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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Kent region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank9640
Rank change on same period last yearDown-56
Matching permanent IT job ads874
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.032 %
As % of the category below0.627 %4.888 %
Salaries quoted464
Average minimum salary£28,500£30,000
Average salary£30,750£31,703
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
Average maximum salary£33,000£33,406
UK excluding London average salary£33,373£33,041
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads12761514
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.734 %0.649 %
Salaries quoted10731261
Average minimum salary£32,631£31,548
Average salary£35,149£33,879
% change on same period last year+3.74 %
Average maximum salary£37,668£36,211
UK excluding London average salary£38,185£39,281
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
Software Developer South EastSoftware Developer
South East

Software Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Kent Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

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

Kent Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Kent region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Kent Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Kent 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
StanstedNew entry-1£47,500-
Software Developer South EastSoftware Developer
South East

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

122 (81.48 %).NET
218 (66.67 %)C#
313 (48.15 %)SQL
412 (44.44 %)XML
412 (44.44 %).NET Framework
510 (37.04 %)Health
510 (37.04 %)OO
69 (33.33 %)N-Tier
69 (33.33 %)SQL Server
78 (29.63 %)WinForms
78 (29.63 %)Degree
87 (25.93 %)ASP.NET
87 (25.93 %)Microsoft
95 (18.52 %)RDBMS
95 (18.52 %)RAD
95 (18.52 %)Visual Studio
95 (18.52 %)CSS
95 (18.52 %)VB
95 (18.52 %)VB.NET
104 (14.81 %)Oracle
104 (14.81 %)C++
104 (14.81 %)Java
104 (14.81 %)UML
104 (14.81 %)PowerBuilder
113 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
122 (7.407 %)NHS
122 (7.407 %)Client/Server
131 (3.704 %)Workflow
131 (3.704 %)Retail
131 (3.704 %)SQL Server Reporting Services

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (81.48 %).NET
212 (44.44 %)XML
212 (44.44 %).NET Framework
38 (29.63 %)WinForms
47 (25.93 %)ASP.NET
55 (18.52 %)CSS
61 (3.704 %)HTML
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (33.33 %)SQL Server
25 (18.52 %)RDBMS
33 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (3.704 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (3.704 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (18.52 %)Visual Studio
24 (14.81 %)PowerBuilder
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (37.04 %)Health
21 (3.704 %)Retail
21 (3.704 %)Insurance
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (33.33 %)N-Tier
22 (7.407 %)NHS
22 (7.407 %)Client/Server
31 (3.704 %)Informatics
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (37.04 %)OO
25 (18.52 %)RAD
34 (14.81 %)UML
41 (3.704 %)OOP
41 (3.704 %)OOA/OOD
41 (3.704 %)E-Commerce
41 (3.704 %)Workflow
41 (3.704 %)Supply Chain Management
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (66.67 %)C#
213 (48.15 %)SQL
35 (18.52 %)VB
35 (18.52 %)VB.NET
44 (14.81 %)C++
44 (14.81 %)Java
51 (3.704 %)JavaScript
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (29.63 %)Degree
21 (3.704 %)MCP
21 (3.704 %)MCAD
21 (3.704 %)MCSD
21 (3.704 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.704 %)MCPD
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (25.93 %)Microsoft
24 (14.81 %)Oracle
31 (3.704 %)Sybase
31 (3.704 %)Visualfiles