The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 Northern Ireland region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineer
Rank 31 35 9
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -26
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 14 10 33
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 5.147% 3.937% 14.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.983% 4.525% 15.07%
Number of salaries quoted 3 10 22
Average salary £30,000 £32,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.69% -18.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,800 £24,600 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £32,000 £40,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.73%
All Job Titles
Northern Ireland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
234 221 219
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 86.03% 87.01% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 144 118 86
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £21,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £51,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Engineer
UK

Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 22 May 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
(Click each for more statistics)
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
County Antrim -2 14 £30,000 -7.69%
Software Engineer
UK

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland 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 14 (56.00%) C++
2 13 (52.00%) C
2 13 (52.00%) Java
3 12 (48.00%) Linux
4 11 (44.00%) Degree
5 10 (40.00%) Computer Science
5 10 (40.00%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (40.00%) Agile Software Development
5 10 (40.00%) Software Engineering
6 9 (36.00%) XMPP
6 9 (36.00%) Web Services
6 9 (36.00%) Open Source
7 8 (32.00%) Video on Demand
7 8 (32.00%) Servlets
7 8 (32.00%) Middleware
8 7 (28.00%) Apache
8 7 (28.00%) Tomcat
8 7 (28.00%) XML
8 7 (28.00%) UNIX
8 7 (28.00%) JSON
9 6 (24.00%) .NET
10 5 (20.00%) ASP.NET
10 5 (20.00%) JavaScript
10 5 (20.00%) C#
10 5 (20.00%) Finance
11 4 (16.00%) HTML
11 4 (16.00%) SQL
11 4 (16.00%) CSS
11 4 (16.00%) Oracle
12 3 (12.00%) J2EE

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland 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 9 (36.00%) XMPP
1 9 (36.00%) Web Services
2 8 (32.00%) Servlets
2 8 (32.00%) Middleware
3 7 (28.00%) XML
3 7 (28.00%) JSON
4 6 (24.00%) .NET
5 5 (20.00%) ASP.NET
6 4 (16.00%) HTML
6 4 (16.00%) CSS
7 3 (12.00%) J2EE
7 3 (12.00%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (12.00%) Spring
8 2 (8.000%) WCF
8 2 (8.000%) .NET Framework
9 1 (4.000%) COM
9 1 (4.000%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 7 (28.00%) Apache
1 7 (28.00%) Tomcat
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.000%) Broadband
1 1 (4.000%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (40.00%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (8.000%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (20.00%) Finance
2 2 (8.000%) Telecoms
3 1 (4.000%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 10 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 9 (36.00%) Open Source
3 8 (32.00%) Video on Demand
4 2 (8.000%) New Media
4 2 (8.000%) Client/Server
4 2 (8.000%) DTV
5 1 (4.000%) Device Driver
5 1 (4.000%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (4.000%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 12 (48.00%) Linux
2 7 (28.00%) UNIX
3 1 (4.000%) Windows
3 1 (4.000%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (40.00%) Agile Software Development
1 10 (40.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (12.00%) Web Development
2 3 (12.00%) MVC
2 3 (12.00%) Time Management
3 1 (4.000%) Data Modelling
3 1 (4.000%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (4.000%) Unit Testing
3 1 (4.000%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (4.000%) Mobile Application Development
Programming Languages
1 14 (56.00%) C++
2 13 (52.00%) C
2 13 (52.00%) Java
3 5 (20.00%) JavaScript
3 5 (20.00%) C#
4 4 (16.00%) SQL
5 2 (8.000%) Python
6 1 (4.000%) VB.NET
6 1 (4.000%) Ruby
6 1 (4.000%) Shell Script
6 1 (4.000%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 11 (44.00%) Degree
2 1 (4.000%) SC Cleared
2 1 (4.000%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (4.000%) SCOM
1 1 (4.000%) Puppet
Vendors
1 4 (16.00%) Oracle
2 2 (8.000%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.000%) Apple