Software Engineering Jobs in Birmingham

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 24 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Software Engineering West Midlands / Birmingham
Location	3 months to 24 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	67	84	44
Rank change year-on-year	+17	-40
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering	69	61	107
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham	3.57%	2.56%	5.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	4.00%	2.93%	6.15%
Number of salaries quoted	51	44	103
Median salary	£45,000	£40,000	£37,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	+12.50%	+6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£32,500	£26,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£55,000	£58,750	£45,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£45,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	-5.55%	+12.50%

Software Engineering is in the process and methodology skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for process and methodology skills.

Process & Methodology Skills Birmingham
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process and methodology skills	1724	2085	1740
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham	89.10%	87.61%	86.18%
Number of salaries quoted	1407	1523	1417
Median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£45,000
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£27,500	£30,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£60,000	£67,500	£70,000
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£44,000
% change year-on-year	-	+2.27%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Birmingham citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Processes & Methodologies category.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Birmingham

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Birmingham

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Software Engineering in Birmingham

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Software Engineering in Birmingham over the 3 months to 24 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Birmingham

Software Engineering
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 24 June 2017, IT jobs citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Software Engineering.

1	72 (44.44%)	Degree
2	65 (40.12%)	Computer Science
3	60 (37.04%)	Computer Science Degree
4	54 (33.33%)	Agile Software Development
5	44 (27.16%)	SQL
6	40 (24.69%)	Data Centre
7	39 (24.07%)	Java
7	39 (24.07%)	JavaScript
8	38 (23.46%)	ITIL
9	34 (20.99%)	Cisco
9	34 (20.99%)	Continuous Improvement
10	33 (20.37%)	HP
10	33 (20.37%)	.NET
11	32 (19.75%)	C#
12	31 (19.14%)	Finance

13	30 (18.52%)	HTML
13	30 (18.52%)	Microsoft Azure
14	29 (17.90%)	SQL Server
14	29 (17.90%)	Service Delivery
14	29 (17.90%)	Microsoft
14	29 (17.90%)	CheckPoint
15	28 (17.28%)	MySQL
16	26 (16.05%)	Automotive
17	24 (14.81%)	Root Cause Analysis
18	23 (14.20%)	CSS
19	22 (13.58%)	C
19	22 (13.58%)	MVC
19	22 (13.58%)	Mentoring
20	21 (12.96%)	VMware Infrastructure
20	21 (12.96%)	C++

Software Engineering
Co-occurring IT Skills in Birmingham by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	4 (2.47%)	SharePoint
2	3 (1.85%)	Apache
2	3 (1.85%)	WordPress
3	2 (1.23%)	Apache Spark
3	2 (1.23%)	Tomcat
4	1 (0.62%)	Apache ServiceMix
4	1 (0.62%)	BizTalk Server
4	1 (0.62%)	CMS
4	1 (0.62%)	Confluence
4	1 (0.62%)	IIS
4	1 (0.62%)	Mule

Applications
1	7 (4.32%)	Microsoft Office
2	1 (0.62%)	Simulink
2	1 (0.62%)	Stateflow

Business Applications
1	6 (3.70%)	Sentinel
2	1 (0.62%)	Dynamics AX

Cloud Services
1	30 (18.52%)	Microsoft Azure
2	20 (12.35%)	Amazon AWS
3	16 (9.88%)	PaaS
4	13 (8.02%)	Amazon EC2
4	13 (8.02%)	IaaS
5	7 (4.32%)	SaaS
6	2 (1.23%)	GitHub
6	2 (1.23%)	Office 365
7	1 (0.62%)	Asana
7	1 (0.62%)	AWS CloudFormation
7	1 (0.62%)	G Suite

Communications & Networking
1	19 (11.73%)	Firewall
2	16 (9.88%)	LAN
2	16 (9.88%)	OSPF
2	16 (9.88%)	WAN
3	9 (5.56%)	HTTP
4	5 (3.09%)	TCP/IP
5	3 (1.85%)	VPN
6	2 (1.23%)	Internet
6	2 (1.23%)	NAS
6	2 (1.23%)	SAN
7	1 (0.62%)	Ethernet
7	1 (0.62%)	RS-232
7	1 (0.62%)	RS-485

Database & Business Intelligence
1	29 (17.90%)	SQL Server
2	28 (17.28%)	MySQL
3	21 (12.96%)	DB2
4	9 (5.56%)	MongoDB
5	8 (4.94%)	Big Data
6	7 (4.32%)	NoSQL
6	7 (4.32%)	Relational Database
7	2 (1.23%)	Hadoop
7	2 (1.23%)	Oracle Database
7	2 (1.23%)	Oracle Exadata
8	1 (0.62%)	RDBMS
8	1 (0.62%)	SQL Server Integration Services

