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This section looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank8676
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads84138
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.061 %
As % of the category below3.340 %4.064 %
Salaries quoted51115
Average minimum salary£29,098£31,632
Average salary£32,069£37,365
% change on same period last year-14.17 %
Average maximum salary£35,039£43,097
UK excluding London average salary£38,132£37,494
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
Processes & Methodologies ScotlandProcesses & Methodologies
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads25153396
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.233 %1.503 %
Salaries quoted16822238
Average minimum salary£37,713£35,028
Average salary£41,194£38,092
% change on same period last year+8.14 %
Average maximum salary£44,675£41,156
UK excluding London average salary£42,840£44,076
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Software Engineering UKSoftware Engineering
UK

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Software Engineering across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Scotland Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

Scotland Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Scotland region over the past 3 months.

Scotland Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Scotland region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1EdinburghDown-744£32,047-15.09 %
2West LothianNew entry-14£27,500-
3FifeDown-28£26,333-24.76 %
4InverclydeNew entry-5£32,500-
5DundeeNew entry-3£30,000-
5AberdeenUp+43£39,167+6.72 %
6GlasgowDown-122£35,000-
7LanarkshireNew entry-1£36,000-
7South LanarkshireDown-41£28,500-
7HighlandNew entry-1£29,000-
Software Engineering UKSoftware Engineering
UK

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Engineering.

1126 (59.43 %)Degree
2113 (53.30 %)C++
394 (44.34 %)Computer Science
488 (41.51 %)C#
578 (36.79 %).NET
660 (28.30 %)OO
758 (27.36 %)Windows
854 (25.47 %)SQL
953 (25.00 %)Java
1052 (24.53 %)SQL Server
1151 (24.06 %)C
1249 (23.11 %)Health
1341 (19.34 %)Linux
1433 (15.57 %)ASP.NET
1532 (15.09 %)Microsoft
1627 (12.74 %)OOD
1627 (12.74 %)Oracle
1726 (12.26 %)Visual Studio
1726 (12.26 %)Unix
1822 (10.38 %)Delphi
1822 (10.38 %)JavaScript
1921 (9.906 %)VB
1921 (9.906 %)XML
1921 (9.906 %)MS Excel
2019 (8.962 %)UML
2019 (8.962 %)Education
2118 (8.491 %)HTML
2118 (8.491 %)Borland
2217 (8.019 %)J2EE
2217 (8.019 %)JSP

