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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the Essex 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank118130
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads92
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.476 %0.092 %
Salaries quoted92
Average minimum salary£47,647£35,000
Average salary£48,471£38,750
% change on same period last year+25.08 %
Average maximum salary£49,294£42,500
UK excluding London average salary£41,577£39,032
% change on same period last year+6.51 %
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads18922163
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.095 %0.931 %
Salaries quoted16001897
Average minimum salary£36,837£35,986
Average salary£38,907£38,164
% change on same period last year+1.94 %
Average maximum salary£40,976£40,342
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Senior Software Engineer East of EnglandSenior Software Engineer
East of England

Senior Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Essex Senior Software Engineer Demand Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Essex Senior Software Engineer Salary Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer across the Essex region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Essex Senior Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the Essex region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BrentwoodNew entry-4£50,000-
ChelmsfordNew entry-4£50,000-
RochfordNew entry-4£50,000-
BasildonNew entry-1£40,000-
Senior Software Engineer East of EnglandSenior Software Engineer
East of England

Senior Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title.

119 (100.00 %)C
213 (68.42 %)C++
312 (63.16 %)Linux
312 (63.16 %)Embedded Linux
49 (47.37 %)Degree
49 (47.37 %)Software Engineering
58 (42.11 %)Electronics
67 (36.84 %)Health
67 (36.84 %)Insurance
67 (36.84 %)Pensions
75 (26.32 %)Device Driver
84 (21.05 %)Flash
93 (15.79 %)Assembly Language
102 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
102 (10.53 %)Windows
111 (5.263 %)Embedded C
111 (5.263 %)OO
111 (5.263 %)ClearQuest
111 (5.263 %)VxWorks
111 (5.263 %)Configuration Management
111 (5.263 %)DTV
111 (5.263 %)Project Management
111 (5.263 %)ClearCase
111 (5.263 %)MPEG
111 (5.263 %)Ethernet
111 (5.263 %)VB.NET
111 (5.263 %).NET
111 (5.263 %)STB
111 (5.263 %)Automotive
111 (5.263 %)CMMI

Senior Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.263 %).NET
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
21 (5.263 %)Ethernet
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (21.05 %)Flash
21 (5.263 %)ClearCase
21 (5.263 %)ClearQuest
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (42.11 %)Electronics
27 (36.84 %)Health
27 (36.84 %)Insurance
27 (36.84 %)Pensions
31 (5.263 %)Automotive
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (26.32 %)Device Driver
21 (5.263 %)STB
21 (5.263 %)IPTV
21 (5.263 %)MPEG
21 (5.263 %)DTV
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (63.16 %)Linux
112 (63.16 %)Embedded Linux
22 (10.53 %)Windows
31 (5.263 %)VxWorks
31 (5.263 %)Nucleus RTOS
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (47.37 %)Software Engineering
21 (5.263 %)OO
21 (5.263 %)Configuration Management
21 (5.263 %)Project Management
21 (5.263 %)CMMI
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (100.00 %)C
213 (68.42 %)C++
33 (15.79 %)Assembly Language
41 (5.263 %)VB.NET
41 (5.263 %)Embedded C
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (47.37 %)Degree
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.263 %)NEC