Software Engineer Jobs in Manchester
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 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
20 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineer
Rank 90 90 88
Rank change year-on-year
0 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 108 93 87
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 2.672% 2.551% 2.228%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.798% 2.643% 2.320%
Number of salaries quoted 101 88 82
Average salary £35,000 £33,750 £31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.70% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £25,000 £21,600
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £45,750 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Job Titles
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 3860 3519 3750
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 95.50% 96.52% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 3344 3138 3430
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 £56,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Engineer
North West

Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester Software Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Manchester Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 20 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
Stockport +10 21 £31,500 +5.00%
Altrincham +2 10 £44,000 +45.45%
Sale - 5 - -
Cheadle - 3 £32,500 -
Bolton 0 1 £35,000 -15.15%
Software Engineer
North West

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited 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 Software Engineer in their job title.

1 170 (54.31%) C#
2 155 (49.52%) .NET
3 138 (44.09%) Java
4 134 (42.81%) SQL
5 128 (40.89%) OO
6 111 (35.46%) C++
7 81 (25.88%) JavaScript
7 81 (25.88%) SQL Server
8 76 (24.28%) Degree
9 74 (23.64%) ASP.NET
10 64 (20.45%) TDD
11 62 (19.81%) WPF
12 59 (18.85%) Agile Software Development
12 59 (18.85%) HTML
12 59 (18.85%) MVC
13 56 (17.89%) Linux
14 52 (16.61%) UML
15 49 (15.65%) C
16 46 (14.70%) Software Engineering
17 43 (13.74%) Web Services
18 42 (13.42%) Ruby
18 42 (13.42%) WCF
18 42 (13.42%) Computer Science
19 40 (12.78%) Spring
20 38 (12.14%) Windows
21 37 (11.82%) J2EE
22 36 (11.50%) XML
23 33 (10.54%) CSS
23 33 (10.54%) Marketing
24 31 (9.904%) Digital Marketing

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 155 (49.52%) .NET
2 74 (23.64%) ASP.NET
3 62 (19.81%) WPF
4 59 (18.85%) HTML
5 43 (13.74%) Web Services
6 42 (13.42%) WCF
7 40 (12.78%) Spring
8 37 (11.82%) J2EE
9 36 (11.50%) XML
10 33 (10.54%) CSS
11 26 (8.307%) ASP
11 26 (8.307%) Hibernate
11 26 (8.307%) ASP.NET MVC
12 25 (7.987%) Ruby on Rails
13 24 (7.668%) jQuery
14 18 (5.751%) LAMP
15 17 (5.431%) WinForms
16 15 (4.792%) SOAP
16 15 (4.792%) Java EE
17 14 (4.473%) REST
Application Platforms
1 19 (6.070%) nginx
2 14 (4.473%) Apache
3 5 (1.597%) IIS
4 1 (0.319%) MS Exchange
4 1 (0.319%) CMS
4 1 (0.319%) GlassFish
Applications
1 5 (1.597%) MS Excel
2 2 (0.639%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.278%) Bond Adapt
2 1 (0.319%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 23 (7.348%) TCP/IP
2 7 (2.236%) HTTP
3 6 (1.917%) Ethernet
3 6 (1.917%) Internet
4 3 (0.958%) IGMP
4 3 (0.958%) VoIP
4 3 (0.958%) WAN
5 2 (0.639%) Fibre Channel
6 1 (0.319%) SAN
6 1 (0.319%) ATM
6 1 (0.319%) iSCSI
6 1 (0.319%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (25.88%) SQL Server
2 26 (8.307%) MySQL
3 22 (7.029%) PostgreSQL
4 19 (6.070%) GIS
4 19 (6.070%) Riak
5 15 (4.792%) SQL Server 2005
5 15 (4.792%) SQL Server 2008
6 12 (3.834%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (2.236%) MongoDB
8 4 (1.278%) NoSQL
8 4 (1.278%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.639%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 31 (9.904%) Git (software)
2 26 (8.307%) Visual Studio
3 14 (4.473%) Subversion
4 13 (4.153%) NUnit
5 7 (2.236%) Cucumber
6 6 (1.917%) JUnit
7 5 (1.597%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.639%) Redmine
8 2 (0.639%) Maven
9 1 (0.319%) QARun
9 1 (0.319%) WinRunner
9 1 (0.319%) QuickTest Pro
