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This section looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the West Sussex 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4525
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching permanent IT job ads37113
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.047 %
As % of the category below3.226 %7.085 %
Salaries quoted33103
Average minimum salary£26,424£30,466
Average salary£29,652£33,932
% change on same period last year-12.61 %
Average maximum salary£32,879£37,398
UK excluding London average salary£35,986£35,073
% change on same period last year+2.60 %
West Sussex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Sussex
Matching permanent IT job ads11471595
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.617 %0.665 %
Salaries quoted9491346
Average minimum salary£33,602£33,968
Average salary£36,087£36,236
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Average maximum salary£38,571£38,505
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Software Engineer South EastSoftware Engineer
South East

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

West Sussex 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 West Sussex region.

West Sussex Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Sussex Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the West Sussex region 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
HorshamUp+18£27,938+3.74 %
CrawleyUp+47£39,667+6.55 %
East GrinsteadDown-43£30,000-15.25 %
WorthingDown-132£37,500-6.63 %
Software Engineer South EastSoftware Engineer
South East

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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.

182 (83.67 %)C++
253 (54.08 %).NET
253 (54.08 %)UML
350 (51.02 %)OO
439 (39.80 %)Java
529 (29.59 %)J2EE
628 (28.57 %)Oracle
628 (28.57 %)C#
628 (28.57 %)Degree
724 (24.49 %)C
724 (24.49 %)GIS
823 (23.47 %)Windows
922 (22.45 %)OOP
1019 (19.39 %)OOD
1019 (19.39 %)Visual Studio
1115 (15.31 %)Linux
1115 (15.31 %)UNIX
1213 (13.27 %)Fortran
1213 (13.27 %)Government
1213 (13.27 %)VC++
1213 (13.27 %)Mathematics
1312 (12.24 %)Aerospace
1312 (12.24 %)Computer Science
1312 (12.24 %)WebServices
1411 (11.22 %)Microsoft
159 (9.184 %)Software Engineering
168 (8.163 %)Pensions
168 (8.163 %)Security Cleared
168 (8.163 %)Configuration Management
177 (7.143 %)Health

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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.

West Sussex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
153 (54.08 %).NET
229 (29.59 %)J2EE
312 (12.24 %)WebServices
47 (7.143 %)MFC
52 (2.041 %)XML
52 (2.041 %)STL
61 (1.020 %)HTML
61 (1.020 %)OpenGL
61 (1.020 %)AJAX
61 (1.020 %)COM
61 (1.020 %)DCOM
61 (1.020 %)JSP
61 (1.020 %)Servlets
West Sussex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.020 %)WebLogic
11 (1.020 %)JBoss
11 (1.020 %)BizTalk Server
11 (1.020 %)SharePoint Server 2007
West Sussex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.041 %)MS Excel
21 (1.020 %)MS Office
West Sussex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.020 %)Oracle EBS
West Sussex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (7.143 %)TCP/IP
21 (1.020 %)Ethernet
West Sussex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (24.49 %)GIS
21 (1.020 %)MySQL
21 (1.020 %)SQL Server
West Sussex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (19.39 %)Visual Studio
24 (4.082 %)Rational Rose
33 (3.061 %)WinRunner
33 (3.061 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (1.020 %)LabVIEW
41 (1.020 %)TestComplete
41 (1.020 %)VSS/SourceSafe
West Sussex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (13.27 %)Government
212 (12.24 %)Aerospace
38 (8.163 %)Pensions
47 (7.143 %)Health
54 (4.082 %)Avionics
54 (4.082 %)Insurance
63 (3.061 %)Construction
63 (3.061 %)Military
71 (1.020 %)Electronics
71 (1.020 %)Electric
71 (1.020 %)Law
71 (1.020 %)3D Graphics
West Sussex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (13.27 %)Mathematics
212 (12.24 %)Computer Science
36 (6.122 %)Physics
43 (3.061 %)Client/Server
51 (1.020 %)Human Factors
51 (1.020 %)Multithreading
West Sussex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (23.47 %)Windows
215 (15.31 %)Linux
215 (15.31 %)UNIX
32 (2.041 %)Windows XP
32 (2.041 %)VxWorks
41 (1.020 %)Windows 2000
West Sussex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
153 (54.08 %)UML
250 (51.02 %)OO
322 (22.45 %)OOP
419 (19.39 %)OOD
59 (9.184 %)Software Engineering
68 (8.163 %)Configuration Management
68 (8.163 %)Security Cleared
74 (4.082 %)SC Cleared
83 (3.061 %)OOA/OOD
83 (3.061 %)Software Testing
83 (3.061 %)Business Development
92 (2.041 %)Unit Testing
92 (2.041 %)Automated Testing
92 (2.041 %)System Testing
101 (1.020 %)Manual Testing
101 (1.020 %)Use Case
101 (1.020 %)SSADM
101 (1.020 %)E-Commerce
101 (1.020 %)Quality Management
101 (1.020 %)Validation
West Sussex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
182 (83.67 %)C++
239 (39.80 %)Java
328 (28.57 %)C#
424 (24.49 %)C
513 (13.27 %)VC++
513 (13.27 %)Fortran
64 (4.082 %)SQL
72 (2.041 %)Pascal
81 (1.020 %)Embedded C
81 (1.020 %)Assembly Language
81 (1.020 %)Ada
81 (1.020 %)VB.NET
81 (1.020 %)JavaScript
81 (1.020 %)Delphi
West Sussex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (28.57 %)Degree
24 (4.082 %)ISEB
West Sussex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.020 %)ISO9000
West Sussex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (28.57 %)Oracle
211 (11.22 %)Microsoft
31 (1.020 %)Intel
31 (1.020 %)Algorithmics