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The table below looks at the demand for Agile Software Development skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Agile Software Development over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAgile Software Development
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank158180
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads6155
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.024 %
As % of the category below1.314 %1.142 %
Salaries quoted5328
Average minimum salary£35,614£41,036
Average salary£38,303£46,625
% change on same period last year-17.84 %
Average maximum salary£40,991£52,214
UK excluding London average salary£39,708£41,478
% change on same period last year-4.26 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads46424818
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.687 %2.073 %
Salaries quoted39584080
Average minimum salary£36,528£36,115
Average salary£40,084£39,246
% change on same period last year+2.13 %
Average maximum salary£43,640£42,377
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Agile Software Development EnglandAgile Software Development
England

Agile Software Development
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands Agile Software Development Demand Trend

Agile Software Development
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Agile Software Development Salary Trend

Agile Software Development
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

West Midlands Agile Software Development Salary Histogram

Agile Software Development
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile Software Development within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BirminghamDown-617£39,269-20.09 %
HerefordshireUp+1113£43,346-13.30 %
WorcestershireNew entry-12£36,542-
CoventryUp+511£39,045+5.05 %
WarwickshireUp+25£29,643-31.85 %
Agile Software Development EnglandAgile Software Development
England

Agile Software Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development.

153 (33.33 %)Java
251 (32.08 %).NET
346 (28.93 %)SQL
434 (21.38 %)J2EE
434 (21.38 %)Scrum
532 (20.13 %)Finance
532 (20.13 %)XML
631 (19.50 %)SQL Server
727 (16.98 %)C#
727 (16.98 %)ASP.NET
825 (15.72 %)UML
825 (15.72 %)OO
923 (14.47 %)Oracle
923 (14.47 %)Project Management
1021 (13.21 %)SQL Server 2000
1021 (13.21 %)HTML
1119 (11.95 %)Hibernate
1119 (11.95 %)Spring
1218 (11.32 %)JavaScript
1317 (10.69 %)Government
1317 (10.69 %)WebServices
1317 (10.69 %)Retail
1416 (10.06 %)Web Development
1416 (10.06 %)CSS
1416 (10.06 %)Internet
1416 (10.06 %)OOD
1416 (10.06 %)SOA
1515 (9.434 %)VB.NET
1515 (9.434 %)TDD
1614 (8.805 %)XSLT

