The first table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills in IT jobs advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Buckinghamshire region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineering
Rank 91 73 112
Rank change year-on-year
-18 +39
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 44 56 19
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 2.155% 2.875% 0.918%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.900% 3.900% 1.267%
Number of salaries quoted 34 55 17
Average salary £28,000 £32,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.84% -23.52%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £19,000 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £48,500 £45,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.31% +1.33%
All Processes & Methodologies
Buckinghamshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1517 1436 1500
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 74.29% 73.72% 72.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1334 1215 1313
Average salary £42,500 £41,004 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.64% +2.51%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Engineering
South East

Software Engineering
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Buckinghamshire Software Engineering Jobs Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Buckinghamshire Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 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
Milton Keynes -18 38 £24,000 -14.28%
Aylesbury +7 3 £51,500 +14.44%
Software Engineering
South East

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

1 49 (56.98%) Java
1 49 (56.98%) Degree
2 39 (45.35%) C++
3 34 (39.53%) Computer Science
4 32 (37.21%) C#
5 29 (33.72%) Linux
6 26 (30.23%) C
7 23 (26.74%) JavaScript
8 22 (25.58%) .NET
9 19 (22.09%) Windows
10 16 (18.60%) SQL
10 16 (18.60%) HTML
11 14 (16.28%) Web Development
12 13 (15.12%) J2EE
12 13 (15.12%) CSS
12 13 (15.12%) TCP/IP
13 12 (13.95%) JSP
13 12 (13.95%) Python
14 11 (12.79%) Android
15 9 (10.47%) Ajax
15 9 (10.47%) Agile Software Development
15 9 (10.47%) MVC
15 9 (10.47%) Scrum
15 9 (10.47%) Objective-C
15 9 (10.47%) Apple iOS
16 8 (9.302%) Mobile App
16 8 (9.302%) Mobile Application Development
16 8 (9.302%) SS7
16 8 (9.302%) IP Telephony
16 8 (9.302%) PHP

