Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Principal Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the Berkshire 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 Principal Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Principal Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank234280
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching permanent IT job ads66
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.079 %0.053 %
Salaries quoted45
Average minimum salary£40,000£46,000
Average salary£45,000£46,500
% change on same period last year-3.22 %
Average maximum salary£50,000£47,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,714£46,392
% change on same period last year-7.92 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Principal Software Engineer South EastPrincipal Software Engineer
South East

Principal Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Principal Software Engineer Demand Trend

Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Principal Software Engineer Salary Trend

Principal Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Principal Software Engineer across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Principal Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Principal Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Software Engineer within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ReadingUp+226£45,000-3.22 %
Principal Software Engineer South EastPrincipal Software Engineer
South East

Principal Software Engineer
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Principal 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 Principal Software Engineer in their job title.

14 (66.67 %)C#
14 (66.67 %).NET
14 (66.67 %)SQL Server
14 (66.67 %)Visual Studio
14 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
14 (66.67 %)WebServices
14 (66.67 %)XML
22 (33.33 %)Configuration Management
22 (33.33 %)Oracle
22 (33.33 %)Software Engineering
22 (33.33 %)Oracle Application Server

Principal Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Principal 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 Principal Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (66.67 %).NET
14 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
14 (66.67 %)WebServices
14 (66.67 %)XML
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)Oracle Application Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (66.67 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (66.67 %)Visual Studio
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Configuration Management
12 (33.33 %)Software Engineering
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)C#
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Oracle