Q3 2013 review The IT Job Board has partnered with IT Jobs Watch to bring you a comprehensive overview of the IT recruitment industry in Q3 2013. Review national and regional statistics, covering skills in demand, salaries and jobs advertised. We hope you find this report useful. Q3 2013: July - September 2013 QOQ = Q3 2013 V's Q2 2013
YOY = Q3 2013 V's Q3 2012
Permanent IT jobs advertised by skill Skill
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q3 2012
QOQ
YOY
SQL
22,071
23,754
26,265
-7%
-16%
.NET
18,453
20,385
22,050
-9%
-16%
C#
16,984
19,133
19,877
-11%
-15%
HTML
15,147
16,556
16,232
-9%
-7%
JavaScript 14,562
15,300
15,037
-5%
-3%
Java
14,111
15,087
17,371
-6%
-19%
Oracle
10,595
11,271
12,905
-6%
-18%
Linux
10,182
10,988
12,498
-7%
-19%
PHP
5,977
6,722
6,389
-11%
-6%
C++
5,356
5,988
6,889
-11%
-22%
C
3,155
3,697
3,974
-15%
-21%
Demand for C++ fell 22% YOY Demand for PHP fell 11% QOQ
Demand for Java fell 6% QOQ
Contract IT jobs advertised by skill Skill
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q3 2012
QOQ
YOY
SQL
7,440
7,176
8,424
4%
-12%
Oracle
5,230
5,066
6,145
3%
-15%
Java
4,833
4,786
5,633
1%
-14%
.NET
4,776
4,683
5,654
2%
-16%
C#
4,420
4,437
4,969
0%
-11%
HTML
4,297
4,104
4,442
5%
-3%
JavaScript 4,139
3,752
4,058
10%
2%
Linux
3,342
3,057
3,240
9%
3%
C++
1,451
1,499
1,506
-3%
-4%
PHP
1,307
1,301
1,603
0%
-18%
C
954
1,072
1,249
-11%
-24%
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Jobs advertised for Javascript rose 10% QOQ Demand for Linux rose 3% YOY Jobs for HTML rose 5% QOQ
2013 movers and shakers See skills that have risen in demand YOY
Top ten permanent skills on the rise and average salaries (annual)
Skills on the rise
Windows Server 2012 £39,500
Sharepoint 2013 £45,000
AngularJS £45,000
Responsive Web Design £37,500
Sass £37,500
KnockoutJS £47,500
BackboneJS £45,000
SQL Server 2012 £41,500
Node.js £47,500
Windows 8 £35,000
Top ten contract skills on the rise and average salaries (daily)
Skills on the rise
Opscode Chef £450
Sharepoint 2013 £400
AngularJS £388 Windows Server 2012 £325
Windows 8 £325
Responsive Web Design £350
EMIR £550
KnockoutJS £375
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SQL Server 2012 £400
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Backbone.js £375
Average Permanent IT salaries by skill Skill
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q3 2012
QOQ
YOY
Oracle Java Linux C++ JavaScript .NET C# C SQL HTML PHP
£50,000 £50,000 £45,000 £45,000 £40,000 £40,000 £40,000 £42,771 £41,500 £39,000 £37,500
£47,500 £47,500 £42,500 £45,000 £40,000 £40,000 £40,000 £42,500 £40,000 £37,500 £36,000
£47,500 £47,500 £42,500 £42,500 £40,000 £40,000 £40,000 £40,500 £40,000 £37,500 £36,250
5% 5% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 4% 4% 4%
5% 5% 6% 6% 0% 0% 0% 6% 4% 4% 3%
Average salary for Oracle rose 5% QOQ
Average salary for C skill rose 6%YOY
Average salary for HTML rose 4% YOY
Average Contract IT salaries by skill Daily Rates Skill
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q3 2012
QOQ
YOY
SQL Oracle Java .NET C# HTML JavaScript Linux C++ PHP C
£375 £350 £375 £450 £350 £450 £350 £400 £425 £315 £388
£375 £383 £400 £450 £335 £450 £350 £400 £425 £300 £388
£375 £375 £375 £450 £325 £405 £338 £388 £425 £315 £380
0% -9% -6% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0%
0% -7% 0% 0% 8% 11% 4% 3% 0% 0% 2%
Hourly Rates Skill
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q3 2012
QOQ
YOY
Linux Java C++ JavaScript .NET C# C HTML Oracle PHP SQL
£37.50 £37.25 £37.00 £36.00 £35.00 £35.00 £33.50 £30.00 £30.00 £26.50 £23.06
£37.50 £37.50 £37.50 £35.00 £35.00 £35.00 £32.50 £29.96 £34.00 £22.66 £26.00
£37.50 £37.00 £37.50 £30.00 £34.00 £36.00 £37.50 £25.73 £33.00 £28.00 £27.50
0% -1% -1% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% -12% 17% -11%
0% 1% -1% 20% 3% -3% -11% 17% -9% -5% -16%
All permanent and contract rates are exclusive of recruitment agency fees, commissions, employee benefits and performance related bonuses
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Daily rate for C# rose 8% YOY
Daily rate for HTML rose 11% YOY Hourly rate for PHP rose 17% QOQ
Total IT jobs advertised in Q3 2013 148,271 -2% QOQ -13%YOY
Permanent demand by region National permanent IT jobs advertised 99,454 -4% -13%
Scotland 2,893 Scotland 3,507 +12%-7% +12%-9% North East 608 -3% -15% North West 6,252 -12% -13%
East Midlands 3,052 1% --4%
West Midlands -3%+13% 4% West Midlands 4,998 4,921 +4%
East of England 6,583 -12% -28%
Thames Valley 8,607 -3% -4%
London 41,709 -1% -15% South East +10% +10% South East25,211 19,611 -7% -12%
South West 4,768 -5% -15%
Key: Advertised Jobs QOQ % change = Q3 2013 V’s Q2 2013 YOY % change = Q3 2013 V’s Q3 2012
Contract demand by region National contract IT jobs advertised 48,817 4% -14%
Scotland 2,306 -5% -9% North East 316 0% -33% North West 2,714 16% -17%
West Midlands 1,953 16% -13% Thames Valley 3,854 6% -13% Thames Valley 5,165 +8% +14% South West 2,120 9% -31%
East Midlands 1,480 17% -6%
East of England 2,202 2% -30% London 23,314 5% -8% South East 8,090 4% -17%
Key: Advertised Jobs QOQ % change = Q3 2013 V’s Q2 2013 YOY % change = Q3 2013 V’s Q3 2012
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