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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Manager 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 Software Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Manager
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank207202
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads3384
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.038 %
As % of the category below0.434 %0.736 %
Salaries quoted2068
Average minimum salary£39,000£52,809
Average salary£44,125£59,011
% change on same period last year-25.22 %
Average maximum salary£49,250£65,213
UK excluding London average salary£46,981£50,650
% change on same period last year-7.24 %
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 %
Software Manager South EastSoftware Manager
South East

Software Manager
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Software Manager Demand Trend

Software Manager
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Software Manager Salary Trend

Software Manager
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Software Manager Salary Histogram

Software Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Manager 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+2116£41,429-22.74 %
SloughDown-24£48,750-7.14 %
WindsorNew entry-1--
Software Manager South EastSoftware Manager
South East

Software Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

125 (27.78 %)IBM
224 (26.67 %)UNIX
224 (26.67 %)Windows
323 (25.56 %)Project Management
421 (23.33 %)Configuration Management
519 (21.11 %)ClearCase
616 (17.78 %)ClearQuest
715 (16.67 %)Microsoft
715 (16.67 %)Rational Rose
715 (16.67 %).NET
715 (16.67 %)Finance
715 (16.67 %)Degree
814 (15.56 %)Oracle
913 (14.44 %)RequisitePro
1011 (12.22 %)C++
1110 (11.11 %)Asset Management
129 (10.00 %)C#
129 (10.00 %)Java
129 (10.00 %)MS Excel
138 (8.889 %)Symantec
138 (8.889 %)SQL
138 (8.889 %)Pensions
138 (8.889 %)Business Development
138 (8.889 %)Education
147 (7.778 %)Retail
147 (7.778 %)JavaScript
147 (7.778 %)Perl
147 (7.778 %)HTML
156 (6.667 %)CSS
156 (6.667 %)PHP

Software Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (16.67 %).NET
27 (7.778 %)HTML
36 (6.667 %)CSS
44 (4.444 %).NET Framework
51 (1.111 %)XML
51 (1.111 %)J2EE
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.111 %)IIS
11 (1.111 %)Apache
11 (1.111 %)Tomcat
11 (1.111 %)LiveLink
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (10.00 %)MS Excel
22 (2.222 %)MS Project
31 (1.111 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.111 %)BSS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (4.444 %)Oracle 9i
14 (4.444 %)Oracle 10g
23 (3.333 %)SQL Server
31 (1.111 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.111 %)RDBMS
31 (1.111 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (21.11 %)ClearCase
216 (17.78 %)ClearQuest
315 (16.67 %)Rational Rose
413 (14.44 %)RequisitePro
54 (4.444 %)Subversion
54 (4.444 %)JIRA
54 (4.444 %)Visual Studio Team System
61 (1.111 %)Ant
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (16.67 %)Finance
28 (8.889 %)Education
28 (8.889 %)Pensions
37 (7.778 %)Retail
46 (6.667 %)Health
52 (2.222 %)Military
52 (2.222 %)Government
52 (2.222 %)Aerospace
52 (2.222 %)Electronics
61 (1.111 %)Telecoms
61 (1.111 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (1.111 %)Financial Institution
61 (1.111 %)Construction
61 (1.111 %)Legal
61 (1.111 %)Insurance
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (6.667 %)Computer Science
25 (5.556 %)iDTV
32 (2.222 %)Mathematics
41 (1.111 %)Physics
41 (1.111 %)Chemistry
41 (1.111 %)Biology
41 (1.111 %)French Language
41 (1.111 %)German Language
41 (1.111 %)Spanish Language
41 (1.111 %)CMDB
41 (1.111 %)PMI
41 (1.111 %)N-Tier
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (26.67 %)UNIX
124 (26.67 %)Windows
23 (3.333 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (25.56 %)Project Management
221 (23.33 %)Configuration Management
310 (11.11 %)Asset Management
48 (8.889 %)Business Development
55 (5.556 %)Migration
55 (5.556 %)Web Development
55 (5.556 %)Software Engineering
64 (4.444 %)Requirements Management
64 (4.444 %)Change Management
64 (4.444 %)CRM
64 (4.444 %)Business Intelligence
64 (4.444 %)PRINCE2
64 (4.444 %)Release Management
64 (4.444 %)Test Management
73 (3.333 %)Security Cleared
82 (2.222 %)SC Cleared
82 (2.222 %)CMMI
82 (2.222 %)PRINCE
91 (1.111 %)ITIL
91 (1.111 %)UML
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (12.22 %)C++
29 (10.00 %)C#
29 (10.00 %)Java
38 (8.889 %)SQL
47 (7.778 %)JavaScript
47 (7.778 %)Perl
56 (6.667 %)PHP
56 (6.667 %)PL/SQL
56 (6.667 %)C
64 (4.444 %)COBOL
64 (4.444 %)VB.NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (16.67 %)Degree
26 (6.667 %)PRINCE2 Certification
34 (4.444 %)PhD
41 (1.111 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (1.111 %)HND
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (4.444 %)QA
21 (1.111 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.222 %)Unicenter
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (27.78 %)IBM
215 (16.67 %)Microsoft
314 (15.56 %)Oracle
48 (8.889 %)Symantec
51 (1.111 %)Altiris
51 (1.111 %)FrontRange
51 (1.111 %)Marshal
51 (1.111 %)LANDesk
51 (1.111 %)EMC
51 (1.111 %)Citrix
51 (1.111 %)BMC
51 (1.111 %)CA