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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Buckinghamshire 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4869
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads7095
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.048 %
As % of the category below3.817 %2.912 %
Salaries quoted6688
Average minimum salary£28,186£29,261
Average salary£33,343£33,580
% change on same period last year-0.70 %
Average maximum salary£38,500£37,898
UK excluding London average salary£33,655£33,502
% change on same period last year+0.45 %
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Buckinghamshire
Matching permanent IT job ads18343262
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.585 %1.665 %
Salaries quoted15882791
Average minimum salary£36,464£33,515
Average salary£39,637£36,693
% change on same period last year+8.02 %
Average maximum salary£42,811£39,871
UK excluding London average salary£38,488£39,022
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Software Developer South EastSoftware Developer
South East

Software Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

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 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesUp+1035£31,758-5.36 %
High WycombeDown-1411£35,727+11.21 %
MarlowUp+93£33,667-1.22 %
AmershamNew entry-2£28,500-
Software Developer South EastSoftware Developer
South East

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, 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.

1158 (87.29 %).NET
2106 (58.56 %)ASP.NET
3105 (58.01 %)SQL Server
4104 (57.46 %)C#
593 (51.38 %)VB.NET
659 (32.60 %)SQL
744 (24.31 %)ASP
843 (23.76 %)C++
843 (23.76 %)Oracle
938 (20.99 %)Microsoft Certification
938 (20.99 %)Windows
1035 (19.34 %)Microsoft
1133 (18.23 %)SQL Server 2005
1231 (17.13 %)Java
1327 (14.92 %)JavaScript
1424 (13.26 %)VB
1523 (12.71 %)Finance
1622 (12.15 %)HTML
1721 (11.60 %)Windows Mobile
1721 (11.60 %)MCSD
1721 (11.60 %)Windows XP
1721 (11.60 %)TCP/IP
1820 (11.05 %)OO
1820 (11.05 %)C
1820 (11.05 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1919 (10.50 %)WAN
1919 (10.50 %)Windows CE
1919 (10.50 %)Wireless
2017 (9.392 %)RUP
2017 (9.392 %)V-Model

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, 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.

Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1158 (87.29 %).NET
2106 (58.56 %)ASP.NET
344 (24.31 %)ASP
422 (12.15 %)HTML
512 (6.630 %)XML
611 (6.077 %)WinForms
710 (5.525 %).NET Framework
89 (4.972 %)ASP.NET 2.0
89 (4.972 %)WebServices
89 (4.972 %)CSS
89 (4.972 %)J2EE
95 (2.762 %)MFC
95 (2.762 %)XSLT
95 (2.762 %)XHTML
95 (2.762 %)AJAX
104 (2.210 %)Flash
104 (2.210 %)JDBC
113 (1.657 %)SOAP
113 (1.657 %)STL
113 (1.657 %)J2SE
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (4.420 %)SharePoint
27 (3.867 %)JBoss
33 (1.657 %)WebLogic
33 (1.657 %)IIS
42 (1.105 %)Oracle 9iAS
42 (1.105 %)ColdFusion
42 (1.105 %)ArcGIS
42 (1.105 %)SharePoint Portal Server
51 (0.552 %)Apache
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (7.182 %)MS Excel
22 (1.105 %)MS Visio
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (2.762 %)Oracle Financials
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (11.60 %)TCP/IP
219 (10.50 %)WAN
219 (10.50 %)Wireless
31 (0.552 %)Extranet
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1105 (58.01 %)SQL Server
233 (18.23 %)SQL Server 2005
320 (11.05 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
411 (6.077 %)SQL Server 2000
57 (3.867 %)MS Access
64 (2.210 %)GIS
73 (1.657 %)Oracle 10g
73 (1.657 %)Oracle 9i
73 (1.657 %)Oracle Reports
82 (1.105 %)Oracle 8/8i
82 (1.105 %)RDBMS
82 (1.105 %)BusinessObjects
91 (0.552 %)Oracle 11g
91 (0.552 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
91 (0.552 %)SQL Server 2008
91 (0.552 %)Datawarehouse
91 (0.552 %)Crystal Reports
91 (0.552 %)Informix
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (2.762 %)Visual Studio
24 (2.210 %)Oracle Forms
32 (1.105 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.552 %)NUnit
41 (0.552 %)JUnit
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (12.71 %)Finance
28 (4.420 %)Pensions
36 (3.315 %)Education
45 (2.762 %)Marketing
45 (2.762 %)Electronics
54 (2.210 %)Health
61 (0.552 %)Manufacturing
61 (0.552 %)Publishing
61 (0.552 %)Insurance
61 (0.552 %)Financial Institution
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.105 %)Client/Server
12 (1.105 %)N-Tier
12 (1.105 %)Multithreading
21 (0.552 %)Mathematics
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
138 (20.99 %)Windows
221 (11.60 %)Windows XP
221 (11.60 %)Windows Mobile
319 (10.50 %)Windows CE
411 (6.077 %)UNIX
55 (2.762 %)AIX
63 (1.657 %)HPUX
63 (1.657 %)Linux
72 (1.105 %)Mac OS X
72 (1.105 %)Solaris
72 (1.105 %)Windows Server 2003
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (11.05 %)OO
217 (9.392 %)RUP
217 (9.392 %)V-Model
312 (6.630 %)UML
411 (6.077 %)Unit Testing
56 (3.315 %)Project Management
56 (3.315 %)Agile Software Development
65 (2.762 %)ERP
65 (2.762 %)PRINCE2
74 (2.210 %)SSADM
74 (2.210 %)OOP
74 (2.210 %)Software Engineering
74 (2.210 %)Web Development
83 (1.657 %)User Acceptance Testing
83 (1.657 %)Workflow
83 (1.657 %)RAD
83 (1.657 %)E-Commerce
92 (1.105 %)OOD
92 (1.105 %)Product Marketing
92 (1.105 %)Content Management
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1104 (57.46 %)C#
293 (51.38 %)VB.NET
359 (32.60 %)SQL
443 (23.76 %)C++
531 (17.13 %)Java
627 (14.92 %)JavaScript
724 (13.26 %)VB
820 (11.05 %)C
916 (8.840 %)VB6
1015 (8.287 %)VBA
118 (4.420 %)Transact-SQL
127 (3.867 %)PL/SQL
127 (3.867 %)VC++
135 (2.762 %)PHP
142 (1.105 %)Objective-C
142 (1.105 %)ActionScript
151 (0.552 %)PHP5
151 (0.552 %)PHP4
151 (0.552 %)VBScript
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
138 (20.99 %)Microsoft Certification
221 (11.60 %)MCSD
36 (3.315 %)Degree
45 (2.762 %)PRINCE2 Certification
53 (1.657 %)MCAD
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.762 %)ISO9001
15 (2.762 %)TickIT
21 (0.552 %)QA
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (23.76 %)Oracle
235 (19.34 %)Microsoft
35 (2.762 %)SAP
43 (1.657 %)Red Hat
52 (1.105 %)Infragistics
52 (1.105 %)Adobe
52 (1.105 %)Business Objects
52 (1.105 %)VMware
52 (1.105 %)telerik
61 (0.552 %)IBM
61 (0.552 %)Anite