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This section looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Midlands region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7578
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads623
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.522 %1.172 %
Salaries quoted523
Average minimum salary£43,600£27,478
Average salary£45,300£30,630
% change on same period last year+47.89 %
Average maximum salary£47,000£33,783
UK excluding London average salary£33,110£33,166
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads11491962
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.607 %0.803 %
Salaries quoted8341507
Average minimum salary£43,286£42,737
Average salary£49,210£50,377
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
Average maximum salary£55,133£58,017
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Software Developer EnglandSoftware Developer
England

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Midlands Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

129 (93.55 %).NET
219 (61.29 %)C#
316 (51.61 %)SQL Server
415 (48.39 %)VB.NET
512 (38.71 %)Windows
611 (35.48 %)C++
710 (32.26 %)VB
710 (32.26 %)VB6
89 (29.03 %)SQL Server 2005
98 (25.81 %)ASP.NET
98 (25.81 %)Microsoft
107 (22.58 %)SQL
116 (19.35 %)XML
116 (19.35 %)Oracle
116 (19.35 %)VC++
116 (19.35 %)MS Excel
125 (16.13 %)DB2
134 (12.90 %)Web Development
134 (12.90 %).NET Framework
134 (12.90 %)Degree
134 (12.90 %)SQL Server 2000
134 (12.90 %)C
134 (12.90 %)UML
143 (9.677 %)CRM
143 (9.677 %)PhD
143 (9.677 %)ERP
143 (9.677 %)Java
143 (9.677 %)Robotics
152 (6.452 %)Subversion
152 (6.452 %)AJAX

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (93.55 %).NET
28 (25.81 %)ASP.NET
36 (19.35 %)XML
44 (12.90 %).NET Framework
52 (6.452 %)HTML
52 (6.452 %)XSLT
52 (6.452 %)AJAX
61 (3.226 %)CSS
61 (3.226 %)WebServices
61 (3.226 %)ASP
Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.226 %)SharePoint
11 (3.226 %)BizTalk Server
Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (19.35 %)MS Excel
Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.452 %)TCP/IP
21 (3.226 %)Wireless
21 (3.226 %)SMS
21 (3.226 %)3GPP
21 (3.226 %)UMTS
Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (51.61 %)SQL Server
29 (29.03 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (16.13 %)DB2
44 (12.90 %)SQL Server 2000
Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (6.452 %)Subversion
Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.226 %)Telecoms
11 (3.226 %)Education
11 (3.226 %)Marketing
Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (9.677 %)Robotics
21 (3.226 %)Mainframe
21 (3.226 %)Web 2.0
Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (38.71 %)Windows
21 (3.226 %)UNIX
Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (12.90 %)UML
14 (12.90 %)Web Development
23 (9.677 %)CRM
23 (9.677 %)ERP
31 (3.226 %)Regression Testing
Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (61.29 %)C#
215 (48.39 %)VB.NET
311 (35.48 %)C++
410 (32.26 %)VB
410 (32.26 %)VB6
57 (22.58 %)SQL
66 (19.35 %)VC++
74 (12.90 %)C
83 (9.677 %)Java
92 (6.452 %)JavaScript
92 (6.452 %)Transact-SQL
Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (12.90 %)Degree
23 (9.677 %)PhD
32 (6.452 %)Microsoft Certification
Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (25.81 %)Microsoft
26 (19.35 %)Oracle
31 (3.226 %)IBM
31 (3.226 %)Citrix
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