (2.128 %)Agile Software Development
94 (1.702 %)Operations Research
103 (1.277 %)OOD
103 (1.277 %)BC Cleared
103 (1.277 %)Data Analysis
112 (0.851 %)Direct Marketing
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
176 (32.34 %)C++
256 (23.83 %)Java
353 (22.55 %)C
452 (22.13 %)C#
533 (14.04 %)SQL
618 (7.660 %)Perl
717 (7.234 %)Fortran
815 (6.383 %)VB
913 (5.532 %)VBA
913 (5.532 %)PHP
106 (2.553 %)JavaScript
106 (2.553 %)VC++
106 (2.553 %)Ada
106 (2.553 %)VB6
115 (2.128 %)SAS Macro
124 (1.702 %)VB.NET
132 (0.851 %)Shell Script
132 (0.851 %)Transact-SQL
141 (0.426 %)RPG
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1170 (72.34 %)Degree
215 (6.383 %)HND
314 (5.957 %)PhD
44 (1.702 %)HNC
53 (1.277 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (0.851 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (0.426 %)MCP
71 (0.426 %)Chartered Engineer
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (2.553 %)SLA
25 (2.128 %)Basel II
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.277 %)Active Directory
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (4.681 %)Microsoft
111 (4.681 %)Quark
25 (2.128 %)Business Objects
34 (1.702 %)Oracle
42 (0.851 %)Red Hat
51 (0.426 %)Sony
51 (0.426 %)Citrix
51 (0.426 %)BEA