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This section looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Leicestershire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4441
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads3846
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.019 %
As % of the category below4.051 %4.212 %
Salaries quoted3835
Average minimum salary£26,024£25,486
Average salary£28,732£28,957
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Average maximum salary£31,439£32,429
UK excluding London average salary£33,268£33,351
% change on same period last year-0.24 %
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leicestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads9381092
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.512 %0.459 %
Salaries quoted820822
Average minimum salary£28,985£29,566
Average salary£31,524£31,843
% change on same period last year-1.00 %
Average maximum salary£34,063£34,120
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Software Developer East MidlandsSoftware Developer
East Midlands

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leicestershire Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
LeicesterUp+1232£28,219-2.06 %
LoughboroughDown-74£30,750-18.00 %
HinckleyUp+82£32,500+27.45 %
Software Developer East MidlandsSoftware Developer
East Midlands

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

166 (84.62 %).NET
253 (67.95 %)C#
343 (55.13 %)SQL Server
438 (48.72 %)ASP.NET
535 (44.87 %)SQL
629 (37.18 %)VB.NET
721 (26.92 %)SQL Server 2005
820 (25.64 %)OO
919 (24.36 %)Microsoft
1017 (21.79 %)Degree
1115 (19.23 %)WinForms
1115 (19.23 %)MS Excel
1115 (19.23 %)Windows
1115 (19.23 %)VB
1213 (16.67 %)Education
1213 (16.67 %)Pensions
1312 (15.38 %)C++
1312 (15.38 %)PHP
1411 (14.10 %)JavaScript
1411 (14.10 %)Delphi
1411 (14.10 %)MySQL
1411 (14.10 %)SQL Server 2000
1411 (14.10 %).NET Framework
1510 (12.82 %)VB6
1510 (12.82 %)C
1510 (12.82 %)Visual Studio
169 (11.54 %)XML
178 (10.26 %)InterBase
178 (10.26 %)OOP
178 (10.26 %)Multimedia

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
166 (84.62 %).NET
238 (48.72 %)ASP.NET
315 (19.23 %)WinForms
411 (14.10 %).NET Framework
59 (11.54 %)XML
64 (5.128 %)COM
64 (5.128 %)HTML
64 (5.128 %)ADO.NET
73 (3.846 %)ASP
81 (1.282 %)AJAX
81 (1.282 %)Silverlight
81 (1.282 %)ASP.NET 2.0
81 (1.282 %)CSS
81 (1.282 %)JSP
81 (1.282 %)XSL
81 (1.282 %)ActiveX
81 (1.282 %)DirectX
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (5.128 %)IIS
14 (5.128 %)CMS
21 (1.282 %)SharePoint
Leicestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (19.23 %)MS Excel
21 (1.282 %)MS Visio
21 (1.282 %)Photoshop
21 (1.282 %)MS Office
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.564 %)SalesLogix
12 (2.564 %)Dynamics CRM
12 (2.564 %)GoldMine
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (5.128 %)Intranet
22 (2.564 %)Internet
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
143 (55.13 %)SQL Server
221 (26.92 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (14.10 %)MySQL
311 (14.10 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (10.26 %)InterBase
48 (10.26 %)Firebird
48 (10.26 %)SQLite
54 (5.128 %)Crystal Reports
63 (3.846 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
63 (3.846 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (1.282 %)SQL Server 2008
71 (1.282 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (1.282 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (1.282 %)DB2
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (12.82 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.282 %)Flash
Leicestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (16.67 %)Education
113 (16.67 %)Pensions
28 (10.26 %)Multimedia
35 (6.410 %)Manufacturing
44 (5.128 %)Health
53 (3.846 %)Finance
62 (2.564 %)Banking
62 (2.564 %)Advertising
62 (2.564 %)Pharmaceutical
62 (2.564 %)Back Office
62 (2.564 %)Insurance
71 (1.282 %)Games
Leicestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.564 %)N-Tier
21 (1.282 %)BBC
21 (1.282 %)Computer Science
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (19.23 %)Windows
21 (1.282 %)Windows Server 2003
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (25.64 %)OO
28 (10.26 %)OOP
37 (8.974 %)UML
37 (8.974 %)Content Management
46 (7.692 %)E-business
46 (7.692 %)Unit Testing
55 (6.410 %)CRM
55 (6.410 %)E-Commerce
63 (3.846 %)Project Management
63 (3.846 %)TDD
63 (3.846 %)Web Development
72 (2.564 %)Agile Software Development
72 (2.564 %)Asset Management
72 (2.564 %)Business Intelligence
81 (1.282 %)OOD
81 (1.282 %)SEO
81 (1.282 %)Scrum
81 (1.282 %)Document Management
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (67.95 %)C#
235 (44.87 %)SQL
329 (37.18 %)VB.NET
415 (19.23 %)VB
512 (15.38 %)C++
512 (15.38 %)PHP
611 (14.10 %)JavaScript
611 (14.10 %)Delphi
710 (12.82 %)C
710 (12.82 %)VB6
86 (7.692 %)Transact-SQL
93 (3.846 %)VBA
102 (2.564 %)Perl
111 (1.282 %)Java
Leicestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (21.79 %)Degree
21 (1.282 %)Microsoft Certification
Leicestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (24.36 %)Microsoft
25 (6.410 %)Sage
32 (2.564 %)FrontRange
32 (2.564 %)Oracle
41 (1.282 %)Cognos
41 (1.282 %)Adobe