Software Engineer Jobs in Edinburgh
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Edinburgh 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 24 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 Edinburgh region.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineer
Rank 39 25 41
Rank change year-on-year
-14 +16
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 49 88 69
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Edinburgh 4.575% 6.461% 4.398%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.762% 6.764% 4.612%
Number of salaries quoted 34 66 59
Average salary £34,500 £35,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.42% +2.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,150 £28,250 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £40,750 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
Search 11 Software Engineer jobs in Edinburgh
All Job Titles
Edinburgh
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 1029 1301 1496
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Edinburgh 96.08% 95.52% 95.35%
Number of salaries quoted 603 952 1084
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,750 £26,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
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 Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Edinburgh Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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 69 (53.49%) Java
2 62 (48.06%) Degree
3 49 (37.98%) Linux
4 42 (32.56%) SQL
5 41 (31.78%) C++
6 40 (31.01%) C#
7 34 (26.36%) Software Engineering
8 32 (24.81%) Computer Science
9 27 (20.93%) Finance
10 25 (19.38%) .NET
11 24 (18.60%) C
11 24 (18.60%) Perl
12 23 (17.83%) XML
13 21 (16.28%) Apache
14 20 (15.50%) Python
15 19 (14.73%) HTML
15 19 (14.73%) Requirements Analysis
16 18 (13.95%) OOD
16 18 (13.95%) RDBMS
17 17 (13.18%) Windows
17 17 (13.18%) PL/SQL
17 17 (13.18%) Mathematics
18 16 (12.40%) OO
19 15 (11.63%) Tomcat
20 14 (10.85%) Oracle
21 13 (10.08%) SQL Server
21 13 (10.08%) MySQL
21 13 (10.08%) SOAP
21 13 (10.08%) JavaScript
21 13 (10.08%) Agile Software Development

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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 25 (19.38%) .NET
2 23 (17.83%) XML
3 19 (14.73%) HTML
4 13 (10.08%) SOAP
5 12 (9.302%) Web Services
6 11 (8.527%) Servlets
7 10 (7.752%) JSP
7 10 (7.752%) CSS
8 9 (6.977%) OpenGL
9 8 (6.202%) Qt
9 8 (6.202%) J2EE
10 6 (4.651%) ASP.NET
11 5 (3.876%) WPF
11 5 (3.876%) Direct3D
11 5 (3.876%) MFC
12 4 (3.101%) Hibernate
12 4 (3.101%) Swing
12 4 (3.101%) Ruby on Rails
12 4 (3.101%) Spring
13 3 (2.326%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 21 (16.28%) Apache
2 15 (11.63%) Tomcat
3 1 (0.775%) ActiveMQ
Applications
1 2 (1.550%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (1.550%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 11 (8.527%) Internet
2 6 (4.651%) Ethernet
3 3 (2.326%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.550%) VSAT
5 1 (0.775%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (13.95%) RDBMS
2 13 (10.08%) SQL Server
2 13 (10.08%) MySQL
3 4 (3.101%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (2.326%) SQL Server 2008
4 3 (2.326%) GIS
5 2 (1.550%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (1.550%) SQL Server 2005
5 2 (1.550%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.775%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.775%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.775%) TOAD
6 1 (0.775%) Oracle 8/8i
6 1 (0.775%) DB2
Development Applications
1 10 (7.752%) Visual Studio
2 7 (5.426%) Subversion
3 6 (4.651%) Git (software)
4 3 (2.326%) Selenium
4 3 (2.326%) Hudson
5 2 (1.550%) Bugzilla
5 2 (1.550%) CruiseControl
5 2 (1.550%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (1.550%) Gradle
5 2 (1.550%) Jenkins
5 2 (1.550%) TestComplete
5 2 (1.550%) JIRA
6 1 (0.775%) Maven
6 1 (0.775%) MSBuild
6 1 (0.775%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.775%) MSTest
6 1 (0.775%) Rational Robot
6 1 (0.775%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.775%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 1 (0.775%) Ant
General
1 27 (20.93%) Finance
2 11 (8.527%) Banking
3 9 (6.977%) Electronics
4 4 (3.101%) French Language
4 4 (3.101%) German Language
5 3 (2.326%) Financial Institution
6 1 (0.775%) Front Office
6 1 (0.775%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 32 (24.81%) Computer Science
2 17 (13.18%) Mathematics
3 8 (6.202%) Physics
4 6 (4.651%) Firmware
4 6 (4.651%) Mobile App
5 5 (3.876%) Visualisation
5 5 (3.876%) CUDA
6 4 (3.101%) Verilog
6 4 (3.101%) Open Source
7 3 (2.326%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (2.326%) Grid Computing
8 2 (1.550%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.550%) ASIC
8 2 (1.550%) VHDL
9 1 (0.775%) iPhone
9 1 (0.775%) Mobile Computing
9 1 (0.775%) Blackberry
9 1 (0.775%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 49 (37.98%) Linux
2 17 (13.18%) Windows
3 12 (9.302%) UNIX
4 5 (3.876%) Android
5 2 (1.550%) VxWorks
5 2 (1.550%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.775%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.775%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (26.36%) Software Engineering
2 19 (14.73%) Requirements Analysis
3 18 (13.95%) OOD
4 16 (12.40%) OO
5 13 (10.08%) Agile Software Development
6 9 (6.977%) Unit Testing
7 5 (3.876%) Automated Testing
7 5 (3.876%) OOA/OOD
8 4 (3.101%) Asset Management
8 4 (3.101%) Scrum
8 4 (3.101%) Parallel Computing
8 4 (3.101%) Mobile Application Development
8 4 (3.101%) Continuous Integration
8 4 (3.101%) Web Development
8 4 (3.101%) Business Analysis
9 3 (2.326%) Wealth Management
9 3 (2.326%) TDD
9 3 (2.326%) Configuration Management
10 2 (1.550%) Regression Testing
10 2 (1.550%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (53.49%) Java
2 42 (32.56%) SQL
3 41 (31.78%) C++
4 40 (31.01%) C#
5 24 (18.60%) C
5 24 (18.60%) Perl
6 20 (15.50%) Python
7 17 (13.18%) PL/SQL
8 13 (10.08%) JavaScript
9 5 (3.876%) Ruby
9 5 (3.876%) VB.NET
9 5 (3.876%) PHP
9 5 (3.876%) VC++
10 4 (3.101%) Embedded C
10 4 (3.101%) Bash shell
11 3 (2.326%) T-SQL
12 2 (1.550%) VBScript
12 2 (1.550%) Shell Script
12 2 (1.550%) Groovy
12 2 (1.550%) Korn
Qualifications
1 62 (48.06%) Degree
2 3 (2.326%) ISEB
2 3 (2.326%) PhD
3 1 (0.775%) ISEB Practitioner
3 1 (0.775%) SC Cleared
3 1 (0.775%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 14 (10.85%) Oracle
2 7 (5.426%) Microsoft
3 6 (4.651%) JBoss
4 1 (0.775%) Facebook
Software Engineers (C/C++) - Various levels of experience
Edinburgh, Scotland
The successful candidates will have a computer science related degree and will have 1 - 4 years commercial experience of the following: *C/C++ *Object Oriented Design experience *Knowledge...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £23000 - £33000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
C++ Software Engineer - Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Midlothian
The software development will primarily be in C/C++ with some Java. This will be in a range of embedded and mobile environments, mainly Linux and Android; candidates...
Search Consultancy
Salary: Salary DOE + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer - C, C++, OOD & Linux
Edinburgh, Midlothian
These industry leading systems are predominantly developed in C, C++ and Linux... Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer Technical skills: - C - C++ - OOD ( Object Oriented Design) - Linux Desirable Technical Skills: -...
NES Global Talent
Salary: £23000 to £33000 per annum - Performance related bonus, pension and 3
Posted: 20 May 2013
Software Engineer (Java/J2EE)
Edinburgh, Scotland
The successful candidates will have: *Java Development Experience (at least three years within a commercial environment) *Knowledge of SQL Server/Oracle and/or other *A degree in Computer...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £33000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Embedded / Senior Software Engineers
Edinburgh, Midlothian
The successful embedded software engineer will have experience in the following areas -Embedded C -Embedded C software design -Fault-finding and debugging (gdb/JTAG) and knowledge of hw...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Platform Software Engineer
Edinburgh, Midlothian
The ideal candidate will have a background in C#, ASP.Net and non-relational databases like NoSQL as well as experience of working with real-time data integration.....
Harnham
Salary: £25000 - £37000 per annum + comprehensive benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Software Engineer (Python/Ruby/Perl)
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Essential requirements: - Python or similar scripting language (Ruby, Perl) - Knowledge of HTML, JavaScript and CSS - Experience in web scraping (either professionally or on personal projects) - Experience with SQL (...
Harvey Nash plc
Posted: 22 May 2013
Software Engineers (Mid & Senior)
Edinburgh, Midlothian
We are looking for mid weight and senior Engineers with strong Java development experience who want to join a development environment that focuses on creativity, collaboration and product...
Search Consultancy
Salary: bonus + excellent benefits package
Posted: 22 May 2013
Software Support Engineer / Application Support Engineer
Edinburgh, Midlothian
You will have experience of providing support of web applications including AJAX, JavaScript, CSS, SML, HTML, DHTML, with experience of Java programming. You will also possess experience with...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £30000.00 - £38000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 22 May 2013
Senior Software Engineer (Software, Developer, Software Engineer)
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Avaloq Innovation Ltd are currently recruiting for a Senior Software Engineer (Software, Developer, Software Engineer)... Avaloq, a Swiss-originated software development company has been successfully providing major banks...
Avaloq
Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 per year
Posted: 24 May 2013
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