The first table below looks at the demand for WordPress skills in IT jobs advertised for the Southampton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WordPress over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category for the Southampton region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
WordPress
Rank 71 86 -
Rank change year-on-year
+15 -
Permanent jobs citing WordPress 15 3 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southampton 1.799% 0.326% -
As % of the Application Platforms category 7.732% 1.705% -
Number of salaries quoted 12 2 0
Average salary £28,750 £35,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.85% -
UK excluding London average salary £31,500 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+5.00% -
All Application Platforms
Southampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
194 176 121
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southampton 23.26% 19.13% 19.39%
Number of salaries quoted 180 161 105
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% -
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £23,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -
WordPress
Hampshire

WordPress
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing WordPress across the Southampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Southampton WordPress Jobs Demand Trend

WordPress
Salary Trend

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

Southampton WordPress Salary Trend

WordPress
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WordPress across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Southampton WordPress Salary Histogram

WordPress
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southampton region citing WordPress 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 WordPress.

1 32 (96.97%) PHP
2 31 (93.94%) Drupal
3 30 (90.91%) CSS
4 26 (78.79%) JavaScript
4 26 (78.79%) HTML5
5 25 (75.76%) CSS3
6 24 (72.73%) XHTML
7 22 (66.67%) Photoshop
8 21 (63.64%) E-Commerce
9 19 (57.58%) Node.js
10 18 (54.55%) MySQL
11 16 (48.48%) Backbone.js
11 16 (48.48%) PhoneGap
11 16 (48.48%) Magento
12 14 (42.42%) jQuery
12 14 (42.42%) CMS
13 13 (39.39%) Subversion
14 11 (33.33%) Web Services
14 11 (33.33%) DOM
15 10 (30.30%) SEO
15 10 (30.30%) Joomla!
15 10 (30.30%) Zend
15 10 (30.30%) Semantic HTML
16 9 (27.27%) Sencha
16 9 (27.27%) Fireworks
16 9 (27.27%) LAMP
17 8 (24.24%) HTML
18 7 (21.21%) Git (software)
18 7 (21.21%) Apple iOS
18 7 (21.21%) Objective-C

WordPress
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southampton region citing WordPress 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 WordPress. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 30 (90.91%) CSS
2 26 (78.79%) HTML5
3 25 (75.76%) CSS3
4 24 (72.73%) XHTML
5 19 (57.58%) Node.js
6 16 (48.48%) Backbone.js
7 14 (42.42%) jQuery
8 11 (33.33%) Web Services
8 11 (33.33%) DOM
9 10 (30.30%) Semantic HTML
10 9 (27.27%) LAMP
11 8 (24.24%) HTML
12 1 (3.030%) Flash
12 1 (3.030%) J2EE
12 1 (3.030%) cocos2d
Application Platforms
1 31 (93.94%) Drupal
2 16 (48.48%) Magento
3 14 (42.42%) CMS
4 10 (30.30%) Joomla!
5 3 (9.091%) Apache
Applications
1 22 (66.67%) Photoshop
2 9 (27.27%) Fireworks
3 1 (3.030%) Adobe Illustrator
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (54.55%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 16 (48.48%) PhoneGap
2 13 (39.39%) Subversion
3 7 (21.21%) Git (software)
General
1 1 (3.030%) Games
Job Titles
1 33 (100.00%) Developer
2 23 (69.70%) Web Developer
3 14 (42.42%) PHP Developer
4 9 (27.27%) PHP Web Developer
4 9 (27.27%) Front-End Developer
5 8 (24.24%) Front-End Web Developer
6 4 (12.12%) PHP MySQL Developer
7 3 (9.091%) Junior
7 3 (9.091%) Junior Developer
8 1 (3.030%) Games Developer
8 1 (3.030%) Junior Games Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.091%) Mobile App
2 1 (3.030%) W3C
2 1 (3.030%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 7 (21.21%) Apple iOS
2 5 (15.15%) Linux
3 1 (3.030%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (63.64%) E-Commerce
2 10 (30.30%) SEO
3 6 (18.18%) OO
4 5 (15.15%) MVC
4 5 (15.15%) Web Development
5 4 (12.12%) OOP
6 2 (6.061%) Agile Software Development
7 1 (3.030%) Game Development
Programming Languages
1 32 (96.97%) PHP
2 26 (78.79%) JavaScript
3 7 (21.21%) Objective-C
4 2 (6.061%) PHP5
5 1 (3.030%) Java
5 1 (3.030%) C
5 1 (3.030%) C++
5 1 (3.030%) ActionScript
5 1 (3.030%) ActionScript 3.0
Qualifications
1 2 (6.061%) Degree
Vendors
1 10 (30.30%) Zend
2 9 (27.27%) Sencha
3 4 (12.12%) Facebook
4 3 (9.091%) Adobe
Southampton, Hampshire
You will need experience with Worpress, Magento, MVC, HTML, CSS and Javascript... Knowledge, experience and technical skills: *A strong technical background developing PHP websites / applications *Experience developing within...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + AMAZING BENEFITS
Posted: 24 May 2013
Southampton, South East
PHP developer required by Southampton's leading Digital Agencies... With this in mind, they are looking for a confident PHP developer who can hit the ground running with...
NFP Group Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
PHP developer required by Southampton's leading Digital Agencies... PHP experience (3 4 years) both presentation tier and server side Experience of Drupal (6 or 7) or Wordpress...
FIRST POINT IT RESOURCING
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Southampton, South East
Junior Gaming Developers (Mobile/Apps)Opus is looking for 2 full-time Gaming Programmers to work alongside a core team of experienced developers on a range of projects...
OPUS
Salary: GBP20000 to GBP24000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013