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This section looks at the demand for the 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the last 3 months to 21 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to 21 May 2008Same period last year
Rank1815
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads293215
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.145 %0.093 %
As % of the category below9.205 %9.368 %
Salaries quoted265147
Average minimum salary£33,068£28,660
Average salary£37,028£33,486
% change on same period last year+10.57 %
Average maximum salary£40,989£38,313
UK excluding London average salary£36,132£35,403
% change on same period last year+2.06 %
Job Titles BristolJob Titles
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads31832295
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.577 %0.996 %
Salaries quoted28401806
Average minimum salary£30,329£32,633
Average salary£33,387£35,700
% change on same period last year-6.47 %
Average maximum salary£36,446£38,768
UK excluding London average salary£38,551£39,167
% change on same period last year-1.57 %
Software Engineer South WestSoftware Engineer
South West

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Bristol Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Bristol Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Bristol region over the past 3 months.

Bristol Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Bristol region citing Software Engineer also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Engineer.

1259 (52.54 %)C
2255 (51.72 %)C++
3185 (37.53 %)Java
4129 (26.17 %).NET
5128 (25.96 %)UML
6107 (21.70 %)Linux
7106 (21.50 %)C#
8101 (20.49 %)Degree
998 (19.88 %)SQL
998 (19.88 %)SQL Server
1093 (18.86 %)Software Engineering
1179 (16.02 %)OOA/OOD
1276 (15.42 %)Finance
1372 (14.60 %)Oracle
1461 (12.37 %)OO
1556 (11.36 %)Electronics
1649 (9.939 %)Computer Science
1747 (9.533 %)Security Cleared
1846 (9.331 %)ASP.NET
1941 (8.316 %)Project Management
1941 (8.316 %)Unix
1941 (8.316 %)OOD
2040 (8.114 %)Windows
2139 (7.911 %)J2EE
2139 (7.911 %)Eclipse
2139 (7.911 %)Validation
2238 (7.708 %)Microsoft
2238 (7.708 %)Embedded C
2336 (7.302 %)Sybase
2336 (7.302 %)XML

