The first table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills in IT jobs advertised for the Essex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Essex region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineering
Rank 53 74 87
Rank change year-on-year
+21 +13
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 34 30 15
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 3.380% 2.182% 1.198%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.782% 3.236% 1.645%
Number of salaries quoted 18 24 12
Average salary £55,000 £40,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+37.50% +23.07%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.31% +1.33%
All Processes & Methodologies
Essex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
711 927 912
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 70.68% 67.42% 72.84%
Number of salaries quoted 593 802 765
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £29,750 £26,900 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £63,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Engineering
East of England

Software Engineering
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Essex Software Engineering Jobs Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

Essex Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Essex region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Essex Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering 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
Colchester +29 24 £55,000 -24.13%
Brentwood - 3 - -
Harlow +29 1 - -
Software Engineering
East of England

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering.

1 37 (63.79%) Windows
2 36 (62.07%) C++
3 33 (56.90%) Multithreading
4 32 (55.17%) VC++
5 19 (32.76%) Degree
6 11 (18.97%) Software Architecture
6 11 (18.97%) C
7 10 (17.24%) Linux
8 9 (15.52%) Web Services
9 8 (13.79%) Java
10 7 (12.07%) SQL Server
10 7 (12.07%) Electronics
10 7 (12.07%) Change Control
11 6 (10.34%) Spring
11 6 (10.34%) Embedded Software Development
11 6 (10.34%) GWT
11 6 (10.34%) ClearCase
11 6 (10.34%) Configuration Management
11 6 (10.34%) DTV
11 6 (10.34%) DVB
12 5 (8.621%) POSIX
12 5 (8.621%) Adobe
12 5 (8.621%) Apache
12 5 (8.621%) JBoss
12 5 (8.621%) UML
12 5 (8.621%) .NET
12 5 (8.621%) QA
12 5 (8.621%) Spring MVC
12 5 (8.621%) Apache Flex
12 5 (8.621%) Google

