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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT jobs within the Wolverhampton 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank13
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads8531
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.014 %
As % of the category below52.15 %21.68 %
Salaries quoted8530
Average minimum salary£26,012£22,733
Average salary£28,994£28,317
% change on same period last year+2.39 %
Average maximum salary£31,976£33,900
UK excluding London average salary£34,200£34,197
% change on same period last year-
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wolverhampton
Matching permanent IT job ads163143
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.105 %0.064 %
Salaries quoted153131
Average minimum salary£28,244£27,906
Average salary£31,092£32,010
% change on same period last year-2.86 %
Average maximum salary£33,939£36,114
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Developer West MidlandsDeveloper
West Midlands

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Wolverhampton Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Salary Trend

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

Wolverhampton Developer Salary Trend

Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Developer across the Wolverhampton region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wolverhampton Developer Salary Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wolverhampton region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

157 (40.43 %).NET
255 (39.01 %)C#
345 (31.91 %)C++
444 (31.21 %)SQL
539 (27.66 %)JavaScript
637 (26.24 %)PHP
637 (26.24 %)SQL Server
732 (22.70 %)ASP.NET
829 (20.57 %)XML
928 (19.86 %)CSS
928 (19.86 %)HTML
1027 (19.15 %)Degree
1125 (17.73 %)Adobe Flex
1223 (16.31 %)Web Development
1223 (16.31 %)Finance
1322 (15.60 %)VB.NET
1322 (15.60 %)Mathematics
1421 (14.89 %)Data Modelling
1520 (14.18 %)ASP
1617 (12.06 %)AJAX
1716 (11.35 %)MySQL
1815 (10.64 %)Java
1914 (9.929 %)ActionScript
1914 (9.929 %)Content Management
2013 (9.220 %)Flash
2013 (9.220 %)CMS
2112 (8.511 %)XSLT
2211 (7.801 %)Visual Studio
2211 (7.801 %)OOP
2310 (7.092 %)OO

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wolverhampton region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wolverhampton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
157 (40.43 %).NET
232 (22.70 %)ASP.NET
329 (20.57 %)XML
428 (19.86 %)CSS
428 (19.86 %)HTML
525 (17.73 %)Adobe Flex
620 (14.18 %)ASP
717 (12.06 %)AJAX
812 (8.511 %)XSLT
99 (6.383 %)DCOM
99 (6.383 %)XHTML
104 (2.837 %)SOAP
113 (2.128 %)STL
122 (1.418 %)J2ME
131 (0.709 %)ArcObjects
131 (0.709 %)OpenGL
131 (0.709 %)DirectX
131 (0.709 %)COM
131 (0.709 %)ADO.NET
131 (0.709 %)MFC
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (9.220 %)CMS
22 (1.418 %)Apache
22 (1.418 %)SAS
22 (1.418 %)Umbraco
31 (0.709 %)Tomcat
31 (0.709 %)SharePoint
31 (0.709 %)IIS
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.709 %)MS Visio
11 (0.709 %)Photoshop
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.709 %)SyteLine
11 (0.709 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (2.837 %)Internet
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
137 (26.24 %)SQL Server
216 (11.35 %)MySQL
39 (6.383 %)Crystal Reports
44 (2.837 %)OLAP
44 (2.837 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (2.837 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (2.128 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
53 (2.128 %)SQL Server Integration Services
53 (2.128 %)Data Mining
53 (2.128 %)Datawarehouse
53 (2.128 %)DTS
53 (2.128 %)MS Access
61 (0.709 %)GIS
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (9.220 %)Flash
211 (7.801 %)Visual Studio
32 (1.418 %)Subversion
41 (0.709 %)Xcode
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (16.31 %)Finance
210 (7.092 %)Pensions
36 (4.255 %)Publishing
45 (3.546 %)Back Office
45 (3.546 %)Health
54 (2.837 %)Games
54 (2.837 %)Marketing
62 (1.418 %)Pharmaceutical
62 (1.418 %)Education
62 (1.418 %)Government
62 (1.418 %)Banking
71 (0.709 %)Insurance
71 (0.709 %)Multimedia
71 (0.709 %)Construction
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (15.60 %)Mathematics
27 (4.965 %)E-Learning
34 (2.837 %)VLE
34 (2.837 %)PDA
34 (2.837 %)Computer Science
42 (1.418 %)Management Information System
51 (0.709 %)Credit Risk
51 (0.709 %)Informatics
51 (0.709 %)Client/Server
51 (0.709 %)N-Tier
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (5.674 %)Linux
24 (2.837 %)Windows
33 (2.128 %)UNIX
42 (1.418 %)Debian
51 (0.709 %)Windows XP Embedded
51 (0.709 %)Windows XP
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (16.31 %)Web Development
221 (14.89 %)Data Modelling
314 (9.929 %)Content Management
411 (7.801 %)OOP
510 (7.092 %)OO
67 (4.965 %)E-Commerce
75 (3.546 %)Business Intelligence
75 (3.546 %)OOD
75 (3.546 %)CRM
75 (3.546 %)E-business
84 (2.837 %)Document Management
93 (2.128 %)Software Engineering
102 (1.418 %)Business Development
111 (0.709 %)Unit Testing
111 (0.709 %)Systems Analysis
111 (0.709 %)CAD
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
155 (39.01 %)C#
245 (31.91 %)C++
344 (31.21 %)SQL
439 (27.66 %)JavaScript
537 (26.24 %)PHP
622 (15.60 %)VB.NET
715 (10.64 %)Java
814 (9.929 %)ActionScript
910 (7.092 %)VB
107 (4.965 %)PHP5
107 (4.965 %)Transact-SQL
116 (4.255 %)C
124 (2.837 %)VB6
131 (0.709 %)VC++
131 (0.709 %)Perl
131 (0.709 %)Delphi
131 (0.709 %)VBA
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (19.15 %)Degree
21 (0.709 %)Postgraduate
Wolverhampton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (4.965 %)Adobe
26 (4.255 %)Microsoft
34 (2.837 %)Cognos
43 (2.128 %)Apple
51 (0.709 %)Progress
51 (0.709 %)Interwoven
51 (0.709 %)Oracle
51 (0.709 %)ESRI