Software Engineer Jobs in Hertfordshire
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

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

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineer
Rank 72 56 56
Rank change year-on-year
-16 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 74 102 137
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 3.002% 4.049% 4.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.201% 4.203% 4.352%
Number of salaries quoted 51 85 130
Average salary £37,500 £45,000 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.66% +16.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,000 £25,000 £31,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £57,500 £45,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Job Titles
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 2312 2427 3148
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 93.79% 96.35% 93.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1877 1966 2555
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £59,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Engineer
East of England

Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Hertfordshire Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Hertfordshire 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
Stevenage -2 20 £40,000 -27.27%
Watford +14 10 £37,500 -
Borehamwood -6 8 £35,750 -4.66%
St Albans -1 2 £35,500 -
Hemel Hempstead -6 2 £32,500 +30.00%
Letchworth -17 2 £35,000 -
Welwyn Garden City -21 2 £45,000 +12.50%
Kings Langley +1 1 £37,500 +25.00%
Royston - 1 £50,000 -
Software Engineer
East of England

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 86 (51.81%) Degree
2 85 (51.20%) C++
3 61 (36.75%) C
4 57 (34.34%) C#
5 49 (29.52%) Java
6 46 (27.71%) Web Services
7 45 (27.11%) Linux
8 44 (26.51%) JavaScript
8 44 (26.51%) SQL
9 38 (22.89%) .NET
9 38 (22.89%) CSS
10 35 (21.08%) Computer Science
11 32 (19.28%) REST
12 31 (18.67%) Agile Software Development
13 30 (18.07%) jQuery
14 29 (17.47%) Spring
15 28 (16.87%) SOAP
15 28 (16.87%) SQL Server
15 28 (16.87%) J2EE
16 26 (15.66%) HTML
16 26 (15.66%) Ajax
17 25 (15.06%) Visual Studio
18 24 (14.46%) MVC
18 24 (14.46%) UNIX
19 23 (13.86%) Windows
19 23 (13.86%) JDBC
20 22 (13.25%) Electronics
21 21 (12.65%) LabVIEW
21 21 (12.65%) XML
22 20 (12.05%) JSP

