Software Engineer Jobs in the South West
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Job Titles advertised for the South West region.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineer
Rank 29 27 35
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 366 375 317
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 6.977% 6.775% 5.254%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.227% 7.096% 5.535%
Number of salaries quoted 322 323 285
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,250 £46,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
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South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 5064 5285 5727
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.53% 95.48% 94.91%
Number of salaries quoted 4455 4564 4906
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 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Engineer
England

Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the South West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South West Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below 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 24 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
Bristol -5 144 £32,500 -9.72%
Gloucestershire +12 102 £41,250 +8.55%
Somerset +37 49 £35,000 +5.26%
Dorset -21 35 £32,500 -
Wiltshire -16 30 £34,000 -19.52%
Cornwall +10 5 £30,000 -9.09%
Devon -9 3 £40,000 +14.28%
Software Engineer
England

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 460 (58.38%) C++
2 325 (41.24%) C
3 318 (40.36%) C#
4 276 (35.03%) Degree
5 269 (34.14%) Windows
6 261 (33.12%) Linux
7 214 (27.16%) SQL
8 212 (26.90%) Java
9 202 (25.63%) Software Engineering
10 196 (24.87%) .NET
11 189 (23.98%) Computer Science
12 134 (17.01%) Multithreading
13 121 (15.36%) Security Cleared
14 120 (15.23%) OO
15 117 (14.85%) XML
16 114 (14.47%) Electronics
17 95 (12.06%) UML
18 93 (11.80%) HTML
19 86 (10.91%) JavaScript
19 86 (10.91%) UNIX
20 84 (10.66%) SQL Server
21 83 (10.53%) Perl
22 80 (10.15%) Embedded C
23 79 (10.03%) CSS
24 75 (9.518%) Visual Studio
25 69 (8.756%) Microsoft
26 64 (8.122%) OOA/OOD
26 64 (8.122%) Software Architecture
27 62 (7.868%) OOD
27 62 (7.868%) SC Cleared

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 196 (24.87%) .NET
2 117 (14.85%) XML
3 93 (11.80%) HTML
4 79 (10.03%) CSS
5 61 (7.741%) ASP.NET
5 61 (7.741%) J2EE
6 56 (7.107%) MFC
7 47 (5.964%) WPF
8 36 (4.569%) STL
9 34 (4.315%) Web Services
10 32 (4.061%) jQuery
11 31 (3.934%) Qt
11 31 (3.934%) Spring
12 27 (3.426%) ATL
12 27 (3.426%) Java EE
13 23 (2.919%) Middleware
14 19 (2.411%) Ajax
15 16 (2.030%) Drools
15 16 (2.030%) iBATIS
16 15 (1.904%) LINQ
Application Platforms
1 38 (4.822%) WebLogic
2 34 (4.315%) Apache
3 11 (1.396%) WebSphere MQ
4 7 (0.888%) Windows Azure
5 5 (0.635%) CMS
6 4 (0.508%) WordPress
6 4 (0.508%) Kentico
7 2 (0.254%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.254%) IIS
7 2 (0.254%) SharePoint
7 2 (0.254%) Confluence
7 2 (0.254%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.127%) ESB
8 1 (0.127%) CloudFront
8 1 (0.127%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (0.127%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.127%) Amazon AWS
8 1 (0.127%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.127%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.127%) Drupal
Applications
1 35 (4.442%) MS Excel
2 15 (1.904%) MS Office
3 2 (0.254%) Simulink
3 2 (0.254%) Stateflow
4 1 (0.127%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.127%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 7 (0.888%) LabWindows
2 4 (0.508%) Maximo
3 3 (0.381%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.127%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 58 (7.360%) TCP/IP
2 54 (6.853%) Ethernet
3 31 (3.934%) HTTP
4 26 (3.299%) DHCP
4 26 (3.299%) SAN
5 18 (2.284%) Wireless
6 16 (2.030%) DVB
7 14 (1.777%) DLNA
8 12 (1.523%) IGMP
9 10 (1.269%) VPN
10 9 (1.142%) Firewall
10 9 (1.142%) 3G
11 7 (0.888%) SMS
12 6 (0.761%) RTCP
12 6 (0.761%) RTP
12 6 (0.761%) GSM
12 6 (0.761%) 4G
