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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer 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 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
Rank2224
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads35
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.632 %3.876 %
Salaries quoted21
Average minimum salary£32,500£34,000
Average salary£35,000£34,000
% change on same period last year+2.94 %
Average maximum salary£37,500£34,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,274£35,894
% change on same period last year+1.05 %
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 Engineer County AntrimSoftware Engineer
County Antrim

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

16 (75.00 %)C++
25 (62.50 %)Java
34 (50.00 %)Windows
34 (50.00 %)GPRS
34 (50.00 %)GSM
34 (50.00 %)Symbian
34 (50.00 %)WCDMA
34 (50.00 %)C
34 (50.00 %)J2EE
34 (50.00 %)J2ME
34 (50.00 %)Wireless
34 (50.00 %)WiMAX
34 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
43 (37.50 %)Degree
43 (37.50 %)Symbian OS
43 (37.50 %)UIQ
43 (37.50 %)Series 60
43 (37.50 %)CDMA
52 (25.00 %)Embedded C++
52 (25.00 %)C#
52 (25.00 %)Delphi
52 (25.00 %)HTML
52 (25.00 %)Software Engineering
52 (25.00 %)Wiki
52 (25.00 %)Blog
52 (25.00 %)Software Testing
61 (12.50 %)AJAX
61 (12.50 %)Computer Science
61 (12.50 %)Pocket PC
61 (12.50 %)PDA

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (50.00 %)J2ME
14 (50.00 %)J2EE
23 (37.50 %)UIQ
23 (37.50 %)Series 60
32 (25.00 %)HTML
41 (12.50 %)XML
41 (12.50 %)AJAX
Belfast IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)WebLogic
11 (12.50 %)JBoss
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (50.00 %)GPRS
14 (50.00 %)GSM
14 (50.00 %)WCDMA
14 (50.00 %)Wireless
14 (50.00 %)WiMAX
23 (37.50 %)CDMA
31 (12.50 %)RTP
Belfast IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Telecoms
11 (12.50 %)Finance
Belfast IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (25.00 %)Wiki
12 (25.00 %)Blog
21 (12.50 %)Smartcard
21 (12.50 %)Blackberry
21 (12.50 %)Pocket PC
21 (12.50 %)PDA
21 (12.50 %)Computer Science
Belfast IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (50.00 %)Windows
14 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
23 (37.50 %)Symbian OS
31 (12.50 %)Windows CE
31 (12.50 %)Palm OS
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Software Engineering
12 (25.00 %)Software Testing
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (75.00 %)C++
25 (62.50 %)Java
34 (50.00 %)C
42 (25.00 %)C#
42 (25.00 %)Delphi
42 (25.00 %)Embedded C++
51 (12.50 %)PL/SQL
51 (12.50 %)SQL
51 (12.50 %)Embedded C
Belfast IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (37.50 %)Degree
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)Symbian
21 (12.50 %)Oracle