The first table below looks at the demand for the Senior Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior 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 Gloucestershire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior Software Engineer
Rank 81 82 73
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 14 20 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 1.591% 1.605% 1.781%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.647% 1.663% 1.885%
Number of salaries quoted 11 20 20
Average salary £37,500 £40,250 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.83% +7.33%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-5.55% +5.88%
All Job Titles
Gloucestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
850 1203 1114
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 96.59% 96.55% 94.49%
Number of salaries quoted 764 1029 970
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +4.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Senior Software Engineer
South West

Senior Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire Senior Software Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Gloucestershire Senior Software Engineer Salary Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Gloucestershire Senior Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the Gloucestershire 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
Wotton-under-Edge - 7 £37,500 -
Cheltenham +7 3 £40,000 +6.66%
Senior Software Engineer
South West

Senior Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title.

1 26 (83.87%) C++
2 25 (80.65%) C#
3 16 (51.61%) .NET
4 15 (48.39%) C
5 14 (45.16%) Windows
6 13 (41.94%) Degree
7 12 (38.71%) Visual Studio
7 12 (38.71%) Software Engineering
8 11 (35.48%) Aerospace
9 9 (29.03%) Linux
10 8 (25.81%) MFC
10 8 (25.81%) VB
10 8 (25.81%) WPF
11 7 (22.58%) Qt
11 7 (22.58%) Mathematics
11 7 (22.58%) Open Source
11 7 (22.58%) DO-178B
11 7 (22.58%) Hudson
11 7 (22.58%) Embedded Systems
11 7 (22.58%) ASP.NET
11 7 (22.58%) Ethernet
11 7 (22.58%) Borland
11 7 (22.58%) Subversion
12 6 (19.35%) TDD
12 6 (19.35%) Military
12 6 (19.35%) Marketing
12 6 (19.35%) Security Cleared
13 5 (16.13%) Multithreading
13 5 (16.13%) Computer Science
13 5 (16.13%) Embedded C

Senior Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 16 (51.61%) .NET
2 8 (25.81%) MFC
2 8 (25.81%) WPF
3 7 (22.58%) Qt
3 7 (22.58%) ASP.NET
4 5 (16.13%) XML
5 2 (6.452%) SOAP
5 2 (6.452%) HTML
5 2 (6.452%) WSDL
6 1 (3.226%) OpenGL
6 1 (3.226%) .NET Framework
Applications
1 1 (3.226%) Simulink
1 1 (3.226%) Stateflow
1 1 (3.226%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 7 (22.58%) Ethernet
2 2 (6.452%) POP3
2 2 (6.452%) SMTP
2 2 (6.452%) FTP
2 2 (6.452%) HTTP
2 2 (6.452%) TCP/IP
2 2 (6.452%) DNS
2 2 (6.452%) Internet
2 2 (6.452%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.226%) GIS
1 1 (3.226%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (38.71%) Visual Studio
2 7 (22.58%) Hudson
2 7 (22.58%) Subversion
3 2 (6.452%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 11 (35.48%) Aerospace
2 6 (19.35%) Military
2 6 (19.35%) Marketing
3 4 (12.90%) Electronics
4 1 (3.226%) Automotive
4 1 (3.226%) Avionics
4 1 (3.226%) Mandarin Language
Miscellaneous
1 7 (22.58%) Mathematics
1 7 (22.58%) Open Source
1 7 (22.58%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (16.13%) Computer Science
3 3 (9.677%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (3.226%) CCTV
4 1 (3.226%) 3D Graphics
4 1 (3.226%) Client/Server
4 1 (3.226%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 14 (45.16%) Windows
2 9 (29.03%) Linux
3 3 (9.677%) UNIX
4 1 (3.226%) Windows XP
4 1 (3.226%) Windows 7
4 1 (3.226%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (38.71%) Software Engineering
2 6 (19.35%) TDD
3 5 (16.13%) Multithreading
4 3 (9.677%) UML
4 3 (9.677%) OO
4 3 (9.677%) Product Management
5 2 (6.452%) Requirements Engineering
5 2 (6.452%) Service Delivery
5 2 (6.452%) SysML
5 2 (6.452%) Requirements Analysis
6 1 (3.226%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 26 (83.87%) C++
2 25 (80.65%) C#
3 15 (48.39%) C
4 8 (25.81%) VB
5 5 (16.13%) Embedded C
5 5 (16.13%) VC++
5 5 (16.13%) SQL
6 4 (12.90%) Ada
6 4 (12.90%) Assembly Language
7 2 (6.452%) Perl
8 1 (3.226%) MATLAB
8 1 (3.226%) Embedded C++
8 1 (3.226%) Java
8 1 (3.226%) VBA
Qualifications
1 13 (41.94%) Degree
2 6 (19.35%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (22.58%) DO-178B
2 2 (6.452%) IEC 61508
2 2 (6.452%) TickIT
Vendors
1 7 (22.58%) Borland
2 3 (9.677%) QNX
3 2 (6.452%) Microsoft
3 2 (6.452%) Intel
4 1 (3.226%) Motorola
Gloucestershire
In line with growth they are seeking a Senior software engineer with a background in Visual C++... To be considered applicants must have: A proven background in Visual...
G2 Recruitment Solutions Ltd.
Salary: From £35,000 to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013