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This section looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Bedfordshire 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 Developer in their job title over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank3835
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads3829
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.013 %
As % of the category below4.413 %3.903 %
Salaries quoted3628
Average minimum salary£34,139£34,964
Average salary£35,556£37,009
% change on same period last year-3.92 %
Average maximum salary£36,972£39,054
UK excluding London average salary£33,272£32,866
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
Job Titles BedfordshireJob Titles
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads861743
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.422 %0.329 %
Salaries quoted716629
Average minimum salary£34,927£33,079
Average salary£37,451£36,243
% change on same period last year+3.33 %
Average maximum salary£39,975£39,407
UK excluding London average salary£38,585£39,157
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Software Developer East of EnglandSoftware Developer
East of England

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Bedfordshire region over the past 3 months.

Bedfordshire Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Bedfordshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1BedfordDown-27£32,083-2.77 %
Software Developer East of EnglandSoftware Developer
East of England

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Software Developer also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Developer.

176 (91.57 %).NET
261 (73.49 %)ASP.NET
351 (61.45 %)C#
450 (60.24 %)SQL Server
541 (49.40 %)JavaScript
639 (46.99 %)VB.NET
736 (43.37 %)SQL
834 (40.96 %)HTML
834 (40.96 %)XML
927 (32.53 %)VB
927 (32.53 %)AJAX
1024 (28.92 %)Transact-SQL
1119 (22.89 %)ASP
1119 (22.89 %)IIS
1218 (21.69 %)Visual Studio
1218 (21.69 %)OO
1317 (20.48 %)Microsoft
1416 (19.28 %)SQL Server 2000
1416 (19.28 %)CSS
1416 (19.28 %)Java
1416 (19.28 %)PHP
1515 (18.07 %)MySQL
1515 (18.07 %)ADO.NET
1515 (18.07 %)XML Schema
1515 (18.07 %)SQL Server 2005
1515 (18.07 %)Information Management
1614 (16.87 %)Intranet
1614 (16.87 %)Crystal Reports
1614 (16.87 %)J2EE
1614 (16.87 %)VBA

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Software Developer also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Developer. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
176 (91.57 %).NET
261 (73.49 %)ASP.NET
334 (40.96 %)HTML
334 (40.96 %)XML
427 (32.53 %)AJAX
519 (22.89 %)ASP
616 (19.28 %)CSS
715 (18.07 %)ADO.NET
715 (18.07 %)XML Schema
814 (16.87 %)J2EE
913 (15.66 %).NET Framework
106 (7.229 %)SOAP
113 (3.614 %)WinForms
122 (2.410 %)WebServices
131 (1.205 %)ASP.NET 2.0
131 (1.205 %)STL
131 (1.205 %)COM
131 (1.205 %)MFC
Application Platforms
119 (22.89 %)IIS
21 (1.205 %)SAS
Applications
113 (15.66 %)MS Office
28 (9.639 %)MS Excel
31 (1.205 %)MATLAB
Communications & Networking
114 (16.87 %)Intranet
29 (10.84 %)Internet
31 (1.205 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
150 (60.24 %)SQL Server
216 (19.28 %)SQL Server 2000
315 (18.07 %)SQL Server 2005
315 (18.07 %)MySQL
414 (16.87 %)Crystal Reports
56 (7.229 %)DTS
Development Applications
118 (21.69 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.205 %)PowerBuilder
General
18 (9.639 %)Finance
26 (7.229 %)Construction
33 (3.614 %)Health
33 (3.614 %)Pensions
41 (1.205 %)Government
Miscellaneous
16 (7.229 %)Computer Science
25 (6.024 %)E-Learning
33 (3.614 %)Client/Server
42 (2.410 %)N-Tier
51 (1.205 %)Statistics
51 (1.205 %)Mathematics
Operating Systems
18 (9.639 %)Windows
27 (8.434 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (2.410 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
118 (21.69 %)OO
215 (18.07 %)Information Management
313 (15.66 %)OOA/OOD
411 (13.25 %)Project Management
56 (7.229 %)UML
65 (6.024 %)Requirements Analysis
73 (3.614 %)OOP
82 (2.410 %)ERP
82 (2.410 %)SEO
Programming Languages
151 (61.45 %)C#
241 (49.40 %)JavaScript
339 (46.99 %)VB.NET
436 (43.37 %)SQL
527 (32.53 %)VB
624 (28.92 %)Transact-SQL
716 (19.28 %)PHP
716 (19.28 %)Java
814 (16.87 %)VBA
814 (16.87 %)DHTML
96 (7.229 %)C
105 (6.024 %)C++
113 (3.614 %)Pascal
113 (3.614 %)VB6
121 (1.205 %)Delphi
121 (1.205 %)PL/SQL
Qualifications
111 (13.25 %)Degree
21 (1.205 %)PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.614 %)SLA
Vendors
117 (20.48 %)Microsoft
21 (1.205 %)Oracle
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