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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2729
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads4046
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.021 %
As % of the category below5.405 %5.630 %
Salaries quoted2742
Average minimum salary£30,296£33,167
Average salary£34,759£36,976
% change on same period last year-5.99 %
Average maximum salary£39,222£40,786
UK excluding London average salary£36,274£35,894
% change on same period last year+1.05 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads740817
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.501 %0.371 %
Salaries quoted605726
Average minimum salary£35,166£34,540
Average salary£37,603£37,899
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
Average maximum salary£40,040£41,258
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Software Engineer East of EnglandSoftware Engineer
East of England

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Bedfordshire Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
BedfordUp+520£33,500-19.60 %
Software Engineer East of EnglandSoftware Engineer
East of England

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

178 (85.71 %)C++
247 (51.65 %)C
334 (37.36 %)OO
433 (36.26 %)C#
529 (31.87 %)Windows
627 (29.67 %)Java
627 (29.67 %).NET
723 (25.27 %)OOP
821 (23.08 %)WinForms
919 (20.88 %)SQL
1017 (18.68 %)STL
1017 (18.68 %)Microsoft
1116 (17.58 %)TCP/IP
1116 (17.58 %)UML
1116 (17.58 %)Degree
1215 (16.48 %)Computer Science
1215 (16.48 %)MFC
1313 (14.29 %)OpenGL
1412 (13.19 %)UNIX
1511 (12.09 %)Linux
1511 (12.09 %)COM
1511 (12.09 %)XML
1610 (10.99 %)JavaScript
178 (8.791 %)Mathematics
178 (8.791 %)Security Cleared
187 (7.692 %)HTML
187 (7.692 %)Oracle
187 (7.692 %)WebServices
196 (6.593 %)Visual Studio
196 (6.593 %)Swing

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (29.67 %).NET
221 (23.08 %)WinForms
317 (18.68 %)STL
415 (16.48 %)MFC
513 (14.29 %)OpenGL
611 (12.09 %)COM
611 (12.09 %)XML
77 (7.692 %)HTML
77 (7.692 %)WebServices
86 (6.593 %)Swing
95 (5.495 %)ASP.NET
103 (3.297 %)ODBC
112 (2.198 %)CORBA
112 (2.198 %)NetBeans
112 (2.198 %)WebSphere
112 (2.198 %)Struts
112 (2.198 %)EJB
112 (2.198 %)CSS
112 (2.198 %)JSP
112 (2.198 %)J2SE
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (5.495 %)IIS
22 (2.198 %)JBoss
22 (2.198 %)WebSphere Application Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.396 %)MS Excel
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (17.58 %)TCP/IP
26 (6.593 %)Ethernet
34 (4.396 %)FTP
34 (4.396 %)HTTP
34 (4.396 %)PPP
34 (4.396 %)SNMP
34 (4.396 %)SMTP
42 (2.198 %)Wireless
51 (1.099 %)GSM
51 (1.099 %)3GPP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (5.495 %)SQL Server
23 (3.297 %)Informix
32 (2.198 %)ETL
32 (2.198 %)TOAD
32 (2.198 %)RDBMS
32 (2.198 %)Crystal Reports
41 (1.099 %)DB2
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (6.593 %)Visual Studio
23 (3.297 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (6.593 %)3D Graphics
25 (5.495 %)Avionics
33 (3.297 %)Electronics
42 (2.198 %)Aerospace
42 (2.198 %)Health
42 (2.198 %)Military
51 (1.099 %)Pensions
51 (1.099 %)Manufacturing
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (16.48 %)Computer Science
28 (8.791 %)Mathematics
34 (4.396 %)Physics
41 (1.099 %)Client/Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (31.87 %)Windows
212 (13.19 %)UNIX
311 (12.09 %)Linux
44 (4.396 %)Nucleus RTOS
44 (4.396 %)VxWorks
52 (2.198 %)ThreadX
52 (2.198 %)AIX
61 (1.099 %)Windows 2000
61 (1.099 %)Windows Server 2003
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (37.36 %)OO
223 (25.27 %)OOP
316 (17.58 %)UML
48 (8.791 %)Security Cleared
55 (5.495 %)Logistics
63 (3.297 %)Project Management
72 (2.198 %)CMMI
72 (2.198 %)OOD
72 (2.198 %)Business Intelligence
72 (2.198 %)Performance Testing
81 (1.099 %)QMS
81 (1.099 %)Requirements Analysis
81 (1.099 %)ITIL
81 (1.099 %)Validation
81 (1.099 %)Quality Management
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
178 (85.71 %)C++
247 (51.65 %)C
333 (36.26 %)C#
427 (29.67 %)Java
519 (20.88 %)SQL
610 (10.99 %)JavaScript
75 (5.495 %)Embedded C
84 (4.396 %)Embedded C++
84 (4.396 %)Transact-SQL
92 (2.198 %)VB.NET
92 (2.198 %)VC++
92 (2.198 %)PL/SQL
92 (2.198 %)Assembly Language
101 (1.099 %)Python
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (17.58 %)Degree
24 (4.396 %)PhD
31 (1.099 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.099 %)MCSD
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.297 %)QA
22 (2.198 %)ISO9001
22 (2.198 %)TickIT
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (18.68 %)Microsoft
27 (7.692 %)Oracle
33 (3.297 %)IBM
42 (2.198 %)SAP