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

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8038
Rank change on same period last yearDown-42
Matching permanent IT job ads58176
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.073 %
As % of the category below2.180 %5.110 %
Salaries quoted53166
Average minimum salary£30,472£33,060
Average salary£35,142£36,961
% change on same period last year-4.92 %
Average maximum salary£39,811£40,861
UK excluding London average salary£33,168£33,377
% change on same period last year-0.62 %
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads26613444
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.433 %1.436 %
Salaries quoted22792673
Average minimum salary£36,634£38,785
Average salary£40,211£41,894
% change on same period last year-4.01 %
Average maximum salary£43,788£45,003
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Software Developer BerkshireSoftware Developer
Berkshire

Software Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

The 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

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

Reading Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

157 (57.58 %).NET
251 (51.52 %)C#
348 (48.48 %)ASP.NET
446 (46.46 %)SQL Server
533 (33.33 %)SQL
624 (24.24 %)Perl
624 (24.24 %)Windows
723 (23.23 %)Java
822 (22.22 %)C++
822 (22.22 %)Finance
920 (20.20 %)Linux
1015 (15.15 %)Python
1015 (15.15 %)SQL Server 2005
1015 (15.15 %)Pensions
1114 (14.14 %)OO
1212 (12.12 %)Transact-SQL
1212 (12.12 %)Ruby
1311 (11.11 %)Computer Science
1311 (11.11 %)JavaScript
1311 (11.11 %)J2EE
1311 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
1410 (10.10 %)XML
1410 (10.10 %)Apache
1410 (10.10 %)Microsoft
159 (9.091 %)MS Excel
159 (9.091 %)C
159 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
159 (9.091 %)HTML
159 (9.091 %)Health
159 (9.091 %)Degree

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

Reading IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
157 (57.58 %).NET
248 (48.48 %)ASP.NET
311 (11.11 %)J2EE
410 (10.10 %)XML
59 (9.091 %)HTML
68 (8.081 %)Struts
77 (7.071 %)WebServices
77 (7.071 %)CSS
77 (7.071 %)WinForms
85 (5.051 %).NET Framework
94 (4.040 %)WPF
94 (4.040 %)EJB
94 (4.040 %)MVC
102 (2.020 %)Hibernate
102 (2.020 %)J2SE
102 (2.020 %)ASP
102 (2.020 %)JDBC
102 (2.020 %)Servlets
102 (2.020 %)ASP.NET 2.0
102 (2.020 %)Lucene
Reading IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (10.10 %)Apache
28 (8.081 %)JBoss
36 (6.061 %)Tomcat
43 (3.030 %)IIS
52 (2.020 %)WebLogic
52 (2.020 %)Resin
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (9.091 %)MS Excel
22 (2.020 %)MS Visio
22 (2.020 %)MS Office
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (8.081 %)Internet
25 (5.051 %)H.323
25 (5.051 %)VoIP
34 (4.040 %)SMTP
41 (1.010 %)HTTP
41 (1.010 %)TCP/IP
41 (1.010 %)CTI
41 (1.010 %)GSM
41 (1.010 %)3G
Reading IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
146 (46.46 %)SQL Server
215 (15.15 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (6.061 %)Crystal Reports
52 (2.020 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
52 (2.020 %)MySQL
61 (1.010 %)Datawarehouse
Reading IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
26 (6.061 %)Ant
34 (4.040 %)Eclipse
34 (4.040 %)Subversion
42 (2.020 %)JUnit
42 (2.020 %)PVCS
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (22.22 %)Finance
215 (15.15 %)Pensions
39 (9.091 %)Insurance
39 (9.091 %)Health
47 (7.071 %)Electronics
47 (7.071 %)Telecoms
54 (4.040 %)Banking
61 (1.010 %)Publishing
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (11.11 %)Computer Science
23 (3.030 %)Client/Server
32 (2.020 %)MPEG
32 (2.020 %)Thin Client
32 (2.020 %)Fat Client
32 (2.020 %)Mathematics
41 (1.010 %)DTV
41 (1.010 %)IVR
41 (1.010 %)STB
41 (1.010 %)Speech Recognition
41 (1.010 %)IPTV
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (24.24 %)Windows
220 (20.20 %)Linux
37 (7.071 %)UNIX
42 (2.020 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (1.010 %)VxWorks
51 (1.010 %)Embedded Linux
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (14.14 %)OO
28 (8.081 %)Web Development
36 (6.061 %)UML
36 (6.061 %)OOP
36 (6.061 %)OOD
36 (6.061 %)Agile Software Development
36 (6.061 %)Document Management
45 (5.051 %)Requirements Analysis
54 (4.040 %)Software Engineering
63 (3.030 %)RAD
63 (3.030 %)Unit Testing
72 (2.020 %)OOA/OOD
81 (1.010 %)CRM
81 (1.010 %)Configuration Management
81 (1.010 %)Workflow
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
151 (51.52 %)C#
233 (33.33 %)SQL
324 (24.24 %)Perl
423 (23.23 %)Java
522 (22.22 %)C++
615 (15.15 %)Python
712 (12.12 %)Ruby
712 (12.12 %)Transact-SQL
811 (11.11 %)JavaScript
99 (9.091 %)C
108 (8.081 %)PHP
115 (5.051 %)VB6
115 (5.051 %)VB
123 (3.030 %)VB.NET
123 (3.030 %)Assembly Language
131 (1.010 %)VC++
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (9.091 %)Degree
23 (3.030 %)PhD
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (10.10 %)Microsoft
25 (5.051 %)Cisco