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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Stockport 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2043
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads329
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.004 %
As % of the category below11.55 %3.169 %
Salaries quoted309
Average minimum salary£23,067£24,222
Average salary£27,300£27,667
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Average maximum salary£31,533£31,111
UK excluding London average salary£33,756£33,125
% change on same period last year+1.90 %
Stockport IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Stockport
Matching permanent IT job ads277284
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.127 %
Salaries quoted260261
Average minimum salary£27,111£24,541
Average salary£30,166£27,933
% change on same period last year+7.99 %
Average maximum salary£33,222£31,326
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Software Developer ManchesterSoftware Developer
Manchester

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Stockport Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

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

Stockport Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Stockport region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Stockport Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stockport region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

134 (70.83 %)C#
233 (68.75 %).NET
330 (62.50 %)SQL Server
423 (47.92 %)SQL
522 (45.83 %)ASP.NET
618 (37.50 %)Microsoft
717 (35.42 %)XML
816 (33.33 %)VB
816 (33.33 %)VB.NET
913 (27.08 %)Degree
1012 (25.00 %)VB6
1012 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
1012 (25.00 %)WebServices
1111 (22.92 %)Java
1210 (20.83 %)MS Excel
1210 (20.83 %)Integration Testing
139 (18.75 %)J2ME
148 (16.67 %)XSLT
148 (16.67 %)HTML
148 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
156 (12.50 %)WinForms
156 (12.50 %)JavaScript
156 (12.50 %)CSS
165 (10.42 %)CRM
165 (10.42 %)Windows
165 (10.42 %)OO
165 (10.42 %)IIS
174 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
174 (8.333 %)Client/Server
174 (8.333 %)N-Tier

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stockport region that cited Software Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stockport IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (68.75 %).NET
222 (45.83 %)ASP.NET
317 (35.42 %)XML
412 (25.00 %)WebServices
59 (18.75 %)J2ME
68 (16.67 %)XSLT
68 (16.67 %)HTML
76 (12.50 %)CSS
76 (12.50 %)WinForms
84 (8.333 %)JavaBeans
84 (8.333 %)ActiveX
84 (8.333 %)Swing
84 (8.333 %)XSL
84 (8.333 %)ASP
93 (6.250 %)J2EE
93 (6.250 %)J2SE
93 (6.250 %)MIDP
93 (6.250 %).NET Framework
102 (4.167 %)ADO
111 (2.083 %)SOAP
Stockport IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (10.42 %)IIS
Stockport IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (20.83 %)MS Excel
Stockport IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.083 %)Ethernet
11 (2.083 %)HTTP
Stockport IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (62.50 %)SQL Server
212 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (8.333 %)SQL Server Integration Services
34 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.083 %)RDBMS
Stockport IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (6.250 %)Visual Studio
Stockport IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (6.250 %)Finance
22 (4.167 %)Telecoms
31 (2.083 %)Electronics
31 (2.083 %)Health
31 (2.083 %)Pensions
31 (2.083 %)Marketing
Stockport IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (8.333 %)Client/Server
14 (8.333 %)N-Tier
22 (4.167 %)Blackberry
22 (4.167 %)Device Driver
31 (2.083 %)Computer Science
Stockport IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (10.42 %)Windows
21 (2.083 %)Linux
21 (2.083 %)Windows Mobile
21 (2.083 %)UNIX
Stockport IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (20.83 %)Integration Testing
25 (10.42 %)OO
25 (10.42 %)CRM
34 (8.333 %)OOP
42 (4.167 %)OOD
42 (4.167 %)Migration
42 (4.167 %)Content Management
51 (2.083 %)Data Management
51 (2.083 %)Test Scripting
51 (2.083 %)UML
51 (2.083 %)E-Commerce
Stockport IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (70.83 %)C#
223 (47.92 %)SQL
316 (33.33 %)VB
316 (33.33 %)VB.NET
412 (25.00 %)VB6
511 (22.92 %)Java
66 (12.50 %)JavaScript
74 (8.333 %)C++
82 (4.167 %)C
82 (4.167 %)Transact-SQL
91 (2.083 %)Embedded C
91 (2.083 %)Embedded C++
Stockport IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (27.08 %)Degree
28 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
Stockport IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (6.250 %)SLA
Stockport IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (6.250 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Stockport IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (37.50 %)Microsoft
21 (2.083 %)Oracle
21 (2.083 %)Symbian