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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the South East 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 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank122195
Rank change on same period last yearUp+73
Matching permanent IT job ads494392
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.330 %0.175 %
As % of the category below2.770 %1.643 %
Salaries quoted437346
Average minimum salary£34,937£35,109
Average salary£38,806£38,661
% change on same period last year+0.37 %
Average maximum salary£42,674£42,212
UK excluding London average salary£37,120£37,730
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads1783423858
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled11.93 %10.64 %
Salaries quoted1468419088
Average minimum salary£41,338£40,980
Average salary£45,131£44,739
% change on same period last year+0.87 %
Average maximum salary£48,924£48,498
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Software Engineering EnglandSoftware Engineering
England

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

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

South East Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

South East Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
HampshireUp+52138£40,407+10.61 %
SurreyUp+90130£41,470-0.26 %
BerkshireUp+6695£34,196-19.07 %
OxfordshireDown-1040£33,108-0.98 %
BuckinghamshireUp+2931£34,156-7.97 %
West SussexUp+427£44,750+14.01 %
East SussexUp+2621£29,071-36.10 %
MiddlesexUp+248£50,714+37.99 %
KentNo change03£35,000-13.29 %
SussexNew entry-3£30,000-
Thames ValleyUp+202£31,000-28.11 %
Software Engineering EnglandSoftware Engineering
England

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South East 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.

1445 (46.60 %)C++
2345 (36.13 %)Degree
3292 (30.58 %)Java
4254 (26.60 %)C
5251 (26.28 %)C#
6250 (26.18 %)Computer Science
7195 (20.42 %).NET
8194 (20.31 %)Windows
9192 (20.10 %)OO
10168 (17.59 %)SQL
11162 (16.96 %)Linux
11162 (16.96 %)UNIX
12153 (16.02 %)UML
13143 (14.97 %)Mathematics
14121 (12.67 %)Oracle
15104 (10.89 %)SQL Server
1699 (10.37 %)XML
1789 (9.319 %)J2EE
1888 (9.215 %)Telecoms
1981 (8.482 %)Electronics
2079 (8.272 %)Games
2171 (7.435 %)Aerospace
2268 (7.120 %)Microsoft
2268 (7.120 %)Security Cleared
2362 (6.492 %)Pensions
2461 (6.387 %)Project Management
2461 (6.387 %)VB
2560 (6.283 %)GSM
2659 (6.178 %)ASP.NET
2757 (5.969 %)Health

