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This section looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills across the UK 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank172174
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads21242716
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.143 %1.132 %
As % of the category below1.955 %2.025 %
Salaries quoted17592224
Average minimum salary£37,787£36,846
Average salary£41,819£40,537
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Average maximum salary£45,852£44,228
UK excluding London average salary£37,869£35,281
% change on same period last year+7.33 %
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads108630134109
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled58.48 %55.90 %
Salaries quoted88900105887
Average minimum salary£43,019£44,892
Average salary£47,090£48,929
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
Average maximum salary£51,160£52,966
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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
EnglandUp+51996£42,179+3.71 %
LondonDown-26575£52,701+3.57 %
South EastUp+12455£41,503+12.89 %
South WestDown-19329£36,823+7.13 %
East of EnglandDown-1264£40,273+16.29 %
CambridgeshireUp+7196£39,295+3.06 %
CambridgeUp+4169£39,097+0.02 %
City of LondonDown-47149£52,655+12.29 %
YorkshireUp+22140£31,397-1.87 %
SurreyUp+59113£43,615+21.22 %
HampshireDown-14107£43,914+33.21 %
BristolUp+15104£37,983+16.28 %
ScotlandDown-978£33,259+0.60 %
West MidlandsDown-1174£35,218-2.76 %
SomersetDown-2073£37,188+9.56 %
North WestDown-3069£35,970+2.87 %
OxfordshireDown-1167£33,090-3.53 %
DorsetDown-164£39,355+33.24 %
BerkshireUp+860£37,067-12.46 %
East MidlandsUp+756£34,855+41.32 %
WiltshireDown-446£33,565-21.81 %
GloucestershireUp+146£34,977+11.83 %
North YorkshireUp+4346£32,455-28.23 %
BathDown-745£32,689+1.36 %
West YorkshireDown-345£29,114-8.15 %
BuckinghamshireDown-2043£36,028-12.50 %
YorkUp+2742£32,200+46.36 %
PooleUp+2841£40,610+51.07 %
EdinburghUp+1441£33,843-0.99 %
South YorkshireUp+341£33,061+5.67 %

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

11564 (36.50 %)C++
21550 (36.17 %)Degree
31270 (29.64 %)Java
41144 (26.70 %)C#
51141 (26.63 %).NET
6918 (21.42 %)Computer Science
7865 (20.19 %)OO
8846 (19.74 %)C
9750 (17.50 %)Windows
10743 (17.34 %)SQL
11675 (15.75 %)Oracle
12620 (14.47 %)SQL Server
13602 (14.05 %)Linux
14590 (13.77 %)UNIX
15581 (13.56 %)XML
16575 (13.42 %)UML
17553 (12.91 %)Finance
18491 (11.46 %)Microsoft
19461 (10.76 %)ASP.NET
20414 (9.662 %)J2EE
21408 (9.522 %)JavaScript
22382 (8.915 %)Project Management
23330 (7.701 %)VB
24321 (7.491 %)HTML
25313 (7.305 %)Mathematics
26289 (6.744 %)Agile Software Development
27260 (6.068 %)Games
28253 (5.904 %)AJAX
29247 (5.764 %)CSS
30244 (5.694 %)Banking

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11141 (26.63 %).NET
2581 (13.56 %)XML
3461 (10.76 %)ASP.NET
4414 (9.662 %)J2EE
5321 (7.491 %)HTML
6253 (5.904 %)AJAX
7247 (5.764 %)CSS
8238 (5.554 %)WebServices
9218 (5.088 %)JSP
10200 (4.667 %)ASP
11152 (3.547 %)Servlets
12129 (3.011 %)MFC
12129 (3.011 %).NET Framework
13127 (2.964 %)Spring
14114 (2.660 %)Middleware
1597 (2.264 %)Hibernate
1685 (1.984 %)STL
1782 (1.914 %)JMS
1782 (1.914 %)WebSphere
1876 (1.774 %)EJB
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1109 (2.544 %)WebLogic
294 (2.194 %)BizTalk Server
392 (2.147 %)Apache
491 (2.124 %)Tomcat
562 (1.447 %)SharePoint
661 (1.424 %)MQSeries
751 (1.190 %)IIS
847 (1.097 %)JBoss
938 (0.887 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1030 (0.700 %)CMS
1123 (0.537 %)EPiServer
1222 (0.513 %)WebSphere Application Server
1314 (0.327 %)MS Exchange
1413 (0.303 %)ArcGIS
1511 (0.257 %)Oracle HTTP Server
168 (0.187 %)ColdFusion
