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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Manager role in IT jobs within the Cambridgeshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Manager
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank128117
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads2042
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.565 %1.085 %
Salaries quoted1337
Average minimum salary£48,154£42,757
Average salary£54,654£45,662
% change on same period last year+19.69 %
Average maximum salary£61,154£48,568
UK excluding London average salary£48,349£52,015
% change on same period last year-7.04 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads35413871
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.050 %1.666 %
Salaries quoted30393214
Average minimum salary£32,602£33,092
Average salary£35,676£36,091
% change on same period last year-1.14 %
Average maximum salary£38,750£39,089
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Software Manager East of EnglandSoftware Manager
East of England

Software Manager
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Software Manager Salary Trend

Software Manager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Manager across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire Software Manager Salary Histogram

Software Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Manager within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeDown-1115£54,550+28.21 %
PeterboroughDown-15£55,000-19.11 %
Software Manager East of EnglandSoftware Manager
East of England

Software Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

112 (24.00 %)Degree
210 (20.00 %)Finance
39 (18.00 %)C
39 (18.00 %)C++
48 (16.00 %)ISEB
56 (12.00 %)Stakeholder Management
56 (12.00 %)Project Management
56 (12.00 %)VB.NET
56 (12.00 %).NET
56 (12.00 %)Microsoft
56 (12.00 %)QA
65 (10.00 %)HP
65 (10.00 %)VxWorks
65 (10.00 %)WinRunner
65 (10.00 %)Scrum
65 (10.00 %)Software Testing
74 (8.000 %)UML
74 (8.000 %)C#
83 (6.000 %)ASP.NET
83 (6.000 %)PRINCE2
83 (6.000 %)MS Excel
83 (6.000 %)E-Commerce
83 (6.000 %)Symbian
83 (6.000 %)TestDirector
83 (6.000 %)LoadRunner
83 (6.000 %)VB
83 (6.000 %)Internet
83 (6.000 %)Symbian OS
83 (6.000 %)Manufacturing
83 (6.000 %)VB6

Software Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (12.00 %).NET
23 (6.000 %)ASP.NET
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.000 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.000 %)Internet
21 (2.000 %)TCP/IP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (10.00 %)WinRunner
23 (6.000 %)TestDirector
23 (6.000 %)LoadRunner
23 (6.000 %)QARun
32 (4.000 %)QuickTest Pro
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (20.00 %)Finance
23 (6.000 %)Manufacturing
32 (4.000 %)Electronics
32 (4.000 %)Animation
41 (2.000 %)Pensions
41 (2.000 %)Marketing
41 (2.000 %)Health
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.000 %)Artificial Intelligence
22 (4.000 %)Data Protection Act
22 (4.000 %)Computer Science
31 (2.000 %)French Language
31 (2.000 %)IPTV
31 (2.000 %)DTV
31 (2.000 %)STB
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (10.00 %)VxWorks
23 (6.000 %)Symbian OS
31 (2.000 %)Linux
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (12.00 %)Stakeholder Management
16 (12.00 %)Project Management
25 (10.00 %)Software Testing
25 (10.00 %)Scrum
34 (8.000 %)UML
43 (6.000 %)E-Commerce
43 (6.000 %)Content Management
43 (6.000 %)Automated Testing
43 (6.000 %)Software Engineering
43 (6.000 %)IT Governance
43 (6.000 %)PRINCE2
52 (4.000 %)Data Protection
52 (4.000 %)Service Delivery
52 (4.000 %)PRINCE
61 (2.000 %)CRM
61 (2.000 %)Business Development
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (18.00 %)C
19 (18.00 %)C++
26 (12.00 %)VB.NET
34 (8.000 %)C#
43 (6.000 %)VB6
43 (6.000 %)VB
51 (2.000 %)Java
51 (2.000 %)Perl
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (24.00 %)Degree
28 (16.00 %)ISEB
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (12.00 %)QA
21 (2.000 %)SLA
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (12.00 %)Microsoft
25 (10.00 %)HP
33 (6.000 %)Symbian