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This section looks at the demand for Rich Internet Application (RIA) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited RIA over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRich Internet Application (RIA)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank788922
Rank change on same period last yearUp+134
Matching permanent IT job ads13593
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.039 %
As % of the category below0.344 %0.168 %
Salaries quoted10350
Average minimum salary£41,356£45,300
Average salary£45,053£49,410
% change on same period last year-8.81 %
Average maximum salary£48,750£53,520
UK excluding London average salary£37,888£39,048
% change on same period last year-2.97 %
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3928055310
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled21.15 %23.05 %
Salaries quoted3220741664
Average minimum salary£44,202£48,020
Average salary£49,050£53,019
% change on same period last year-7.48 %
Average maximum salary£53,898£58,018
UK excluding London average salary£37,888£39,245
% change on same period last year-3.45 %

RIA
Demand Trend

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

RIA Demand Trend

RIA
Salary Trend

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

RIA Salary Trend

RIA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RIA over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

RIA Salary Histogram

RIA
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RIA within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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
EnglandUp+112128£45,745-7.41 %
LondonUp+13384£49,531-12.97 %
South EastUp+4823£47,077-5.84 %
YorkshireNew entry-18£33,056-
LeedsNew entry-18£33,118-
BerkshireUp+5018£53,333+6.66 %
West YorkshireNew entry-18£33,056-
City of LondonDown-810£69,250+73.12 %
WindsorNew entry-9--
MaidenheadNew entry-9£53,333-
ScotlandUp+305£33,750-
SurreyUp+215£33,000-
EdinburghNew entry-3£33,333-
CwmbranNew entry-2£33,750-
WeybridgeNew entry-2£26,000-
TorfaenNew entry-2£33,750-
South WalesUp+172£33,750-
WalesUp+152£33,750-
West MidlandsUp+61£21,000-5.61 %
EalingNew entry-1--
North WestNew entry-1£50,000-
East of EnglandUp+71£35,000-12.50 %
WokingNew entry-1--
WorcestershireDown-61£21,000-5.61 %
CheshireNew entry-1£50,000-
HertfordshireUp+141£35,000-
BradfordNew entry-1£32,000-
GlasgowNew entry-1--
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-1£37,500-
RuncornNew entry-1£50,000-

RIA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing RIA 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 RIA.

1214 (78.39 %)Internet
2138 (50.55 %)Adobe Flex
3122 (44.69 %)Java
4115 (42.12 %)AJAX
5112 (41.03 %)Flash
699 (36.26 %)CSS
797 (35.53 %)ActionScript
797 (35.53 %).NET
887 (31.87 %)JavaScript
975 (27.47 %)XHTML
1070 (25.64 %)Silverlight
1166 (24.18 %)C#
1261 (22.34 %)HTML
1357 (20.88 %)ASP.NET
1357 (20.88 %)XML
1455 (20.15 %)Adobe
1553 (19.41 %)DOM
1553 (19.41 %)Degree
1652 (19.05 %)Web 2.0
1748 (17.58 %)OO
1847 (17.22 %)SQL
1946 (16.85 %)Banking
2044 (16.12 %)IIS
2142 (15.38 %)Investment Banking
2241 (15.02 %)XSLT
2340 (14.65 %)Google
2439 (14.29 %)Web Development
2439 (14.29 %).NET Framework
2439 (14.29 %)SQL Server
2439 (14.29 %)Eclipse

