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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the Oxford 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank8495
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads85
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.666 %0.334 %
Salaries quoted84
Average minimum salary£38,750£32,500
Average salary£42,500£38,750
% change on same period last year+9.67 %
Average maximum salary£46,250£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,001£39,576
% change on same period last year+6.12 %
Oxford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads12011495
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.807 %0.678 %
Salaries quoted10841375
Average minimum salary£33,639£31,242
Average salary£36,925£34,777
% change on same period last year+6.17 %
Average maximum salary£40,212£38,312
UK excluding London average salary£38,491£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Senior Software Engineer OxfordshireSenior Software Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Oxford Senior Software Engineer Demand Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer across the Oxford region.

Oxford Senior Software Engineer Salary Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Oxford Senior Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Senior Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title.

121 (61.76 %)C#
219 (55.88 %)Java
318 (52.94 %).NET
417 (50.00 %)Linux
514 (41.18 %)Windows
612 (35.29 %)C++
710 (29.41 %)ASP.NET
710 (29.41 %)XML
89 (26.47 %)SQL Server
98 (23.53 %)JUnit
98 (23.53 %)OO
98 (23.53 %)Unit Testing
107 (20.59 %)WPF
114 (11.76 %)Microsoft
114 (11.76 %)Software Engineering
123 (8.824 %)Windows Mobile
123 (8.824 %)Telecoms
123 (8.824 %)Automotive
123 (8.824 %)UIQ
123 (8.824 %)Series 60
123 (8.824 %)WinForms
123 (8.824 %)GPRS
123 (8.824 %)GSM
132 (5.882 %)UMTS
132 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
132 (5.882 %)Bluetooth
132 (5.882 %)Windows CE
132 (5.882 %)Internet
132 (5.882 %)Manufacturing
132 (5.882 %)Software Testing

Senior Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (52.94 %).NET
210 (29.41 %)ASP.NET
210 (29.41 %)XML
37 (20.59 %)WPF
43 (8.824 %)UIQ
43 (8.824 %)Series 60
43 (8.824 %)WinForms
51 (2.941 %)XBRL
51 (2.941 %)WebServices
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (8.824 %)GPRS
13 (8.824 %)GSM
22 (5.882 %)UMTS
22 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
22 (5.882 %)Internet
22 (5.882 %)Bluetooth
Oxford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (26.47 %)SQL Server
Oxford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (23.53 %)JUnit
Oxford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (8.824 %)Telecoms
13 (8.824 %)Automotive
22 (5.882 %)Manufacturing
31 (2.941 %)Publishing
Oxford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.941 %)Smartphone
11 (2.941 %)Mathematics
Oxford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (50.00 %)Linux
214 (41.18 %)Windows
33 (8.824 %)Windows Mobile
42 (5.882 %)Windows CE
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (23.53 %)OO
18 (23.53 %)Unit Testing
24 (11.76 %)Software Engineering
32 (5.882 %)Software Testing
32 (5.882 %)Integration Testing
32 (5.882 %)Test Scripting
41 (2.941 %)SOA
41 (2.941 %)RDF
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (61.76 %)C#
219 (55.88 %)Java
312 (35.29 %)C++
41 (2.941 %)Perl
41 (2.941 %)Python
Oxford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.941 %)Degree
Oxford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (11.76 %)Microsoft