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This section looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Gloucestershire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6369
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads6226
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.011 %
As % of the category below4.539 %3.453 %
Salaries quoted5120
Average minimum salary£34,706£25,450
Average salary£37,892£30,075
% change on same period last year+25.99 %
Average maximum salary£41,078£34,700
UK excluding London average salary£38,349£35,437
% change on same period last year+8.21 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads1366753
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.719 %0.309 %
Salaries quoted1148658
Average minimum salary£37,075£35,900
Average salary£40,372£38,880
% change on same period last year+3.83 %
Average maximum salary£43,670£41,861
UK excluding London average salary£42,575£44,522
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
Software Engineering South WestSoftware Engineering
South West

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Gloucestershire Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

Gloucestershire Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Gloucestershire Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GloucesterUp+521£41,444+27.52 %
CheltenhamDown-99£36,111-3.70 %
TewkesburyNo change06£42,500-
Software Engineering South WestSoftware Engineering
South West

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

151 (42.86 %)C
249 (41.18 %)C++
331 (26.05 %)C#
429 (24.37 %)Degree
526 (21.85 %)Java
625 (21.01 %).NET
625 (21.01 %)UML
724 (20.17 %)XML
724 (20.17 %)Aerospace
823 (19.33 %)Project Management
922 (18.49 %)Windows
1021 (17.65 %)SQL
1021 (17.65 %)Microsoft
1119 (15.97 %)OO
1119 (15.97 %)Electronics
1218 (15.13 %)Mathematics
1218 (15.13 %)HTML
1218 (15.13 %)J2EE
1218 (15.13 %)Embedded C
1316 (13.45 %)CSS
1316 (13.45 %)Security Cleared
1415 (12.61 %)Visual Studio
1415 (12.61 %)JavaScript
1514 (11.76 %)RDBMS
1514 (11.76 %)RUP
1514 (11.76 %)Spring
1514 (11.76 %)Insurance
1514 (11.76 %)AJAX
1514 (11.76 %)Hibernate
1613 (10.92 %)WebSphere

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (21.01 %).NET
224 (20.17 %)XML
318 (15.13 %)J2EE
318 (15.13 %)HTML
416 (13.45 %)CSS
514 (11.76 %)Hibernate
514 (11.76 %)Spring
514 (11.76 %)AJAX
613 (10.92 %)WebSphere
76 (5.042 %)WebServices
85 (4.202 %).NET Framework
91 (0.840 %)Spring Web Flow
91 (0.840 %)ODBC
91 (0.840 %)MVC
91 (0.840 %)JDBC
91 (0.840 %)ASP
91 (0.840 %)ASP.NET
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (10.92 %)WebSphere Application Server
113 (10.92 %)Tomcat
23 (2.521 %)Apache
31 (0.840 %)SharePoint
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (9.244 %)MS Project
111 (9.244 %)MS Excel
21 (0.840 %)MS Office
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (8.403 %)Ethernet
26 (5.042 %)Bluetooth
34 (3.361 %)TCP/IP
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (11.76 %)RDBMS
29 (7.563 %)SQL Server
33 (2.521 %)MySQL
41 (0.840 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.840 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (0.840 %)SQL Server 2005
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (12.61 %)Visual Studio
25 (4.202 %)Rational Rose
33 (2.521 %)IEF
33 (2.521 %)Oracle Forms
42 (1.681 %)PVCS
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (20.17 %)Aerospace
219 (15.97 %)Electronics
314 (11.76 %)Insurance
410 (8.403 %)Pensions
410 (8.403 %)Automotive
57 (5.882 %)Electric
57 (5.882 %)Military
66 (5.042 %)Marketing
66 (5.042 %)Finance
75 (4.202 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.840 %)Telecoms
81 (0.840 %)Government
81 (0.840 %)Law
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (46.22 %)Software Engineer
230 (25.21 %)Developer
324 (20.17 %)Analyst
410 (8.403 %)Software Developer
410 (8.403 %)Test Analyst
410 (8.403 %)Analyst Programmer
410 (8.403 %)Programmer
410 (8.403 %)Test Engineer
410 (8.403 %)Java Analyst Programmer
410 (8.403 %)Java Programmer
410 (8.403 %)Software Manager
59 (7.563 %)C Software Engineer
59 (7.563 %)Developer Analyst
59 (7.563 %)Java Developer
59 (7.563 %)Embedded Software Engineer
68 (6.723 %)Senior Software Engineer
68 (6.723 %)Embedded C Engineer
68 (6.723 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
77 (5.882 %)Project Manager
86 (5.042 %)Systems Engineer
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (15.13 %)Mathematics
213 (10.92 %)Physics
311 (9.244 %)Computer Science
46 (5.042 %)VHDL
46 (5.042 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
51 (0.840 %)Mechatronics
51 (0.840 %)Applied Mathematics
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (18.49 %)Windows
213 (10.92 %)Windows XP
37 (5.882 %)Linux
46 (5.042 %)Windows Vista
54 (3.361 %)UNIX
54 (3.361 %)VxWorks
63 (2.521 %)Windows CE
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (21.01 %)UML
223 (19.33 %)Project Management
319 (15.97 %)OO
416 (13.45 %)Security Cleared
514 (11.76 %)RUP
612 (10.08 %)PRINCE2
711 (9.244 %)Test Management
810 (8.403 %)Test Scripting
810 (8.403 %)Unified Process
810 (8.403 %)Configuration Management
98 (6.723 %)SC Cleared
106 (5.042 %)DSDM
114 (3.361 %)Business Analysis
123 (2.521 %)Software Testing
123 (2.521 %)Requirements Analysis
123 (2.521 %)SSADM
123 (2.521 %)Scrum
132 (1.681 %)ITIL
132 (1.681 %)RAD
141 (0.840 %)Business Intelligence
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
151 (42.86 %)C
249 (41.18 %)C++
331 (26.05 %)C#
426 (21.85 %)Java
521 (17.65 %)SQL
618 (15.13 %)Embedded C
715 (12.61 %)JavaScript
83 (2.521 %)Perl
83 (2.521 %)VB
83 (2.521 %)Assembly Language
92 (1.681 %)Pascal
92 (1.681 %)Embedded C++
92 (1.681 %)Ada
101 (0.840 %)VB.NET
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (24.37 %)Degree
21 (0.840 %)ISEB
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (17.65 %)Microsoft
213 (10.92 %)IBM
35 (4.202 %)QNX
35 (4.202 %)Oracle
41 (0.840 %)Sybase
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