RIA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing RIA 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 RIA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1138 (50.55 %)Adobe Flex
2115 (42.12 %)AJAX
399 (36.26 %)CSS
497 (35.53 %).NET
575 (27.47 %)XHTML
670 (25.64 %)Silverlight
761 (22.34 %)HTML
857 (20.88 %)ASP.NET
857 (20.88 %)XML
953 (19.41 %)DOM
1041 (15.02 %)XSLT
1139 (14.29 %).NET Framework
1236 (13.19 %)JSON
1323 (8.425 %)J2EE
1419 (6.960 %)Adobe AIR
1518 (6.593 %)JSP
1616 (5.861 %)KML
1616 (5.861 %)Google Maps API
1715 (5.495 %)MooTools
1715 (5.495 %)jQuery
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
144 (16.12 %)IIS
214 (5.128 %)CMS
37 (2.564 %)JBoss
46 (2.198 %)WebSphere MQ
55 (1.832 %)WebLogic
63 (1.099 %)SharePoint Server 2007
63 (1.099 %)SharePoint
72 (0.733 %)ColdFusion
72 (0.733 %)WebLogic Portal
81 (0.366 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.366 %)Lotus Domino
81 (0.366 %)Tomcat
81 (0.366 %)Flash Media Server
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (2.930 %)Photoshop
27 (2.564 %)Adobe Illustrator
34 (1.465 %)MS Excel
34 (1.465 %)MS PowerPoint
43 (1.099 %)Fireworks
43 (1.099 %)Adobe Director
52 (0.733 %)InDesign
61 (0.366 %)MS Visio
61 (0.366 %)Shockwave
61 (0.366 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (2.930 %)Summit
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1214 (78.39 %)Internet
213 (4.762 %)HTTP
311 (4.029 %)SNMP
311 (4.029 %)SMTP
311 (4.029 %)FTP
311 (4.029 %)DNS
311 (4.029 %)SAN
410 (3.663 %)Intranet
58 (2.930 %)Extranet
65 (1.832 %)TCP/IP
71 (0.366 %)Intrusion Detection
71 (0.366 %)BT 21CN
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
139 (14.29 %)SQL Server
222 (8.059 %)SQL Server 2005
313 (4.762 %)MySQL
49 (3.297 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
52 (0.733 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (0.733 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
52 (0.733 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
52 (0.733 %)GIS
52 (0.733 %)Crystal Reports
52 (0.733 %)Datawarehouse
61 (0.366 %)DTS
61 (0.366 %)RDBMS
61 (0.366 %)BusinessObjects
61 (0.366 %)PostgreSQL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1112 (41.03 %)Flash
239 (14.29 %)Eclipse
336 (13.19 %)Subversion
426 (9.524 %)CruiseControl
523 (8.425 %)Mylyn
611 (4.029 %)VSS/SourceSafe
78 (2.930 %)Visual Studio
86 (2.198 %)Ant
94 (1.465 %)MTASC
103 (1.099 %)Dreamweaver
112 (0.733 %)QuickTest Pro
121 (0.366 %)LoadRunner
121 (0.366 %)JUnit
121 (0.366 %)Selenium
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (16.85 %)Banking
242 (15.38 %)Investment Banking
325 (9.158 %)Finance
419 (6.960 %)Graphic Design
518 (6.593 %)Animation
613 (4.762 %)Marketing
712 (4.396 %)Education
810 (3.663 %)Multimedia
97 (2.564 %)Music
97 (2.564 %)Retail
106 (2.198 %)Insurance
115 (1.832 %)Publishing
123 (1.099 %)Games
132 (0.733 %)Pensions
132 (0.733 %)Health
132 (0.733 %)Telecoms
132 (0.733 %)Advertising
141 (0.366 %)Manufacturing
141 (0.366 %)Construction
141 (0.366 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1198 (72.53 %)Developer
254 (19.78 %)Web Developer
340 (14.65 %)Flex Developer
431 (11.36 %)ActionScript Developer
527 (9.890 %)Senior Developer
625 (9.158 %)Flash Developer
724 (8.791 %).NET Developer
823 (8.425 %)Java Developer
920 (7.326 %)C# Developer
1019 (6.960 %)Applications Developer
1019 (6.960 %)Technical Lead
1118 (6.593 %)Senior Applications Developer
1118 (6.593 %)Internet Developer
1217 (6.227 %)Senior Internet Developer
1217 (6.227 %)Senior ActionScript Developer
1315 (5.495 %)ASP.NET Developer
1315 (5.495 %)Software Engineer
1412 (4.396 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1510 (3.663 %).NET Web Developer
169 (3.297 %)Software Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
152 (19.05 %)Web 2.0
227 (9.890 %)iPhone
322 (8.059 %)Flash Lite
420 (7.326 %)Physics
420 (7.326 %)W3C
516 (5.861 %)Fixed Income
612 (4.396 %)Computer Science
710 (3.663 %)Streaming Media
85 (1.832 %)Semantic Web
93 (1.099 %)Wiki
93 (1.099 %)Mashup
102 (0.733 %)E-Learning
102 (0.733 %)IVR
102 (0.733 %)Client/Server
102 (0.733 %)N-Tier
111 (0.366 %)Blackberry
111 (0.366 %)Streaming Video
111 (0.366 %)Cryptography
111 (0.366 %)Life Science
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (10.62 %)Windows
226 (9.524 %)Android
37 (2.564 %)Linux
46 (2.198 %)Solaris
55 (1.832 %)UNIX
61 (0.366 %)Windows Mobile
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
148 (17.58 %)OO
239 (14.29 %)Web Development
337 (13.55 %)Agile Software Development
434 (12.45 %)TDD
434 (12.45 %)OOP
526 (9.524 %)Continuous Integration
617 (6.227 %)Scrum
715 (5.495 %)Content Management
814 (5.128 %)E-Commerce
911 (4.029 %)DRM
911 (4.029 %)Web Design
1010 (3.663 %)E-business
1010 (3.663 %)Unit Testing
119 (3.297 %)Project Management
119 (3.297 %)SOA
127 (2.564 %)CMMI
127 (2.564 %)Programme Management
127 (2.564 %)Data Management
136 (2.198 %)Software Engineering
143 (1.099 %)UML
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1122 (44.69 %)Java
297 (35.53 %)ActionScript
387 (31.87 %)JavaScript
466 (24.18 %)C#
547 (17.22 %)SQL
621 (7.692 %)PHP
715 (5.495 %)C
810 (3.663 %)VB.NET
97 (2.564 %)Ruby
106 (2.198 %)C++
113 (1.099 %)Transact-SQL
122 (0.733 %)VB
122 (0.733 %)DHTML
122 (0.733 %)PL/SQL
122 (0.733 %)VB6
131 (0.366 %)Lingo
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
153 (19.41 %)Degree
28 (2.930 %)MCP
28 (2.930 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.366 %)A+ Certification
31 (0.366 %)HND
31 (0.366 %)ISEB
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (3.663 %)WCAG
28 (2.930 %)WAI
33 (1.099 %)QA
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
155 (20.15 %)Adobe
240 (14.65 %)Google
326 (9.524 %)Oracle
412 (4.396 %)IBM
510 (3.663 %)Mapinfo
68 (2.930 %)Microsoft
77 (2.564 %)HP
86 (2.198 %)EMC
86 (2.198 %)NetApp
86 (2.198 %)Sun
95 (1.832 %)Interwoven
103 (1.099 %)Yahoo!
103 (1.099 %)Macromedia
112 (0.733 %)Zend
121 (0.366 %)Sybase
121 (0.366 %)Business Objects
121 (0.366 %)Chordiant
121 (0.366 %)Symbian
121 (0.366 %)ATG
121 (0.366 %)Lotus