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 46 (27.71%) Web Services
2 38 (22.89%) .NET
2 38 (22.89%) CSS
3 32 (19.28%) REST
4 30 (18.07%) jQuery
5 29 (17.47%) Spring
6 28 (16.87%) SOAP
6 28 (16.87%) J2EE
7 26 (15.66%) HTML
7 26 (15.66%) Ajax
8 23 (13.86%) JDBC
9 21 (12.65%) XML
10 20 (12.05%) JSP
11 19 (11.45%) Hibernate
12 18 (10.84%) Struts
13 17 (10.24%) ASP.NET
14 15 (9.036%) JSON
14 15 (9.036%) XHTML
15 9 (5.422%) MFC
16 8 (4.819%) WinForms
Application Platforms
1 18 (10.84%) Tomcat
2 3 (1.807%) Apache
3 1 (0.602%) ESB
3 1 (0.602%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (4.217%) MS Excel
2 3 (1.807%) MS Office
3 1 (0.602%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (0.602%) 3ds Max
3 1 (0.602%) Photoshop
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.217%) Wireless
2 5 (3.012%) HTTP
3 4 (2.410%) LAN
3 4 (2.410%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.807%) Ethernet
5 2 (1.205%) Internet
5 2 (1.205%) LTE
6 1 (0.602%) HSPA
6 1 (0.602%) 3G
6 1 (0.602%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.602%) VPN
6 1 (0.602%) Intranet
6 1 (0.602%) Firewall
6 1 (0.602%) UMTS
6 1 (0.602%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (16.87%) SQL Server
2 12 (7.229%) SQL Server 2008
3 8 (4.819%) Oracle 8/8i
3 8 (4.819%) NoSQL
4 5 (3.012%) MySQL
5 2 (1.205%) DB2
6 1 (0.602%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.602%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 25 (15.06%) Visual Studio
2 21 (12.65%) LabVIEW
3 5 (3.012%) Selenium
4 4 (2.410%) WATIR
4 4 (2.410%) FitNesse
5 3 (1.807%) Subversion
5 3 (1.807%) JUnit
5 3 (1.807%) Rational Rhapsody
5 3 (1.807%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (1.205%) QuickTest Pro
6 2 (1.205%) ClearQuest
7 1 (0.602%) Maven
7 1 (0.602%) CruiseControl
7 1 (0.602%) TestNG
7 1 (0.602%) Git (software)
7 1 (0.602%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.602%) RequisitePro
7 1 (0.602%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.602%) ClearCase
7 1 (0.602%) Ant
General
1 22 (13.25%) Electronics
2 9 (5.422%) Manufacturing
3 6 (3.614%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (1.807%) Finance
4 3 (1.807%) Games
5 2 (1.205%) Advertising
5 2 (1.205%) Telecoms
5 2 (1.205%) Retail
5 2 (1.205%) Marketing
6 1 (0.602%) French Language
6 1 (0.602%) Italian Language
6 1 (0.602%) Online Betting
6 1 (0.602%) Automotive
6 1 (0.602%) Legal
6 1 (0.602%) Publishing
6 1 (0.602%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 35 (21.08%) Computer Science
2 10 (6.024%) Mobile App
3 9 (5.422%) Blog
3 9 (5.422%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
3 9 (5.422%) ASIC
4 7 (4.217%) Embedded Systems
5 5 (3.012%) Physics
5 5 (3.012%) CAN bus
6 4 (2.410%) Device Driver
7 3 (1.807%) VHDL
7 3 (1.807%) Mathematics
8 2 (1.205%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.205%) Chemistry
8 2 (1.205%) Open Source
8 2 (1.205%) IVR
8 2 (1.205%) Speech Recognition
9 1 (0.602%) CCTV
9 1 (0.602%) Handset
9 1 (0.602%) 3D Graphics
9 1 (0.602%) GPGPU
Operating Systems
1 45 (27.11%) Linux
2 24 (14.46%) UNIX
3 23 (13.86%) Windows
4 3 (1.807%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (1.807%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (1.205%) Windows XP
5 2 (1.205%) Mac OS X
5 2 (1.205%) Android
5 2 (1.205%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.602%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.602%) Windows CE
6 1 (0.602%) VMS
6 1 (0.602%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (18.67%) Agile Software Development
2 24 (14.46%) MVC
3 16 (9.639%) Software Engineering
4 15 (9.036%) OO
4 15 (9.036%) Scrum
5 13 (7.831%) TDD
5 13 (7.831%) Signal Processing
6 12 (7.229%) OOD
7 11 (6.627%) Configuration Management
8 10 (6.024%) Validation
8 10 (6.024%) Multithreading
9 9 (5.422%) UML
10 8 (4.819%) Web Development
11 7 (4.217%) Image Processing
11 7 (4.217%) CMMI
11 7 (4.217%) E-Commerce
12 6 (3.614%) Integration Testing
12 6 (3.614%) SysML
13 5 (3.012%) Business Development
13 5 (3.012%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 85 (51.20%) C++
2 61 (36.75%) C
3 57 (34.34%) C#
4 49 (29.52%) Java
5 44 (26.51%) JavaScript
5 44 (26.51%) SQL
6 17 (10.24%) Python
7 10 (6.024%) Embedded C
8 9 (5.422%) VB.NET
8 9 (5.422%) PHP
9 8 (4.819%) Assembly Language
10 7 (4.217%) Embedded C++
11 5 (3.012%) VC++
12 4 (2.410%) VB
12 4 (2.410%) Perl
12 4 (2.410%) VB6
12 4 (2.410%) Ruby
13 3 (1.807%) Ada
13 3 (1.807%) PL/SQL
13 3 (1.807%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 86 (51.81%) Degree
2 16 (9.639%) PhD
3 4 (2.410%) Security Cleared
4 3 (1.807%) SC Cleared
4 3 (1.807%) HNC
5 1 (0.602%) ISTQB
5 1 (0.602%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.205%) QA
1 2 (1.205%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 1 (0.602%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 17 (10.24%) Oracle
2 16 (9.639%) JBoss
3 11 (6.627%) Microsoft
4 3 (1.807%) Altera
4 3 (1.807%) Twitter
5 1 (0.602%) Salesforce.com
5 1 (0.602%) Thunderhead
5 1 (0.602%) Symbian
Embedded / Middleware Software Engineer - Linux, C++, Embedded, Mware
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
A major Software Engineering Company based in the Home Counties is currently seeking an Embedded / Middleware developer with expertise in C and or C++. The responsibilities of the...
EXCELerate
