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This section looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Southampton region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4158
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads1923
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.010 %
As % of the category below12.26 %11.17 %
Salaries quoted1820
Average minimum salary£28,333£29,050
Average salary£31,417£32,200
% change on same period last year-2.43 %
Average maximum salary£34,500£35,350
UK excluding London average salary£33,764£32,520
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
Southampton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Southampton
Matching permanent IT job ads155206
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.083 %0.086 %
Salaries quoted128188
Average minimum salary£32,893£31,381
Average salary£36,363£34,332
% change on same period last year+5.91 %
Average maximum salary£39,833£37,283
UK excluding London average salary£37,888£39,245
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Computer Science HampshireComputer Science
Hampshire

Computer Science
Demand Trend

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

Southampton Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Southampton region.

Southampton Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Southampton Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Southampton region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science.

142 (89.36 %)Degree
223 (48.94 %)Java
321 (44.68 %).NET
419 (40.43 %)C#
516 (34.04 %)Windows
614 (29.79 %)C++
713 (27.66 %)SQL
812 (25.53 %)ASP.NET
812 (25.53 %)Software Engineering
911 (23.40 %)Pensions
1010 (21.28 %)VB.NET
1010 (21.28 %)WebServices
1010 (21.28 %)XML
1010 (21.28 %)JavaScript
1010 (21.28 %)SQL Server
119 (19.15 %)Oracle
128 (17.02 %)Health
137 (14.89 %)XSLT
137 (14.89 %)Linux
137 (14.89 %)UML
137 (14.89 %)J2EE
137 (14.89 %)Delphi
137 (14.89 %)OO
137 (14.89 %)Client/Server
137 (14.89 %).NET Framework
146 (12.77 %)Mathematics
146 (12.77 %)Microsoft
146 (12.77 %)C
155 (10.64 %)VB
155 (10.64 %)HTML

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Southampton region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Southampton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (44.68 %).NET
212 (25.53 %)ASP.NET
310 (21.28 %)WebServices
310 (21.28 %)XML
47 (14.89 %)XSLT
47 (14.89 %)J2EE
47 (14.89 %).NET Framework
55 (10.64 %)HTML
63 (6.383 %)MFC
72 (4.255 %)ATL
72 (4.255 %)COM
72 (4.255 %)J2ME
72 (4.255 %)Ruby on Rails
72 (4.255 %)TopLink
81 (2.128 %)Spring
81 (2.128 %)AJAX
81 (2.128 %)JavaBeans
81 (2.128 %)Middleware
81 (2.128 %)Hibernate
81 (2.128 %)ActiveX
Southampton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (6.383 %)JBoss
21 (2.128 %)WebLogic
Southampton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (8.511 %)MS Excel
21 (2.128 %)MS Visio
21 (2.128 %)Acrobat
21 (2.128 %)RoboHelp
21 (2.128 %)Paint Shop Pro
21 (2.128 %)Photoshop
21 (2.128 %)MS Office
Southampton IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.128 %)Line 50
Southampton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.383 %)TCP/IP
13 (6.383 %)Internet
22 (4.255 %)SNMP
31 (2.128 %)ATM
31 (2.128 %)LAN
31 (2.128 %)RIP
31 (2.128 %)OSPF
31 (2.128 %)BGP
31 (2.128 %)DVB
31 (2.128 %)SS7
31 (2.128 %)Network Security
Southampton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (21.28 %)SQL Server
24 (8.511 %)Oracle 8/8i
33 (6.383 %)RDBMS
Southampton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (6.383 %)NUnit
22 (4.255 %)JUnit
22 (4.255 %)Visual Studio
31 (2.128 %)Dreamweaver
31 (2.128 %)FrontPage
Southampton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (23.40 %)Pensions
28 (17.02 %)Health
35 (10.64 %)Education
44 (8.511 %)Marketing
53 (6.383 %)Electronics
62 (4.255 %)Telecoms
62 (4.255 %)Finance
62 (4.255 %)Multimedia
71 (2.128 %)Insurance
71 (2.128 %)Banking
71 (2.128 %)Electric
71 (2.128 %)Government
Southampton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (59.57 %)Developer
210 (21.28 %)Analyst
39 (19.15 %)Graduate
39 (19.15 %)Software Developer
39 (19.15 %)Developer Analyst
48 (17.02 %).NET Developer
57 (14.89 %)Architect
57 (14.89 %)Junior
57 (14.89 %)Software Engineer
57 (14.89 %)Software Architect
57 (14.89 %)Graduate Developer
65 (10.64 %)Junior Developer
74 (8.511 %)VB.NET Developer
74 (8.511 %)C++ Software Engineer
74 (8.511 %)Java Developer
83 (6.383 %)C++ Developer
83 (6.383 %)C# Developer
83 (6.383 %)Senior C# Developer
83 (6.383 %)Senior Developer
83 (6.383 %)Test Analyst
Southampton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (14.89 %)Client/Server
26 (12.77 %)Mathematics
35 (10.64 %)DTV
43 (6.383 %)MPEG
52 (4.255 %)IPTV
52 (4.255 %)Semantic Web
61 (2.128 %)Physics
61 (2.128 %)Web 2.0
Southampton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (34.04 %)Windows
27 (14.89 %)Linux
34 (8.511 %)UNIX
Southampton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (25.53 %)Software Engineering
27 (14.89 %)OO
27 (14.89 %)UML
34 (8.511 %)Security Cleared
42 (4.255 %)Workflow
42 (4.255 %)Scrum
42 (4.255 %)Data Modelling
42 (4.255 %)OOD
42 (4.255 %)TDD
42 (4.255 %)Automated Testing
42 (4.255 %)Continuous Integration
51 (2.128 %)PRINCE2
51 (2.128 %)Web Development
51 (2.128 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (2.128 %)Stress Testing
51 (2.128 %)Unit Testing
51 (2.128 %)Integration Testing
51 (2.128 %)SOA
51 (2.128 %)Configuration Management
51 (2.128 %)Project Management
Southampton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (48.94 %)Java
219 (40.43 %)C#
314 (29.79 %)C++
413 (27.66 %)SQL
510 (21.28 %)JavaScript
510 (21.28 %)VB.NET
67 (14.89 %)Delphi
76 (12.77 %)C
85 (10.64 %)VB
94 (8.511 %)VB6
102 (4.255 %)Ruby
102 (4.255 %)PHP
111 (2.128 %)VBScript
111 (2.128 %)Shell Script
Southampton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
142 (89.36 %)Degree
25 (10.64 %)HND
34 (8.511 %)PhD
41 (2.128 %)ISEB
41 (2.128 %)MAPM
Southampton IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.128 %)NDS
Southampton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (19.15 %)Oracle
26 (12.77 %)Microsoft
32 (4.255 %)Symbian
41 (2.128 %)Adobe
41 (2.128 %)Sage