The first table below looks at the demand for Requirements Engineering skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Requirements Engineering over the 3 months to 17 May 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 West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Requirements Engineering
Rank 192 213 197
Rank change year-on-year
+21 -16
Permanent jobs citing Requirements Engineering 18 2 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.343% 0.036% 0.136%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.456% 0.048% 0.199%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 7
Average salary £37,750 £37,000 £34,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.02% +7.24%
UK excluding London average salary £37,750 £47,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-20.52% +18.75%
All Processes & Methodologies
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3948 4161 4023
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 75.26% 75.44% 68.63%
Number of salaries quoted 3460 3540 3403
Average salary £37,500 £38,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.59% +2.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Requirements Engineering
England

Requirements Engineering
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Requirements Engineering Jobs Demand Trend

Requirements Engineering
Salary Trend

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

South West Requirements Engineering Salary Trend

Requirements Engineering
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Requirements Engineering across the South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South West Requirements Engineering Salary Histogram

Requirements Engineering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Requirements Engineering within the South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 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
Gloucestershire - 9 £41,250 -
Somerset -3 7 - -
Bristol 0 1 £30,000 -18.91%
Wiltshire - 1 £35,500 -
Requirements Engineering
England

Requirements Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Requirements 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 Requirements Engineering.

1 17 (89.47%) UML
1 17 (89.47%) Rational Rhapsody
2 15 (78.95%) Military
3 14 (73.68%) Electronics
4 13 (68.42%) C++
5 12 (63.16%) Software Engineering
6 10 (52.63%) Rational DOORS
7 9 (47.37%) IEC 61508
7 9 (47.37%) DO-178B
7 9 (47.37%) Aerospace
7 9 (47.37%) SysML
7 9 (47.37%) Degree
7 9 (47.37%) C
7 9 (47.37%) C#
7 9 (47.37%) .NET
7 9 (47.37%) XML
7 9 (47.37%) Windows
7 9 (47.37%) Linux
7 9 (47.37%) Ethernet
7 9 (47.37%) TickIT
8 8 (42.11%) Embedded C
8 8 (42.11%) Information Management
8 8 (42.11%) TDD
8 8 (42.11%) Embedded Systems
9 7 (36.84%) Computer Science
10 6 (31.58%) Requirements Analysis
10 6 (31.58%) Marketing
10 6 (31.58%) CAN bus
10 6 (31.58%) PVCS
10 6 (31.58%) VxWorks

Requirements Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Requirements 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 Requirements Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 9 (47.37%) .NET
1 9 (47.37%) XML
Applications
1 1 (5.263%) MS Office
1 1 (5.263%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 9 (47.37%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 17 (89.47%) Rational Rhapsody
2 10 (52.63%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (31.58%) PVCS
4 3 (15.79%) Subversion
4 3 (15.79%) Hudson
4 3 (15.79%) Visual Studio
General
1 15 (78.95%) Military
2 14 (73.68%) Electronics
3 9 (47.37%) Aerospace
4 6 (31.58%) Marketing
5 2 (10.53%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 13 (68.42%) Software Engineer
2 4 (21.05%) Architect
3 2 (10.53%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (10.53%) Senior Software Engineer
3 2 (10.53%) Systems Architect
4 1 (5.263%) Data Manager
4 1 (5.263%) Transition Manager
4 1 (5.263%) Data Analyst
4 1 (5.263%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (42.11%) Embedded Systems
2 7 (36.84%) Computer Science
3 6 (31.58%) CAN bus
4 5 (26.32%) Management Information System
5 3 (15.79%) Open Source
6 2 (10.53%) Physics
7 1 (5.263%) Machine Learning
7 1 (5.263%) Artificial Intelligence
7 1 (5.263%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 9 (47.37%) Windows
1 9 (47.37%) Linux
2 6 (31.58%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (89.47%) UML
2 12 (63.16%) Software Engineering
3 9 (47.37%) SysML
4 8 (42.11%) TDD
4 8 (42.11%) Information Management
5 6 (31.58%) Requirements Analysis
6 4 (21.05%) MODAF
7 2 (10.53%) DoDAF
8 1 (5.263%) Matrix Management
8 1 (5.263%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 1 (5.263%) Project Management
8 1 (5.263%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 13 (68.42%) C++
2 9 (47.37%) C
2 9 (47.37%) C#
3 8 (42.11%) Embedded C
4 4 (21.05%) Java
5 1 (5.263%) Embedded C++
5 1 (5.263%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 9 (47.37%) Degree
2 5 (26.32%) SC Cleared
2 5 (26.32%) Security Cleared
3 1 (5.263%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (47.37%) TickIT
1 9 (47.37%) IEC 61508
1 9 (47.37%) DO-178B
Vendors
1 3 (15.79%) Intel
1 3 (15.79%) Borland
2 1 (5.263%) Microsoft