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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the Bedford 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2329
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads206
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
As % of the category below7.968 %2.135 %
Salaries quoted196
Average minimum salary£29,105£35,000
Average salary£33,500£41,667
% change on same period last year-19.60 %
Average maximum salary£37,895£48,333
UK excluding London average salary£36,284£35,898
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads251281
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.128 %
Salaries quoted235258
Average minimum salary£31,182£33,818
Average salary£33,927£38,506
% change on same period last year-11.89 %
Average maximum salary£36,673£43,194
UK excluding London average salary£38,491£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Software Engineer BedfordshireSoftware Engineer
Bedfordshire

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Bedford Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Bedford Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Bedford Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title.

130 (81.08 %)C++
219 (51.35 %)C
313 (35.14 %)OO
410 (27.03 %)Degree
59 (24.32 %)XML
68 (21.62 %)UNIX
68 (21.62 %)Windows
68 (21.62 %)Linux
68 (21.62 %)C#
68 (21.62 %)Java
77 (18.92 %).NET
77 (18.92 %)Mathematics
77 (18.92 %)Computer Science
86 (16.22 %)Oracle
86 (16.22 %)OpenGL
95 (13.51 %)Logistics
95 (13.51 %)STL
95 (13.51 %)WebServices
95 (13.51 %)IIS
95 (13.51 %)SQL
95 (13.51 %)Swing
104 (10.81 %)MS Excel
104 (10.81 %)PhD
104 (10.81 %)Transact-SQL
104 (10.81 %)Microsoft
104 (10.81 %)Physics
113 (8.108 %)Avionics
113 (8.108 %)Electronics
113 (8.108 %)Visual Studio
122 (5.405 %)VB.NET

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (24.32 %)XML
27 (18.92 %).NET
36 (16.22 %)OpenGL
45 (13.51 %)Swing
45 (13.51 %)STL
45 (13.51 %)WebServices
52 (5.405 %)CORBA
52 (5.405 %)MFC
52 (5.405 %)J2SE
52 (5.405 %)NetBeans
61 (2.703 %)WinForms
61 (2.703 %)COM
61 (2.703 %)SOAP
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (13.51 %)IIS
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (10.81 %)MS Excel
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.405 %)Ethernet
21 (2.703 %)TCP/IP
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.405 %)RDBMS
21 (2.703 %)SQL Server
Bedford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (8.108 %)Visual Studio
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (8.108 %)Electronics
13 (8.108 %)Avionics
22 (5.405 %)Health
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (18.92 %)Mathematics
17 (18.92 %)Computer Science
24 (10.81 %)Physics
31 (2.703 %)Client/Server
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (21.62 %)UNIX
18 (21.62 %)Windows
18 (21.62 %)Linux
21 (2.703 %)Windows 2000
21 (2.703 %)Windows Server 2003
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (35.14 %)OO
25 (13.51 %)Logistics
32 (5.405 %)QMS
32 (5.405 %)Security Cleared
32 (5.405 %)Quality Management
32 (5.405 %)OOP
41 (2.703 %)ITIL
41 (2.703 %)OOD
41 (2.703 %)Project Management
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (81.08 %)C++
219 (51.35 %)C
38 (21.62 %)C#
38 (21.62 %)Java
45 (13.51 %)SQL
54 (10.81 %)Transact-SQL
62 (5.405 %)VB.NET
62 (5.405 %)VC++
62 (5.405 %)PL/SQL
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (27.03 %)Degree
24 (10.81 %)PhD
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (16.22 %)Oracle
24 (10.81 %)Microsoft