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This section looks at the demand for the Software Programmer 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 Software Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Programmer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank234231
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads2424
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.222 %0.237 %
Salaries quoted2419
Average minimum salary£28,260£31,211
Average salary£31,830£35,763
% change on same period last year-10.99 %
Average maximum salary£35,400£40,316
UK excluding London average salary£35,536£32,994
% change on same period last year+7.70 %
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 %
Software Programmer EnglandSoftware Programmer
England

Software Programmer
Demand Trend

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

South West Software Programmer Demand Trend

Software Programmer
Salary Trend

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

South West Software Programmer Salary Trend

Software Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

South West Software Programmer Salary Histogram

Software Programmer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Programmer 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
CornwallUp+145£26,000-
GloucestershireDown-315£40,850+7.85 %
SomersetDown-85£27,000-14.28 %
BristolDown-173£32,333-2.51 %
DorsetUp+42£35,167-12.08 %
WiltshireDown-112£24,500-42.35 %
Software Programmer EnglandSoftware Programmer
England

Software Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

121 (48.84 %).NET
220 (46.51 %)VB
319 (44.19 %)VB.NET
415 (34.88 %)ASP.NET
514 (32.56 %)C#
612 (27.91 %)C++
612 (27.91 %)SQL Server
711 (25.58 %)Java
89 (20.93 %)SQL
89 (20.93 %)Windows
98 (18.60 %)HTML
98 (18.60 %)VB6
107 (16.28 %)JavaScript
107 (16.28 %)Visual Studio
116 (13.95 %)OOD
116 (13.95 %)MS Excel
116 (13.95 %)OO
116 (13.95 %)XML
116 (13.95 %)Degree
125 (11.63 %)SQL Server 2005
125 (11.63 %)Unit Testing
125 (11.63 %)Security Cleared
125 (11.63 %)ASP
125 (11.63 %)MS Office
125 (11.63 %)Perl
125 (11.63 %)MS Access
125 (11.63 %)Ada
125 (11.63 %)Microsoft
125 (11.63 %)SQL Server 2000
134 (9.302 %)SOA

Software Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (48.84 %).NET
215 (34.88 %)ASP.NET
38 (18.60 %)HTML
46 (13.95 %)XML
55 (11.63 %)ASP
63 (6.977 %)J2EE
63 (6.977 %)CSS
63 (6.977 %)XSL
72 (4.651 %)XSLT
72 (4.651 %)SOAP
81 (2.326 %)WebServices
81 (2.326 %)XHTML
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.651 %)Apache
21 (2.326 %)SharePoint
21 (2.326 %)BizTalk Server
21 (2.326 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (2.326 %)IIS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (13.95 %)MS Excel
25 (11.63 %)MS Office
31 (2.326 %)Photoshop
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (27.91 %)SQL Server
25 (11.63 %)MS Access
25 (11.63 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (11.63 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (6.977 %)SQLite
33 (6.977 %)MySQL
41 (2.326 %)dBASE
41 (2.326 %)Oracle 8/8i
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (16.28 %)Visual Studio
21 (2.326 %)Rational Rose
21 (2.326 %)Eclipse
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (9.302 %)Pensions
21 (2.326 %)Government
21 (2.326 %)Retail
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.977 %)Mathematics
13 (6.977 %)Computer Science
21 (2.326 %)Physics
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (20.93 %)Windows
22 (4.651 %)UNIX
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (13.95 %)OO
16 (13.95 %)OOD
25 (11.63 %)Unit Testing
25 (11.63 %)Security Cleared
34 (9.302 %)DV Cleared
34 (9.302 %)SOA
43 (6.977 %)DSDM
43 (6.977 %)Software Engineering
43 (6.977 %)Software Testing
43 (6.977 %)Scrum
43 (6.977 %)Agile Software Development
43 (6.977 %)TDD
51 (2.326 %)Data Management
51 (2.326 %)Document Management
51 (2.326 %)CRM
51 (2.326 %)ERP
51 (2.326 %)Service Management
51 (2.326 %)UML
51 (2.326 %)OOA/OOD
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (46.51 %)VB
219 (44.19 %)VB.NET
314 (32.56 %)C#
412 (27.91 %)C++
511 (25.58 %)Java
69 (20.93 %)SQL
78 (18.60 %)VB6
87 (16.28 %)JavaScript
95 (11.63 %)Perl
95 (11.63 %)Ada
103 (6.977 %)PHP
112 (4.651 %)C
121 (2.326 %)VC++
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (13.95 %)Degree
21 (2.326 %)MCAD
21 (2.326 %)Microsoft Certification
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.326 %)TickIT
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (11.63 %)Microsoft
21 (2.326 %)Toshiba
21 (2.326 %)Oracle
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