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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester 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 12 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Manchester region.

 Software Developer
Location
3 months to
12 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank563475
Rank change year-on-year
Down-22Up+41
Matching permanent IT job ads93143135
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester3.551 %5.227 %2.394 %
As % of the Job Titles category3.735 %5.551 %2.541 %
Salaries quoted79126131
Average salary£30,000£27,250£30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.09 %-9.160 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£24,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£39,300£35,000£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,500£31,500£32,000
% change year-on-year
+6.340 %-1.560 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
249025765313
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester95.07 %94.15 %94.22 %
Salaries quoted222321684587
Average salary£32,500£32,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.560 %-8.570 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,000£22,500£22,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£50,000£55,000£62,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+1.420 %-
Software Developer North WestSoftware Developer
North West

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OldhamDown-65£22,000-10.20 %
SalfordNew entry-5£38,500-
CheadleUp+92£31,250-10.71 %
WiganUp+22£45,000+63.63 %
StockportDown-82£28,000+7.69 %
AltrinchamDown-82£37,500-11.76 %
BoltonUp+71£30,000+3.44 %
RochdaleUp+21£20,000-27.27 %
Software Developer North WestSoftware Developer
North West

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

1107 (75.35 %).NET
296 (67.61 %)C#
371 (50.00 %)SQL Server
468 (47.89 %)VB.NET
468 (47.89 %)ASP.NET
557 (40.14 %)SQL
656 (39.44 %)Windows
744 (30.99 %)Project Management
838 (26.76 %)WinForms
936 (25.35 %)XML
1032 (22.54 %)VB
1124 (16.90 %)Finance
1223 (16.20 %)Visual Studio
1322 (15.49 %)Java
1322 (15.49 %)VB6
1421 (14.79 %)Microsoft
1520 (14.08 %)JavaScript
1619 (13.38 %).NET Framework
1718 (12.68 %)CSS
1817 (11.97 %)MS Excel
1916 (11.27 %)OO
1916 (11.27 %)SQL Server 2005
2015 (10.56 %)C++
2114 (9.859 %)HTML
2114 (9.859 %)Requirements Analysis
2213 (9.155 %)Web Development
2312 (8.451 %)Insurance
2312 (8.451 %)QA
2312 (8.451 %)C
2312 (8.451 %)Oracle

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1107 (75.35 %).NET
268 (47.89 %)ASP.NET
338 (26.76 %)WinForms
436 (25.35 %)XML
519 (13.38 %).NET Framework
618 (12.68 %)CSS
714 (9.859 %)HTML
88 (5.634 %)MFC
88 (5.634 %)ASP
88 (5.634 %)Web Services
97 (4.930 %)J2EE
97 (4.930 %)XHTML
97 (4.930 %)Hibernate
97 (4.930 %)WCF
97 (4.930 %)WPF
106 (4.225 %)Spring
106 (4.225 %)WebSphere
106 (4.225 %)Struts
115 (3.521 %)JMS
115 (3.521 %)JRockit
Manchester IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
15 (3.521 %)SharePoint
22 (1.408 %)MS Exchange
22 (1.408 %)WebLogic
22 (1.408 %)IIS
Manchester IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
117 (11.97 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
16 (4.225 %)HTTP
25 (3.521 %)SMPP
33 (2.113 %)Intranet
41 (0.704 %)Extranet
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
171 (50.00 %)SQL Server
216 (11.27 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (7.746 %)MySQL
45 (3.521 %)Datawarehouse
45 (3.521 %)SQL Server 2008
53 (2.113 %)Crystal Reports
53 (2.113 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (1.408 %)GIS
71 (0.704 %)RDBMS
71 (0.704 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.704 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Manchester IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
123 (16.20 %)Visual Studio
25 (3.521 %)JUnit
25 (3.521 %)ProC
33 (2.113 %)VSS/SourceSafe
33 (2.113 %)NUnit
42 (1.408 %)CruiseControl
42 (1.408 %)Ant
51 (0.704 %)InstallShield
Manchester IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
124 (16.90 %)Finance
212 (8.451 %)Insurance
311 (7.746 %)Pensions
48 (5.634 %)Health
56 (4.225 %)Marketing
56 (4.225 %)Retail
65 (3.521 %)Publishing
74 (2.817 %)Manufacturing
74 (2.817 %)Education
82 (1.408 %)Games
91 (0.704 %)Legal
91 (0.704 %)Financial Institution
91 (0.704 %)Government
Manchester IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
15 (3.521 %)Client/Server
15 (3.521 %)N-Tier
15 (3.521 %)Handset
15 (3.521 %)Smartphone
23 (2.113 %)Mathematics
32 (1.408 %)Open Source
32 (1.408 %)iPhone
32 (1.408 %)Computer Science
41 (0.704 %)NHS
41 (0.704 %)Thin Client
41 (0.704 %)Device Driver
41 (0.704 %)Fat Client
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
156 (39.44 %)Windows
29 (6.338 %)Linux
38 (5.634 %)UNIX
43 (2.113 %)Windows Mobile
52 (1.408 %)Android
52 (1.408 %)Mac OS
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
144 (30.99 %)Project Management
216 (11.27 %)OO
314 (9.859 %)Requirements Analysis
413 (9.155 %)Web Development
510 (7.042 %)CRM
510 (7.042 %)UML
68 (5.634 %)Agile Software Development
77 (4.930 %)Business Analysis
86 (4.225 %)Content Management
86 (4.225 %)E-Commerce
94 (2.817 %)OOP
103 (2.113 %)OOD
103 (2.113 %)Automated Testing
112 (1.408 %)Unit Testing
112 (1.408 %)Integration Testing
112 (1.408 %)Workflow
112 (1.408 %)Scrum
121 (0.704 %)Data Modelling
121 (0.704 %)RAD
121 (0.704 %)Migration
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
196 (67.61 %)C#
268 (47.89 %)VB.NET
357 (40.14 %)SQL
432 (22.54 %)VB
522 (15.49 %)Java
522 (15.49 %)VB6
620 (14.08 %)JavaScript
715 (10.56 %)C++
812 (8.451 %)C
98 (5.634 %)T-SQL
98 (5.634 %)PHP
102 (1.408 %)Objective-C
111 (0.704 %)VBA
111 (0.704 %)FoxPro (VFP)
111 (0.704 %)VC++
111 (0.704 %)PHP5
111 (0.704 %)PHP4
111 (0.704 %)Ruby
Manchester IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
111 (7.746 %)Microsoft Certification
111 (7.746 %)MCTS
111 (7.746 %)MCPD
29 (6.338 %)Degree
31 (0.704 %)Security Cleared
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (8.451 %)QA
Manchester IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
16 (4.225 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (1.408 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (0.704 %)Active Directory
Manchester IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
121 (14.79 %)Microsoft
212 (8.451 %)Oracle
36 (4.225 %)VMware
45 (3.521 %)JBoss
54 (2.817 %)Borland
62 (1.408 %)Infragistics
62 (1.408 %)Symbian
62 (1.408 %)Apple
71 (0.704 %)Sage
71 (0.704 %)Visualfiles