The first table below looks at the demand for the Senior Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior Software Engineer
Rank 181 154 164
Rank change year-on-year
-27 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 13 21 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.320% 0.579% 0.228%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.335% 0.600% 0.237%
Number of salaries quoted 13 20 9
Average salary £45,000 £42,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.88% +13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £36,950 £36,400
10% offered a salary of more than £49,000 £50,000 £46,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-5.55% +5.88%
All Job Titles
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
3875 3500 3791
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 95.49% 96.53% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 3350 3122 3469
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,000 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Senior Software Engineer
North West

Senior Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester Senior Software Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer across the Manchester region.

Manchester Senior Software Engineer Salary Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Manchester Senior Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 17 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
Altrincham - 5 £45,000 -
Stockport - 1 £45,000 -
Senior Software Engineer
North West

Senior Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title.

1 19 (48.72%) Java
2 17 (43.59%) Web Services
3 16 (41.03%) Linux
4 15 (38.46%) C++
4 15 (38.46%) Agile Software Development
5 14 (35.90%) SQL
6 13 (33.33%) Games
7 11 (28.21%) XML
7 11 (28.21%) OO
8 10 (25.64%) Apache
8 10 (25.64%) C
9 9 (23.08%) C#
9 9 (23.08%) .NET
9 9 (23.08%) MySQL
9 9 (23.08%) UML
9 9 (23.08%) OOD
10 8 (20.51%) SOA
10 8 (20.51%) SEO
10 8 (20.51%) BBC
10 8 (20.51%) LAMP
10 8 (20.51%) SOAP
10 8 (20.51%) ASP.NET
10 8 (20.51%) SQL Server
10 8 (20.51%) ActionScript
10 8 (20.51%) JavaScript
10 8 (20.51%) PHP
10 8 (20.51%) Scrum
10 8 (20.51%) Ruby
10 8 (20.51%) Ontologies
10 8 (20.51%) Social Network

Senior Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 17 (43.59%) Web Services
2 11 (28.21%) XML
3 9 (23.08%) .NET
4 8 (20.51%) ASP.NET
4 8 (20.51%) LAMP
4 8 (20.51%) SOAP
4 8 (20.51%) REST
5 7 (17.95%) J2EE
5 7 (17.95%) Spring
6 6 (15.38%) Hibernate
6 6 (15.38%) JSON
7 5 (12.82%) OpenGL
8 2 (5.128%) DirectX
8 2 (5.128%) JSP
8 2 (5.128%) WCF
9 1 (2.564%) GWT
9 1 (2.564%) WinForms
9 1 (2.564%) Servlets
9 1 (2.564%) Middleware
9 1 (2.564%) JSF
Application Platforms
1 10 (25.64%) Apache
2 1 (2.564%) MS Exchange
2 1 (2.564%) GlassFish
Business Applications
1 2 (5.128%) Bond Adapt
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.26%) Ethernet
2 3 (7.692%) TCP/IP
2 3 (7.692%) VoIP
2 3 (7.692%) IGMP
3 2 (5.128%) WAN
4 1 (2.564%) SAN
4 1 (2.564%) iSCSI
4 1 (2.564%) NAS
4 1 (2.564%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (23.08%) MySQL
2 8 (20.51%) SQL Server
3 6 (15.38%) SQL Server 2005
3 6 (15.38%) SQL Server 2008
4 1 (2.564%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 7 (17.95%) Visual Studio
2 2 (5.128%) Subversion
3 1 (2.564%) Git (software)
3 1 (2.564%) Redmine
3 1 (2.564%) Eclipse
3 1 (2.564%) NUnit
3 1 (2.564%) JUnit
General
1 13 (33.33%) Games
2 5 (12.82%) Music
2 5 (12.82%) Music Industry
2 5 (12.82%) Finance
3 2 (5.128%) Manufacturing
3 2 (5.128%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 8 (20.51%) BBC
1 8 (20.51%) Ontologies
1 8 (20.51%) Social Network
1 8 (20.51%) Semantic Web
2 3 (7.692%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
2 3 (7.692%) Computer Science
3 1 (2.564%) Client/Server
3 1 (2.564%) ASIC
3 1 (2.564%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 16 (41.03%) Linux
2 3 (7.692%) Embedded Linux
2 3 (7.692%) UNIX
2 3 (7.692%) Windows
3 2 (5.128%) Android
3 2 (5.128%) Apple iOS
4 1 (2.564%) AIX
4 1 (2.564%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (38.46%) Agile Software Development
2 11 (28.21%) OO
3 9 (23.08%) UML
3 9 (23.08%) OOD
4 8 (20.51%) SOA
4 8 (20.51%) SEO
4 8 (20.51%) Scrum
4 8 (20.51%) Multithreading
4 8 (20.51%) Game Development
4 8 (20.51%) Analytics
5 6 (15.38%) Data Modelling
6 5 (12.82%) Software Engineering
7 4 (10.26%) CRM
7 4 (10.26%) Integration Testing
8 3 (7.692%) Continuous Improvement
9 2 (5.128%) Embedded Software Development
9 2 (5.128%) Software Architecture
9 2 (5.128%) Web Development
9 2 (5.128%) Unit Testing
9 2 (5.128%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 19 (48.72%) Java
2 15 (38.46%) C++
3 14 (35.90%) SQL
4 10 (25.64%) C
5 9 (23.08%) C#
6 8 (20.51%) JavaScript
6 8 (20.51%) PHP
6 8 (20.51%) ActionScript
6 8 (20.51%) Ruby
7 6 (15.38%) Embedded C++
8 5 (12.82%) Embedded C
9 2 (5.128%) Bash shell
9 2 (5.128%) Python
9 2 (5.128%) Perl
10 1 (2.564%) T-SQL
10 1 (2.564%) VB
10 1 (2.564%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 1 (2.564%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (2.564%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.564%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (2.564%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 2 (5.128%) Apple
2 1 (2.564%) VMware
2 1 (2.564%) Google
2 1 (2.564%) Twitter
2 1 (2.564%) Oracle
2 1 (2.564%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.564%) HP
Quay House, Manchester, United Kingdom
Responsibilities: - Handle all software aspects of the design, development, and continuous improvement of state of the art professional digital audio systems for the live performance arena - Liaise with...
Music Group UK
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 19 May 2013
Manchester, North West
This is varied role giving a senior java developer the opportunity to have a say in the technologies and progression moving forward along with working on the most...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, North West
This is varied role giving a senior java developer the opportunity to have a say in the technologies and progression moving forward along with working on the most...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013