The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Buckinghamshire region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Developer
Rank 52 63 43
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 94 67 106
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 4.568% 3.532% 5.143%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.762% 3.685% 5.389%
Number of salaries quoted 89 61 102
Average salary £34,000 £37,500 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.33% +4.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,600 £28,500 £29,200
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £49,300 £52,250
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
Buckinghamshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1974 1818 1967
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 95.92% 95.84% 95.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1678 1539 1760
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £23,800 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Developer
South East

Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Buckinghamshire Software Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Buckinghamshire Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Milton Keynes +6 63 £30,000 -20.00% 2
High Wycombe +8 8 £35,000 - 1
Aylesbury +9 6 £30,000 -24.52% 1
Chesham - 5 £35,000 -
Marlow - 4 £34,000 -
Bletchley - 3 £21,500 -
Gerrards Cross - 1 £40,000 -
Software Developer
South East

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

1 160 (81.63%) C#
1 160 (81.63%) .NET
2 125 (63.78%) SQL Server
3 102 (52.04%) SQL
4 97 (49.49%) ASP.NET
5 70 (35.71%) Microsoft
6 58 (29.59%) Degree
7 55 (28.06%) JavaScript
8 51 (26.02%) WPF
9 50 (25.51%) Agile Software Development
10 48 (24.49%) CSS
11 46 (23.47%) SQL Server 2008
12 43 (21.94%) TDD
13 42 (21.43%) HTML
14 41 (20.92%) XML
14 41 (20.92%) Computer Science
15 39 (19.90%) OO
16 38 (19.39%) Windows
16 38 (19.39%) T-SQL
17 37 (18.88%) VB.NET
17 37 (18.88%) C++
18 34 (17.35%) SQL Server 2005
19 33 (16.84%) Linux
20 27 (13.78%) WinForms
21 26 (13.27%) Web Services
21 26 (13.27%) jQuery
22 24 (12.24%) UML
23 23 (11.73%) Finance
23 23 (11.73%) Unit Testing
24 22 (11.22%) MVC

