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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Herefordshire 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7568
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads27
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.350 %1.392 %
Salaries quoted26
Average minimum salary£30,000£22,500
Average salary£37,500£26,667
% change on same period last year+40.62 %
Average maximum salary£45,000£30,833
UK excluding London average salary£36,608£35,371
% change on same period last year+3.49 %
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Herefordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads572503
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.329 %0.216 %
Salaries quoted455450
Average minimum salary£38,271£38,126
Average salary£41,388£40,420
% change on same period last year+2.39 %
Average maximum salary£44,504£42,713
UK excluding London average salary£42,667£44,191
% change on same period last year-3.44 %
Software Engineering West MidlandsSoftware Engineering
West Midlands

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-2£37,500-
Software Engineering West MidlandsSoftware Engineering
West Midlands

Software Engineering
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

115 (93.75 %)Electronics
210 (62.50 %)Project Management
31 (6.250 %)C
31 (6.250 %)Java
31 (6.250 %)Oracle
31 (6.250 %)UNIX

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (93.75 %)Electronics
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (31.25 %)Engineering Manager
15 (31.25 %)Software Manager
21 (6.250 %)C Developer
21 (6.250 %)Software Developer
21 (6.250 %)Developer
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.250 %)UNIX
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (62.50 %)Project Management
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.250 %)C
11 (6.250 %)Java
Herefordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (6.250 %)Oracle