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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank112139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads6154
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.024 %
As % of the category below2.239 %1.650 %
Salaries quoted5627
Average minimum salary£26,365£30,481
Average salary£30,000£33,870
% change on same period last year-11.42 %
Average maximum salary£33,635£37,259
UK excluding London average salary£37,120£37,730
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27243273
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.822 %1.460 %
Salaries quoted23062734
Average minimum salary£35,214£34,510
Average salary£38,026£37,440
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum salary£40,839£40,369
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Software Engineering YorkshireSoftware Engineering
Yorkshire

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Yorkshire Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Software Engineering Salary Trend

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire Software Engineering Salary Histogram

Software Engineering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering 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
LeedsUp+1836£28,912-15.98 %
BradfordUp+211£25,591-
HalifaxDown-26£21,500-30.64 %
HuddersfieldNew entry-2£29,500-
Software Engineering YorkshireSoftware Engineering
Yorkshire

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering.

176 (64.96 %)Degree
267 (57.26 %).NET
366 (56.41 %)C++
445 (38.46 %)Java
541 (35.04 %)C#
541 (35.04 %)SQL Server
541 (35.04 %)Computer Science
631 (26.50 %)C
729 (24.79 %)OO
826 (22.22 %)SQL
925 (21.37 %)VB
1024 (20.51 %)Embedded C++
1123 (19.66 %)UNIX
1222 (18.80 %)XML
1222 (18.80 %)Linux
1321 (17.95 %)Middleware
1420 (17.09 %)IPTV
1519 (16.24 %)Oracle
1618 (15.38 %)Windows
1717 (14.53 %)STB
1717 (14.53 %)VxWorks
1717 (14.53 %)DTV
1717 (14.53 %)DVB
1717 (14.53 %)Device Driver
1717 (14.53 %)MPEG
1717 (14.53 %)Embedded C
1717 (14.53 %)Nucleus RTOS
1717 (14.53 %)Embedded Linux
1814 (11.97 %)ASP.NET
1911 (9.402 %)Electronics

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Software Engineering also 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 that cited Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
167 (57.26 %).NET
222 (18.80 %)XML
321 (17.95 %)Middleware
414 (11.97 %)ASP.NET
510 (8.547 %)WinForms
69 (7.692 %)STL
77 (5.983 %)J2EE
86 (5.128 %)JSP
86 (5.128 %)Servlets
86 (5.128 %)J2ME
86 (5.128 %)J2SE
95 (4.274 %)HTML
95 (4.274 %)CSS
104 (3.419 %)AJAX
104 (3.419 %)XHTML
113 (2.564 %)XSLT
122 (1.709 %)ASP
122 (1.709 %)EJB
122 (1.709 %)Java EE
131 (0.855 %)WebServices
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.709 %)MQSeries
12 (1.709 %)SharePoint
12 (1.709 %)BizTalk Server
12 (1.709 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (0.855 %)IIS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (4.274 %)MS Excel
22 (1.709 %)MS Office
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (14.53 %)DVB
22 (1.709 %)Intranet
22 (1.709 %)Internet
22 (1.709 %)Extranet
31 (0.855 %)TCP/IP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (35.04 %)SQL Server
25 (4.274 %)RDBMS
32 (1.709 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (1.709 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (1.709 %)MySQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (5.128 %)JUnit
24 (3.419 %)Visual Studio
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (9.402 %)Electronics
210 (8.547 %)Finance
36 (5.128 %)Mobile Games
36 (5.128 %)Games
44 (3.419 %)Government
44 (3.419 %)Health
52 (1.709 %)Education
52 (1.709 %)Pensions
61 (0.855 %)Electric
61 (0.855 %)Aerospace
61 (0.855 %)Automotive
61 (0.855 %)Telecoms
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
164 (54.70 %)Developer
244 (37.61 %)Graduate
341 (35.04 %)Graduate Developer
421 (17.95 %)Junior
421 (17.95 %)Junior Developer
520 (17.09 %)Software Developer
618 (15.38 %)Software Engineer
618 (15.38 %)Graduate Software Developer
717 (14.53 %)Consultant
717 (14.53 %)Software Consultant
717 (14.53 %)Integration Consultant
814 (11.97 %)C++ Software Engineer
910 (8.547 %).NET Developer
109 (7.692 %)Programmer
109 (7.692 %)C# Software Engineer
109 (7.692 %).NET Software Engineer
117 (5.983 %)C# Developer
126 (5.128 %)C++ Programmer
126 (5.128 %)C++ Developer
134 (3.419 %)Tester
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
141 (35.04 %)Computer Science
220 (17.09 %)IPTV
317 (14.53 %)MPEG
317 (14.53 %)DTV
317 (14.53 %)Device Driver
317 (14.53 %)STB
47 (5.983 %)Mathematics
47 (5.983 %)Physics
56 (5.128 %)iPhone
61 (0.855 %)PMI
61 (0.855 %)Firmware
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (19.66 %)UNIX
222 (18.80 %)Linux
318 (15.38 %)Windows
417 (14.53 %)VxWorks
417 (14.53 %)Nucleus RTOS
417 (14.53 %)Embedded Linux
54 (3.419 %)Solaris
61 (0.855 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.855 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (24.79 %)OO
27 (5.983 %)RUP
36 (5.128 %)UML
36 (5.128 %)Agile Software Development
45 (4.274 %)Web Development
54 (3.419 %)Security Cleared
54 (3.419 %)Web Design
54 (3.419 %)Automated Testing
54 (3.419 %)Business Intelligence
54 (3.419 %)Scrum
63 (2.564 %)Project Planning
63 (2.564 %)OOD
72 (1.709 %)Requirements Analysis
72 (1.709 %)PRINCE2
72 (1.709 %)DSDM
72 (1.709 %)Release Management
81 (0.855 %)Unit Testing
81 (0.855 %)Integration Testing
81 (0.855 %)Data Modelling
81 (0.855 %)Unified Process
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
166 (56.41 %)C++
245 (38.46 %)Java
341 (35.04 %)C#
431 (26.50 %)C
526 (22.22 %)SQL
625 (21.37 %)VB
724 (20.51 %)Embedded C++
817 (14.53 %)Embedded C
98 (6.838 %)VB.NET
98 (6.838 %)VC++
106 (5.128 %)VB6
115 (4.274 %)Perl
124 (3.419 %)JavaScript
124 (3.419 %)Shell Script
133 (2.564 %)Assembly Language
133 (2.564 %)RPG
141 (0.855 %)Delphi
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
176 (64.96 %)Degree
23 (2.564 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.855 %)HND
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (16.24 %)Oracle
211 (9.402 %)Microsoft
33 (2.564 %)IBM
42 (1.709 %)TIBCO
51 (0.855 %)EMC