The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Peterborough 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 24 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 Peterborough region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineer
Rank 26 41 42
Rank change year-on-year
+15 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 21 4 11
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Peterborough 5.882% 1.286% 3.571%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.158% 1.370% 3.642%
Number of salaries quoted 14 4 11
Average salary £36,000 £25,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+44.00% -37.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,800 £22,150 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £28,200 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Job Titles
Peterborough
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
341 292 302
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Peterborough 95.52% 93.89% 98.05%
Number of salaries quoted 299 253 247
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £20,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £41,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire

Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Peterborough 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 Peterborough region.

Peterborough Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Peterborough region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Peterborough Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Peterborough 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 42 (56.76%) C#
2 37 (50.00%) OO
2 37 (50.00%) TDD
3 36 (48.65%) .NET
4 29 (39.19%) C
4 29 (39.19%) SQL
5 26 (35.14%) C++
5 26 (35.14%) Agile Software Development
6 23 (31.08%) Continuous Improvement
7 22 (29.73%) WCF
8 21 (28.38%) Ajax
8 21 (28.38%) JavaScript
9 20 (27.03%) XML
9 20 (27.03%) jQuery
10 19 (25.68%) CSS
11 17 (22.97%) Git (software)
12 16 (21.62%) HTML5
13 15 (20.27%) Performance Testing
13 15 (20.27%) Software Engineering
13 15 (20.27%) SOA
13 15 (20.27%) HTTP
14 14 (18.92%) Firmware
14 14 (18.92%) Degree
14 14 (18.92%) Enterprise Software
15 13 (17.57%) Security Testing
16 12 (16.22%) Marketing
17 11 (14.86%) Load Testing
17 11 (14.86%) Microsoft
17 11 (14.86%) Windows
17 11 (14.86%) Network Architecture

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Peterborough 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 36 (48.65%) .NET
2 22 (29.73%) WCF
3 21 (28.38%) Ajax
4 20 (27.03%) XML
4 20 (27.03%) jQuery
5 19 (25.68%) CSS
6 16 (21.62%) HTML5
7 10 (13.51%) ASP.NET
8 7 (9.459%) ASP.NET MVC
8 7 (9.459%) HTML
8 7 (9.459%) XSLT
9 3 (4.054%) Silverlight
9 3 (4.054%) Web Services
10 2 (2.703%) MFC
11 1 (1.351%) ASP.NET MVC 4
Application Platforms
1 6 (8.108%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (2.703%) MS Excel
1 2 (2.703%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 15 (20.27%) HTTP
2 7 (9.459%) ZigBee
2 7 (9.459%) GPRS
3 5 (6.757%) GSM
4 2 (2.703%) UMTS
4 2 (2.703%) 3G
4 2 (2.703%) 2G
5 1 (1.351%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (12.16%) SQL Server
2 4 (5.405%) OLAP
2 4 (5.405%) Data Mining
2 4 (5.405%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 4 (5.405%) Microsoft Analysis Services
2 4 (5.405%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 4 (5.405%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (1.351%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 17 (22.97%) Git (software)
2 9 (12.16%) Visual Studio
3 6 (8.108%) Team Foundation Server
3 6 (8.108%) WinDbg
4 5 (6.757%) LabVIEW
General
1 12 (16.22%) Marketing
2 4 (5.405%) Manufacturing
3 3 (4.054%) Electronics
4 2 (2.703%) Finance
5 1 (1.351%) Publishing
5 1 (1.351%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 14 (18.92%) Firmware
1 14 (18.92%) Enterprise Software
2 5 (6.757%) Computer Science
3 3 (4.054%) iPhone
3 3 (4.054%) Open Source
3 3 (4.054%) Management Information System
3 3 (4.054%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.351%) Mathematics
4 1 (1.351%) Physics
4 1 (1.351%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 11 (14.86%) Windows
2 5 (6.757%) Windows 7
2 5 (6.757%) Windows XP
2 5 (6.757%) Linux
3 3 (4.054%) Android
4 1 (1.351%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (50.00%) OO
1 37 (50.00%) TDD
2 26 (35.14%) Agile Software Development
3 23 (31.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (20.27%) Performance Testing
4 15 (20.27%) Software Engineering
4 15 (20.27%) SOA
5 13 (17.57%) Security Testing
6 11 (14.86%) Load Testing
6 11 (14.86%) Network Architecture
7 10 (13.51%) Unit Testing
7 10 (13.51%) Multithreading
7 10 (13.51%) Scrum
8 9 (12.16%) Software Testing
8 9 (12.16%) MVC
9 7 (9.459%) Penetration Testing
10 6 (8.108%) ITIL
10 6 (8.108%) Project Management
10 6 (8.108%) Test Automation
10 6 (8.108%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 42 (56.76%) C#
2 29 (39.19%) C
2 29 (39.19%) SQL
3 26 (35.14%) C++
4 21 (28.38%) JavaScript
5 7 (9.459%) Python
6 6 (8.108%) VB.NET
6 6 (8.108%) Embedded C
7 5 (6.757%) Java
8 4 (5.405%) T-SQL
9 3 (4.054%) Embedded C++
10 2 (2.703%) VC++
11 1 (1.351%) Shell Script
11 1 (1.351%) Tcl
11 1 (1.351%) PHP
Qualifications
1 14 (18.92%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.405%) QA
Vendors
1 11 (14.86%) Microsoft
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