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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Programmer role in IT jobs within the Wales region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Programmer
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank92111
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads142
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.931 %0.100 %
Salaries quoted142
Average minimum salary£25,875£25,500
Average salary£29,563£28,250
% change on same period last year+4.64 %
Average maximum salary£33,250£31,000
UK excluding London average salary£31,995£34,064
% change on same period last year-6.07 %
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads15032002
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.973 %0.893 %
Salaries quoted13991834
Average minimum salary£31,522£30,876
Average salary£35,419£34,258
% change on same period last year+3.38 %
Average maximum salary£39,317£37,640
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Software Programmer UKSoftware Programmer
UK

Software Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Wales Software Programmer Demand Trend

Software Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Wales Software Programmer Salary Trend

Software Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Programmer across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales Software Programmer Salary Histogram

Software Programmer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Programmer within the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
South WalesUp+1813£28,700-16.81 %
North WalesNew entry-1£42,500-
Software Programmer UKSoftware Programmer
UK

Software Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region that cited Software 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 Software Programmer in their job title.

19 (52.94 %)ASP.NET
19 (52.94 %)C++
19 (52.94 %)VB
19 (52.94 %)VB.NET
19 (52.94 %).NET
19 (52.94 %)SQL Server
28 (47.06 %)WebServices
28 (47.06 %)XML
37 (41.18 %)Degree
37 (41.18 %)Multimedia
37 (41.18 %)Education
37 (41.18 %)Migration
37 (41.18 %)Games
37 (41.18 %)Streaming Video
37 (41.18 %)OpenGL
37 (41.18 %)DirectX
37 (41.18 %)DTV
37 (41.18 %)ActiveX
37 (41.18 %)MPEG
37 (41.18 %)ASP
42 (11.76 %)Visual Studio
42 (11.76 %)SQL
42 (11.76 %)Transact-SQL
42 (11.76 %)C
42 (11.76 %)VB6
51 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (5.882 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (5.882 %)Project Planning
51 (5.882 %)Back Office
51 (5.882 %)Electronics

Software Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region that cited Software 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 Software Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (52.94 %)ASP.NET
19 (52.94 %).NET
28 (47.06 %)WebServices
28 (47.06 %)XML
37 (41.18 %)OpenGL
37 (41.18 %)DirectX
37 (41.18 %)ActiveX
37 (41.18 %)ASP
41 (5.882 %)HTML
41 (5.882 %)CSS
41 (5.882 %)SOAP
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)Ethernet
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (52.94 %)SQL Server
21 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (5.882 %)Crystal Reports
21 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.76 %)Visual Studio
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (41.18 %)Multimedia
17 (41.18 %)Education
17 (41.18 %)Games
21 (5.882 %)Back Office
21 (5.882 %)Electronics
21 (5.882 %)Finance
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (41.18 %)Streaming Video
17 (41.18 %)DTV
17 (41.18 %)MPEG
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.882 %)Windows
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (41.18 %)Migration
21 (5.882 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (5.882 %)Project Planning
21 (5.882 %)UML
21 (5.882 %)OO
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (52.94 %)C++
19 (52.94 %)VB
19 (52.94 %)VB.NET
22 (11.76 %)SQL
22 (11.76 %)Transact-SQL
22 (11.76 %)C
22 (11.76 %)VB6
31 (5.882 %)C#
31 (5.882 %)Embedded C
31 (5.882 %)Embedded C++
31 (5.882 %)Assembly Language
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (41.18 %)Degree
21 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.882 %)Microsoft