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

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7277
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads1634
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.015 %
As % of the category below7.477 %13.93 %
Salaries quoted1331
Average minimum salary£32,077£31,645
Average salary£34,192£34,323
% change on same period last year-0.37 %
Average maximum salary£36,308£37,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,631£33,397
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
West Sussex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Sussex
Matching permanent IT job ads214244
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.105 %
Salaries quoted182225
Average minimum salary£33,829£34,613
Average salary£36,331£37,805
% change on same period last year-3.89 %
Average maximum salary£38,833£40,996
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Computer Science South EastComputer Science
South East

Computer Science
Demand Trend

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

West Sussex Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Salary Trend

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

West Sussex Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Science across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

West Sussex Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the West Sussex 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
HorshamNew entry-6£33,667-
CrawleyDown-111£45,000+30.82 %
Computer Science South EastComputer Science
South East

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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.

127 (72.97 %)Degree
213 (35.14 %)Mathematics
311 (29.73 %)Oracle
410 (27.03 %)Windows
59 (24.32 %).NET
59 (24.32 %)J2EE
59 (24.32 %)Microsoft
68 (21.62 %)Manufacturing
68 (21.62 %)Windows Vista
68 (21.62 %)Windows 2000 Server
68 (21.62 %)LAN
68 (21.62 %)WAN
68 (21.62 %)Windows Server 2003
68 (21.62 %)C++
68 (21.62 %)MS Office
68 (21.62 %)Windows XP
77 (18.92 %)UML
77 (18.92 %)Pharmaceutical
77 (18.92 %)Finance
77 (18.92 %)Statistics
77 (18.92 %)Life Science
86 (16.22 %)Physics
86 (16.22 %)Marketing
86 (16.22 %)Education
86 (16.22 %)OO
86 (16.22 %)SQL Server
95 (13.51 %)Java
95 (13.51 %)SAS
95 (13.51 %)Base SAS
104 (10.81 %)JavaScript

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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.

West Sussex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (24.32 %).NET
19 (24.32 %)J2EE
24 (10.81 %)HTML
24 (10.81 %)CSS
24 (10.81 %)JSP
24 (10.81 %)Servlets
24 (10.81 %)WebServices
32 (5.405 %)XHTML
41 (2.703 %)ASP.NET
41 (2.703 %)DOM
West Sussex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (13.51 %)SAS
21 (2.703 %)CMS
21 (2.703 %)IIS
West Sussex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (21.62 %)MS Office
23 (8.108 %)Photoshop
32 (5.405 %)MS Excel
32 (5.405 %)ImageReady
32 (5.405 %)Acrobat
32 (5.405 %)Fireworks
32 (5.405 %)Adobe Illustrator
West Sussex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.703 %)Great Plains
11 (2.703 %)Axapta
11 (2.703 %)Navision
11 (2.703 %)Exchequer Enterprise
11 (2.703 %)Oracle EBS
11 (2.703 %)SAP Business One
West Sussex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (21.62 %)LAN
18 (21.62 %)WAN
23 (8.108 %)Internet
23 (8.108 %)Extranet
West Sussex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (16.22 %)SQL Server
25 (13.51 %)Base SAS
33 (8.108 %)GIS
41 (2.703 %)SQL Server 2008
West Sussex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.405 %)Visual Studio
12 (5.405 %)Flash
12 (5.405 %)Dreamweaver
West Sussex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (21.62 %)Manufacturing
27 (18.92 %)Pharmaceutical
27 (18.92 %)Finance
36 (16.22 %)Education
36 (16.22 %)Marketing
42 (5.405 %)Graphic Design
42 (5.405 %)Government
42 (5.405 %)Insurance
42 (5.405 %)Pensions
51 (2.703 %)Games
West Sussex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (32.43 %)Team Leader
211 (29.73 %)Analyst
39 (24.32 %)Developer
39 (24.32 %)Senior Analyst
48 (21.62 %)Helpdesk Analyst
48 (21.62 %)Junior
48 (21.62 %)Software Engineer
48 (21.62 %)Helpdesk Team Leader
57 (18.92 %)Junior Software Engineer
65 (13.51 %)Programmer
65 (13.51 %)SAS Programmer
74 (10.81 %)Java/J2EE Developer
74 (10.81 %)J2EE Team Leader
74 (10.81 %)J2EE Developer
74 (10.81 %)Senior J2EE Developer
74 (10.81 %)Senior Java Developer
74 (10.81 %)Java Team Leader
74 (10.81 %)Senior Developer
74 (10.81 %)Java Developer
83 (8.108 %)Graduate
West Sussex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (35.14 %)Mathematics
27 (18.92 %)Statistics
27 (18.92 %)Life Science
36 (16.22 %)Physics
42 (5.405 %)Informatics
West Sussex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (27.03 %)Windows
28 (21.62 %)Windows XP
28 (21.62 %)Windows Server 2003
28 (21.62 %)Windows Vista
28 (21.62 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (2.703 %)UNIX
31 (2.703 %)VxWorks
31 (2.703 %)Linux
West Sussex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (18.92 %)UML
26 (16.22 %)OO
33 (8.108 %)OOD
33 (8.108 %)Web Development
42 (5.405 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (5.405 %)Validation
42 (5.405 %)Web Design
42 (5.405 %)Data Management
42 (5.405 %)OOP
42 (5.405 %)Security Cleared
51 (2.703 %)Software Engineering
51 (2.703 %)Test Management
51 (2.703 %)SC Cleared
West Sussex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (21.62 %)C++
25 (13.51 %)Java
34 (10.81 %)JavaScript
43 (8.108 %)C#
51 (2.703 %)RPG
51 (2.703 %)VBScript
West Sussex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (72.97 %)Degree
21 (2.703 %)ACCA
21 (2.703 %)CIMA
West Sussex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.703 %)QA
West Sussex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (29.73 %)Oracle
29 (24.32 %)Microsoft
31 (2.703 %)Exchequer
31 (2.703 %)SAP