The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Kent region. 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 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 Job Titles advertised for the Kent region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Developer
Rank 79 59 91
Rank change year-on-year
-20 +32
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 13 15 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 1.123% 2.060% 1.250%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.196% 2.256% 1.313%
Number of salaries quoted 12 14 12
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £20,800 £19,100
10% offered a salary of more than £44,750 £42,500 £39,700
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1087 665 990
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 93.87% 91.35% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 929 595 908
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -5.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,000 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £50,000 £47,800
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Developer
South East

Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Kent region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

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 22 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
Dartford 0 2 £30,000 -25.00%
Tonbridge - 1 £45,000 -
Software Developer
South East

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

1 16 (57.14%) .NET
2 14 (50.00%) C#
3 13 (46.43%) ASP.NET
3 13 (46.43%) Degree
4 12 (42.86%) Microsoft
5 11 (39.29%) SQL Server
6 10 (35.71%) Telecoms
6 10 (35.71%) Java
7 8 (28.57%) MVC
8 7 (25.00%) Internet
8 7 (25.00%) SharePoint
8 7 (25.00%) Unit Testing
9 6 (21.43%) ASP.NET MVC
9 6 (21.43%) SQL Server 2008
9 6 (21.43%) Team Foundation Server
9 6 (21.43%) Domain-Driven Design
9 6 (21.43%) SOA
9 6 (21.43%) TDD
10 5 (17.86%) Agile Software Development
10 5 (17.86%) Configuration Management
10 5 (17.86%) MS Excel
10 5 (17.86%) OO
11 4 (14.29%) Windows
11 4 (14.29%) JavaScript
12 3 (10.71%) C++
12 3 (10.71%) HTML
12 3 (10.71%) SQL
12 3 (10.71%) CSS
12 3 (10.71%) XML
12 3 (10.71%) Android

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 16 (57.14%) .NET
2 13 (46.43%) ASP.NET
3 6 (21.43%) ASP.NET MVC
4 3 (10.71%) HTML
4 3 (10.71%) CSS
4 3 (10.71%) XML
4 3 (10.71%) jQuery
5 2 (7.143%) WCF
5 2 (7.143%) HTML5
5 2 (7.143%) Web Services
5 2 (7.143%) J2EE
6 1 (3.571%) Ajax
6 1 (3.571%) Spring
6 1 (3.571%) Hibernate
6 1 (3.571%) JSP
6 1 (3.571%) SOAP
6 1 (3.571%) ASP
6 1 (3.571%) XHTML
6 1 (3.571%) CSS3
6 1 (3.571%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 7 (25.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.571%) WebLogic
2 1 (3.571%) Apache
2 1 (3.571%) Tomcat
2 1 (3.571%) ColdFusion
Applications
1 5 (17.86%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (3.571%) Visualfiles
Communications & Networking
1 7 (25.00%) Internet
2 2 (7.143%) OFDM
2 2 (7.143%) DSL
3 1 (3.571%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (39.29%) SQL Server
2 6 (21.43%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (3.571%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (3.571%) Microsoft Analysis Services
3 1 (3.571%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (3.571%) MySQL
3 1 (3.571%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 6 (21.43%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (3.571%) Maven
2 1 (3.571%) Ant
2 1 (3.571%) Visual Studio
General
1 10 (35.71%) Telecoms
2 2 (7.143%) Electronics
3 1 (3.571%) Finance
3 1 (3.571%) Legal
3 1 (3.571%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.571%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (3.571%) iPad
1 1 (3.571%) Mobile App
1 1 (3.571%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (3.571%) Open Source
1 1 (3.571%) Spread Betting
1 1 (3.571%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 4 (14.29%) Windows
2 3 (10.71%) Android
3 2 (7.143%) Embedded Linux
3 2 (7.143%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (28.57%) MVC
2 7 (25.00%) Unit Testing
3 6 (21.43%) Domain-Driven Design
3 6 (21.43%) SOA
3 6 (21.43%) TDD
4 5 (17.86%) Agile Software Development
4 5 (17.86%) Configuration Management
4 5 (17.86%) OO
5 3 (10.71%) Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (7.143%) Software Engineering
7 1 (3.571%) Content Management
7 1 (3.571%) Workflow
7 1 (3.571%) Migration
7 1 (3.571%) Scrum
7 1 (3.571%) OOP
7 1 (3.571%) E-Commerce
7 1 (3.571%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 14 (50.00%) C#
2 10 (35.71%) Java
3 4 (14.29%) JavaScript
4 3 (10.71%) C++
4 3 (10.71%) SQL
5 2 (7.143%) C
6 1 (3.571%) VB.NET
6 1 (3.571%) VBA
6 1 (3.571%) PHP
6 1 (3.571%) PHP5
Qualifications
1 13 (46.43%) Degree
Vendors
1 12 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.71%) Apple
Dartford, Kent
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Posted: 10 May 2013