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The table below looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Suffolk 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5857
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads936
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.016 %
As % of the category below5.521 %26.67 %
Salaries quoted921
Average minimum salary£27,000£25,095
Average salary£29,607£28,857
% change on same period last year+2.59 %
Average maximum salary£32,214£32,619
UK excluding London average salary£34,185£33,947
% change on same period last year+0.69 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads163135
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.109 %0.060 %
Salaries quoted11892
Average minimum salary£33,290£33,702
Average salary£36,767£35,794
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Average maximum salary£40,243£37,886
UK excluding London average salary£37,689£40,228
% change on same period last year-6.31 %
Computer Science East of EnglandComputer Science
East of England

Computer Science
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Suffolk Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
IpswichUp+48£28,250-1.54 %
FelixstoweDown-65£32,900-
Computer Science East of EnglandComputer Science
East of England

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

124 (92.31 %)Degree
213 (50.00 %)Java
39 (34.62 %)C#
39 (34.62 %).NET
39 (34.62 %)Software Engineering
48 (30.77 %)C++
57 (26.92 %)SQL Server
57 (26.92 %)Microsoft
57 (26.92 %)Spring
66 (23.08 %)Games
66 (23.08 %)C
66 (23.08 %)ASP.NET
66 (23.08 %)XHTML
75 (19.23 %)SMS
75 (19.23 %)Linux
75 (19.23 %)JBoss
75 (19.23 %)JUnit
75 (19.23 %)HTML
75 (19.23 %)J2EE
75 (19.23 %)MySQL
75 (19.23 %)WAP
75 (19.23 %)Red Hat
75 (19.23 %)Configuration Management
75 (19.23 %)Service Delivery
75 (19.23 %)Hibernate
75 (19.23 %)Agile Software Development
75 (19.23 %)TDD
75 (19.23 %)Subversion
75 (19.23 %)Content Management
75 (19.23 %)Red Hat Linux

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (34.62 %).NET
27 (26.92 %)Spring
36 (23.08 %)XHTML
36 (23.08 %)ASP.NET
45 (19.23 %)J2EE
45 (19.23 %)WAP
45 (19.23 %)Tapestry
45 (19.23 %)HTML
45 (19.23 %)Hibernate
53 (11.54 %)XML
62 (7.692 %)ADO.NET
62 (7.692 %)ASP
62 (7.692 %)AJAX
62 (7.692 %)Middleware
71 (3.846 %)J2SE
71 (3.846 %).NET Framework
71 (3.846 %)XSLT
71 (3.846 %)WebServices
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (19.23 %)JBoss
21 (3.846 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.846 %)Exchange Server 2003
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (7.692 %)MS Excel
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (19.23 %)SMS
21 (3.846 %)WAN
21 (3.846 %)Wireless
21 (3.846 %)LAN
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (26.92 %)SQL Server
25 (19.23 %)MySQL
31 (3.846 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (3.846 %)SQL Server 2005
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (19.23 %)JUnit
15 (19.23 %)Subversion
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (23.08 %)Games
23 (11.54 %)Manufacturing
32 (7.692 %)Electronics
41 (3.846 %)Finance
41 (3.846 %)Government
41 (3.846 %)Legal
41 (3.846 %)Local Government
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (69.23 %)Developer
26 (23.08 %)Java Developer
35 (19.23 %)Senior Developer
44 (15.38 %)Junior Developer
44 (15.38 %)Junior
53 (11.54 %)Systems Engineer
53 (11.54 %).NET Developer
53 (11.54 %)C# Developer
53 (11.54 %)Graduate
53 (11.54 %)Software Developer
62 (7.692 %)Graduate Developer
62 (7.692 %)CSharp Software Developer
71 (3.846 %)Graduate Java Developer
71 (3.846 %)Trainee
71 (3.846 %)Architect
71 (3.846 %)Analyst
71 (3.846 %)Web Developer
71 (3.846 %)Support Analyst
71 (3.846 %)Technical Support
71 (3.846 %)Technical Support Analyst
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.692 %)Firmware
21 (3.846 %)Mathematics
21 (3.846 %)N-Tier
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (19.23 %)Linux
15 (19.23 %)Red Hat Linux
21 (3.846 %)Windows
21 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (34.62 %)Software Engineering
25 (19.23 %)Configuration Management
25 (19.23 %)Service Delivery
25 (19.23 %)Agile Software Development
25 (19.23 %)TDD
25 (19.23 %)Content Management
34 (15.38 %)UML
41 (3.846 %)E-Commerce
41 (3.846 %)Process Management
41 (3.846 %)Systems Analysis
41 (3.846 %)Time Management
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (50.00 %)Java
29 (34.62 %)C#
38 (30.77 %)C++
46 (23.08 %)C
53 (11.54 %)PowerHouse
62 (7.692 %)VB
62 (7.692 %)JavaScript
71 (3.846 %)SQL
71 (3.846 %)Objective-C
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (92.31 %)Degree
21 (3.846 %)CCENT
21 (3.846 %)MCSE
21 (3.846 %)Microsoft Certification
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (7.692 %)ISO9000
21 (3.846 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (3.846 %)QA
Suffolk IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.846 %)OpenView
11 (3.846 %)Netcool
11 (3.846 %)NNM
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (26.92 %)Microsoft
25 (19.23 %)Red Hat
33 (11.54 %)Oracle
41 (3.846 %)Cisco
41 (3.846 %)IBM
41 (3.846 %)HP