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 9 (15.52%) Web Services
2 6 (10.34%) Spring
2 6 (10.34%) GWT
3 5 (8.621%) POSIX
3 5 (8.621%) .NET
3 5 (8.621%) Spring MVC
3 5 (8.621%) Apache Flex
3 5 (8.621%) RESTful
4 3 (5.172%) .NET Framework
5 2 (3.448%) WinForms
5 2 (3.448%) J2EE
5 2 (3.448%) ASP.NET
6 1 (1.724%) CGI
6 1 (1.724%) XML
6 1 (1.724%) Swing
6 1 (1.724%) HTML
6 1 (1.724%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 5 (8.621%) Apache
2 1 (1.724%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.724%) SharePoint 2010
2 1 (1.724%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 3 (5.172%) MS Excel
2 2 (3.448%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.724%) Quicktime
3 1 (1.724%) InfoPath
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.34%) DVB
2 5 (8.621%) DAB
3 2 (3.448%) Broadband
4 1 (1.724%) DHCP
4 1 (1.724%) FTP
4 1 (1.724%) HTTP
4 1 (1.724%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.724%) DNS
4 1 (1.724%) WAN
4 1 (1.724%) 802.11
4 1 (1.724%) DSL
4 1 (1.724%) TELNET
4 1 (1.724%) Firewall
4 1 (1.724%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (1.724%) Wireless
4 1 (1.724%) UPnP
4 1 (1.724%) 4G
4 1 (1.724%) DLNA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (12.07%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.448%) SQL Server 2005
2 2 (3.448%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (1.724%) MS Access
3 1 (1.724%) Firebird
Development Applications
1 6 (10.34%) ClearCase
2 5 (8.621%) Maven
3 2 (3.448%) Visual Studio
3 2 (3.448%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 1 (1.724%) JUnit
4 1 (1.724%) Trac
4 1 (1.724%) JIRA
General
1 7 (12.07%) Electronics
2 5 (8.621%) Military
3 2 (3.448%) Finance
Job Titles
1 33 (56.90%) Software Engineer
2 20 (34.48%) C++ Software Engineer
3 13 (22.41%) Software Team Leader
3 13 (22.41%) Team Leader
4 7 (12.07%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 6 (10.34%) Senior Software Engineer
5 6 (10.34%) Software Manager
5 6 (10.34%) Developer
6 2 (3.448%) Graduate Software Developer
6 2 (3.448%) Graduate Developer
6 2 (3.448%) Software Developer
6 2 (3.448%) VB.NET Developer
6 2 (3.448%) .NET Developer
6 2 (3.448%) Graduate
7 1 (1.724%) Development Manager
7 1 (1.724%) SharePoint Developer
7 1 (1.724%) C Software Engineer
7 1 (1.724%) Real Time Software Engineer
7 1 (1.724%) Real Time Embedded Engineer
7 1 (1.724%) Real Time Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (10.34%) DTV
2 4 (6.897%) N-Tier
3 2 (3.448%) Computer Science
3 2 (3.448%) Artificial Intelligence
3 2 (3.448%) Machine Learning
4 1 (1.724%) MPEG
4 1 (1.724%) Firmware
4 1 (1.724%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.724%) Device Driver
4 1 (1.724%) Streaming Video
Operating Systems
1 37 (63.79%) Windows
2 10 (17.24%) Linux
3 2 (3.448%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (1.724%) VxWorks
4 1 (1.724%) UNIX
4 1 (1.724%) Android
4 1 (1.724%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (56.90%) Multithreading
2 11 (18.97%) Software Architecture
3 7 (12.07%) Change Control
4 6 (10.34%) Embedded Software Development
4 6 (10.34%) Configuration Management
5 5 (8.621%) UML
5 5 (8.621%) Requirements Analysis
5 5 (8.621%) Unit Testing
5 5 (8.621%) MVC
6 4 (6.897%) Validation
7 3 (5.172%) TDD
8 2 (3.448%) Scrum
8 2 (3.448%) OO
8 2 (3.448%) Six Sigma
9 1 (1.724%) Business Intelligence
9 1 (1.724%) GAP Analysis
9 1 (1.724%) Business Continuity
9 1 (1.724%) Workflow
9 1 (1.724%) Content Management
9 1 (1.724%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 36 (62.07%) C++
2 32 (55.17%) VC++
3 11 (18.97%) C
4 8 (13.79%) Java
5 4 (6.897%) Python
6 3 (5.172%) C#
7 2 (3.448%) Delphi
7 2 (3.448%) PHP
7 2 (3.448%) VB.NET
7 2 (3.448%) MATLAB
7 2 (3.448%) Fortran
8 1 (1.724%) Assembly Language
8 1 (1.724%) SQL
8 1 (1.724%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (32.76%) Degree
2 3 (5.172%) SC Cleared
2 3 (5.172%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.724%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.724%) MCITP
3 1 (1.724%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.621%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (8.621%) Adobe
1 5 (8.621%) JBoss
1 5 (8.621%) Google
2 3 (5.172%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.724%) Intel
3 1 (1.724%) QNX
Saffron Walden, Essex
C#, WPF and Python development. STL and/or Boost... Qualifications: The candidate should have a good university degree in a technical subject (Software Engineering, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Mathematics,...
Illumina
Salary: From £28,000 to £38,000 per annum + pension, company shares, private h
Posted: 9 May 2013
Essex, South East
I am looking for a Application Software Engineer £34-38k Role: Software Requirements Analysis, Design, Implementation, Test and Releasing activities as part of a global software development team,...
Computer Futures
Salary: £34000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 25 May 2013
Rural Colchester, South East
Our client is a leading author of fully integrated business management software, providing solutions for ERP, finance, HR, payroll, warehousing, business intelligence, professional service automation and manufacturing. You...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: Excellent + benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
Saffron Walden, Essex
Experience with HPC, distributed computing and large datasets (Big Data) A solid degree in Computer Science or related discipline... WISA) or Linux (e.g. LAMP). Pick your choice...
Illumina
Salary: From £38,000 to £45,000 per annum package inclusive of shares, pension
Posted: 9 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
Essex, South East
I am looking for a software engineer £34-38k Role: Software Requirements Analysis, Integration, SW Development, Test and Releasing activities as part of a global software development team,...
Computer Futures
Salary: £34000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 25 May 2013
Essex, South East
Skills: Software or Electronics focused degree or equivalent experience. Experience in software engineering for embedded software development Knowledge of 'C' programming, compilers, linkers and debugging techniques Software engineering...
Computer Futures
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum
Posted: 25 May 2013
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: 25 May 2013
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: 25 May 2013