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This section looks at the demand for the Systems Developer 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 Systems Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Developer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank217225
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads99
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.112 %0.108 %
Salaries quoted88
Average minimum salary£22,875£24,875
Average salary£24,813£27,188
% change on same period last year-8.73 %
Average maximum salary£26,750£29,500
UK excluding London average salary£32,741£31,791
% change on same period last year+2.98 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads80038352
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.308 %3.481 %
Salaries quoted68457254
Average minimum salary£32,827£33,784
Average salary£35,731£36,559
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Average maximum salary£38,635£39,334
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Systems Developer EnglandSystems Developer
England

Systems Developer
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Systems Developer Demand Trend

Systems Developer
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Systems Developer Salary Trend

Systems Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Developer across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Midlands Systems Developer Salary Histogram

Systems Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Developer within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 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-84£28,875-23.00 %
StaffordshireDown-53£19,667-22.87 %
HerefordshireNew entry-1£24,000-
Systems Developer EnglandSystems Developer
England

Systems Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Systems Developer 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 Systems Developer in their job title.

118 (64.29 %).NET
212 (42.86 %)VB
311 (39.29 %)SQL Server
311 (39.29 %)SQL
49 (32.14 %)ASP.NET
49 (32.14 %)VB.NET
49 (32.14 %)MySQL
49 (32.14 %)XML
49 (32.14 %)Pensions
58 (28.57 %)Degree
58 (28.57 %)CSS
58 (28.57 %)JavaScript
58 (28.57 %)Delphi
65 (17.86 %)C#
72 (7.143 %)Migration
72 (7.143 %)Finance
72 (7.143 %)VB6
72 (7.143 %)ASP
72 (7.143 %)HTML
72 (7.143 %)PHP
72 (7.143 %)OO
72 (7.143 %)Microsoft
72 (7.143 %)Project Management
81 (3.571 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (3.571 %)MS Excel
81 (3.571 %)Documentum
81 (3.571 %)RDBMS
81 (3.571 %)ITIL
81 (3.571 %)MCSD
81 (3.571 %)PRINCE2

Systems Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Systems Developer 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 Systems Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (64.29 %).NET
29 (32.14 %)ASP.NET
29 (32.14 %)XML
38 (28.57 %)CSS
42 (7.143 %)ASP
42 (7.143 %)HTML
51 (3.571 %)WebServices
51 (3.571 %)LAMP
51 (3.571 %).NET Framework
51 (3.571 %)ASP.NET 2.0
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.571 %)Documentum
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.571 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (39.29 %)SQL Server
29 (32.14 %)MySQL
31 (3.571 %)RDBMS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.571 %)Visual Studio
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (32.14 %)Pensions
22 (7.143 %)Finance
31 (3.571 %)Education
31 (3.571 %)Health
31 (3.571 %)Insurance
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.571 %)UNIX
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (7.143 %)OO
12 (7.143 %)Project Management
12 (7.143 %)Migration
21 (3.571 %)Document Management
21 (3.571 %)Business Analysis
21 (3.571 %)Project Planning
21 (3.571 %)Web Development
21 (3.571 %)ITIL
21 (3.571 %)PRINCE2
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (42.86 %)VB
211 (39.29 %)SQL
39 (32.14 %)VB.NET
48 (28.57 %)Delphi
48 (28.57 %)JavaScript
55 (17.86 %)C#
62 (7.143 %)PHP
62 (7.143 %)VB6
71 (3.571 %)VBScript
71 (3.571 %)C++
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (28.57 %)Degree
21 (3.571 %)MCSD
21 (3.571 %)Microsoft Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (7.143 %)Microsoft