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This section looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank12099
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching permanent IT job ads212220
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.097 %
As % of the category below2.964 %3.483 %
Salaries quoted154164
Average minimum salary£33,957£32,081
Average salary£37,672£36,449
% change on same period last year+3.35 %
Average maximum salary£41,387£40,816
UK excluding London average salary£38,132£37,494
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
Processes & Methodologies East of EnglandProcesses & Methodologies
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads71526317
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.507 %2.797 %
Salaries quoted60365229
Average minimum salary£38,207£39,317
Average salary£41,548£42,433
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Average maximum salary£44,888£45,549
UK excluding London average salary£42,840£44,076
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Software Engineering EnglandSoftware Engineering
England

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Software Engineering across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

East of England Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Software Engineering across the East of England region.

East of England Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the East of England region over the past 3 months.

East of England Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the East of England region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1CambridgeshireDown-12128£37,297-1.95 %
2HertfordshireUp+637£39,946+5.28 %
3EssexDown-928£31,467+0.08 %
4SuffolkDown-2417£38,091+37.19 %
5BedfordshireDown-86£43,333+4.83 %
6NorfolkDown-102£35,000-53.33 %
6East AngliaUp+22£47,500-
Software Engineering EnglandSoftware Engineering
England

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the East of England region citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Engineering.

1191 (48.23 %)C++
2166 (41.92 %)Degree
3143 (36.11 %)Computer Science
4127 (32.07 %)C
5110 (27.78 %)Java
689 (22.47 %)C#
779 (19.95 %).NET
870 (17.68 %)Linux
954 (13.64 %)UML
954 (13.64 %)OO
1053 (13.38 %)XML
1148 (12.12 %)Windows
1247 (11.87 %)Unix
1345 (11.36 %)Telecoms
1345 (11.36 %)SQL Server
1444 (11.11 %)Electronics
1542 (10.61 %)J2EE
1638 (9.596 %)SQL
1638 (9.596 %)Microsoft
1736 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
1833 (8.333 %)Oracle
1931 (7.828 %)VC++
2030 (7.576 %)Pensions
2129 (7.323 %)Games
2227 (6.818 %)Finance
2326 (6.566 %)QA
2425 (6.313 %)PHP
2524 (6.061 %)MFC
2524 (6.061 %)Datawarehouse
2524 (6.061 %)Ab Initio

