The first table below looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs advertised for the Staffordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 Job Titles advertised for the Staffordshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Programmer
Rank 52 62 41
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a Programmer 15 6 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 2.530% 1.036% 4.047%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.568% 1.062% 4.263%
Number of salaries quoted 15 4 21
Average salary £29,500 £35,750 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.48% -4.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £16,000 £25,900 £36,000
10% offered a salary of more than £38,000 £40,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
Staffordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
584 565 563
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 98.48% 97.58% 94.94%
Number of salaries quoted 497 486 449
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% -
90% offered a salary of more than £18,500 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £51,000 £62,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Programmer
West Midlands

Programmer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Programmer across the Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Staffordshire Programmer Jobs Demand Trend

Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Staffordshire Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Programmer across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Staffordshire Programmer Salary Histogram

Programmer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Stafford - 6 £16,000 -
Stoke-on-Trent +8 4 £36,250 +54.25%
Burton-upon-Trent -7 3 £35,000 +11.11%
Programmer
West Midlands

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited 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 Programmer in their job title.

1 25 (78.13%) .NET
2 22 (68.75%) C#
3 16 (50.00%) Software Engineering
4 15 (46.88%) C++
4 15 (46.88%) Java
4 15 (46.88%) Computer Science
5 12 (37.50%) JavaScript
5 12 (37.50%) HTML
5 12 (37.50%) CSS
6 10 (31.25%) Web Services
7 9 (28.13%) SQL Server
8 8 (25.00%) Photoshop
8 8 (25.00%) OO
9 7 (21.88%) Flash
9 7 (21.88%) OOD
9 7 (21.88%) ActionScript
9 7 (21.88%) Adobe
9 7 (21.88%) ASP.NET
9 7 (21.88%) Flash Builder
9 7 (21.88%) HTML5
9 7 (21.88%) Graphic Design
9 7 (21.88%) ActionScript 3.0
10 5 (15.63%) Ajax
10 5 (15.63%) SQL
11 4 (12.50%) VB.NET
11 4 (12.50%) WinForms
11 4 (12.50%) SQL Server 2005
11 4 (12.50%) SQL Server 2008
12 3 (9.375%) jQuery
12 3 (9.375%) .NET Framework

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited 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 Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 25 (78.13%) .NET
2 12 (37.50%) HTML
2 12 (37.50%) CSS
3 10 (31.25%) Web Services
4 7 (21.88%) Flash
4 7 (21.88%) ASP.NET
4 7 (21.88%) HTML5
5 5 (15.63%) Ajax
6 4 (12.50%) WinForms
7 3 (9.375%) jQuery
7 3 (9.375%) .NET Framework
7 3 (9.375%) XML
8 2 (6.250%) Middleware
8 2 (6.250%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
8 2 (6.250%) WCF
8 2 (6.250%) WPF
9 1 (3.125%) XSL
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.125%) ColdFusion
1 1 (3.125%) OpenEdge
1 1 (3.125%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (25.00%) Photoshop
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.125%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (28.13%) SQL Server
2 4 (12.50%) SQL Server 2005
2 4 (12.50%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (6.250%) SQL Server 2012
3 2 (6.250%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (3.125%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (3.125%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (3.125%) MS Access
4 1 (3.125%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 7 (21.88%) Flash Builder
2 2 (6.250%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (6.250%) Visual Studio
2 2 (6.250%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 1 (3.125%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 15 (46.88%) Computer Science
2 7 (21.88%) Graphic Design
3 1 (3.125%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 3 (9.375%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 8 (25.00%) OO
3 7 (21.88%) OOD
4 2 (6.250%) UML
4 2 (6.250%) OOP
4 2 (6.250%) Dependency Injection
5 1 (3.125%) Kimball Methodology
5 1 (3.125%) Migration
5 1 (3.125%) Web Design
5 1 (3.125%) Data Analysis
5 1 (3.125%) ETL
5 1 (3.125%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (3.125%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 22 (68.75%) C#
2 15 (46.88%) C++
2 15 (46.88%) Java
3 12 (37.50%) JavaScript
4 7 (21.88%) ActionScript
4 7 (21.88%) ActionScript 3.0
5 5 (15.63%) SQL
6 4 (12.50%) VB.NET
7 2 (6.250%) VBA
7 2 (6.250%) VB
8 1 (3.125%) VB6
8 1 (3.125%) T-SQL
8 1 (3.125%) PHP
Qualifications
1 3 (9.375%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (3.125%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (21.88%) Adobe
2 3 (9.375%) Telerik
3 2 (6.250%) Oracle
4 1 (3.125%) Sage
4 1 (3.125%) Microsoft
Lichfield, West Midlands
You will work alongside a team of developers on a number of products, adhering to company procedures and becoming an expert in certain subjects for the clients and...
JAM
Salary: £28000 - £32000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Lichfield, Staffordshire
You For your application to be successful as an Analyst Programmer / C# ASP.Net / Software Developer, it's likely that you will be a match for the following...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £32000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Lichfield, Staffordshire
You For your application to be successful as an Trainee Programmer / C# ASP.Net / Software Developer, it's likely that you will be a match for the following...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Lichfield, West Midlands
Sharing knowledge and building your expertise with the systems and solutions is an on-going requirement of this position, and will ensure your growth within the company.YouFor...
JAM
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Windows Forms design experience. Degree level education in IT subject. Awareness of N-Tier architecture. SQL Language - practical experience with SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE... DB creation/modification using...
Blues Point Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum + benefits inc pension, bonus
Posted: 21 May 2013