12 6 (0.761%) Gigabit Ethernet
13 5 (0.635%) UMTS
13 5 (0.635%) WCDMA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (10.66%) SQL Server
2 46 (5.838%) MySQL
3 22 (2.792%) RDBMS
4 11 (1.396%) SQL Server 2005
5 10 (1.269%) NoSQL
6 9 (1.142%) SQL Server 2008
7 3 (0.381%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.254%) Big Data
8 2 (0.254%) Oracle 11g
8 2 (0.254%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.127%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.127%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.127%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.127%) CouchDB
9 1 (0.127%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.127%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.127%) DB2
9 1 (0.127%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.127%) GIS
9 1 (0.127%) HBase
Development Applications
1 75 (9.518%) Visual Studio
2 34 (4.315%) Eclipse
3 33 (4.188%) Subversion
4 22 (2.792%) JUnit
5 21 (2.665%) GoogleTest
6 19 (2.411%) Team Foundation Server
6 19 (2.411%) NUnit
7 16 (2.030%) Rational DOORS
7 16 (2.030%) CppUnit
8 15 (1.904%) Rational Rhapsody
9 11 (1.396%) Eclipse RCP
10 8 (1.015%) Hudson
10 8 (1.015%) GDB
11 7 (0.888%) PVCS
12 6 (0.761%) GCC
13 5 (0.635%) Git (software)
13 5 (0.635%) QuickTest Pro
14 4 (0.508%) Selenium
15 3 (0.381%) FitNesse
15 3 (0.381%) MSBuild
General
1 114 (14.47%) Electronics
2 59 (7.487%) Aerospace
3 41 (5.203%) Military
4 40 (5.076%) Telecoms
5 29 (3.680%) Marketing
6 23 (2.919%) Finance
7 15 (1.904%) Legal
8 13 (1.650%) Manufacturing
8 13 (1.650%) Games
9 6 (0.761%) Automotive
10 5 (0.635%) Financial Institution
11 4 (0.508%) Music
12 2 (0.254%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.254%) Advertising
12 2 (0.254%) Avionics
12 2 (0.254%) Banking
12 2 (0.254%) Retail
13 1 (0.127%) Music Industry
13 1 (0.127%) Mandarin Language
13 1 (0.127%) Front Office
Miscellaneous
1 189 (23.98%) Computer Science
2 49 (6.218%) Mathematics
3 37 (4.695%) CAN bus
4 28 (3.553%) Management Information System
5 25 (3.173%) Embedded Systems
6 22 (2.792%) Open Source
7 21 (2.665%) Enterprise Software
8 20 (2.538%) Device Driver
9 16 (2.030%) MPEG
9 16 (2.030%) DTV
10 13 (1.650%) Video on Demand
10 13 (1.650%) Firmware
10 13 (1.650%) iDTV
11 12 (1.523%) iPhone
12 11 (1.396%) Digital Media
13 8 (1.015%) Handset
14 7 (0.888%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
15 6 (0.761%) SystemC
15 6 (0.761%) N-Tier
15 6 (0.761%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 269 (34.14%) Windows
2 261 (33.12%) Linux
3 86 (10.91%) UNIX
4 29 (3.680%) VxWorks
5 26 (3.299%) HPUX
5 26 (3.299%) Solaris
6 25 (3.173%) Android
7 18 (2.284%) Embedded Linux
8 15 (1.904%) Apple iOS
9 11 (1.396%) Windows 7
10 8 (1.015%) Windows XP
11 7 (0.888%) Windows Vista
12 6 (0.761%) Windows Server 2003
13 5 (0.635%) Windows Phone
14 3 (0.381%) Windows Phone 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (25.63%) Software Engineering
2 134 (17.01%) Multithreading
3 120 (15.23%) OO
4 95 (12.06%) UML
5 64 (8.122%) OOA/OOD
5 64 (8.122%) Software Architecture
6 62 (7.868%) OOD
7 60 (7.614%) Automated Testing
7 60 (7.614%) Agile Software Development
8 52 (6.599%) Unit Testing
9 46 (5.838%) Scrum
10 45 (5.711%) Web Development
11 42 (5.330%) Software Testing
12 38 (4.822%) Data Modelling
13 34 (4.315%) Requirements Analysis
13 34 (4.315%) OOP
14 31 (3.934%) MVC
15 30 (3.807%) TDD
16 29 (3.680%) Kanban
17 26 (3.299%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 460 (58.38%) C++
2 325 (41.24%) C
3 318 (40.36%) C#
4 214 (27.16%) SQL
5 212 (26.90%) Java
6 86 (10.91%) JavaScript
7 83 (10.53%) Perl
8 80 (10.15%) Embedded C
9 55 (6.980%) Python
10 45 (5.711%) T-SQL
11 39 (4.949%) Bash shell
12 34 (4.315%) Assembly Language
13 28 (3.553%) VB
14 26 (3.299%) VB.NET
15 23 (2.919%) VC++
15 23 (2.919%) Ada
16 17 (2.157%) PHP
17 16 (2.030%) VBScript
18 15 (1.904%) Embedded C++
18 15 (1.904%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 276 (35.03%) Degree
2 121 (15.36%) Security Cleared
3 62 (7.868%) SC Cleared
4 60 (7.614%) DV Cleared
5 28 (3.553%) ISEB
