The first table below looks at the demand for the Lead Software Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Lead Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 19 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 Job Titles advertised for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Lead Software Developer
Rank 208 208 217
Rank change year-on-year
0 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Developer 4 6 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.076% 0.107% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.079% 0.111% 0.051%
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 3
Average salary £40,000 £46,000 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.04% -3.15%
90% offered a salary of more than £38,250 £45,000 £41,900
10% offered a salary of more than £47,000 £47,000 £51,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £47,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-9.57% +10.58%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5065 5383 5931
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.07% 96.37% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 4471 4670 5120
Average salary £35,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.38% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £24,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Lead Software Developer
England

Lead Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Lead Software Developer across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West Lead Software Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Lead Software Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Lead Software Developer across the South West region.

South West Lead Software Developer Salary Trend

Lead Software Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Lead Software Developer across the South West region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

South West Lead Software Developer Salary Histogram

Lead Software Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Software Developer within the South West region over the 3 months to 19 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
Bristol - 2 £40,000 -
Wiltshire +9 1 £37,500 -20.21%
Somerset -7 1 £50,000 +11.11%
Lead Software Developer
England

Lead Software Developer
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Lead Software Developer in their job title 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 with Lead Software Developer in their job title.

1 6 (100.00%) .NET
2 5 (83.33%) C#
3 4 (66.67%) C++
3 4 (66.67%) OO
3 4 (66.67%) Configuration Management
3 4 (66.67%) StarTeam
3 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
3 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
4 3 (50.00%) Qt
4 3 (50.00%) 3D Graphics
4 3 (50.00%) OpenGL
5 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
6 1 (16.67%) Finance
6 1 (16.67%) Migration
6 1 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
6 1 (16.67%) SOA
6 1 (16.67%) Java
6 1 (16.67%) ITIL
6 1 (16.67%) Games
6 1 (16.67%) COBIT
6 1 (16.67%) Banking
6 1 (16.67%) STB
6 1 (16.67%) TOGAF
6 1 (16.67%) Data Transformation

Lead Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Lead Software Developer in their job title 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 with Lead Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (100.00%) .NET
2 3 (50.00%) Qt
2 3 (50.00%) OpenGL
Development Applications
1 4 (66.67%) StarTeam
General
1 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Games
2 1 (16.67%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) 3D Graphics
2 1 (16.67%) STB
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) OO
1 4 (66.67%) Configuration Management
2 1 (16.67%) Migration
2 1 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (16.67%) SOA
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL
2 1 (16.67%) TOGAF
2 1 (16.67%) Data Transformation
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) C#
2 4 (66.67%) C++
3 1 (16.67%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) COBIT