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the East of England region citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
179 (19.95 %).NET
253 (13.38 %)XML
342 (10.61 %)J2EE
436 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
524 (6.061 %)MFC
623 (5.808 %)HTML
719 (4.798 %)CSS
719 (4.798 %)WebServices
817 (4.293 %)AJAX
914 (3.535 %)SOAP
1013 (3.283 %)COM
1013 (3.283 %)WSDL
1013 (3.283 %)VXML
1112 (3.030 %)XSLT
1210 (2.525 %)CORBA
1210 (2.525 %)OpenGL
1210 (2.525 %)JMS
1210 (2.525 %)JSP
138 (2.020 %)ADO.NET
138 (2.020 %)J2ME
Application Platforms
117 (4.293 %)Apache
216 (4.040 %)JBoss
37 (1.768 %)BizTalk Server
44 (1.010 %)Tomcat
44 (1.010 %)IIS
53 (0.758 %)SharePoint
62 (0.505 %)Oracle Application Server
71 (0.253 %)DotNetNuke
71 (0.253 %)CMS
71 (0.253 %)WebLogic
Applications
116 (4.040 %)MS Excel
25 (1.263 %)MATLAB
34 (1.010 %)MS Project
43 (0.758 %)MS Office
43 (0.758 %)CA Clarity
52 (0.505 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
15 (1.263 %)LabWindows
Communications & Networking
112 (3.030 %)Wireless
29 (2.273 %)INAP
37 (1.768 %)TCP/IP
37 (1.768 %)Internet
37 (1.768 %)3G
44 (1.010 %)Broadband
44 (1.010 %)3GPP
44 (1.010 %)RTP
53 (0.758 %)VoIP
53 (0.758 %)Ethernet
62 (0.505 %)VPN
62 (0.505 %)2.5G
62 (0.505 %)HSDPA
71 (0.253 %)2G
71 (0.253 %)SS7
71 (0.253 %)SCCP
71 (0.253 %)Frame Relay
71 (0.253 %)DVB
71 (0.253 %)GPRS
71 (0.253 %)GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
145 (11.36 %)SQL Server
224 (6.061 %)Datawarehouse
322 (5.556 %)MySQL
414 (3.535 %)BusinessObjects
57 (1.768 %)RDBMS
66 (1.515 %)SQL Server 2000
75 (1.263 %)SQL Server 7
75 (1.263 %)SQL Server 2005
75 (1.263 %)Oracle 8/8i
84 (1.010 %)GIS
93 (0.758 %)DB2
102 (0.505 %)Crystal Reports
102 (0.505 %)DTS
111 (0.253 %)Oracle 10g
111 (0.253 %)Oracle 9i
111 (0.253 %)Text Mining
111 (0.253 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
118 (4.545 %)Visual Studio
212 (3.030 %)JUnit
36 (1.515 %)Eclipse
42 (0.505 %)InstallShield
42 (0.505 %)NUnit
42 (0.505 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (0.505 %)ClearCase
42 (0.505 %)TestPartner
51 (0.253 %)Ant
51 (0.253 %)Subversion
51 (0.253 %)XDoclet
General
145 (11.36 %)Telecoms
244 (11.11 %)Electronics
330 (7.576 %)Pensions
429 (7.323 %)Games
527 (6.818 %)Finance
622 (5.556 %)Health
622 (5.556 %)Insurance
713 (3.283 %)Multimedia
713 (3.283 %)Education
89 (2.273 %)Billing
89 (2.273 %)Manufacturing
96 (1.515 %)Government
105 (1.263 %)Retail
114 (1.010 %)Military
114 (1.010 %)Pharmaceutical
114 (1.010 %)Aerospace
121 (0.253 %)Automotive
121 (0.253 %)3D Graphics
121 (0.253 %)Marketing
121 (0.253 %)Animation
Job Titles
1146 (36.87 %)Developer
2128 (32.32 %)Software Engineer
349 (12.37 %)Software Developer
446 (11.62 %)Java Developer
540 (10.10 %)Graduate
631 (7.828 %)C++ Developer
724 (6.061 %)Senior Software Engineer
724 (6.061 %)Java/J2EE Developer
820 (5.051 %)Graduate Developer
919 (4.798 %)C++ Software Developer
919 (4.798 %)Team Leader
919 (4.798 %)C# Developer
919 (4.798 %).NET Developer
919 (4.798 %)Architect
1017 (4.293 %)Graduate Java Developer
1114 (3.535 %)Solutions Architect
1114 (3.535 %)Engineering Manager
1114 (3.535 %)C++ Software Engineer
1213 (3.283 %)Embedded Software Engineer
1213 (3.283 %)Graduate Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1143 (36.11 %)Computer Science
220 (5.051 %)Mathematics
319 (4.798 %)VHDL
319 (4.798 %)Verilog
413 (3.283 %)IVR
511 (2.778 %)Client/Server
511 (2.778 %)Physics
67 (1.768 %)MPEG
67 (1.768 %)Tandem
76 (1.515 %)N-Tier
85 (1.263 %)Device Driver
85 (1.263 %)Streaming Video
85 (1.263 %)Web 2.0
94 (1.010 %)Artificial Intelligence
94 (1.010 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
94 (1.010 %)iDTV
103 (0.758 %)Chemistry
103 (0.758 %)Biology
103 (0.758 %)BBC
112 (0.505 %)Life Science
Operating Systems
170 (17.68 %)Linux
248 (12.12 %)Windows
347 (11.87 %)Unix
419 (4.798 %)Solaris
515 (3.788 %)Embedded Linux
613 (3.283 %)HPUX
76 (1.515 %)VxWorks
85 (1.263 %)Windows NT
94 (1.010 %)Symbian OS
102 (0.505 %)LynxOS
111 (0.253 %)Windows Mobile
111 (0.253 %)Windows XP
111 (0.253 %)Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
154 (13.64 %)UML
154 (13.64 %)OO
223 (5.808 %)Project Management
321 (5.303 %)OOD
418 (4.545 %)Agile Software Development
515 (3.788 %)OOP
611 (2.778 %)OOA/OOD
79 (2.273 %)Release Management
87 (1.768 %)Service Management
87 (1.768 %)Extreme Programming
96 (1.515 %)Configuration Management
96 (1.515 %)Algorithmic Trading
105 (1.263 %)Use Case
105 (1.263 %)Project Planning
105 (1.263 %)Web Design
114 (1.010 %)Validation
114 (1.010 %)CMMI
123 (0.758 %)Risk Management
123 (0.758 %)Scrum
123 (0.758 %)ITIL
Programming Languages
1191 (48.23 %)C++
2127 (32.07 %)C
3110 (27.78 %)Java
489 (22.47 %)C#
538 (9.596 %)SQL
631 (7.828 %)VC++
725 (6.313 %)PHP
820 (5.051 %)Embedded C
919 (4.798 %)JavaScript
1015 (3.788 %)Embedded C++
1112 (3.030 %)Perl
1211 (2.778 %)VB.NET
138 (2.020 %)VB
138 (2.020 %)Python
146 (1.515 %)Delphi
153 (0.758 %)DHTML
153 (0.758 %)PL/SQL
153 (0.758 %)VB6
162 (0.505 %)Shell Script
162 (0.505 %)Transact-SQL
Qualifications
1166 (41.92 %)Degree
213 (3.283 %)PhD
33 (0.758 %)Postgraduate
42 (0.505 %)ISEB
42 (0.505 %)PMP
42 (0.505 %)PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
126 (6.566 %)QA
25 (1.263 %)ISO9000
Vendors
138 (9.596 %)Microsoft
233 (8.333 %)Oracle
324 (6.061 %)Ab Initio
414 (3.535 %)Teradata
414 (3.535 %)Business Objects
58 (2.020 %)Symbian
58 (2.020 %)HP
64 (1.010 %)MKS
71 (0.253 %)ILOG
71 (0.253 %)Sun
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