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The table looks at the demand for the Systems Programmer role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Systems 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.

 System Programmer
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank610875
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+265
Matching permanent IT job ads1471
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.021 %0.036 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.023 %0.039 %
Salaries quoted1353
Average salary£35,000£42,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year-17.64 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,517£29,152
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£40,700£57,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£37,500
% change on same period last year-6.660 %
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

Systems Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Systems Programmer Demand Trend

Systems Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Systems Programmer Salary Trend

Systems Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

Systems Programmer Salary Histogram

Systems Programmer
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems 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
EnglandUp+27913£35,000-17.64 %
South EastUp+1738£35,000+6.87 %
SurreyUp+1114£35,000+4.47 %
East of EnglandUp+993£32,587-27.58 %
EssexUp+393£32,587-27.58 %
ColchesterNew entry-3£32,587-
OxfordshireNew entry-2£37,500-
LondonUp+2271£42,500-5.55 %
North WestUp+1291--
ManchesterUp+821--
WalesNew entry-1£25,000-
North WalesNew entry-1£25,000-
DenbighshireNew entry-1£25,000-

Systems Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Systems 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 Systems Programmer in their job title.

114 (29.79 %)Finance
114 (29.79 %)Linux
212 (25.53 %)C
311 (23.40 %)SQL
410 (21.28 %)ABAP
410 (21.28 %)SAP
410 (21.28 %)SAP SD
410 (21.28 %)SAP FI
410 (21.28 %)Windows
59 (19.15 %)UNIX
59 (19.15 %)C++
68 (17.02 %).NET
68 (17.02 %)Mainframe
68 (17.02 %)CICS
68 (17.02 %)IBM
77 (14.89 %)Java
86 (12.77 %)ASP.NET
95 (10.64 %)PL/SQL
95 (10.64 %)Business Intelligence
95 (10.64 %)ETL
95 (10.64 %)Cognos
95 (10.64 %)Data Modelling
95 (10.64 %)Internet
95 (10.64 %)Shell Script
95 (10.64 %)Data Management
95 (10.64 %)Insurance
95 (10.64 %)Financial Institution
95 (10.64 %)Degree
95 (10.64 %)Physics
95 (10.64 %)IBM Mainframe

Systems Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Systems 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 Systems Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (17.02 %).NET
26 (12.77 %)ASP.NET
34 (8.511 %)ISPF
34 (8.511 %)Middleware
42 (4.255 %)HTML
42 (4.255 %)XML
51 (2.128 %)ATL
51 (2.128 %)WebServices
51 (2.128 %)ASP
51 (2.128 %)MFC
51 (2.128 %).NET Framework
51 (2.128 %)AJAX
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (17.02 %)CICS
24 (8.511 %)IIS
32 (4.255 %)ColdFusion
41 (2.128 %)ColdFusion MX
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.255 %)MS Excel
21 (2.128 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (21.28 %)SAP SD
110 (21.28 %)SAP FI
22 (4.255 %)BPCS
31 (2.128 %)Movex
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (10.64 %)Internet
22 (4.255 %)TCP/IP
31 (2.128 %)SSL
31 (2.128 %)DNS
31 (2.128 %)HTTP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (10.64 %)ETL
24 (8.511 %)SQL Server
32 (4.255 %)MySQL
41 (2.128 %)DB2
41 (2.128 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.128 %)SQL Server 2005
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.128 %)Visual Studio
11 (2.128 %)InterDev
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (29.79 %)Finance
25 (10.64 %)Insurance
25 (10.64 %)Financial Institution
33 (6.383 %)Marketing
33 (6.383 %)Pensions
42 (4.255 %)Billing
51 (2.128 %)Games
51 (2.128 %)Manufacturing
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (17.02 %)Mainframe
25 (10.64 %)Physics
25 (10.64 %)IBM Mainframe
34 (8.511 %)Device Driver
43 (6.383 %)AS400
52 (4.255 %)Multithreading
52 (4.255 %)Informatics
61 (2.128 %)Artificial Intelligence
61 (2.128 %)Mathematics
61 (2.128 %)Computer Science
61 (2.128 %)FMCG
61 (2.128 %)iSeries
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (29.79 %)Linux
210 (21.28 %)Windows
39 (19.15 %)UNIX
44 (8.511 %)Windows CE
44 (8.511 %)MVS
53 (6.383 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (6.383 %)zOS
62 (4.255 %)Embedded Linux
62 (4.255 %)VxWorks
71 (2.128 %)Windows 2000
71 (2.128 %)Windows XP
71 (2.128 %)Windows NT
71 (2.128 %)Windows Vista
71 (2.128 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (10.64 %)Business Intelligence
15 (10.64 %)Data Modelling
15 (10.64 %)Data Management
24 (8.511 %)OO
33 (6.383 %)Project Planning
42 (4.255 %)Software Testing
42 (4.255 %)E-Commerce
42 (4.255 %)ERP
51 (2.128 %)OOP
51 (2.128 %)OOD
51 (2.128 %)Workflow
51 (2.128 %)Business Analysis
51 (2.128 %)Test Scripting
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (25.53 %)C
211 (23.40 %)SQL
310 (21.28 %)ABAP
49 (19.15 %)C++
57 (14.89 %)Java
65 (10.64 %)PL/SQL
65 (10.64 %)Shell Script
74 (8.511 %)JCL
74 (8.511 %)Assembly Language
74 (8.511 %)REXX
74 (8.511 %)Delphi
83 (6.383 %)C#
83 (6.383 %)Perl
83 (6.383 %)RPG
83 (6.383 %)Python
92 (4.255 %)PHP5
92 (4.255 %)PHP4
92 (4.255 %)VB
92 (4.255 %)PHP
101 (2.128 %)JavaScript
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (10.64 %)Degree
21 (2.128 %)HND
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (21.28 %)SAP
28 (17.02 %)IBM
35 (10.64 %)Cognos