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This section looks at the demand for the Senior Developer role in IT jobs within the Edinburgh 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Developer
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2938
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads6472
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.030 %
As % of the category below4.988 %3.559 %
Salaries quoted5761
Average minimum salary£34,544£38,492
Average salary£38,211£41,967
% change on same period last year-8.95 %
Average maximum salary£41,877£45,443
UK excluding London average salary£40,390£40,261
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads12832023
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.676 %0.830 %
Salaries quoted9171357
Average minimum salary£31,351£33,400
Average salary£34,718£36,597
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
Average maximum salary£38,085£39,794
UK excluding London average salary£38,194£39,492
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Senior Developer ScotlandSenior Developer
Scotland

Senior Developer
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh Senior Developer Demand Trend

Senior Developer
Salary Trend

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

Edinburgh Senior Developer Salary Trend

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Developer across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Edinburgh Senior Developer Salary Histogram

Senior Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited Senior 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 Developer in their job title.

175 (53.96 %).NET
264 (46.04 %)C#
350 (35.97 %)ASP.NET
444 (31.65 %)SQL Server
539 (28.06 %)SQL
637 (26.62 %)C++
736 (25.90 %)Windows
832 (23.02 %)XML
930 (21.58 %)Microsoft
1029 (20.86 %)Oracle
1128 (20.14 %)Java
1227 (19.42 %)OO
1325 (17.99 %)JavaScript
1424 (17.27 %)J2EE
1520 (14.39 %)SQL Server 2005
1618 (12.95 %)Visual Studio
1618 (12.95 %)C
1716 (11.51 %)Software Engineering
1815 (10.79 %)Degree
1815 (10.79 %)MS Excel
1914 (10.07 %)Linux
1914 (10.07 %)OOD
2013 (9.353 %)PL/SQL
2013 (9.353 %)Agile Software Development
2112 (8.633 %)Spring
2112 (8.633 %)UNIX
2112 (8.633 %)WinForms
2211 (7.914 %)CSS
2211 (7.914 %)WebSphere
2211 (7.914 %).NET Framework

Senior Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited Senior 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
175 (53.96 %).NET
250 (35.97 %)ASP.NET
332 (23.02 %)XML
424 (17.27 %)J2EE
512 (8.633 %)WinForms
512 (8.633 %)Spring
611 (7.914 %)WebSphere
611 (7.914 %).NET Framework
611 (7.914 %)CSS
710 (7.194 %)JSP
89 (6.475 %)ADO.NET
89 (6.475 %)HTML
98 (5.755 %)Hibernate
98 (5.755 %)AJAX
107 (5.036 %)Struts
107 (5.036 %)WebServices
116 (4.317 %)MVC
125 (3.597 %)XSLT
125 (3.597 %)Servlets
134 (2.878 %)SOAP
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (3.597 %)SharePoint
23 (2.158 %)WebLogic
23 (2.158 %)JBoss
23 (2.158 %)Lotus Notes
23 (2.158 %)Apache
32 (1.439 %)BizTalk Server
32 (1.439 %)Commerce Server
41 (0.719 %)DotNetNuke
Edinburgh IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (10.79 %)MS Excel
21 (0.719 %)MS Visio
21 (0.719 %)MS Project
21 (0.719 %)MS Office
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.439 %)Axapta
12 (1.439 %)Dynamics AX
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (6.475 %)Internet
23 (2.158 %)Wireless
23 (2.158 %)TCP/IP
32 (1.439 %)SAN
41 (0.719 %)Intranet
41 (0.719 %)Bluetooth
41 (0.719 %)LAN
41 (0.719 %)WLAN
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (31.65 %)SQL Server
220 (14.39 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (7.194 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (4.317 %)GIS
53 (2.158 %)Oracle 9i
53 (2.158 %)TOAD
62 (1.439 %)RDBMS
62 (1.439 %)Oracle 10g
62 (1.439 %)Data Mining
62 (1.439 %)Oracle Reports
62 (1.439 %)PostgreSQL
62 (1.439 %)SQLPlus
62 (1.439 %)MySQL
71 (0.719 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.719 %)SQL Server 7
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (12.95 %)Visual Studio
27 (5.036 %)Subversion
36 (4.317 %)Oracle Forms
45 (3.597 %)VSS/SourceSafe
53 (2.158 %)Ant
53 (2.158 %)JUnit
62 (1.439 %)ClearCase
62 (1.439 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
62 (1.439 %)MorphX
71 (0.719 %)Eclipse
71 (0.719 %)InstallShield
71 (0.719 %)NUnit
Edinburgh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (5.036 %)Finance
26 (4.317 %)Education
26 (4.317 %)Health
26 (4.317 %)Pensions
35 (3.597 %)Banking
35 (3.597 %)Manufacturing
44 (2.878 %)Advertising
44 (2.878 %)Publishing
53 (2.158 %)Games
61 (0.719 %)Retail
Edinburgh IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (6.475 %)Computer Science
27 (5.036 %)Physics
34 (2.878 %)Handset
41 (0.719 %)Web 2.0
41 (0.719 %)Mathematics
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (25.90 %)Windows
214 (10.07 %)Linux
312 (8.633 %)UNIX
46 (4.317 %)Windows CE
52 (1.439 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.719 %)Symbian OS
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (19.42 %)OO
216 (11.51 %)Software Engineering
314 (10.07 %)OOD
413 (9.353 %)Agile Software Development
510 (7.194 %)UML
510 (7.194 %)Web Development
67 (5.036 %)Investment Management
76 (4.317 %)Data Analysis
85 (3.597 %)ITIL
85 (3.597 %)Project Management
94 (2.878 %)TDD
94 (2.878 %)Extreme Programming
103 (2.158 %)Business Analysis
103 (2.158 %)SOA
103 (2.158 %)RAD
112 (1.439 %)Requirements Analysis
121 (0.719 %)Unit Testing
121 (0.719 %)Continuous Integration
121 (0.719 %)DSDM
121 (0.719 %)E-Commerce
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
164 (46.04 %)C#
239 (28.06 %)SQL
337 (26.62 %)C++
428 (20.14 %)Java
525 (17.99 %)JavaScript
618 (12.95 %)C
713 (9.353 %)PL/SQL
88 (5.755 %)VBScript
97 (5.036 %)VB
97 (5.036 %)Fortran
106 (4.317 %)VB.NET
114 (2.878 %)VBA
114 (2.878 %)Transact-SQL
114 (2.878 %)DHTML
122 (1.439 %)X++
131 (0.719 %)Delphi
131 (0.719 %)Perl
131 (0.719 %)PHP
131 (0.719 %)VB6
131 (0.719 %)Ruby
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (10.79 %)Degree
21 (0.719 %)MCP
21 (0.719 %)MCAD
21 (0.719 %)MCSD
21 (0.719 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (0.719 %)MCTS
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.439 %)SLA
Edinburgh IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.158 %)AquaLogic
22 (1.439 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
22 (1.439 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (1.439 %)NetBackup
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.439 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
130 (21.58 %)Microsoft
229 (20.86 %)Oracle
37 (5.036 %)IBM
45 (3.597 %)ESRI
53 (2.158 %)Lotus
62 (1.439 %)VMware
62 (1.439 %)Brocade
62 (1.439 %)VERITAS
71 (0.719 %)Symbian
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