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This section looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Cambridge 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 last 3 months to 9 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to 9 May 2008Same period last year
Rank4539
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads108119
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.053 %
As % of the category below7.101 %9.543 %
Salaries quoted8098
Average minimum salary£35,313£33,878
Average salary£37,425£37,684
% change on same period last year-0.68 %
Average maximum salary£39,538£41,490
UK excluding London average salary£38,177£37,370
% change on same period last year+2.15 %
Processes & Methodologies CambridgeProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads15211247
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.741 %0.557 %
Salaries quoted13211071
Average minimum salary£36,483£35,719
Average salary£39,427£39,017
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
Average maximum salary£42,371£42,315
UK excluding London average salary£42,984£44,014
% change on same period last year-2.34 %
Software Engineering CambridgeshireSoftware Engineering
Cambridgeshire

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Cambridge region over the past 3 months.

Cambridge Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Engineering.

1121 (61.42 %)C++
2105 (53.30 %)Degree
370 (35.53 %)C
464 (32.49 %)Computer Science
561 (30.96 %)C#
658 (29.44 %)Java
748 (24.37 %).NET
843 (21.83 %)OO
941 (20.81 %)Linux
1028 (14.21 %)VC++
1123 (11.68 %)Unix
1123 (11.68 %)Windows
1123 (11.68 %)ASP.NET
1221 (10.66 %)SQL Server
1320 (10.15 %)UML
1320 (10.15 %)OOD
1419 (9.645 %)XML
1419 (9.645 %)Electronics
1419 (9.645 %)VHDL
1419 (9.645 %)Verilog
1516 (8.122 %)Telecoms
1516 (8.122 %)JBoss
1614 (7.107 %)PhD
1614 (7.107 %)SQL
1614 (7.107 %)Games
1614 (7.107 %)QA
1713 (6.599 %)J2EE
1713 (6.599 %)Finance
1713 (6.599 %)Project Management
1713 (6.599 %)Embedded C

