Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for RSS skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited RSS 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 of the Application Development category.

LinkReally Simple Syndication (RSS)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank536789
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+253
Matching permanent IT job ads88157
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.129 %0.079 %
As % of the Application Development category0.362 %0.241 %
Salaries quoted79126
Average salary£35,000£32,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year+9.370 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£45,000£43,750
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£31,000
% change on same period last year+20.96 %
IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentAll Application Development
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2427765116
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK35.66 %32.64 %
Salaries quoted2094255558
Average salary£36,000£37,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year-4.000 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£26,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,500£35,000
% change on same period last year-4.280 %

RSS
Demand Trend

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

RSS Demand Trend

RSS
Salary Trend

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

RSS Salary Trend

RSS
Salary Histogram

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

RSS Salary Histogram

RSS
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RSS 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
EnglandUp+26186£35,000+9.37 %
LondonUp+22233£35,000-
South EastUp+18118£37,500+29.31 %
City of LondonNew entry-17£35,000-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-11£37,500-
East of EnglandUp+10110£32,500-10.95 %
BerkshireNew entry-9£37,500-
North WestUp+1018£37,000+19.35 %
HertfordshireNew entry-8£32,500-
LeicestershireNew entry-7£31,500-
East MidlandsNew entry-7£31,500-
YorkshireUp+1096£25,000-9.09 %
West YorkshireUp+936£25,000-25.92 %
LeedsUp+816£25,000-25.92 %
CheshireUp+575£37,000+23.33 %
WarringtonNew entry-5£37,000-
HampshireUp+1004--
South WestUp+1053£40,000+37.93 %
SomersetNew entry-3£40,000-
BathNew entry-3£40,000-
SouthamptonNew entry-3--
SurreyUp+1012£27,000+8.00 %
ManchesterUp+692£43,750+25.00 %
CambridgeshireUp+672£41,750+1.82 %
CambridgeUp+542£41,750-1.76 %
West MidlandsUp+701£21,500-28.33 %
LancashireNew entry-1£52,500-
MaidenheadNew entry-1£37,500-
CamberleyNew entry-1£27,000-
BirminghamNew entry-1£21,500-

RSS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

188 (52.38 %)CSS
284 (50.00 %)JavaScript
369 (41.07 %)AJAX
466 (39.29 %)XML
560 (35.71 %)HTML
659 (35.12 %)XHTML
758 (34.52 %)Linux
855 (32.74 %)PHP
954 (32.14 %)Web 2.0
1052 (30.95 %)MySQL
1143 (25.60 %)SEO
1241 (24.40 %)Marketing
1334 (20.24 %)Apache
1428 (16.67 %)Social Network
1527 (16.07 %)Java
1626 (15.48 %)Flash
1626 (15.48 %)Internet
1724 (14.29 %)C++
1724 (14.29 %)Degree
1823 (13.69 %).NET
1922 (13.10 %)C
1922 (13.10 %)Finance
1922 (13.10 %)Web Development
2021 (12.50 %)LAMP
2120 (11.90 %)C#
2120 (11.90 %)Drupal
2218 (10.71 %)SOAP
2218 (10.71 %)WebServices
2218 (10.71 %)Blog
2317 (10.12 %)Ruby

RSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK citing RSS 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 RSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
188 (52.38 %)CSS
269 (41.07 %)AJAX
366 (39.29 %)XML
460 (35.71 %)HTML
559 (35.12 %)XHTML
626 (15.48 %)Flash
723 (13.69 %).NET
821 (12.50 %)LAMP
918 (10.71 %)SOAP
918 (10.71 %)WebServices
1017 (10.12 %)Ruby on Rails
1017 (10.12 %)ASP.NET
1017 (10.12 %)JMS
1115 (8.929 %)JSP
1213 (7.738 %)J2EE
1312 (7.143 %)Servlets
1411 (6.548 %)EJB
1510 (5.952 %)Hibernate
1510 (5.952 %)ASP
1510 (5.952 %)Struts
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
134 (20.24 %)Apache
220 (11.90 %)Drupal
317 (10.12 %)CMS
416 (9.524 %)IIS
54 (2.381 %)ESB
63 (1.786 %)SharePoint
63 (1.786 %)Community Server
63 (1.786 %)SharePoint Server 2007
71 (0.595 %)Tomcat
71 (0.595 %)WordPress
71 (0.595 %)Joomla!
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (8.929 %)Photoshop
212 (7.143 %)MS Excel
37 (4.167 %)Adobe Illustrator
43 (1.786 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.595 %)Fireworks
51 (0.595 %)Spreadsheet
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (2.976 %)WebTrends
24 (2.381 %)Google Analytics
24 (2.381 %)Pivotal CRM
31 (0.595 %)RMDS
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (15.48 %)Internet
216 (9.524 %)DNS
311 (6.548 %)HTTP
45 (2.976 %)TCP/IP
54 (2.381 %)FTP
63 (1.786 %)VoIP
72 (1.190 %)3G
81 (0.595 %)SNMP
81 (0.595 %)LDAP
81 (0.595 %)IPv4
81 (0.595 %)IPv6
81 (0.595 %)DVB
81 (0.595 %)Intranet
81 (0.595 %)RNC
81 (0.595 %)SSH
81 (0.595 %)Gigabit Ethernet
81 (0.595 %)Network Security
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
152 (30.95 %)MySQL
216 (9.524 %)SQL Server
312 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (2.381 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
53 (1.786 %)RDBMS
53 (1.786 %)GIS
62 (1.190 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (0.595 %)MS Access
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (7.143 %)Ant
112 (7.143 %)Visual Studio
26 (3.571 %)Dreamweaver
31 (0.595 %)Subversion
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (24.40 %)Marketing
222 (13.10 %)Finance
317 (10.12 %)Pensions
415 (8.929 %)Education
513 (7.738 %)Multimedia
69 (5.357 %)Health
77 (4.167 %)Publishing
85 (2.976 %)Retail
85 (2.976 %)Games
85 (2.976 %)Graphic Design
94 (2.381 %)Auditing
103 (1.786 %)3D Graphics
103 (1.786 %)Online Games
112 (1.190 %)Corporate Banking
112 (1.190 %)Banking
112 (1.190 %)Construction
112 (1.190 %)Advertising
121 (0.595 %)Financial Institution
121 (0.595 %)Back Office
121 (0.595 %)Electronics
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
188 (52.38 %)Developer
230 (17.86 %)Web Developer
324 (14.29 %)PHP Developer
419 (11.31 %)Senior Developer
518 (10.71 %)Analyst
518 (10.71 %)Senior Web Developer
614 (8.333 %)Java Developer
713 (7.738 %).NET Developer
713 (7.738 %)ASP.NET Developer
812 (7.143 %)C# Developer
812 (7.143 %)J2EE Developer
812 (7.143 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
99 (5.357 %)PHP Web Developer
108 (4.762 %)Business Analyst
117 (4.167 %)Software Engineer
117 (4.167 %)MySQL Developer
117 (4.167 %)Senior PHP Developer
117 (4.167 %)Senior MySQL Developer
126 (3.571 %)Senior PHP Web Developer
135 (2.976 %)Software Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
154 (32.14 %)Web 2.0
228 (16.67 %)Social Network
318 (10.71 %)Blog
411 (6.548 %)Wiki
55 (2.976 %)Taxonomies
64 (2.381 %)Data Protection Act
64 (2.381 %)German Language
64 (2.381 %)Podcast
64 (2.381 %)Italian Language
64 (2.381 %)Freedom of Information
64 (2.381 %)Device Driver
73 (1.786 %)MPEG
73 (1.786 %)Client/Server
73 (1.786 %)W3C
73 (1.786 %)Copywriting
73 (1.786 %)Spanish Language
73 (1.786 %)Hebrew Language
73 (1.786 %)Arabic Language
73 (1.786 %)Dutch Language
73 (1.786 %)French Language
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
158 (34.52 %)Linux
212 (7.143 %)Windows
35 (2.976 %)Windows Mobile
43 (1.786 %)UNIX
43 (1.786 %)Windows CE
52 (1.190 %)Windows Vista
61 (0.595 %)Symbian OS
61 (0.595 %)Fedora
61 (0.595 %)SUSE
61 (0.595 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
143 (25.60 %)SEO
222 (13.10 %)Web Development
315 (8.929 %)E-Commerce
315 (8.929 %)Internet Marketing
315 (8.929 %)Web Design
414 (8.333 %)CRM
513 (7.738 %)OO
612 (7.143 %)Web Analytics
612 (7.143 %)RUP
612 (7.143 %)V-Model
78 (4.762 %)OOD
78 (4.762 %)UML
85 (2.976 %)Project Management
85 (2.976 %)PRINCE
85 (2.976 %)Stakeholder Management
85 (2.976 %)Use Case
94 (2.381 %)Continuous Integration
94 (2.381 %)Data Protection
94 (2.381 %)TDD
94 (2.381 %)Automated Testing
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
184 (50.00 %)JavaScript
255 (32.74 %)PHP
327 (16.07 %)Java
424 (14.29 %)C++
522 (13.10 %)C
620 (11.90 %)C#
717 (10.12 %)Ruby
88 (4.762 %)Perl
97 (4.167 %)Python
106 (3.571 %)ActionScript
115 (2.976 %)SQL
115 (2.976 %)PHP5
122 (1.190 %)PHP4
122 (1.190 %)VB
122 (1.190 %)PL/SQL
131 (0.595 %)VB.NET
131 (0.595 %)Embedded C
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (14.29 %)Degree
22 (1.190 %)PhD
31 (0.595 %)Microsoft Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (6.548 %)QA
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (8.929 %)Microsoft
211 (6.548 %)JBoss
310 (5.952 %)Oracle
310 (5.952 %)Symbian
48 (4.762 %)Google
55 (2.976 %)Adobe
63 (1.786 %)Cisco
72 (1.190 %)HP
81 (0.595 %)Nokia
81 (0.595 %)Red Hat
81 (0.595 %)Reuters