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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5759
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads54
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.980 %0.723 %
Salaries quoted52
Average minimum salary£39,000£45,000
Average salary£42,700£46,250
% change on same period last year-7.67 %
Average maximum salary£46,400£47,500
UK excluding London average salary£36,102£35,821
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Watford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Watford
Matching permanent IT job ads510553
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.330 %0.247 %
Salaries quoted433504
Average minimum salary£37,377£35,338
Average salary£40,128£37,896
% change on same period last year+5.88 %
Average maximum salary£42,880£40,455
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Software Engineer HertfordshireSoftware Engineer
Hertfordshire

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Watford Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Watford Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Watford region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Watford Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Watford region that cited Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

16 (40.00 %)Degree
25 (33.33 %)C
34 (26.67 %)SQL
34 (26.67 %)HTML
34 (26.67 %).NET
43 (20.00 %)Web Development
43 (20.00 %).NET Framework
43 (20.00 %)Business Performance Management
43 (20.00 %)Performance Management
43 (20.00 %)Workflow
43 (20.00 %)Linux
43 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
43 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
43 (20.00 %)C#
43 (20.00 %)C++
43 (20.00 %)MCSD
43 (20.00 %)Microsoft
43 (20.00 %)Embedded C
43 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (13.33 %)WebServices
52 (13.33 %)XML
52 (13.33 %)OO
52 (13.33 %)VB
52 (13.33 %)Java
52 (13.33 %)CSS
52 (13.33 %)Government
52 (13.33 %)Blackberry
52 (13.33 %)CAD
52 (13.33 %)Project Management
52 (13.33 %)Games

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Watford region that cited Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Watford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (26.67 %)HTML
14 (26.67 %).NET
23 (20.00 %).NET Framework
23 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
32 (13.33 %)WebServices
32 (13.33 %)XML
32 (13.33 %)CSS
41 (6.667 %)Hibernate
41 (6.667 %)Spring
41 (6.667 %)WebSphere
41 (6.667 %)SOAP
41 (6.667 %)Struts
41 (6.667 %)J2EE
41 (6.667 %)XHTML
41 (6.667 %)J2SE
Watford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.667 %)CMS
11 (6.667 %)Apache
11 (6.667 %)MS Exchange
Watford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)Wireless
11 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
11 (6.667 %)SSL
Watford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (6.667 %)MySQL
11 (6.667 %)SQL Server
11 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2000
Watford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.667 %)Subversion
11 (6.667 %)TestDirector
Watford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (13.33 %)Government
12 (13.33 %)Games
21 (6.667 %)Electronics
21 (6.667 %)Finance
21 (6.667 %)Aerospace
21 (6.667 %)Construction
21 (6.667 %)Marketing
Watford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)Blackberry
21 (6.667 %)Computer Science
21 (6.667 %)Device Driver
Watford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (20.00 %)Linux
21 (6.667 %)Debian
21 (6.667 %)Windows Vista
21 (6.667 %)Embedded Linux
21 (6.667 %)Windows XP
21 (6.667 %)UNIX
21 (6.667 %)Windows
Watford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)Web Development
13 (20.00 %)Business Performance Management
13 (20.00 %)Performance Management
13 (20.00 %)Workflow
13 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
22 (13.33 %)OO
22 (13.33 %)CAD
22 (13.33 %)Project Management
31 (6.667 %)UML
31 (6.667 %)E-Commerce
Watford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (33.33 %)C
24 (26.67 %)SQL
33 (20.00 %)C#
33 (20.00 %)C++
33 (20.00 %)Embedded C
42 (13.33 %)VB
42 (13.33 %)Java
51 (6.667 %)PHP5
51 (6.667 %)VB6
51 (6.667 %)JavaScript
51 (6.667 %)PHP
51 (6.667 %)VB.NET
51 (6.667 %)Assembly Language
Watford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (40.00 %)Degree
23 (20.00 %)MCSD
23 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Watford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.667 %)QA
11 (6.667 %)ISO14001
11 (6.667 %)ISO9001
Watford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)Microsoft
21 (6.667 %)Apple