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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Peterborough 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4264
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads72
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.182 %0.639 %
Salaries quoted72
Average minimum salary£41,714£18,000
Average salary£45,214£19,000
% change on same period last year+137.96 %
Average maximum salary£48,714£20,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,120£37,730
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
Peterborough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Peterborough
Matching permanent IT job ads220313
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.147 %0.140 %
Salaries quoted198258
Average minimum salary£40,348£37,092
Average salary£43,718£40,540
% change on same period last year+7.83 %
Average maximum salary£47,088£43,988
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Software Engineering CambridgeshireSoftware Engineering
Cambridgeshire

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

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

Peterborough 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 Peterborough region.

Peterborough Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

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

Peterborough Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

117 (94.44 %)Degree
213 (72.22 %)Computer Science
38 (44.44 %)Linux
47 (38.89 %)UNIX
47 (38.89 %)C
56 (33.33 %)C#
56 (33.33 %).NET
56 (33.33 %)Windows
56 (33.33 %)Assembly Language
56 (33.33 %)Device Driver
65 (27.78 %)SQL Server
74 (22.22 %)Visual Studio
74 (22.22 %)ASP.NET
74 (22.22 %)C++
74 (22.22 %)MS Excel
83 (16.67 %)Java
83 (16.67 %)Internet
83 (16.67 %)Electronics
83 (16.67 %)Mathematics
83 (16.67 %)Unit Testing
83 (16.67 %)Manufacturing
92 (11.11 %)iPhone
92 (11.11 %)WCF
92 (11.11 %)Use Case
92 (11.11 %)Xen
92 (11.11 %)Finance
92 (11.11 %)Blackberry
92 (11.11 %)XML
92 (11.11 %)Project Management
92 (11.11 %)Symbian

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Peterborough IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (33.33 %).NET
24 (22.22 %)ASP.NET
32 (11.11 %)WCF
32 (11.11 %)XML
41 (5.556 %)SyncML
41 (5.556 %)WinForms
41 (5.556 %).NET Framework
41 (5.556 %)SOAP
Peterborough IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.11 %)SharePoint
Peterborough IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (22.22 %)MS Excel
21 (5.556 %)MS Office
Peterborough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (16.67 %)Internet
Peterborough IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (27.78 %)SQL Server
22 (11.11 %)MS Access
Peterborough IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (22.22 %)Visual Studio
Peterborough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (16.67 %)Electronics
13 (16.67 %)Manufacturing
22 (11.11 %)Finance
31 (5.556 %)Health
31 (5.556 %)Retail
31 (5.556 %)Marketing
Peterborough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (61.11 %)Software Engineer
29 (50.00 %)Senior Software Engineer
32 (11.11 %)Analyst
32 (11.11 %)Systems Analyst
32 (11.11 %)Systems Support
32 (11.11 %)Support Analyst
32 (11.11 %)Systems Support Analyst
32 (11.11 %)Software Development Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Technical Product Manager
41 (5.556 %)Technical Manager
41 (5.556 %)Product Manager
41 (5.556 %).NET Developer
41 (5.556 %)C# Developer
41 (5.556 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (5.556 %)SQL Developer
41 (5.556 %)Developer
Peterborough IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (72.22 %)Computer Science
26 (33.33 %)Device Driver
33 (16.67 %)Mathematics
42 (11.11 %)Blackberry
42 (11.11 %)iPhone
51 (5.556 %)Fat Client
51 (5.556 %)Thin Client
Peterborough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (44.44 %)Linux
27 (38.89 %)UNIX
36 (33.33 %)Windows
41 (5.556 %)Windows 2000
41 (5.556 %)Windows XP
Peterborough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (16.67 %)Unit Testing
22 (11.11 %)Project Management
22 (11.11 %)Use Case
31 (5.556 %)OO
31 (5.556 %)Agile Software Development
31 (5.556 %)Business Analysis
Peterborough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (38.89 %)C
26 (33.33 %)C#
26 (33.33 %)Assembly Language
34 (22.22 %)C++
43 (16.67 %)Java
52 (11.11 %)SQL
61 (5.556 %)VB.NET
Peterborough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (94.44 %)Degree
Peterborough IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (11.11 %)Xen
Peterborough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (11.11 %)Symbian
12 (11.11 %)Microsoft
21 (5.556 %)Intel