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1195 (20.42 %).NET
299 (10.37 %)XML
389 (9.319 %)J2EE
459 (6.178 %)ASP.NET
554 (5.654 %)HTML
651 (5.340 %)STL
747 (4.921 %)WebServices
836 (3.770 %)XSL
935 (3.665 %)ASP
1034 (3.560 %)CSS
1131 (3.246 %)Servlets
1230 (3.141 %)MFC
1329 (3.037 %)JSP
1329 (3.037 %)WCF
1329 (3.037 %)WPF
1427 (2.827 %)AJAX
1524 (2.513 %)J2SE
1621 (2.199 %)Struts
1719 (1.990 %)Hibernate
1816 (1.675 %)OpenGL
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
134 (3.560 %)Tomcat
221 (2.199 %)JBoss
317 (1.780 %)Oracle HTTP Server
416 (1.675 %)IIS
514 (1.466 %)SharePoint Server 2007
514 (1.466 %)WebLogic
612 (1.257 %)SharePoint
79 (0.942 %)BizTalk Server
88 (0.838 %)Apache
95 (0.524 %)ColdFusion
104 (0.419 %)WebSphere Application Server
112 (0.209 %)Oracle Application Server
112 (0.209 %)GlassFish
112 (0.209 %)Community Server
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (2.513 %)MS Excel
210 (1.047 %)MS Visio
34 (0.419 %)MATLAB
34 (0.419 %)MS Project
34 (0.419 %)MS Office
43 (0.314 %)Simulink
52 (0.209 %)Photoshop
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.105 %)Microsoft CRM
11 (0.105 %)MAXIMO
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
160 (6.283 %)GSM
237 (3.874 %)Internet
330 (3.141 %)TCP/IP
425 (2.618 %)HTTP
425 (2.618 %)UMTS
520 (2.094 %)Wireless
520 (2.094 %)GPRS
615 (1.571 %)3G
714 (1.466 %)Broadband
813 (1.361 %)Firewall
99 (0.942 %)Wi-Fi
99 (0.942 %)HSDPA
99 (0.942 %)SONET
99 (0.942 %)CDMA
99 (0.942 %)LDAP
99 (0.942 %)ISDN
99 (0.942 %)SDH
108 (0.838 %)SMS
108 (0.838 %)ATM
108 (0.838 %)Bluetooth
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1104 (10.89 %)SQL Server
225 (2.618 %)SQL Server 2005
323 (2.408 %)RDBMS
420 (2.094 %)MySQL
516 (1.675 %)GIS
611 (1.152 %)Oracle 10g
611 (1.152 %)Oracle 9i
79 (0.942 %)DB2
79 (0.942 %)SQL Server 2000
88 (0.838 %)DTS
97 (0.733 %)ETL
97 (0.733 %)Oracle 8/8i
97 (0.733 %)Datawarehouse
97 (0.733 %)Hyperion Essbase
105 (0.524 %)MS Access
105 (0.524 %)SQLPlus
114 (0.419 %)Oracle Reports
123 (0.314 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
132 (0.209 %)SQL Server Integration Services
141 (0.105 %)SQL Server 2008
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
146 (4.817 %)Visual Studio
229 (3.037 %)Eclipse
323 (2.408 %)Ant
417 (1.780 %)JBuilder
417 (1.780 %)JDeveloper
513 (1.361 %)Flash
612 (1.257 %)ClearCase
711 (1.152 %)ClearQuest
89 (0.942 %)Subversion
98 (0.838 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
98 (0.838 %)VSS/SourceSafe
98 (0.838 %)PowerBuilder
106 (0.628 %)Rational Rose
114 (0.419 %)XDE
114 (0.419 %)Telelogic DOORS
123 (0.314 %)Synon
132 (0.209 %)JUnit
141 (0.105 %)ARTiSAN
141 (0.105 %)WinRunner
141 (0.105 %)TestDirector
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
188 (9.215 %)Telecoms
281 (8.482 %)Electronics
379 (8.272 %)Games
471 (7.435 %)Aerospace
562 (6.492 %)Pensions
657 (5.969 %)Health
752 (5.445 %)Military
847 (4.921 %)Government
944 (4.607 %)Education
1043 (4.503 %)Insurance
1129 (3.037 %)Finance
1222 (2.304 %)Marketing
1318 (1.885 %)Avionics
1414 (1.466 %)Back Office
1414 (1.466 %)Automotive
1512 (1.257 %)3D Graphics
1611 (1.152 %)Billing
178 (0.838 %)Manufacturing
178 (0.838 %)Advertising
186 (0.628 %)Multimedia
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1316 (33.09 %)Developer
2295 (30.89 %)Software Engineer
3125 (13.09 %)Graduate
490 (9.424 %)Software Developer
573 (7.644 %)C++ Developer
658 (6.073 %)C++ Software Engineer
658 (6.073 %)Java Developer
755 (5.759 %)Programmer
851 (5.340 %)Senior Developer
950 (5.236 %)Graduate Developer
1048 (5.026 %)Software Manager
