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

LinkSenior Software Developer
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7196
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching permanent IT job ads155
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.169 %0.247 %
Salaries quoted155
Average minimum salary£35,833£30,400
Average salary£38,250£33,400
% change on same period last year+14.52 %
Average maximum salary£40,667£36,400
UK excluding London average salary£37,758£38,729
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
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 Software Developer ScotlandSenior Software Developer
Scotland

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 Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Edinburgh Senior Software Developer Salary Histogram

Senior Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

118 (54.55 %)C++
217 (51.52 %)C#
217 (51.52 %)SQL
217 (51.52 %)Windows
314 (42.42 %).NET
413 (39.39 %)XML
512 (36.36 %)Oracle
611 (33.33 %)C
611 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
710 (30.30 %)Linux
89 (27.27 %)PL/SQL
89 (27.27 %)OO
98 (24.24 %)Java
98 (24.24 %)Microsoft
107 (21.21 %)Degree
116 (18.18 %)J2EE
125 (15.15 %)SQL Server
125 (15.15 %)Visual Studio
125 (15.15 %)VSS/SourceSafe
125 (15.15 %)UNIX
125 (15.15 %)Struts
125 (15.15 %)Subversion
125 (15.15 %)Spring
125 (15.15 %)Manufacturing
125 (15.15 %)Hibernate
125 (15.15 %)GIS
125 (15.15 %)ESRI
125 (15.15 %)Computer Science
134 (12.12 %)MVC
134 (12.12 %)Internet

Senior Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (42.42 %).NET
213 (39.39 %)XML
311 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
46 (18.18 %)J2EE
55 (15.15 %)Struts
55 (15.15 %)Hibernate
55 (15.15 %)Spring
64 (12.12 %)WinForms
64 (12.12 %)WebServices
64 (12.12 %)JSP
64 (12.12 %)SOAP
64 (12.12 %)J2ME
64 (12.12 %)WAP
64 (12.12 %)MVC
73 (9.091 %)XSLT
73 (9.091 %)MFC
73 (9.091 %)ADO.NET
82 (6.061 %)WMI
91 (3.030 %).NET Framework
91 (3.030 %)HTML
Edinburgh IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.030 %)MS Excel
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (12.12 %)Internet
22 (6.061 %)TCP/IP
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (15.15 %)SQL Server
15 (15.15 %)GIS
22 (6.061 %)RDBMS
31 (3.030 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (3.030 %)SQL Server 2005
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (15.15 %)Visual Studio
15 (15.15 %)VSS/SourceSafe
15 (15.15 %)Subversion
24 (12.12 %)Oracle Forms
Edinburgh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (15.15 %)Manufacturing
24 (12.12 %)Advertising
33 (9.091 %)Publishing
41 (3.030 %)Games
Edinburgh IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (15.15 %)Computer Science
24 (12.12 %)Handset
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (51.52 %)Windows
210 (30.30 %)Linux
35 (15.15 %)UNIX
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (27.27 %)OO
23 (9.091 %)Data Analysis
23 (9.091 %)Software Engineering
31 (3.030 %)Web Development
31 (3.030 %)Investment Management
31 (3.030 %)OOD
31 (3.030 %)OOA/OOD
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (54.55 %)C++
217 (51.52 %)C#
217 (51.52 %)SQL
311 (33.33 %)C
49 (27.27 %)PL/SQL
58 (24.24 %)Java
64 (12.12 %)JavaScript
64 (12.12 %)Transact-SQL
72 (6.061 %)VBScript
72 (6.061 %)DHTML
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (21.21 %)Degree
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (36.36 %)Oracle
28 (24.24 %)Microsoft
35 (15.15 %)ESRI
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