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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Programmer role in IT jobs within the West Midlands 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 Senior Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSenior Programmer
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank182200
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads3632
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.501 %0.373 %
Salaries quoted3028
Average minimum salary£34,548£30,607
Average salary£37,065£33,116
% change on same period last year+11.92 %
Average maximum salary£39,581£35,625
UK excluding London average salary£38,826£39,090
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads71898571
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.653 %3.822 %
Salaries quoted61607335
Average minimum salary£33,437£34,093
Average salary£36,477£37,389
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Average maximum salary£39,517£40,686
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Senior Programmer EnglandSenior Programmer
England

Senior Programmer
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Senior Programmer Demand Trend

Senior Programmer
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Senior Programmer Salary Trend

Senior Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands Senior Programmer Salary Histogram

Senior Programmer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Programmer within the West Midlands 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
WarwickshireUp+410£36,900+13.78 %
BirminghamUp+2110£39,700+4.47 %
KingswinfordNew entry-6£34,125-
CoventryUp+15£34,000+5.93 %
HerefordshireNew entry-3£41,667-
WolverhamptonNew entry-1£32,500-
StourbridgeNew entry-1--
StaffordshireNo change01£42,500+41.66 %
WorcestershireUp+41£40,000+21.82 %
Senior Programmer EnglandSenior Programmer
England

Senior Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

128 (40.58 %)SQL Server
225 (36.23 %)SQL
323 (33.33 %)C#
422 (31.88 %)Degree
521 (30.43 %).NET
619 (27.54 %)Java
718 (26.09 %)HTML
718 (26.09 %)ASP.NET
815 (21.74 %)Oracle
815 (21.74 %)XML
914 (20.29 %)PHP
1012 (17.39 %)C
1012 (17.39 %)DHTML
1012 (17.39 %)XSLT
1012 (17.39 %)XHTML
1012 (17.39 %)J2SE
1012 (17.39 %)Games
1012 (17.39 %)Education
1012 (17.39 %)SEO
1111 (15.94 %)Data Analysis
1111 (15.94 %)Dreamweaver
1111 (15.94 %)CSS
1111 (15.94 %)Photoshop
1210 (14.49 %)VB
1210 (14.49 %)PL/SQL
1210 (14.49 %)OO
139 (13.04 %)UNIX
139 (13.04 %)Perl
139 (13.04 %)VB6
148 (11.59 %)Microsoft

Senior Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (30.43 %).NET
218 (26.09 %)HTML
218 (26.09 %)ASP.NET
315 (21.74 %)XML
412 (17.39 %)XSLT
412 (17.39 %)XHTML
412 (17.39 %)J2SE
511 (15.94 %)CSS
67 (10.14 %)ASP
76 (8.696 %)J2EE
76 (8.696 %)CGI
85 (7.246 %)WebSphere
94 (5.797 %)WebServices
103 (4.348 %)WCF
103 (4.348 %)WPF
112 (2.899 %)Zend Framework
112 (2.899 %).NET Framework
112 (2.899 %)SOAP
112 (2.899 %)MFC
112 (2.899 %)LAMP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.449 %)SAS
11 (1.449 %)Apache
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (15.94 %)Photoshop
21 (1.449 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (7.246 %)Internet
22 (2.899 %)HTTP
31 (1.449 %)Intranet
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (40.58 %)SQL Server
26 (8.696 %)SQL Server 2005
26 (8.696 %)UniData
26 (8.696 %)Oracle 9i
35 (7.246 %)BusinessObjects
43 (4.348 %)TOAD
51 (1.449 %)DB2
51 (1.449 %)OLAP
51 (1.449 %)MySQL
51 (1.449 %)RDBMS
51 (1.449 %)Datawarehouse
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (15.94 %)Dreamweaver
22 (2.899 %)Visual Studio
31 (1.449 %)Subversion
31 (1.449 %)JUnit
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (17.39 %)Games
112 (17.39 %)Education
24 (5.797 %)Pensions
24 (5.797 %)Government
32 (2.899 %)Health
41 (1.449 %)3D Graphics
41 (1.449 %)Finance
41 (1.449 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.449 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.449 %)Retail
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (7.246 %)Computer Science
24 (5.797 %)AS400
32 (2.899 %)Mathematics
41 (1.449 %)N-Tier
41 (1.449 %)Physics
41 (1.449 %)iSeries
41 (1.449 %)Credit Risk
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (13.04 %)UNIX
28 (11.59 %)Solaris
33 (4.348 %)Windows
41 (1.449 %)OS/400
41 (1.449 %)Linux
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (17.39 %)SEO
211 (15.94 %)Data Analysis
310 (14.49 %)OO
46 (8.696 %)ITIL
55 (7.246 %)Service Management
55 (7.246 %)Service Delivery
55 (7.246 %)Business Analysis
55 (7.246 %)Unit Testing
64 (5.797 %)Data Management
64 (5.797 %)Project Management
71 (1.449 %)Software Engineering
71 (1.449 %)Data Modelling
71 (1.449 %)OOD
71 (1.449 %)OOP
71 (1.449 %)OOA/OOD
71 (1.449 %)Web Development
71 (1.449 %)Time Management
71 (1.449 %)Problem Management
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (36.23 %)SQL
223 (33.33 %)C#
319 (27.54 %)Java
414 (20.29 %)PHP
512 (17.39 %)C
512 (17.39 %)DHTML
610 (14.49 %)VB
610 (14.49 %)PL/SQL
79 (13.04 %)Perl
79 (13.04 %)VB6
88 (11.59 %)JavaScript
96 (8.696 %)Transact-SQL
105 (7.246 %)RPG
114 (5.797 %)Shell Script
114 (5.797 %)C++
122 (2.899 %)PHP5
122 (2.899 %)VC++
131 (1.449 %)SAPscript
131 (1.449 %)VB.NET
131 (1.449 %)ABAP
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (31.88 %)Degree
21 (1.449 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.449 %)MCTS
21 (1.449 %)MCSE
21 (1.449 %)MCAD
21 (1.449 %)MCSD
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (8.696 %)QA
25 (7.246 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (21.74 %)Oracle
28 (11.59 %)Microsoft
35 (7.246 %)Business Objects
42 (2.899 %)Zend
51 (1.449 %)Sony
51 (1.449 %)Northgate
51 (1.449 %)SAP
51 (1.449 %)Sybase
51 (1.449 %)IBM