The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SolidWorks products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SolidWorks 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 Vendors for the South East region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within the SolidWorks Corporation.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SolidWorks
Rank 432 439 412
Rank change year-on-year
+7 -27
Permanent jobs citing SolidWorks 10 3 16
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.045% 0.013% 0.067%
As % of the Vendors category 0.088% 0.026% 0.134%
Number of salaries quoted 10 3 16
Average salary £27,500 £37,000 £31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-25.67% +17.46%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £29,800 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £43,400 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £37,250 £30,750
% change year-on-year
-19.46% +21.13%
All Vendors
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
11343 11572 11960
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 50.74% 48.66% 50.24%
Number of salaries quoted 9332 9751 10117
Average salary £42,000 £42,500 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.17% +2.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
SolidWorks
England

SolidWorks
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SolidWorks across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

South East SolidWorks Jobs Demand Trend

SolidWorks
Salary Trend

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

South East SolidWorks Salary Trend

SolidWorks
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SolidWorks within the South East 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
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Job
Vacancies
Oxfordshire -11 10 £27,500 -1.78% 2
SolidWorks
England

SolidWorks
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing SolidWorks 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 SolidWorks.

1 23 (88.46%) CAD
2 10 (38.46%) SMS
2 10 (38.46%) Symantec
2 10 (38.46%) Disaster Recovery
2 10 (38.46%) Business Continuity
2 10 (38.46%) SCCM
2 10 (38.46%) Video Conferencing
3 8 (30.77%) Manufacturing
4 7 (26.92%) Pro/ENGINEER
5 6 (23.08%) Finite Element Analysis
5 6 (23.08%) SAP
5 6 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (19.23%) Degree
6 5 (19.23%) Electronics
7 4 (15.38%) Data Management
7 4 (15.38%) Legal
7 4 (15.38%) 3D Modelling
8 3 (11.54%) Aerospace
8 3 (11.54%) AutoCAD
9 2 (7.692%) Automotive
9 2 (7.692%) MS Office
9 2 (7.692%) CATIA
10 1 (3.846%) Mechatronics
10 1 (3.846%) Physics
10 1 (3.846%) LabVIEW
10 1 (3.846%) Autodesk
10 1 (3.846%) MATLAB
10 1 (3.846%) Windows
10 1 (3.846%) Microsoft
10 1 (3.846%) Firmware

SolidWorks
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing SolidWorks 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 SolidWorks. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 7 (26.92%) Pro/ENGINEER
2 3 (11.54%) AutoCAD
3 2 (7.692%) CATIA
3 2 (7.692%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 10 (38.46%) SMS
Development Applications
1 1 (3.846%) LabVIEW
General
1 8 (30.77%) Manufacturing
2 5 (19.23%) Electronics
3 4 (15.38%) Legal
4 3 (11.54%) Aerospace
5 2 (7.692%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 10 (38.46%) Design Engineer
2 6 (23.08%) Analyst
2 6 (23.08%) Infrastructure Analyst
3 4 (15.38%) Infrastructure Team Leader
3 4 (15.38%) Team Leader
4 1 (3.846%) Electronics Engineer
4 1 (3.846%) CAD Design Engineer
4 1 (3.846%) CAD Engineer
4 1 (3.846%) Development Engineer
4 1 (3.846%) Graduate
4 1 (3.846%) Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (38.46%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (3.846%) iPad
2 1 (3.846%) Firmware
2 1 (3.846%) Mechatronics
2 1 (3.846%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.846%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (88.46%) CAD
2 10 (38.46%) Disaster Recovery
2 10 (38.46%) Business Continuity
3 6 (23.08%) Finite Element Analysis
3 6 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (15.38%) 3D Modelling
4 4 (15.38%) Data Management
5 1 (3.846%) Signal Processing
5 1 (3.846%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.846%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 5 (19.23%) Degree
Systems Management
1 10 (38.46%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (38.46%) Symantec
2 6 (23.08%) SAP
3 1 (3.846%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.846%) Autodesk
Oxford, South East
Your role will include: Mechanical design (ideally Solidworks but not essential) Design of frameworks, jigs and fixtures Design of hydraulics and pneumatics Design of electro-mechanical equipment Equipment...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + BENEFITS
Posted: 29 May 2013
Southampton, South East
Mechanical Design Engineer - Solidworks / AutoCAD / Structures / Mechanisms / Drives / Actuators / SPM / Automation / Machining / Fabrication... Your role will be to support turnkey engineering project activities and will include: - Generation of...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 21 May 2013
Surrey, South East
To be successful for this role you should have: - Experience ideally in Solid works (other 3D CAD packages will be considered) - Experience in Sub-Sea design - Experience with...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 10 June 2013
Hampshire, South East
I am currently recruiting for a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer to work for a globally recognised organisation based in Hampshire... You will be working for an organisation whose...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £40000 - £41000 per annum
Posted: 29 May 2013
Oxfordshire, South East
Duties - You will be involved in the specification, design and testing of electro-mechanical machinery- Design of frameworks, jigs and fixtures- You will work in a close-nit...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 4 June 2013
Fareham, Hampshire
Connectus
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Kent
Proteus Europe
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 14 June 2013
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