The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Reading region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Developer
Rank 63 67 66
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 72 72 50
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 3.419% 3.187% 2.685%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.604% 3.349% 2.872%
Number of salaries quoted 69 62 50
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £36,711
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +2.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £30,000 £26,350
10% offered a salary of more than £45,500 £47,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1998 2150 1741
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 94.87% 95.17% 93.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1633 1856 1398
Average salary £42,500 £41,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.65% -3.52%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Developer
Berkshire

Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading Software Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Reading region.

Reading Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Reading region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Reading Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

1 82 (70.09%) C#
2 76 (64.96%) .NET
3 67 (57.26%) SQL Server
4 56 (47.86%) ASP.NET
5 41 (35.04%) JavaScript
6 36 (30.77%) HTML
7 35 (29.91%) CSS
7 35 (29.91%) Finance
8 34 (29.06%) XML
9 31 (26.50%) Agile Software Development
10 30 (25.64%) SQL
11 29 (24.79%) jQuery
12 22 (18.80%) Degree
13 21 (17.95%) Web Services
14 20 (17.09%) OO
14 20 (17.09%) Microsoft
15 19 (16.24%) Python
16 18 (15.38%) XSLT
17 17 (14.53%) Java
18 16 (13.68%) WCF
18 16 (13.68%) PHP
19 15 (12.82%) MS Excel
20 12 (10.26%) C++
20 12 (10.26%) MVC
20 12 (10.26%) TDD
21 11 (9.402%) Scrum
21 11 (9.402%) Perl
21 11 (9.402%) Data Modelling
21 11 (9.402%) Unit Testing
22 10 (8.547%) RESTful

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 76 (64.96%) .NET
2 56 (47.86%) ASP.NET
3 36 (30.77%) HTML
4 35 (29.91%) CSS
5 34 (29.06%) XML
6 29 (24.79%) jQuery
7 21 (17.95%) Web Services
8 18 (15.38%) XSLT
9 16 (13.68%) WCF
10 10 (8.547%) Silverlight
10 10 (8.547%) RESTful
11 9 (7.692%) LAMP
12 8 (6.838%) Flash
13 7 (5.983%) Symfony
13 7 (5.983%) CodeIgniter
13 7 (5.983%) CakePHP
13 7 (5.983%) Django
14 6 (5.128%) WPF
14 6 (5.128%) J2EE
15 5 (4.274%) LINQ
Application Platforms
1 2 (1.709%) SharePoint
1 2 (1.709%) Force.com
2 1 (0.855%) SharePoint 2013
2 1 (0.855%) WebSphere Application Server
2 1 (0.855%) IIS
2 1 (0.855%) Apache
2 1 (0.855%) Tomcat
Applications
1 15 (12.82%) MS Excel
2 5 (4.274%) MS PowerPoint
3 2 (1.709%) Revit
3 2 (1.709%) SketchUp
3 2 (1.709%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.855%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.709%) HTTP
2 1 (0.855%) Internet
2 1 (0.855%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (57.26%) SQL Server
2 10 (8.547%) MySQL
3 8 (6.838%) SQL Server 2008
4 7 (5.983%) SQL Server 2005
5 2 (1.709%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.855%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.855%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.855%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.855%) Oracle 11g
6 1 (0.855%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 5 (4.274%) Eclipse
1 5 (4.274%) Maven
2 4 (3.419%) Visual Studio
2 4 (3.419%) Rhino Mocks
2 4 (3.419%) Ant
3 3 (2.564%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.855%) JUnit
4 1 (0.855%) Subversion
General
1 35 (29.91%) Finance
2 3 (2.564%) Marketing
3 1 (0.855%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.838%) RIA
1 8 (6.838%) Enterprise Software
2 7 (5.983%) Computer Science
3 5 (4.274%) Mathematics
4 4 (3.419%) Embedded Systems
5 3 (2.564%) Open Source
5 3 (2.564%) SaaS
6 2 (1.709%) FMCG
6 2 (1.709%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.855%) Visualisation
7 1 (0.855%) Physics
7 1 (0.855%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 5 (4.274%) UNIX
1 5 (4.274%) Windows
1 5 (4.274%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (26.50%) Agile Software Development
2 20 (17.09%) OO
3 12 (10.26%) TDD
3 12 (10.26%) MVC
4 11 (9.402%) Data Modelling
4 11 (9.402%) Unit Testing
4 11 (9.402%) Scrum
5 10 (8.547%) OOP
5 10 (8.547%) RAD
5 10 (8.547%) Risk Management
6 7 (5.983%) RDF
6 7 (5.983%) CAD
6 7 (5.983%) Waterfall
7 4 (3.419%) Software Architecture
7 4 (3.419%) MODAF
7 4 (3.419%) Web Development
8 3 (2.564%) Email Marketing
8 3 (2.564%) Business Analysis
8 3 (2.564%) V-Model
8 3 (2.564%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 82 (70.09%) C#
2 41 (35.04%) JavaScript
3 30 (25.64%) SQL
4 19 (16.24%) Python
5 17 (14.53%) Java
6 16 (13.68%) PHP
7 12 (10.26%) C++
8 11 (9.402%) Perl
9 10 (8.547%) C
10 7 (5.983%) VB6
10 7 (5.983%) VB
10 7 (5.983%) VB.NET
10 7 (5.983%) Ruby
11 5 (4.274%) T-SQL
12 4 (3.419%) Ada
12 4 (3.419%) Objective-C
13 2 (1.709%) PHP5
13 2 (1.709%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.855%) Fortran
14 1 (0.855%) DataFlex
Qualifications
1 22 (18.80%) Degree
2 5 (4.274%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (0.855%) DV Cleared
3 1 (0.855%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.419%) DO-178B
System Software
1 1 (0.855%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 20 (17.09%) Microsoft
2 7 (5.983%) Zend
3 5 (4.274%) Oracle
4 2 (1.709%) Salesforce.com
4 2 (1.709%) Autodesk
5 1 (0.855%) IBM
5 1 (0.855%) Interwoven
5 1 (0.855%) Lotus
Reading, Berkshire
Software Developer / Engineer Skills Required to be successful - Solid commercial experience of C#.Net - Solid experience of SQL Server Desirable skills - TDD experience - Experience of using Rhino Mocks -...
Austin Fraser
Salary: £35000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Job Title: Software Developer (Website)Location: Reading Experience: 3-5 years within .NET software development5 traits we are looking for in a candidate: A self-starter who is...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Pension Healthcare
Posted: 18 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Key skills: C#, C++, GUI, STL, GUI, OOP, UML... The successful applicant must be an IT graduate with a 1st class or 2.1 degree and have at...
Dakota 6
Salary: From £45,000 to £50,000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Due to a recent expansion drive, our client are now seeking multiple Software Developers with extensive experience in C++ within a commercial IT environment... - OOD - Object Orientated Design. -...
EXCELerate
Salary: From £50,000 to £55,000 per annum Up to £55k plus Corporate Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
SPARK Ada, Misra C) - Exposure of developing applications on both Unix/Linux and Windows operating systems Exposure any of the following: - Scripting (e.g. Shell, Perl, Python etc) -...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 25000 - 45000
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
To be considered for this role, we are looking for candidates with technical skills to include, at a minimum: PHP5, SQL, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, object oriented development and...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
THis is an amazing opportunity to learn new skills and join an amazing team.Essancial skills:Degree qualified or equivalent experience, with a background in Business Analysis and...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Knowledge of Object Oriented Design (OOD) Knowledge of modelling techniques, Unified Modeling Language (UML) and documenting software design using UML Knowledge of formal development methodologies such as Agile,...
Streamline Connections
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013