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 160 (81.63%) .NET
2 97 (49.49%) ASP.NET
3 51 (26.02%) WPF
4 48 (24.49%) CSS
5 42 (21.43%) HTML
6 41 (20.92%) XML
7 27 (13.78%) WinForms
8 26 (13.27%) Web Services
8 26 (13.27%) jQuery
9 21 (10.71%) WCF
10 19 (9.694%) .NET Framework
11 15 (7.653%) ASP.NET MVC
12 12 (6.122%) ADO.NET
13 10 (5.102%) Ajax
14 9 (4.592%) SOAP
15 8 (4.082%) ASP
15 8 (4.082%) SAML
15 8 (4.082%) ASP.NET MVC 2
15 8 (4.082%) REST
16 7 (3.571%) LINQ
Application Platforms
1 9 (4.592%) CMS
2 5 (2.551%) Tomcat
3 4 (2.041%) IIS
4 3 (1.531%) WebLogic
4 3 (1.531%) WordPress
5 2 (1.020%) Apache
Applications
1 15 (7.653%) MS Excel
2 3 (1.531%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.571%) HTTP
1 7 (3.571%) TCP/IP
2 2 (1.020%) VPN
2 2 (1.020%) DNS
2 2 (1.020%) IPv6
2 2 (1.020%) Firewall
2 2 (1.020%) Network Security
3 1 (0.510%) OSPF
3 1 (0.510%) IPv4
3 1 (0.510%) SNMP
3 1 (0.510%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.510%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (63.78%) SQL Server
2 46 (23.47%) SQL Server 2008
3 34 (17.35%) SQL Server 2005
4 7 (3.571%) Crystal Reports
5 5 (2.551%) MySQL
5 5 (2.551%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (2.551%) Big Data
6 4 (2.041%) SQL Server 2012
7 3 (1.531%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.510%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 22 (11.22%) NUnit
2 19 (9.694%) Visual Studio
3 14 (7.143%) Team Foundation Server
4 5 (2.551%) Maven
4 5 (2.551%) Ant
5 3 (1.531%) Eclipse
6 2 (1.020%) JUnit
7 1 (0.510%) PVCS
7 1 (0.510%) GNU Toolchain
General
1 23 (11.73%) Finance
2 11 (5.612%) Marketing
3 5 (2.551%) Telecoms
3 5 (2.551%) Banking
4 1 (0.510%) Back Office
4 1 (0.510%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 41 (20.92%) Computer Science
2 12 (6.122%) Mobile App
3 9 (4.592%) Client/Server
4 8 (4.082%) Social Media
5 5 (2.551%) Management Information System
6 4 (2.041%) Replication
6 4 (2.041%) Visualisation
7 3 (1.531%) Open Source
7 3 (1.531%) Contract for Difference
8 2 (1.020%) VHDL
8 2 (1.020%) N-Tier
8 2 (1.020%) NHS
8 2 (1.020%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.510%) Firmware
9 1 (0.510%) Device Driver
9 1 (0.510%) Mathematics
9 1 (0.510%) Physics
9 1 (0.510%) Embedded Systems
9 1 (0.510%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 38 (19.39%) Windows
2 33 (16.84%) Linux
3 14 (7.143%) Windows Mobile
4 5 (2.551%) Apple iOS
5 4 (2.041%) UNIX
5 4 (2.041%) Android
6 3 (1.531%) AIX
6 3 (1.531%) Solaris
7 1 (0.510%) VxWorks
7 1 (0.510%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (25.51%) Agile Software Development
2 43 (21.94%) TDD
3 39 (19.90%) OO
4 24 (12.24%) UML
5 23 (11.73%) Unit Testing
6 22 (11.22%) Project Management
6 22 (11.22%) MVC
7 20 (10.20%) Computer Forensics
8 18 (9.184%) Waterfall
9 11 (5.612%) Web Development
9 11 (5.612%) Use Case
10 10 (5.102%) Time Management
11 8 (4.082%) Content Management
11 8 (4.082%) Mobile Application Development
12 7 (3.571%) Data Analysis
13 6 (3.061%) OOA/OOD
14 5 (2.551%) OOD
14 5 (2.551%) Web Application Development
15 4 (2.041%) Continuous Improvement
15 4 (2.041%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 160 (81.63%) C#
2 102 (52.04%) SQL
3 55 (28.06%) JavaScript
4 38 (19.39%) T-SQL
5 37 (18.88%) VB.NET
5 37 (18.88%) C++
6 21 (10.71%) VB
7 20 (10.20%) Java
8 11 (5.612%) PHP
9 10 (5.102%) VB6
10 6 (3.061%) Python
11 4 (2.041%) VBA
11 4 (2.041%) C
12 3 (1.531%) Perl
12 3 (1.531%) PL/SQL
13 2 (1.020%) VBScript
13 2 (1.020%) COBOL
14 1 (0.510%) Delphi
14 1 (0.510%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 58 (29.59%) Degree
2 8 (4.082%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (3.571%) MCP
3 7 (3.571%) MCAD
3 7 (3.571%) MCSD
4 1 (0.510%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.510%) SLA
1 1 (0.510%) QA
1 1 (0.510%) JTAG
Systems Management
1 2 (1.020%) SCOM
Vendors
1 70 (35.71%) Microsoft
2 13 (6.633%) Oracle
3 8 (4.082%) Sage
4 3 (1.531%) JBoss
5 2 (1.020%) Twitter
6 1 (0.510%) TippingPoint
6 1 (0.510%) ArcSight
6 1 (0.510%) HP
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Software Support Developer with skills in ASP.NET, MVC, and C #... Key skills for this role include: * C# / ASP.NET * MVC * WCF * SQL Server * HTML * JavaScript * Delphi (exposure...
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Salary: £35000 - £48000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
They are looking for a Software Engineer, based near High Wycombe with a strong degree, a keen C++ programmer and the ability to work a variety of challenges,...
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Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Amersham, Thames Valley
Software analysis, requirements analysis, software reviews *Supporting, maintaining and documenting software functionality *Integrating software with existing systems *Maintaining standards compliance *Object-oriented Design and Analysis (OOA and OOD) *...
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Salary: £28000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Experience on Linux highly beneficial. Understanding of OOD/OOP concepts and practices. Experience with Tomcat/Apache. Experience with JavaScript and CSS... Knowledge of the design and use of...
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Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Software Development EngineerAbout the Role and Responsibilities Location: AylesburyWith a global research footprint, McAfee Labs provides the most comprehensive Global Threat Intelligence in the industry. Backed by a...
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Salary: £0 - £60,000 per year
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