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
178 (36.79 %).NET
233 (15.57 %)ASP.NET
321 (9.906 %)XML
418 (8.491 %)HTML
517 (8.019 %)J2EE
517 (8.019 %)JSP
610 (4.717 %)CSS
610 (4.717 %)ASP
77 (3.302 %)ADO.NET
77 (3.302 %)COM
77 (3.302 %)AJAX
77 (3.302 %)jBPM
77 (3.302 %)WebSphere
86 (2.830 %)XHTML
86 (2.830 %)X-Windows
95 (2.358 %)WebServices
104 (1.887 %)WinForms
104 (1.887 %)MFC
113 (1.415 %)Motif
122 (0.943 %)Hibernate
Application Platforms
17 (3.302 %)JBoss
26 (2.830 %)WebLogic
35 (2.358 %)Tomcat
35 (2.358 %)SharePoint
44 (1.887 %)IIS
52 (0.943 %)Apache
52 (0.943 %)SAS
52 (0.943 %)CMS
52 (0.943 %)DotNetNuke
Applications
121 (9.906 %)MS Excel
26 (2.830 %)MS Visio
31 (0.472 %)MATLAB
31 (0.472 %)Simulink
31 (0.472 %)MS Project
Business Applications
15 (2.358 %)Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
116 (7.547 %)Internet
25 (2.358 %)TCP/IP
25 (2.358 %)Firewall
33 (1.415 %)Ethernet
41 (0.472 %)SDH
41 (0.472 %)SONET
Database & Business Intelligence
152 (24.53 %)SQL Server
214 (6.604 %)MySQL
38 (3.774 %)GIS
38 (3.774 %)Firebird
38 (3.774 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (2.358 %)SQL Server 7
45 (2.358 %)SQL Server 2000
54 (1.887 %)Oracle Reports
63 (1.415 %)Crystal Reports
63 (1.415 %)BusinessObjects
72 (0.943 %)MS Access
72 (0.943 %)Base SAS
81 (0.472 %)RDBMS
81 (0.472 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (0.472 %)Oracle 9i
Development Applications
126 (12.26 %)Visual Studio
26 (2.830 %)VSS/SourceSafe
26 (2.830 %)Subversion
34 (1.887 %)Oracle Forms
34 (1.887 %)Flash
43 (1.415 %)Synon
51 (0.472 %)PowerBuilder
General
149 (23.11 %)Health
219 (8.962 %)Education
317 (8.019 %)Games
416 (7.547 %)Finance
513 (6.132 %)Government
612 (5.660 %)Pensions
711 (5.189 %)Manufacturing
810 (4.717 %)Telecoms
99 (4.245 %)Insurance
107 (3.302 %)Electronics
114 (1.887 %)Electric
114 (1.887 %)Billing
114 (1.887 %)Police
122 (0.943 %)Front Office
131 (0.472 %)Financial Institution
131 (0.472 %)3D Graphics
131 (0.472 %)Retail
131 (0.472 %)Marketing
131 (0.472 %)Graphic Design
Job Titles
192 (43.40 %)Developer
264 (30.19 %)Software Engineer
335 (16.51 %)Programmer
425 (11.79 %)Software Developer
517 (8.019 %)Java Developer
517 (8.019 %).NET Developer
616 (7.547 %)Graduate
713 (6.132 %)C++ Developer
713 (6.132 %)Senior Software Engineer
810 (4.717 %)Technical Customer Support
810 (4.717 %)ASP.NET Developer
810 (4.717 %)Technical Support
99 (4.245 %)C++ Software Engineer
99 (4.245 %)C Developer
108 (3.774 %)C# Software Engineer
108 (3.774 %)Graduate Developer
117 (3.302 %)J2EE Developer
117 (3.302 %)Senior Developer
117 (3.302 %)Web Developer
117 (3.302 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Miscellaneous
194 (44.34 %)Computer Science
211 (5.189 %)N-Tier
310 (4.717 %)Data Extraction
48 (3.774 %)Mathematics
48 (3.774 %)NHS
57 (3.302 %)VHDL
57 (3.302 %)Physics
65 (2.358 %)Client/Server
72 (0.943 %)CCTV
72 (0.943 %)Verilog
72 (0.943 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
72 (0.943 %)Firmware
72 (0.943 %)ASIC
81 (0.472 %)Management Information System
81 (0.472 %)Device Driver
81 (0.472 %)IPTV
81 (0.472 %)Ergonomics
Operating Systems
158 (27.36 %)Windows
241 (19.34 %)Linux
326 (12.26 %)Unix
43 (1.415 %)Windows CE
52 (0.943 %)Windows XP
61 (0.472 %)VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
160 (28.30 %)OO
227 (12.74 %)OOD
319 (8.962 %)UML
416 (7.547 %)Web Development
511 (5.189 %)OOP
511 (5.189 %)Project Management
69 (4.245 %)Agile Software Development
77 (3.302 %)CRM
86 (2.830 %)SOA
95 (2.358 %)Unit Testing
104 (1.887 %)Requirements Analysis
104 (1.887 %)TDD
104 (1.887 %)Extreme Programming
113 (1.415 %)Web Design
113 (1.415 %)Pair Programming
113 (1.415 %)Data Analysis
113 (1.415 %)CAE
113 (1.415 %)Risk Management
122 (0.943 %)BPM
122 (0.943 %)Scrum
Programming Languages
1113 (53.30 %)C++
288 (41.51 %)C#
354 (25.47 %)SQL
453 (25.00 %)Java
551 (24.06 %)C
622 (10.38 %)Delphi
622 (10.38 %)JavaScript
721 (9.906 %)VB
815 (7.075 %)VB.NET
910 (4.717 %)VBScript
109 (4.245 %)PL/SQL
118 (3.774 %)Python
126 (2.830 %)Fortran
126 (2.830 %)Perl
135 (2.358 %)PHP
144 (1.887 %)Embedded C
144 (1.887 %)Transact-SQL
144 (1.887 %)Tcl
144 (1.887 %)VC++
153 (1.415 %)DHTML
Qualifications
1126 (59.43 %)Degree
26 (2.830 %)MCP
26 (2.830 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (2.358 %)MCSA
41 (0.472 %)MCTS
41 (0.472 %)MCAD
41 (0.472 %)MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.415 %)QA
System Software
16 (2.830 %)AquaLogic
Vendors
132 (15.09 %)Microsoft
227 (12.74 %)Oracle
318 (8.491 %)Borland
46 (2.830 %)ESRI
46 (2.830 %)IBM
54 (1.887 %)Macromedia
63 (1.415 %)Business Objects
63 (1.415 %)Cognos
63 (1.415 %)Xilinx
71 (0.472 %)Symbian
71 (0.472 %)Sybase
71 (0.472 %)Sun
71 (0.472 %)BMC
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