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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Berkshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank164183
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads97108
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.046 %
As % of the category below1.755 %1.524 %
Salaries quoted9098
Average minimum salary£29,667£38,190
Average salary£33,644£42,135
% change on same period last year-20.15 %
Average maximum salary£37,622£46,080
UK excluding London average salary£36,652£35,705
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads55287086
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.200 %3.049 %
Salaries quoted46155594
Average minimum salary£42,104£42,890
Average salary£46,004£46,642
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Average maximum salary£49,904£50,395
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Software Engineering South EastSoftware Engineering
South East

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ReadingDown-825£35,522-21.13 %
SloughUp+912£35,833+35.22 %
NewburyDown-712£26,583-19.98 %
MaidenheadUp+357£24,571-27.73 %
BracknellNew entry-3£39,000-
Software Engineering South EastSoftware Engineering
South East

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

184 (46.93 %)C++
261 (34.08 %)Java
352 (29.05 %)Degree
451 (28.49 %)C
550 (27.93 %)Linux
641 (22.91 %)Computer Science
740 (22.35 %)Internet
836 (20.11 %)OO
935 (19.55 %)UNIX
1029 (16.20 %)UML
1029 (16.20 %)XML
1126 (14.53 %)SQL
1224 (13.41 %)Perl
1224 (13.41 %)Telecoms
1224 (13.41 %)GPRS
1322 (12.29 %)Electronics
1322 (12.29 %).NET
1420 (11.17 %)Pensions
1519 (10.61 %)Health
1519 (10.61 %)GSM
1617 (9.497 %)WAP
1617 (9.497 %)C#
1716 (8.939 %)J2EE
1716 (8.939 %)Oracle
1814 (7.821 %)SQL Server
1814 (7.821 %)Windows
1913 (7.263 %)PHP
1913 (7.263 %)UMTS
1913 (7.263 %)Microsoft
2012 (6.704 %)Project Management

