The first table below looks at the demand for the 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 Software 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 Essex region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineer
Rank 28 40 62
Rank change year-on-year
+12 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 61 87 40
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 6.244% 6.246% 3.187%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.401% 6.425% 3.364%
Number of salaries quoted 30 43 31
Average salary £41,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.75% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £35,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,400 £57,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Job Titles
Essex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
953 1354 1189
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 97.54% 97.20% 94.74%
Number of salaries quoted 823 1105 983
Average salary £38,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £24,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Engineer
East of England

Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Essex Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Essex 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
Colchester +26 22 £30,750 +57.69%
Brentwood - 13 - -
Epping - 2 £40,000 -
Southend-on-Sea -1 1 £42,500 +21.42%
Basildon - 1 - -
Maldon - 1 £45,000 -
Chelmsford - 1 £45,000 -
Software Engineer
East of England

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Essex 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 61 (61.62%) C++
2 47 (47.47%) C
3 46 (46.46%) Linux
4 43 (43.43%) Degree
5 39 (39.39%) Windows
6 34 (34.34%) Software Engineering
7 24 (24.24%) Multithreading
8 21 (21.21%) Firmware
9 18 (18.18%) VC++
9 18 (18.18%) POSIX
9 18 (18.18%) Software Architecture
10 17 (17.17%) Broadband
10 17 (17.17%) C#
10 17 (17.17%) DTV
10 17 (17.17%) DVB
10 17 (17.17%) Device Driver
11 14 (14.14%) Embedded Linux
11 14 (14.14%) Electronics
12 13 (13.13%) UNIX
12 13 (13.13%) STB
13 12 (12.12%) Physics
13 12 (12.12%) Configuration Management
14 11 (11.11%) Middleware
15 10 (10.10%) Image Processing
16 9 (9.091%) Finance
17 8 (8.081%) Automotive
17 8 (8.081%) Manufacturing
17 8 (8.081%) Mathematics
17 8 (8.081%) Change Control
18 7 (7.071%) .NET

