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This section looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the Poole 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank450
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching permanent IT job ads6912
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.005 %
As % of the category below21.30 %2.264 %
Salaries quoted649
Average minimum salary£31,836£36,333
Average salary£35,957£38,722
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Average maximum salary£40,078£41,111
UK excluding London average salary£35,986£35,073
% change on same period last year+2.60 %
Poole IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Poole
Matching permanent IT job ads324530
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.174 %0.221 %
Salaries quoted288487
Average minimum salary£29,954£40,395
Average salary£33,522£43,210
% change on same period last year-22.41 %
Average maximum salary£37,091£46,026
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Software Engineer DorsetSoftware Engineer
Dorset

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Poole Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Poole Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Poole region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Poole Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Poole 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.

145 (45.92 %)Java
240 (40.82 %)J2EE
334 (34.69 %)SQL
430 (30.61 %)WebSphere
527 (27.55 %).NET
626 (26.53 %)C#
626 (26.53 %)WebLogic
626 (26.53 %)OO
725 (25.51 %)Software Engineering
823 (23.47 %)UML
922 (22.45 %)C
1021 (21.43 %)Linux
1120 (20.41 %)Windows
1218 (18.37 %)C++
1218 (18.37 %)Validation
1316 (16.33 %)MFC
1316 (16.33 %)DCOM
1316 (16.33 %)UNIX
1410 (10.20 %)Degree
159 (9.184 %)Perl
167 (7.143 %)Software Testing
167 (7.143 %)SQL Server
167 (7.143 %)EJB
167 (7.143 %)Mac OS X
167 (7.143 %)Python
176 (6.122 %)Ruby on Rails
176 (6.122 %)Ruby
176 (6.122 %)Spring
176 (6.122 %)Scrum
176 (6.122 %)Electronics

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Poole 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.

Poole IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (40.82 %)J2EE
230 (30.61 %)WebSphere
327 (27.55 %).NET
416 (16.33 %)MFC
416 (16.33 %)DCOM
57 (7.143 %)EJB
66 (6.122 %)Spring
66 (6.122 %)Ruby on Rails
75 (5.102 %)Hibernate
75 (5.102 %)XML
75 (5.102 %)XSL
75 (5.102 %)JDBC
75 (5.102 %)Servlets
75 (5.102 %)SOAP
84 (4.082 %)ODBC
93 (3.061 %)OLE DB
102 (2.041 %)ASP
102 (2.041 %).NET Framework
111 (1.020 %)STL
111 (1.020 %)JSP
Poole IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (26.53 %)WebLogic
25 (5.102 %)JBoss
32 (2.041 %)WebSphere MQ
41 (1.020 %)IIS
Poole IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.061 %)MS Excel
Poole IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.041 %)Internet
21 (1.020 %)Wireless
21 (1.020 %)FTP
21 (1.020 %)TCP/IP
Poole IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (7.143 %)SQL Server
22 (2.041 %)MySQL
Poole IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.102 %)Ant
23 (3.061 %)Visual Studio
23 (3.061 %)Eclipse
32 (2.041 %)C++Builder
Poole IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (6.122 %)Electronics
24 (4.082 %)Telecoms
33 (3.061 %)Pensions
42 (2.041 %)Retail
42 (2.041 %)Construction
42 (2.041 %)Health
51 (1.020 %)3D Graphics
Poole IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.020 %)Firmware
Poole IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (21.43 %)Linux
220 (20.41 %)Windows
316 (16.33 %)UNIX
47 (7.143 %)Mac OS X
53 (3.061 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (3.061 %)Windows Vista
53 (3.061 %)Windows XP
62 (2.041 %)Solaris
71 (1.020 %)VxWorks
Poole IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (26.53 %)OO
225 (25.51 %)Software Engineering
323 (23.47 %)UML
418 (18.37 %)Validation
57 (7.143 %)Software Testing
66 (6.122 %)Scrum
75 (5.102 %)Project Management
75 (5.102 %)Release Management
75 (5.102 %)Test Scripting
75 (5.102 %)Security Cleared
84 (4.082 %)Continuous Integration
93 (3.061 %)System Testing
93 (3.061 %)OOD
102 (2.041 %)Regression Testing
111 (1.020 %)Information Security
111 (1.020 %)CRM
111 (1.020 %)ERP
Poole IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (45.92 %)Java
234 (34.69 %)SQL
326 (26.53 %)C#
422 (22.45 %)C
518 (18.37 %)C++
69 (9.184 %)Perl
77 (7.143 %)Python
86 (6.122 %)Ruby
95 (5.102 %)Embedded C
95 (5.102 %)VB.NET
103 (3.061 %)VB
112 (2.041 %)JavaScript
112 (2.041 %)Shell Script
121 (1.020 %)Embedded C++
Poole IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (10.20 %)Degree
22 (2.041 %)ISEB
31 (1.020 %)ISEB Practitioner
31 (1.020 %)HNC
Poole IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.061 %)QA
21 (1.020 %)ISO9001
Poole IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (3.061 %)Active Directory
22 (2.041 %)VMware Infrastructure
Poole IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (4.082 %)Microsoft
22 (2.041 %)Borland
22 (2.041 %)Oracle
22 (2.041 %)VMware
31 (1.020 %)Sage
31 (1.020 %)Compuware
31 (1.020 %)Intel
31 (1.020 %)Motorola