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The table below looks at the demand for Middleware skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Middleware over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank126139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads4754
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.024 %
As % of the category below2.728 %2.227 %
Salaries quoted4531
Average minimum salary£34,183£37,516
Average salary£38,667£44,758
% change on same period last year-13.60 %
Average maximum salary£43,150£52,000
UK excluding London average salary£46,657£48,315
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17232425
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.152 %1.082 %
Salaries quoted15702140
Average minimum salary£30,542£29,683
Average salary£33,100£32,499
% change on same period last year+1.84 %
Average maximum salary£35,658£35,315
UK excluding London average salary£36,023£36,564
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Middleware YorkshireMiddleware
Yorkshire

Middleware
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Middleware across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Yorkshire Middleware Demand Trend

Middleware
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Middleware Salary Trend

Middleware
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Middleware across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire Middleware Salary Histogram

Middleware
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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-618£34,139-26.78 %
WakefieldUp+2312£31,250+24.99 %
HalifaxNew entry-10£39,111-
BradfordDown-27£55,000+83.33 %
HuddersfieldNew entry-2£35,000-
Middleware YorkshireMiddleware
Yorkshire

Middleware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Middleware 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 Middleware.

139 (52.00 %)XML
232 (42.67 %).NET
329 (38.67 %)ASP.NET
428 (37.33 %)CSS
428 (37.33 %)HTML
526 (34.67 %)Degree
624 (32.00 %)AJAX
723 (30.67 %)VB.NET
723 (30.67 %)Visual Studio
723 (30.67 %)Linux
822 (29.33 %)C
822 (29.33 %)C++
921 (28.00 %)SQL
921 (28.00 %)Software Engineering
1020 (26.67 %)DTV
1020 (26.67 %)DVB
1020 (26.67 %)MPEG
1020 (26.67 %)Microsoft
1119 (25.33 %)Embedded C
1119 (25.33 %)Embedded C++
1119 (25.33 %)Device Driver
1119 (25.33 %)Embedded Linux
1218 (24.00 %)VxWorks
1317 (22.67 %)STB
1317 (22.67 %)IPTV
1317 (22.67 %)Nucleus RTOS
1415 (20.00 %)Finance
1510 (13.33 %)SQL Server
1510 (13.33 %)C#
1510 (13.33 %)Java

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Middleware 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 Middleware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
139 (52.00 %)XML
232 (42.67 %).NET
329 (38.67 %)ASP.NET
428 (37.33 %)CSS
428 (37.33 %)HTML
524 (32.00 %)AJAX
65 (6.667 %)WBIMB
65 (6.667 %)JMS
65 (6.667 %)ASP
65 (6.667 %).NET Framework
74 (5.333 %)WebServices
74 (5.333 %)WebSphere
74 (5.333 %)XSLT
83 (4.000 %)J2EE
92 (2.667 %)JSP
92 (2.667 %)Servlets
92 (2.667 %)EJB
92 (2.667 %)J2SE
92 (2.667 %)XSD
92 (2.667 %)XML Schema
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (6.667 %)MQSeries
15 (6.667 %)WebSphere MQ
23 (4.000 %)WebSphere Message Broker
23 (4.000 %)Apache
23 (4.000 %)BizTalk Server
32 (2.667 %)IIS
41 (1.333 %)WebLogic
41 (1.333 %)Tomcat
41 (1.333 %)SharePoint
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (6.667 %)MS Excel
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.333 %)Oracle Applications
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (26.67 %)DVB
25 (6.667 %)Broadband
25 (6.667 %)Intranet
25 (6.667 %)Internet
31 (1.333 %)DOCSIS
31 (1.333 %)SNMP
31 (1.333 %)TCP/IP
31 (1.333 %)RTP
31 (1.333 %)SSH
31 (1.333 %)RTSP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (13.33 %)SQL Server
23 (4.000 %)SQLPlus
32 (2.667 %)MySQL
41 (1.333 %)Oracle 10g
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (30.67 %)Visual Studio
22 (2.667 %)Bugzilla
22 (2.667 %)JUnit
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (20.00 %)Finance
25 (6.667 %)Telecoms
25 (6.667 %)Retail
25 (6.667 %)Billing
33 (4.000 %)Health
41 (1.333 %)Local Government
41 (1.333 %)Pensions
41 (1.333 %)Front Office
41 (1.333 %)Government
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
143 (57.33 %)Developer
221 (28.00 %).NET Developer
319 (25.33 %)Consultant
417 (22.67 %)Software Consultant
417 (22.67 %)Integration Consultant
512 (16.00 %)Web Developer
65 (6.667 %)Programme Manager
65 (6.667 %).NET Web Developer
65 (6.667 %)ASP.NET Developer
74 (5.333 %)Senior Developer
74 (5.333 %)C# Developer
83 (4.000 %)VB.NET Developer
83 (4.000 %)Software Developer
83 (4.000 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
92 (2.667 %)Senior Embedded C Developer
92 (2.667 %)Embedded Software Developer
92 (2.667 %)Embedded C Developer
92 (2.667 %)C Developer
92 (2.667 %)Senior C Developer
92 (2.667 %)Senior Software Developer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (26.67 %)MPEG
120 (26.67 %)DTV
219 (25.33 %)Device Driver
317 (22.67 %)STB
317 (22.67 %)IPTV
46 (8.000 %)Management Information System
54 (5.333 %)Computer Science
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (30.67 %)Linux
219 (25.33 %)Embedded Linux
318 (24.00 %)VxWorks
417 (22.67 %)Nucleus RTOS
56 (8.000 %)UNIX
56 (8.000 %)AIX
63 (4.000 %)Solaris
71 (1.333 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (1.333 %)HPUX
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (28.00 %)Software Engineering
27 (9.333 %)EAI
34 (5.333 %)OO
34 (5.333 %)RUP
34 (5.333 %)Workflow
34 (5.333 %)Scrum
34 (5.333 %)Agile Software Development
34 (5.333 %)Information Management
43 (4.000 %)Change Management
43 (4.000 %)Web Development
43 (4.000 %)Integration Testing
52 (2.667 %)Performance Management
52 (2.667 %)Systems Analysis
52 (2.667 %)Process Management
52 (2.667 %)Service Delivery
52 (2.667 %)Migration
52 (2.667 %)DSDM
52 (2.667 %)DNA
52 (2.667 %)UML
61 (1.333 %)OOP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (30.67 %)VB.NET
222 (29.33 %)C
222 (29.33 %)C++
321 (28.00 %)SQL
419 (25.33 %)Embedded C
419 (25.33 %)Embedded C++
510 (13.33 %)Java
510 (13.33 %)C#
64 (5.333 %)JavaScript
64 (5.333 %)VB
73 (4.000 %)Assembly Language
73 (4.000 %)Shell Script
73 (4.000 %)COBOL
82 (2.667 %)VBScript
82 (2.667 %)Korn
91 (1.333 %)VB6
91 (1.333 %)PHP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (34.67 %)Degree
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.333 %)Squid
11 (1.333 %)Oracle RAC
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (26.67 %)Microsoft
28 (10.67 %)Oracle
37 (9.333 %)IBM
43 (4.000 %)webMethods
52 (2.667 %)TIBCO
52 (2.667 %)Sun
61 (1.333 %)Red Hat
61 (1.333 %)PeopleSoft
61 (1.333 %)OpenTV