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This section looks at the demand for the 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2620
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads789753
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.417 %0.308 %
As % of the category below7.297 %7.450 %
Salaries quoted712615
Average minimum salary£31,165£30,309
Average salary£35,219£33,854
% change on same period last year+4.03 %
Average maximum salary£39,273£37,399
UK excluding London average salary£36,034£34,924
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads1081210107
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.708 %4.139 %
Salaries quoted92618523
Average minimum salary£31,813£31,893
Average salary£34,972£35,032
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Average maximum salary£38,131£38,170
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Software Engineer EnglandSoftware Engineer
England

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

South West Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

South West Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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-5197£37,654+10.23 %
SomersetDown-9140£33,136-0.58 %
GloucestershireDown-7119£33,498+0.99 %
DorsetUp+12108£34,410-0.14 %
DevonNo change0108£33,618+8.46 %
WiltshireDown-1291£37,734+5.62 %
AvonUp+107£41,500+4.92 %
CornwallDown-52£22,000-17.79 %
Software Engineer EnglandSoftware Engineer
England

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited 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 Software Engineer in their job title.

1917 (55.74 %)C++
2773 (46.99 %)C
3499 (30.33 %)Java
4423 (25.71 %).NET
5412 (25.05 %)C#
6390 (23.71 %)UML
7312 (18.97 %)Degree
8292 (17.75 %)OO
9281 (17.08 %)Windows
10254 (15.44 %)Linux
11250 (15.20 %)SQL
12246 (14.95 %)SQL Server
13243 (14.77 %)UNIX
14230 (13.98 %)Software Engineering
15195 (11.85 %)Electronics
16184 (11.19 %)J2EE
17178 (10.82 %)Embedded C
17178 (10.82 %)Oracle
18170 (10.33 %)Microsoft
19163 (9.909 %)VC++
20149 (9.058 %)XML
21139 (8.450 %)VB.NET
22134 (8.146 %)Finance
23133 (8.085 %)Telecoms
24132 (8.024 %)VB
25123 (7.477 %)Security Cleared
26120 (7.295 %)Visual Studio
27119 (7.234 %)HTML
28115 (6.991 %)WebLogic
29108 (6.565 %)ASP.NET

