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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the North East 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3626
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads4487
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.036 %
As % of the category below4.344 %6.063 %
Salaries quoted3865
Average minimum salary£23,237£27,394
Average salary£26,158£30,045
% change on same period last year-12.93 %
Average maximum salary£29,079£32,697
UK excluding London average salary£33,264£33,328
% change on same period last year-0.19 %
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads10131435
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.561 %0.602 %
Salaries quoted7751195
Average minimum salary£32,102£32,488
Average salary£34,796£36,258
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Average maximum salary£37,490£40,028
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
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 North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North East 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 North East region.

North East Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the North East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North East Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the North East region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
Tyne and WearDown-837£26,071-12.75 %
DurhamNew entry-2£22,000-
Software Developer EnglandSoftware Developer
England

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

175 (72.82 %).NET
274 (71.84 %)C#
360 (58.25 %)XML
457 (55.34 %)OO
554 (52.43 %)Degree
653 (51.46 %)JavaScript
744 (42.72 %)C++
842 (40.78 %)Java
934 (33.01 %)Mathematics
1033 (32.04 %)Finance
1132 (31.07 %)J2EE
1225 (24.27 %)SQL Server
1322 (21.36 %)SQL
1421 (20.39 %)Windows
1520 (19.42 %)UML
1619 (18.45 %)ASP.NET
1716 (15.53 %)Computer Science
1716 (15.53 %)HTML
1815 (14.56 %)RPG
1815 (14.56 %)AS400
1914 (13.59 %)TDD
1914 (13.59 %)NUnit
1914 (13.59 %)Software Engineering
1914 (13.59 %)Visual Studio
2013 (12.62 %)Investment Banking
2013 (12.62 %)Pensions
2013 (12.62 %)Java EE
2013 (12.62 %)Banking
2013 (12.62 %)AJAX
2111 (10.68 %)User Acceptance Testing

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
175 (72.82 %).NET
260 (58.25 %)XML
332 (31.07 %)J2EE
419 (18.45 %)ASP.NET
516 (15.53 %)HTML
613 (12.62 %)AJAX
613 (12.62 %)Java EE
711 (10.68 %)ASP.NET 2.0
711 (10.68 %)CSS
711 (10.68 %)XHTML
88 (7.767 %)WebServices
88 (7.767 %).NET Framework
97 (6.796 %)ASP
101 (0.971 %)WinForms
101 (0.971 %)XSLT
101 (0.971 %)CSLA
North East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (5.825 %)IIS
22 (1.942 %)SharePoint
31 (0.971 %)BizTalk Server
31 (0.971 %)CMS
North East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (6.796 %)MS Excel
North East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.971 %)Oracle 11i
11 (0.971 %)Oracle Applications
North East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (24.27 %)SQL Server
26 (5.825 %)RDBMS
26 (5.825 %)MySQL
32 (1.942 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.971 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (0.971 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
41 (0.971 %)Crystal Reports
41 (0.971 %)Oracle Reports
41 (0.971 %)Oracle 10g
41 (0.971 %)GIS
41 (0.971 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
North East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (13.59 %)Visual Studio
114 (13.59 %)NUnit
21 (0.971 %)StarTeam
21 (0.971 %)Oracle Forms
North East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (32.04 %)Finance
213 (12.62 %)Banking
213 (12.62 %)Investment Banking
213 (12.62 %)Pensions
34 (3.883 %)Insurance
43 (2.913 %)Manufacturing
51 (0.971 %)Marketing
51 (0.971 %)Education
North East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
134 (33.01 %)Mathematics
216 (15.53 %)Computer Science
315 (14.56 %)AS400
41 (0.971 %)Web 2.0
41 (0.971 %)N-Tier
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (20.39 %)Windows
28 (7.767 %)UNIX
36 (5.825 %)Windows 2000
36 (5.825 %)Windows XP
42 (1.942 %)Linux
North East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
157 (55.34 %)OO
220 (19.42 %)UML
314 (13.59 %)TDD
314 (13.59 %)Software Engineering
411 (10.68 %)User Acceptance Testing
411 (10.68 %)Unit Testing
411 (10.68 %)System Testing
58 (7.767 %)Fund Management
67 (6.796 %)CRM
67 (6.796 %)Data Modelling
76 (5.825 %)Business Intelligence
76 (5.825 %)ERP
76 (5.825 %)OOA/OOD
84 (3.883 %)Data Management
93 (2.913 %)Migration
102 (1.942 %)OOP
111 (0.971 %)Workflow
111 (0.971 %)SOA
111 (0.971 %)Agile Software Development
111 (0.971 %)Content Management
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
174 (71.84 %)C#
253 (51.46 %)JavaScript
344 (42.72 %)C++
442 (40.78 %)Java
522 (21.36 %)SQL
615 (14.56 %)RPG
77 (6.796 %)C
77 (6.796 %)VC++
77 (6.796 %)ECMAScript
85 (4.854 %)Transact-SQL
92 (1.942 %)VB.NET
101 (0.971 %)VB6
101 (0.971 %)VB
101 (0.971 %)PL/SQL
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
154 (52.43 %)Degree
26 (5.825 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (4.854 %)MCP
41 (0.971 %)HND
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (8.738 %)Microsoft
23 (2.913 %)Oracle
31 (0.971 %)Borland