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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the Exeter 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1133
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads4219
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.008 %
As % of the category below12.32 %5.337 %
Salaries quoted4017
Average minimum salary£30,550£35,471
Average salary£32,375£36,471
% change on same period last year-11.22 %
Average maximum salary£34,200£37,471
UK excluding London average salary£35,880£35,274
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
Exeter IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Exeter
Matching permanent IT job ads341356
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.198 %0.153 %
Salaries quoted299307
Average minimum salary£28,749£32,101
Average salary£30,993£34,177
% change on same period last year-9.31 %
Average maximum salary£33,236£36,254
UK excluding London average salary£38,156£39,208
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Software Engineer DevonSoftware Engineer
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Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Exeter Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Exeter Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Exeter region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Exeter Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Exeter 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.

170 (70.71 %)OO
266 (66.67 %)C#
356 (56.57 %)SQL Server
356 (56.57 %)Windows
453 (53.54 %)C++
550 (50.51 %)VC++
642 (42.42 %).NET
735 (35.35 %)VB.NET
825 (25.25 %)SQL
922 (22.22 %)VB
1020 (20.20 %)Transact-SQL
1020 (20.20 %)HTML
1020 (20.20 %)OOA/OOD
1020 (20.20 %)MS Excel
1020 (20.20 %)Microsoft
1020 (20.20 %)Finance
1020 (20.20 %).NET Framework
1113 (13.13 %)C
1113 (13.13 %)ASP.NET
1210 (10.10 %)SNMP
1210 (10.10 %)TCP/IP
139 (9.091 %)Government
148 (8.081 %)Network Security
148 (8.081 %)Marketing
148 (8.081 %)Wireless
148 (8.081 %)Telecoms
148 (8.081 %)SSH
148 (8.081 %)HTTPS
148 (8.081 %)SSL
148 (8.081 %)LAN

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Exeter 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.

Exeter IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
142 (42.42 %).NET
220 (20.20 %)HTML
220 (20.20 %).NET Framework
313 (13.13 %)ASP.NET
42 (2.020 %)Struts
42 (2.020 %)Hibernate
42 (2.020 %)Spring
42 (2.020 %)J2EE
42 (2.020 %)MFC
Exeter IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (20.20 %)MS Excel
Exeter IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (10.10 %)SNMP
110 (10.10 %)TCP/IP
28 (8.081 %)HTTPS
28 (8.081 %)SSL
28 (8.081 %)Wireless
28 (8.081 %)SSH
28 (8.081 %)Network Security
28 (8.081 %)LAN
28 (8.081 %)WAN
28 (8.081 %)Ethernet
32 (2.020 %)HTTP
Exeter IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
156 (56.57 %)SQL Server
Exeter IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (8.081 %)Flash
18 (8.081 %)ClearCase
21 (1.010 %)Eclipse
Exeter IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (20.20 %)Finance
29 (9.091 %)Government
38 (8.081 %)Telecoms
38 (8.081 %)Marketing
44 (4.040 %)Pensions
Exeter IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.040 %)Mathematics
14 (4.040 %)Physics
14 (4.040 %)Computer Science
Exeter IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
156 (56.57 %)Windows
24 (4.040 %)Linux
32 (2.020 %)VxWorks
Exeter IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
170 (70.71 %)OO
220 (20.20 %)OOA/OOD
32 (2.020 %)Time Management
41 (1.010 %)Agile Software Development
41 (1.010 %)Web Development
41 (1.010 %)Unit Testing
Exeter IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
166 (66.67 %)C#
253 (53.54 %)C++
350 (50.51 %)VC++
435 (35.35 %)VB.NET
525 (25.25 %)SQL
622 (22.22 %)VB
720 (20.20 %)Transact-SQL
813 (13.13 %)C
98 (8.081 %)Python
98 (8.081 %)Perl
107 (7.071 %)VB6
115 (5.051 %)Java
123 (3.030 %)Fortran
132 (2.020 %)JavaScript
141 (1.010 %)PL/SQL
Exeter IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.040 %)Degree
Exeter IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (20.20 %)Microsoft
22 (2.020 %)Compuware