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This section looks at the demand for the Senior Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Dorset 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 Senior Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSenior Software Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7091
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads171
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.672 %0.079 %
Salaries quoted161
Average minimum salary£32,529£30,000
Average salary£35,412£35,000
% change on same period last year+1.17 %
Average maximum salary£38,294£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£38,410£38,717
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads10171260
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.547 %0.525 %
Salaries quoted8631039
Average minimum salary£31,952£38,251
Average salary£34,927£41,362
% change on same period last year-15.55 %
Average maximum salary£37,902£44,473
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Senior Software Developer South WestSenior Software Developer
South West

Senior Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Dorset Senior Software Developer Demand Trend

Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend

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

Dorset Senior Software Developer Salary Trend

Senior Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Software Developer across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Dorset Senior Software Developer Salary Histogram

Senior Software Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Developer within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
BournemouthUp+308£33,688-3.75 %
PooleNew entry-6£36,250-
WeymouthNew entry-1--
Senior Software Developer South WestSenior Software Developer
South West

Senior Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Developer in their job title.

122 (75.86 %)C#
220 (68.97 %).NET
319 (65.52 %)ASP.NET
418 (62.07 %)Windows
515 (51.72 %)VB.NET
67 (24.14 %)Microsoft
67 (24.14 %)VC++
76 (20.69 %)OO
84 (13.79 %)Java
84 (13.79 %)JavaScript
84 (13.79 %)J2EE
84 (13.79 %)WebSphere
93 (10.34 %)SQL Server
93 (10.34 %)WebLogic
93 (10.34 %)VBScript
93 (10.34 %)C++
93 (10.34 %)HTML
93 (10.34 %)XML
93 (10.34 %)UNIX
102 (6.897 %)Pensions
102 (6.897 %)WebServices
102 (6.897 %)UML
102 (6.897 %)Process Management
102 (6.897 %)CSS
102 (6.897 %)COM
102 (6.897 %)MS Excel
111 (3.448 %)CRM
111 (3.448 %)ERP
111 (3.448 %)OOD
111 (3.448 %)Eclipse

Senior Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (68.97 %).NET
219 (65.52 %)ASP.NET
34 (13.79 %)J2EE
34 (13.79 %)WebSphere
43 (10.34 %)XML
43 (10.34 %)HTML
52 (6.897 %)WebServices
52 (6.897 %)COM
52 (6.897 %)CSS
61 (3.448 %)SOAP
61 (3.448 %)STL
61 (3.448 %)EJB
61 (3.448 %)ADO
61 (3.448 %)ATL
61 (3.448 %)XSD
61 (3.448 %)XSL
61 (3.448 %)OLE
61 (3.448 %)OLE DB
61 (3.448 %).NET Framework
61 (3.448 %)WCF
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (10.34 %)WebLogic
21 (3.448 %)JBoss
21 (3.448 %)WebSphere MQ
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.897 %)MS Excel
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.448 %)TCP/IP
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (10.34 %)SQL Server
21 (3.448 %)RDBMS
21 (3.448 %)MySQL
Dorset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.448 %)Visual Studio
11 (3.448 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (3.448 %)Eclipse
11 (3.448 %)InstallShield
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (6.897 %)Pensions
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (62.07 %)Windows
23 (10.34 %)UNIX
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (20.69 %)OO
22 (6.897 %)Process Management
22 (6.897 %)UML
31 (3.448 %)Agile Software Development
31 (3.448 %)System Testing
31 (3.448 %)CRM
31 (3.448 %)ERP
31 (3.448 %)OOD
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (75.86 %)C#
215 (51.72 %)VB.NET
37 (24.14 %)VC++
44 (13.79 %)Java
44 (13.79 %)JavaScript
53 (10.34 %)VBScript
53 (10.34 %)C++
61 (3.448 %)Embedded C
61 (3.448 %)VB
61 (3.448 %)C
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (24.14 %)Microsoft
21 (3.448 %)Oracle