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This section looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the West Yorkshire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank11985
Rank change on same period last yearDown-34
Matching permanent IT job ads73135
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.056 %
As % of the category below7.199 %14.33 %
Salaries quoted73105
Average minimum salary£24,600£24,120
Average salary£27,113£26,917
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Average maximum salary£29,627£29,713
UK excluding London average salary£33,764£32,520
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads1014942
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.546 %0.393 %
Salaries quoted768742
Average minimum salary£32,322£31,144
Average salary£35,560£33,448
% change on same period last year+6.31 %
Average maximum salary£38,798£35,752
UK excluding London average salary£37,888£39,245
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Computer Science YorkshireComputer Science
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Computer Science Salary Trend

Computer Science
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire Computer Science Salary Histogram

Computer Science
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the West Yorkshire 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
LeedsDown-2164£28,227-1.78 %
BradfordDown-274£21,500+25.09 %
HalifaxNew entry-1£21,000-
Computer Science YorkshireComputer Science
Yorkshire

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

1132 (94.29 %)Degree
283 (59.29 %)Java
366 (47.14 %).NET
462 (44.29 %)SQL Server
552 (37.14 %)OO
644 (31.43 %)J2EE
739 (27.86 %)Software Engineering
833 (23.57 %)C#
833 (23.57 %)ASP.NET
932 (22.86 %)Oracle
1031 (22.14 %)SQL
1130 (21.43 %)Agile Software Development
1229 (20.71 %)XML
1327 (19.29 %)JSP
1327 (19.29 %)Microsoft
1426 (18.57 %)Finance
1426 (18.57 %)CSS
1426 (18.57 %)JavaScript
1521 (15.00 %)AJAX
1521 (15.00 %)VB
1620 (14.29 %)XHTML
1620 (14.29 %)MS Excel
1620 (14.29 %)Web Development
1717 (12.14 %)C++
1717 (12.14 %)Scrum
1816 (11.43 %)SQL Server 2000
1816 (11.43 %)RUP
1816 (11.43 %)SQL Server 2005
1816 (11.43 %)Technical Architecture
1915 (10.71 %)Derivative

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
166 (47.14 %).NET
244 (31.43 %)J2EE
333 (23.57 %)ASP.NET
429 (20.71 %)XML
527 (19.29 %)JSP
626 (18.57 %)CSS
721 (15.00 %)AJAX
820 (14.29 %)XHTML
914 (10.00 %)Middleware
1012 (8.571 %)HTML
1012 (8.571 %)Servlets
1012 (8.571 %)EJB
1111 (7.857 %)JMS
129 (6.429 %)ASP
138 (5.714 %)ASP.NET 2.0
146 (4.286 %)WebServices
154 (2.857 %)XSLT
162 (1.429 %)J2SE
162 (1.429 %)WinForms
162 (1.429 %).NET Framework
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (9.286 %)MQSeries
113 (9.286 %)BizTalk Server
23 (2.143 %)Apache
32 (1.429 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (1.429 %)MS Exchange
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (14.29 %)MS Excel
21 (0.714 %)MS Office
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.429 %)WAN
12 (1.429 %)Intranet
12 (1.429 %)Internet
21 (0.714 %)DVB
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
162 (44.29 %)SQL Server
216 (11.43 %)SQL Server 2000
216 (11.43 %)SQL Server 2005
313 (9.286 %)MySQL
410 (7.143 %)RDBMS
53 (2.143 %)DataStage
53 (2.143 %)ETL
62 (1.429 %)OLAP
71 (0.714 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.714 %)Oracle 8/8i
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (6.429 %)Flash
23 (2.143 %)Eclipse
32 (1.429 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.714 %)JUnit
41 (0.714 %)MSI
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (18.57 %)Finance
215 (10.71 %)Banking
215 (10.71 %)Investment Banking
310 (7.143 %)Education
47 (5.000 %)Games
47 (5.000 %)Auditing
56 (4.286 %)Telecoms
64 (2.857 %)Pensions
73 (2.143 %)Health
82 (1.429 %)Legal
91 (0.714 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.714 %)Publishing
91 (0.714 %)Electronics
91 (0.714 %)Retail
91 (0.714 %)Insurance
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
199 (70.71 %)Developer
237 (26.43 %)Java Developer
330 (21.43 %)Software Developer
424 (17.14 %)Graduate
522 (15.71 %)Java/J2EE Developer
621 (15.00 %)J2EE Developer
718 (12.86 %)Graduate Developer
816 (11.43 %)Junior
915 (10.71 %)Junior Developer
915 (10.71 %)Graduate Software Developer
1014 (10.00 %).NET Developer
1014 (10.00 %)Programmer
1014 (10.00 %)Web Developer
1112 (8.571 %)Software Engineer
1112 (8.571 %)Junior Software Developer
1210 (7.143 %)Applications Developer
139 (6.429 %)C# Developer
139 (6.429 %)Junior Software Engineer
148 (5.714 %)Java Web Developer
148 (5.714 %)Java Applications Developer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (10.71 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
115 (10.71 %)Equities
115 (10.71 %)Derivative
210 (7.143 %)Web 2.0
38 (5.714 %)Blog
38 (5.714 %)Social Network
46 (4.286 %)Economics
52 (1.429 %)E-Learning
52 (1.429 %)Mathematics
61 (0.714 %)Physics
61 (0.714 %)STB
61 (0.714 %)Management Information System
61 (0.714 %)AS400
61 (0.714 %)N-Tier
61 (0.714 %)MPEG
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (8.571 %)Linux
29 (6.429 %)Windows
33 (2.143 %)UNIX
42 (1.429 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.714 %)Solaris
51 (0.714 %)Windows 2000
51 (0.714 %)Windows NT
51 (0.714 %)Windows XP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
152 (37.14 %)OO
239 (27.86 %)Software Engineering
330 (21.43 %)Agile Software Development
420 (14.29 %)Web Development
517 (12.14 %)Scrum
616 (11.43 %)Technical Architecture
616 (11.43 %)RUP
714 (10.00 %)Project Management
813 (9.286 %)Business Intelligence
97 (5.000 %)Disaster Recovery
97 (5.000 %)Information Security
105 (3.571 %)OOD
105 (3.571 %)PRINCE2
105 (3.571 %)OOP
114 (2.857 %)OOA/OOD
114 (2.857 %)DSDM
114 (2.857 %)E-Commerce
114 (2.857 %)Web Design
114 (2.857 %)Software Testing
123 (2.143 %)Systems Analysis
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
183 (59.29 %)Java
233 (23.57 %)C#
331 (22.14 %)SQL
426 (18.57 %)JavaScript
521 (15.00 %)VB
617 (12.14 %)C++
79 (6.429 %)ActionScript
88 (5.714 %)VB.NET
97 (5.000 %)C
104 (2.857 %)PL/SQL
104 (2.857 %)VB6
113 (2.143 %)RPG
122 (1.429 %)PHP
131 (0.714 %)Perl
131 (0.714 %)Transact-SQL
131 (0.714 %)VBA
131 (0.714 %)VC++
131 (0.714 %)Embedded C
131 (0.714 %)Shell Script
131 (0.714 %)OmniMark
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1132 (94.29 %)Degree
22 (1.429 %)ISEB
31 (0.714 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.714 %)MCP
31 (0.714 %)MCSE
31 (0.714 %)MCSA
31 (0.714 %)PhD
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.143 %)QA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.429 %)Active Directory
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (22.86 %)Oracle
227 (19.29 %)Microsoft
314 (10.00 %)TIBCO
48 (5.714 %)Cognos
56 (4.286 %)IBM