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This section looks at the demand for the 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 job ads that have cited Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4026
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching permanent IT job ads49106
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.044 %
As % of the category below3.743 %5.242 %
Salaries quoted3991
Average minimum salary£30,423£29,896
Average salary£33,122£33,571
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
Average maximum salary£35,821£37,247
UK excluding London average salary£33,139£33,111
% change on same period last year+0.08 %
Job Titles EdinburghJob Titles
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads13092022
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.683 %0.834 %
Salaries quoted9391358
Average minimum salary£31,194£33,607
Average salary£34,493£36,930
% change on same period last year-6.60 %
Average maximum salary£37,792£40,253
UK excluding London average salary£38,227£39,513
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Software Developer ScotlandSoftware Developer
Scotland

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

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

Edinburgh Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Edinburgh Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited 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 Software Developer in their job title.

184 (66.67 %)C#
272 (57.14 %).NET
353 (42.06 %)ASP.NET
452 (41.27 %)C++
548 (38.10 %)XML
647 (37.30 %)SQL
741 (32.54 %)SQL Server
836 (28.57 %)Windows
933 (26.19 %)Oracle
1031 (24.60 %)Java
1130 (23.81 %)Degree
1228 (22.22 %)PL/SQL
1325 (19.84 %)ADO.NET
1325 (19.84 %)Microsoft
1424 (19.05 %)WinForms
1424 (19.05 %)C
1523 (18.25 %)WebServices
1621 (16.67 %)JavaScript
1717 (13.49 %)OO
1717 (13.49 %)Computer Science
1813 (10.32 %)SQL Server 2005
1813 (10.32 %)Linux
1813 (10.32 %)Visual Studio
1912 (9.524 %)HTML
1912 (9.524 %)Finance
1912 (9.524 %)GIS
2011 (8.730 %)ESRI
2011 (8.730 %)Subversion
2011 (8.730 %)VSS/SourceSafe
2011 (8.730 %)MS Excel

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited 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 Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
172 (57.14 %).NET
253 (42.06 %)ASP.NET
348 (38.10 %)XML
425 (19.84 %)ADO.NET
524 (19.05 %)WinForms
623 (18.25 %)WebServices
712 (9.524 %)HTML
810 (7.937 %)AJAX
99 (7.143 %)Swing
99 (7.143 %)J2SE
107 (5.556 %)CSS
107 (5.556 %)J2EE
116 (4.762 %)Hibernate
116 (4.762 %)WMI
116 (4.762 %)Spring
116 (4.762 %).NET Framework
125 (3.968 %)WAP
125 (3.968 %)J2ME
125 (3.968 %)ASP
125 (3.968 %)JSP
Application Platforms
14 (3.175 %)SharePoint Server 2007
22 (1.587 %)SharePoint
22 (1.587 %)BizTalk Server
22 (1.587 %)ColdFusion MX
31 (0.794 %)WebLogic
31 (0.794 %)IIS
31 (0.794 %)Apache
Applications
111 (8.730 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
13 (2.381 %)AWD
21 (0.794 %)Navision
Communications & Networking
16 (4.762 %)Internet
22 (1.587 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.794 %)HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
141 (32.54 %)SQL Server
213 (10.32 %)SQL Server 2005
312 (9.524 %)GIS
410 (7.937 %)SQL Server 2000
54 (3.175 %)SQL Server 7
63 (2.381 %)RDBMS
72 (1.587 %)Datawarehouse
81 (0.794 %)MySQL
Development Applications
113 (10.32 %)Visual Studio
211 (8.730 %)VSS/SourceSafe
211 (8.730 %)Subversion
310 (7.937 %)Oracle Forms
General
112 (9.524 %)Finance
29 (7.143 %)Manufacturing
34 (3.175 %)Advertising
43 (2.381 %)Publishing
43 (2.381 %)Education
43 (2.381 %)Banking
43 (2.381 %)Investment Banking
52 (1.587 %)Pensions
52 (1.587 %)Pharmaceutical
52 (1.587 %)Financial Institution
52 (1.587 %)Telecoms
61 (0.794 %)Games
61 (0.794 %)Retail
Miscellaneous
117 (13.49 %)Computer Science
29 (7.143 %)Smartcard
34 (3.175 %)Handset
41 (0.794 %)Asset Management
41 (0.794 %)Mathematics
41 (0.794 %)N-Tier
Operating Systems
136 (28.57 %)Windows
213 (10.32 %)Linux
310 (7.937 %)UNIX
41 (0.794 %)Windows CE
41 (0.794 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
117 (13.49 %)OO
210 (7.937 %)Software Engineering
39 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
46 (4.762 %)Investment Management
54 (3.175 %)Data Analysis
63 (2.381 %)UML
63 (2.381 %)Workflow
72 (1.587 %)OOD
72 (1.587 %)Web Development
72 (1.587 %)System Testing
81 (0.794 %)Finite Element Analysis
81 (0.794 %)Business Intelligence
81 (0.794 %)CAD
81 (0.794 %)CAE
81 (0.794 %)Web Design
81 (0.794 %)OOA/OOD
Programming Languages
184 (66.67 %)C#
252 (41.27 %)C++
347 (37.30 %)SQL
431 (24.60 %)Java
528 (22.22 %)PL/SQL
624 (19.05 %)C
721 (16.67 %)JavaScript
810 (7.937 %)Transact-SQL
99 (7.143 %)VB
106 (4.762 %)VB.NET
115 (3.968 %)COBOL
124 (3.175 %)VC++
124 (3.175 %)VBScript
133 (2.381 %)Delphi
133 (2.381 %)DHTML
142 (1.587 %)Perl
151 (0.794 %)PHP
151 (0.794 %)Tcl
151 (0.794 %)LotusScript
Qualifications
130 (23.81 %)Degree
23 (2.381 %)PhD
32 (1.587 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.587 %)MCPD
32 (1.587 %)MCP
32 (1.587 %)MCAD
32 (1.587 %)MCSD
System Software
11 (0.794 %)AquaLogic
Vendors
133 (26.19 %)Oracle
225 (19.84 %)Microsoft
311 (8.730 %)ESRI
43 (2.381 %)IBM
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