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This section looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the Cambridge 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 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank86
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads551613
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.291 %0.251 %
As % of the category below18.88 %22.41 %
Salaries quoted476504
Average minimum salary£32,708£32,718
Average salary£36,866£37,064
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Average maximum salary£41,023£41,411
UK excluding London average salary£36,034£34,924
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads29182735
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.540 %1.120 %
Salaries quoted25372274
Average minimum salary£32,515£32,217
Average salary£35,924£35,561
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Average maximum salary£39,332£38,904
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Software Engineer CambridgeshireSoftware Engineer
Cambridgeshire

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridge Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

1655 (60.99 %)C++
2450 (41.90 %)C
3423 (39.39 %)Degree
4316 (29.42 %)Windows
5295 (27.47 %)C#
6248 (23.09 %).NET
7236 (21.97 %)Computer Science
8230 (21.42 %)Linux
9163 (15.18 %)UNIX
10162 (15.08 %)Java
11155 (14.43 %)Python
12139 (12.94 %)Electronics
13116 (10.80 %)OO
13116 (10.80 %)Software Engineering
14113 (10.52 %)Perl
15107 (9.963 %)Mathematics
16104 (9.683 %)SQL
1799 (9.218 %)Embedded C
1888 (8.194 %)Pensions
1987 (8.101 %)Wireless
2084 (7.821 %)PHP
2182 (7.635 %)Embedded C++
2281 (7.542 %)SQL Server
2380 (7.449 %)Microsoft
2476 (7.076 %)Visual Studio
2573 (6.797 %)Telecoms
2666 (6.145 %)OOD
2765 (6.052 %)ASP.NET
2765 (6.052 %)XML
2864 (5.959 %)TCP/IP

