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This section looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Swindon 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7267
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads74
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.704 %3.571 %
Salaries quoted63
Average minimum salary£37,167£25,000
Average salary£47,917£25,000
% change on same period last year+91.66 %
Average maximum salary£58,667£25,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,764£32,520
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
Swindon IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Swindon
Matching permanent IT job ads189112
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.102 %0.047 %
Salaries quoted16196
Average minimum salary£31,099£34,527
Average salary£34,884£36,807
% change on same period last year-5.22 %
Average maximum salary£38,670£39,087
UK excluding London average salary£37,888£39,245
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Computer Science WiltshireComputer Science
Wiltshire

Computer Science
Demand Trend

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

Swindon 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 Swindon region.

Swindon Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Swindon region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Swindon Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Swindon 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.

113 (100.00 %)Degree
210 (76.92 %)C
210 (76.92 %)C++
39 (69.23 %)HND
39 (69.23 %)Embedded C
39 (69.23 %)Embedded C++
39 (69.23 %)Firmware
39 (69.23 %)Wireless
42 (15.38 %)Software Engineering
42 (15.38 %)Windows
51 (7.692 %)Linux
51 (7.692 %)MS Excel
51 (7.692 %)Windows XP
51 (7.692 %)Microsoft
51 (7.692 %)VB
51 (7.692 %)MS Office
51 (7.692 %)HP
51 (7.692 %)UNIX
51 (7.692 %)Telecoms

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Swindon 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.

Swindon IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)MS Office
11 (7.692 %)MS Excel
Swindon IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (69.23 %)Wireless
Swindon IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Telecoms
Swindon IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (15.38 %)Graduate
12 (15.38 %)Embedded C Engineer
12 (15.38 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
12 (15.38 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
21 (7.692 %)Analyst
21 (7.692 %)Consultant
21 (7.692 %)Analyst Programmer
21 (7.692 %)Programmer
21 (7.692 %)Support Specialist
21 (7.692 %)Support Consultant
21 (7.692 %)Telecoms Engineer
21 (7.692 %)IT Support Specialist
Swindon IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (69.23 %)Firmware
Swindon IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (15.38 %)Windows
21 (7.692 %)Linux
21 (7.692 %)Windows XP
21 (7.692 %)UNIX
Swindon IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)Software Engineering
Swindon IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (76.92 %)C
110 (76.92 %)C++
29 (69.23 %)Embedded C
29 (69.23 %)Embedded C++
31 (7.692 %)VB
Swindon IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (100.00 %)Degree
29 (69.23 %)HND
Swindon IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (7.692 %)Microsoft
11 (7.692 %)HP