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The table below looks at the demand for the Principal Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the Bristol 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Principal Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank117-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads170
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.574 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted170
Average minimum salary£43,235-
Average salary£46,265-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£49,294-
UK excluding London average salary£46,258£43,937
% change on same period last year+5.28 %
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads29632787
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.721 %1.199 %
Salaries quoted26422443
Average minimum salary£31,578£30,671
Average salary£34,757£33,863
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
Average maximum salary£37,935£37,055
UK excluding London average salary£38,156£39,208
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Principal Software Engineer South WestPrincipal Software Engineer
South West

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 Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol 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 Bristol region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Bristol Principal Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Principal Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

145 (100.00 %)UML
242 (93.33 %)C++
337 (82.22 %)Java
431 (68.89 %).NET
530 (66.67 %)C
627 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
723 (51.11 %)Oracle
723 (51.11 %)Project Management
820 (44.44 %)PRINCE2
917 (37.78 %)C#
1015 (33.33 %)OO
1114 (31.11 %)OOD
1114 (31.11 %)Degree
1213 (28.89 %).NET Framework
1312 (26.67 %)J2EE
1312 (26.67 %)Validation
1411 (24.44 %)Government
1411 (24.44 %)Health
1411 (24.44 %)SQL Server
1411 (24.44 %)Pensions
1411 (24.44 %)Business Development
157 (15.56 %)OOA/OOD
166 (13.33 %)Software Engineering
173 (6.667 %)Aerospace
173 (6.667 %)SysML
173 (6.667 %)Wireless
173 (6.667 %)Electronics
173 (6.667 %)CORBA
173 (6.667 %)UNIX
173 (6.667 %)GSM

Principal Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (68.89 %).NET
213 (28.89 %).NET Framework
312 (26.67 %)J2EE
43 (6.667 %)XML
43 (6.667 %)CORBA
Bristol IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.667 %)MATLAB
13 (6.667 %)Simulink
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.667 %)GSM
13 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
13 (6.667 %)3G
13 (6.667 %)Wireless
Bristol IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (24.44 %)SQL Server
Bristol IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (24.44 %)Government
111 (24.44 %)Health
111 (24.44 %)Pensions
23 (6.667 %)Aerospace
23 (6.667 %)Electronics
32 (4.444 %)Telecoms
32 (4.444 %)Finance
32 (4.444 %)Military
Bristol IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.222 %)Computer Science
Bristol IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (6.667 %)UNIX
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
145 (100.00 %)UML
227 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
323 (51.11 %)Project Management
420 (44.44 %)PRINCE2
515 (33.33 %)OO
614 (31.11 %)OOD
712 (26.67 %)Validation
811 (24.44 %)Business Development
97 (15.56 %)OOA/OOD
106 (13.33 %)Software Engineering
113 (6.667 %)SysML
Bristol IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (93.33 %)C++
237 (82.22 %)Java
330 (66.67 %)C
417 (37.78 %)C#
53 (6.667 %)Embedded C
62 (4.444 %)Ada
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (31.11 %)Degree
21 (2.222 %)Postgraduate
Bristol IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (51.11 %)Oracle