The first table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills in IT jobs advertised for the Somerset region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Somerset region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineering
Rank 36 56 56
Rank change year-on-year
+20 0
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 30 3 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Somerset 4.651% 0.615% 1.338%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.211% 0.836% 2.102%
Number of salaries quoted 26 3 4
Average salary £40,000 £42,500 £28,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.88% +47.82%
UK excluding London average salary £36,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.66% -
All Processes & Methodologies
Somerset
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
483 359 333
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Somerset 74.88% 73.57% 63.67%
Number of salaries quoted 436 331 305
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £62,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Engineering
South West

Software Engineering
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Somerset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Somerset Software Engineering Jobs Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

Somerset Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Somerset Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Bath +22 24 £40,000 +14.28% 4
Templecombe - 4 - -
Yeovil - 1 £65,000 -
Software Engineering
South West

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Somerset region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering.

1 46 (48.94%) Java
2 45 (47.87%) C++
3 28 (29.79%) Degree
4 26 (27.66%) C#
4 26 (27.66%) PHP
5 25 (26.60%) .NET
6 24 (25.53%) Computer Science
7 23 (24.47%) SQL
8 19 (20.21%) XML
9 16 (17.02%) CSS
9 16 (17.02%) Ada
9 16 (17.02%) OOD
9 16 (17.02%) ActionScript
9 16 (17.02%) HTML
9 16 (17.02%) Validation
9 16 (17.02%) Agile Software Development
10 15 (15.96%) SC Cleared
10 15 (15.96%) Security Cleared
11 14 (14.89%) Multithreading
11 14 (14.89%) CppUnit
11 14 (14.89%) PHP5
11 14 (14.89%) GoogleTest
11 14 (14.89%) Java EE
11 14 (14.89%) JavaScript
11 14 (14.89%) MySQL
11 14 (14.89%) OOP
12 12 (12.77%) Finance
12 12 (12.77%) Business Intelligence
12 12 (12.77%) Salesforce.com
12 12 (12.77%) Internet

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Somerset region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 25 (26.60%) .NET
2 19 (20.21%) XML
3 16 (17.02%) HTML
3 16 (17.02%) CSS
4 14 (14.89%) Java EE
5 7 (7.447%) J2EE
6 5 (5.319%) RESTful
7 3 (3.191%) .NET Framework
7 3 (3.191%) MFC
7 3 (3.191%) STL
8 1 (1.064%) JSF
8 1 (1.064%) JSP
8 1 (1.064%) Servlets
Application Platforms
1 12 (12.77%) WordPress
2 5 (5.319%) CMS
3 2 (2.128%) Drupal
4 1 (1.064%) SharePoint
Communications & Networking
1 12 (12.77%) Internet
2 2 (2.128%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (14.89%) MySQL
2 12 (12.77%) OLAP
2 12 (12.77%) Data Warehouse
2 12 (12.77%) Oracle OLAP
2 12 (12.77%) QlikView
3 9 (9.574%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 14 (14.89%) CppUnit
1 14 (14.89%) GoogleTest
2 12 (12.77%) Rational DOORS
3 8 (8.511%) Rational Rhapsody
4 5 (5.319%) Subversion
5 4 (4.255%) Rational Rose
6 3 (3.191%) Visual Studio
General
1 12 (12.77%) Finance
2 11 (11.70%) Publishing
3 8 (8.511%) Military
3 8 (8.511%) Electronics
4 4 (4.255%) Telecoms
4 4 (4.255%) Multimedia
5 1 (1.064%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 47 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 30 (31.91%) Developer
3 16 (17.02%) Graduate
3 16 (17.02%) Graduate Software Engineer
4 13 (13.83%) C++ Software Engineer
5 12 (12.77%) Administrator
5 12 (12.77%) DBA
6 9 (9.574%) Oracle DBA
7 8 (8.511%) Systems Developer
8 6 (6.383%) Java Developer
9 5 (5.319%) Web Developer
9 5 (5.319%) Programmer
10 4 (4.255%) Software Team Leader
10 4 (4.255%) Team Leader
10 4 (4.255%) Systems Engineer
10 4 (4.255%) Software Developer
10 4 (4.255%) C++ Developer
10 4 (4.255%) Android Developer
11 3 (3.191%) C# Developer
11 3 (3.191%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 24 (25.53%) Computer Science
2 8 (8.511%) Management Information System
3 3 (3.191%) Digital Media
4 2 (2.128%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.064%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.064%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 12 (12.77%) UNIX
2 5 (5.319%) Windows
2 5 (5.319%) Android
3 2 (2.128%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (17.02%) OOD
1 16 (17.02%) Validation
1 16 (17.02%) Agile Software Development
2 14 (14.89%) OOP
2 14 (14.89%) Multithreading
3 12 (12.77%) Change Control
3 12 (12.77%) ETL
3 12 (12.77%) Business Intelligence
3 12 (12.77%) Data Management
4 10 (10.64%) OO
4 10 (10.64%) UML
5 8 (8.511%) Information Management
5 8 (8.511%) Automated Testing
6 7 (7.447%) Continuous Integration
6 7 (7.447%) Software Architecture
7 6 (6.383%) Requirements Analysis
8 5 (5.319%) MODAF
8 5 (5.319%) TDD
9 4 (4.255%) TOGAF
9 4 (4.255%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (48.94%) Java
2 45 (47.87%) C++
3 26 (27.66%) C#
3 26 (27.66%) PHP
4 23 (24.47%) SQL
5 16 (17.02%) ActionScript
5 16 (17.02%) Ada
6 14 (14.89%) PHP5
6 14 (14.89%) JavaScript
7 12 (12.77%) PL/SQL
8 7 (7.447%) Bash shell
9 2 (2.128%) Ruby
9 2 (2.128%) Python
9 2 (2.128%) C
Qualifications
1 28 (29.79%) Degree
2 15 (15.96%) SC Cleared
2 15 (15.96%) Security Cleared
3 10 (10.64%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.255%) ISO 9001
1 4 (4.255%) QA
System Software
1 2 (2.128%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 12 (12.77%) Oracle
1 12 (12.77%) Business Objects
1 12 (12.77%) Salesforce.com
2 2 (2.128%) VMware
Somerset
A great opportunity for a number of experienced Android Developers to work for a successful company based in the Bristol/ Bath area. The company is looking for Android...
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Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Somerset
My client are an award winning internationally renowned organisation and are looking for a talented Android Developer to come on board and make a difference... You will be...
RDF Resources
Salary: £25000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
Somerset
Skills: Android, Developer, Programmer Commutable from: Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, Swindon, Trowbridge, Melksham, Frome, A renowned organisation - that is recognised as a leader in the media/publishing space - requires...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £50000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 13 June 2013
Bath, Avon
You will work alongside senior Developers in order to develop and produce a business critical suite of web based products and services across a HTML, CSS and Javascript...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £25000 per annum + Great Benefits!
Posted: 14 June 2013
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
C++ Software Engineer / Programmer / Developer, Linux, Multi-threading, Multi-processing, £25-35k dependent on experience, plus benefits, based in Bristol. Key Skills:- C++ software engineering / development experience in...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £25-35,000 + Bens
Posted: 7 May 2013
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £25-35,000 + Bens
Posted: 7 May 2013
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £35-40,000 + Bens
Posted: 5 June 2013