The first table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills in IT jobs advertised for the Harpenden region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 22 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 Harpenden region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineering
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 5 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Harpenden 15.63% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.67% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Average salary £41,250 - -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.31% +1.33%
All Processes & Methodologies
Harpenden
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
30 3 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Harpenden 93.75% 100.00% 60.00%
Number of salaries quoted 29 0 6
Average salary £35,000 - £26,750
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Engineering
Hertfordshire

Software Engineering
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Harpenden 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 Harpenden region.

Harpenden Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Harpenden 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 (100.00%) HTML
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) VB.NET
1 5 (100.00%) .NET
1 5 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 5 (100.00%) CSS
2 4 (80.00%) SQL Server
2 4 (80.00%) SQL
2 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 4 (80.00%) Computer Science
3 3 (60.00%) jQuery
3 3 (60.00%) C#
3 3 (60.00%) VB6
3 3 (60.00%) HTML5
3 3 (60.00%) VB
3 3 (60.00%) MVC
3 3 (60.00%) XML
4 2 (40.00%) MS Excel
5 1 (20.00%) Migration
5 1 (20.00%) ASP
5 1 (20.00%) ASP.NET MVC

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Harpenden 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 5 (100.00%) HTML
1 5 (100.00%) .NET
1 5 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 5 (100.00%) CSS
2 3 (60.00%) jQuery
2 3 (60.00%) HTML5
2 3 (60.00%) XML
3 1 (20.00%) ASP
3 1 (20.00%) ASP.NET MVC
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Software Developer
1 5 (100.00%) Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Software Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Developer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) MVC
2 1 (20.00%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) VB.NET
2 4 (80.00%) SQL
3 3 (60.00%) C#
3 3 (60.00%) VB6
3 3 (60.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
Harpenden, South East
Our Hertfordshire based client is seeking a Developer (mid level or senior) to deliver high quality software to meet Customer and commercial needs in accordance with defined standards,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Our Hertfordshire based client is seeking a Developer (mid level or senior) to deliver high quality software to meet Customer and commercial needs in accordance with defined standards,...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013