1141 (4.293 %)C# Developer
1240 (4.188 %)Junior
1335 (3.665 %)Architect
1335 (3.665 %)Systems Engineer
1432 (3.351 %).NET Developer
1531 (3.246 %)Web Developer
1531 (3.246 %)C++ Software Developer
1629 (3.037 %)Analyst
1629 (3.037 %)Senior Software Engineer
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1250 (26.18 %)Computer Science
2143 (14.97 %)Mathematics
347 (4.921 %)Physics
427 (2.827 %)Multithreading
522 (2.304 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
620 (2.094 %)Management Information System
713 (1.361 %)Handset
811 (1.152 %)Replication
910 (1.047 %)IPTV
107 (0.733 %)Client/Server
116 (0.628 %)VHDL
125 (0.524 %)Device Driver
125 (0.524 %)Mainframe
134 (0.419 %)DTV
134 (0.419 %)N-Tier
134 (0.419 %)French Language
143 (0.314 %)Life Science
143 (0.314 %)MPEG
143 (0.314 %)Firmware
143 (0.314 %)Smartcard
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1194 (20.31 %)Windows
2162 (16.96 %)Linux
2162 (16.96 %)UNIX
318 (1.885 %)Windows 2000
413 (1.361 %)Windows Server 2003
59 (0.942 %)VxWorks
65 (0.524 %)ThreadX
65 (0.524 %)Mac OS X
74 (0.419 %)Windows XP
74 (0.419 %)Nucleus RTOS
74 (0.419 %)Embedded Linux
74 (0.419 %)Windows Vista
74 (0.419 %)AIX
83 (0.314 %)Windows NT
92 (0.209 %)Windows Mobile
101 (0.105 %)Android
101 (0.105 %)Windows Server 2008
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1192 (20.10 %)OO
2153 (16.02 %)UML
368 (7.120 %)Security Cleared
461 (6.387 %)Project Management
544 (4.607 %)OOD
640 (4.188 %)SOA
733 (3.455 %)Agile Software Development
832 (3.351 %)Configuration Management
929 (3.037 %)OOP
1023 (2.408 %)RUP
1023 (2.408 %)Requirements Management
1122 (2.304 %)Unit Testing
1122 (2.304 %)CMMI
1220 (2.094 %)Data Architecture
1318 (1.885 %)Validation
1417 (1.780 %)Project Planning
1516 (1.675 %)Scrum
1516 (1.675 %)SC Cleared
1613 (1.361 %)OOA/OOD
1712 (1.257 %)E-Commerce
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1445 (46.60 %)C++
2292 (30.58 %)Java
3254 (26.60 %)C
4251 (26.28 %)C#
5168 (17.59 %)SQL
661 (6.387 %)VB
756 (5.864 %)JavaScript
846 (4.817 %)Perl
945 (4.712 %)VC++
1035 (3.665 %)Python
1127 (2.827 %)PL/SQL
1226 (2.723 %)Assembly Language
1320 (2.094 %)Delphi
1320 (2.094 %)PHP
1419 (1.990 %)VB.NET
1518 (1.885 %)Lua
1617 (1.780 %)Transact-SQL
1715 (1.571 %)Embedded C++
1715 (1.571 %)Ada
1814 (1.466 %)Embedded C
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1345 (36.13 %)Degree
240 (4.188 %)PhD
315 (1.571 %)MCSD
315 (1.571 %)Microsoft Certification
414 (1.466 %)HND
513 (1.361 %)MCAD
69 (0.942 %)Postgraduate
69 (0.942 %)OCP
69 (0.942 %)Oracle Certification
72 (0.209 %)HNC
72 (0.209 %)MCPD
81 (0.105 %)ISEB
81 (0.105 %)MySQL Certification
81 (0.105 %)PRINCE2 Certification
81 (0.105 %)PMP
81 (0.105 %)PMI Certification
81 (0.105 %)ISTQB
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
126 (2.723 %)QA
210 (1.047 %)TickIT
32 (0.209 %)COBIT
41 (0.105 %)ISO9001
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (1.257 %)Active Directory
29 (0.942 %)Oracle RAC
35 (0.524 %)Oracle RMAN
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (0.942 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
25 (0.524 %)Oracle Statspack
31 (0.105 %)Nagios
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1121 (12.67 %)Oracle
268 (7.120 %)Microsoft
310 (1.047 %)BEA
47 (0.733 %)Hyperion
47 (0.733 %)PeopleSoft
55 (0.524 %)Mapinfo
64 (0.419 %)Symbian
64 (0.419 %)Telelogic
64 (0.419 %)Zend
64 (0.419 %)Adobe
73 (0.314 %)Motorola
73 (0.314 %)GUPTA
73 (0.314 %)OPNET
82 (0.209 %)Genesys
82 (0.209 %)BT
82 (0.209 %)IBM
82 (0.209 %)Sony
82 (0.209 %)Nokia
82 (0.209 %)SAP
91 (0.105 %)Sybase