168 (0.187 %)Documentum
177 (0.163 %)Oracle Application Server
186 (0.140 %)Rendezvous
195 (0.117 %)OpenROAD
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1231 (5.391 %)MS Excel
2154 (3.594 %)MS Visio
382 (1.914 %)MATLAB
440 (0.933 %)MS Office
534 (0.793 %)MS Project
612 (0.280 %)Pro/ENGINEER
78 (0.187 %)Simulink
78 (0.187 %)FrameMaker
85 (0.117 %)RoboHelp
85 (0.117 %)NASTRAN
94 (0.093 %)Photoshop
94 (0.093 %)MS PowerPoint
103 (0.070 %)PrintSoft PReS
103 (0.070 %)Windchill
103 (0.070 %)Acrobat
111 (0.023 %)AutoCAD
111 (0.023 %)SPSS
111 (0.023 %)ArcView
111 (0.023 %)CA Clarity
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (0.303 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
23 (0.070 %)LabWindows
23 (0.070 %)SAP Retail
23 (0.070 %)Dynamics CRM
32 (0.047 %)Dynamics AX
32 (0.047 %)Microsoft CRM
32 (0.047 %)Oracle Applications
32 (0.047 %)MAXIMO
41 (0.023 %)Capstone
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1208 (4.854 %)Internet
298 (2.287 %)TCP/IP
376 (1.774 %)GSM
463 (1.470 %)HTTP
548 (1.120 %)GPRS
548 (1.120 %)Wireless
637 (0.863 %)Ethernet
734 (0.793 %)DVB
828 (0.653 %)UMTS
925 (0.583 %)Intranet
1024 (0.560 %)SAN
1123 (0.537 %)CDMA
1220 (0.467 %)3G
1317 (0.397 %)DHCP
1416 (0.373 %)VoIP
1416 (0.373 %)Broadband
1515 (0.350 %)INAP
1612 (0.280 %)Extranet
1711 (0.257 %)ATM
1810 (0.233 %)Bluetooth
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1620 (14.47 %)SQL Server
2157 (3.664 %)MySQL
3133 (3.104 %)RDBMS
498 (2.287 %)SQL Server 2005
590 (2.100 %)SQL Server 2000
676 (1.774 %)Datawarehouse
751 (1.190 %)Oracle 10g
847 (1.097 %)GIS
939 (0.910 %)DB2
1037 (0.863 %)ETL
1131 (0.723 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1228 (0.653 %)Oracle Reports
1325 (0.583 %)Crystal Reports
1424 (0.560 %)Oracle 8/8i
1522 (0.513 %)Hyperion Essbase
1618 (0.420 %)SQL Server 2008
1717 (0.397 %)PostgreSQL
1816 (0.373 %)Oracle 9i
1914 (0.327 %)MS Access
2013 (0.303 %)BusinessObjects
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1182 (4.247 %)Visual Studio
289 (2.077 %)ClearCase
387 (2.030 %)Eclipse
471 (1.657 %)Subversion
570 (1.634 %)JUnit
666 (1.540 %)Ant
759 (1.377 %)VSS/SourceSafe
840 (0.933 %)PVCS
934 (0.793 %)Flash
1028 (0.653 %)JIRA
1120 (0.467 %)Rational Rose
1219 (0.443 %)IntelliJ
1219 (0.443 %)Selenium
1219 (0.443 %)FitNesse
1318 (0.420 %)InstallShield
1414 (0.327 %)Oracle Forms
1513 (0.303 %)NUnit
1612 (0.280 %)ClearQuest
1612 (0.280 %)JBuilder
1711 (0.257 %)JDeveloper
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1553 (12.91 %)Finance
2260 (6.068 %)Games
3244 (5.694 %)Banking
4215 (5.018 %)Electronics
5212 (4.947 %)Telecoms
6208 (4.854 %)Pensions
7188 (4.387 %)Education
8168 (3.921 %)Health
9159 (3.711 %)Aerospace
1089 (2.077 %)Manufacturing
1188 (2.054 %)Insurance
1283 (1.937 %)Marketing
1381 (1.890 %)Investment Banking
1467 (1.564 %)Government
1467 (1.564 %)3D Graphics
1566 (1.540 %)Military
1665 (1.517 %)Front Office
1740 (0.933 %)Billing
1836 (0.840 %)Retail
1836 (0.840 %)Automotive
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11549 (36.15 %)Developer
21054 (24.60 %)Software Engineer
3362 (8.448 %)Java Developer
4317 (7.398 %)Software Developer
5281 (6.558 %)Architect
6277 (6.464 %)C# Developer
7267 (6.231 %).NET Developer
8252 (5.881 %)Graduate
9232 (5.414 %)Analyst
10223 (5.204 %)Senior Developer
11210 (4.901 %)C++ Developer
12184 (4.294 %)Senior Software Engineer
13166 (3.874 %)Programmer
14162 (3.781 %)Project Manager
15147 (3.431 %)C++ Software Engineer
16141 (3.291 %)Junior
17133 (3.104 %)Web Developer
18125 (2.917 %)Software Manager
19122 (2.847 %)Consultant
20121 (2.824 %)Java/J2EE Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1918 (21.42 %)Computer Science
2313 (7.305 %)Mathematics
3218 (5.088 %)Derivative
