Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for C skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Wales region.

 C
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank242919
Rank change year-on-year
Up+5Down-10
Matching permanent IT job ads6445104
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales7.425 %5.239 %6.326 %
As % of the Programming Languages category14.19 %12.00 %14.88 %
Salaries quoted494290
Average salary£27,500£35,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-21.42 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£23,300£22,300£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£33,000£37,500£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+1.420 %-
Wales IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
451375699
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales52.32 %43.66 %42.52 %
Salaries quoted421328654
Average salary£32,500£30,000£31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.330 %-3.220 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£24,000£21,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£36,750£40,000£37,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£34,500
% change year-on-year
-+1.440 %
C UKC
UK

C
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing C across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Wales C Demand Trend

C
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C across the Wales region.

Wales C Salary Trend

C
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C across the Wales region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Wales C Salary Histogram

C
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Wales region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. 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
South WalesUp+1458£27,500-21.42 %
Mid WalesNew entry-3£17,500-
West WalesUp+42£26,250-30.00 %
North WalesDown-31£25,000+16.27 %
C UKC
UK

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Wales region citing C 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 C.

136 (31.30 %)Perl
232 (27.83 %)SQL
331 (26.96 %)OO
429 (25.22 %).NET
528 (24.35 %)HTML
627 (23.48 %)Java
627 (23.48 %)C#
627 (23.48 %)C++
726 (22.61 %)SQL Server
726 (22.61 %)CSS
825 (21.74 %)UNIX
924 (20.87 %)Linux
1023 (20.00 %)VB
1122 (19.13 %)ASP.NET
1220 (17.39 %)XML
1220 (17.39 %)AJAX
1318 (15.65 %)XHTML
1417 (14.78 %)N-Tier
1417 (14.78 %)JavaScript
1515 (13.04 %)Web Services
1515 (13.04 %)SQL Server 2005
1515 (13.04 %)Degree
1614 (12.17 %)WinRunner
1614 (12.17 %)HP
1713 (11.30 %)PRINCE2
1713 (11.30 %)Visual Studio
1713 (11.30 %)Oracle
1713 (11.30 %)ISEB
1713 (11.30 %)LoadRunner
1713 (11.30 %)ASP.NET 2.0

