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This section looks at the demand for the Software Manager 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 Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Manager
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank12288
Rank change on same period last yearDown-34
Matching permanent IT job ads2349
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.020 %
As % of the category below0.788 %1.792 %
Salaries quoted2145
Average minimum salary£40,857£49,600
Average salary£44,238£51,544
% change on same period last year-14.17 %
Average maximum salary£47,619£53,489
UK excluding London average salary£49,087£51,111
% change on same period last year-3.95 %
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 Manager CambridgeshireSoftware Manager
Cambridgeshire

Software Manager
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Software Manager Demand Trend

Software Manager
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Software Manager Salary Trend

Software Manager
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridge Software Manager Salary Histogram

Software Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

125 (39.68 %)QA
224 (38.10 %)Degree
313 (20.63 %)Project Management
412 (19.05 %)Electronics
412 (19.05 %)C++
511 (17.46 %)ISEB
511 (17.46 %)WinRunner
69 (14.29 %)LoadRunner
78 (12.70 %)Software Testing
87 (11.11 %)QARun
87 (11.11 %)Automated Testing
87 (11.11 %)TestDirector
87 (11.11 %)Microsoft
87 (11.11 %)C
96 (9.524 %)Marketing
105 (7.937 %)Animation
105 (7.937 %)Finance
114 (6.349 %)C#
114 (6.349 %).NET
114 (6.349 %)HP
114 (6.349 %)QuickTest Pro
114 (6.349 %)Pensions
114 (6.349 %)Computer Science
114 (6.349 %)Product Marketing
123 (4.762 %)MS Excel
123 (4.762 %)VB
123 (4.762 %)VB.NET
123 (4.762 %)Insurance
123 (4.762 %)VB6
123 (4.762 %)Content Management

Software Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (6.349 %).NET
21 (1.587 %)ASP.NET
21 (1.587 %)AJAX
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (4.762 %)MS Excel
22 (3.175 %)MS Visio
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.175 %)TCP/IP
12 (3.175 %)Wireless
21 (1.587 %)RIP
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (17.46 %)WinRunner
29 (14.29 %)LoadRunner
37 (11.11 %)QARun
37 (11.11 %)TestDirector
44 (6.349 %)QuickTest Pro
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (19.05 %)Electronics
26 (9.524 %)Marketing
35 (7.937 %)Animation
35 (7.937 %)Finance
44 (6.349 %)Pensions
53 (4.762 %)Insurance
62 (3.175 %)Education
62 (3.175 %)Health
62 (3.175 %)Manufacturing
71 (1.587 %)Advertising
71 (1.587 %)Pharmaceutical
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.349 %)Computer Science
22 (3.175 %)Data Protection Act
31 (1.587 %)Mathematics
31 (1.587 %)French Language
31 (1.587 %)German Language
31 (1.587 %)DTV
31 (1.587 %)STB
31 (1.587 %)IPTV
31 (1.587 %)Statistics
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.175 %)Linux
12 (3.175 %)Symbian OS
21 (1.587 %)Windows
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (20.63 %)Project Management
28 (12.70 %)Software Testing
37 (11.11 %)Automated Testing
44 (6.349 %)Product Marketing
53 (4.762 %)Content Management
62 (3.175 %)Data Protection
62 (3.175 %)Software Engineering
62 (3.175 %)UML
62 (3.175 %)Service Delivery
62 (3.175 %)Agile Software Development
71 (1.587 %)PRINCE2
71 (1.587 %)Scrum
71 (1.587 %)CRM
71 (1.587 %)Quality Management
71 (1.587 %)Web Development
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (19.05 %)C++
27 (11.11 %)C
34 (6.349 %)C#
43 (4.762 %)VB
43 (4.762 %)VB.NET
43 (4.762 %)VB6
52 (3.175 %)Perl
61 (1.587 %)SQL
61 (1.587 %)Transact-SQL
61 (1.587 %)VC++
61 (1.587 %)Java
61 (1.587 %)JavaScript
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (38.10 %)Degree
211 (17.46 %)ISEB
31 (1.587 %)PhD
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
125 (39.68 %)QA
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (11.11 %)Microsoft
24 (6.349 %)HP
32 (3.175 %)Symbian
41 (1.587 %)Oracle
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