The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the West Sussex region. 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 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the West Sussex region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineer
Rank 38 32 44
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 84 93 82
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 5.825% 6.254% 5.775%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.069% 6.522% 6.052%
Number of salaries quoted 52 67 73
Average salary £36,500 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Job Titles
West Sussex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1384 1426 1355
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 95.98% 95.90% 95.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1157 1160 1175
Average salary £39,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.50% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £25,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,100 £57,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Software Engineer
South East

Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

West Sussex Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below 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 June 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
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Job
Vacancies
Crawley -3 42 £50,000 +20.48% 2
Horsham +1 19 £23,500 -34.26%
Haywards Heath - 5 £36,500 -
Worthing +2 4 £30,000 -20.00%
Shoreham-by-Sea - 2 £42,500 -
Chichester -3 1 £38,000 +22.58%
Software Engineer
South East

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, 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.

1 124 (78.98%) C++
2 68 (43.31%) C#
3 65 (41.40%) Java
3 65 (41.40%) Windows
4 64 (40.76%) OO
4 64 (40.76%) C
5 58 (36.94%) Degree
6 50 (31.85%) Continuous Integration
7 47 (29.94%) Electronics
8 46 (29.30%) Military
9 44 (28.03%) TDD
10 41 (26.11%) Agile Software Development
11 39 (24.84%) SQL
11 39 (24.84%) Software Engineering
12 37 (23.57%) Unit Testing
12 37 (23.57%) Security Cleared
13 36 (22.93%) SC Cleared
14 32 (20.38%) Software Testing
14 32 (20.38%) Rational DOORS
14 32 (20.38%) UML
15 31 (19.75%) Cryptography
15 31 (19.75%) Scrum
15 31 (19.75%) Computer Security
16 30 (19.11%) Mathematics
16 30 (19.11%) .NET
17 29 (18.47%) Computer Science
18 28 (17.83%) SQL Server
19 26 (16.56%) Waterfall
20 22 (14.01%) QNX
20 22 (14.01%) JavaScript

