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This section looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Scotland 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5436
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching permanent IT job ads128226
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.093 %
As % of the category below3.412 %3.803 %
Salaries quoted108169
Average minimum salary£28,273£29,069
Average salary£31,174£32,823
% change on same period last year-5.02 %
Average maximum salary£34,074£36,577
UK excluding London average salary£33,110£33,166
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads37525942
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.981 %2.433 %
Salaries quoted25373719
Average minimum salary£33,174£33,294
Average salary£36,476£35,916
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Average maximum salary£39,778£38,539
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Software Developer UKSoftware Developer
UK

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EdinburghDown-552£32,944-2.54 %
GlasgowDown-2135£29,578-9.03 %
FifeNew entry-14£31,500-
West LothianUp+1510£27,600-11.68 %
StirlingUp+216£33,667-15.83 %
AberdeenDown-136£31,167-11.58 %
RenfrewshireUp+42£26,250+5.00 %
AberdeenshireDown-12£33,750-10.00 %
DundeeDown-51£30,500+15.82 %
MidlothianNew entry-1£28,000-
Software Developer UKSoftware Developer
UK

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

1175 (56.82 %).NET
2143 (46.43 %)C#
3109 (35.39 %)SQL Server
4107 (34.74 %)ASP.NET
596 (31.17 %)C++
690 (29.22 %)SQL
788 (28.57 %)XML
883 (26.95 %)Windows
883 (26.95 %)Java
972 (23.38 %)Degree
1069 (22.40 %)Oracle
1156 (18.18 %)Microsoft
1252 (16.88 %)JavaScript
1350 (16.23 %)Linux
1447 (15.26 %)OO
1546 (14.94 %)C
1639 (12.66 %)UNIX
1738 (12.34 %)Visual Studio
1837 (12.01 %)WebServices
1936 (11.69 %)VB
2035 (11.36 %)VB.NET
2134 (11.04 %)PL/SQL
2233 (10.71 %)HTML
2332 (10.39 %)Computer Science
2429 (9.416 %)WinForms
2429 (9.416 %)J2EE
2528 (9.091 %)ADO.NET
2627 (8.766 %)Finance
2724 (7.792 %)Delphi
2724 (7.792 %)CSS