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (16.20 %)XML
222 (12.29 %).NET
317 (9.497 %)WAP
416 (8.939 %)J2EE
512 (6.704 %)XSL
610 (5.587 %)Servlets
79 (5.028 %)JSP
79 (5.028 %)Struts
79 (5.028 %)CSS
79 (5.028 %)JSF
88 (4.469 %)MIDP
88 (4.469 %)UIQ
88 (4.469 %)ASP
88 (4.469 %)ASP.NET
88 (4.469 %)HTML
88 (4.469 %)STL
97 (3.911 %)SGML
105 (2.793 %)WebSphere
114 (2.235 %)Hibernate
114 (2.235 %)XSLT
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (4.469 %)WebLogic
23 (1.676 %)Tomcat
32 (1.117 %)Oracle Application Server
41 (0.559 %)IIS
41 (0.559 %)JBoss
41 (0.559 %)Apache
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (2.793 %)MS Visio
23 (1.676 %)MS Excel
31 (0.559 %)MS Project
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
140 (22.35 %)Internet
224 (13.41 %)GPRS
319 (10.61 %)GSM
413 (7.263 %)UMTS
511 (6.145 %)Broadband
69 (5.028 %)3G
78 (4.469 %)SMS
78 (4.469 %)LDAP
78 (4.469 %)Bluetooth
87 (3.911 %)CDMA
87 (3.911 %)Wireless
96 (3.352 %)Firewall
96 (3.352 %)VoIP
96 (3.352 %)VPN
103 (1.676 %)HTTP
103 (1.676 %)Wi-Fi
103 (1.676 %)HSDPA
112 (1.117 %)GGSN
121 (0.559 %)DVB
121 (0.559 %)TCP/IP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (7.821 %)SQL Server
29 (5.028 %)GIS
38 (4.469 %)RDBMS
45 (2.793 %)DB2
54 (2.235 %)Data Mining
61 (0.559 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (3.911 %)Eclipse
25 (2.793 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
33 (1.676 %)Ant
33 (1.676 %)Visual Studio
42 (1.117 %)Rational Rose
51 (0.559 %)Flash
51 (0.559 %)Subversion
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (13.41 %)Telecoms
222 (12.29 %)Electronics
320 (11.17 %)Pensions
419 (10.61 %)Health
58 (4.469 %)Advertising
58 (4.469 %)Marketing
58 (4.469 %)Multimedia
58 (4.469 %)Insurance
65 (2.793 %)Billing
74 (2.235 %)Publishing
74 (2.235 %)Education
83 (1.676 %)Finance
83 (1.676 %)Aerospace
92 (1.117 %)Games
92 (1.117 %)Manufacturing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
178 (43.58 %)Developer
236 (20.11 %)Software Engineer
329 (16.20 %)Software Developer
425 (13.97 %)Java Developer
523 (12.85 %)C++ Developer
622 (12.29 %)Graduate
711 (6.145 %)Architect
711 (6.145 %)Team Leader
810 (5.587 %)Graduate Developer
810 (5.587 %)Analyst
810 (5.587 %)Software Team Leader
99 (5.028 %)Integration Test Analyst
99 (5.028 %)Integration Analyst
99 (5.028 %)Test Analyst
107 (3.911 %)Senior Developer
107 (3.911 %)C++ Team Leader
107 (3.911 %)C++ Software Engineer
107 (3.911 %)Hardware Engineer
107 (3.911 %)Graduate Software Engineer
116 (3.352 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
141 (22.91 %)Computer Science
210 (5.587 %)Handset
37 (3.911 %)IPTV
46 (3.352 %)Mathematics
55 (2.793 %)Physics
55 (2.793 %)VHDL
55 (2.793 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
55 (2.793 %)Device Driver
64 (2.235 %)Management Information System
64 (2.235 %)Thin Client
64 (2.235 %)Fat Client
72 (1.117 %)Cryptography
72 (1.117 %)N-Tier
72 (1.117 %)DTV
72 (1.117 %)Mainframe
81 (0.559 %)MPEG
81 (0.559 %)ASIC
81 (0.559 %)STB
81 (0.559 %)Multithreading
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
150 (27.93 %)Linux
235 (19.55 %)UNIX
314 (7.821 %)Windows
45 (2.793 %)VxWorks
52 (1.117 %)Embedded Linux
61 (0.559 %)ThreadX
61 (0.559 %)Windows Mobile
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
136 (20.11 %)OO
229 (16.20 %)UML
312 (6.704 %)Project Management
49 (5.028 %)OOP
58 (4.469 %)SOA
58 (4.469 %)Service Delivery
66 (3.352 %)Document Management
66 (3.352 %)Configuration Management
66 (3.352 %)Test Scripting
75 (2.793 %)OOD
84 (2.235 %)OOA/OOD
84 (2.235 %)Risk Assessment
93 (1.676 %)Web Development
93 (1.676 %)Security Cleared
102 (1.117 %)Agile Software Development
102 (1.117 %)Content Management
102 (1.117 %)Data Protection
102 (1.117 %)RUP
102 (1.117 %)CAD
102 (1.117 %)Workflow
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
184 (46.93 %)C++
261 (34.08 %)Java
351 (28.49 %)C
426 (14.53 %)SQL
524 (13.41 %)Perl
617 (9.497 %)C#
713 (7.263 %)PHP
812 (6.704 %)JavaScript
99 (5.028 %)Assembly Language
106 (3.352 %)VB
106 (3.352 %)Embedded C
106 (3.352 %)Embedded C++
114 (2.235 %)Delphi
123 (1.676 %)Python
132 (1.117 %)VB.NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
152 (29.05 %)Degree
27 (3.911 %)PhD
34 (2.235 %)ISEB
34 (2.235 %)Cisco Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (4.469 %)QA
22 (1.117 %)ISO9001
22 (1.117 %)TickIT
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (8.939 %)Oracle
213 (7.263 %)Microsoft
38 (4.469 %)BEA
45 (2.793 %)Cisco
51 (0.559 %)Symbian
51 (0.559 %)Nokia
51 (0.559 %)QNX