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This section looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT jobs within the Watford 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5739
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching permanent IT job ads521
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.799 %4.000 %
Salaries quoted421
Average minimum salary£30,000£29,952
Average salary£33,000£31,548
% change on same period last year+4.60 %
Average maximum salary£36,000£33,143
UK excluding London average salary£33,110£33,166
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Watford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Watford
Matching permanent IT job ads626525
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.330 %0.215 %
Salaries quoted540485
Average minimum salary£38,782£35,587
Average salary£41,938£38,334
% change on same period last year+9.40 %
Average maximum salary£45,093£41,080
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Software Developer HertfordshireSoftware Developer
Hertfordshire

Software Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Watford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Watford Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Salary Trend

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

Watford Software Developer Salary Trend

Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Watford region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Watford Software Developer Salary Histogram

Software Developer
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Watford 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.

16 (100.00 %).NET
25 (83.33 %)C++
34 (66.67 %)C
34 (66.67 %)VB
43 (50.00 %)VB.NET
43 (50.00 %)SQL
43 (50.00 %)C#
43 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
52 (33.33 %)Automated Testing
52 (33.33 %)JavaScript
52 (33.33 %)SQL Server
52 (33.33 %)UML
52 (33.33 %)MS Excel
52 (33.33 %)MS Access
52 (33.33 %)Microsoft
52 (33.33 %)Mathematics
52 (33.33 %)Construction
61 (16.67 %)ASP
61 (16.67 %)J2EE
61 (16.67 %)Oracle
61 (16.67 %)Java
61 (16.67 %)Degree
61 (16.67 %)Spread Betting
61 (16.67 %)Finance
61 (16.67 %)HND

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Watford 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.

Watford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %).NET
23 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (16.67 %)J2EE
31 (16.67 %)ASP
Watford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Excel
Watford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server
12 (33.33 %)MS Access
Watford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Construction
21 (16.67 %)Finance
Watford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)Mathematics
21 (16.67 %)Spread Betting
Watford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)UML
12 (33.33 %)Automated Testing
Watford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)C++
24 (66.67 %)C
24 (66.67 %)VB
33 (50.00 %)VB.NET
33 (50.00 %)SQL
33 (50.00 %)C#
42 (33.33 %)JavaScript
51 (16.67 %)Java
Watford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)HND
11 (16.67 %)Degree
Watford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (16.67 %)Oracle
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