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1175 (56.82 %).NET
2107 (34.74 %)ASP.NET
388 (28.57 %)XML
437 (12.01 %)WebServices
533 (10.71 %)HTML
629 (9.416 %)J2EE
629 (9.416 %)WinForms
728 (9.091 %)ADO.NET
824 (7.792 %)CSS
921 (6.818 %)Spring
921 (6.818 %)Hibernate
1019 (6.169 %)ASP
1116 (5.195 %)AJAX
1215 (4.870 %)WMI
1312 (3.896 %)WebSphere
1411 (3.571 %).NET Framework
1411 (3.571 %)JSP
1411 (3.571 %)J2SE
1510 (3.247 %)XHTML
1510 (3.247 %)SOAP
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (3.247 %)WebLogic
27 (2.273 %)SharePoint
36 (1.948 %)OpenROAD
44 (1.299 %)SharePoint Server 2007
53 (0.974 %)Apache
62 (0.649 %)IIS
62 (0.649 %)BizTalk Server
62 (0.649 %)ColdFusion MX
71 (0.325 %)JBoss
71 (0.325 %)MQSeries
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (7.143 %)MS Excel
26 (1.948 %)MS Office
34 (1.299 %)MS Visio
41 (0.325 %)AutoCAD
Scotland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.974 %)AWD
22 (0.649 %)Navision
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (2.273 %)TCP/IP
17 (2.273 %)Internet
26 (1.948 %)Intranet
32 (0.649 %)RFID
41 (0.325 %)DVB
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1109 (35.39 %)SQL Server
221 (6.818 %)SQL Server 2005
315 (4.870 %)SQL Server 2000
412 (3.896 %)GIS
511 (3.571 %)MySQL
68 (2.597 %)RDBMS
76 (1.948 %)Ingres
84 (1.299 %)Crystal Reports
84 (1.299 %)Oracle 8/8i
84 (1.299 %)SQL Server 7
93 (0.974 %)Oracle Reports
93 (0.974 %)Datawarehouse
102 (0.649 %)Oracle 10g
102 (0.649 %)Firebird
111 (0.325 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
111 (0.325 %)BusinessObjects
111 (0.325 %)ETL
111 (0.325 %)Oracle Discoverer
111 (0.325 %)Oracle 9i
111 (0.325 %)MS Access
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
138 (12.34 %)Visual Studio
217 (5.519 %)Subversion
311 (3.571 %)VSS/SourceSafe
410 (3.247 %)Oracle Forms
55 (1.623 %)PowerBuilder
63 (0.974 %)ClearCase
71 (0.325 %)Eclipse
71 (0.325 %)NUnit
71 (0.325 %)Oracle APEX
71 (0.325 %)Ant
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (8.766 %)Finance
214 (4.545 %)Manufacturing
39 (2.922 %)Education
46 (1.948 %)Marketing
54 (1.299 %)Pensions
54 (1.299 %)Advertising
63 (0.974 %)Publishing
63 (0.974 %)Telecoms
63 (0.974 %)Multimedia
63 (0.974 %)Banking
72 (0.649 %)Government
72 (0.649 %)Health
72 (0.649 %)Investment Banking
72 (0.649 %)3D Graphics
72 (0.649 %)Construction
72 (0.649 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (0.325 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.325 %)Games
81 (0.325 %)Retail
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
132 (10.39 %)Computer Science
28 (2.597 %)Smartcard
35 (1.623 %)N-Tier
44 (1.299 %)Handset
53 (0.974 %)Management Information System
62 (0.649 %)NHS
71 (0.325 %)Client/Server
71 (0.325 %)MPEG
71 (0.325 %)CCTV
71 (0.325 %)Statistics
71 (0.325 %)Mathematics
71 (0.325 %)Data Extraction
71 (0.325 %)Data Integration
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
183 (26.95 %)Windows
250 (16.23 %)Linux
339 (12.66 %)UNIX
43 (0.974 %)Embedded Linux
43 (0.974 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (0.649 %)Windows Mobile
61 (0.325 %)Windows CE
61 (0.325 %)HPUX
61 (0.325 %)Solaris
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (15.26 %)OO
221 (6.818 %)Software Engineering
318 (5.844 %)Unit Testing
416 (5.195 %)Agile Software Development
514 (4.545 %)Web Development
613 (4.221 %)OOD
710 (3.247 %)UML
89 (2.922 %)SOA
96 (1.948 %)Information Management
96 (1.948 %)Investment Management
105 (1.623 %)TDD
114 (1.299 %)OOP
114 (1.299 %)Data Analysis
123 (0.974 %)Workflow
123 (0.974 %)Project Management
132 (0.649 %)E-Commerce
132 (0.649 %)ERP
132 (0.649 %)Asset Management
132 (0.649 %)Business Intelligence
132 (0.649 %)System Testing
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1143 (46.43 %)C#
296 (31.17 %)C++
390 (29.22 %)SQL
483 (26.95 %)Java
552 (16.88 %)JavaScript
646 (14.94 %)C
736 (11.69 %)VB
835 (11.36 %)VB.NET
934 (11.04 %)PL/SQL
1024 (7.792 %)Delphi
1119 (6.169 %)Transact-SQL
1119 (6.169 %)VB6
1214 (4.545 %)PHP
1310 (3.247 %)Embedded C++
147 (2.273 %)Embedded C
156 (1.948 %)Pascal
165 (1.623 %)VC++
174 (1.299 %)VBScript
174 (1.299 %)DHTML
174 (1.299 %)COBOL
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
172 (23.38 %)Degree
25 (1.623 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (0.974 %)MCP
33 (0.974 %)MCSD
42 (0.649 %)HND
42 (0.649 %)PhD
42 (0.649 %)MCAD
42 (0.649 %)MCPD
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (3.247 %)AquaLogic
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
169 (22.40 %)Oracle
256 (18.18 %)Microsoft
311 (3.571 %)ESRI
410 (3.247 %)IBM
59 (2.922 %)Borland
68 (2.597 %)BEA
72 (0.649 %)HP
72 (0.649 %)Sybase
81 (0.325 %)Business Objects
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