The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Facebook products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the West Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Facebook over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the West Yorkshire region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within Facebook, Inc.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Facebook
Rank 170 161 130
Rank change year-on-year
-9 -31
Permanent jobs citing Facebook 2 5 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 0.055% 0.156% 0.727%
As % of the Vendors category 0.115% 0.340% 1.460%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 22
Average salary £21,500 £45,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-52.22% +50.00%
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £33,000 £32,250
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +2.32%
All Vendors
West Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1739 1471 1507
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 47.87% 45.83% 49.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1397 1153 1273
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £25,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £54,750 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Facebook
Yorkshire

Facebook
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Facebook across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

West Yorkshire Facebook Jobs Demand Trend

Facebook
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Facebook across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Facebook Salary Trend

Facebook
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Facebook within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Wakefield - 2 £21,500 -
Facebook
Yorkshire

Facebook
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Facebook 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 Facebook.

1 11 (91.67%) Games
2 10 (83.33%) Online Games
3 6 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 6 (50.00%) PHP
3 6 (50.00%) MySQL
3 6 (50.00%) Linux
3 6 (50.00%) OO
3 6 (50.00%) Social Gaming
3 6 (50.00%) jQuery
4 5 (41.67%) Facebook Platform
4 5 (41.67%) Flash Games
4 5 (41.67%) Flash
4 5 (41.67%) ActionScript
4 5 (41.67%) C++
4 5 (41.67%) Java
4 5 (41.67%) ActionScript 3.0
4 5 (41.67%) Ajax
5 4 (33.33%) MVC
5 4 (33.33%) amfPHP
6 3 (25.00%) Degree
6 3 (25.00%) Data Analysis
7 2 (16.67%) Social Media
7 2 (16.67%) LAMP
8 1 (8.333%) SEO
8 1 (8.333%) Advertising
8 1 (8.333%) E-Commerce
8 1 (8.333%) Google
8 1 (8.333%) Pay per click
8 1 (8.333%) Marketing
8 1 (8.333%) Marketing Strategy

Facebook
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Facebook 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 Facebook. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (50.00%) jQuery
2 5 (41.67%) Flash
2 5 (41.67%) Ajax
3 4 (33.33%) amfPHP
4 2 (16.67%) LAMP
Application Platforms
1 5 (41.67%) Facebook Platform
Business Applications
1 1 (8.333%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (50.00%) MySQL
General
1 11 (91.67%) Games
2 1 (8.333%) Advertising
2 1 (8.333%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 11 (91.67%) Developer
2 6 (50.00%) Web Developer
3 5 (41.67%) Flash Games Developer
3 5 (41.67%) Flash Developer
3 5 (41.67%) Games Developer
4 4 (33.33%) Junior Games Developer
4 4 (33.33%) PHP Web Developer
4 4 (33.33%) Junior Flash Developer
4 4 (33.33%) Junior Developer
4 4 (33.33%) PHP Developer
4 4 (33.33%) Junior
5 1 (8.333%) Senior Developer
5 1 (8.333%) Senior Flash Developer
5 1 (8.333%) Senior Games Developer
5 1 (8.333%) E-Commerce Manager
Miscellaneous
1 10 (83.33%) Online Games
2 6 (50.00%) Social Gaming
3 5 (41.67%) Flash Games
4 2 (16.67%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 6 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) OO
2 4 (33.33%) MVC
3 3 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 1 (8.333%) SEO
4 1 (8.333%) E-Commerce
4 1 (8.333%) Pay per click
4 1 (8.333%) Marketing Strategy
4 1 (8.333%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 6 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 6 (50.00%) PHP
2 5 (41.67%) ActionScript
2 5 (41.67%) C++
2 5 (41.67%) Java
2 5 (41.67%) ActionScript 3.0
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (8.333%) Google
1 1 (8.333%) Twitter
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Front-end Developer - HTML / CSS / JavaScript / Photoshop / JQuery / PHP Free iPad-mini ** FREE iPad-Mini for all candidates successfully placed into permanent roles in May - read on for...
Searchability.co.uk
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bradford, West Yorkshire
They are seeking an experienced and passionate developer with the ability to demonstrate knowledge in both PHP and eCommerce, in addition to an exceptional background in working with...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Halifax, West Yorkshire
OOP PHP, MySQL, XHTML/CSS. JavaScript / jQuery. SOAP/REST Web Services and XML... Key Skills: OOP PHP 5 / MySQL / XHTML / JavaScript / JQuery / Web Services / XML / SOAP / REST / Free...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £17000 - £27000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire
The Developer will be conscientious in order to excel within this company, and have mobile development / JavaScript / Windows experience to compliment their RFID knowledge... RFID / Mobile / JavaScript / Windows...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £18000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
ASP.Net and C# T-SQL, Web Services and the MVC Framework... Key Skills: ASP.Net / C# / MVC / Agile / Waterfall / T-SQL / Web Services / N-Tier / WPF / Free...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £28000 - £42000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bradford, West Yorkshire
Therefore, a Programmer who has confidence in VB.Net, Visual Studio, SQL Server and Win forms with a passion to further their knowledge and produce quality work within...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £20000 - £28000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wetherby, West Yorkshire
Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, SQL, HyperV, Symantec If so…….You should be: Excited!... Skills required are Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, SQL, HyperV, and Symantec but Don'...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
1st - 2nd Line IT Support - Windows / Exchange / Active Directory / Blackberry / VMware / HyperV ** FREE iPad-Mini for all candidates successfully placed into permanent roles in May - read on for...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
With excellent training and personal development this company has a lot to offer for a Technical Support Consultant with at least 5 years experience and technical skills in...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013