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This section looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Coventry region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4647
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads3314
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.943 %2.212 %
Salaries quoted3111
Average minimum salary£29,194£30,636
Average salary£31,968£33,909
% change on same period last year-5.72 %
Average maximum salary£34,742£37,182
UK excluding London average salary£33,203£33,019
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Job Titles CoventryJob Titles
Coventry
Matching permanent IT job ads837633
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.430 %0.264 %
Salaries quoted744548
Average minimum salary£28,842£28,672
Average salary£31,628£30,986
% change on same period last year+2.06 %
Average maximum salary£34,413£33,301
UK excluding London average salary£38,182£39,487
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Software Developer West MidlandsSoftware Developer
West Midlands

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Coventry Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

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

Coventry Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Coventry Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT jobs across the Coventry region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

131 (45.59 %)Microsoft
131 (45.59 %).NET
230 (44.12 %)C++
324 (35.29 %)C#
422 (32.35 %)ASP.NET
520 (29.41 %)SQL Server
618 (26.47 %)C
717 (25.00 %)VB.NET
816 (23.53 %)SQL
816 (23.53 %)MFC
816 (23.53 %)MS Excel
816 (23.53 %).NET Framework
915 (22.06 %)OO
1014 (20.59 %)Visual Studio
1014 (20.59 %)Windows
1113 (19.12 %)Pensions
1212 (17.65 %)SCADA
1212 (17.65 %)Degree
1311 (16.18 %)VB
149 (13.24 %)JavaScript
149 (13.24 %)OOP
149 (13.24 %)Finance
149 (13.24 %)Logistics
158 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2005
158 (11.76 %)Java
166 (8.824 %)Web Development
166 (8.824 %)Education
175 (7.353 %)Wireless
175 (7.353 %)AS400
175 (7.353 %)WinForms

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT jobs across the Coventry region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
131 (45.59 %).NET
222 (32.35 %)ASP.NET
316 (23.53 %)MFC
316 (23.53 %).NET Framework
45 (7.353 %)WinForms
54 (5.882 %)STL
54 (5.882 %)ASP
63 (4.412 %)OpenGL
72 (2.941 %)HTML
81 (1.471 %)XML
81 (1.471 %)ADO.NET
81 (1.471 %)J2EE
Application Platforms
11 (1.471 %)SharePoint
11 (1.471 %)CMS
Applications
116 (23.53 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
15 (7.353 %)Internet
15 (7.353 %)Wireless
22 (2.941 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
120 (29.41 %)SQL Server
28 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.471 %)InterBase
41 (1.471 %)Firebird
41 (1.471 %)RDBMS
41 (1.471 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
114 (20.59 %)Visual Studio
25 (7.353 %)Visual LANSA
34 (5.882 %)NUnit
43 (4.412 %)Subversion
General
113 (19.12 %)Pensions
29 (13.24 %)Finance
36 (8.824 %)Education
44 (5.882 %)Health
44 (5.882 %)Insurance
53 (4.412 %)3D Graphics
61 (1.471 %)Games
61 (1.471 %)Banking
61 (1.471 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (1.471 %)FMCG
Miscellaneous
112 (17.65 %)SCADA
25 (7.353 %)Mathematics
25 (7.353 %)AS400
33 (4.412 %)Physics
41 (1.471 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
114 (20.59 %)Windows
23 (4.412 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
115 (22.06 %)OO
29 (13.24 %)OOP
29 (13.24 %)Logistics
36 (8.824 %)Web Development
45 (7.353 %)Business Intelligence
54 (5.882 %)UML
54 (5.882 %)Continuous Integration
54 (5.882 %)Agile Software Development
63 (4.412 %)Software Engineering
72 (2.941 %)Migration
72 (2.941 %)CAD
72 (2.941 %)E-Commerce
81 (1.471 %)OOD
81 (1.471 %)OOA/OOD
81 (1.471 %)Project Management
81 (1.471 %)Content Management
Programming Languages
130 (44.12 %)C++
224 (35.29 %)C#
318 (26.47 %)C
417 (25.00 %)VB.NET
516 (23.53 %)SQL
611 (16.18 %)VB
79 (13.24 %)JavaScript
88 (11.76 %)Java
95 (7.353 %)RPG
104 (5.882 %)VB6
113 (4.412 %)VC++
113 (4.412 %)Tcl
113 (4.412 %)Perl
121 (1.471 %)PHP
121 (1.471 %)Delphi
Qualifications
112 (17.65 %)Degree
24 (5.882 %)MCAD
24 (5.882 %)MCSD
24 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.412 %)QA
Vendors
131 (45.59 %)Microsoft
25 (7.353 %)IBM
25 (7.353 %)LANSA
31 (1.471 %)Oracle
31 (1.471 %)Borland
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