Agile Software Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
151 (32.08 %).NET
234 (21.38 %)J2EE
332 (20.13 %)XML
427 (16.98 %)ASP.NET
521 (13.21 %)HTML
619 (11.95 %)Hibernate
619 (11.95 %)Spring
717 (10.69 %)WebServices
816 (10.06 %)CSS
914 (8.805 %)XSLT
1013 (8.176 %)AJAX
1013 (8.176 %)Struts
1110 (6.289 %).NET Framework
1110 (6.289 %)Acegi Security
129 (5.660 %)XHTML
134 (2.516 %)XSL
143 (1.887 %)MVC
143 (1.887 %)Spring MVC
152 (1.258 %)ASP
161 (0.629 %)EJB
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (2.516 %)SharePoint
14 (2.516 %)BizTalk Server
23 (1.887 %)Apache
23 (1.887 %)Tomcat
32 (1.258 %)Content Management Server
41 (0.629 %)CMS
41 (0.629 %)SharePoint Portal Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (7.547 %)MS Visio
28 (5.031 %)MS Excel
31 (0.629 %)Photoshop
31 (0.629 %)MS Project
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (5.660 %)Staffware
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (10.06 %)Internet
22 (1.258 %)LDAP
31 (0.629 %)ATM
31 (0.629 %)SDH
31 (0.629 %)VoIP
31 (0.629 %)Ethernet
31 (0.629 %)SNMP
31 (0.629 %)Intranet
31 (0.629 %)DSL
31 (0.629 %)Megaco
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (19.50 %)SQL Server
221 (13.21 %)SQL Server 2000
312 (7.547 %)SQL Server 2005
46 (3.774 %)ETL
46 (3.774 %)Oracle 8/8i
54 (2.516 %)MySQL
62 (1.258 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
62 (1.258 %)MS Access
62 (1.258 %)Datawarehouse
62 (1.258 %)SQL Server Integration Services
62 (1.258 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (4.403 %)Visual Studio
23 (1.887 %)Flash
23 (1.887 %)Selenium
32 (1.258 %)FitNesse
32 (1.258 %)TestComplete
32 (1.258 %)Subversion
32 (1.258 %)Eclipse
41 (0.629 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.629 %)CruiseControl
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (20.13 %)Finance
217 (10.69 %)Government
217 (10.69 %)Retail
310 (6.289 %)Insurance
49 (5.660 %)Health
56 (3.774 %)Marketing
63 (1.887 %)Online Banking
63 (1.887 %)Education
63 (1.887 %)Banking
72 (1.258 %)Local Government
81 (0.629 %)Pensions
81 (0.629 %)Telecoms
81 (0.629 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.629 %)Games
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
159 (37.11 %)Developer
227 (16.98 %)Java Developer
323 (14.47 %).NET Developer
323 (14.47 %)Development Manager
421 (13.21 %)Project Manager
518 (11.32 %)Senior Developer
615 (9.434 %)Senior Java Developer
711 (6.918 %)ASP.NET Developer
711 (6.918 %)Analyst
810 (6.289 %)Team Leader
99 (5.660 %)Software Engineer
99 (5.660 %)C# Developer
108 (5.031 %)Tester
108 (5.031 %)Applications Manager
117 (4.403 %)Senior Tester
117 (4.403 %)Business Analyst
126 (3.774 %)Test Manager
126 (3.774 %)Applications Developer
126 (3.774 %)UML Business Analyst
135 (3.145 %)Applications Development Manager
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (3.774 %)Client/Server
22 (1.258 %)NHS
22 (1.258 %)Management Information System
31 (0.629 %)Web 2.0
31 (0.629 %)Computer Science
31 (0.629 %)N-Tier
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (2.516 %)UNIX
23 (1.887 %)Windows
23 (1.887 %)Solaris
23 (1.887 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.629 %)Linux
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (21.38 %)Scrum
225 (15.72 %)UML
225 (15.72 %)OO
323 (14.47 %)Project Management
416 (10.06 %)Web Development
416 (10.06 %)OOD
416 (10.06 %)SOA
515 (9.434 %)TDD
614 (8.805 %)CRM
711 (6.918 %)PRINCE2
89 (5.660 %)RUP
89 (5.660 %)Process Management
89 (5.660 %)Matrix Management
98 (5.031 %)E-Commerce
106 (3.774 %)OOP
106 (3.774 %)Regression Testing
106 (3.774 %)E-business
106 (3.774 %)Content Management
106 (3.774 %)Time Management
115 (3.145 %)Extreme Programming
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (33.33 %)Java
246 (28.93 %)SQL
327 (16.98 %)C#
418 (11.32 %)JavaScript
515 (9.434 %)VB.NET
613 (8.176 %)C
710 (6.289 %)Transact-SQL
710 (6.289 %)C++
88 (5.031 %)PL/SQL
93 (1.887 %)ActionScript
93 (1.887 %)PHP
102 (1.258 %)DHTML
102 (1.258 %)Smalltalk
102 (1.258 %)Ruby
111 (0.629 %)Perl
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (6.289 %)ISEB
28 (5.031 %)Microsoft Certification
37 (4.403 %)MCAD
37 (4.403 %)MCSD
46 (3.774 %)ISEB Practitioner
53 (1.887 %)Degree
62 (1.258 %)PMP
62 (1.258 %)PMI Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.887 %)ISO9001
13 (1.887 %)QA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (5.660 %)AquaLogic
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (14.47 %)Oracle
213 (8.176 %)Microsoft
39 (5.660 %)Lombardi
39 (5.660 %)Pega
39 (5.660 %)Chordiant
39 (5.660 %)IBM
39 (5.660 %)ILOG
39 (5.660 %)Vitria
39 (5.660 %)TIBCO
39 (5.660 %)FileNet
39 (5.660 %)Epiphany
44 (2.516 %)SAP
53 (1.887 %)Sun
62 (1.258 %)Redback