The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Applications Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Applications Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Application Engineer
Rank 839 852 845
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Applications Engineer 8 4 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.008% 0.004% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.004% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 8 4 16
Average salary £30,000 £42,500 £31,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-29.41% +36.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,750 £30,250 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £46,500 £47,750 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £42,500 £28,000
% change year-on-year
-29.41% +51.78%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
95965 107840 108961
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.44% 94.79% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 80782 93186 92537
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Applications Engineer
UK

Software Applications Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Applications Engineer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Software Applications Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Software Applications Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Applications Engineer across the England region.

England Software Applications Engineer Salary Trend

Software Applications Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Applications Engineer across the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

England Software Applications Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Applications Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Applications Engineer within the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
East of England +7 2 £45,000 +5.88%
South East - 2 £24,250 -
South West - 2 £40,000 -
East Midlands 0 1 £30,000 +20.00%
West Midlands - 1 £21,000 -
Software Applications Engineer
UK

Software Applications Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Software Applications 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 Applications Engineer in their job title.

1 17 (58.62%) C
2 14 (48.28%) C++
3 13 (44.83%) Degree
4 11 (37.93%) .NET
5 10 (34.48%) C#
5 10 (34.48%) Linux
6 7 (24.14%) Microsoft
6 7 (24.14%) Computer Science
7 6 (20.69%) TCP/IP
7 6 (20.69%) SQL Server
8 5 (17.24%) Java
8 5 (17.24%) JavaScript
8 5 (17.24%) Windows
8 5 (17.24%) MS Excel
8 5 (17.24%) Finance
9 4 (13.79%) Life Science
9 4 (13.79%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
9 4 (13.79%) Computer Architecture
9 4 (13.79%) Electronics
9 4 (13.79%) Firmware
9 4 (13.79%) Fortran
9 4 (13.79%) ASP.NET
9 4 (13.79%) SQL
10 3 (10.34%) Visual Studio
10 3 (10.34%) J2EE
10 3 (10.34%) CSS
10 3 (10.34%) VB.NET
10 3 (10.34%) Ethernet
10 3 (10.34%) Business Development
10 3 (10.34%) Android

Software Applications Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Software Applications 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 Applications Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (37.93%) .NET
2 4 (13.79%) ASP.NET
3 3 (10.34%) J2EE
3 3 (10.34%) CSS
4 2 (6.897%) HTML
5 1 (3.448%) MFC
5 1 (3.448%) ASP
5 1 (3.448%) COM
5 1 (3.448%) OLE
5 1 (3.448%) Underscore.js
5 1 (3.448%) HTML5
5 1 (3.448%) Node.js
5 1 (3.448%) CSS3
5 1 (3.448%) Backbone.js
5 1 (3.448%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.448%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (17.24%) MS Excel
2 1 (3.448%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (6.897%) LabWindows
Communications & Networking
1 6 (20.69%) TCP/IP
2 3 (10.34%) Ethernet
3 2 (6.897%) IGMP
3 2 (6.897%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (20.69%) SQL Server
2 2 (6.897%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (6.897%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (3.448%) MySQL
3 1 (3.448%) Oracle 8/8i
3 1 (3.448%) MongoDB
3 1 (3.448%) NoSQL
3 1 (3.448%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (3.448%) Microsoft Analysis Services
3 1 (3.448%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Visual Studio
2 1 (3.448%) Git (software)
General
1 5 (17.24%) Finance
2 4 (13.79%) Electronics
3 1 (3.448%) Telecoms
3 1 (3.448%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 7 (24.14%) Computer Science
2 4 (13.79%) Life Science
2 4 (13.79%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
2 4 (13.79%) Firmware
3 2 (6.897%) Open Source
3 2 (6.897%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (3.448%) DTV
4 1 (3.448%) Replication
4 1 (3.448%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 10 (34.48%) Linux
2 5 (17.24%) Windows
3 3 (10.34%) Android
4 1 (3.448%) UNIX
4 1 (3.448%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (3.448%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (13.79%) Computer Architecture
2 3 (10.34%) Business Development
3 2 (6.897%) Multithreading
3 2 (6.897%) OO
3 2 (6.897%) OOP
3 2 (6.897%) ITIL
4 1 (3.448%) OOA/OOD
4 1 (3.448%) OOD
4 1 (3.448%) Project Management
4 1 (3.448%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (3.448%) Scrum
4 1 (3.448%) Analytics
4 1 (3.448%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 17 (58.62%) C
2 14 (48.28%) C++
3 10 (34.48%) C#
4 5 (17.24%) Java
4 5 (17.24%) JavaScript
5 4 (13.79%) Fortran
5 4 (13.79%) SQL
6 3 (10.34%) VB.NET
7 2 (6.897%) Assembly Language
7 2 (6.897%) Embedded C
7 2 (6.897%) VC++
7 2 (6.897%) T-SQL
8 1 (3.448%) PHP
8 1 (3.448%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (44.83%) Degree
2 1 (3.448%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (3.448%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (3.448%) MCTS
Vendors
1 7 (24.14%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.448%) Oracle
2 1 (3.448%) Cisco
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: - PhD, first class or 2:1 from well ranked university - Strong scientific / engineering degree or equivalent - Proven commercial experience developing in C - Knowledge of Linux - Networking (TCP/...
Optimus Search Ltd
Salary: From £55,000 to £70,000 per annum Plus generous package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Essential skills include: * Degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science... * Experience of full development life cycle using C/C++ for Embedded Systems, Assembler(8051) , Visual C++, VB.NET... *...
Roc Search
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Somerset
Essential skills include: *Degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science... *Experience of full development life cycle using C/C++ for Embedded Systems, Assembler(8051) , Visual C++, VB.NET... *...
Roc Search
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Newbury, Thames Valley
As an established solutions provider they work with well known technology innovators such as Cisco and Microsoft... Key skills:Commercial Application Support / Software Support experience (ideally .NET based...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £27000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Newbury, Berkshire
As an established solutions provider they work with well known technology innovators such as Cisco and Microsoft... Key skills: Commercial Application Support / Software Support experience (ideally .NET based...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Salary: £20000 - £27000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013