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum Corporate Benefits incl. Health, Pension
Posted: 22 May 2013
Scientific C# Developer / Software Engineer
Royston, Hertfordshire
There will be an element of embedded software development with device drivers and PIC microcontrollers in embedded C. C# Developer / Software Engineer requirements: - C# .Net (preferred) or C++...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £28,000 to £38,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Software Engineer
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Experience or knowledge of RTOS (VxWork, Embedded Linux, etc) *Object Oriented Methodology Additional Skills Any of the following would be an advantage: *Experience of developing software using: C#,...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £40000 per annum + Healthcare, Bonus, Pension
Posted: 17 May 2013
Software Engineer in C#.Net
Royston, Hertfordshire
The company specialises in the creation of automated products for research and development chemists and is a world leader in areas dovetailing from this such as flow chemistry,...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £34000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Software Engineer - Greater London (North London)
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
However the candidate will require a technical depth in software skill sets (as below) particularly related to networked environments and some knowledge of IT systems: - Web Services & C# -...
nsp europe
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 1 May 2013
C#.Net Software Engineer Required
Royston, Hertfordshire
C# Software Engineer in R&D... The company specialises in the creation of automated products for research and development chemists and is a world leader in areas dovetailing...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £34000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
C#.Net Software Engineer Job Opening
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
C# Software Engineer in R&D... The company specialises in the creation of automated products for research and development chemists and is a world leader in areas dovetailing...
North Point Recruitment
Salary: £34000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Lead Software Engineer
Watford, Hertfordshire
Scripting - Perl, Tcl, Bash, Python, JavaScript, Serena or SQL... Skills: OO programming (C#, ASP.Net, Python, Java, C++), Scripting (Perl, Tcl, Bash, Python, JavaScript, SQL), Databases (Oracles, Access,...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £35000 to £45000 per annum - shares, medical, pension, etc
Posted: 20 May 2013
Embedded Software Engineers - Graduate to Senior
Watford, Hertfordshire
Requirements for Embedded Software Engineers: -C or C++ programming for embedded software -Linux is highly desirable but not essential Device drivers, Android, RTOS, embedded Linux, SoC design, OpenGL,...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £24,000 to £50,000 per annum outstanding benefits package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Software Engineer (Java, VB, C#, C++, C)
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Job Title: Software Engineer (Java, VB, C#, C++, C) Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire... Desirable Skills: *User friendly interface design skills *DirectX/OpenGL Programming *SQL Programming and good...
Davanti Solutions
Salary: From £30,000 to £32,000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
C# Software Engineer
Hertfordshire
Successful Financial Consultancy specialising in Derivatives sofware are looking for A C# developer who has at least 5 years C# development experience. You will be working on both...
Octad
Salary: From £35,000 to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Graduate C++ Software Engineer
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Desirable Skills: *User friendly interface design skills *DirectX/OpenGL Programming *SQL Programming and good understanding of database design *Development experience for Mac OS X and iOS (Xcode, Objective-...
Davanti Solutions
Salary: From £30,000 to £32,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
C++ Software Engineer
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
In addition to C++ any of the following skills will be advantageous -, multi-threading, Client server/web based development, DirectX/OpenGL, SQL/Databases, MacOS/iOS, Ajax, XML, HTTP...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £25000 to £35000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Software Engineer
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Awareness of Model Based Design and associated tools such as, MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow... Ada / C / C++ / JAVA... Linux, VxWorks. Requirements management e.g. DOORS. Configuration Management e.g...
MBDA UK Ltd
Posted: 7 May 2013
Senior Software Configuration & Build Engineer
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
The role will administer, enhance and manage the company source code base via the source control system (currently VSS and SVN migrating to Git)... Knowledge Management: The role...
Crimson Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £45001 per annum + Attractive
Posted: 21 May 2013
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