9 1 (0.319%) Xcode
9 1 (0.319%) TestPartner
General
1 33 (10.54%) Marketing
2 24 (7.668%) Games
3 13 (4.153%) Electronics
4 12 (3.834%) Retail
4 12 (3.834%) Music
5 11 (3.514%) Music Industry
5 11 (3.514%) Pharmaceutical
6 10 (3.195%) Manufacturing
7 9 (2.875%) Finance
8 5 (1.597%) Telecoms
9 4 (1.278%) Aerospace
10 3 (0.958%) Automotive
11 2 (0.639%) Military
12 1 (0.319%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 42 (13.42%) Computer Science
2 29 (9.265%) Enterprise Software
3 24 (7.668%) New Media
4 18 (5.751%) BBC
5 16 (5.112%) SCADA
6 12 (3.834%) Ontologies
6 12 (3.834%) Semantic Web
7 8 (2.556%) Social Network
8 7 (2.236%) Mathematics
9 6 (1.917%) Interactive TV
10 5 (1.597%) Physics
10 5 (1.597%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.597%) MHEG
10 5 (1.597%) Open Source
11 4 (1.278%) Digital Media
12 3 (0.958%) N-Tier
12 3 (0.958%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
13 2 (0.639%) Management Information System
13 2 (0.639%) CCTV
13 2 (0.639%) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems
1 56 (17.89%) Linux
2 38 (12.14%) Windows
3 25 (7.987%) UNIX
4 5 (1.597%) AIX
5 4 (1.278%) Embedded Linux
5 4 (1.278%) Android
6 3 (0.958%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.639%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (40.89%) OO
2 64 (20.45%) TDD
3 59 (18.85%) Agile Software Development
3 59 (18.85%) MVC
4 52 (16.61%) UML
5 46 (14.70%) Software Engineering
6 31 (9.904%) Digital Marketing
7 24 (7.668%) Continuous Integration
7 24 (7.668%) Multithreading
7 24 (7.668%) Scrum
8 22 (7.029%) Project Management
9 19 (6.070%) Kanban
10 18 (5.751%) Unit Testing
11 15 (4.792%) SOA
12 14 (4.473%) E-Commerce
12 14 (4.473%) OOP
12 14 (4.473%) Logistics
13 12 (3.834%) Business Analysis
13 12 (3.834%) OOA/OOD
13 12 (3.834%) Game Development
Programming Languages
1 170 (54.31%) C#
2 138 (44.09%) Java
3 134 (42.81%) SQL
4 111 (35.46%) C++
5 81 (25.88%) JavaScript
6 49 (15.65%) C
7 42 (13.42%) Ruby
8 28 (8.946%) PHP
9 25 (7.987%) VB.NET
10 23 (7.348%) T-SQL
11 22 (7.029%) ActionScript
12 6 (1.917%) Embedded C++
13 5 (1.597%) Embedded C
13 5 (1.597%) VB
14 4 (1.278%) Perl
14 4 (1.278%) Shell Script
14 4 (1.278%) XAML
15 3 (0.958%) Python
16 2 (0.639%) Assembly Language
16 2 (0.639%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 76 (24.28%) Degree
2 10 (3.195%) Security Cleared
3 4 (1.278%) SCJA
3 4 (1.278%) SCJP
4 3 (0.958%) ISTQB
4 3 (0.958%) ISEB
5 1 (0.319%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (0.958%) ISO 9001
2 1 (0.319%) QA
2 1 (0.319%) DO-178B
System Software
1 3 (0.958%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.319%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.319%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 29 (9.265%) Oracle
2 17 (5.431%) Microsoft
3 11 (3.514%) MicroStrategy
4 7 (2.236%) Apple
4 7 (2.236%) Google
5 3 (0.958%) Wonderware
5 3 (0.958%) VMware
5 3 (0.958%) Siemens
6 2 (0.639%) HP
6 2 (0.639%) Twitter
7 1 (0.319%) Zend
Manchester - Software Engineer - £35,000
Manchester, North West
Ideally you will have the following experience:- - Degree in Electronic Engineering/Computer Science (or similar) with a good understanding of embedded software systems including both analogue and digital...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
C# or Java Software Engineers - Manchester City Centre
Manchester, Lancashire
C#, Java, J2EE, JEE, Agile, Manchester, Lancashire, North West, Cheshire, Warrington, Wigan, Preston, Bolton, Oldham, Roachdale. Intermediate level Software Engineers with skills in C# or Java required for...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £28,000 to £38,000 per annum Plus pension, health, holidays
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester - Software Engineer - £33,000 - £35,000
Manchester, North West
This is a great opportunity to be working and developing your technical skills.Ideally you will have the following experience:- - Degree in Electronic Engineering/Computer Science (or similar)...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
UI Software Engineer
Manchester, Lancashire
