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The table below looks at the demand for Rapid Application Development (RAD) skills within the Worcestershire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited RAD over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRapid Application Development (RAD)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank38-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads100
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.587 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted90
Average minimum salary£33,333-
Average salary£35,667-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£38,000-
UK excluding London average salary£43,218£46,383
% change on same period last year-6.82 %
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Worcestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads218182
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.126 %0.078 %
Salaries quoted191163
Average minimum salary£31,545£30,966
Average salary£34,530£33,415
% change on same period last year+3.33 %
Average maximum salary£37,514£35,865
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
RAD West MidlandsRAD
West Midlands

RAD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing RAD across the Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Worcestershire RAD Demand Trend

RAD
Salary Trend

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

Worcestershire RAD Salary Trend

RAD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RAD across the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Worcestershire RAD Salary Histogram

RAD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RAD within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
WorcesterNew entry-7£35,000-
RAD West MidlandsRAD
West Midlands

RAD
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Worcestershire region citing RAD 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 RAD.

118 (90.00 %)C++
118 (90.00 %).NET
118 (90.00 %)MFC
118 (90.00 %)UML
217 (85.00 %)VC++
217 (85.00 %)ISO9000
217 (85.00 %)TickIT
311 (55.00 %)C#
49 (45.00 %)Windows
49 (45.00 %)Requirements Analysis
55 (25.00 %)Project Management
62 (10.00 %)MATLAB
62 (10.00 %)DSDM
71 (5.000 %)ISEB
71 (5.000 %)Six Sigma
71 (5.000 %)BPR
71 (5.000 %)QA
71 (5.000 %)Test Scripting
71 (5.000 %)GAP Analysis
71 (5.000 %)Scrum
71 (5.000 %)Agile Software Development
71 (5.000 %)Systems Analysis

RAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Worcestershire region citing RAD 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 RAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (90.00 %).NET
118 (90.00 %)MFC
Worcestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.00 %)MATLAB
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (90.00 %)Software Engineer
29 (45.00 %)Systems Engineer
31 (5.000 %)Test Consultant
31 (5.000 %)Analyst
31 (5.000 %)Consultant
31 (5.000 %)Business Analyst
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (45.00 %)Windows
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (90.00 %)UML
29 (45.00 %)Requirements Analysis
35 (25.00 %)Project Management
42 (10.00 %)DSDM
51 (5.000 %)Six Sigma
51 (5.000 %)BPR
51 (5.000 %)GAP Analysis
51 (5.000 %)Scrum
51 (5.000 %)Agile Software Development
51 (5.000 %)Systems Analysis
51 (5.000 %)Test Scripting
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (90.00 %)C++
217 (85.00 %)VC++
311 (55.00 %)C#
Worcestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.000 %)ISEB
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (85.00 %)ISO9000
117 (85.00 %)TickIT
21 (5.000 %)QA