Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. 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 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank10074
Rank change on the same period last yearDown-26
Matching permanent IT job ads15025296
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK2.206 %2.655 %
As % of the Job Titles category2.429 %2.895 %
Salaries quoted13004526
Average salary£35,000£35,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,500£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£50,000£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£32,500
% change on same period last year+7.690 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
61844182955
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK90.83 %91.72 %
Salaries quoted51383150133
Average salary£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Programmer Demand Trend

Programmer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Programmer within the UK.

Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Programmer over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

Programmer Salary Histogram

Programmer
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-261390£35,000-
LondonDown-20434£40,000-11.11 %
South EastDown-10315£37,000+5.71 %
City of LondonUp+6158£40,000-11.11 %
South WestUp+2152£32,500+8.33 %
North WestUp+11132£30,000-
East of EnglandDown-42106£34,500-11.53 %
North EastUp+4784£35,000+12.90 %
SurreyUp+1984£35,000+2.94 %
Tyne and WearUp+4472£35,000+29.62 %
BristolUp+870£34,000+4.61 %
YorkshireDown-4764£33,000+10.00 %
CambridgeshireDown-961£36,000-3.35 %
HampshireUp+3760£37,000+5.71 %
BerkshireDown-2460£39,000+4.00 %
West MidlandsDown-3857£35,000+16.66 %
ManchesterUp+351£28,000-6.66 %
ScotlandUp+2745£24,000-27.27 %
NewcastleUp+2844£37,500+66.66 %
East MidlandsDown-4344£37,500+15.38 %
HertfordshireDown-331£34,500-1.42 %
MerseysideUp+2530£30,500+1.66 %
CheshireUp+2230£31,250-10.07 %
LiverpoolUp+1629£35,000+16.66 %
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+2027£31,500+16.66 %
South YorkshireDown-3226£34,000+13.33 %
Home CountiesUp+2925£42,500+6.25 %
WalesUp+1125£26,250-13.93 %
SomersetUp+525£30,000+9.09 %
ReadingUp+1724£36,750-3.28 %

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK 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.

11162 (33.99 %)SQL
21145 (33.49 %).NET
3946 (27.67 %)C#
4905 (26.47 %)SQL Server
5782 (22.87 %)C++
6622 (18.19 %)ASP.NET
7566 (16.55 %)Degree
8551 (16.12 %)Java
9534 (15.62 %)Oracle
10529 (15.47 %)XML
11522 (15.27 %)Finance
12468 (13.69 %)JavaScript
13453 (13.25 %)Games
14444 (12.99 %)HTML
15392 (11.47 %)UNIX
16381 (11.14 %)C
17373 (10.91 %)Windows
18366 (10.70 %)Microsoft
19357 (10.44 %)VB.NET
20353 (10.32 %)OO
21343 (10.03 %)VB
22282 (8.248 %)PHP
23273 (7.985 %)Linux
24252 (7.371 %)CSS
25249 (7.283 %)AJAX
26248 (7.254 %)PL/SQL
27237 (6.932 %)WebServices
28232 (6.786 %)MySQL
29219 (6.405 %)ASP
30215 (6.288 %)J2EE