6 27 (3.426%) ISTQB
7 22 (2.792%) HND
8 7 (0.888%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (0.761%) MCP
9 6 (0.761%) MCSD
10 5 (0.635%) HNC
11 3 (0.381%) NVQ Level 3
12 2 (0.254%) PhD
12 2 (0.254%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (7.487%) QA
2 22 (2.792%) SLA
3 21 (2.665%) DO-178B
4 16 (2.030%) ISO 9001
5 15 (1.904%) TickIT
6 10 (1.269%) IEC 61508
7 9 (1.142%) JTAG
8 1 (0.127%) DICOM
System Software
1 26 (3.299%) vSphere
1 26 (3.299%) VMware ESX
2 14 (1.777%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 26 (3.299%) NetBackup
2 3 (0.381%) WMI
Vendors
1 69 (8.756%) Microsoft
2 51 (6.472%) Oracle
3 46 (5.838%) JBoss
4 40 (5.076%) VMware
5 28 (3.553%) HP
6 26 (3.299%) Brocade
6 26 (3.299%) Citrix
6 26 (3.299%) NetApp
6 26 (3.299%) Veritas
6 26 (3.299%) Cisco
6 26 (3.299%) Symantec
7 12 (1.523%) Borland
8 11 (1.396%) BEA
9 10 (1.269%) Atmel
9 10 (1.269%) Google
10 7 (0.888%) Symbian
11 3 (0.381%) Intel
11 3 (0.381%) QNX
11 3 (0.381%) Freescale
12 2 (0.254%) IBM
Embedded Software Engineer/ Bristol/ £40k-£45k/ Perm
Bristol, Avon
The skills they are looking for- Experience developing in a embedded environment Has programmed in C and C++ from low level up to application Experience using Real-time...
Austin Fraser
Salary: £40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Embedded Software Engineer (C, C++, Java)
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
Embedded Software Engineer required by our client a cutting edge technology company based in Gloucester. You will be required to design and implement the embedded software that is...
Claremont Consulting Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Software Engineer. C#, .NET, £30-35k. Dorchester, Dorset
Dorchester, Weymouth, Poole, Bournemouth, Dorset,...
Software Engineer / Programmer / Developer, C#, .NET, C++, UML, Dorchester, Dorset, £30-35,000 (negotiable dependant on experience) + flexible working conditions and an open and relaxed working environment.Key...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £30-35,000 + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Software Engineer | C, C++ | Bristol | £25k
Bristol, Avon
Software Engineer, C, C++, applications developer, MS Windows, Unix, Bristol... Software development is carried out in C and C++ in a Windows environment... RequiredSkills C and C++ programming...
Parker White Consulting Ltd
Salary: From £23,000 to £25,000 per annum Plus benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
C and C++ Software Engineers (Linux)
Bristol, Avon
My client, leading the way in their field are looking to fill two mid-level positions within their software engineering team. The successful applicants will have at least...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Graduate C or C++ Software Engineer. Linux. £25k. Bristol
United Kingdom, South West
Graduate C or C++ Software Engineer / Programmer / Developer, Linux, Multi-Threading, Multi-Processing, Design Patterns, £25k dependent on experience, plus benefits, based in Bristol. Key Skills:- Computer related...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £20-25,000 + Bens
Posted: 13 May 2013
Embedded Software Engineer - Oil &Gas, C, RTOS
Gloucestershire, South West
Essential:4-5 years experienceExperience of C on embedded platformsReal-Time embeddedExperience with 8/16-bit microprocessorsAbility to program to standards, e.g. DO-178B, MISRAAbility to document...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Senior Software Engineer - C++
Weymouth, Dorset
The role will involve taking a leading role in Software design, coding, integration and validation on a range of defence related projects... *Proficiency in C++ or Java *Strong...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £32000 - £43000 per annum + (Relocation allowance)
Posted: 20 May 2013
Software development engineer, software engineer,C++, Bournemouth
Bournemouth, South West
Opus` key client are seeking a C++ programmer to join their rapidly expanding and succesful team-- This position requires a highly self-motivated individual who thrives in an...
