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The table below looks at the demand for the Principal Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the South West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Principal Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Principal Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank229-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads200
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.202 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted200
Average minimum salary£43,409-
Average salary£46,545-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£49,682-
UK excluding London average salary£46,125£44,234
% change on same period last year+4.27 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads991210979
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.793 %4.824 %
Salaries quoted86919387
Average minimum salary£32,128£33,140
Average salary£35,153£36,008
% change on same period last year-2.37 %
Average maximum salary£38,178£38,876
UK excluding London average salary£38,166£39,195
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Principal Software Engineer EnglandPrincipal Software Engineer
England

Principal Software Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Principal Software Engineer across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West Principal Software Engineer Demand Trend

Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

South West Principal Software Engineer Salary Trend

Principal Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Principal Software Engineer across the South West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South West Principal Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Principal Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Software Engineer within the South West region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
BristolNew entry-17£46,265-
WiltshireNew entry-1£47,500-
AvonNew entry-1£47,500-
SomersetNew entry-1£45,000-
DevonNew entry-1£50,000-
GloucestershireNew entry-1£47,500-
Principal Software Engineer EnglandPrincipal Software Engineer
England

Principal Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Principal Software Engineer 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 Principal Software Engineer in their job title.

150 (81.97 %)UML
247 (77.05 %)C++
345 (73.77 %)C
438 (62.30 %)Java
532 (52.46 %).NET
628 (45.90 %)Security Cleared
724 (39.34 %)Project Management
823 (37.70 %)Oracle
920 (32.79 %)PRINCE2
1017 (27.87 %)C#
1116 (26.23 %)OO
1214 (22.95 %)OOD
1214 (22.95 %)Degree
1214 (22.95 %)Wireless
1313 (21.31 %).NET Framework
1313 (21.31 %)TCP/IP
1313 (21.31 %)J2EE
1412 (19.67 %)Validation
1412 (19.67 %)Telecoms
1412 (19.67 %)Government
1511 (18.03 %)Health
1511 (18.03 %)Pensions
1511 (18.03 %)Business Development
1511 (18.03 %)SQL Server
1511 (18.03 %)Ethernet
1610 (16.39 %)SNMP
1610 (16.39 %)LAN
1610 (16.39 %)WAN
1610 (16.39 %)HTTPS
1610 (16.39 %)SSL

Principal Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Principal Software Engineer 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 Principal Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (52.46 %).NET
213 (21.31 %)J2EE
213 (21.31 %).NET Framework
33 (4.918 %)XML
33 (4.918 %)CORBA
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (4.918 %)MATLAB
13 (4.918 %)Simulink
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (22.95 %)Wireless
213 (21.31 %)TCP/IP
311 (18.03 %)Ethernet
410 (16.39 %)SNMP
410 (16.39 %)LAN
410 (16.39 %)WAN
410 (16.39 %)HTTPS
410 (16.39 %)SSL
410 (16.39 %)SSH
410 (16.39 %)Network Security
53 (4.918 %)GSM
53 (4.918 %)3G
61 (1.639 %)Internet
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (18.03 %)SQL Server
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (16.39 %)Flash
110 (16.39 %)ClearCase
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (19.67 %)Telecoms
112 (19.67 %)Government
211 (18.03 %)Health
211 (18.03 %)Pensions
310 (16.39 %)Marketing
47 (11.48 %)Aerospace
54 (6.557 %)Automotive
63 (4.918 %)Electronics
72 (3.279 %)Finance
72 (3.279 %)Military
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.639 %)Firmware
11 (1.639 %)Computer Science
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (4.918 %)UNIX
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
150 (81.97 %)UML
228 (45.90 %)Security Cleared
324 (39.34 %)Project Management
420 (32.79 %)PRINCE2
516 (26.23 %)OO
614 (22.95 %)OOD
712 (19.67 %)Validation
811 (18.03 %)Business Development
97 (11.48 %)OOA/OOD
106 (9.836 %)Software Engineering
114 (6.557 %)CMMI
123 (4.918 %)SysML
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (77.05 %)C++
245 (73.77 %)C
338 (62.30 %)Java
417 (27.87 %)C#
510 (16.39 %)Perl
510 (16.39 %)Python
67 (11.48 %)Embedded C
76 (9.836 %)Ada
84 (6.557 %)Embedded C++
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (22.95 %)Degree
21 (1.639 %)Postgraduate
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (37.70 %)Oracle
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