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Wales region citing C 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 C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
129 (25.22 %).NET
228 (24.35 %)HTML
326 (22.61 %)CSS
422 (19.13 %)ASP.NET
520 (17.39 %)XML
520 (17.39 %)AJAX
618 (15.65 %)XHTML
715 (13.04 %)Web Services
813 (11.30 %)ASP.NET 2.0
98 (6.957 %)Flash
106 (5.217 %)WPF
115 (4.348 %).NET Framework
115 (4.348 %)Spring
115 (4.348 %)J2EE
115 (4.348 %)ASP
115 (4.348 %)JSP
124 (3.478 %)Servlets
133 (2.609 %)Middleware
133 (2.609 %)Hibernate
142 (1.739 %)LAMP
Wales IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
18 (6.957 %)Tuxedo
24 (3.478 %)Apache
32 (1.739 %)SharePoint
41 (0.870 %)MS Exchange
41 (0.870 %)Site Server
41 (0.870 %)CMS
41 (0.870 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (0.870 %)WebLogic
Wales IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (4.348 %)MATLAB
23 (2.609 %)MS Excel
32 (1.739 %)MS Office
Wales IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (0.870 %)Staffware
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
14 (3.478 %)DVB
23 (2.609 %)TCP/IP
32 (1.739 %)Firewall
32 (1.739 %)Ethernet
32 (1.739 %)Internet
41 (0.870 %)Wi-Fi
41 (0.870 %)Wireless
41 (0.870 %)SAN
41 (0.870 %)LAN
41 (0.870 %)WAN
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (22.61 %)SQL Server
215 (13.04 %)SQL Server 2005
313 (11.30 %)SQL Server 2008
44 (3.478 %)MySQL
52 (1.739 %)Datawarehouse
52 (1.739 %)ETL
61 (0.870 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (0.870 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.870 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Wales IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
114 (12.17 %)WinRunner
213 (11.30 %)Visual Studio
213 (11.30 %)LoadRunner
34 (3.478 %)C++Builder
34 (3.478 %)Team Foundation Server
43 (2.609 %)Subversion
52 (1.739 %)QuickTest Pro
61 (0.870 %)TestDirector
61 (0.870 %)LabVIEW
Wales IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
19 (7.826 %)Electronics
26 (5.217 %)Finance
33 (2.609 %)Health
33 (2.609 %)Pensions
42 (1.739 %)Marketing
42 (1.739 %)Multimedia
42 (1.739 %)Back Office
42 (1.739 %)Manufacturing
42 (1.739 %)Games
51 (0.870 %)Retail
51 (0.870 %)Aerospace
51 (0.870 %)Construction
51 (0.870 %)Government
51 (0.870 %)Insurance
Wales IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
146 (40.00 %)Developer
218 (15.65 %).NET Developer
315 (13.04 %)Analyst
411 (9.565 %)Software Engineer
411 (9.565 %)Test Engineer
510 (8.696 %)Perl Developer
68 (6.957 %)C++ Software Engineer
77 (6.087 %)Design Engineer
77 (6.087 %)Test Analyst
77 (6.087 %)C Developer
77 (6.087 %)Development Engineer
86 (5.217 %)Test Development Engineer
86 (5.217 %)Systems Developer
86 (5.217 %)C++ Developer
95 (4.348 %)VB.NET Developer
95 (4.348 %)Test Manager
104 (3.478 %)Java Developer
104 (3.478 %)Embedded Software Engineer
104 (3.478 %)Linux Engineer
113 (2.609 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
Wales IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
117 (14.78 %)N-Tier
29 (7.826 %)DTV
34 (3.478 %)MPEG
34 (3.478 %)Firmware
43 (2.609 %)CMDB
43 (2.609 %)Open Source
43 (2.609 %)Management Information System
52 (1.739 %)VHDL
52 (1.739 %)Verilog
52 (1.739 %)STB
52 (1.739 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
52 (1.739 %)Web 2.0
52 (1.739 %)CPLD
61 (0.870 %)Welsh Language
61 (0.870 %)NHS
Wales IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
125 (21.74 %)UNIX
224 (20.87 %)Linux
310 (8.696 %)Windows
44 (3.478 %)Embedded Linux
52 (1.739 %)Windows XP
61 (0.870 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.870 %)Windows 2000 Server
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
131 (26.96 %)OO
213 (11.30 %)PRINCE2
312 (10.43 %)PRINCE
312 (10.43 %)Web Testing
312 (10.43 %)Test Management
48 (6.957 %)Software Engineering
57 (6.087 %)Test Scripting
57 (6.087 %)Validation
64 (3.478 %)E-Commerce
64 (3.478 %)Automated Testing
64 (3.478 %)Software Architecture
73 (2.609 %)Release Management
73 (2.609 %)UML
73 (2.609 %)Agile Software Development
73 (2.609 %)Change Management
73 (2.609 %)E-business
73 (2.609 %)Yourdon
82 (1.739 %)SEO
82 (1.739 %)Data Management
82 (1.739 %)SOA
Wales IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
136 (31.30 %)Perl
232 (27.83 %)SQL
327 (23.48 %)C#
327 (23.48 %)C++
327 (23.48 %)Java
423 (20.00 %)VB
517 (14.78 %)JavaScript
69 (7.826 %)T-SQL
69 (7.826 %)VB.NET
69 (7.826 %)Embedded C
78 (6.957 %)Embedded C++
78 (6.957 %)Ruby
87 (6.087 %)VB6
96 (5.217 %)Python
105 (4.348 %)Assembly Language
113 (2.609 %)VC++
113 (2.609 %)PHP
121 (0.870 %)PL/SQL
121 (0.870 %)Uniface
121 (0.870 %)PHP5
Wales IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
115 (13.04 %)Degree
213 (11.30 %)ISEB
312 (10.43 %)ISEB Practitioner
312 (10.43 %)ISTQB
45 (4.348 %)Security Cleared
52 (1.739 %)MCDST
61 (0.870 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (0.870 %)MCP
61 (0.870 %)HND
61 (0.870 %)MCSE
61 (0.870 %)PhD
61 (0.870 %)SC Cleared
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.870 %)SLA
11 (0.870 %)QA
Wales IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (0.870 %)Active Directory
Wales IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
114 (12.17 %)HP
213 (11.30 %)Oracle
35 (4.348 %)Adobe
44 (3.478 %)Microsoft
53 (2.609 %)EMC
62 (1.739 %)Teradata
62 (1.739 %)Atmel
71 (0.870 %)Agilent
71 (0.870 %)Zend
71 (0.870 %)Juniper
71 (0.870 %)BEA
71 (0.870 %)ILOG
71 (0.870 %)VMware
71 (0.870 %)Cisco