The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucester 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 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 Job Titles advertised for the Gloucester region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineer
Rank 39 43 17
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -26
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 11 15 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucester 4.545% 3.695% 10.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.783% 3.896% 10.48%
Number of salaries quoted 2 14 21
Average salary £38,750 £39,750 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.51% +8.90%
90% offered a salary of more than £37,750 £23,050 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £39,750 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Job Titles
Gloucester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
230 385 210
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucester 95.04% 94.83% 96.77%
Number of salaries quoted 193 292 171
Average salary £41,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.50% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £30,000 £25,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,944 £60,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Engineer
Gloucestershire

Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gloucester 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 Gloucester region.

Gloucester Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucester 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 14 (87.50%) C++
1 14 (87.50%) Linux
2 11 (68.75%) Windows
2 11 (68.75%) C
2 11 (68.75%) C#
3 9 (56.25%) UML
4 8 (50.00%) XML
4 8 (50.00%) Degree
5 6 (37.50%) Software Engineering
5 6 (37.50%) Electronics
5 6 (37.50%) .NET
5 6 (37.50%) Embedded C
6 5 (31.25%) Ethernet
6 5 (31.25%) OO
6 5 (31.25%) PVCS
6 5 (31.25%) Aerospace
6 5 (31.25%) VxWorks
6 5 (31.25%) TickIT
6 5 (31.25%) TDD
6 5 (31.25%) SysML
6 5 (31.25%) Military
6 5 (31.25%) Computer Science
6 5 (31.25%) Marketing
6 5 (31.25%) Android
6 5 (31.25%) iPhone
6 5 (31.25%) Reverse Engineering
6 5 (31.25%) Requirements Engineering
6 5 (31.25%) IEC 61508
6 5 (31.25%) DO-178B
6 5 (31.25%) Rational DOORS

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucester 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 8 (50.00%) XML
2 6 (37.50%) .NET
3 3 (18.75%) HTML
4 2 (12.50%) WSDL
4 2 (12.50%) SOAP
5 1 (6.250%) Web Services
5 1 (6.250%) EJB
5 1 (6.250%) J2EE
5 1 (6.250%) JSF
5 1 (6.250%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 2 (12.50%) SharePoint Server
Communications & Networking
1 5 (31.25%) Ethernet
2 2 (12.50%) SSH
2 2 (12.50%) POP3
2 2 (12.50%) SMTP
2 2 (12.50%) FTP
2 2 (12.50%) HTTP
2 2 (12.50%) TCP/IP
2 2 (12.50%) DNS
2 2 (12.50%) Internet
3 1 (6.250%) SMS
Development Applications
1 5 (31.25%) PVCS
1 5 (31.25%) Rational DOORS
1 5 (31.25%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 6 (37.50%) Electronics
2 5 (31.25%) Aerospace
2 5 (31.25%) Military
2 5 (31.25%) Marketing
3 1 (6.250%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) Computer Science
1 5 (31.25%) iPhone
1 5 (31.25%) Embedded Systems
1 5 (31.25%) CAN bus
2 3 (18.75%) Cryptography
3 1 (6.250%) Handset
3 1 (6.250%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 14 (87.50%) Linux
2 11 (68.75%) Windows
3 5 (31.25%) VxWorks
3 5 (31.25%) Android
4 3 (18.75%) UNIX
5 1 (6.250%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) UML
2 6 (37.50%) Software Engineering
3 5 (31.25%) OO
3 5 (31.25%) TDD
3 5 (31.25%) SysML
3 5 (31.25%) Reverse Engineering
3 5 (31.25%) Requirements Engineering
4 4 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 4 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
5 3 (18.75%) OOA/OOD
5 3 (18.75%) OOD
5 3 (18.75%) Programme Management
5 3 (18.75%) Requirements Analysis
5 3 (18.75%) Web Development
5 3 (18.75%) Business Development
6 2 (12.50%) Network Management
6 2 (12.50%) Service Delivery
7 1 (6.250%) Project Planning
7 1 (6.250%) Kanban
7 1 (6.250%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (87.50%) C++
2 11 (68.75%) C
2 11 (68.75%) C#
3 6 (37.50%) Embedded C
4 4 (25.00%) Java
4 4 (25.00%) SQL
5 2 (12.50%) Perl
6 1 (6.250%) VB.NET
6 1 (6.250%) Embedded C++
6 1 (6.250%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 8 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (6.250%) DV Cleared
2 1 (6.250%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (31.25%) TickIT
1 5 (31.25%) IEC 61508
1 5 (31.25%) DO-178B
2 1 (6.250%) JTAG
Vendors
1 1 (6.250%) Oracle
1 1 (6.250%) Symbian
1 1 (6.250%) JBoss
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
C++ Software Engineer / Programmer / Developer, Linux, Multi-threading, Multi-processing, £25-35k dependent on experience, plus benefits, based in Bristol. Key Skills:- C++ software engineering / development experience in...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £25-35,000 + Bens
Posted: 13 May 2013
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
C++ Software Engineer / Programmer / Developer, Linux, Multi-threading, Multi-processing, £25-35k dependent on experience, plus benefits, based in Bristol. Key Skills:- C++ software engineering / development experience in...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £25-35,000 + Bens
Posted: 13 May 2013
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
Graduate C Software Engineer / Programmer / Developer, Linux, Multi-Threading, Multi-Processing, Design Patterns, £25k dependent on experience, plus benefits, based in Bristol. Key Skills:- Computer related degree.- Straight...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £20-25,000 + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
C Software Engineer / Programmer / Developer, Linux, Multi-Threading, Multi-Processing, £30-35k dependent on experience, plus benefits, based in Frenchay, North Bristol. Key Skills:- Good C Software development /...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £30-35,000 + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Gloucester, South West
Proficient in writing C/C++ code for microcontrollers (including hardware drivers). - Experience of writing Engineering tools in Windows (Win32, MFC, etc.)... Keil MDK, Atlassian etc. - Knowledge of USB,...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Healthcare, Pension
Posted: 15 May 2013
Gloucester, South West
Embedded C/C++ - Ability to take on existing and create new embedded software based on PIC microcontrollers. I have just received instruction from a key client of mine...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Pension,
Posted: 15 May 2013
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
The Role Working alongside the automation test team, you will be tasked with a number of roles including: - Writing C# test automation solutions - Assisting manual testing team - Liaising...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £37000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER - LabVIEW Gloucester £25000 - 30000 A Software Development Engineer with experience in LabVIEW software design and testing... You will be joining a team of experienced and...
Randstad Technologies
Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013