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11145 (33.49 %).NET
2622 (18.19 %)ASP.NET
3529 (15.47 %)XML
4444 (12.99 %)HTML
5252 (7.371 %)CSS
6249 (7.283 %)AJAX
7237 (6.932 %)WebServices
8219 (6.405 %)ASP
9215 (6.288 %)J2EE
10145 (4.241 %)XHTML
11139 (4.066 %)JSP
12114 (3.334 %).NET Framework
13106 (3.100 %)WinForms
1496 (2.808 %)OpenGL
1589 (2.603 %)XSLT
1589 (2.603 %)WebSphere
1677 (2.252 %)Flash
1775 (2.194 %)Middleware
1871 (2.077 %)Spring
1956 (1.638 %)MFC
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1111 (3.247 %)SharePoint
2107 (3.130 %)SAS
393 (2.720 %)Apache
482 (2.398 %)IIS
545 (1.316 %)CMS
639 (1.141 %)WebLogic
738 (1.111 %)BizTalk Server
837 (1.082 %)Tomcat
932 (0.936 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1028 (0.819 %)OpenEdge
1126 (0.760 %)WebSphere Portal
1223 (0.673 %)CICS
1317 (0.497 %)MQSeries
1416 (0.468 %)Oracle Application Server
1513 (0.380 %)WebSphere Application Server
1612 (0.351 %)Oracle Workflow
1711 (0.322 %)ColdFusion
188 (0.234 %)Lotus Notes
188 (0.234 %)Lotus Domino
197 (0.205 %)WebSphere MQ
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1197 (5.762 %)MS Excel
284 (2.457 %)MS Office
366 (1.930 %)PrintSoft PReS
437 (1.082 %)Photoshop
532 (0.936 %)MS Visio
623 (0.673 %)3ds Max
716 (0.468 %)MATLAB
813 (0.380 %)SPSS
912 (0.351 %)Maya
1010 (0.292 %)S-PLUS
117 (0.205 %)MS Project
126 (0.175 %)InDesign
126 (0.175 %)Spreadsheet
135 (0.146 %)DOC1
144 (0.117 %)InfoPath
152 (0.058 %)Authorware
152 (0.058 %)ArcInfo
161 (0.029 %)MS PowerPoint
161 (0.029 %)FastStats
161 (0.029 %)Simulink
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
133 (0.965 %)Oracle Applications
226 (0.760 %)SAP SD
325 (0.731 %)SAP FI
417 (0.497 %)Summit
514 (0.409 %)Oracle Financials
613 (0.380 %)Oracle EBS R12
613 (0.380 %)Oracle 11i
712 (0.351 %)Oracle EBS
811 (0.322 %)RMDS
910 (0.292 %)BPCS
108 (0.234 %)Oracle HRMS
108 (0.234 %)Dynamics CRM
117 (0.205 %)Siebel Analytics
126 (0.175 %)MFGPRO
126 (0.175 %)Movex
134 (0.117 %)SAP WM
134 (0.117 %)INSURE/90
134 (0.117 %)Pivotal CRM
134 (0.117 %)Dynamics NAV
143 (0.088 %)SunGard GMI
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1122 (3.568 %)Internet
232 (0.936 %)Intranet
232 (0.936 %)TCP/IP
328 (0.819 %)HTTP
419 (0.556 %)SAN
517 (0.497 %)DNS
616 (0.468 %)Extranet
715 (0.439 %)Firewall
813 (0.380 %)Ethernet
910 (0.292 %)SNMP
108 (0.234 %)SSH
117 (0.205 %)NAS
117 (0.205 %)VPN
126 (0.175 %)VLAN
135 (0.146 %)3G
135 (0.146 %)LAN
135 (0.146 %)SMS
135 (0.146 %)DHCP
144 (0.117 %)VoIP
144 (0.117 %)WAN
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1905 (26.47 %)SQL Server
2232 (6.786 %)MySQL
3204 (5.967 %)SQL Server 2005
4173 (5.060 %)SQL Server 2000
573 (2.135 %)Oracle Reports
660 (1.755 %)Oracle 8/8i
756 (1.638 %)Oracle 10g
854 (1.579 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
952 (1.521 %)DB2
1051 (1.492 %)RDBMS
1149 (1.433 %)MS Access
1246 (1.345 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1345 (1.316 %)Datawarehouse
1442 (1.228 %)Crystal Reports
1536 (1.053 %)SQL Server 2008
1630 (0.877 %)BusinessObjects
1725 (0.731 %)ETL
1821 (0.614 %)Oracle 9i
1920 (0.585 %)Base SAS
2018 (0.526 %)PostgreSQL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1201 (5.879 %)Visual Studio
276 (2.223 %)Eclipse
375 (2.194 %)Oracle Forms
464 (1.872 %)Subversion
555 (1.609 %)JUnit
636 (1.053 %)WebSpeed
734 (0.994 %)Oracle APEX
826 (0.760 %)Team Foundation Server
919 (0.556 %)Ant
1015 (0.439 %)ProC
1114 (0.409 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1213 (0.380 %)JIRA
1312 (0.351 %)NUnit
1410 (0.292 %)ClearCase
159 (0.263 %)PROIV
159 (0.263 %)Dreamweaver
168 (0.234 %)Rational Rose
168 (0.234 %)JDeveloper
168 (0.234 %)AllFusion
168 (0.234 %)WebObjects
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1522 (15.27 %)Finance
2453 (13.25 %)Games
3198 (5.791 %)Pensions
4149 (4.358 %)Retail
5148 (4.329 %)Insurance
6136 (3.978 %)Education
7134 (3.919 %)Banking
898 (2.866 %)Health
997 (2.837 %)Marketing
1072 (2.106 %)Front Office
1168 (1.989 %)Telecoms
1266 (1.930 %)3D Graphics