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited 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 Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1423 (25.71 %).NET
2184 (11.19 %)J2EE
3149 (9.058 %)XML
4119 (7.234 %)HTML
5108 (6.565 %)ASP.NET
694 (5.714 %)MFC
774 (4.498 %).NET Framework
851 (3.100 %)WebSphere
851 (3.100 %)WebServices
947 (2.857 %)CSS
1044 (2.675 %)SOAP
1133 (2.006 %)XSLT
1231 (1.884 %)JSP
1329 (1.763 %)Spring
1428 (1.702 %)JDBC
1527 (1.641 %)AJAX
1623 (1.398 %)STL
1722 (1.337 %)ASP
1722 (1.337 %)Hibernate
1820 (1.216 %)WSDL
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1115 (6.991 %)WebLogic
230 (1.824 %)JBoss
313 (0.790 %)MS Exchange
410 (0.608 %)Apache
58 (0.486 %)IIS
66 (0.365 %)CMS
66 (0.365 %)SharePoint
75 (0.304 %)Tomcat
84 (0.243 %)ATG Dynamo
93 (0.182 %)Oracle Workflow
102 (0.122 %)OpenROAD
102 (0.122 %)WebSphere MQ
111 (0.061 %)WebLogic Portal
111 (0.061 %)SAS
111 (0.061 %)BizTalk Server
111 (0.061 %)SharePoint Portal Server
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
155 (3.343 %)MS Excel
231 (1.884 %)MATLAB
317 (1.033 %)MS Visio
411 (0.669 %)Simulink
55 (0.304 %)MS Office
62 (0.122 %)S-PLUS
71 (0.061 %)Stateflow
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.122 %)Summit
21 (0.061 %)AWD
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
187 (5.289 %)Wireless
285 (5.167 %)TCP/IP
351 (3.100 %)Ethernet
441 (2.492 %)SNMP
527 (1.641 %)GPRS
626 (1.581 %)SSL
725 (1.520 %)Network Security
824 (1.459 %)HTTPS
824 (1.459 %)SSH
824 (1.459 %)HTTP
922 (1.337 %)WAN
922 (1.337 %)LAN
1021 (1.277 %)Internet
1116 (0.973 %)GSM
1213 (0.790 %)3G
1311 (0.669 %)DVB
1311 (0.669 %)UMTS
149 (0.547 %)Bluetooth
157 (0.426 %)LDAP
157 (0.426 %)UPnP
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1246 (14.95 %)SQL Server
242 (2.553 %)SQL Server 2005
335 (2.128 %)SQL Server 2000
423 (1.398 %)RDBMS
519 (1.155 %)MySQL
69 (0.547 %)SQL Server 7
78 (0.486 %)Oracle 8/8i
78 (0.486 %)GIS
85 (0.304 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
94 (0.243 %)PostgreSQL
102 (0.122 %)Oracle 10g
102 (0.122 %)Ingres
102 (0.122 %)Oracle 9i
102 (0.122 %)Crystal Reports
111 (0.061 %)OLAP
111 (0.061 %)MS Access
111 (0.061 %)Datawarehouse
111 (0.061 %)ETL
111 (0.061 %)dBASE
111 (0.061 %)SQL Server Integration Services
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1120 (7.295 %)Visual Studio
235 (2.128 %)Eclipse
330 (1.824 %)Ant
424 (1.459 %)Flash
424 (1.459 %)ClearCase
523 (1.398 %)Subversion
615 (0.912 %)WinRunner
615 (0.912 %)QuickTest Pro
615 (0.912 %)LoadRunner
714 (0.851 %)QARun
714 (0.851 %)WATIR
714 (0.851 %)FitNesse
714 (0.851 %)NUnit
88 (0.486 %)InstallShield
97 (0.426 %)PowerBuilder
106 (0.365 %)Rational Rose
115 (0.304 %)JUnit
115 (0.304 %)ARTiSAN
124 (0.243 %)C++Builder
124 (0.243 %)VSS/SourceSafe
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1195 (11.85 %)Electronics
2134 (8.146 %)Finance
3133 (8.085 %)Telecoms
4107 (6.505 %)Government
5105 (6.383 %)Pensions
694 (5.714 %)Aerospace
741 (2.492 %)Health
838 (2.310 %)Games
928 (1.702 %)Education
1027 (1.641 %)Marketing
1126 (1.581 %)Manufacturing
1222 (1.337 %)Automotive
1318 (1.094 %)Banking
1416 (0.973 %)Insurance
1515 (0.912 %)Construction
1614 (0.851 %)Military
1713 (0.790 %)3D Graphics
1812 (0.729 %)Online Games
199 (0.547 %)Multimedia
208 (0.486 %)Retail
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
197 (5.897 %)Computer Science
261 (3.708 %)N-Tier
356 (3.404 %)Mathematics
450 (3.040 %)Physics
542 (2.553 %)Device Driver
632 (1.945 %)Artificial Intelligence
719 (1.155 %)Client/Server
814 (0.851 %)Firmware
910 (0.608 %)DTV
910 (0.608 %)Robotics
910 (0.608 %)PKI
108 (0.486 %)IPTV
108 (0.486 %)Mechatronics
117 (0.426 %)Neural Network
117 (0.426 %)Grid Computing
126 (0.365 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
126 (0.365 %)Multithreading
135 (0.304 %)Fat Client
135 (0.304 %)CCTV
135 (0.304 %)Thin Client
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1281 (17.08 %)Windows
2254 (15.44 %)Linux
3243 (14.77 %)UNIX
438 (2.310 %)Embedded Linux
524 (1.459 %)Windows XP
619 (1.155 %)VxWorks
716 (0.973 %)Windows Vista
812 (0.729 %)Windows CE
99 (0.547 %)Nucleus RTOS
108 (0.486 %)Windows NT
115 (0.304 %)Solaris
124 (0.243 %)Windows Server 2003
124 (0.243 %)Symbian OS
133 (0.182 %)Mac OS X
142 (0.122 %)AIX
142 (0.122 %)HPUX
151 (0.061 %)Windows 2000
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1390 (23.71 %)UML
2292 (17.75 %)OO
3230 (13.98 %)Software Engineering
4123 (7.477 %)Security Cleared
5106 (6.444 %)OOA/OOD
696 (5.836 %)OOD
775 (4.559 %)Validation
860 (3.647 %)Project Management
928 (1.702 %)PRINCE2
1026 (1.581 %)RUP
1026 (1.581 %)Scrum
1125 (1.520 %)Software Testing
1125 (1.520 %)Web Development
1223 (1.398 %)Requirements Analysis
1322 (1.337 %)Agile Software Development
1322 (1.337 %)SC Cleared
1417 (1.033 %)Unit Testing
1417 (1.033 %)Content Management
1516 (0.973 %)Process Management
1614 (0.851 %)Service Delivery
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1917 (55.74 %)C++
2773 (46.99 %)C
3499 (30.33 %)Java
4412 (25.05 %)C#
5250 (15.20 %)SQL
6178 (10.82 %)Embedded C
7163 (9.909 %)VC++
8139 (8.450 %)VB.NET
9132 (8.024 %)VB
1094 (5.714 %)Ada
1180 (4.863 %)Perl
1262 (3.769 %)VB6
1361 (3.708 %)Embedded C++
1457 (3.465 %)Assembly Language
1552 (3.161 %)Python
1650 (3.040 %)Transact-SQL
1743 (2.614 %)JavaScript
1825 (1.520 %)Tcl
1917 (1.033 %)PHP
2015 (0.912 %)Shell Script
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1312 (18.97 %)Degree
216 (0.973 %)Microsoft Certification
315 (0.912 %)MCSD
410 (0.608 %)Chartered Engineer
410 (0.608 %)MCAD
57 (0.426 %)HNC
66 (0.365 %)HND
75 (0.304 %)MCSE
84 (0.243 %)ISEB
92 (0.122 %)PhD
101 (0.061 %)SAP Certification
101 (0.061 %)ISEB Practitioner
101 (0.061 %)ISTQB
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (1.155 %)QA
21 (0.061 %)GAMP
21 (0.061 %)ISO9000
21 (0.061 %)TickIT
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
126 (1.581 %)MSMQ
26 (0.365 %)Active Directory
32 (0.122 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (0.061 %)VMware Workstation
41 (0.061 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.182 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (0.122 %)SCOM
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1178 (10.82 %)Oracle
2170 (10.33 %)Microsoft
332 (1.945 %)Sybase
416 (0.973 %)Sun
510 (0.608 %)BEA
69 (0.547 %)Motorola
78 (0.486 %)ESRI
87 (0.426 %)Symbian
96 (0.365 %)Siemens
96 (0.365 %)Borland
96 (0.365 %)ATG
96 (0.365 %)GigaSpaces
105 (0.304 %)QNX
105 (0.304 %)Citrix
105 (0.304 %)SAP
105 (0.304 %)Compuware
114 (0.243 %)Ericsson
114 (0.243 %)Alterian
114 (0.243 %)Nokia
114 (0.243 %)Sony
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