The first table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills in IT jobs advertised for the South Wales 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 South Wales region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineering
Rank 69 62 72
Rank change year-on-year
-7 +10
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 21 30 16
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 1.923% 3.074% 1.558%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.713% 4.178% 2.036%
Number of salaries quoted 19 22 15
Average salary £37,500 £32,000 £29,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.18% +8.47%
UK excluding London average salary £36,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.66% -
All Processes & Methodologies
South Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
774 718 786
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 70.88% 73.57% 76.53%
Number of salaries quoted 687 656 745
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -2.77%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,739 £26,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Engineering
Wales

Software Engineering
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

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

South Wales 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 Wales 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
Cardiff -15 12 £38,250 +47.11%
Torfaen +7 4 £38,000 -15.55% 1
Newport +2 3 £37,500 -31.81% 1
Bridgend -17 1 £29,500 -7.81% 1
Software Engineering
Wales

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales 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 26 (60.47%) Linux
1 26 (60.47%) Java
2 23 (53.49%) Apache
2 23 (53.49%) jQuery
3 22 (51.16%) Degree
3 22 (51.16%) Computer Science
3 22 (51.16%) HTML
4 21 (48.84%) OO
4 21 (48.84%) JSON
4 21 (48.84%) Web Development
4 21 (48.84%) MongoDB
5 20 (46.51%) Scrum
5 20 (46.51%) Perl
5 20 (46.51%) Oracle
6 19 (44.19%) XML
6 19 (44.19%) Tuxedo
7 14 (32.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (25.58%) SQL
9 9 (20.93%) C++
10 7 (16.28%) C
10 7 (16.28%) Oracle 8/8i
10 7 (16.28%) Python
10 7 (16.28%) Concordion
10 7 (16.28%) Java EE
11 6 (13.95%) TDD
11 6 (13.95%) Subversion
11 6 (13.95%) Git (software)
11 6 (13.95%) N-Tier
11 6 (13.95%) J2EE
11 6 (13.95%) Middleware

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales 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 23 (53.49%) jQuery
2 22 (51.16%) HTML
3 21 (48.84%) JSON
4 19 (44.19%) XML
5 7 (16.28%) Java EE
6 6 (13.95%) J2EE
6 6 (13.95%) Middleware
7 5 (11.63%) Hibernate
7 5 (11.63%) Spring
7 5 (11.63%) .NET
8 4 (9.302%) ASP.NET
9 2 (4.651%) CSS
9 2 (4.651%) XHTML
9 2 (4.651%) HTML5
10 1 (2.326%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 23 (53.49%) Apache
2 19 (44.19%) Tuxedo
3 2 (4.651%) CMS
3 2 (4.651%) Umbraco
3 2 (4.651%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 2 (4.651%) MS Office
1 2 (4.651%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.326%) LDAP
1 1 (2.326%) Bluetooth
1 1 (2.326%) GPRS
1 1 (2.326%) UMTS
1 1 (2.326%) WAN
1 1 (2.326%) HTTP
1 1 (2.326%) SNMP
1 1 (2.326%) TCP/IP
1 1 (2.326%) TELNET
1 1 (2.326%) Wireless
1 1 (2.326%) SSH
1 1 (2.326%) ZigBee
1 1 (2.326%) HSPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (48.84%) MongoDB
2 7 (16.28%) Oracle 8/8i
3 2 (4.651%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (16.28%) Concordion
2 6 (13.95%) Subversion
2 6 (13.95%) Git (software)
3 5 (11.63%) Jenkins
4 4 (9.302%) Ant
General
1 3 (6.977%) Multimedia
2 2 (4.651%) Manufacturing
3 1 (2.326%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 34 (79.07%) Developer
2 18 (41.86%) Web Developer
3 16 (37.21%) Systems Developer
4 12 (27.91%) Java Developer
5 9 (20.93%) Senior Developer
6 6 (13.95%) Senior Systems Developer
6 6 (13.95%) Senior Web Developer
7 5 (11.63%) Software Manager
7 5 (11.63%) Development Manager
7 5 (11.63%) Software Development Manager
7 5 (11.63%) Perl Developer
8 3 (6.977%) J2EE Developer
8 3 (6.977%) Senior Java Developer
9 2 (4.651%) Graduate Developer
9 2 (4.651%) Development Engineer
9 2 (4.651%) Firmware Engineer
9 2 (4.651%) Graduate
10 1 (2.326%) Tester
10 1 (2.326%) Software Engineer
10 1 (2.326%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 22 (51.16%) Computer Science
2 6 (13.95%) N-Tier
3 5 (11.63%) Embedded Systems
4 4 (9.302%) DTV
5 2 (4.651%) Firmware
5 2 (4.651%) Physics
6 1 (2.326%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 26 (60.47%) Linux
2 5 (11.63%) Windows
3 3 (6.977%) UNIX
4 2 (4.651%) VxWorks
5 1 (2.326%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (48.84%) OO
1 21 (48.84%) Web Development
2 20 (46.51%) Scrum
3 14 (32.56%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (13.95%) TDD
5 3 (6.977%) Agile Software Development
6 2 (4.651%) Content Management
6 2 (4.651%) OOP
6 2 (4.651%) System Testing
7 1 (2.326%) Matrix Management
7 1 (2.326%) Multithreading
7 1 (2.326%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 26 (60.47%) Java
2 20 (46.51%) Perl
3 11 (25.58%) SQL
4 9 (20.93%) C++
5 7 (16.28%) C
5 7 (16.28%) Python
6 4 (9.302%) Shell Script
6 4 (9.302%) Ruby
7 2 (4.651%) VB.NET
7 2 (4.651%) Embedded C
7 2 (4.651%) Embedded C++
7 2 (4.651%) Assembly Language
7 2 (4.651%) C#
7 2 (4.651%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 22 (51.16%) Degree
2 2 (4.651%) MCP
2 2 (4.651%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (2.326%) MCPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.651%) QA
1 2 (4.651%) JTAG
Vendors
1 20 (46.51%) Oracle
2 4 (9.302%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.651%) Alterian
3 2 (4.651%) Sitecore
3 2 (4.651%) Wind River
4 1 (2.326%) Atmel
Cwmbran, Gwent
Key Skills: Developer, JAVA, JEE, J2EE, JAVA EE, Ant, LINUX, Windows, SQL, Python, Ruby, Scripting... As an experienced JAVA Developer/Software Engineer, you must be proficient in most...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £38K + up to 10% Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Newport, Gwent
Currently they are seeking an experienced Senior Java Developer with years of software engineering and product development experience... The ideal Senior Java Developer will have experience of the...
CPS Group UK
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
They are involved in a number of technology areas including data processing, healthcare requirements and information systems. The roles have come about due to large amounts of success...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £27000 - £32000.00 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013