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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Gloucester 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4243
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads3213
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.005 %
As % of the category below5.498 %2.416 %
Salaries quoted309
Average minimum salary£36,317£34,000
Average salary£39,675£35,778
% change on same period last year+10.89 %
Average maximum salary£43,033£37,556
UK excluding London average salary£33,264£33,328
% change on same period last year-0.19 %
Gloucester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Gloucester
Matching permanent IT job ads582538
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.322 %0.226 %
Salaries quoted508439
Average minimum salary£33,824£30,308
Average salary£36,793£33,513
% change on same period last year+9.78 %
Average maximum salary£39,761£36,719
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Software Developer GloucestershireSoftware Developer
Gloucestershire

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Gloucester Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

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

Gloucester Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Gloucester region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Gloucester Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucester region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

130 (57.69 %)C#
228 (53.85 %)VB
325 (48.08 %)HTML
424 (46.15 %)JavaScript
424 (46.15 %)XML
523 (44.23 %)SQL
621 (40.38 %)SQL Server
720 (38.46 %)C++
819 (36.54 %).NET
819 (36.54 %)OOD
918 (34.62 %)Delphi
1017 (32.69 %)Government
1116 (30.77 %)WebServices
1116 (30.77 %)ASP.NET
1215 (28.85 %)Visual Studio
1215 (28.85 %)OO
1314 (26.92 %)Service Management
1314 (26.92 %)Back Office
1314 (26.92 %)C
1314 (26.92 %)Crystal Reports
1314 (26.92 %)Local Government
1412 (23.08 %)WCF
1412 (23.08 %)AJAX
1412 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
1510 (19.23 %)JSON
1510 (19.23 %)CSS
1510 (19.23 %)Ada
169 (17.31 %)Unit Testing
177 (13.46 %)Microsoft
177 (13.46 %)Oracle

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucester region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (48.08 %)HTML
224 (46.15 %)XML
319 (36.54 %).NET
416 (30.77 %)ASP.NET
416 (30.77 %)WebServices
512 (23.08 %)AJAX
512 (23.08 %)WCF
610 (19.23 %)CSS
610 (19.23 %)JSON
75 (9.615 %)WF
75 (9.615 %)Silverlight
82 (3.846 %)WPF
82 (3.846 %)ASP
91 (1.923 %)JSP
91 (1.923 %)Struts
91 (1.923 %)EJB
91 (1.923 %)J2EE
91 (1.923 %)WebSphere
91 (1.923 %).NET Framework
91 (1.923 %)XHTML
Gloucester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (9.615 %)SharePoint
21 (1.923 %)WebLogic
21 (1.923 %)IIS
21 (1.923 %)JBoss
21 (1.923 %)Tomcat
Gloucester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.923 %)MS Excel
Gloucester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.769 %)SMTP
13 (5.769 %)FTP
13 (5.769 %)HTTP
13 (5.769 %)DNS
13 (5.769 %)Internet
Gloucester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (40.38 %)SQL Server
214 (26.92 %)Crystal Reports
31 (1.923 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.923 %)MySQL
Gloucester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (28.85 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.923 %)ClearCase
21 (1.923 %)ClearQuest
Gloucester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (32.69 %)Government
214 (26.92 %)Local Government
214 (26.92 %)Back Office
31 (1.923 %)Finance
31 (1.923 %)Pensions
Gloucester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.692 %)Client/Server
Gloucester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (11.54 %)Windows
22 (3.846 %)Windows Vista
31 (1.923 %)AIX
31 (1.923 %)Solaris
31 (1.923 %)Linux
Gloucester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (36.54 %)OOD
215 (28.85 %)OO
314 (26.92 %)Service Management
412 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
59 (17.31 %)Unit Testing
66 (11.54 %)DV Cleared
73 (5.769 %)RUP
73 (5.769 %)Agile Software Development
82 (3.846 %)UML
91 (1.923 %)OOA/OOD
91 (1.923 %)RAD
91 (1.923 %)Data Management
91 (1.923 %)Information Management
91 (1.923 %)DSDM
Gloucester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (57.69 %)C#
228 (53.85 %)VB
324 (46.15 %)JavaScript
423 (44.23 %)SQL
520 (38.46 %)C++
618 (34.62 %)Delphi
714 (26.92 %)C
810 (19.23 %)Ada
95 (9.615 %)VB.NET
104 (7.692 %)Java
113 (5.769 %)VC++
122 (3.846 %)VB6
Gloucester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.846 %)Degree
Gloucester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (13.46 %)Oracle
17 (13.46 %)Microsoft