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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5664
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads86
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.663 %1.293 %
Salaries quoted86
Average minimum salary£42,250£18,000
Average salary£44,438£24,000
% change on same period last year+85.15 %
Average maximum salary£46,625£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,226£37,809
% change on same period last year-1.54 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads481464
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.326 %0.211 %
Salaries quoted386414
Average minimum salary£39,752£37,277
Average salary£42,514£40,198
% change on same period last year+5.76 %
Average maximum salary£45,276£43,119
UK excluding London average salary£42,927£44,651
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
Software Engineering East of EnglandSoftware Engineering
East of England

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

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

Bedfordshire Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering 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
DunstableNew entry-1£42,500-
BedfordDown-121£25,500+6.25 %
Software Engineering East of EnglandSoftware Engineering
East of England

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering.

15 (33.33 %)Project Management
24 (26.67 %)Electronics
33 (20.00 %)Education
33 (20.00 %)JavaScript
33 (20.00 %)SQL
33 (20.00 %)VB
33 (20.00 %).NET
33 (20.00 %)ASP
33 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
33 (20.00 %)XML
33 (20.00 %)C#
33 (20.00 %)HTML
33 (20.00 %)Microsoft
33 (20.00 %)Degree
42 (13.33 %)Computer Science
42 (13.33 %)Business Analysis
42 (13.33 %)Shell Script
42 (13.33 %)C
42 (13.33 %)Broadband
42 (13.33 %)Java
42 (13.33 %)C++
42 (13.33 %)UNIX
42 (13.33 %)Linux
51 (6.667 %)TOGAF
51 (6.667 %)Military
51 (6.667 %)CMMI
51 (6.667 %)Yourdon
51 (6.667 %)Management Information System
51 (6.667 %)MS Visio
51 (6.667 %)DoDAF

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (20.00 %)HTML
13 (20.00 %).NET
13 (20.00 %)ASP
13 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
13 (20.00 %)XML
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.667 %)MS Visio
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (13.33 %)Broadband
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (26.67 %)Electronics
23 (20.00 %)Education
31 (6.667 %)Military
31 (6.667 %)Auditing
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (20.00 %)Project Manager
13 (20.00 %)Developer
13 (20.00 %).NET Developer
22 (13.33 %)Helpdesk Support
22 (13.33 %)ASP.NET Developer
22 (13.33 %)Development Manager
22 (13.33 %)Support Engineer
22 (13.33 %)Helpdesk Engineer
31 (6.667 %)SQL Developer
31 (6.667 %)ASP Developer
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)Computer Science
21 (6.667 %)Management Information System
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (13.33 %)UNIX
12 (13.33 %)Linux
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (33.33 %)Project Management
22 (13.33 %)Business Analysis
31 (6.667 %)DoDAF
31 (6.667 %)Use Case
31 (6.667 %)CMMI
31 (6.667 %)Yourdon
31 (6.667 %)TOGAF
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (20.00 %)JavaScript
13 (20.00 %)SQL
13 (20.00 %)VB
13 (20.00 %)C#
22 (13.33 %)C++
22 (13.33 %)Java
22 (13.33 %)C
22 (13.33 %)Shell Script
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (20.00 %)Degree
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)Microsoft