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This section looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Oxfordshire 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank104111
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads4825
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.011 %
As % of the category below3.095 %2.006 %
Salaries quoted4824
Average minimum salary£26,729£34,458
Average salary£31,677£37,958
% change on same period last year-16.54 %
Average maximum salary£36,625£41,458
UK excluding London average salary£38,132£37,494
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
Processes & Methodologies OxfordshireProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads15511246
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.760 %0.552 %
Salaries quoted13981018
Average minimum salary£35,230£37,418
Average salary£38,916£40,701
% change on same period last year-4.38 %
Average maximum salary£42,601£43,984
UK excluding London average salary£42,840£44,076
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Software Engineering South EastSoftware Engineering
South East

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Oxfordshire region over the past 3 months.

Oxfordshire Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Oxfordshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1OxfordUp+1028£31,214-11.44 %
2Henley-on-ThamesDown-43£45,000+24.13 %
3BanburyNew entry-2£25,000-
4AbingdonDown-161£35,000-
Software Engineering South EastSoftware Engineering
South East

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Engineering.

177 (62.10 %)C++
235 (28.23 %)OO
330 (24.19 %)Windows
330 (24.19 %)Degree
428 (22.58 %)Microsoft
428 (22.58 %)C#
525 (20.16 %).NET
525 (20.16 %)Mathematics
620 (16.13 %)Electronics
718 (14.52 %)C
718 (14.52 %)Games
817 (13.71 %)OOD
915 (12.10 %)Education
915 (12.10 %)Java
915 (12.10 %)Computer Science
1013 (10.48 %).NET Framework
1112 (9.677 %)OpenGL
1112 (9.677 %)ASP.NET
1211 (8.871 %)COM
1211 (8.871 %)WebServices
1211 (8.871 %)IIS
1310 (8.065 %)XML
1310 (8.065 %)UML
1310 (8.065 %)WinForms
149 (7.258 %)Web Development
149 (7.258 %)Windows Mobile
149 (7.258 %)Multithreading
149 (7.258 %)TDD
158 (6.452 %)Agile Software Development
158 (6.452 %)Pensions

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
125 (20.16 %).NET
213 (10.48 %).NET Framework
312 (9.677 %)OpenGL
312 (9.677 %)ASP.NET
411 (8.871 %)COM
411 (8.871 %)WebServices
510 (8.065 %)XML
510 (8.065 %)WinForms
68 (6.452 %)STL
68 (6.452 %)ASP
77 (5.645 %)HTML
77 (5.645 %)WCF
84 (3.226 %)MFC
93 (2.419 %)ADO
102 (1.613 %)ADO.NET
102 (1.613 %)J2EE
102 (1.613 %)EJB
102 (1.613 %)RSS
102 (1.613 %)JMS
102 (1.613 %)Hibernate
Application Platforms
111 (8.871 %)IIS
21 (0.806 %)JBoss
21 (0.806 %)MapXtreme
Applications
14 (3.226 %)MS Visio
23 (2.419 %)Acrobat
23 (2.419 %)FrameMaker
32 (1.613 %)MATLAB
41 (0.806 %)ArcView
41 (0.806 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
13 (2.419 %)Ethernet
22 (1.613 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.806 %)Wireless
31 (0.806 %)Bluetooth
31 (0.806 %)GPRS
31 (0.806 %)WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (4.032 %)SQL Server
15 (4.032 %)BusinessObjects
23 (2.419 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
32 (1.613 %)GIS
41 (0.806 %)Crystal Reports
41 (0.806 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.806 %)MySQL
Development Applications
11 (0.806 %)Visual Studio
11 (0.806 %)Flash
11 (0.806 %)Eclipse
General
120 (16.13 %)Electronics
218 (14.52 %)Games
315 (12.10 %)Education
48 (6.452 %)3D Graphics
48 (6.452 %)Pensions
57 (5.645 %)Manufacturing
57 (5.645 %)Automotive
65 (4.032 %)Health
74 (3.226 %)Insurance
74 (3.226 %)Banking
83 (2.419 %)Multimedia
83 (2.419 %)Finance
92 (1.613 %)Financial Institution
92 (1.613 %)Investment Banking
101 (0.806 %)Marketing
101 (0.806 %)Flash Games
101 (0.806 %)Government
Job Titles
149 (39.52 %)Software Engineer
245 (36.29 %)Developer
319 (15.32 %)Graduate
418 (14.52 %)Senior Developer
517 (13.71 %)Programmer
616 (12.90 %).NET Developer
715 (12.10 %)Senior Software Engineer
715 (12.10 %)Senior .NET Developer
814 (11.29 %)Architect
910 (8.065 %)Software Developer
910 (8.065 %)C++ Developer
109 (7.258 %).NET Architect
109 (7.258 %)C++ Programmer
109 (7.258 %)Senior .NET Architect
118 (6.452 %)Graduate Software Engineer
126 (4.839 %)C# Developer
135 (4.032 %)Embedded Software Engineer
135 (4.032 %)Games Programmer
135 (4.032 %)Senior C# Developer
144 (3.226 %)Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
125 (20.16 %)Mathematics
215 (12.10 %)Computer Science
39 (7.258 %)Multithreading
45 (4.032 %)Robotics
54 (3.226 %)Physics
54 (3.226 %)Firmware
61 (0.806 %)Client/Server
Operating Systems
130 (24.19 %)Windows
29 (7.258 %)Windows Mobile
38 (6.452 %)Linux
43 (2.419 %)Windows NT
52 (1.613 %)Embedded Linux
61 (0.806 %)Unix
61 (0.806 %)Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
135 (28.23 %)OO
217 (13.71 %)OOD
310 (8.065 %)UML
49 (7.258 %)TDD
49 (7.258 %)Web Development
58 (6.452 %)Scrum
58 (6.452 %)Agile Software Development
67 (5.645 %)SOA
67 (5.645 %)Integration Acceptance Testing
67 (5.645 %)Continuous Integration
75 (4.032 %)Software Testing
84 (3.226 %)Validation
84 (3.226 %)Unit Testing
84 (3.226 %)Business Development
93 (2.419 %)Workflow
102 (1.613 %)Project Management
102 (1.613 %)OOP
102 (1.613 %)OOA/OOD
111 (0.806 %)RUP
111 (0.806 %)Risk Management
Programming Languages
177 (62.10 %)C++
228 (22.58 %)C#
318 (14.52 %)C
415 (12.10 %)Java
57 (5.645 %)Delphi
66 (4.839 %)VC++
66 (4.839 %)Python
75 (4.032 %)Embedded C
84 (3.226 %)SQL
84 (3.226 %)VB
84 (3.226 %)JavaScript
84 (3.226 %)Assembly Language
84 (3.226 %)Lua
93 (2.419 %)Embedded C++
102 (1.613 %)Perl
111 (0.806 %)PHP
111 (0.806 %)VB.NET
111 (0.806 %)ActionScript
111 (0.806 %)Transact-SQL
111 (0.806 %)Shell Script
Qualifications
130 (24.19 %)Degree
26 (4.839 %)PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.806 %)QA
Vendors
128 (22.58 %)Microsoft
25 (4.032 %)Business Objects
32 (1.613 %)Oracle
41 (0.806 %)Mapinfo
41 (0.806 %)Capita
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