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Bristol region citing Software Engineer also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Engineer. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1129 (26.17 %).NET
246 (9.331 %)ASP.NET
339 (7.911 %)J2EE
436 (7.302 %)XML
532 (6.491 %)JDBC
628 (5.680 %)HTML
628 (5.680 %).NET Framework
723 (4.665 %)WebSphere
822 (4.462 %)Spring
920 (4.057 %)ASP
1018 (3.651 %)MFC
1116 (3.245 %)COM+
1116 (3.245 %)JavaSpaces
1215 (3.043 %)JMS
1314 (2.840 %)XSLT
1314 (2.840 %)Hibernate
1314 (2.840 %)CSS
1411 (2.231 %)WebServices
1411 (2.231 %)Jini
159 (1.826 %)Swing
Application Platforms
128 (5.680 %)WebLogic
223 (4.665 %)JBoss
35 (1.014 %)IIS
35 (1.014 %)CMS
43 (0.609 %)Oracle Workflow
51 (0.203 %)SAS
51 (0.203 %)BizTalk Server
Applications
125 (5.071 %)MATLAB
28 (1.623 %)MS Excel
28 (1.623 %)MS Visio
33 (0.609 %)S-PLUS
42 (0.406 %)Simulink
51 (0.203 %)Adobe Director
51 (0.203 %)MS Office
Business Applications
14 (0.811 %)Summit
21 (0.203 %)AWD
Communications & Networking
119 (3.854 %)Ethernet
119 (3.854 %)TCP/IP
119 (3.854 %)Wireless
215 (3.043 %)GSM
311 (2.231 %)GPRS
410 (2.028 %)3G
410 (2.028 %)DVB
59 (1.826 %)Internet
67 (1.420 %)SNMP
76 (1.217 %)UPnP
83 (0.609 %)SS7
92 (0.406 %)ISDN
92 (0.406 %)UMTS
101 (0.203 %)LDAP
101 (0.203 %)DNS
101 (0.203 %)X.500
101 (0.203 %)SIGTRAN
101 (0.203 %)Network Security
101 (0.203 %)iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
198 (19.88 %)SQL Server
29 (1.826 %)Oracle 8/8i
36 (1.217 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (0.811 %)SQL Server 7
44 (0.811 %)RDBMS
53 (0.609 %)GIS
62 (0.406 %)PostgreSQL
62 (0.406 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (0.406 %)Oracle 10g
62 (0.406 %)Datawarehouse
62 (0.406 %)Oracle 9i
71 (0.203 %)MS Access
71 (0.203 %)OLAP
71 (0.203 %)ETL
71 (0.203 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.203 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
139 (7.911 %)Eclipse
230 (6.085 %)Ant
326 (5.274 %)Visual Studio
425 (5.071 %)Subversion
511 (2.231 %)WinRunner
511 (2.231 %)QuickTest Pro
511 (2.231 %)LoadRunner
610 (2.028 %)QARun
610 (2.028 %)WATIR
610 (2.028 %)FitNesse
610 (2.028 %)NUnit
79 (1.826 %)PowerBuilder
84 (0.811 %)InstallShield
84 (0.811 %)JUnit
92 (0.406 %)VSS/SourceSafe
92 (0.406 %)Flash
General
176 (15.42 %)Finance
256 (11.36 %)Electronics
326 (5.274 %)Government
326 (5.274 %)Banking
418 (3.651 %)Games
418 (3.651 %)Aerospace
515 (3.043 %)Pensions
613 (2.637 %)Health
711 (2.231 %)Manufacturing
89 (1.826 %)Education
98 (1.623 %)Insurance
107 (1.420 %)Multimedia
107 (1.420 %)Construction
107 (1.420 %)Telecoms
114 (0.811 %)Music
122 (0.406 %)Local Government
122 (0.406 %)Military
122 (0.406 %)Electric
131 (0.203 %)Marketing
Miscellaneous
149 (9.939 %)Computer Science
231 (6.288 %)Device Driver
320 (4.057 %)Client/Server
410 (2.028 %)DTV
58 (1.623 %)Grid Computing
67 (1.420 %)CCTV
67 (1.420 %)N-Tier
76 (1.217 %)IPTV
85 (1.014 %)Robotics
85 (1.014 %)Mechatronics
85 (1.014 %)Artificial Intelligence
85 (1.014 %)Neural Network
94 (0.811 %)PMI
94 (0.811 %)Physics
103 (0.609 %)W3C
103 (0.609 %)MPEG
103 (0.609 %)Tandem
112 (0.406 %)Mathematics
112 (0.406 %)Firmware
121 (0.203 %)Handset
Operating Systems
1107 (21.70 %)Linux
241 (8.316 %)Unix
340 (8.114 %)Windows
429 (5.882 %)Embedded Linux
510 (2.028 %)Nucleus RTOS
69 (1.826 %)VxWorks
78 (1.623 %)Windows NT
78 (1.623 %)Windows CE
81 (0.203 %)HPUX
81 (0.203 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1128 (25.96 %)UML
293 (18.86 %)Software Engineering
379 (16.02 %)OOA/OOD
461 (12.37 %)OO
547 (9.533 %)Security Cleared
641 (8.316 %)OOD
641 (8.316 %)Project Management
739 (7.911 %)Validation
823 (4.665 %)RUP
921 (4.260 %)Scrum
1014 (2.840 %)PRINCE2
1112 (2.434 %)Service Delivery
1112 (2.434 %)PRINCE
1112 (2.434 %)Content Management
1210 (2.028 %)Web Development
139 (1.826 %)Agile Software Development
148 (1.623 %)Workflow
157 (1.420 %)Business Development
166 (1.217 %)Data Modelling
175 (1.014 %)Software Testing
Programming Languages
1259 (52.54 %)C
2255 (51.72 %)C++
3185 (37.53 %)Java
4106 (21.50 %)C#
598 (19.88 %)SQL
638 (7.708 %)Embedded C
730 (6.085 %)VB.NET
828 (5.680 %)VB
924 (4.868 %)Ada
1017 (3.448 %)JavaScript
1017 (3.448 %)Embedded C++
1114 (2.840 %)Perl
1213 (2.637 %)C++/CLI
1310 (2.028 %)Delphi
1310 (2.028 %)Python
149 (1.826 %)VC++
158 (1.623 %)VB6
166 (1.217 %)Assembly Language
166 (1.217 %)Shell Script
166 (1.217 %)PHP
Qualifications
1101 (20.49 %)Degree
23 (0.609 %)SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (0.609 %)QA
21 (0.203 %)ISO9001
21 (0.203 %)TickIT
System Software
124 (4.868 %)MSMQ
23 (0.609 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
11 (0.203 %)SCOM
Vendors
172 (14.60 %)Oracle
238 (7.708 %)Microsoft
336 (7.302 %)Sybase
47 (1.420 %)GigaSpaces
54 (0.811 %)Borland
54 (0.811 %)SAP
54 (0.811 %)HP
63 (0.609 %)Symbian
63 (0.609 %)ESRI
63 (0.609 %)Perforce
72 (0.406 %)EMC
81 (0.203 %)Informatica
81 (0.203 %)Macromedia
81 (0.203 %)VMware
81 (0.203 %)Alterian
81 (0.203 %)Reuters
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