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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the Suffolk 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5234
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching permanent IT job ads1566
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.029 %
As % of the category below2.804 %7.066 %
Salaries quoted1358
Average minimum salary£27,769£32,690
Average salary£31,385£36,164
% change on same period last year-13.21 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£39,638
UK excluding London average salary£36,257£35,876
% change on same period last year+1.06 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads535934
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.358 %0.417 %
Salaries quoted434784
Average minimum salary£31,259£34,674
Average salary£34,505£38,954
% change on same period last year-11.42 %
Average maximum salary£37,752£43,234
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Software Engineer East of EnglandSoftware Engineer
East of 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 Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
IpswichUp+312£31,300-21.17 %
HaverhillNew entry-1£30,000-
Software Engineer East of EnglandSoftware Engineer
East of England

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

120 (62.50 %)SQL Server
120 (62.50 %)Data Protection Act
120 (62.50 %)Data Protection
219 (59.38 %)C#
219 (59.38 %)SQL
317 (53.13 %).NET
416 (50.00 %)C++
511 (34.38 %)C
69 (28.13 %)Windows
78 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
78 (25.00 %)CSS
78 (25.00 %)HTML
78 (25.00 %)JavaScript
87 (21.88 %)WCF
87 (21.88 %)WPF
87 (21.88 %)WF
96 (18.75 %)UML
105 (15.63 %)VxWorks
105 (15.63 %)Security Cleared
114 (12.50 %)AJAX
114 (12.50 %)MS Excel
123 (9.375 %)Java
123 (9.375 %)Delphi
132 (6.250 %)Windows XP Embedded
132 (6.250 %)Degree
132 (6.250 %)PHP
132 (6.250 %)XML
132 (6.250 %)Linux
132 (6.250 %)IIS
132 (6.250 %)Windows XP

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (53.13 %).NET
28 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
28 (25.00 %)CSS
28 (25.00 %)HTML
37 (21.88 %)WCF
37 (21.88 %)WPF
37 (21.88 %)WF
44 (12.50 %)AJAX
52 (6.250 %)XML
61 (3.125 %)ODBC
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (6.250 %)IIS
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (12.50 %)MS Excel
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (62.50 %)SQL Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.125 %)Telecoms
11 (3.125 %)Manufacturing
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (62.50 %)Data Protection Act
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (28.13 %)Windows
25 (15.63 %)VxWorks
32 (6.250 %)Windows XP Embedded
32 (6.250 %)Linux
32 (6.250 %)Windows XP
41 (3.125 %)UNIX
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (62.50 %)Data Protection
26 (18.75 %)UML
35 (15.63 %)Security Cleared
42 (6.250 %)Project Management
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (59.38 %)C#
119 (59.38 %)SQL
216 (50.00 %)C++
311 (34.38 %)C
48 (25.00 %)JavaScript
53 (9.375 %)Delphi
53 (9.375 %)Java
62 (6.250 %)PHP
62 (6.250 %)Assembly Language
71 (3.125 %)Embedded C++
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (6.250 %)Degree
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (6.250 %)Borland
21 (3.125 %)Oracle