The first table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills in IT jobs advertised for the County Antrim region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 21 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the County Antrim region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineering
Rank 24 34 8
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -26
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 20 6 33
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in County Antrim 7.874% 2.844% 16.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.33% 3.681% 21.29%
Number of salaries quoted 7 3 13
Average salary £45,000 £36,500 £29,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+23.28% +23.72%
90% offered a salary of more than £37,000 £33,300 £27,900
10% offered a salary of more than £49,000 £38,100 £39,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.59% +2.66%
All Processes & Methodologies
County Antrim
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
150 163 155
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in County Antrim 59.06% 77.25% 78.68%
Number of salaries quoted 100 84 75
Average salary £40,000 £34,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.64% -9.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £15,390 £28,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £45,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Engineering
Northern Ireland

Software Engineering
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the County Antrim region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

County Antrim Software Engineering Jobs Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the County Antrim region.

County Antrim Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the County Antrim region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

County Antrim Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the County Antrim region over the 3 months to 21 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
Belfast +9 20 £45,000 +23.28%
Software Engineering
Northern Ireland

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the County Antrim region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering.

1 24 (96.00%) Degree
2 20 (80.00%) C++
3 19 (76.00%) Computer Science
4 18 (72.00%) C
4 18 (72.00%) Linux
5 16 (64.00%) Java
5 16 (64.00%) UNIX
6 14 (56.00%) Agile Software Development
7 13 (52.00%) Open Source
8 12 (48.00%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (36.00%) Middleware
9 9 (36.00%) Servlets
9 9 (36.00%) Web Services
9 9 (36.00%) XMPP
9 9 (36.00%) Video on Demand
10 7 (28.00%) JSON
10 7 (28.00%) XML
10 7 (28.00%) Apache
10 7 (28.00%) Tomcat
11 3 (12.00%) Finance
11 3 (12.00%) Data Modelling
11 3 (12.00%) Oracle
12 2 (8.000%) C#
12 2 (8.000%) Broadband
12 2 (8.000%) Embedded C
12 2 (8.000%) Python
12 2 (8.000%) J2EE
12 2 (8.000%) Firmware
12 2 (8.000%) Telecoms
12 2 (8.000%) Spring

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the County Antrim region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 9 (36.00%) Middleware
1 9 (36.00%) Servlets
1 9 (36.00%) Web Services
1 9 (36.00%) XMPP
2 7 (28.00%) JSON
2 7 (28.00%) XML
3 2 (8.000%) J2EE
3 2 (8.000%) Spring
4 1 (4.000%) HTML
4 1 (4.000%) .NET
4 1 (4.000%) ASP.NET
4 1 (4.000%) CSS
Application Platforms
1 7 (28.00%) Apache
1 7 (28.00%) Tomcat
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.000%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (48.00%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (4.000%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (8.000%) Selenium
General
1 3 (12.00%) Finance
2 2 (8.000%) Telecoms
3 1 (4.000%) Retail
Job Titles
1 10 (40.00%) Software Engineer
2 6 (24.00%) Developer
3 5 (20.00%) Senior Java Developer
3 5 (20.00%) Senior Developer
3 5 (20.00%) Java Developer
3 5 (20.00%) Server Engineer
4 4 (16.00%) Principal Engineer
5 3 (12.00%) Java Software Engineer
5 3 (12.00%) Software Developer
6 2 (8.000%) Architect
6 2 (8.000%) Junior
6 2 (8.000%) Software Architect
6 2 (8.000%) Programmer
6 2 (8.000%) C++ Developer
6 2 (8.000%) Senior Software Developer
6 2 (8.000%) Principal Software Engineer
6 2 (8.000%) C++/Java Developer
6 2 (8.000%) Senior C++ Developer
7 1 (4.000%) Platform Engineer
7 1 (4.000%) Linux Server Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 19 (76.00%) Computer Science
2 13 (52.00%) Open Source
3 9 (36.00%) Video on Demand
4 2 (8.000%) Firmware
4 2 (8.000%) IPTV
4 2 (8.000%) New Media
5 1 (4.000%) Mobile App
5 1 (4.000%) Derivative
5 1 (4.000%) Equities
5 1 (4.000%) DTV
Operating Systems
1 18 (72.00%) Linux
2 16 (64.00%) UNIX
3 1 (4.000%) Android
3 1 (4.000%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (56.00%) Agile Software Development
2 3 (12.00%) Data Modelling
3 2 (8.000%) Software Testing
4 1 (4.000%) Mobile Application Development
Programming Languages
1 20 (80.00%) C++
2 18 (72.00%) C
3 16 (64.00%) Java
4 2 (8.000%) C#
4 2 (8.000%) Embedded C
4 2 (8.000%) Python
4 2 (8.000%) Bash shell
5 1 (4.000%) JavaScript
5 1 (4.000%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 24 (96.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (12.00%) Oracle
2 1 (4.000%) Apple