1361 (1.784 %)Back Office
1457 (1.667 %)Pharmaceutical
1556 (1.638 %)Animation
1651 (1.492 %)Investment Banking
1744 (1.287 %)Government
1834 (0.994 %)Online Games
1927 (0.790 %)Manufacturing
2025 (0.731 %)Financial Institution
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1199 (5.820 %)Mathematics
2170 (4.972 %)Computer Science
3166 (4.855 %)AS400
4114 (3.334 %)Physics
5101 (2.954 %)iSeries
683 (2.428 %)Derivative
762 (1.813 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
861 (1.784 %)N-Tier
951 (1.492 %)W3C
1047 (1.375 %)Mainframe
1141 (1.199 %)Multithreading
1239 (1.141 %)Client/Server
1337 (1.082 %)Statistics
1429 (0.848 %)Management Information System
1526 (0.760 %)EFT
1625 (0.731 %)Equities
1721 (0.614 %)Artificial Intelligence
1817 (0.497 %)Credit Risk
1916 (0.468 %)Equity Derivative
2013 (0.380 %)Interest Rate Derivative
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1392 (11.47 %)UNIX
2373 (10.91 %)Windows
3273 (7.985 %)Linux
432 (0.936 %)Solaris
522 (0.643 %)Red Hat Linux
621 (0.614 %)Embedded Linux
720 (0.585 %)MVS
815 (0.439 %)Windows Server 2003
914 (0.409 %)Nucleus RTOS
1010 (0.292 %)Windows XP
118 (0.234 %)VME
127 (0.205 %)Windows Mobile
136 (0.175 %)Windows CE
145 (0.146 %)Windows NT
154 (0.117 %)Windows 2000
154 (0.117 %)AIX
163 (0.088 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
163 (0.088 %)zOS
172 (0.058 %)VxWorks
172 (0.058 %)Windows Vista
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1353 (10.32 %)OO
2183 (5.352 %)E-Commerce
3181 (5.294 %)UML
4151 (4.416 %)Web Development
5107 (3.130 %)Software Engineering
6105 (3.071 %)Agile Software Development
7103 (3.013 %)OOD
889 (2.603 %)CRM
986 (2.515 %)Project Management
1084 (2.457 %)Business Intelligence
1179 (2.311 %)Systems Analysis
1270 (2.047 %)OOP
1360 (1.755 %)Unit Testing
1455 (1.609 %)RAD
1550 (1.462 %)Data Management
1647 (1.375 %)ERP
1745 (1.316 %)Workflow
1841 (1.199 %)Business Analysis
1940 (1.170 %)OOA/OOD
2038 (1.111 %)Data Modelling
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11162 (33.99 %)SQL
2946 (27.67 %)C#
3782 (22.87 %)C++
4551 (16.12 %)Java
5468 (13.69 %)JavaScript
6381 (11.14 %)C
7357 (10.44 %)VB.NET
8343 (10.03 %)VB
9282 (8.248 %)PHP
10248 (7.254 %)PL/SQL
11201 (5.879 %)RPG
12163 (4.767 %)T-SQL
13155 (4.533 %)VB6
14141 (4.124 %)Python
15103 (3.013 %)Perl
1692 (2.691 %)COBOL
1778 (2.281 %)VC++
1877 (2.252 %)ActionScript
1976 (2.223 %)Shell Script
2068 (1.989 %)Delphi
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1566 (16.55 %)Degree
268 (1.989 %)Security Cleared
349 (1.433 %)Microsoft Certification
429 (0.848 %)SC Cleared
526 (0.760 %)MCSD
614 (0.409 %)MCP
614 (0.409 %)PhD
713 (0.380 %)MCTS
812 (0.351 %)HND
910 (0.292 %)MCAD
107 (0.205 %)MCPD
107 (0.205 %)Sun Certification
115 (0.146 %)DV Cleared
124 (0.117 %)Oracle Certification
124 (0.117 %)OCP
124 (0.117 %)Postgraduate
133 (0.088 %)SCJP
133 (0.088 %)ISEB
142 (0.058 %)OCA
142 (0.058 %)PMI Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
169 (2.018 %)QA
222 (0.643 %)WAI
313 (0.380 %)ISO9001
46 (0.175 %)CDISC
54 (0.117 %)21 CFR Part 11
63 (0.088 %)Basel II
63 (0.088 %)GCP
72 (0.058 %)SLA
72 (0.058 %)ISO27001
81 (0.029 %)HL7
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (0.175 %)Active Directory
21 (0.029 %)Cronacle
21 (0.029 %)MSMQ
21 (0.029 %)Terminal Server
21 (0.029 %)NDS
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (0.146 %)MOM
24 (0.117 %)CONTROL-M
32 (0.058 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (0.058 %)BMC Performance Manager
32 (0.058 %)SCOM
41 (0.029 %)CA SiteMinder
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1534 (15.62 %)Oracle
2366 (10.70 %)Microsoft
354 (1.579 %)Sybase
354 (1.579 %)Progress
451 (1.492 %)SAP
537 (1.082 %)JD Edwards
537 (1.082 %)JBoss
632 (0.936 %)Sun
731 (0.907 %)IBM
731 (0.907 %)Micro Focus
830 (0.877 %)Business Objects
929 (0.848 %)Sony
1024 (0.702 %)Zend
1123 (0.673 %)Cognos
1221 (0.614 %)Red Hat
1317 (0.497 %)Citrix
1415 (0.439 %)Microgen
1514 (0.409 %)Adobe
1514 (0.409 %)ATG
1613 (0.380 %)Sage