The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Middlesex 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 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 Middlesex region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineer
Rank 19 38 68
Rank change year-on-year
+19 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 37 21 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Middlesex 7.171% 4.208% 0.992%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.536% 4.595% 1.080%
Number of salaries quoted 31 20 6
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £31,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% +44.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £32,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £45,000 £32,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Job Titles
Middlesex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
491 457 648
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Middlesex 95.16% 91.58% 91.78%
Number of salaries quoted 403 379 497
Average salary £47,500 £45,000 £43,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.55% +4.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,000 £32,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £60,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Engineer
South East

Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Middlesex Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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 40 (78.43%) Linux
2 35 (68.63%) C++
3 27 (52.94%) Multithreading
4 26 (50.98%) Security Cleared
5 24 (47.06%) Degree
6 23 (45.10%) C
7 21 (41.18%) OO
7 21 (41.18%) Windows
8 19 (37.25%) UML
9 18 (35.29%) Validation
9 18 (35.29%) Electronics
10 14 (27.45%) Embedded C
11 12 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
12 10 (19.61%) Computer Science
13 9 (17.65%) Embedded Software Development
13 9 (17.65%) Java
14 8 (15.69%) Embedded C++
14 8 (15.69%) TCP/IP
14 8 (15.69%) Embedded Systems
14 8 (15.69%) Marketing
15 7 (13.73%) Firmware
15 7 (13.73%) Aerospace
16 6 (11.76%) Multimedia
16 6 (11.76%) Broadband
16 6 (11.76%) Ethernet
17 5 (9.804%) Embedded Linux
17 5 (9.804%) UNIX
17 5 (9.804%) Wireless
18 4 (7.843%) STB
18 4 (7.843%) Risk Analysis

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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 3 (5.882%) Lucene
1 3 (5.882%) Spring
2 2 (3.922%) QML
3 1 (1.961%) JPA
3 1 (1.961%) Drools
3 1 (1.961%) Qt
3 1 (1.961%) HTML5
3 1 (1.961%) REST
3 1 (1.961%) JDBC
3 1 (1.961%) XML
3 1 (1.961%) XSL
3 1 (1.961%) Swing
3 1 (1.961%) JMS
3 1 (1.961%) OpenGL
3 1 (1.961%) Middleware
3 1 (1.961%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 2 (3.922%) Apache Solr
2 1 (1.961%) ActiveMQ
Applications
1 1 (1.961%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 8 (15.69%) TCP/IP
2 6 (11.76%) Broadband
2 6 (11.76%) Ethernet
3 5 (9.804%) Wireless
4 2 (3.922%) DVB
4 2 (3.922%) VoIP
5 1 (1.961%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 3 (5.882%) Git (software)
2 1 (1.961%) WebDriver
2 1 (1.961%) Cucumber
2 1 (1.961%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (1.961%) JUnit
2 1 (1.961%) JMeter
2 1 (1.961%) LabVIEW
2 1 (1.961%) Maven
2 1 (1.961%) Selenium
General
1 18 (35.29%) Electronics
2 8 (15.69%) Marketing
3 7 (13.73%) Aerospace
4 6 (11.76%) Multimedia
5 3 (5.882%) Manufacturing
5 3 (5.882%) Telecoms
6 2 (3.922%) Automotive
7 1 (1.961%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 10 (19.61%) Computer Science
2 8 (15.69%) Embedded Systems
3 7 (13.73%) Firmware
4 4 (7.843%) STB
5 2 (3.922%) CCTV
5 2 (3.922%) DTV
5 2 (3.922%) Device Driver
5 2 (3.922%) Open Source
6 1 (1.961%) Handset
6 1 (1.961%) 3D Graphics
6 1 (1.961%) Mathematics
6 1 (1.961%) Physics
6 1 (1.961%) IPTV
Operating Systems
1 40 (78.43%) Linux
2 21 (41.18%) Windows
3 5 (9.804%) UNIX
3 5 (9.804%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (52.94%) Multithreading
2 21 (41.18%) OO
3 19 (37.25%) UML
4 18 (35.29%) Validation
5 12 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (17.65%) Embedded Software Development
7 4 (7.843%) Root Cause Analysis
7 4 (7.843%) Risk Analysis
8 3 (5.882%) Software Engineering
9 2 (3.922%) Agile Software Development
9 2 (3.922%) Software Architecture
10 1 (1.961%) Test Automation
10 1 (1.961%) Parallel Programming
10 1 (1.961%) Automated Testing
10 1 (1.961%) Quality Management
10 1 (1.961%) Software Testing
10 1 (1.961%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 35 (68.63%) C++
2 23 (45.10%) C
3 14 (27.45%) Embedded C
4 9 (17.65%) Java
5 8 (15.69%) Embedded C++
6 3 (5.882%) MATLAB
6 3 (5.882%) JavaScript
7 1 (1.961%) Perl
7 1 (1.961%) SQL
7 1 (1.961%) Python
7 1 (1.961%) XPath
7 1 (1.961%) GLSL
7 1 (1.961%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 26 (50.98%) Security Cleared
2 24 (47.06%) Degree
Systems Management
1 3 (5.882%) SCOM
Vendors
1 4 (7.843%) Twitter
2 1 (1.961%) Oracle
2 1 (1.961%) Intel
Middlesex
Experience of the following will be required: *Proficiency in C++ *Working with Object Orientated design methods (UML) *Linux and Windows *Real time system design *Multi-threaded software design...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Middlesex
Senior Software Engineer Key Skills Required: - Strong hands on ability in embedded C / C++ - Strong ability on a Linux platform - Experience in seeing numerous products come through the...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Middlesex, South East
Working as part of the In-Life Software Team, the successful applicant will be involved in product reliability, release maturity and root cause analysis of failures. You will...
British Sky Broadcasting
Posted: 18 May 2013
Middlesex
Working as part of the In-Life Software Team, the successful applicant will be involved in product reliability, release maturity and root cause analysis of failures. You will...
Sky
Posted: 15 May 2013