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 30 (19.11%) .NET
2 17 (10.83%) ADO
3 13 (8.280%) Web Services
4 12 (7.643%) JSF
4 12 (7.643%) Middleware
5 10 (6.369%) ASP.NET
5 10 (6.369%) Ajax
6 9 (5.732%) jQuery
6 9 (5.732%) J2EE
7 7 (4.459%) WPF
7 7 (4.459%) XML
8 5 (3.185%) Spring
8 5 (3.185%) SOAP
9 4 (2.548%) OpenGL
10 3 (1.911%) Spring Batch
10 3 (1.911%) Spring Integration
10 3 (1.911%) KnockoutJS
10 3 (1.911%) Java EE
10 3 (1.911%) Silverlight
10 3 (1.911%) LINQ
Application Platforms
1 3 (1.911%) Oracle Service Bus
1 3 (1.911%) Oracle SOA Suite
1 3 (1.911%) AquaLogic
1 3 (1.911%) WebLogic Portal
1 3 (1.911%) WebLogic
2 1 (0.637%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (6.369%) MS Office
2 4 (2.548%) MS Excel
3 1 (0.637%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.911%) Oracle BPM
1 3 (1.911%) AquaLogic BPM
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.096%) Network Security
2 4 (2.548%) Ethernet
2 4 (2.548%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (17.83%) SQL Server
2 20 (12.74%) SQL Server 2008
2 20 (12.74%) SQL Server 2005
3 4 (2.548%) GIS
4 3 (1.911%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 32 (20.38%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (7.006%) ClearCase
2 11 (7.006%) ClearQuest
3 7 (4.459%) Visual Studio
4 4 (2.548%) Git (software)
5 3 (1.911%) Maven
6 2 (1.274%) Subversion
6 2 (1.274%) JIRA
7 1 (0.637%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.637%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.637%) LabVIEW
General
1 47 (29.94%) Electronics
2 46 (29.30%) Military
3 18 (11.46%) Aerospace
4 16 (10.19%) Telecoms
5 12 (7.643%) Avionics
6 6 (3.822%) Finance
7 5 (3.185%) Manufacturing
8 4 (2.548%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (1.911%) Advertising
10 2 (1.274%) Marketing
11 1 (0.637%) French Language
11 1 (0.637%) German Language
11 1 (0.637%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 31 (19.75%) Cryptography
2 30 (19.11%) Mathematics
3 29 (18.47%) Computer Science
4 14 (8.917%) Chip and PIN
5 13 (8.280%) Management Information System
6 9 (5.732%) Device Driver
7 6 (3.822%) Physics
8 4 (2.548%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.911%) Open Source
9 3 (1.911%) Blog
9 3 (1.911%) Firmware
9 3 (1.911%) PMI
9 3 (1.911%) Client/Server
10 1 (0.637%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.637%) Inversion of Control
10 1 (0.637%) Chemistry
10 1 (0.637%) 3D Graphics
10 1 (0.637%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 65 (41.40%) Windows
2 18 (11.46%) Linux
3 17 (10.83%) UNIX
4 12 (7.643%) VxWorks
5 9 (5.732%) LynxOS
6 4 (2.548%) Mac OS X
6 4 (2.548%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (2.548%) Windows 7
7 3 (1.911%) Android
8 1 (0.637%) Windows Vista
8 1 (0.637%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (40.76%) OO
2 50 (31.85%) Continuous Integration
3 44 (28.03%) TDD
4 41 (26.11%) Agile Software Development
5 39 (24.84%) Software Engineering
6 37 (23.57%) Unit Testing
7 32 (20.38%) Software Testing
7 32 (20.38%) UML
8 31 (19.75%) Scrum
8 31 (19.75%) Computer Security
9 26 (16.56%) Waterfall
10 19 (12.10%) Validation
11 17 (10.83%) OOP
11 17 (10.83%) OOD
12 15 (9.554%) Embedded Software Development
13 14 (8.917%) Configuration Management
14 13 (8.280%) Information Management
14 13 (8.280%) Requirements Management
14 13 (8.280%) Communications Security
15 12 (7.643%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 124 (78.98%) C++
2 68 (43.31%) C#
3 65 (41.40%) Java
4 64 (40.76%) C
5 39 (24.84%) SQL
6 22 (14.01%) JavaScript
7 21 (13.38%) Python
8 17 (10.83%) T-SQL
9 12 (7.643%) Ada
10 5 (3.185%) PL/SQL
10 5 (3.185%) Embedded C
11 3 (1.911%) XQuery
12 2 (1.274%) VC++
12 2 (1.274%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.637%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.637%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.637%) Assembly Language
13 1 (0.637%) VB
Qualifications
1 58 (36.94%) Degree
2 37 (23.57%) Security Cleared
3 36 (22.93%) SC Cleared
4 8 (5.096%) ISEB
5 7 (4.459%) ISTQB
6 3 (1.911%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.911%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (13.38%) ISO 9000
2 20 (12.74%) TickIT
3 18 (11.46%) ISO 9001
4 13 (8.280%) DO-178B
5 3 (1.911%) IEC 61508
6 2 (1.274%) QA
7 1 (0.637%) DO-254
7 1 (0.637%) ARP4761
Vendors
1 22 (14.01%) QNX
2 11 (7.006%) Oracle
3 5 (3.185%) Microsoft
4 3 (1.911%) BEA
5 1 (0.637%) Wonderware
5 1 (0.637%) IBM
5 1 (0.637%) Citrix
West Sussex, South East
I have a brand new opportunity for an Embedded Software/ Firmware Engineer to join a growing electronics company based in West Sussex... Requirements: degree educated in electronics engineering...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £38000 - £43000 per annum + benefits plus bonus
Posted: 12 June 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
C++, agile) £50k plus bens C++ Software Engineer is required by impressive global company to work on their flagship product... Responsibilities: * Green field development projects * Work in a...
ARC IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 Per Annum plus benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
West Sussex
Essential Skills *Embedded/Firmware Development in C *Microcontrollers (PIC, Atmel, ARM) *Hardware Integration *OOP (C++/C#) Desirable *Labview *Visual Studio *JavaScript *Verilog Experience in High Voltage Power Supply...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
West Sussex
Required Skills *Embedded Software *Microcontrollers / Microprocessors *C / C++ *QNX or Linux Desirable *Open GL (Scrolling Graphics) *DSP This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career as an...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Crawley
Ownership and continual improvement of our mature Continuous Integration and deployment process, requires ability to integrate with TeamCity and Windows Server using Powershell and the .NET framework... Proven...
i4 Recruitment
Salary: £35k - 45k per year + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 7 June 2013