The Role… The role reports directly to the Software Engineering Team Leader and will be part of a small team dedicated to Software Engineering/Development... Technical Skills: *High...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £42000.00 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Software Engineer - .Net / HTML / SQL / C# / Free iPad-mini
Oldham, Lancashire
Software Engineer - SQL / C# / Java / ASP / ASP.Net / JavaScript / JQuery / HTML / AJAX / XML / TSQL / .Net / Subversion / Free iPad-mini ** FREE iPad-Mini for all candidates successfully placed into...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £22000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
C# .Net Software Engineer / Developer / Manchester
Manchester, North West
Within a team of six highly skilled software engineers, you will take your place as a .Net Software Engineer amongst a larger multi disciplined team of engineers including...
JAM
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 9 May 2013
C# .Net Software Engineer / Developer / Manchester
Manchester, Lancashire
Within a team of six highly skilled software engineers, you will take your place as a .Net Software Engineer amongst a larger multi disciplined team of engineers including...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Graduate Java Software Engineer - Altrincham, Cheshire
Manchester, Lancashire
Relational Database (Oracle, Postgres) Object Oriented Design and Development. Windows and UNIX operating systems... OO... OO design, UML. OO programming ( Java. or C++)... Oracle or Postgres database systems /...
Aria Select Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £45,000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Software Engineer - HTML / SQL / C# / .Net / Free iPad-mini
Oldham, Lancashire
SQL and ASP (Classic or .Net) C# / Java. JavaScript / JQuery / HTML / XML / AJAX... Software Engineer - SQL / C# / Java / ASP / ASP.Net / JavaScript / JQuery / HTML / AJAX / XML / TSQL / .Net /...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £22000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Software Engineer (.Net, Industrial software) 45k+car Stockport
Stockport, Cheshire
Software Engineer, Software Developer, .Net, C#, VB.Net, Automation software, Wonderware, SCADA, Rockwell, Siemens, manufacturing, industrial. Applications Engineer, MES, SQL, programming... They are looking for a Software Engineer...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £38000 - £45000 per annum + Company car
Posted: 13 May 2013
Senior Software Engineer
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: 20 May 2013
Software Engineer (C++, Software Engineer, C++ Developer)
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Responsibilities of the Software Engineer (C++ Software Engineer) : - Handle all software aspects of the design, development, and continuous improvement of state of the art professional digital audio systems...
Music Group UK
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
System Software Engineer - C / Linux / Firmware
Manchester, Lancashire
Joining this organisation as a C / Linux / Firmware software engineer will task you with the design, development, testing, documentation and analysis of the modules and features of the...
Search Consultancy
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + Fantastic Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Software Engineer up to £25-30K
Greater Manchester, North West
Anticipate internal client needs before they arise and present solutions to company project management that encompass issues at hand - Promote active listening with team members. The ideal applicant...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum + bens
Posted: 3 May 2013
Senior Java Software Engineer
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
Java Software Engineer
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 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Senior Software Engineer / Architect
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
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