The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Milton Keynes 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 24 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 Milton Keynes region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Developer
Rank 50 48 32
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 63 42 67
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 4.865% 4.106% 6.965%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.036% 4.380% 7.428%
Number of salaries quoted 60 39 64
Average salary £34,500 £35,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.42% -2.77%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £27,300 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £41,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
Milton Keynes
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1251 959 902
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 96.60% 93.74% 93.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1051 779 778
Average salary £40,500 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Developer
Buckinghamshire

Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Milton Keynes Software Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

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

Milton Keynes Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Milton Keynes Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

1 113 (86.92%) C#
2 97 (74.62%) .NET
3 83 (63.85%) SQL Server
4 82 (63.08%) SQL
5 64 (49.23%) ASP.NET
6 52 (40.00%) Microsoft
7 49 (37.69%) Degree
8 38 (29.23%) Agile Software Development
8 38 (29.23%) TDD
9 36 (27.69%) SQL Server 2008
10 33 (25.38%) WPF
10 33 (25.38%) JavaScript
11 31 (23.85%) T-SQL
11 31 (23.85%) Computer Science
12 27 (20.77%) SQL Server 2005
13 26 (20.00%) OO
13 26 (20.00%) Linux
14 25 (19.23%) Web Services
14 25 (19.23%) C++
15 24 (18.46%) XML
15 24 (18.46%) UML
16 23 (17.69%) NUnit
16 23 (17.69%) MVC
16 23 (17.69%) jQuery
17 22 (16.92%) CSS
18 21 (16.15%) Project Management
19 20 (15.38%) Windows
20 19 (14.62%) HTML
20 19 (14.62%) Waterfall
21 18 (13.85%) .NET Framework

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

Application Development
1 97 (74.62%) .NET
2 64 (49.23%) ASP.NET
3 33 (25.38%) WPF
4 25 (19.23%) Web Services
5 24 (18.46%) XML
6 23 (17.69%) jQuery
7 22 (16.92%) CSS
8 19 (14.62%) HTML
9 18 (13.85%) .NET Framework
10 15 (11.54%) WinForms
10 15 (11.54%) ASP.NET MVC
11 14 (10.77%) WCF
12 13 (10.00%) ADO.NET
13 10 (7.692%) Ajax
14 9 (6.923%) SOAP
14 9 (6.923%) SAML
14 9 (6.923%) ASP.NET MVC 2
15 8 (6.154%) REST
16 7 (5.385%) J2EE
16 7 (5.385%) Spring
Application Platforms
1 9 (6.923%) CMS
2 5 (3.846%) Tomcat
3 4 (3.077%) IIS
4 3 (2.308%) WebLogic
5 2 (1.538%) Apache
Applications
1 2 (1.538%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.769%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.385%) HTTP
1 7 (5.385%) TCP/IP
2 2 (1.538%) Network Security
2 2 (1.538%) Firewall
2 2 (1.538%) IPv6
2 2 (1.538%) VPN
2 2 (1.538%) DNS
3 1 (0.769%) SNMP
3 1 (0.769%) IPv4
3 1 (0.769%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.769%) DHCP
3 1 (0.769%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (63.85%) SQL Server
2 36 (27.69%) SQL Server 2008
3 27 (20.77%) SQL Server 2005
4 7 (5.385%) Crystal Reports
5 5 (3.846%) Big Data
6 4 (3.077%) SQL Server 2012
6 4 (3.077%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (2.308%) MySQL
7 3 (2.308%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.769%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 23 (17.69%) NUnit
2 12 (9.231%) Visual Studio
3 7 (5.385%) Team Foundation Server
4 5 (3.846%) Ant
4 5 (3.846%) Maven
5 3 (2.308%) Eclipse
6 2 (1.538%) JUnit
7 1 (0.769%) PVCS
7 1 (0.769%) GNU Toolchain
General
1 10 (7.692%) Marketing
2 8 (6.154%) Finance
3 1 (0.769%) Back Office
3 1 (0.769%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 31 (23.85%) Computer Science
2 14 (10.77%) Mobile App
3 10 (7.692%) Client/Server
4 9 (6.923%) Social Media
5 5 (3.846%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.308%) Open Source
7 2 (1.538%) Visualisation
7 2 (1.538%) Replication
8 1 (0.769%) Firmware
8 1 (0.769%) Device Driver
8 1 (0.769%) Contract for Difference
8 1 (0.769%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 26 (20.00%) Linux
2 20 (15.38%) Windows
3 4 (3.077%) Apple iOS
3 4 (3.077%) UNIX
4 3 (2.308%) AIX
4 3 (2.308%) Solaris
4 3 (2.308%) Android
5 1 (0.769%) VxWorks
5 1 (0.769%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (29.23%) Agile Software Development
1 38 (29.23%) TDD
2 26 (20.00%) OO
3 24 (18.46%) UML
4 23 (17.69%) MVC
5 21 (16.15%) Project Management
6 19 (14.62%) Waterfall
7 15 (11.54%) Unit Testing
8 14 (10.77%) Computer Forensics
9 11 (8.462%) Use Case
10 10 (7.692%) Time Management
11 9 (6.923%) Content Management
11 9 (6.923%) Mobile Application Development
12 7 (5.385%) Data Analysis
13 6 (4.615%) OOA/OOD
14 5 (3.846%) Web Development
15 4 (3.077%) Web Application Development
15 4 (3.077%) Software Architecture
15 4 (3.077%) OOD
15 4 (3.077%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 113 (86.92%) C#
2 82 (63.08%) SQL
3 33 (25.38%) JavaScript
4 31 (23.85%) T-SQL
5 25 (19.23%) C++
6 12 (9.231%) Java
7 8 (6.154%) VB.NET
8 7 (5.385%) VB
8 7 (5.385%) VB6
9 5 (3.846%) Python
10 4 (3.077%) VBA
11 3 (2.308%) PL/SQL
11 3 (2.308%) C
12 2 (1.538%) COBOL
12 2 (1.538%) Perl
12 2 (1.538%) PHP
13 1 (0.769%) VC++
13 1 (0.769%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 49 (37.69%) Degree
2 9 (6.923%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (5.385%) MCP
3 7 (5.385%) MCAD
3 7 (5.385%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.769%) SLA
1 1 (0.769%) JTAG
Systems Management
1 2 (1.538%) SCOM
Vendors
1 52 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.615%) Oracle
3 3 (2.308%) JBoss
4 2 (1.538%) Twitter
5 1 (0.769%) HP
5 1 (0.769%) TippingPoint
5 1 (0.769%) ArcSight
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