The first table below looks at the demand for the Senior Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Job Titles advertised for the Cheshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior Software Engineer
Rank 115 127 105
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -22
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 8 1 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 0.445% 0.050% 0.848%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.464% 0.052% 0.900%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 7
Average salary £37,500 £42,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.76% +30.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,750 £42,500 £29,600
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-5.55% +5.88%
All Job Titles
Cheshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1725 1916 1556
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 95.89% 95.42% 94.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1371 1684 1327
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,100 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Senior Software Engineer
North West

Senior Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cheshire Senior Software Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Senior Software Engineer Salary Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cheshire Senior Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Northwich - 3 £37,500 -
Chester - 1 £40,000 -
Senior Software Engineer
North West

Senior Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title.

1 12 (75.00%) Linux
1 12 (75.00%) C
2 11 (68.75%) TCP/IP
3 9 (56.25%) Embedded C
4 8 (50.00%) C++
4 8 (50.00%) Embedded Linux
5 7 (43.75%) STB
5 7 (43.75%) pSOS
5 7 (43.75%) Finance
6 6 (37.50%) Embedded C++
6 6 (37.50%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 4 (25.00%) SCADA
7 4 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
7 4 (25.00%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
7 4 (25.00%) Military
7 4 (25.00%) Subversion
7 4 (25.00%) HND
7 4 (25.00%) JavaScript
8 3 (18.75%) SQL
8 3 (18.75%) XML
8 3 (18.75%) Software Engineering
8 3 (18.75%) Ajax
8 3 (18.75%) Ethernet
8 3 (18.75%) BC Cleared
8 3 (18.75%) Security Cleared
9 2 (12.50%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (12.50%) MS Excel
9 2 (12.50%) ASP.NET
9 2 (12.50%) Visual Studio
9 2 (12.50%) Web Services

Senior Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (18.75%) XML
1 3 (18.75%) Ajax
2 2 (12.50%) ASP.NET
2 2 (12.50%) Web Services
2 2 (12.50%) .NET
2 2 (12.50%) HTML
2 2 (12.50%) CSS
3 1 (6.250%) JSP
3 1 (6.250%) Servlets
3 1 (6.250%) Struts
3 1 (6.250%) J2EE
3 1 (6.250%) EJB
3 1 (6.250%) Hibernate
Applications
1 2 (12.50%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 11 (68.75%) TCP/IP
2 3 (18.75%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) SQL Server
2 1 (6.250%) DB2
Development Applications
1 6 (37.50%) VSS/SourceSafe
2 4 (25.00%) Subversion
3 2 (12.50%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (12.50%) Visual Studio
General
1 7 (43.75%) Finance
2 4 (25.00%) Military
3 1 (6.250%) Multimedia
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) STB
2 4 (25.00%) SCADA
2 4 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (25.00%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
3 1 (6.250%) Mathematics
3 1 (6.250%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 12 (75.00%) Linux
2 8 (50.00%) Embedded Linux
3 7 (43.75%) pSOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (18.75%) Software Engineering
2 1 (6.250%) Project Management
2 1 (6.250%) Waterfall
2 1 (6.250%) Embedded Software Development
2 1 (6.250%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 12 (75.00%) C
2 9 (56.25%) Embedded C
3 8 (50.00%) C++
4 6 (37.50%) Embedded C++
5 4 (25.00%) JavaScript
6 3 (18.75%) SQL
7 2 (12.50%) T-SQL
7 2 (12.50%) VB.NET
7 2 (12.50%) C#
8 1 (6.250%) Perl
8 1 (6.250%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (25.00%) HND
2 3 (18.75%) BC Cleared
2 3 (18.75%) Security Cleared
3 1 (6.250%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (6.250%) Oracle
1 1 (6.250%) Chordiant
Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington, North West
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer ( C# / C++ ) Location: Manchester, Liverpool, WarringtonSalary: £35,000 - £55,000 per yearFantastic opportunity for an experienced software developer to make a difference with...
VRS Recruitment
Salary: £35,000 - £55,000 per year
Posted: 24 May 2013
Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington, North West
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer (C# / C++ ) - AutomationLocation: Manchester, Liverpool, WarringtonSalary: £30,000 - £35,000 per yearFantastic opportunity for an experienced software developer to make a difference with...
VRS Recruitment
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per year
Posted: 24 May 2013