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This section looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Edinburgh 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 20 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to 20 May 2008Same period last year
Rank4235
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads4895
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.042 %
As % of the category below5.156 %8.297 %
Salaries quoted3385
Average minimum salary£29,364£31,671
Average salary£32,439£37,471
% change on same period last year-13.42 %
Average maximum salary£35,515£43,271
UK excluding London average salary£38,153£37,367
% change on same period last year+2.10 %
Processes & Methodologies EdinburghProcesses & Methodologies
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads9311145
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.453 %0.506 %
Salaries quoted656813
Average minimum salary£36,051£34,490
Average salary£39,371£37,583
% change on same period last year+4.75 %
Average maximum salary£42,692£40,677
UK excluding London average salary£42,781£44,017
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Software Engineering ScotlandSoftware Engineering
Scotland

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 Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

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

Edinburgh Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

164 (67.37 %)Degree
259 (62.11 %)Computer Science
358 (61.05 %)C++
441 (43.16 %)C
537 (38.95 %)C#
634 (35.79 %).NET
731 (32.63 %)Windows
822 (23.16 %)Linux
921 (22.11 %)Java
1017 (17.89 %)SQL
1017 (17.89 %)XML
1116 (16.84 %)Unix
1214 (14.74 %)ASP.NET
1214 (14.74 %)Microsoft
1313 (13.68 %)SQL Server
1313 (13.68 %)J2EE
1411 (11.58 %)Visual Studio
1510 (10.53 %)OO
1510 (10.53 %)Pensions
169 (9.474 %)Oracle
178 (8.421 %)VHDL
178 (8.421 %)GIS
178 (8.421 %)Health
178 (8.421 %)Education
178 (8.421 %)Mathematics
187 (7.368 %)Insurance
187 (7.368 %)Physics
187 (7.368 %)jBPM
187 (7.368 %)Finance
187 (7.368 %)JSP

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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
134 (35.79 %).NET
217 (17.89 %)XML
314 (14.74 %)ASP.NET
413 (13.68 %)J2EE
57 (7.368 %)ADO.NET
57 (7.368 %)JSP
57 (7.368 %)jBPM
66 (6.316 %)X-Windows
66 (6.316 %)COM
75 (5.263 %)WebSphere
84 (4.211 %)WinForms
84 (4.211 %)HTML
93 (3.158 %)WebServices
93 (3.158 %)Motif
102 (2.105 %)Swing
102 (2.105 %)MFC
102 (2.105 %)AJAX
111 (1.053 %)Spring
111 (1.053 %)Hibernate
111 (1.053 %)SWT
Application Platforms
17 (7.368 %)JBoss
24 (4.211 %)WebLogic
32 (2.105 %)DotNetNuke
32 (2.105 %)Apache
32 (2.105 %)SAS
41 (1.053 %)CMS
41 (1.053 %)Tomcat
Applications
16 (6.316 %)MS Excel
21 (1.053 %)MS Project
Communications & Networking
16 (6.316 %)Internet
23 (3.158 %)Ethernet
31 (1.053 %)TCP/IP
31 (1.053 %)SONET
31 (1.053 %)SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
113 (13.68 %)SQL Server
28 (8.421 %)GIS
33 (3.158 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (2.105 %)Base SAS
42 (2.105 %)MySQL
42 (2.105 %)BusinessObjects
51 (1.053 %)MS Access
51 (1.053 %)RDBMS
Development Applications
111 (11.58 %)Visual Studio
26 (6.316 %)VSS/SourceSafe
26 (6.316 %)Subversion
33 (3.158 %)Synon
33 (3.158 %)Oracle Forms
41 (1.053 %)Eclipse
General
110 (10.53 %)Pensions
28 (8.421 %)Education
28 (8.421 %)Health
37 (7.368 %)Finance
37 (7.368 %)Insurance
46 (6.316 %)Games
53 (3.158 %)Manufacturing
62 (2.105 %)Telecoms
71 (1.053 %)Financial Institution
71 (1.053 %)Electronics
71 (1.053 %)Electric
71 (1.053 %)Retail
Job Titles
142 (44.21 %)Developer
239 (41.05 %)Software Engineer
314 (14.74 %)Java Developer
410 (10.53 %).NET Developer
410 (10.53 %)Software Developer
59 (9.474 %)C++ Software Engineer
68 (8.421 %)ASP.NET Developer
68 (8.421 %)Senior Developer
77 (7.368 %)C++ Developer
77 (7.368 %)C# Software Engineer
85 (5.263 %)Embedded Software Engineer
85 (5.263 %)Senior Software Engineer
85 (5.263 %)J2EE Developer
85 (5.263 %)Java/J2EE Developer
94 (4.211 %)C Software Engineer
94 (4.211 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
94 (4.211 %)Programmer
94 (4.211 %)C# Developer
94 (4.211 %)Graduate
103 (3.158 %)Web Developer
Miscellaneous
159 (62.11 %)Computer Science
28 (8.421 %)Mathematics
28 (8.421 %)VHDL
37 (7.368 %)Physics
44 (4.211 %)Client/Server
53 (3.158 %)ASIC
53 (3.158 %)Verilog
62 (2.105 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
62 (2.105 %)CCTV
62 (2.105 %)Firmware
71 (1.053 %)Device Driver
71 (1.053 %)N-Tier
Operating Systems
131 (32.63 %)Windows
222 (23.16 %)Linux
316 (16.84 %)Unix
43 (3.158 %)Windows CE
52 (2.105 %)Windows XP
61 (1.053 %)VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
110 (10.53 %)OO
26 (6.316 %)Project Management
26 (6.316 %)Agile Software Development
26 (6.316 %)Unit Testing
35 (5.263 %)Extreme Programming
35 (5.263 %)UML
44 (4.211 %)SOA
44 (4.211 %)Pair Programming
53 (3.158 %)Data Analysis
53 (3.158 %)OOP
62 (2.105 %)Business Intelligence
62 (2.105 %)OOD
62 (2.105 %)Software Testing
62 (2.105 %)Web Development
62 (2.105 %)CAE
62 (2.105 %)Web Design
62 (2.105 %)Scrum
71 (1.053 %)Configuration Management
71 (1.053 %)Identity Management
71 (1.053 %)Risk Management
Programming Languages
158 (61.05 %)C++
241 (43.16 %)C
337 (38.95 %)C#
421 (22.11 %)Java
517 (17.89 %)SQL
66 (6.316 %)VB.NET
66 (6.316 %)Perl
66 (6.316 %)PL/SQL
74 (4.211 %)Tcl
74 (4.211 %)Embedded C
83 (3.158 %)Python
83 (3.158 %)Transact-SQL
83 (3.158 %)JavaScript
92 (2.105 %)Fortran
92 (2.105 %)Embedded C++
101 (1.053 %)VB
101 (1.053 %)VBA
101 (1.053 %)VC++
101 (1.053 %)PHP
101 (1.053 %)DHTML
Qualifications
164 (67.37 %)Degree
21 (1.053 %)MCP
21 (1.053 %)MCAD
21 (1.053 %)MCSD
21 (1.053 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.053 %)MCTS
System Software
14 (4.211 %)AquaLogic
Vendors
114 (14.74 %)Microsoft
29 (9.474 %)Oracle
36 (6.316 %)ESRI
44 (4.211 %)IBM
53 (3.158 %)Xilinx
62 (2.105 %)Business Objects
71 (1.053 %)Sybase
71 (1.053 %)Sun
71 (1.053 %)BMC
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