The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Tyne and Wear region. 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 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Developer
Rank 29 42 36
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 37 16 25
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 6.643% 2.744% 4.587%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.061% 2.852% 4.682%
Number of salaries quoted 35 16 21
Average salary £32,750 £38,500 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.93% +5.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,500 £31,900 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £40,000 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
Tyne and Wear
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
524 561 534
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 94.08% 96.23% 97.98%
Number of salaries quoted 450 465 456
Average salary £36,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £24,500 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £72,500 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Developer
North East

Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Tyne and Wear Software Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Tyne and Wear Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Tyne and Wear 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
Newcastle upon Tyne +3 27 £32,500 -12.75%
Sunderland +5 16 £34,750 +12.09%
South Shields - 1 £25,000 -
Software Developer
North East

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

1 52 (65.82%) C#
2 50 (63.29%) .NET
3 33 (41.77%) SQL Server
3 33 (41.77%) HTML
4 32 (40.51%) Degree
5 30 (37.97%) Agile Software Development
6 27 (34.18%) JavaScript
7 26 (32.91%) C++
8 24 (30.38%) Java
8 24 (30.38%) ASP.NET
8 24 (30.38%) Unit Testing
9 20 (25.32%) Multithreading
9 20 (25.32%) Computer Science
9 20 (25.32%) CSS
9 20 (25.32%) OO
9 20 (25.32%) SQL
10 19 (24.05%) 3D Graphics
10 19 (24.05%) PhD
11 17 (21.52%) XML
12 16 (20.25%) MVC
13 15 (18.99%) Microsoft
14 14 (17.72%) Windows
14 14 (17.72%) Mathematics
14 14 (17.72%) Physics
14 14 (17.72%) Web Development
15 13 (16.46%) SQL Server 2008
16 11 (13.92%) ASP.NET MVC
16 11 (13.92%) TDD
16 11 (13.92%) Web Services
16 11 (13.92%) OOD

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

Application Development
1 50 (63.29%) .NET
2 33 (41.77%) HTML
3 24 (30.38%) ASP.NET
4 20 (25.32%) CSS
5 17 (21.52%) XML
6 11 (13.92%) ASP.NET MVC
6 11 (13.92%) Web Services
7 10 (12.66%) ASP
7 10 (12.66%) Ajax
7 10 (12.66%) jQuery
8 9 (11.39%) HTML5
9 8 (10.13%) XHTML
10 6 (7.595%) WinForms
11 5 (6.329%) LINQ
11 5 (6.329%) CSS3
12 3 (3.797%) RESTful
12 3 (3.797%) .NET Framework
13 2 (2.532%) JSON
14 1 (1.266%) CSLA
14 1 (1.266%) WCF
Application Platforms
1 3 (3.797%) Windows Azure
1 3 (3.797%) Amazon AWS
2 1 (1.266%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 9 (11.39%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.266%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.329%) Intranet
1 5 (6.329%) Internet
2 2 (2.532%) GPRS
2 2 (2.532%) TCP/IP
2 2 (2.532%) Modbus
2 2 (2.532%) ZigBee
3 1 (1.266%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (41.77%) SQL Server
2 13 (16.46%) SQL Server 2008
3 10 (12.66%) MySQL
4 4 (5.063%) NoSQL
5 1 (1.266%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 8 (10.13%) Visual Studio
2 4 (5.063%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (1.266%) MSTest
3 1 (1.266%) Xcode
General
1 5 (6.329%) Games
2 4 (5.063%) Finance
3 2 (2.532%) Advertising
3 2 (2.532%) Electronics
4 1 (1.266%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 20 (25.32%) Computer Science
2 19 (24.05%) 3D Graphics
3 14 (17.72%) Mathematics
3 14 (17.72%) Physics
4 8 (10.13%) N-Tier
4 8 (10.13%) CUDA
5 6 (7.595%) Visualisation
6 4 (5.063%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (3.797%) SaaS
7 3 (3.797%) Mobile App
7 3 (3.797%) NHS
8 1 (1.266%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 14 (17.72%) Windows
2 9 (11.39%) Linux
3 2 (2.532%) Fedora
4 1 (1.266%) Windows 8
4 1 (1.266%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (37.97%) Agile Software Development
2 24 (30.38%) Unit Testing
3 20 (25.32%) Multithreading
3 20 (25.32%) OO
4 16 (20.25%) MVC
5 14 (17.72%) Web Development
6 11 (13.92%) TDD
6 11 (13.92%) OOD
6 11 (13.92%) Scrum
7 7 (8.861%) UML
8 6 (7.595%) CRM
8 6 (7.595%) Parallel Programming
9 5 (6.329%) Information Security
9 5 (6.329%) Game Development
9 5 (6.329%) E-business
10 3 (3.797%) Data Management
10 3 (3.797%) Information Management
11 2 (2.532%) Project Management
11 2 (2.532%) Business Intelligence
11 2 (2.532%) Document Management
Programming Languages
1 52 (65.82%) C#
2 27 (34.18%) JavaScript
3 26 (32.91%) C++
4 24 (30.38%) Java
5 20 (25.32%) SQL
6 9 (11.39%) VB.NET
7 8 (10.13%) VB
8 7 (8.861%) C
9 4 (5.063%) Python
9 4 (5.063%) PHP
10 2 (2.532%) Shell Script
10 2 (2.532%) T-SQL
11 1 (1.266%) XAML
Qualifications
1 32 (40.51%) Degree
2 19 (24.05%) PhD
3 2 (2.532%) HND
4 1 (1.266%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 15 (18.99%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.797%) Oracle
3 2 (2.532%) Red Hat
4 1 (1.266%) Sage
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