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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Bristol 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
Rank4381
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching permanent IT job ads11852
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.022 %
As % of the category below6.098 %3.099 %
Salaries quoted10848
Average minimum salary£30,991£29,281
Average salary£36,894£33,776
% change on same period last year+9.22 %
Average maximum salary£42,796£38,271
UK excluding London average salary£36,652£35,705
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads19351678
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.120 %0.722 %
Salaries quoted17261485
Average minimum salary£36,233£36,858
Average salary£39,974£40,489
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Average maximum salary£43,715£44,119
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Software Engineering South WestSoftware Engineering
South West

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

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

Bristol Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

175 (33.04 %)C++
271 (31.28 %)C
363 (27.75 %)Java
446 (20.26 %)MATLAB
446 (20.26 %)Degree
545 (19.82 %)Security Cleared
643 (18.94 %)Artificial Intelligence
742 (18.50 %)Neural Network
742 (18.50 %)Robotics
742 (18.50 %)Mechatronics
742 (18.50 %)Games
742 (18.50 %)MS Visio
841 (18.06 %)C#
937 (16.30 %)Aerospace
1033 (14.54 %)OO
1132 (14.10 %)UML
1228 (12.33 %)Linux
1327 (11.89 %)SQL
1426 (11.45 %)Finance
1524 (10.57 %)Device Driver
1622 (9.692 %).NET
1622 (9.692 %)UNIX
1721 (9.251 %)SQL Server
1721 (9.251 %)Validation
1820 (8.811 %)Project Management
1820 (8.811 %)Oracle
1919 (8.370 %)ISEB
2018 (7.930 %)Agile Software Development
2116 (7.048 %)Computer Science
2116 (7.048 %)J2EE

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bristol IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (9.692 %).NET
216 (7.048 %)J2EE
314 (6.167 %)XML
411 (4.846 %)HTML
510 (4.405 %)WebSphere
69 (3.965 %)Swing
78 (3.524 %)Spring
87 (3.084 %)AJAX
96 (2.643 %).NET Framework
96 (2.643 %)Hibernate
96 (2.643 %)CSS
104 (1.762 %)MDX
113 (1.322 %)Middleware
113 (1.322 %)JSP
113 (1.322 %)WebServices
122 (0.881 %)JMS
122 (0.881 %)XSD
122 (0.881 %)XSLT
122 (0.881 %)CORBA
131 (0.441 %)Java RMI
Bristol IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (3.524 %)WebSphere Application Server
26 (2.643 %)Tomcat
32 (0.881 %)WebLogic
32 (0.881 %)JBoss
41 (0.441 %)SharePoint
Bristol IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
146 (20.26 %)MATLAB
242 (18.50 %)MS Visio
33 (1.322 %)Simulink
41 (0.441 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (6.608 %)Ethernet
212 (5.286 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.441 %)SSL
31 (0.441 %)Internet
31 (0.441 %)PPP
Bristol IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (9.251 %)SQL Server
26 (2.643 %)Oracle 8/8i
26 (2.643 %)RDBMS
33 (1.322 %)DB2
42 (0.881 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (0.881 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.441 %)MySQL
Bristol IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (5.286 %)JUnit
25 (2.203 %)Eclipse
34 (1.762 %)PowerBuilder
42 (0.881 %)Subversion
42 (0.881 %)Ant
51 (0.441 %)Visual Studio
51 (0.441 %)Flash
Bristol IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
142 (18.50 %)Games
237 (16.30 %)Aerospace
326 (11.45 %)Finance
415 (6.608 %)Electronics
513 (5.727 %)Pensions
612 (5.286 %)Health
79 (3.965 %)Insurance
86 (2.643 %)Banking
95 (2.203 %)Avionics
104 (1.762 %)Electric
113 (1.322 %)Military
122 (0.881 %)Government
131 (0.441 %)Telecoms
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
178 (34.36 %)Software Engineer
223 (10.13 %)Software Manager
321 (9.251 %)Developer
418 (7.930 %)Analyst
515 (6.608 %)C++ Software Engineer
612 (5.286 %)Java Developer
710 (4.405 %)Senior Software Engineer
710 (4.405 %)Engineering Manager
87 (3.084 %)Java Software Engineer
87 (3.084 %)Developer Analyst
87 (3.084 %)Requirements Analyst
87 (3.084 %)Senior Java Software Engineer
96 (2.643 %)Java Programmer
96 (2.643 %)Principal Software Engineer
96 (2.643 %)Principal Engineer
96 (2.643 %)Java Analyst Programmer
96 (2.643 %)Analyst Programmer
96 (2.643 %)Programmer
96 (2.643 %)Support Engineer
105 (2.203 %)Systems Engineer
Bristol IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
143 (18.94 %)Artificial Intelligence
242 (18.50 %)Neural Network
242 (18.50 %)Robotics
242 (18.50 %)Mechatronics
324 (10.57 %)Device Driver
416 (7.048 %)Computer Science
511 (4.846 %)Client/Server
610 (4.405 %)Firmware
74 (1.762 %)Statistics
82 (0.881 %)SCADA
91 (0.441 %)N-Tier
91 (0.441 %)Handset
91 (0.441 %)Mathematics
91 (0.441 %)Physics
Bristol IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (12.33 %)Linux
222 (9.692 %)UNIX
315 (6.608 %)Windows
41 (0.441 %)Windows 2000
41 (0.441 %)Windows NT
41 (0.441 %)Windows XP
41 (0.441 %)Windows CE
41 (0.441 %)VxWorks
41 (0.441 %)Nucleus RTOS
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
145 (19.82 %)Security Cleared
233 (14.54 %)OO
332 (14.10 %)UML
421 (9.251 %)Validation
520 (8.811 %)Project Management
618 (7.930 %)Agile Software Development
715 (6.608 %)RUP
715 (6.608 %)Test Scripting
810 (4.405 %)SC Cleared
810 (4.405 %)Business Development
99 (3.965 %)OOD
99 (3.965 %)Configuration Management
108 (3.524 %)Data Validation
117 (3.084 %)PRINCE2
125 (2.203 %)Technical Architecture
125 (2.203 %)Numerical Analysis
134 (1.762 %)Regression Testing
143 (1.322 %)E-Commerce
143 (1.322 %)BC Cleared
152 (0.881 %)OOA/OOD
Bristol IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
175 (33.04 %)C++
271 (31.28 %)C
363 (27.75 %)Java
441 (18.06 %)C#
527 (11.89 %)SQL
610 (4.405 %)JavaScript
610 (4.405 %)Ada
78 (3.524 %)VC++
86 (2.643 %)VB
95 (2.203 %)VB.NET
103 (1.322 %)C++/CLI
112 (0.881 %)VB6
112 (0.881 %)Embedded C
121 (0.441 %)Assembly Language
121 (0.441 %)Shell Script
121 (0.441 %)PHP
121 (0.441 %)VBA
121 (0.441 %)DHTML
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
146 (20.26 %)Degree
219 (8.370 %)ISEB
32 (0.881 %)Postgraduate
41 (0.441 %)PhD
41 (0.441 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.441 %)HND
Bristol IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.203 %)QA
21 (0.441 %)ISO9001
21 (0.441 %)TickIT
Bristol IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (8.811 %)Oracle
26 (2.643 %)IBM
34 (1.762 %)Sybase
34 (1.762 %)SmartStream
41 (0.441 %)Wonderware
41 (0.441 %)Microsoft