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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5444
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads90132
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.059 %
As % of the category below3.956 %4.560 %
Salaries quoted86128
Average minimum salary£34,273£26,211
Average salary£37,926£31,180
% change on same period last year+21.63 %
Average maximum salary£41,580£36,148
UK excluding London average salary£33,756£33,125
% change on same period last year+1.90 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22752895
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.522 %1.292 %
Salaries quoted20502641
Average minimum salary£33,230£31,504
Average salary£36,476£34,914
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Average maximum salary£39,722£38,323
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Software Developer South EastSoftware Developer
South East

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
OxfordDown-1447£35,558+10.66 %
AbingdonUp+3127£41,315+50.23 %
KidlingtonNew entry-2£42,500-
Software Developer South EastSoftware Developer
South East

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

1110 (55.84 %).NET
2107 (54.31 %)C#
385 (43.15 %)C++
460 (30.46 %)ASP.NET
551 (25.89 %)SQL
648 (24.37 %)JavaScript
746 (23.35 %)Java
845 (22.84 %)SQL Server
942 (21.32 %)Degree
1040 (20.30 %)OO
1134 (17.26 %)ASP
1233 (16.75 %)HTML
1332 (16.24 %)XML
1427 (13.71 %)CSS
1524 (12.18 %)UML
1623 (11.68 %)C
1721 (10.66 %)XHTML
1820 (10.15 %)VB.NET
1820 (10.15 %)Finance
1820 (10.15 %)OOD
1820 (10.15 %)Fortran
1820 (10.15 %)Microsoft
1919 (9.645 %)Mathematics
2018 (9.137 %)VB
2117 (8.629 %)Oracle
2216 (8.122 %)Windows
2314 (7.107 %)UNIX
2413 (6.599 %)Delphi
2413 (6.599 %)Project Management
2413 (6.599 %)SQL Server 2005

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1110 (55.84 %).NET
260 (30.46 %)ASP.NET
334 (17.26 %)ASP
433 (16.75 %)HTML
532 (16.24 %)XML
627 (13.71 %)CSS
721 (10.66 %)XHTML
811 (5.584 %)J2EE
910 (5.076 %)WebServices
910 (5.076 %)XSLT
109 (4.569 %).NET Framework
118 (4.061 %)MFC
127 (3.553 %)COM
127 (3.553 %)DCOM
136 (3.046 %)Spring
136 (3.046 %)Hibernate
145 (2.538 %)AJAX
145 (2.538 %)STL
145 (2.538 %)ASP.NET 2.0
153 (1.523 %)script.aculo.us
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (3.553 %)MTS
26 (3.046 %)IIS
33 (1.523 %)SharePoint
33 (1.523 %)Mathematica
41 (0.508 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (0.508 %)BizTalk Server
41 (0.508 %)JBoss
41 (0.508 %)Tomcat
41 (0.508 %)WebLogic
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (4.061 %)MS Excel
24 (2.030 %)MATLAB
32 (1.015 %)MS Visio
41 (0.508 %)Maya
41 (0.508 %)3ds Max
41 (0.508 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (4.569 %)Intranet
28 (4.061 %)Internet
32 (1.015 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.508 %)Extranet
41 (0.508 %)Firewall
41 (0.508 %)GPRS
41 (0.508 %)GSM
41 (0.508 %)LAN
41 (0.508 %)SMS
41 (0.508 %)UMTS
41 (0.508 %)WAN
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
145 (22.84 %)SQL Server
213 (6.599 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (5.076 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (3.553 %)GIS
53 (1.523 %)MySQL
53 (1.523 %)Crystal Reports
53 (1.523 %)OLTP
62 (1.015 %)BusinessObjects
62 (1.015 %)MS Access
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (5.584 %)Visual Studio
22 (1.015 %)Eclipse
31 (0.508 %)MSI
31 (0.508 %)Flash
31 (0.508 %)JUnit
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (10.15 %)Finance
26 (3.046 %)Education
26 (3.046 %)Government
26 (3.046 %)Pensions
35 (2.538 %)Games
35 (2.538 %)Insurance
35 (2.538 %)Automotive
44 (2.030 %)Health
44 (2.030 %)Legal
44 (2.030 %)Music
44 (2.030 %)Music Industry
53 (1.523 %)3D Graphics
62 (1.015 %)Chemicals
62 (1.015 %)Local Government
62 (1.015 %)Banking
71 (0.508 %)Multimedia
71 (0.508 %)Animation
71 (0.508 %)Electronics
71 (0.508 %)Publishing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (9.645 %)Mathematics
29 (4.569 %)Computer Science
36 (3.046 %)Physics
43 (1.523 %)Multithreading
52 (1.015 %)N-Tier
61 (0.508 %)Thin Client
61 (0.508 %)Life Science
61 (0.508 %)French Language
61 (0.508 %)German Language
61 (0.508 %)Portuguese Language
61 (0.508 %)Credit Risk
61 (0.508 %)Fat Client
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (8.122 %)Windows
214 (7.107 %)UNIX
36 (3.046 %)Linux
41 (0.508 %)AIX
41 (0.508 %)HPUX
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
140 (20.30 %)OO
224 (12.18 %)UML
320 (10.15 %)OOD
413 (6.599 %)Project Management
510 (5.076 %)Software Testing
69 (4.569 %)Unit Testing
78 (4.061 %)E-Commerce
87 (3.553 %)RUP
95 (2.538 %)Risk Management
104 (2.030 %)Software Engineering
104 (2.030 %)RAD
104 (2.030 %)Integration Testing
113 (1.523 %)Time Management
113 (1.523 %)Computer Security
113 (1.523 %)SOA
122 (1.015 %)Bioinformatics
122 (1.015 %)Agile Software Development
122 (1.015 %)Data Modelling
122 (1.015 %)Web Development
131 (0.508 %)Finite Element Analysis
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1107 (54.31 %)C#
285 (43.15 %)C++
351 (25.89 %)SQL
448 (24.37 %)JavaScript
546 (23.35 %)Java
623 (11.68 %)C
720 (10.15 %)VB.NET
720 (10.15 %)Fortran
818 (9.137 %)VB
913 (6.599 %)Delphi
1011 (5.584 %)Python
119 (4.569 %)Perl
128 (4.061 %)VB6
137 (3.553 %)Tcl
137 (3.553 %)DHTML
137 (3.553 %)VBScript
145 (2.538 %)Transact-SQL
145 (2.538 %)VC++
152 (1.015 %)Ruby
161 (0.508 %)PowerHouse
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
142 (21.32 %)Degree
29 (4.569 %)PhD
32 (1.015 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.015 %)MCAD
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (10.15 %)Microsoft
217 (8.629 %)Oracle
37 (3.553 %)Intel
43 (1.523 %)Sybase
52 (1.015 %)Business Objects
52 (1.015 %)Mapinfo
61 (0.508 %)Perforce
61 (0.508 %)Red Hat