4141 (3.291 %)Physics
5114 (2.660 %)Client/Server
6102 (2.380 %)Equities
797 (2.264 %)Multithreading
885 (1.984 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
974 (1.727 %)Device Driver
1050 (1.167 %)Artificial Intelligence
1142 (0.980 %)N-Tier
1142 (0.980 %)Robotics
1240 (0.933 %)Mechatronics
1240 (0.933 %)Equity Derivative
1339 (0.910 %)Neural Network
1438 (0.887 %)Handset
1536 (0.840 %)Management Information System
1635 (0.817 %)VHDL
1729 (0.677 %)Firmware
1828 (0.653 %)Web 2.0
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1750 (17.50 %)Windows
2602 (14.05 %)Linux
3590 (13.77 %)UNIX
4162 (3.781 %)Solaris
5115 (2.684 %)Windows XP
680 (1.867 %)Windows 2000
763 (1.470 %)VMS
844 (1.027 %)VxWorks
941 (0.957 %)Windows CE
941 (0.957 %)Symbian OS
1038 (0.887 %)Embedded Linux
1129 (0.677 %)Nucleus RTOS
1226 (0.607 %)Windows Server 2003
1323 (0.537 %)HPUX
1323 (0.537 %)Windows Vista
1419 (0.443 %)Windows Mobile
1516 (0.373 %)AIX
1516 (0.373 %)Windows NT
1615 (0.350 %)Red Hat Linux
178 (0.187 %)Mac OS X
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1865 (20.19 %)OO
2575 (13.42 %)UML
3382 (8.915 %)Project Management
4289 (6.744 %)Agile Software Development
5196 (4.574 %)Security Cleared
6177 (4.131 %)RUP
7172 (4.014 %)Unit Testing
8169 (3.944 %)OOD
9133 (3.104 %)Scrum
10131 (3.057 %)SOA
11128 (2.987 %)OOA/OOD
12114 (2.660 %)Web Development
13107 (2.497 %)PRINCE2
1497 (2.264 %)TDD
1593 (2.170 %)Configuration Management
1692 (2.147 %)OOP
1782 (1.914 %)ITIL
1879 (1.844 %)Validation
1978 (1.820 %)Business Intelligence
2074 (1.727 %)ERP
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11564 (36.50 %)C++
21270 (29.64 %)Java
31144 (26.70 %)C#
4846 (19.74 %)C
5743 (17.34 %)SQL
6408 (9.522 %)JavaScript
7330 (7.701 %)VB
8226 (5.274 %)Perl
9186 (4.341 %)PHP
10171 (3.991 %)VB.NET
11168 (3.921 %)VC++
12130 (3.034 %)Embedded C
13115 (2.684 %)DHTML
14113 (2.637 %)Python
1592 (2.147 %)PL/SQL
1686 (2.007 %)VB6
1785 (1.984 %)Embedded C++
1862 (1.447 %)Shell Script
1960 (1.400 %)Ada
2059 (1.377 %)ActionScript
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11550 (36.17 %)Degree
251 (1.190 %)PhD
348 (1.120 %)ISEB
436 (0.840 %)Microsoft Certification
529 (0.677 %)PRINCE2 Certification
620 (0.467 %)HND
718 (0.420 %)Postgraduate
810 (0.233 %)MCAD
810 (0.233 %)Oracle Certification
99 (0.210 %)MCP
108 (0.187 %)HNC
108 (0.187 %)OCP
116 (0.140 %)MCSD
116 (0.140 %)MySQL Certification
125 (0.117 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
134 (0.093 %)Cisco Certification
143 (0.070 %)Sun Certification
143 (0.070 %)MBA
143 (0.070 %)ISEB Practitioner
152 (0.047 %)MCTS
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1170 (3.967 %)QA
246 (1.074 %)SLA
331 (0.723 %)TickIT
420 (0.467 %)ISO9001
54 (0.093 %)ISO9000
63 (0.070 %)JTAG
63 (0.070 %)COBIT
71 (0.023 %)WCAG
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (0.280 %)AquaLogic
28 (0.187 %)Oracle RAC
28 (0.187 %)Active Directory
34 (0.093 %)Oracle RMAN
43 (0.070 %)Xen
52 (0.047 %)NDS
61 (0.023 %)MSMQ
61 (0.023 %)MetaFrame
61 (0.023 %)Samba
61 (0.023 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (0.187 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
27 (0.163 %)SCOM
35 (0.117 %)AppManager
44 (0.093 %)Oracle Statspack
51 (0.023 %)Tivoli
51 (0.023 %)AutoSys
51 (0.023 %)Nagios
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1675 (15.75 %)Oracle
2491 (11.46 %)Microsoft
382 (1.914 %)Sun
480 (1.867 %)Symbian
557 (1.330 %)SAP
656 (1.307 %)TIBCO
754 (1.260 %)IBM
849 (1.144 %)Sybase
937 (0.863 %)Perforce
1036 (0.840 %)BEA
1127 (0.630 %)HP
1222 (0.513 %)PeopleSoft
1222 (0.513 %)Hyperion
1320 (0.467 %)Cisco
1418 (0.420 %)Teradata
1517 (0.397 %)Ab Initio
1517 (0.397 %)Cognos
1517 (0.397 %)Borland
1616 (0.373 %)ESRI
1715 (0.350 %)Red Hat