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This section looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the Portsmouth 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
Rank1422
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads4732
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.013 %
As % of the category below10.09 %6.584 %
Salaries quoted4325
Average minimum salary£36,907£27,740
Average salary£40,430£32,410
% change on same period last year+24.74 %
Average maximum salary£43,953£37,080
UK excluding London average salary£35,986£35,073
% change on same period last year+2.60 %
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Portsmouth
Matching permanent IT job ads466486
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.251 %0.203 %
Salaries quoted376348
Average minimum salary£33,297£33,908
Average salary£36,591£38,022
% change on same period last year-3.76 %
Average maximum salary£39,886£42,136
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Software Engineer HampshireSoftware Engineer
Hampshire

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth region.

Portsmouth Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Portsmouth Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

173 (85.88 %)C++
237 (43.53 %)UML
335 (41.18 %)MFC
432 (37.65 %)C#
530 (35.29 %)SQL
628 (32.94 %)VC++
723 (27.06 %)OO
822 (25.88 %)Electronics
822 (25.88 %)Degree
921 (24.71 %)Linux
1019 (22.35 %)C
1113 (15.29 %)Windows
1212 (14.12 %)Device Driver
1311 (12.94 %)OOD
149 (10.59 %)Pensions
158 (9.412 %)Software Engineering
158 (9.412 %)Java
158 (9.412 %).NET
158 (9.412 %)Embedded C++
167 (8.235 %)OpenGL
176 (7.059 %)X-Windows
176 (7.059 %)Health
176 (7.059 %)Visual Studio
185 (5.882 %)Validation
185 (5.882 %)Telecoms
185 (5.882 %)Embedded C
185 (5.882 %)Multithreading
194 (4.706 %)VxWorks
194 (4.706 %)Finance
194 (4.706 %)Construction

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Portsmouth IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (41.18 %)MFC
28 (9.412 %).NET
37 (8.235 %)OpenGL
46 (7.059 %)X-Windows
53 (3.529 %)XML
62 (2.353 %)STL
62 (2.353 %)WCF
62 (2.353 %)WPF
71 (1.176 %)J2EE
71 (1.176 %)CORBA
71 (1.176 %)XML Schema
71 (1.176 %).NET Framework
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.529 %)SAS
Portsmouth IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.706 %)MS Office
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (4.706 %)TCP/IP
23 (3.529 %)SNMP
23 (3.529 %)iSCSI
31 (1.176 %)Internet
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.176 %)MySQL
11 (1.176 %)SQL Server
11 (1.176 %)Oracle 9i
11 (1.176 %)Oracle 10g
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (7.059 %)Visual Studio
23 (3.529 %)LabVIEW
32 (2.353 %)ARTiSAN
Portsmouth IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (25.88 %)Electronics
29 (10.59 %)Pensions
36 (7.059 %)Health
45 (5.882 %)Telecoms
54 (4.706 %)Finance
54 (4.706 %)Construction
62 (2.353 %)Animation
62 (2.353 %)Aerospace
62 (2.353 %)3D Graphics
62 (2.353 %)Military
71 (1.176 %)Manufacturing
71 (1.176 %)Automotive
Portsmouth IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (14.12 %)Device Driver
25 (5.882 %)Multithreading
33 (3.529 %)Computer Science
41 (1.176 %)Management Information System
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (24.71 %)Linux
213 (15.29 %)Windows
34 (4.706 %)VxWorks
34 (4.706 %)UNIX
42 (2.353 %)AIX
42 (2.353 %)HPUX
42 (2.353 %)Solaris
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (43.53 %)UML
223 (27.06 %)OO
311 (12.94 %)OOD
48 (9.412 %)Software Engineering
55 (5.882 %)Validation
63 (3.529 %)Software Testing
63 (3.529 %)Risk Management
72 (2.353 %)Unit Testing
81 (1.176 %)Test Management
81 (1.176 %)Security Cleared
81 (1.176 %)SSADM
81 (1.176 %)DoDAF
81 (1.176 %)MODAF
81 (1.176 %)Enterprise Architecture
81 (1.176 %)Requirements Analysis
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
173 (85.88 %)C++
232 (37.65 %)C#
330 (35.29 %)SQL
428 (32.94 %)VC++
519 (22.35 %)C
68 (9.412 %)Java
68 (9.412 %)Embedded C++
75 (5.882 %)Embedded C
82 (2.353 %)Shell Script
82 (2.353 %)PL/SQL
91 (1.176 %)VB
91 (1.176 %)Perl
Portsmouth IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (25.88 %)Degree
22 (2.353 %)PhD
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.176 %)ISO12207
Portsmouth IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (3.529 %)Oracle
22 (2.353 %)IBM
31 (1.176 %)Microsoft
31 (1.176 %)Metastorm