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Application Development
1 22 (25.58%) .NET
2 16 (18.60%) HTML
3 13 (15.12%) J2EE
3 13 (15.12%) CSS
4 12 (13.95%) JSP
5 9 (10.47%) Ajax
6 7 (8.140%) SOAP
6 7 (8.140%) ASP.NET
7 6 (6.977%) WPF
7 6 (6.977%) WinForms
7 6 (6.977%) EJB
7 6 (6.977%) Servlets
8 5 (5.814%) REST
8 5 (5.814%) WCF
9 3 (3.488%) Middleware
9 3 (3.488%) XML
9 3 (3.488%) Spring
9 3 (3.488%) Hibernate
9 3 (3.488%) ASP.NET MVC
10 2 (2.326%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 4 (4.651%) Apache
2 3 (3.488%) Tomcat
3 1 (1.163%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 2 (2.326%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.163%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 13 (15.12%) TCP/IP
2 8 (9.302%) SS7
2 8 (9.302%) IP Telephony
2 8 (9.302%) VoIP
3 7 (8.140%) VPN
3 7 (8.140%) DNS
3 7 (8.140%) IPv6
3 7 (8.140%) Firewall
3 7 (8.140%) Network Security
4 6 (6.977%) HTTP
5 2 (2.326%) OSPF
5 2 (2.326%) IPv4
5 2 (2.326%) SNMP
5 2 (2.326%) DHCP
6 1 (1.163%) Ethernet
6 1 (1.163%) Internet
6 1 (1.163%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (6.977%) SQL Server
1 6 (6.977%) MySQL
2 1 (1.163%) GIS
Development Applications
1 5 (5.814%) Visual Studio
2 4 (4.651%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (3.488%) Subversion
4 2 (2.326%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (2.326%) GNU Toolchain
4 2 (2.326%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (2.326%) Bugzilla
5 1 (1.163%) NetBeans
5 1 (1.163%) Git (software)
General
1 3 (3.488%) Telecoms
2 2 (2.326%) Electronics
2 2 (2.326%) Finance
2 2 (2.326%) Automotive
3 1 (1.163%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 49 (56.98%) Software Engineer
2 33 (38.37%) Graduate
3 32 (37.21%) Developer
4 13 (15.12%) Java Developer
5 11 (12.79%) Junior
6 10 (11.63%) Graduate Developer
6 10 (11.63%) C Software Engineer
7 8 (9.302%) Support Engineer
7 8 (9.302%) Software Support Engineer
8 6 (6.977%) Graduate Java Developer
8 6 (6.977%) Junior Software Engineer
8 6 (6.977%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 6 (6.977%) Senior Software Engineer
9 5 (5.814%) Junior Developer
10 4 (4.651%) Graduate Software Engineer
10 4 (4.651%) C# Software Engineer
10 4 (4.651%) Analyst
10 4 (4.651%) Software Developer
11 3 (3.488%) Developer Analyst
11 3 (3.488%) C# Developer
Miscellaneous
1 34 (39.53%) Computer Science
2 8 (9.302%) Mobile App
3 6 (6.977%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (5.814%) Device Driver
4 5 (5.814%) Embedded Systems
5 3 (3.488%) iPhone
5 3 (3.488%) iPad
6 2 (2.326%) Mathematics
6 2 (2.326%) Physics
6 2 (2.326%) Firmware
7 1 (1.163%) Management Information System
7 1 (1.163%) Visualisation
Operating Systems
1 29 (33.72%) Linux
2 19 (22.09%) Windows
3 11 (12.79%) Android
4 9 (10.47%) Apple iOS
5 6 (6.977%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (5.814%) VxWorks
7 3 (3.488%) UNIX
7 3 (3.488%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (16.28%) Web Development
2 9 (10.47%) Agile Software Development
2 9 (10.47%) MVC
2 9 (10.47%) Scrum
3 8 (9.302%) Mobile Application Development
4 7 (8.140%) TDD
5 6 (6.977%) BDD
6 5 (5.814%) OO
6 5 (5.814%) MVVM
6 5 (5.814%) Unit Testing
7 4 (4.651%) Project Planning
7 4 (4.651%) OOD
8 3 (3.488%) E-Commerce
8 3 (3.488%) OOP
8 3 (3.488%) Project Management
8 3 (3.488%) Use Case
9 2 (2.326%) Business Analysis
9 2 (2.326%) UML
10 1 (1.163%) Technical Architecture
10 1 (1.163%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (56.98%) Java
2 39 (45.35%) C++
3 32 (37.21%) C#
4 26 (30.23%) C
5 23 (26.74%) JavaScript
6 16 (18.60%) SQL
7 12 (13.95%) Python
8 9 (10.47%) Objective-C
9 8 (9.302%) PHP
10 6 (6.977%) VB.NET
10 6 (6.977%) Perl
11 3 (3.488%) Embedded C
12 2 (2.326%) Ruby
12 2 (2.326%) Fortran
13 1 (1.163%) Smalltalk
13 1 (1.163%) Embedded C++
13 1 (1.163%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 49 (56.98%) Degree
2 3 (3.488%) SC Cleared
2 3 (3.488%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.163%) Sun Certification
3 1 (1.163%) SCJP
3 1 (1.163%) SCJD
3 1 (1.163%) SCJA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.326%) QA
2 1 (1.163%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 7 (8.140%) Oracle
2 2 (2.326%) HP
2 2 (2.326%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.163%) Sun
3 1 (1.163%) Google
3 1 (1.163%) TippingPoint
3 1 (1.163%) ArcSight
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Along with a solid practical knowledge of software engineering, you should have experience of working in application and/or kernel development for either Windows or Linux with proficiency...
HMGCC
Salary: £26,500 - £32,600 + £5000 welcome package
Posted: 22 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
With this in mind my client's C# Software Engineers come from diverse backgrounds and work with various technologies such as C# / C++ / Java / SQL / TDD / BDD / MVC /...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
With this in mind my client's C# Software Engineers come from diverse backgrounds and work with various technologies such as C# / C++ / Java / SQL / TDD / BDD / MVC /...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Responsibilities of Software Engineer (C/C++/Linux) 1... Highly proficient in C/C++ and associated Object Oriented design 2... KEY SKILLS: HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, Object Orientated Design (...
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + 20% performance related bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK
The role will primarily involve browser based user interface development using HTML, JavaScript and CSS, in a Linux environment... We celebrate diversity!Key Skills: (UI Developer, JavaScript, HTML,...
McAfee
Salary: Competitive plus benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013