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The table below looks at the demand for Web 2.0 skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Web 2.0 over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb 2.0
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank195225
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads2410
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.828 %0.867 %
Salaries quoted199
Average minimum salary£24,650£42,778
Average salary£28,675£44,167
% change on same period last year-35.07 %
Average maximum salary£32,700£45,556
UK excluding London average salary£42,499£34,583
% change on same period last year+22.89 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads13131154
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.760 %0.497 %
Salaries quoted1093965
Average minimum salary£30,448£31,995
Average salary£33,499£34,456
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Average maximum salary£36,550£36,917
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Web 2.0 EnglandWeb 2.0
England

Web 2.0
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Web 2.0 across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

West Midlands Web 2.0 Demand Trend

Web 2.0
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Web 2.0 across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Web 2.0 Salary Trend

Web 2.0
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Web 2.0 across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

West Midlands Web 2.0 Salary Histogram

Web 2.0
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Web 2.0 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
WarwickshireNew entry-15£32,050-
BirminghamNew entry-4£24,000-
StaffordshireDown-33£21,500-14.00 %
CoventryUp+13£30,833-38.33 %
Web 2.0 EnglandWeb 2.0
England

Web 2.0
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Web 2.0 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 Web 2.0.

121 (56.76 %)Flash
220 (54.05 %)XML
314 (37.84 %)JavaScript
314 (37.84 %)ActionScript
413 (35.14 %).NET
413 (35.14 %)HTML
413 (35.14 %)E-Learning
413 (35.14 %)SCORM
512 (32.43 %)SQL Server
512 (32.43 %)ASP.NET
512 (32.43 %)Games
611 (29.73 %)AJAX
611 (29.73 %)W3C
79 (24.32 %)SEO
79 (24.32 %)VB.NET
79 (24.32 %)DHTML
87 (18.92 %)CSS
87 (18.92 %)MS Visio
87 (18.92 %)Social Network
94 (10.81 %)XHTML
94 (10.81 %)C#
94 (10.81 %)MySQL
94 (10.81 %)Web Development
103 (8.108 %)Marketing
103 (8.108 %)E-Commerce
103 (8.108 %)Visual Studio
103 (8.108 %)CMS
112 (5.405 %)SQL Server 2000
112 (5.405 %)Content Management
112 (5.405 %)WebServices

Web 2.0
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Web 2.0 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 Web 2.0. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (54.05 %)XML
213 (35.14 %)HTML
213 (35.14 %).NET
312 (32.43 %)ASP.NET
411 (29.73 %)AJAX
57 (18.92 %)CSS
64 (10.81 %)XHTML
72 (5.405 %)RSS
72 (5.405 %).NET Framework
72 (5.405 %)WebServices
81 (2.703 %)DOM
81 (2.703 %)ADO.NET
81 (2.703 %)ASP
81 (2.703 %)JSON
81 (2.703 %)Silverlight
81 (2.703 %)ASP.NET 2.0
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.108 %)CMS
22 (5.405 %)IIS
22 (5.405 %)Apache
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (18.92 %)MS Visio
21 (2.703 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (2.703 %)Photoshop
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.703 %)Internet
11 (2.703 %)Extranet
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (32.43 %)SQL Server
24 (10.81 %)MySQL
32 (5.405 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (5.405 %)SQL Server 2005
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (56.76 %)Flash
23 (8.108 %)Visual Studio
32 (5.405 %)Dreamweaver
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (32.43 %)Games
23 (8.108 %)Marketing
32 (5.405 %)Pensions
41 (2.703 %)Retail
41 (2.703 %)Insurance
41 (2.703 %)Finance
41 (2.703 %)Advertising
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (83.78 %)Developer
212 (32.43 %).NET Developer
212 (32.43 %)ASP.NET Developer
38 (21.62 %)E-Learning Developer
47 (18.92 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
47 (18.92 %)VB.NET Developer
47 (18.92 %)Flash Developer
56 (16.22 %)Technical Specialist
65 (13.51 %)Analyst
65 (13.51 %)Business Analyst
73 (8.108 %)Web Developer
82 (5.405 %)C# Developer
82 (5.405 %)Web Designer
91 (2.703 %)Senior C# Developer
91 (2.703 %)Developer Analyst
91 (2.703 %)Senior .NET Developer
91 (2.703 %)Graduate
91 (2.703 %)Software Developer
91 (2.703 %)Consultant
91 (2.703 %)Senior Developer
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (35.14 %)E-Learning
113 (35.14 %)SCORM
211 (29.73 %)W3C
37 (18.92 %)Social Network
42 (5.405 %)Wiki
42 (5.405 %)Blog
51 (2.703 %)Computer Science
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.703 %)Linux
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (24.32 %)SEO
24 (10.81 %)Web Development
33 (8.108 %)E-Commerce
42 (5.405 %)Content Management
42 (5.405 %)Pay per click
42 (5.405 %)Internet Marketing
51 (2.703 %)OOP
51 (2.703 %)Email Marketing
51 (2.703 %)OOD
51 (2.703 %)Project Management
51 (2.703 %)Web Design
51 (2.703 %)Agile Software Development
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (37.84 %)JavaScript
114 (37.84 %)ActionScript
29 (24.32 %)DHTML
29 (24.32 %)VB.NET
34 (10.81 %)C#
42 (5.405 %)PHP
42 (5.405 %)SQL
51 (2.703 %)VB
51 (2.703 %)C
51 (2.703 %)VB6
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.703 %)Degree
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (5.405 %)WCAG
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (2.703 %)Oracle
11 (2.703 %)Adobe