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Essex 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 18 (18.18%) POSIX
2 11 (11.11%) Middleware
3 7 (7.071%) .NET
4 5 (5.051%) ASP.NET
4 5 (5.051%) OpenGL
4 5 (5.051%) DirectX
5 4 (4.040%) HTML
5 4 (4.040%) jQuery
5 4 (4.040%) Qt
6 3 (3.030%) MFC
6 3 (3.030%) CGI
7 2 (2.020%) WPF
7 2 (2.020%) OpenCL
7 2 (2.020%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (1.010%) ASP.NET MVC 2
8 1 (1.010%) ASP.NET MVC 3
8 1 (1.010%) ASP.NET MVC 4
8 1 (1.010%) WCF
8 1 (1.010%) Google Maps API
8 1 (1.010%) CSS
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.010%) IIS
Applications
1 3 (3.030%) MS Office
1 3 (3.030%) MS Excel
1 3 (3.030%) Quicktime
Business Applications
1 1 (1.010%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 17 (17.17%) Broadband
1 17 (17.17%) DVB
2 5 (5.051%) FTP
2 5 (5.051%) TCP/IP
2 5 (5.051%) Firewall
2 5 (5.051%) DAB
3 4 (4.040%) LAN
4 3 (3.030%) DLNA
4 3 (3.030%) 4G
4 3 (3.030%) UPnP
4 3 (3.030%) WAN
4 3 (3.030%) DHCP
4 3 (3.030%) 802.11
4 3 (3.030%) DSL
4 3 (3.030%) DNS
4 3 (3.030%) HTTP
4 3 (3.030%) TELNET
4 3 (3.030%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (3.030%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.040%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.020%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (1.010%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.010%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (1.010%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 5 (5.051%) JIRA
1 5 (5.051%) ClearCase
2 3 (3.030%) Trac
2 3 (3.030%) Subversion
2 3 (3.030%) Visual Studio
3 1 (1.010%) Redmine
3 1 (1.010%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.010%) TortoiseSVN
General
1 14 (14.14%) Electronics
2 9 (9.091%) Finance
3 8 (8.081%) Automotive
3 8 (8.081%) Manufacturing
4 5 (5.051%) Military
5 2 (2.020%) Telecoms
5 2 (2.020%) Aerospace
6 1 (1.010%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 21 (21.21%) Firmware
2 17 (17.17%) DTV
2 17 (17.17%) Device Driver
3 13 (13.13%) STB
4 12 (12.12%) Physics
5 8 (8.081%) Mathematics
6 4 (4.040%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (3.030%) SCADA
7 3 (3.030%) Streaming Video
7 3 (3.030%) MPEG
8 2 (2.020%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (2.020%) Computer Science
8 2 (2.020%) CUDA
9 1 (1.010%) FMCG
9 1 (1.010%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 46 (46.46%) Linux
2 39 (39.39%) Windows
3 14 (14.14%) Embedded Linux
4 13 (13.13%) UNIX
5 5 (5.051%) VxWorks
6 3 (3.030%) Android
7 2 (2.020%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (34.34%) Software Engineering
2 24 (24.24%) Multithreading
3 18 (18.18%) Software Architecture
4 12 (12.12%) Configuration Management
5 10 (10.10%) Image Processing
6 8 (8.081%) Change Control
7 6 (6.061%) Requirements Analysis
7 6 (6.061%) Embedded Software Development
8 5 (5.051%) OO
9 2 (2.020%) Data Protection
10 1 (1.010%) Web Application Development
10 1 (1.010%) Signal Processing
10 1 (1.010%) Analytics
10 1 (1.010%) Continuous Integration
10 1 (1.010%) Business Analysis
10 1 (1.010%) OOD
10 1 (1.010%) SEO
10 1 (1.010%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 61 (61.62%) C++
2 47 (47.47%) C
3 18 (18.18%) VC++
4 17 (17.17%) C#
5 5 (5.051%) JavaScript
5 5 (5.051%) Embedded C
6 4 (4.040%) SQL
6 4 (4.040%) VB
7 3 (3.030%) VB6
7 3 (3.030%) VBA
8 2 (2.020%) VB.NET
9 1 (1.010%) Objective-C
9 1 (1.010%) T-SQL
9 1 (1.010%) Python
9 1 (1.010%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 43 (43.43%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.051%) QA
2 3 (3.030%) JTAG
Vendors
1 5 (5.051%) QNX
2 4 (4.040%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.040%) Intel
3 2 (2.020%) Google
4 1 (1.010%) Allen-Bradley
4 1 (1.010%) Guidewire
4 1 (1.010%) FINEOS
4 1 (1.010%) Siemens
Colchester, Essex
An established Essex based Company, developers of award winning inspection systems, have a challenging opening for a competent Software Engineer with strong C++ development skills... Applications are sought...
Technical Futures
Salary: From £40,000 to £55,000 per annum Dep on Exp
Posted: 16 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
Software Engineer with C and exposure to Real-time systems, to work with a leading Automotive company on the development of Infotainment Systems. Job Purpose: Software Requirements Analysis,...
Connectus
Salary: £34000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Colchester, Essex
Continued expansion of their product range means that they now require an additional Software Design Engineer The Role Engineers will be involved in many different activities, in particular...
Clearchoice Careers
Salary: £30k - 50k per year
Posted: 15 May 2013
Basildon, Essex
As Software Technical Analyst you'll provide technical analysis and design to support application development through the production of prototypes, framework code and technical documentation You'll have...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Essex, South East
Key skills: Good understanding and experience of image processing and analysis C++ development in a multithreaded environment Use of appropriate code management and issue tracking tools Good numerical...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 16 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: 20 May 2013
Basildon, Essex, South East
Position: Software Engineer (Control Systems) Location: Laindon, Basildon, Essex Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 Job description We require a Software Engineer (Control Systems) based onsite with a major...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: GBP35,000 - GBP45,000
Posted: 16 May 2013
Basildon, Essex
Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow) -Experience with both hand C code and auto-generated C code... perl, java, jscript, html, matlab, python, etc...) -Experience with dSpace Targetlink... PVCS, ClearCase, ClearQuest,...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000
Posted: 16 May 2013