OPUS
Salary: GBP25000 to GBP40000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Graduate Software Engineer - Christchurch- £19K - £22K
Christchurch, Dorset
The role is developing in embedded C, primarily on a Linux platform and you will join a young development team of software engineers and testers... Beneficial: *Any exposure...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £19000 - £22000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
C++ Software Engineer x2. Linux. £25-35k. Bristol
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
C++ Software Engineer / Programmer / Developer, Linux, Multi-threading, Multi-processing, £25-35k dependent on experience, plus benefits, based in Bristol. Key Skills:- C++ software engineering / development experience in...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £25-35,000 + Bens
Posted: 13 May 2013
C++ Software Engineer. Linux. £25-35k. Bristol
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
C++ Software Engineer / Programmer / Developer, Linux, Multi-threading, Multi-processing, £25-35k dependent on experience, plus benefits, based in Bristol. Key Skills:- C++ software engineering / development experience in...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £25-35,000 + Bens
Posted: 13 May 2013
Software Engineer - vb.net/html/sql - Gloucestershire - £35k
Stroud, South West
Skills required of the Software Engineer (Engineer, HTML, CSS, Java): A strong knowledge of HTML, CSS and Java/JavaScript VB.Net A knowledge of ASP.Net web forms...
greywood
Salary: £28000 - £36000 per annum + bens
Posted: 11 May 2013
WEB DEVELOPER /software engineer
Poole, Dorset
KEY EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 12 month’s web development. 12 months in any language php, java, .net with experience of building web sites as a software engineer... commercial web...
IT City Solutions
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Software Engineer (Real Time Embedded C)
Cheltenham, South West
Required Experience Real Time Embedded C for 8,16 and 32 bit microcontrollers including Power PC... Familiarity with C++, C# & .NET frameworks. Familiarity with Operating Systems - DOS, Windows,...
ITS Ingenium
Salary: £0 - £50,000 per year
Posted: 21 May 2013
Software Test Engineer / C / C++ / XML / Python
Bristol, Avon
This role would suit a test engineer with 2 - 5 years of experience following a degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering. You must be able to read...
IT Connections
Salary: £25,000 to £35,000
Posted: 24 May 2013
Graduate C Software Engineer. Linux. £25k. Bristol
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
Graduate C Software Engineer / Programmer / Developer, Linux, Multi-Threading, Multi-Processing, Design Patterns, £25k dependent on experience, plus benefits, based in Bristol. Key Skills:- Computer related degree.- Straight...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £20-25,000 + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
C / C++ Software Engineer
Bristol, Avon
You should have a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar and strong coding skills of C++, any knowledge of C coding, ATL / WTL, MSBuild or multithreading...
IT Connections
Salary: £25,000 to £35,000
Posted: 24 May 2013
C Software Engineer (Linux)
Bristol, Avon
The successful applicants will have 3-4 years' commercial experience working with C on Linux/Unix orientated software. The successful candidates will have experience working with multithreaded/multi-...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £37000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Java or .net Software Engineer - Agile Test TDD c£35K + bonus
Bridgwater, Somerset
Java. JUnit. net Test driven development. degree. web services. SQL. HTML. CSS. Agile scrum team environment... Technologies used will include TDD, Java, JEE, .NET, Web Services, SQL, HTML &...
Emponics Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + bonus + bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Senior .Net Software Engineer
Bristol, Avon
We require a Senior Software Engineer with a solid grounding in Microsoft .Net ( 3.5+ ) including C# and MVC with strong OO design skills and an understanding of...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £37000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Application Software Engineer, Bristol,
Bristol, South West
Therefore good software engineering and knowledge of complex algorithms are required.Software Development is carried out in C and C++, in a mixed environment including Windows (PC based)...
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Competitive Extras
Posted: 22 May 2013
C Software Engineer. Linux. £30-35k. Bristol
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
C Software Engineer / Programmer / Developer, Linux, Multi-Threading, Multi-Processing, £30-35k dependent on experience, plus benefits, based in Frenchay, North Bristol. Key Skills:- Good C Software development /...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £30-35,000 + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Application C++ Software Engineer Bristol
Bristol, South West
Software development is carried out in C and C++, in a Microsoft Windows (PC based) environment... Implementation (coding) is carried out in either C or C++ depending on...
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Embedded Software Engineer - GL
Gloucester, South West
Proficient in writing C/C++ code for microcontrollers (including hardware drivers). - Experience of writing Engineering tools in Windows (Win32, MFC, etc.)... Keil MDK, Atlassian etc. - Knowledge of USB,...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Healthcare, Pension
Posted: 15 May 2013
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