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This section looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT jobs within the West Sussex 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 Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads71111
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.046 %
As % of the category below6.190 %6.959 %
Salaries quoted6381
Average minimum salary£28,438£31,099
Average salary£32,570£34,568
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Average maximum salary£36,703£38,037
UK excluding London average salary£33,370£32,648
% change on same period last year+2.21 %
West Sussex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Sussex
Matching permanent IT job ads11471595
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.617 %0.665 %
Salaries quoted9491346
Average minimum salary£33,602£33,968
Average salary£36,087£36,236
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Average maximum salary£38,571£38,505
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Programmer South EastProgrammer
South East

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

West Sussex Programmer Demand Trend

Programmer
Salary Trend

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

West Sussex Programmer Salary Trend

Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

West Sussex Programmer Salary Histogram

Programmer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the West Sussex 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
HorshamUp+724£37,455-6.36 %
Burgess HillUp+913£27,462+37.30 %
WorthingDown-59£33,611-23.17 %
GatwickDown-115£20,500-45.33 %
CrawleyDown-63£32,833-8.70 %
Haywards HeathUp+63£30,000+16.63 %
ChichesterUp+42£27,500-
Programmer South EastProgrammer
South East

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

153 (44.92 %).NET
229 (24.58 %)ASP.NET
324 (20.34 %)VB
422 (18.64 %)SQL
521 (17.80 %)C++
521 (17.80 %)Windows
620 (16.95 %)Client/Server
620 (16.95 %)Insurance
719 (16.10 %)Internet
818 (15.25 %)ASP
818 (15.25 %)CSS
818 (15.25 %)HTML
818 (15.25 %)Web Development
917 (14.41 %)Visual Studio
1016 (13.56 %)JavaScript
1016 (13.56 %)C#
1016 (13.56 %)E-Commerce
1016 (13.56 %)Multimedia
1016 (13.56 %)Marketing
1114 (11.86 %)Games
1114 (11.86 %)Finance
1114 (11.86 %)Pharmaceutical
1213 (11.02 %)SQL Server
1213 (11.02 %)XML
1312 (10.17 %)Java
1312 (10.17 %)Microsoft
1312 (10.17 %)OO
1411 (9.322 %)Delphi
1510 (8.475 %)RAD
1510 (8.475 %)SAS

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Sussex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
153 (44.92 %).NET
229 (24.58 %)ASP.NET
318 (15.25 %)CSS
318 (15.25 %)HTML
318 (15.25 %)ASP
413 (11.02 %)XML
58 (6.780 %)LAMP
65 (4.237 %)XHTML
74 (3.390 %).NET Framework
74 (3.390 %)WinForms
81 (0.847 %)WebSphere
81 (0.847 %)ActiveX
81 (0.847 %)MFC
81 (0.847 %)ADO
81 (0.847 %)ADO.NET
West Sussex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (8.475 %)SAS
27 (5.932 %)Apache
36 (5.085 %)IIS
45 (4.237 %)CMS
West Sussex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (4.237 %)MS Office
West Sussex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (16.10 %)Internet
28 (6.780 %)FTP
28 (6.780 %)TCP/IP
West Sussex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (11.02 %)SQL Server
29 (7.627 %)MySQL
34 (3.390 %)BusinessObjects
34 (3.390 %)Base SAS
42 (1.695 %)SQLPlus
42 (1.695 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (1.695 %)RDBMS
51 (0.847 %)DB2
51 (0.847 %)Datawarehouse
51 (0.847 %)SQL Server 2000
West Sussex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (14.41 %)Visual Studio
West Sussex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (16.95 %)Insurance
216 (13.56 %)Multimedia
216 (13.56 %)Marketing
314 (11.86 %)Games
314 (11.86 %)Pharmaceutical
314 (11.86 %)Finance
410 (8.475 %)Publishing
58 (6.780 %)Pensions
61 (0.847 %)Local Government
61 (0.847 %)Government
61 (0.847 %)Health
West Sussex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (16.95 %)Client/Server
25 (4.237 %)Statistics
25 (4.237 %)Mathematics
34 (3.390 %)Computer Science
34 (3.390 %)Life Science
41 (0.847 %)Mainframe
West Sussex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (17.80 %)Windows
29 (7.627 %)Linux
29 (7.627 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (5.932 %)Red Hat Linux
45 (4.237 %)Windows XP
45 (4.237 %)Ubuntu
53 (2.542 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (2.542 %)Windows NT
62 (1.695 %)UNIX
62 (1.695 %)Windows 2000
West Sussex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (15.25 %)Web Development
216 (13.56 %)E-Commerce
312 (10.17 %)OO
410 (8.475 %)RAD
56 (5.085 %)Statistical Analysis
64 (3.390 %)SEO
72 (1.695 %)Software Testing
81 (0.847 %)OOD
81 (0.847 %)Business Intelligence
81 (0.847 %)Change Management
81 (0.847 %)Requirements Analysis
81 (0.847 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (0.847 %)OOP
West Sussex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (20.34 %)VB
222 (18.64 %)SQL
321 (17.80 %)C++
416 (13.56 %)C#
416 (13.56 %)JavaScript
512 (10.17 %)Java
611 (9.322 %)Delphi
79 (7.627 %)PHP
79 (7.627 %)VB.NET
86 (5.085 %)PowerHouse
95 (4.237 %)Transact-SQL
104 (3.390 %)VC++
104 (3.390 %)VB6
112 (1.695 %)Progress 4GL
112 (1.695 %)C
121 (0.847 %)COBOL
121 (0.847 %)RPG
121 (0.847 %)FoxPro (VFP)
121 (0.847 %)Assembly Language
121 (0.847 %)JCL
West Sussex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (4.237 %)Degree
West Sussex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.695 %)SLA
21 (0.847 %)GCP
West Sussex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (5.085 %)VMware Infrastructure
23 (2.542 %)Active Directory
West Sussex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (10.17 %)Microsoft
27 (5.932 %)Red Hat
27 (5.932 %)VMware
27 (5.932 %)Oracle
34 (3.390 %)Business Objects
34 (3.390 %)Endeca
43 (2.542 %)Progress