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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior Software Engineer
Rank 75 75 -
Rank change year-on-year
0 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 12 29 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 1.193% 2.109% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.221% 2.169% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 16 0
Average salary £38,500 £40,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.75% -
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-5.55% +5.88%
All Job Titles
Essex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
983 1337 1189
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 97.71% 97.24% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 844 1100 998
Average salary £39,500 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £24,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Senior Software Engineer
East of England

Senior Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend

This 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
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 24 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
Brentwood - 4 - -
Colchester - 2 £38,500 -
Basildon - 1 - -
Senior Software Engineer
East of England

Senior Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 15 (88.24%) C
2 14 (82.35%) Linux
3 10 (58.82%) POSIX
3 10 (58.82%) Software Architecture
4 8 (47.06%) Degree
5 6 (35.29%) Broadband
5 6 (35.29%) Software Engineering
5 6 (35.29%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (29.41%) STB
6 5 (29.41%) DTV
6 5 (29.41%) DVB
6 5 (29.41%) LAN
7 4 (23.53%) Electronics
8 3 (17.65%) Automotive
8 3 (17.65%) Embedded C
9 1 (5.882%) Assembly Language
9 1 (5.882%) Firmware
9 1 (5.882%) Configuration Management
9 1 (5.882%) Firewall
9 1 (5.882%) Subversion
9 1 (5.882%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (5.882%) Requirements Analysis
9 1 (5.882%) FTP
9 1 (5.882%) TCP/IP
9 1 (5.882%) Python
9 1 (5.882%) ClearCase
9 1 (5.882%) Data Mining
9 1 (5.882%) C#
9 1 (5.882%) JavaScript
9 1 (5.882%) SQL

Senior Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 10 (58.82%) POSIX
2 1 (5.882%) .NET
2 1 (5.882%) ASP.NET
2 1 (5.882%) XML
Application Platforms
1 1 (5.882%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (35.29%) Broadband
2 5 (29.41%) DVB
2 5 (29.41%) LAN
3 1 (5.882%) Firewall
3 1 (5.882%) FTP
3 1 (5.882%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.882%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (5.882%) Data Mining
1 1 (5.882%) SQL Server
1 1 (5.882%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (5.882%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 1 (5.882%) Subversion
1 1 (5.882%) ClearCase
1 1 (5.882%) Visual Studio
1 1 (5.882%) JIRA
1 1 (5.882%) TortoiseSVN
1 1 (5.882%) Redmine
1 1 (5.882%) Jenkins
General
1 4 (23.53%) Electronics
2 3 (17.65%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) STB
1 5 (29.41%) DTV
2 1 (5.882%) Firmware
2 1 (5.882%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 14 (82.35%) Linux
2 6 (35.29%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (58.82%) Software Architecture
2 6 (35.29%) Software Engineering
3 1 (5.882%) Configuration Management
3 1 (5.882%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (5.882%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (5.882%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (5.882%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 15 (88.24%) C
2 3 (17.65%) Embedded C
3 1 (5.882%) Assembly Language
3 1 (5.882%) Python
3 1 (5.882%) C#
3 1 (5.882%) JavaScript
3 1 (5.882%) SQL
3 1 (5.882%) T-SQL
3 1 (5.882%) VB
Qualifications
1 8 (47.06%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (5.882%) FINEOS
1 1 (5.882%) Guidewire
Essex, South East
Key responsibilities will include:* Working within a team of highly motivated developers using knowledge of both software and hardware devices.* Software Component Development, Integration & Debugging.* Taking responsibility for...
British Sky Broadcasting
Posted: 24 May 2013
Brentwood, South East
The Sky+ STB, and the companion Sky+ app for mobile devices, is at the heart of our customers experience and our product development efforts. Job Purpose and responsibilities...
British Sky Broadcasting
Salary: Bonus & bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Colchester, Essex
Global Company seek talented C / C++ Embedded Engineer to work on products for Blue Chip International clients. This position will see a talented C / C++ Developer move their...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Essex, South East
I am looking for a senior software enginner £38-45k Role: Technical Lead for the Requirements Analysis, Design, Implementation & Test of individual applications. Working alongside the project manager...
Computer Futures
Salary: £38000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013