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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs within the Southampton 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank11
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads206208
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.135 %0.092 %
As % of the category below28.30 %26.50 %
Salaries quoted175195
Average minimum salary£28,997£29,972
Average salary£31,757£34,205
% change on same period last year-7.15 %
Average maximum salary£34,517£38,438
UK excluding London average salary£34,182£34,184
% change on same period last year-
Southampton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Southampton
Matching permanent IT job ads728785
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.478 %0.348 %
Salaries quoted628704
Average minimum salary£31,300£32,794
Average salary£34,501£36,950
% change on same period last year-6.63 %
Average maximum salary£37,701£41,107
UK excluding London average salary£38,471£39,077
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
Developer HampshireDeveloper
Hampshire

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Southampton Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Salary Trend

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

Southampton Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Developer across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Southampton Developer Salary Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Southampton region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

1183 (49.59 %).NET
2125 (33.88 %)C#
3109 (29.54 %)HTML
3109 (29.54 %)ASP.NET
4107 (29.00 %)XML
5100 (27.10 %)SQL Server
686 (23.31 %)Java
686 (23.31 %)JavaScript
779 (21.41 %)SQL
869 (18.70 %)VB.NET
966 (17.89 %)CSS
1060 (16.26 %)Microsoft
1060 (16.26 %)Pensions
1156 (15.18 %)Windows
1248 (13.01 %)Dreamweaver
1347 (12.74 %)Linux
1446 (12.47 %)VB
1446 (12.47 %)Photoshop
1545 (12.20 %)OO
1642 (11.38 %)WebServices
1741 (11.11 %)ASP
1741 (11.11 %)Degree
1840 (10.84 %)Flash
1939 (10.57 %)Web Development
2038 (10.30 %)PHP
2038 (10.30 %)Health
2137 (10.03 %)C++
2137 (10.03 %)MySQL
2236 (9.756 %)XHTML
2332 (8.672 %)C

