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The table below looks at the demand for the Junior role in IT jobs within the Staffordshire 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 Junior in their job title over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Junior
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4554
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads137
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.200 %1.118 %
Salaries quoted87
Average minimum salary£21,500£17,143
Average salary£23,188£19,071
% change on same period last year+21.58 %
Average maximum salary£24,875£21,000
UK excluding London average salary£24,741£25,254
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Staffordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads591626
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.383 %0.279 %
Salaries quoted436548
Average minimum salary£30,747£32,227
Average salary£33,587£35,094
% change on same period last year-4.29 %
Average maximum salary£36,427£37,960
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Junior West MidlandsJunior
West Midlands

Junior
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire Junior Demand Trend

Junior
Salary Trend

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

Staffordshire Junior Salary Trend

Junior
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Junior across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Staffordshire Junior Salary Histogram

Junior
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
Stoke-on-TrentUp+811£22,929+20.67 %
Junior West MidlandsJunior
West Midlands

Junior
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Junior 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 Junior in their job title.

118 (58.06 %).NET
215 (48.39 %)SQL Server
311 (35.48 %)ASP.NET
410 (32.26 %)VB.NET
410 (32.26 %)Microsoft
57 (22.58 %)C#
57 (22.58 %)JavaScript
57 (22.58 %)SQL
57 (22.58 %)ASP
66 (19.35 %)VB
66 (19.35 %)CSS
66 (19.35 %)XML
75 (16.13 %)MS Excel
75 (16.13 %)Web Development
84 (12.90 %)SQL Server 2005
84 (12.90 %)Microsoft Certification
93 (9.677 %)Windows
93 (9.677 %)HTML
102 (6.452 %)Java
102 (6.452 %)J2EE
102 (6.452 %)OO
102 (6.452 %)Cognos
102 (6.452 %)Windows XP
102 (6.452 %)Intranet
102 (6.452 %)JavaBeans
102 (6.452 %)Project Management
102 (6.452 %)Finance
102 (6.452 %)Validation
102 (6.452 %)Migration
102 (6.452 %)CMS

Junior
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Junior 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 Junior in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (58.06 %).NET
211 (35.48 %)ASP.NET
37 (22.58 %)ASP
46 (19.35 %)CSS
46 (19.35 %)XML
53 (9.677 %)HTML
62 (6.452 %)J2EE
62 (6.452 %)JavaBeans
62 (6.452 %)AJAX
62 (6.452 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (3.226 %)XHTML
71 (3.226 %)COM+
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (6.452 %)CMS
21 (3.226 %)MS Exchange
Staffordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (16.13 %)MS Excel
21 (3.226 %)Photoshop
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.226 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.452 %)Intranet
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (48.39 %)SQL Server
24 (12.90 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (3.226 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (3.226 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (3.226 %)Cognos Powerplay
31 (3.226 %)Cognos Impromptu
31 (3.226 %)Datawarehouse
31 (3.226 %)BusinessObjects
31 (3.226 %)Crystal Reports
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.226 %)Flash
Staffordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (6.452 %)Finance
12 (6.452 %)Pensions
21 (3.226 %)Chemicals
21 (3.226 %)Health
Staffordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.226 %)Pocket PC
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (9.677 %)Windows
22 (6.452 %)Windows XP
31 (3.226 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (3.226 %)Windows Mobile
31 (3.226 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (3.226 %)Windows NT
31 (3.226 %)Windows 2000
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (16.13 %)Web Development
22 (6.452 %)OO
22 (6.452 %)Project Management
22 (6.452 %)Validation
22 (6.452 %)Migration
31 (3.226 %)Test Scripting
31 (3.226 %)Software Testing
31 (3.226 %)Statistical Analysis
31 (3.226 %)Risk Assessment
31 (3.226 %)Business Intelligence
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (32.26 %)VB.NET
27 (22.58 %)C#
27 (22.58 %)JavaScript
27 (22.58 %)SQL
36 (19.35 %)VB
42 (6.452 %)Java
51 (3.226 %)VB6
51 (3.226 %)ActionScript
51 (3.226 %)C
Staffordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (12.90 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.226 %)Degree
Staffordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.226 %)Terminal Services
11 (3.226 %)Active Directory
Staffordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (32.26 %)Microsoft
22 (6.452 %)Cognos
31 (3.226 %)Adobe
31 (3.226 %)Oracle
31 (3.226 %)Business Objects