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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7267
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads19
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.174 %1.969 %
Salaries quoted13
Average minimum salary£20,000£23,000
Average salary£22,500£23,000
% change on same period last year-2.17 %
Average maximum salary£25,000£23,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,582£35,504
% change on same period last year+3.03 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads575457
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.336 %0.196 %
Salaries quoted504373
Average minimum salary£38,095£34,696
Average salary£41,055£37,417
% change on same period last year+9.72 %
Average maximum salary£44,014£40,139
UK excluding London average salary£42,638£44,224
% change on same period last year-3.58 %
Software Engineering North WestSoftware Engineering
North West

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Merseyside Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Merseyside region.

Merseyside Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
LiverpoolNo change01£22,500-
Software Engineering North WestSoftware Engineering
North West

Software Engineering
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering.

15 (71.43 %)Linux
15 (71.43 %)Degree
15 (71.43 %)Computer Science
24 (57.14 %)UNIX
24 (57.14 %)Oracle
24 (57.14 %)Oracle 10g
32 (28.57 %)Red Hat
32 (28.57 %)Games
32 (28.57 %)Java
32 (28.57 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
41 (14.29 %)SWT
41 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
41 (14.29 %)Continuous Integration
41 (14.29 %)C
41 (14.29 %)C#
41 (14.29 %)C++
41 (14.29 %)Windows
41 (14.29 %)J2ME
41 (14.29 %)Eclipse
41 (14.29 %)GIS
41 (14.29 %)ESRI
41 (14.29 %)ArcGIS
41 (14.29 %)Construction
41 (14.29 %)Mac OS X

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)J2ME
11 (14.29 %)SWT
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)ArcGIS
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (57.14 %)Oracle 10g
21 (14.29 %)GIS
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)Eclipse
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Games
21 (14.29 %)Construction
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Linux Specialist
22 (28.57 %)Linux Support
22 (28.57 %)Systems Support
22 (28.57 %)UNIX Specialist
22 (28.57 %)Graduate
22 (28.57 %)Support Specialist
31 (14.29 %)C++ Software Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Java Software Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Junior Developer
31 (14.29 %)Tester
31 (14.29 %)Junior
31 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Developer
31 (14.29 %)GIS Technician
31 (14.29 %)Junior Tester
31 (14.29 %)C Software Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Support Technician
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (71.43 %)Computer Science
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (71.43 %)Linux
24 (57.14 %)UNIX
32 (28.57 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (14.29 %)Windows
41 (14.29 %)Mac OS X
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
11 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
11 (14.29 %)Continuous Integration
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)Java
21 (14.29 %)C
21 (14.29 %)C#
21 (14.29 %)C++
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (71.43 %)Degree
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Oracle
22 (28.57 %)Red Hat
31 (14.29 %)ESRI