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Southampton region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Southampton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1183 (49.59 %).NET
2109 (29.54 %)HTML
2109 (29.54 %)ASP.NET
3107 (29.00 %)XML
466 (17.89 %)CSS
542 (11.38 %)WebServices
641 (11.11 %)ASP
736 (9.756 %)XHTML
829 (7.859 %).NET Framework
926 (7.046 %)AJAX
1020 (5.420 %)Spring
1119 (5.149 %)J2EE
1218 (4.878 %)SOAP
1317 (4.607 %)LAMP
1416 (4.336 %)JSP
1511 (2.981 %)Ruby on Rails
1511 (2.981 %)CakePHP
1511 (2.981 %)WPF
1610 (2.710 %)Adobe Flex
1610 (2.710 %)WCF
Southampton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (5.420 %)Apache
218 (4.878 %)CMS
310 (2.710 %)Tomcat
49 (2.439 %)IIS
49 (2.439 %)BizTalk Server
58 (2.168 %)ColdFusion
66 (1.626 %)SharePoint
73 (0.813 %)SAS
73 (0.813 %)JBoss
73 (0.813 %)WebLogic
82 (0.542 %)WebSphere Application Server
91 (0.271 %)ColdFusion MX
91 (0.271 %)Lotus Domino
91 (0.271 %)ArcGIS
91 (0.271 %)ArcIMS
91 (0.271 %)ArcSDE
91 (0.271 %)Oracle Spatial
Southampton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
146 (12.47 %)Photoshop
222 (5.962 %)Fireworks
317 (4.607 %)MS Excel
414 (3.794 %)Adobe Illustrator
512 (3.252 %)MS Office
66 (1.626 %)Acrobat
75 (1.355 %)Shockwave
Southampton IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.813 %)Oracle Applications
13 (0.813 %)Dynamics CRM
22 (0.542 %)Sage MMS
31 (0.271 %)Dynamics NAV
Southampton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (5.420 %)Internet
216 (4.336 %)Intranet
37 (1.897 %)SSL
46 (1.626 %)TCP/IP
53 (0.813 %)CTI
53 (0.813 %)Network Security
Southampton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1100 (27.10 %)SQL Server
237 (10.03 %)MySQL
317 (4.607 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (2.168 %)MS Access
57 (1.897 %)SQL Server 2005
66 (1.626 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
66 (1.626 %)Oracle 8/8i
75 (1.355 %)Oracle Reports
84 (1.084 %)Oracle 10g
84 (1.084 %)DTS
93 (0.813 %)Oracle Discoverer
102 (0.542 %)RDBMS
102 (0.542 %)BusinessObjects
102 (0.542 %)GIS
102 (0.542 %)DB2
102 (0.542 %)Oracle 9i
102 (0.542 %)Datawarehouse
111 (0.271 %)Crystal Reports
111 (0.271 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
111 (0.271 %)TOAD
Southampton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
148 (13.01 %)Dreamweaver
240 (10.84 %)Flash
321 (5.691 %)Visual Studio
410 (2.710 %)Subversion
56 (1.626 %)FrontPage
56 (1.626 %)Eclipse
64 (1.084 %)Oracle Forms
73 (0.813 %)JUnit
82 (0.542 %)JIRA
91 (0.271 %)Ant
91 (0.271 %)JDeveloper
Southampton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
160 (16.26 %)Pensions
238 (10.30 %)Health
325 (6.775 %)Finance
422 (5.962 %)Games
519 (5.149 %)Marketing
616 (4.336 %)Insurance
714 (3.794 %)Retail
714 (3.794 %)Advertising
810 (2.710 %)Criminal Justice
810 (2.710 %)Flash Games
810 (2.710 %)FMCG
99 (2.439 %)Animation
108 (2.168 %)Back Office
117 (1.897 %)Banking
126 (1.626 %)Telecoms
126 (1.626 %)Legal
135 (1.355 %)Law
135 (1.355 %)Automotive
143 (0.813 %)Education
152 (0.542 %)Construction
Southampton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
126 (7.046 %)Client/Server
225 (6.775 %)Computer Science
310 (2.710 %)Biometrics
49 (2.439 %)Mathematics
55 (1.355 %)Mainframe
63 (0.813 %)Clustering
63 (0.813 %)LIMS
63 (0.813 %)Statistics
63 (0.813 %)Multithreading
72 (0.542 %)IBM Mainframe
72 (0.542 %)PDA
72 (0.542 %)Physics
72 (0.542 %)Management Information System
81 (0.271 %)Replication
81 (0.271 %)Tandem
81 (0.271 %)Web 2.0
81 (0.271 %)PMI
81 (0.271 %)NHS
81 (0.271 %)SCADA
Southampton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
156 (15.18 %)Windows
247 (12.74 %)Linux
317 (4.607 %)UNIX
47 (1.897 %)Windows Mobile
54 (1.084 %)zOS
54 (1.084 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (0.813 %)Solaris
72 (0.542 %)Windows 2000
72 (0.542 %)Windows XP
81 (0.271 %)AIX
81 (0.271 %)Red Hat Linux
Southampton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
145 (12.20 %)OO
239 (10.57 %)Web Development
318 (4.878 %)UML
416 (4.336 %)E-Commerce
515 (4.065 %)OOP
612 (3.252 %)OOD
711 (2.981 %)ERP
711 (2.981 %)E-business
711 (2.981 %)Content Management
810 (2.710 %)Agile Software Development
810 (2.710 %)TDD
810 (2.710 %)CRM
99 (2.439 %)Software Engineering
108 (2.168 %)Data Modelling
117 (1.897 %)Time Management
126 (1.626 %)Internet Marketing
135 (1.355 %)Logistics
135 (1.355 %)Scrum
135 (1.355 %)Security Cleared
135 (1.355 %)Requirements Analysis
Southampton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1125 (33.88 %)C#
286 (23.31 %)Java
286 (23.31 %)JavaScript
379 (21.41 %)SQL
469 (18.70 %)VB.NET
546 (12.47 %)VB
638 (10.30 %)PHP
737 (10.03 %)C++
832 (8.672 %)C
924 (6.504 %)VB6
1022 (5.962 %)Perl
1121 (5.691 %)Transact-SQL
1220 (5.420 %)VBScript
1319 (5.149 %)ActionScript
1414 (3.794 %)DHTML
1513 (3.523 %)VBA
1513 (3.523 %)VC++
1611 (2.981 %)Ruby
178 (2.168 %)Python
178 (2.168 %)PL/SQL
Southampton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
141 (11.11 %)Degree
29 (2.439 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (2.439 %)MCP
29 (2.439 %)MCAD
29 (2.439 %)MCSD
38 (2.168 %)HND
43 (0.813 %)MBA
51 (0.271 %)ITIL Certification
51 (0.271 %)PhD
Southampton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (4.336 %)DICOM
213 (3.523 %)ISO9000
37 (1.897 %)WCAG
41 (0.271 %)QA
41 (0.271 %)HL7
Southampton IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.542 %)Active Directory
Southampton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
160 (16.26 %)Microsoft
216 (4.336 %)Oracle
311 (2.981 %)Adobe
47 (1.897 %)IBM
56 (1.626 %)Tridion
56 (1.626 %)Google
65 (1.355 %)DoubleClick
73 (0.813 %)Visualfiles
73 (0.813 %)Sage
73 (0.813 %)SAP
73 (0.813 %)Intel
73 (0.813 %)Citrix
82 (0.542 %)Interwoven
82 (0.542 %)BEA
82 (0.542 %)Business Objects
82 (0.542 %)ESRI
91 (0.271 %)Red Hat
91 (0.271 %)Macromedia
91 (0.271 %)Cognos
91 (0.271 %)Novell