The first table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Wales region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineering
Rank 72 63 67
Rank change year-on-year
-9 +4
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 20 32 19
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 1.619% 2.744% 1.820%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.334% 3.860% 2.537%
Number of salaries quoted 17 23 19
Average salary £37,500 £32,000 £29,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.18% +8.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £26,000 £28,700
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £44,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.31% +1.33%
All Processes & Methodologies
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
857 829 749
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 69.39% 71.10% 71.74%
Number of salaries quoted 761 742 701
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £52,750 £48,400
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Software Engineering
UK

Software Engineering
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Wales Software Engineering Jobs Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

Wales Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Wales region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Wales Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Wales 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
South Wales -11 17 £37,500 +17.18%
West Wales - 1 £37,500 -
Software Engineering
UK

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

1 29 (53.70%) Degree
2 26 (48.15%) Computer Science
2 26 (48.15%) HTML
2 26 (48.15%) Java
3 25 (46.30%) OO
3 25 (46.30%) Linux
3 25 (46.30%) jQuery
4 23 (42.59%) MongoDB
4 23 (42.59%) JSON
4 23 (42.59%) Web Development
4 23 (42.59%) Apache
5 22 (40.74%) C++
5 22 (40.74%) Perl
5 22 (40.74%) Oracle
5 22 (40.74%) Scrum
6 21 (38.89%) XML
6 21 (38.89%) Tuxedo
7 20 (37.04%) C
8 16 (29.63%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (24.07%) Windows
10 10 (18.52%) Embedded C
11 9 (16.67%) Embedded C++
11 9 (16.67%) Oracle 8/8i
11 9 (16.67%) SQL
12 7 (12.96%) Concordion
12 7 (12.96%) .NET
12 7 (12.96%) Middleware
13 6 (11.11%) Firmware
13 6 (11.11%) N-Tier
13 6 (11.11%) UML

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Application Development
1 26 (48.15%) HTML
2 25 (46.30%) jQuery
3 23 (42.59%) JSON
4 21 (38.89%) XML
5 7 (12.96%) .NET
5 7 (12.96%) Middleware
6 4 (7.407%) ASP.NET
6 4 (7.407%) J2EE
7 3 (5.556%) Spring
7 3 (5.556%) Java EE
7 3 (5.556%) Ajax
7 3 (5.556%) Hibernate
8 2 (3.704%) XHTML
8 2 (3.704%) CSS
8 2 (3.704%) HTML5
9 1 (1.852%) GStreamer
Application Platforms
1 23 (42.59%) Apache
2 21 (38.89%) Tuxedo
3 2 (3.704%) CMS
3 2 (3.704%) Umbraco
3 2 (3.704%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 2 (3.704%) MS Excel
1 2 (3.704%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.407%) Wireless
1 4 (7.407%) TCP/IP
2 3 (5.556%) SSH
2 3 (5.556%) HSPA
2 3 (5.556%) ZigBee
2 3 (5.556%) LDAP
2 3 (5.556%) Bluetooth
2 3 (5.556%) GPRS
2 3 (5.556%) UMTS
2 3 (5.556%) WAN
2 3 (5.556%) HTTP
2 3 (5.556%) SNMP
2 3 (5.556%) TELNET
3 1 (1.852%) RTSP
3 1 (1.852%) RTP
3 1 (1.852%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (42.59%) MongoDB
2 9 (16.67%) Oracle 8/8i
3 2 (3.704%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (12.96%) Concordion
2 6 (11.11%) Git (software)
2 6 (11.11%) Subversion
3 5 (9.259%) Jenkins
4 2 (3.704%) Ant
General
1 4 (7.407%) Electronics
2 2 (3.704%) Manufacturing
2 2 (3.704%) Multimedia
3 1 (1.852%) Marketing
3 1 (1.852%) Aerospace
3 1 (1.852%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 33 (61.11%) Developer
2 20 (37.04%) Web Developer
3 18 (33.33%) Systems Developer
4 13 (24.07%) Software Engineer
5 8 (14.81%) Java Developer
6 7 (12.96%) Senior Developer
7 6 (11.11%) Senior Systems Developer
7 6 (11.11%) Senior Web Developer
8 5 (9.259%) Senior Software Engineer
8 5 (9.259%) Software Development Manager
8 5 (9.259%) Perl Developer
8 5 (9.259%) Development Engineer
8 5 (9.259%) Firmware Engineer
8 5 (9.259%) Software Manager
8 5 (9.259%) Development Manager
9 4 (7.407%) Software Development Engineer
10 3 (5.556%) Team Leader
10 3 (5.556%) J2EE Developer
10 3 (5.556%) Software Team Leader
11 2 (3.704%) Graduate
Miscellaneous
1 26 (48.15%) Computer Science
2 6 (11.11%) Firmware
2 6 (11.11%) N-Tier
2 6 (11.11%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (9.259%) Physics
4 3 (5.556%) Mathematics
5 2 (3.704%) DTV
6 1 (1.852%) STB
6 1 (1.852%) IPTV
6 1 (1.852%) Device Driver
6 1 (1.852%) Streaming Video
Operating Systems
1 25 (46.30%) Linux
2 13 (24.07%) Windows
3 3 (5.556%) Windows XP
4 2 (3.704%) VxWorks
5 1 (1.852%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (1.852%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (46.30%) OO
2 23 (42.59%) Web Development
3 22 (40.74%) Scrum
4 16 (29.63%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (11.11%) UML
5 6 (11.11%) TDD
6 5 (9.259%) Embedded Software Development
6 5 (9.259%) System Testing
7 4 (7.407%) Multithreading
8 3 (5.556%) Agile Software Development
8 3 (5.556%) Test Scripting
9 2 (3.704%) OOP
9 2 (3.704%) Content Management
10 1 (1.852%) Software Testing
10 1 (1.852%) Matrix Management
10 1 (1.852%) Test Strategy
10 1 (1.852%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 26 (48.15%) Java
2 22 (40.74%) C++
2 22 (40.74%) Perl
3 20 (37.04%) C
4 10 (18.52%) Embedded C
5 9 (16.67%) Embedded C++
5 9 (16.67%) SQL
6 5 (9.259%) Assembly Language
7 4 (7.407%) C#
8 3 (5.556%) Python
9 2 (3.704%) Shell Script
9 2 (3.704%) JavaScript
9 2 (3.704%) VB.NET
9 2 (3.704%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 29 (53.70%) Degree
2 2 (3.704%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (3.704%) MCP
3 1 (1.852%) MCPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.259%) JTAG
2 1 (1.852%) QA
Vendors
1 22 (40.74%) Oracle
2 4 (7.407%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.556%) Atmel
4 2 (3.704%) Twitter
4 2 (3.704%) Wind River
4 2 (3.704%) Sitecore
4 2 (3.704%) Alterian
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