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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Oxford region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6260
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads3949
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.021 %
As % of the category below5.321 %6.507 %
Salaries quoted3848
Average minimum salary£26,579£29,292
Average salary£29,026£31,302
% change on same period last year-7.27 %
Average maximum salary£31,474£33,313
UK excluding London average salary£37,177£35,220
% change on same period last year+5.55 %
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads733753
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.406 %0.316 %
Salaries quoted667679
Average minimum salary£34,696£34,853
Average salary£38,031£37,850
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Average maximum salary£41,366£40,846
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Software Engineering OxfordshireSoftware Engineering
Oxfordshire

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Oxford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Oxford Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

Oxford Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

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

Oxford Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering.

142 (61.76 %)C++
221 (30.88 %)Games
320 (29.41 %)Electronics
417 (25.00 %)Degree
516 (23.53 %)Windows
516 (23.53 %)OO
613 (19.12 %).NET
711 (16.18 %)C#
810 (14.71 %)Mathematics
99 (13.24 %)STL
108 (11.76 %)Linux
108 (11.76 %)Java
117 (10.29 %)WPF
126 (8.824 %)Automotive
126 (8.824 %)Mac OS X
126 (8.824 %)OpenGL
126 (8.824 %)C
135 (7.353 %)Embedded C++
144 (5.882 %)Microsoft
144 (5.882 %)Flash
144 (5.882 %)OOD
144 (5.882 %)ActionScript
144 (5.882 %)ASP.NET
144 (5.882 %)Assembly Language
144 (5.882 %)Firmware
144 (5.882 %)Manufacturing
144 (5.882 %)Validation
144 (5.882 %)Business Development
153 (4.412 %)Computer Science
153 (4.412 %)C++/CLI

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (19.12 %).NET
29 (13.24 %)STL
37 (10.29 %)WPF
46 (8.824 %)OpenGL
54 (5.882 %)ASP.NET
63 (4.412 %)WinForms
72 (2.941 %).NET Framework
72 (2.941 %)XML
81 (1.471 %)JavaBeans
81 (1.471 %)LAMP
81 (1.471 %)CSS
81 (1.471 %)J2EE
81 (1.471 %)HTML
Oxford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (4.412 %)Acrobat
13 (4.412 %)FrameMaker
Oxford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.471 %)MySQL
11 (1.471 %)SQL Server
Oxford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (5.882 %)Flash
Oxford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (30.88 %)Games
220 (29.41 %)Electronics
36 (8.824 %)Automotive
44 (5.882 %)Manufacturing
53 (4.412 %)Pensions
62 (2.941 %)Retail
71 (1.471 %)Investment Banking
71 (1.471 %)Banking
71 (1.471 %)3D Graphics
71 (1.471 %)Flash Games
Oxford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (51.47 %)Software Engineer
223 (33.82 %)Developer
319 (27.94 %)Graduate
412 (17.65 %)Programmer
510 (14.71 %)Senior Software Engineer
510 (14.71 %)Electronics Engineer
69 (13.24 %)Senior Developer
78 (11.76 %)Senior C++ Developer
78 (11.76 %)C++ Developer
86 (8.824 %)Graduate Software Engineer
94 (5.882 %)Design Engineer
94 (5.882 %)Software Developer
94 (5.882 %)Flash Developer
103 (4.412 %)C++ Programmer
103 (4.412 %)Graduate Developer
103 (4.412 %)Senior Technical Author
103 (4.412 %)Senior Technical Writer
103 (4.412 %)ActionScript Developer
103 (4.412 %)Author
103 (4.412 %)Technical Author
Oxford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (14.71 %)Mathematics
24 (5.882 %)Firmware
33 (4.412 %)Computer Science
42 (2.941 %)Physics
51 (1.471 %)Robotics
51 (1.471 %)German Language
Oxford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (23.53 %)Windows
28 (11.76 %)Linux
36 (8.824 %)Mac OS X
41 (1.471 %)UNIX
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (23.53 %)OO
24 (5.882 %)OOD
24 (5.882 %)Validation
24 (5.882 %)Business Development
33 (4.412 %)Unit Testing
42 (2.941 %)OOP
51 (1.471 %)OOA/OOD
51 (1.471 %)Extreme Programming
51 (1.471 %)Agile Software Development
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (61.76 %)C++
211 (16.18 %)C#
38 (11.76 %)Java
46 (8.824 %)C
55 (7.353 %)Embedded C++
64 (5.882 %)Assembly Language
64 (5.882 %)ActionScript
73 (4.412 %)C++/CLI
73 (4.412 %)SQL
81 (1.471 %)Embedded C
81 (1.471 %)JavaScript
81 (1.471 %)Perl
81 (1.471 %)PHP
Oxford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (25.00 %)Degree
22 (2.941 %)MCSD
22 (2.941 %)Microsoft Certification
Oxford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (5.882 %)Microsoft
21 (1.471 %)Google
21 (1.471 %)Zend
21 (1.471 %)Oracle