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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Developer role in IT jobs within the Suffolk 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 Senior Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3240
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads3659
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.026 %
As % of the category below6.729 %6.317 %
Salaries quoted3458
Average minimum salary£41,371£37,345
Average salary£46,414£43,319
% change on same period last year+7.14 %
Average maximum salary£51,457£49,293
UK excluding London average salary£40,592£40,128
% change on same period last year+1.15 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads535934
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.358 %0.417 %
Salaries quoted434784
Average minimum salary£31,259£34,674
Average salary£34,505£38,954
% change on same period last year-11.42 %
Average maximum salary£37,752£43,234
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Senior Developer East of EnglandSenior Developer
East of England

Senior Developer
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk Senior Developer Demand Trend

Senior Developer
Salary Trend

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

Suffolk Senior Developer Salary Trend

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk Senior Developer Salary Histogram

Senior Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer 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+833£47,097+10.66 %
NewmarketUp+81£45,000+50.00 %
Bury St EdmundsNo change01£42,500-6.70 %
LowestoftNew entry-1£35,000-
Senior Developer East of EnglandSenior Developer
East of England

Senior Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region that cited Senior 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 Senior Developer in their job title.

135 (43.21 %)Java
233 (40.74 %)C#
233 (40.74 %)J2EE
331 (38.27 %).NET
430 (37.04 %)Data Protection Act
430 (37.04 %)Data Protection
525 (30.86 %)Spring
525 (30.86 %)Hibernate
623 (28.40 %)JUnit
722 (27.16 %)Subversion
722 (27.16 %)Tapestry
722 (27.16 %)Configuration Management
821 (25.93 %)SQL Server
920 (24.69 %)SQL
1019 (23.46 %)Telecoms
1118 (22.22 %)Oracle
1118 (22.22 %)ASP.NET
1217 (20.99 %)C++
1315 (18.52 %)UNIX
1414 (17.28 %)Degree
1513 (16.05 %)XML
1513 (16.05 %)Linux
1612 (14.81 %)HTML
1612 (14.81 %)CSS
1711 (13.58 %)JavaScript
1810 (12.35 %)OO
199 (11.11 %)Microsoft
199 (11.11 %)C
208 (9.877 %)Visual Studio
208 (9.877 %)Red Hat

Senior Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region that cited Senior 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 Senior Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (40.74 %)J2EE
231 (38.27 %).NET
325 (30.86 %)Hibernate
325 (30.86 %)Spring
422 (27.16 %)Tapestry
518 (22.22 %)ASP.NET
613 (16.05 %)XML
712 (14.81 %)HTML
712 (14.81 %)CSS
88 (9.877 %)WebSphere
97 (8.642 %).NET Framework
97 (8.642 %)WebServices
97 (8.642 %)AJAX
106 (7.407 %)ASP
106 (7.407 %)SOAP
115 (6.173 %)COM+
115 (6.173 %)XSLT
115 (6.173 %)XHTML
115 (6.173 %)WAP
123 (3.704 %)JMS
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (9.877 %)JBoss
27 (8.642 %)Site Server
35 (6.173 %)SharePoint
35 (6.173 %)BizTalk Server
35 (6.173 %)MTS
35 (6.173 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (1.235 %)IIS
41 (1.235 %)Tomcat
41 (1.235 %)Apache
41 (1.235 %)CMS
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (6.173 %)SMS
21 (1.235 %)WAN
21 (1.235 %)SS7
21 (1.235 %)LAN
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (25.93 %)SQL Server
28 (9.877 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (8.642 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (7.407 %)MySQL
53 (3.704 %)DB2 UDB
53 (3.704 %)DB2
61 (1.235 %)DTS
61 (1.235 %)Oracle 10g
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (28.40 %)JUnit
222 (27.16 %)Subversion
38 (9.877 %)Visual Studio
41 (1.235 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (23.46 %)Telecoms
28 (9.877 %)Insurance
36 (7.407 %)Finance
36 (7.407 %)Banking
41 (1.235 %)Pharmaceutical
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
130 (37.04 %)Data Protection Act
25 (6.173 %)Computer Science
32 (2.469 %)Fat Client
32 (2.469 %)Thin Client
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (18.52 %)UNIX
213 (16.05 %)Linux
38 (9.877 %)Windows
38 (9.877 %)Red Hat Linux
45 (6.173 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (4.938 %)Windows 2000 Server
63 (3.704 %)Windows 2000
63 (3.704 %)AIX
63 (3.704 %)HPUX
63 (3.704 %)Solaris
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (37.04 %)Data Protection
222 (27.16 %)Configuration Management
310 (12.35 %)OO
46 (7.407 %)Content Management
46 (7.407 %)E-Commerce
46 (7.407 %)Agile Software Development
55 (6.173 %)TDD
55 (6.173 %)SOA
55 (6.173 %)Web Development
55 (6.173 %)UML
55 (6.173 %)Service Delivery
55 (6.173 %)Change Management
63 (3.704 %)Workflow
72 (2.469 %)CRM
72 (2.469 %)PRINCE2
81 (1.235 %)OOP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (43.21 %)Java
233 (40.74 %)C#
320 (24.69 %)SQL
417 (20.99 %)C++
511 (13.58 %)JavaScript
69 (11.11 %)C
77 (8.642 %)Delphi
85 (6.173 %)Perl
94 (4.938 %)PHP
94 (4.938 %)VB
94 (4.938 %)VB6
94 (4.938 %)Ruby
102 (2.469 %)VB.NET
111 (1.235 %)Python
111 (1.235 %)PL/SQL
111 (1.235 %)Transact-SQL
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (17.28 %)Degree
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (22.22 %)Oracle
29 (11.11 %)Microsoft
38 (9.877 %)Red Hat
43 (3.704 %)IBM