The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Northern Ireland 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 18 June 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 Northern Ireland region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Developer
Rank 34 32 -
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 8 5 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 3.540% 2.415% -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.278% 2.793% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 5 0
Average salary £40,000 £27,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+45.45% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
Northern Ireland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
187 179 232
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 82.74% 86.47% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 118 97 98
Average salary £41,000 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+26.15% -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £21,450 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £47,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Developer
UK

Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Software Developer Salary Trend

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 Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
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Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
County Antrim +1 8 £40,000 +25.98% 2
Software Developer
UK

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland 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 7 (53.85%) .NET
1 7 (53.85%) ASP.NET
2 6 (46.15%) SQL Server
2 6 (46.15%) SQL
2 6 (46.15%) Microsoft
3 5 (38.46%) Java
3 5 (38.46%) Agile Software Development
3 5 (38.46%) Software Engineering
3 5 (38.46%) Degree
3 5 (38.46%) Computer Science
4 4 (30.77%) Spring
4 4 (30.77%) Selenium
4 4 (30.77%) Software Testing
4 4 (30.77%) Progress
4 4 (30.77%) JavaScript
4 4 (30.77%) C#
4 4 (30.77%) VB.NET
4 4 (30.77%) J2EE
5 3 (23.08%) Visual Studio
5 3 (23.08%) CSS
5 3 (23.08%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (15.38%) jQuery
6 2 (15.38%) PowerShell
6 2 (15.38%) .NET Framework
6 2 (15.38%) JIRA
6 2 (15.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (15.38%) Subversion
6 2 (15.38%) SQL Server 2005
6 2 (15.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (15.38%) HTML

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland 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 7 (53.85%) .NET
1 7 (53.85%) ASP.NET
2 4 (30.77%) J2EE
2 4 (30.77%) Spring
3 3 (23.08%) CSS
4 2 (15.38%) .NET Framework
4 2 (15.38%) jQuery
4 2 (15.38%) HTML
5 1 (7.692%) HTML5
5 1 (7.692%) Ruby on Rails
5 1 (7.692%) XML
Application Platforms
1 2 (15.38%) SharePoint
1 2 (15.38%) BizTalk Server
2 1 (7.692%) SharePoint Server
2 1 (7.692%) Windows Azure
2 1 (7.692%) SharePoint 2010
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (46.15%) SQL Server
2 2 (15.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (15.38%) SQL Server 2005
2 2 (15.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (15.38%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 4 (30.77%) Selenium
2 3 (23.08%) Team Foundation Server
2 3 (23.08%) Visual Studio
3 2 (15.38%) Subversion
3 2 (15.38%) JIRA
General
1 2 (15.38%) Finance
2 1 (7.692%) Retail
2 1 (7.692%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Computer Science
2 2 (15.38%) E-Learning
3 1 (7.692%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.692%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (38.46%) Software Engineering
1 5 (38.46%) Agile Software Development
2 4 (30.77%) Software Testing
3 2 (15.38%) MVC
4 1 (7.692%) Content Management
4 1 (7.692%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (7.692%) Web Application Development
4 1 (7.692%) OOP
4 1 (7.692%) OO
4 1 (7.692%) Configuration Management
4 1 (7.692%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) SQL
2 5 (38.46%) Java
3 4 (30.77%) JavaScript
3 4 (30.77%) C#
3 4 (30.77%) VB.NET
4 2 (15.38%) PowerShell
5 1 (7.692%) Python
5 1 (7.692%) Ruby
5 1 (7.692%) C++
Qualifications
1 5 (38.46%) Degree
2 1 (7.692%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (7.692%) MCTS
System Software
1 1 (7.692%) Forefront TMG
Vendors
1 6 (46.15%) Microsoft
2 4 (30.77%) Progress
Belfast, UK, Northern Ireland
This a varied role in which you will experience full exposure to the software development lifecycle - including requirements gathering, design, software development through to deployment and warranty. You...
Centum Recruitment Limited
Salary: £0 - £40,000 per year
Posted: 18 June 2013
Belfast, County Antrim
Your software will form part of a world-leading suite providing real-time data display, electronic market access and workflow automation... Essential Skills and Knowledge: Interest in using...
Fidessa
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 4 June 2013
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