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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the Colchester 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5451
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads33
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.765 %0.893 %
Salaries quoted32
Average minimum salary£31,667£45,000
Average salary£34,167£45,000
% change on same period last year-24.07 %
Average maximum salary£36,667£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,886£35,223
% change on same period last year+1.88 %
Colchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Colchester
Matching permanent IT job ads392336
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.225 %0.144 %
Salaries quoted325319
Average minimum salary£36,400£32,386
Average salary£37,622£32,713
% change on same period last year+15.00 %
Average maximum salary£38,843£33,039
UK excluding London average salary£38,185£39,281
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
Software Engineer EssexSoftware Engineer
Essex

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Colchester 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 Colchester region.

Colchester Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Top 14 Related IT Skills

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

12 (50.00 %)C
12 (50.00 %)Java
12 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
12 (50.00 %)SQL
12 (50.00 %)Oracle
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Linux
12 (50.00 %)OO
12 (50.00 %)Swing
12 (50.00 %)Windows XP
12 (50.00 %)VxWorks
12 (50.00 %)Back Office
12 (50.00 %)Windows XP Embedded
21 (25.00 %)Avionics

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Colchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)Swing
Colchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Back Office
21 (25.00 %)Avionics
Colchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Linux
12 (50.00 %)Windows XP
12 (50.00 %)VxWorks
12 (50.00 %)Windows XP Embedded
Colchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)OO
Colchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C
12 (50.00 %)Java
12 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
12 (50.00 %)SQL
Colchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Oracle