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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank193165
Rank change on same period last yearDown-28
Matching permanent IT job ads6591
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.038 %
As % of the category below0.637 %0.868 %
Salaries quoted6182
Average minimum salary£38,062£35,077
Average salary£41,485£37,113
% change on same period last year+11.77 %
Average maximum salary£44,908£39,150
UK excluding London average salary£42,155£39,064
% change on same period last year+7.91 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads1020410488
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.646 %4.398 %
Salaries quoted88189023
Average minimum salary£32,040£31,954
Average salary£35,065£34,949
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Average maximum salary£38,090£37,943
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Senior Software Engineer EnglandSenior Software Engineer
England

Senior Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

South West Senior Software Engineer Demand Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

South West Senior Software Engineer Salary Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West Senior Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Senior Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BristolDown-1725£44,396+19.49 %
DorsetUp+1718£37,676+6.43 %
GloucestershireDown-139£43,643+9.10 %
SomersetDown-168£40,625+6.55 %
WiltshireUp+17£40,000-11.87 %
Senior Software Engineer EnglandSenior Software Engineer
England

Senior Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title.

189 (55.28 %)C++
263 (39.13 %)C
263 (39.13 %)C#
362 (38.51 %)UML
459 (36.65 %)Java
558 (36.02 %).NET
652 (32.30 %)OO
737 (22.98 %)Software Engineering
833 (20.50 %)SQL
932 (19.88 %)SQL Server
1024 (14.91 %)Windows
1122 (13.66 %)OOD
1122 (13.66 %)MFC
1221 (13.04 %)Linux
1221 (13.04 %)UNIX
1320 (12.42 %)HTML
1419 (11.80 %)Project Management
1419 (11.80 %)Pensions
1518 (11.18 %)VC++
1617 (10.56 %)XML
1617 (10.56 %)DCOM
1617 (10.56 %)Degree
1715 (9.317 %)Oracle
1715 (9.317 %)J2EE
1715 (9.317 %)JavaScript
1814 (8.696 %)Microsoft
1814 (8.696 %)Embedded C
1814 (8.696 %)Security Cleared
1912 (7.453 %)CSS
1912 (7.453 %)OOA/OOD

Senior Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
158 (36.02 %).NET
222 (13.66 %)MFC
320 (12.42 %)HTML
417 (10.56 %)XML
417 (10.56 %)DCOM
515 (9.317 %)J2EE
612 (7.453 %)CSS
612 (7.453 %)AJAX
711 (6.832 %).NET Framework
88 (4.969 %)ASP.NET
97 (4.348 %)WebSphere
106 (3.727 %)Swing
106 (3.727 %)COM
106 (3.727 %)JSP
115 (3.106 %)EJB
115 (3.106 %)J2ME
115 (3.106 %)MAPI
115 (3.106 %)MIDP
115 (3.106 %)Series 60
124 (2.484 %)XHTML
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (3.727 %)WebLogic
24 (2.484 %)JBoss
32 (1.242 %)Apache
32 (1.242 %)MS Exchange
41 (0.621 %)WebSphere MQ
41 (0.621 %)WebLogic Portal
41 (0.621 %)ATG Dynamo
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (3.106 %)MATLAB
24 (2.484 %)MS Excel
32 (1.242 %)S-PLUS
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (6.211 %)TCP/IP
24 (2.484 %)Wireless
33 (1.863 %)Internet
42 (1.242 %)3G
42 (1.242 %)DNS
42 (1.242 %)IPv6
42 (1.242 %)GPRS
42 (1.242 %)GSM
42 (1.242 %)SMTP
42 (1.242 %)Ethernet
42 (1.242 %)IMAP
42 (1.242 %)HTTP
51 (0.621 %)LTE
51 (0.621 %)FTP
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (19.88 %)SQL Server
22 (1.242 %)MySQL
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (6.211 %)Visual Studio
28 (4.969 %)Eclipse
36 (3.727 %)Rational Rose
45 (3.106 %)Carbide.c++
54 (2.484 %)JUnit
62 (1.242 %)ClearCase
62 (1.242 %)ARTiSAN
62 (1.242 %)PowerBuilder
71 (0.621 %)WebLogic Workshop
71 (0.621 %)Telelogic DOORS
71 (0.621 %)Subversion
71 (0.621 %)jMock
71 (0.621 %)Telelogic Rhapsody
71 (0.621 %)Ant
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (11.80 %)Pensions
210 (6.211 %)Health
39 (5.590 %)Electronics
39 (5.590 %)Government
47 (4.348 %)Telecoms
47 (4.348 %)Manufacturing
56 (3.727 %)Finance
65 (3.106 %)Insurance
74 (2.484 %)Construction
74 (2.484 %)Banking
82 (1.242 %)Retail
91 (0.621 %)Pharmaceutical
91 (0.621 %)Aerospace
91 (0.621 %)Publishing
91 (0.621 %)Military
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (3.106 %)Computer Science
24 (2.484 %)Multithreading
33 (1.863 %)Mathematics
33 (1.863 %)Artificial Intelligence
42 (1.242 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
42 (1.242 %)Smartcard
42 (1.242 %)Physics
51 (0.621 %)Mashup
51 (0.621 %)ASIC
51 (0.621 %)VHDL
51 (0.621 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.621 %)Firmware
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (14.91 %)Windows
221 (13.04 %)Linux
221 (13.04 %)UNIX
38 (4.969 %)Embedded Linux
45 (3.106 %)Symbian OS
51 (0.621 %)Mac OS X
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
162 (38.51 %)UML
252 (32.30 %)OO
337 (22.98 %)Software Engineering
422 (13.66 %)OOD
519 (11.80 %)Project Management
614 (8.696 %)Security Cleared
712 (7.453 %)OOA/OOD
811 (6.832 %)PRINCE2
97 (4.348 %)Validation
105 (3.106 %)Process Management
105 (3.106 %)Unit Testing
114 (2.484 %)Web Development
114 (2.484 %)Content Management
123 (1.863 %)E-Commerce
132 (1.242 %)RUP
132 (1.242 %)Workflow
132 (1.242 %)Scrum
132 (1.242 %)PRINCE
141 (0.621 %)Configuration Management
141 (0.621 %)Yourdon
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
189 (55.28 %)C++
263 (39.13 %)C
263 (39.13 %)C#
359 (36.65 %)Java
433 (20.50 %)SQL
518 (11.18 %)VC++
615 (9.317 %)JavaScript
714 (8.696 %)Embedded C
810 (6.211 %)VB
99 (5.590 %)Delphi
107 (4.348 %)Ada
116 (3.727 %)VB6
116 (3.727 %)Transact-SQL
116 (3.727 %)VB.NET
125 (3.106 %)Embedded C++
134 (2.484 %)C++/CLI
143 (1.863 %)Perl
152 (1.242 %)Assembly Language
161 (0.621 %)Tcl
161 (0.621 %)Python
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (10.56 %)Degree
21 (0.621 %)ISEB
21 (0.621 %)ISTQB
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.242 %)QA
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.242 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.621 %)SCOM
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (9.317 %)Oracle
214 (8.696 %)Microsoft
35 (3.106 %)Symbian
35 (3.106 %)Ericsson
35 (3.106 %)Nokia
35 (3.106 %)Sony
35 (3.106 %)QNX
44 (2.484 %)Alterian
44 (2.484 %)Sitecore
44 (2.484 %)SmartStream
53 (1.863 %)Citrix
53 (1.863 %)SAP
62 (1.242 %)Sybase
62 (1.242 %)GigaSpaces
71 (0.621 %)ATG
71 (0.621 %)Telelogic
71 (0.621 %)BEA