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

LinkOpen Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank246254
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads315
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.080 %0.390 %
Salaries quoted315
Average minimum salary£25,000£33,667
Average salary£30,333£35,167
% change on same period last year-13.74 %
Average maximum salary£35,667£36,667
UK excluding London average salary£30,233£32,101
% change on same period last year-5.81 %
South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads37683851
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.202 %1.692 %
Salaries quoted34323356
Average minimum salary£30,890£32,143
Average salary£33,924£35,049
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Average maximum salary£36,957£37,954
UK excluding London average salary£35,983£36,623
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
ODBC EnglandODBC
England

ODBC
Demand Trend

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

South West ODBC Demand Trend

ODBC
Salary Trend

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

South West ODBC Salary Trend

ODBC
Salary Histogram

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

South West ODBC Salary Histogram

ODBC
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ODBC 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
BristolDown-52£29,250-2.50 %
GloucestershireDown-41£32,500-7.14 %
ODBC EnglandODBC
England

ODBC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (77.78 %)Windows
210 (55.56 %)Linux
210 (55.56 %)SQL
38 (44.44 %)SQL Server
47 (38.89 %)IIS
47 (38.89 %)UNIX
47 (38.89 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (33.33 %)Active Directory
65 (27.78 %)TCP/IP
65 (27.78 %)Oracle
65 (27.78 %)FTP
65 (27.78 %)Pensions
74 (22.22 %).NET
74 (22.22 %)C
74 (22.22 %)SMTP
83 (16.67 %)Microsoft
83 (16.67 %)DNS
83 (16.67 %)SSL
83 (16.67 %)VMware
83 (16.67 %)VMware ESX
83 (16.67 %)Firewall
83 (16.67 %)C++
83 (16.67 %)Perl
83 (16.67 %)Sybase
83 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
83 (16.67 %)COM+
83 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
83 (16.67 %)Windows XP
83 (16.67 %)N-Tier
83 (16.67 %).NET Framework

ODBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (22.22 %).NET
23 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
23 (16.67 %)COM+
23 (16.67 %).NET Framework
32 (11.11 %)JDBC
32 (11.11 %)OLE
32 (11.11 %)MFC
41 (5.556 %)COM
41 (5.556 %)OLE DB
41 (5.556 %)XMPP
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (38.89 %)IIS
21 (5.556 %)Apache
21 (5.556 %)Tomcat
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.11 %)MS Excel
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (27.78 %)TCP/IP
15 (27.78 %)FTP
24 (22.22 %)SMTP
33 (16.67 %)Firewall
33 (16.67 %)iSCSI
33 (16.67 %)DNS
33 (16.67 %)SSL
41 (5.556 %)Internet
41 (5.556 %)SNMP
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (44.44 %)SQL Server
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (27.78 %)Pensions
22 (11.11 %)Games
31 (5.556 %)Finance
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (33.33 %)Software Engineer
23 (16.67 %)Systems Administrator
23 (16.67 %)Administrator
23 (16.67 %)Test Engineer
23 (16.67 %)Software Test Engineer
23 (16.67 %)Web Administrator
23 (16.67 %)Implementation Engineer
32 (11.11 %)Senior Implementation Engineer
32 (11.11 %)Technical Support Consultant
32 (11.11 %)Senior Tester
32 (11.11 %)Software Tester
32 (11.11 %)Technical Support
32 (11.11 %)Technical Consultant
32 (11.11 %)Support Consultant
32 (11.11 %)Tester
32 (11.11 %)Consultant
41 (5.556 %)Developer
41 (5.556 %)C++ Developer
41 (5.556 %)C Developer
41 (5.556 %)C Software Engineer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (16.67 %)N-Tier
21 (5.556 %)Computer Science
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (77.78 %)Windows
210 (55.56 %)Linux
37 (38.89 %)UNIX
37 (38.89 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (16.67 %)Windows XP
52 (11.11 %)Windows Vista
61 (5.556 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (5.556 %)Windows 2000
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
22 (11.11 %)ERP
22 (11.11 %)Data Modelling
22 (11.11 %)OOD
22 (11.11 %)OOA/OOD
31 (5.556 %)CRM
31 (5.556 %)ITIL
31 (5.556 %)CAD
31 (5.556 %)Service Management
31 (5.556 %)Process Management
31 (5.556 %)Software Engineering
31 (5.556 %)Software Testing
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (55.56 %)SQL
24 (22.22 %)C
33 (16.67 %)C++
33 (16.67 %)Perl
42 (11.11 %)JavaScript
42 (11.11 %)Python
51 (5.556 %)Shell Script
51 (5.556 %)VC++
51 (5.556 %)Java
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (16.67 %)Degree
21 (5.556 %)HND
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (11.11 %)QA
21 (5.556 %)SLA
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (33.33 %)Active Directory
23 (16.67 %)VMware ESX
23 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (27.78 %)Oracle
23 (16.67 %)Sybase
23 (16.67 %)Microsoft
23 (16.67 %)VMware
32 (11.11 %)Citrix
41 (5.556 %)Cisco