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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Belfast 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 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2021
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads58
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below4.386 %6.202 %
Salaries quoted52
Average minimum salary£24,600£24,000
Average salary£27,600£29,750
% change on same period last year-7.22 %
Average maximum salary£30,600£35,500
UK excluding London average salary£33,802£33,129
% change on same period last year+2.03 %
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads114129
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.077 %0.059 %
Salaries quoted5991
Average minimum salary£28,862£33,614
Average salary£32,005£37,025
% change on same period last year-13.55 %
Average maximum salary£35,149£40,436
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Software Developer County AntrimSoftware Developer
County Antrim

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Belfast Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

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

Belfast Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

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

Belfast Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

14 (80.00 %)C#
14 (80.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft
22 (40.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %)Transact-SQL
22 (40.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (40.00 %)Configuration Management
31 (20.00 %)Systems Analysis
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (20.00 %)Web Development
31 (20.00 %)Java EE
31 (20.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (20.00 %)Computer Science
31 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
31 (20.00 %)Regression Testing
31 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (20.00 %)WebServices
31 (20.00 %)OO
31 (20.00 %)CRM
31 (20.00 %)SharePoint
31 (20.00 %)Client/Server
31 (20.00 %)FoxPro (VFP)
31 (20.00 %)RDBMS
31 (20.00 %)VB.NET
31 (20.00 %)C++
31 (20.00 %)Java
31 (20.00 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (80.00 %).NET
21 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (20.00 %)WebServices
21 (20.00 %)Java EE
Belfast IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)SharePoint
11 (20.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Belfast IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft CRM
Belfast IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
11 (20.00 %)RDBMS
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Belfast IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Belfast IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Client/Server
11 (20.00 %)Computer Science
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (20.00 %)Regression Testing
21 (20.00 %)Systems Analysis
21 (20.00 %)Web Development
21 (20.00 %)OO
21 (20.00 %)CRM
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)C#
22 (40.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %)Transact-SQL
31 (20.00 %)VB.NET
31 (20.00 %)FoxPro (VFP)
31 (20.00 %)C++
31 (20.00 %)Java
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft