The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Computer Science in IT jobs advertised for the Walsall region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Walsall region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer Science (Computing Science)
Rank 25 - 11
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 1 0 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Walsall 1.408% - 2.500%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.091% - 11.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Average salary £26,000 - £19,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Walsall
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
11 13 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Walsall 15.49% 50.00% 22.50%
Number of salaries quoted 11 10 9
Average salary £25,000 £23,000 £22,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.69% +4.54%
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Computer Science
West Midlands

Computer Science
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Walsall region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Walsall Computer Science Jobs Demand Trend

Computer Science
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Walsall region.

Walsall Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Walsall region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science.

1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 7 (87.50%) C#
3 6 (75.00%) Mathematics
3 6 (75.00%) Physics
4 5 (62.50%) .NET
5 4 (50.00%) C++
5 4 (50.00%) HTML
6 3 (37.50%) SQL Server
6 3 (37.50%) XML
6 3 (37.50%) VB
6 3 (37.50%) VB.NET
7 1 (12.50%) Workflow
7 1 (12.50%) SharePoint 2010
7 1 (12.50%) CRM
7 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
7 1 (12.50%) Java
7 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
7 1 (12.50%) PHP

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Walsall region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (62.50%) .NET
2 4 (50.00%) HTML
3 3 (37.50%) XML
Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) SharePoint 2010
1 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Software Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) .NET Software Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Developer
4 1 (12.50%) CRM Developer
4 1 (12.50%) SharePoint Developer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (75.00%) Mathematics
1 6 (75.00%) Physics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Workflow
1 1 (12.50%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 7 (87.50%) C#
2 4 (50.00%) C++
3 3 (37.50%) VB
3 3 (37.50%) VB.NET
4 1 (12.50%) Java
4 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
4 1 (12.50%) PHP
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree