The first table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills in IT jobs advertised for the Farnborough 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 Farnborough region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineering
Rank 33 30 22
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -8
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 4 11 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Farnborough 2.273% 4.701% 5.042%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.740% 6.215% 5.941%
Number of salaries quoted 4 4 6
Average salary £27,000 £35,000 £38,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-22.85% -9.67%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,300 £35,000 £33,250
10% offered a salary of more than £43,100 £36,750 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.31% +1.33%
All Processes & Methodologies
Farnborough
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
146 177 101
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Farnborough 82.95% 75.64% 84.87%
Number of salaries quoted 132 164 99
Average salary £45,000 £40,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% +1.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £34,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £69,000 £51,150 £71,750
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Engineering
Hampshire

Software Engineering
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Farnborough 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 Farnborough region.

Farnborough Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

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

Farnborough Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Farnborough 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 5 (71.43%) Java
2 4 (57.14%) SQL
2 4 (57.14%) C++
2 4 (57.14%) HTML
3 3 (42.86%) C#
3 3 (42.86%) JavaScript
3 3 (42.86%) Oracle
3 3 (42.86%) Linux
3 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
4 2 (28.57%) Degree
4 2 (28.57%) J2EE
4 2 (28.57%) JSP
4 2 (28.57%) XML
4 2 (28.57%) UNIX
4 2 (28.57%) PL/SQL
4 2 (28.57%) VB
4 2 (28.57%) JBoss
5 1 (14.29%) Apache
5 1 (14.29%) Tomcat
5 1 (14.29%) Python
5 1 (14.29%) SOA
5 1 (14.29%) Eclipse
5 1 (14.29%) Internet
5 1 (14.29%) Configuration Management
5 1 (14.29%) GIS
5 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
5 1 (14.29%) Device Driver
5 1 (14.29%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (14.29%) Agile Software Development
5 1 (14.29%) Information Management

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Farnborough 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 4 (57.14%) HTML
2 2 (28.57%) J2EE
2 2 (28.57%) JSP
2 2 (28.57%) XML
3 1 (14.29%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) Apache
1 1 (14.29%) Tomcat
1 1 (14.29%) WebLogic
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) GIS
1 1 (14.29%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Eclipse
General
1 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Software Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Graduate Software Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Graduate
3 1 (14.29%) Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Junior
3 1 (14.29%) Developer
3 1 (14.29%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Junior Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Device Driver
1 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
1 1 (14.29%) Visualisation
1 1 (14.29%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Linux
2 2 (28.57%) UNIX
3 1 (14.29%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) SOA
1 1 (14.29%) Configuration Management
1 1 (14.29%) Agile Software Development
1 1 (14.29%) Information Management
1 1 (14.29%) Logistics
1 1 (14.29%) Software Testing
1 1 (14.29%) Business Development
1 1 (14.29%) UML
1 1 (14.29%) OO
1 1 (14.29%) Video Processing
1 1 (14.29%) Software Architecture
1 1 (14.29%) Web Application Development
1 1 (14.29%) Cyber Security
Programming Languages
1 5 (71.43%) Java
2 4 (57.14%) SQL
2 4 (57.14%) C++
3 3 (42.86%) C#
3 3 (42.86%) JavaScript
4 2 (28.57%) PL/SQL
4 2 (28.57%) VB
5 1 (14.29%) Python
5 1 (14.29%) C
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Oracle
2 2 (28.57%) JBoss