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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Suffolk region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6466
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads326
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.867 %4.842 %
Salaries quoted015
Average minimum salary-£30,800
Average salary-£33,133
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£35,467
UK excluding London average salary£37,120£37,730
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads346537
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.231 %0.240 %
Salaries quoted262438
Average minimum salary£32,754£35,857
Average salary£36,387£39,767
% change on same period last year-8.49 %
Average maximum salary£40,021£43,677
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Software Engineering East of EnglandSoftware Engineering
East of England

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Suffolk Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

Suffolk Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering.

112 (48.00 %)C++
210 (40.00 %)Java
210 (40.00 %)C
210 (40.00 %)Oracle
210 (40.00 %)UNIX
210 (40.00 %)HPUX
210 (40.00 %)Solaris
210 (40.00 %)INAP
210 (40.00 %)HP
210 (40.00 %)Games
210 (40.00 %)Telecoms
210 (40.00 %)Billing
210 (40.00 %)Release Management
39 (36.00 %)Computer Science
39 (36.00 %)Degree
45 (20.00 %)Data Protection Act
45 (20.00 %)Data Protection
45 (20.00 %)J2EE
54 (16.00 %).NET
54 (16.00 %)C#
54 (16.00 %)ASP.NET
62 (8.000 %)Spring
62 (8.000 %)Middleware
62 (8.000 %)XML
62 (8.000 %)ADO.NET
62 (8.000 %)ASP
62 (8.000 %)UML
62 (8.000 %)Microsoft
62 (8.000 %)VB
62 (8.000 %)SQL Server

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (20.00 %)J2EE
24 (16.00 %).NET
24 (16.00 %)ASP.NET
32 (8.000 %)XML
32 (8.000 %)Middleware
32 (8.000 %)Spring
32 (8.000 %)ADO.NET
32 (8.000 %)ASP
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.000 %)MS Project
11 (4.000 %)AutoCAD
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (40.00 %)INAP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.000 %)SQL Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (40.00 %)Telecoms
110 (40.00 %)Games
110 (40.00 %)Billing
21 (4.000 %)Electric
21 (4.000 %)Electronics
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (52.00 %)Developer
25 (20.00 %)Development Manager
25 (20.00 %)Java Developer
25 (20.00 %)Software Development Manager
25 (20.00 %)Software Manager
34 (16.00 %)C++ Developer
43 (12.00 %)C Developer
52 (8.000 %)Junior
52 (8.000 %)Junior Developer
52 (8.000 %)CSharp Software Developer
52 (8.000 %)C# Developer
52 (8.000 %)Software Developer
52 (8.000 %)Oracle Developer
52 (8.000 %).NET Developer
61 (4.000 %)Project Manager
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (36.00 %)Computer Science
25 (20.00 %)Data Protection Act
31 (4.000 %)Robotics
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (40.00 %)UNIX
110 (40.00 %)HPUX
110 (40.00 %)Solaris
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (40.00 %)Release Management
25 (20.00 %)Data Protection
32 (8.000 %)UML
41 (4.000 %)Project Management
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (48.00 %)C++
210 (40.00 %)Java
210 (40.00 %)C
34 (16.00 %)C#
42 (8.000 %)VB
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (36.00 %)Degree
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (40.00 %)Oracle
110 (40.00 %)HP
22 (8.000 %)Microsoft