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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank11065
Rank change on same period last yearDown-45
Matching permanent IT job ads63176
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.079 %
As % of the category below1.523 %3.054 %
Salaries quoted48139
Average minimum salary£28,727£28,795
Average salary£31,500£33,145
% change on same period last year-4.96 %
Average maximum salary£34,273£37,494
UK excluding London average salary£36,257£35,876
% change on same period last year+1.06 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads41375763
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.767 %2.571 %
Salaries quoted35274889
Average minimum salary£30,952£30,688
Average salary£33,610£33,286
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Average maximum salary£36,268£35,884
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Software Engineer YorkshireSoftware Engineer
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsDown-3732£32,386+1.40 %
BradfordDown-3226£30,125-14.72 %
HalifaxDown-53£37,500+20.96 %
Software Engineer YorkshireSoftware Engineer
Yorkshire

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

166 (41.77 %)C++
261 (38.61 %)C
337 (23.42 %)XML
433 (20.89 %)Degree
532 (20.25 %)Electronics
532 (20.25 %)C#
629 (18.35 %)Linux
728 (17.72 %)OO
728 (17.72 %)Java
827 (17.09 %)TCP/IP
924 (15.19 %).NET
1023 (14.56 %)Windows
1121 (13.29 %)SQL Server
1220 (12.66 %)SQL
1220 (12.66 %)SNMP
1319 (12.03 %)Internet
1418 (11.39 %)Software Engineering
1517 (10.76 %)Pensions
1517 (10.76 %)DVB
1517 (10.76 %)RTP
1517 (10.76 %)MPEG
1616 (10.13 %)OOP
1616 (10.13 %)VxWorks
1616 (10.13 %)DOCSIS
1616 (10.13 %)RTSP
1715 (9.494 %)VC++
1715 (9.494 %)Embedded C
1715 (9.494 %)Assembly Language
1814 (8.861 %)Oracle
1913 (8.228 %)Microsoft

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
137 (23.42 %)XML
224 (15.19 %).NET
312 (7.595 %)J2EE
411 (6.962 %)Hibernate
510 (6.329 %)STL
69 (5.696 %)WinForms
76 (3.797 %)XSLT
85 (3.165 %)ASP.NET
94 (2.532 %)XSL
102 (1.266 %)XHTML
102 (1.266 %)HTML
102 (1.266 %)MFC
102 (1.266 %)ASP
102 (1.266 %)WebSphere
111 (0.633 %)COM
111 (0.633 %)CSS
111 (0.633 %)CGI
111 (0.633 %)Middleware
111 (0.633 %)JSF
111 (0.633 %)ODBC
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (1.899 %)CMS
22 (1.266 %)Apache
22 (1.266 %)WebSphere MQ
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.266 %)MS Excel
21 (0.633 %)QuarkXPress
21 (0.633 %)AutoCAD
21 (0.633 %)InDesign
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.266 %)Movex
12 (1.266 %)Oracle Applications
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (17.09 %)TCP/IP
220 (12.66 %)SNMP
319 (12.03 %)Internet
417 (10.76 %)DVB
417 (10.76 %)RTP
516 (10.13 %)DOCSIS
516 (10.13 %)RTSP
67 (4.430 %)Ethernet
74 (2.532 %)ISDN
74 (2.532 %)VoIP
74 (2.532 %)ATM
74 (2.532 %)GPRS
74 (2.532 %)OSPF
74 (2.532 %)BGP
74 (2.532 %)CHAP
74 (2.532 %)VPN
74 (2.532 %)PPP
74 (2.532 %)X.25
74 (2.532 %)Wi-Fi
74 (2.532 %)IPsec
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (13.29 %)SQL Server
22 (1.266 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.633 %)MySQL
31 (0.633 %)DB2
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (2.532 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.633 %)MSI
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (20.25 %)Electronics
217 (10.76 %)Pensions
38 (5.063 %)Health
44 (2.532 %)Government
44 (2.532 %)Publishing
53 (1.899 %)Marketing
62 (1.266 %)Graphic Design
62 (1.266 %)Electric
62 (1.266 %)Manufacturing
62 (1.266 %)Telecoms
71 (0.633 %)Automotive
71 (0.633 %)Construction
71 (0.633 %)Retail
71 (0.633 %)Multimedia
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (10.76 %)MPEG
29 (5.696 %)Mathematics
34 (2.532 %)Device Driver
43 (1.899 %)Firmware
43 (1.899 %)DTV
43 (1.899 %)Computer Science
52 (1.266 %)iSeries
61 (0.633 %)Physics
61 (0.633 %)STB
61 (0.633 %)IPTV
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (18.35 %)Linux
223 (14.56 %)Windows
316 (10.13 %)VxWorks
410 (6.329 %)UNIX
56 (3.797 %)Embedded Linux
62 (1.266 %)FreeBSD
71 (0.633 %)Windows XP
71 (0.633 %)Windows Vista
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (17.72 %)OO
218 (11.39 %)Software Engineering
316 (10.13 %)OOP
410 (6.329 %)Software Testing
57 (4.430 %)Automated Testing
65 (3.165 %)Security Cleared
65 (3.165 %)UML
74 (2.532 %)OOD
74 (2.532 %)Business Intelligence
83 (1.899 %)Project Management
83 (1.899 %)E-Commerce
83 (1.899 %)Web Development
92 (1.266 %)Operations Research
92 (1.266 %)Technical Architecture
92 (1.266 %)ERP
101 (0.633 %)Content Management
101 (0.633 %)Information Management
101 (0.633 %)DRM
101 (0.633 %)Unit Testing
101 (0.633 %)System Testing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
166 (41.77 %)C++
261 (38.61 %)C
332 (20.25 %)C#
428 (17.72 %)Java
520 (12.66 %)SQL
615 (9.494 %)VC++
615 (9.494 %)Embedded C
615 (9.494 %)Assembly Language
711 (6.962 %)Embedded C++
87 (4.430 %)Perl
96 (3.797 %)VB
96 (3.797 %)JavaScript
105 (3.165 %)PHP
113 (1.899 %)VB.NET
113 (1.899 %)Shell Script
122 (1.266 %)PHP5
122 (1.266 %)PHP4
131 (0.633 %)VB6
131 (0.633 %)Fortran
131 (0.633 %)RPG
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
133 (20.89 %)Degree
24 (2.532 %)HND
33 (1.899 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (1.899 %)MCTS
33 (1.899 %)MCAD
33 (1.899 %)MCSD
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (8.861 %)Oracle
213 (8.228 %)Microsoft
33 (1.899 %)Apple
42 (1.266 %)IBM
42 (1.266 %)Motorola
51 (0.633 %)Adobe
51 (0.633 %)EMC
51 (0.633 %)Quark
51 (0.633 %)ATG
51 (0.633 %)OpenTV