The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Dundee region. 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 23 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 Dundee region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineer
Rank 17 11 12
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 10 9 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dundee 15.63% 13.85% 9.677%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.87% 13.85% 9.677%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 3
Average salary £24,000 £35,000 £20,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-31.42% +75.00%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.73%
All Job Titles
Dundee
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
63 65 31
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dundee 98.44% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 44 55 26
Average salary £26,000 £31,000 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.12% +12.72%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £23,500 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £36,199 £45,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Engineer
Scotland

Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Dundee Software Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Dundee Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Dundee region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Dundee Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dundee 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.

1 11 (84.62%) Degree
2 10 (76.92%) Computer Science
2 10 (76.92%) C++
2 10 (76.92%) Java
3 8 (61.54%) C#
4 7 (53.85%) .NET
5 6 (46.15%) Games
5 6 (46.15%) ActionScript
5 6 (46.15%) OO
5 6 (46.15%) Mathematics
5 6 (46.15%) ActionScript 3.0
5 6 (46.15%) Android
6 4 (30.77%) Agile Software Development
6 4 (30.77%) Apple iOS
6 4 (30.77%) Flash
6 4 (30.77%) UNIX
6 4 (30.77%) Automated Testing
7 3 (23.08%) Software Engineering
7 3 (23.08%) OOD
7 3 (23.08%) Game Development
7 3 (23.08%) Ruby
8 2 (15.38%) QA
8 2 (15.38%) iPhone
8 2 (15.38%) Mobile App
8 2 (15.38%) Mobile Application Development
8 2 (15.38%) .NET Framework
8 2 (15.38%) Python
8 2 (15.38%) Windows
8 2 (15.38%) Objective-C
9 1 (7.692%) MVC

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dundee 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.

Application Development
1 7 (53.85%) .NET
2 4 (30.77%) Flash
3 2 (15.38%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 1 (7.692%) Amazon EC2
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.692%) SQL Server
1 1 (7.692%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 1 (7.692%) JMeter
1 1 (7.692%) Visual Studio
1 1 (7.692%) Capybara
1 1 (7.692%) Git (software)
1 1 (7.692%) Selenium
1 1 (7.692%) TestPartner
General
1 6 (46.15%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 10 (76.92%) Computer Science
2 6 (46.15%) Mathematics
3 2 (15.38%) iPhone
3 2 (15.38%) Mobile App
4 1 (7.692%) Cryptography
Operating Systems
1 6 (46.15%) Android
2 4 (30.77%) Apple iOS
2 4 (30.77%) UNIX
3 2 (15.38%) Windows
4 1 (7.692%) Linux
4 1 (7.692%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) OO
2 4 (30.77%) Agile Software Development
2 4 (30.77%) Automated Testing
3 3 (23.08%) Software Engineering
3 3 (23.08%) OOD
3 3 (23.08%) Game Development
4 2 (15.38%) Mobile Application Development
5 1 (7.692%) MVC
5 1 (7.692%) OOP
5 1 (7.692%) B2B
5 1 (7.692%) Test Automation
5 1 (7.692%) Performance Testing
5 1 (7.692%) Load Testing
5 1 (7.692%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 10 (76.92%) C++
1 10 (76.92%) Java
2 8 (61.54%) C#
3 6 (46.15%) ActionScript
3 6 (46.15%) ActionScript 3.0
4 3 (23.08%) Ruby
5 2 (15.38%) Python
5 2 (15.38%) Objective-C
6 1 (7.692%) C
6 1 (7.692%) Assembly Language
6 1 (7.692%) Prolog
Qualifications
1 11 (84.62%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (7.692%) Microsoft
Dundee, Angus
Main responsibilities: - Software design and development in C/C++ - Linux and Windows application development - Work from basic concepts and develop up as the projects progress To be considered...
Search Consultancy
Posted: 17 May 2013
Dundee, Scotland
You will be expected to have the following experience: *A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent *Solid commercial development experience in at least one object oriented language (...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £48000 per annum
Posted: 30 April 2013
Dundee, Angus
The ideal candidate will be skilled in either 3D graphics, open GL or Direct X programming. They are open to seeing people from any development language i.e...
MBN Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum + benefits + bonus
Posted: 16 May 2013
Dundee, Scotland
You will need excellent knowledge of C, Java or C# and will be required to undergo technical tests on this. You must have an in-depth knowledge of...
greywood
Salary: £24000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 22 May 2013
Dundee, Angus
You will need excellent knowledge of C, Java or C# and will be required to undergo technical tests on this. You must have an in-depth knowledge of...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £24000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 22 May 2013
Dundee, Angus
C++, AS3, C#, Java) and have... - Knowledge of agile and lean development, Scrum, Kanban, Continuous Integration, Pair Programming. - Experience with MVC web development frameworks, particularly Ruby on Rails.
Jefferson Wolfe
Salary: From £300 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Dundee, Angus
C++, AS3, C#, Java) and have... - Knowledge of agile and lean development, Scrum, Kanban, Continuous Integration, Pair Programming. - Experience with MVC web development frameworks, particularly Ruby on Rails.
Jefferson Wolfe
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013