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
148 (24.37 %).NET
223 (11.68 %)ASP.NET
319 (9.645 %)XML
413 (6.599 %)J2EE
512 (6.091 %)AJAX
610 (5.076 %)MFC
610 (5.076 %)CORBA
78 (4.061 %)Middleware
85 (2.538 %).NET Framework
94 (2.030 %)HTML
103 (1.523 %)ADO.NET
103 (1.523 %)WebServices
103 (1.523 %)Series 60
103 (1.523 %)WinForms
103 (1.523 %)OpenGL
112 (1.015 %)X-Windows
112 (1.015 %)JavaBeans
112 (1.015 %)WAP
112 (1.015 %)CSS
121 (0.508 %)SOAP
Application Platforms
116 (8.122 %)JBoss
24 (2.030 %)IIS
24 (2.030 %)Tomcat
32 (1.015 %)Oracle Application Server
32 (1.015 %)Apache
41 (0.508 %)WebLogic
Applications
15 (2.538 %)MS Excel
15 (2.538 %)MATLAB
24 (2.030 %)CA Clarity
24 (2.030 %)MS Project
33 (1.523 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
18 (4.061 %)3G
27 (3.553 %)Wireless
36 (3.046 %)Internet
44 (2.030 %)3GPP
53 (1.523 %)VoIP
53 (1.523 %)Ethernet
53 (1.523 %)2.5G
53 (1.523 %)HSDPA
62 (1.015 %)VPN
71 (0.508 %)DVB
71 (0.508 %)SS7
71 (0.508 %)SCCP
71 (0.508 %)2G
71 (0.508 %)Frame Relay
71 (0.508 %)GPRS
71 (0.508 %)GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
121 (10.66 %)SQL Server
26 (3.046 %)RDBMS
34 (2.030 %)SQL Server 7
34 (2.030 %)GIS
34 (2.030 %)MySQL
43 (1.523 %)DTS
51 (0.508 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.508 %)Oracle 9i
51 (0.508 %)Text Mining
51 (0.508 %)Oracle 10g
Development Applications
112 (6.091 %)JUnit
211 (5.584 %)Visual Studio
33 (1.523 %)Eclipse
42 (1.015 %)InstallShield
42 (1.015 %)NUnit
42 (1.015 %)TestPartner
51 (0.508 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (0.508 %)Subversion
General
119 (9.645 %)Electronics
216 (8.122 %)Telecoms
314 (7.107 %)Games
413 (6.599 %)Finance
512 (6.091 %)Multimedia
512 (6.091 %)Pensions
610 (5.076 %)Health
76 (3.046 %)Education
85 (2.538 %)Government
85 (2.538 %)Insurance
94 (2.030 %)Pharmaceutical
94 (2.030 %)Retail
102 (1.015 %)Military
111 (0.508 %)Manufacturing
111 (0.508 %)3D Graphics
Job Titles
184 (42.64 %)Software Engineer
246 (23.35 %)Developer
323 (11.68 %)Software Developer
412 (6.091 %)Engineering Manager
412 (6.091 %)Team Leader
511 (5.584 %)Java Developer
69 (4.569 %)Senior Software Engineer
69 (4.569 %)C++ Software Engineer
78 (4.061 %)Embedded Software Engineer
78 (4.061 %)C++ Developer
78 (4.061 %)Graduate
78 (4.061 %)Consultant
87 (3.553 %)Project Manager
87 (3.553 %)C# Software Engineer
96 (3.046 %)Java Software Engineer
96 (3.046 %)Java Team Leader
96 (3.046 %)Games Developer
96 (3.046 %)Graduate Software Engineer
105 (2.538 %)PHP Developer
105 (2.538 %)QA Engineer
Miscellaneous
164 (32.49 %)Computer Science
219 (9.645 %)VHDL
219 (9.645 %)Verilog
311 (5.584 %)Client/Server
410 (5.076 %)Mathematics
57 (3.553 %)MPEG
57 (3.553 %)Tandem
65 (2.538 %)Physics
65 (2.538 %)Streaming Video
74 (2.030 %)Artificial Intelligence
74 (2.030 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
74 (2.030 %)iDTV
83 (1.523 %)Chemistry
83 (1.523 %)Biology
83 (1.523 %)BBC
92 (1.015 %)Device Driver
101 (0.508 %)Life Science
101 (0.508 %)Biotechnology
101 (0.508 %)IPTV
101 (0.508 %)Web 2.0
Operating Systems
141 (20.81 %)Linux
223 (11.68 %)Unix
223 (11.68 %)Windows
35 (2.538 %)Symbian OS
35 (2.538 %)Solaris
44 (2.030 %)HPUX
52 (1.015 %)VxWorks
52 (1.015 %)LynxOS
61 (0.508 %)Windows Mobile
61 (0.508 %)Windows NT
61 (0.508 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
143 (21.83 %)OO
220 (10.15 %)OOD
220 (10.15 %)UML
313 (6.599 %)Project Management
410 (5.076 %)Agile Software Development
57 (3.553 %)Extreme Programming
57 (3.553 %)OOP
57 (3.553 %)Algorithmic Trading
66 (3.046 %)Project Planning
75 (2.538 %)OOA/OOD
75 (2.538 %)Web Design
83 (1.523 %)Data Management
83 (1.523 %)Configuration Management
83 (1.523 %)Risk Management
83 (1.523 %)PRINCE2
92 (1.015 %)Unit Testing
92 (1.015 %)CMMI
92 (1.015 %)Automated Testing
92 (1.015 %)Programme Management
92 (1.015 %)TDD
Programming Languages
1121 (61.42 %)C++
270 (35.53 %)C
361 (30.96 %)C#
458 (29.44 %)Java
528 (14.21 %)VC++
614 (7.107 %)SQL
713 (6.599 %)Embedded C
812 (6.091 %)Perl
99 (4.569 %)PHP
99 (4.569 %)Embedded C++
107 (3.553 %)Python
107 (3.553 %)VB
114 (2.030 %)VB6
114 (2.030 %)JavaScript
122 (1.015 %)PL/SQL
131 (0.508 %)VBScript
131 (0.508 %)VB.NET
Qualifications
1105 (53.30 %)Degree
214 (7.107 %)PhD
33 (1.523 %)Postgraduate
42 (1.015 %)ISEB
42 (1.015 %)PMP
42 (1.015 %)PMI Certification
51 (0.508 %)HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
114 (7.107 %)QA
Vendors
112 (6.091 %)Microsoft
29 (4.569 %)Oracle
29 (4.569 %)Symbian
34 (2.030 %)HP
34 (2.030 %)MKS
41 (0.508 %)Sun
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