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1248 (23.09 %).NET
265 (6.052 %)ASP.NET
265 (6.052 %)XML
361 (5.680 %)STL
455 (5.121 %)MFC
545 (4.190 %)J2EE
644 (4.097 %)WebServices
732 (2.980 %)SOAP
830 (2.793 %)WinForms
920 (1.862 %)HTML
920 (1.862 %)WSDL
1018 (1.676 %)AJAX
1117 (1.583 %)JSP
1216 (1.490 %)OpenGL
1216 (1.490 %).NET Framework
1315 (1.397 %)J2ME
1413 (1.210 %)Middleware
1413 (1.210 %)Spring
1413 (1.210 %)Hibernate
1511 (1.024 %)ADO.NET
Cambridge IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (0.466 %)JBoss
23 (0.279 %)Tomcat
32 (0.186 %)Apache
32 (0.186 %)MS Exchange
41 (0.093 %)WebLogic
41 (0.093 %)SharePoint
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
147 (4.376 %)MS Excel
241 (3.818 %)MATLAB
332 (2.980 %)3ds Max
428 (2.607 %)Maya
514 (1.304 %)MS Visio
68 (0.745 %)Simulink
76 (0.559 %)MS Office
85 (0.466 %)Pro/ENGINEER
92 (0.186 %)S-PLUS
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
187 (8.101 %)Wireless
264 (5.959 %)TCP/IP
343 (4.004 %)Bluetooth
436 (3.352 %)Internet
530 (2.793 %)3G
626 (2.421 %)GSM
725 (2.328 %)Ethernet
725 (2.328 %)HTTP
820 (1.862 %)2G
919 (1.769 %)UMTS
1018 (1.676 %)VoIP
1115 (1.397 %)3GPP
1214 (1.304 %)WCDMA
1312 (1.117 %)ATM
1411 (1.024 %)Broadband
1411 (1.024 %)DVB
1411 (1.024 %)TETRA
1510 (0.931 %)LAN
169 (0.838 %)SSL
178 (0.745 %)Wi-Fi
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
181 (7.542 %)SQL Server
213 (1.210 %)SQL Server 2005
312 (1.117 %)GIS
312 (1.117 %)MS Access
312 (1.117 %)SQL Server 7
410 (0.931 %)MySQL
58 (0.745 %)Data Mining
66 (0.559 %)SQL Server 2000
74 (0.372 %)Text Mining
83 (0.279 %)RDBMS
92 (0.186 %)Crystal Reports
92 (0.186 %)Oracle 8/8i
101 (0.093 %)Oracle 9i
101 (0.093 %)Informix
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
176 (7.076 %)Visual Studio
228 (2.607 %)MSI
312 (1.117 %)WinRunner
312 (1.117 %)TestDirector
410 (0.931 %)VSS/SourceSafe
59 (0.838 %)NUnit
68 (0.745 %)InstallShield
77 (0.652 %)Subversion
86 (0.559 %)Eclipse
95 (0.466 %)Rational Robot
103 (0.279 %)Flash
103 (0.279 %)ClearCase
112 (0.186 %)Rational Rose
112 (0.186 %)JUnit
121 (0.093 %)LabVIEW
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1139 (12.94 %)Electronics
288 (8.194 %)Pensions
373 (6.797 %)Telecoms
464 (5.959 %)Health
546 (4.283 %)3D Graphics
637 (3.445 %)Education
734 (3.166 %)Insurance
830 (2.793 %)Finance
918 (1.676 %)Games
1014 (1.304 %)Automotive
1113 (1.210 %)Multimedia
1211 (1.024 %)Animation
1310 (0.931 %)Electric
148 (0.745 %)Retail
157 (0.652 %)Manufacturing
166 (0.559 %)Marketing
174 (0.372 %)Pharmaceutical
183 (0.279 %)Aerospace
192 (0.186 %)Advertising
192 (0.186 %)Government
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1236 (21.97 %)Computer Science
2107 (9.963 %)Mathematics
342 (3.911 %)Physics
441 (3.818 %)DTV
534 (3.166 %)STB
620 (1.862 %)Client/Server
719 (1.769 %)VHDL
719 (1.769 %)Verilog
812 (1.117 %)IPTV
812 (1.117 %)Multithreading
911 (1.024 %)Firmware
1010 (0.931 %)Device Driver
1010 (0.931 %)MPEG
119 (0.838 %)Cryptography
128 (0.745 %)Handset
136 (0.559 %)Blackberry
136 (0.559 %)Neural Network
136 (0.559 %)Applied Mathematics
145 (0.466 %)Life Science
145 (0.466 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1316 (29.42 %)Windows
2230 (21.42 %)Linux
3163 (15.18 %)UNIX
440 (3.724 %)Embedded Linux
523 (2.142 %)Windows XP
620 (1.862 %)Symbian OS
718 (1.676 %)Solaris
817 (1.583 %)Windows NT
916 (1.490 %)Windows CE
1012 (1.117 %)VxWorks
1110 (0.931 %)Windows Mobile
125 (0.466 %)Windows Server 2003
125 (0.466 %)HPUX
134 (0.372 %)Windows 2000
142 (0.186 %)pSOS
151 (0.093 %)LynxOS
151 (0.093 %)ThreadX
151 (0.093 %)Nucleus RTOS
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1116 (10.80 %)OO
1116 (10.80 %)Software Engineering
266 (6.145 %)OOD
354 (5.028 %)UML
433 (3.073 %)Agile Software Development
530 (2.793 %)Software Testing
629 (2.700 %)CAD
727 (2.514 %)Automated Testing
823 (2.142 %)Data Security
921 (1.955 %)Unit Testing
1019 (1.769 %)Data Management
1117 (1.583 %)PLM
1216 (1.490 %)OOP
1216 (1.490 %)Numerical Analysis
1315 (1.397 %)Scrum
1315 (1.397 %)TDD
1413 (1.210 %)Validation
1510 (0.931 %)Project Management
1510 (0.931 %)System Testing
169 (0.838 %)User Acceptance Testing
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1655 (60.99 %)C++
2450 (41.90 %)C
3295 (27.47 %)C#
4162 (15.08 %)Java
5155 (14.43 %)Python
6113 (10.52 %)Perl
7104 (9.683 %)SQL
899 (9.218 %)Embedded C
984 (7.821 %)PHP
1082 (7.635 %)Embedded C++
1155 (5.121 %)VC++
1231 (2.886 %)JavaScript
1326 (2.421 %)VB
1420 (1.862 %)Assembly Language
1518 (1.676 %)VB6
169 (0.838 %)Ruby
169 (0.838 %)Shell Script
178 (0.745 %)Delphi
178 (0.745 %)DHTML
187 (0.652 %)VB.NET
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1423 (39.39 %)Degree
256 (5.214 %)PhD
317 (1.583 %)ISEB
42 (0.186 %)HND
51 (0.093 %)Postgraduate
51 (0.093 %)Microsoft Certification
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
139 (3.631 %)QA
23 (0.279 %)ISO9001
32 (0.186 %)JTAG
Cambridge IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (0.466 %)Xen
15 (0.466 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (0.186 %)Active Directory
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
180 (7.449 %)Microsoft
241 (3.818 %)Symbian
326 (2.421 %)Oracle
419 (1.769 %)Perforce
514 (1.304 %)Macrovision
66 (0.559 %)Intel
75 (0.466 %)VMware
75 (0.466 %)Autodesk
75 (0.466 %)Sony
84 (0.372 %)Ericsson
84 (0.372 %)Motorola
84 (0.372 %)Nokia
92 (0.186 %)IBM
92 (0.186 %)Sun
92 (0.186 %)HP
92 (0.186 %)Wall Street Systems
101 (0.093 %)ION Trading
101 (0.093 %)NEC
101 (0.093 %)Red Hat
101 (0.093 %)Mapinfo
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