Development Applications
1	9 (5.56%)	JUnit
2	7 (4.32%)	Selenium
3	5 (3.09%)	Git (software)
4	4 (2.47%)	WebDriver
5	3 (1.85%)	JMeter
5	3 (1.85%)	Maven
5	3 (1.85%)	Team Foundation Server
5	3 (1.85%)	Visual Studio
6	2 (1.23%)	Atlassian Bamboo
6	2 (1.23%)	Balsamiq Mockups
6	2 (1.23%)	JIRA
6	2 (1.23%)	NUnit
6	2 (1.23%)	Rational DOORS
6	2 (1.23%)	Rational Rhapsody
6	2 (1.23%)	Subversion
7	1 (0.62%)	Cucumber
7	1 (0.62%)	Mocha
7	1 (0.62%)	Mockito
7	1 (0.62%)	MSBuild
7	1 (0.62%)	MSTest

General
1	31 (19.14%)	Finance
2	26 (16.05%)	Automotive
3	20 (12.35%)	Retail
4	13 (8.02%)	Publishing
5	11 (6.79%)	Electronics
6	4 (2.47%)	Marketing
7	3 (1.85%)	Financial Institution
7	3 (1.85%)	Law
8	2 (1.23%)	Games
8	2 (1.23%)	Legal
9	1 (0.62%)	Banking
9	1 (0.62%)	General Ledger
9	1 (0.62%)	Manufacturing
9	1 (0.62%)	Telecoms

Job Titles
1	44 (27.16%)	Software Engineer
2	42 (25.93%)	Developer
3	20 (12.35%)	Architect
4	19 (11.73%)	Java Developer
4	19 (11.73%)	Network Engineer
5	16 (9.88%)	Senior Network Engineer
6	14 (8.64%)	Solutions Architect
7	11 (6.79%)	Embedded Engineer
7	11 (6.79%)	Software Developer
8	10 (6.17%)	Applications Engineer
8	10 (6.17%)	Senior Developer
9	9 (5.56%)	C# Developer
9	9 (5.56%)	PHP Developer
9	9 (5.56%)	Senior Software Engineer
10	8 (4.94%)	.NET Developer
10	8 (4.94%)	ASP.NET Developer
10	8 (4.94%)	C# .NET Developer
10	8 (4.94%)	C# ASP.NET Developer
11	7 (4.32%)	Agile Developer
11	7 (4.32%)	Senior Java Developer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	33 (20.37%)	.NET
2	30 (18.52%)	HTML
3	23 (14.20%)	CSS
4	17 (10.49%)	ASP.NET
5	16 (9.88%)	jQuery
6	12 (7.41%)	AngularJS
7	11 (6.79%)	Spring
7	11 (6.79%)	Web Services
8	10 (6.17%)	ASP.NET MVC
9	8 (4.94%)	XML
10	7 (4.32%)	Hibernate
10	7 (4.32%)	REST
11	6 (3.70%)	.NET Framework
11	6 (3.70%)	Ajax
11	6 (3.70%)	Angular 2
11	6 (3.70%)	HTML5
11	6 (3.70%)	SOAP
12	5 (3.09%)	ASP.NET Web API
12	5 (3.09%)	Laravel
13	4 (2.47%)	JSP

Miscellaneous
1	65 (40.12%)	Computer Science
2	40 (24.69%)	Data Centre
3	16 (9.88%)	Analytical Skills
4	13 (8.02%)	CMDB
5	8 (4.94%)	Fintech
6	7 (4.32%)	CAN bus
6	7 (4.32%)	User Experience
7	6 (3.70%)	Mobile App
8	4 (2.47%)	Greenfield Project
8	4 (2.47%)	iPhone
8	4 (2.47%)	Smartphone
9	3 (1.85%)	Derivative
9	3 (1.85%)	Equity Derivative
10	2 (1.23%)	Blog
10	2 (1.23%)	Embedded Systems
10	2 (1.23%)	EMC VNX
10	2 (1.23%)	Enterprise Storage
10	2 (1.23%)	NHS
11	1 (0.62%)	Device Driver
11	1 (0.62%)	Linux Command Line

Operating Systems
1	16 (9.88%)	Linux
2	11 (6.79%)	Windows
3	10 (6.17%)	Unix
4	6 (3.70%)	Windows 10
4	6 (3.70%)	Windows 7
5	5 (3.09%)	Android
6	2 (1.23%)	Solaris
6	2 (1.23%)	Windows Embedded Compact
7	1 (0.62%)	Apple iOS
7	1 (0.62%)	Debian
7	1 (0.62%)	Mac OS X
7	1 (0.62%)	SUSE

Processes & Methodologies
1	54 (33.33%)	Agile Software Development
2	38 (23.46%)	ITIL
3	34 (20.99%)	Continuous Improvement
4	29 (17.90%)	Service Delivery
5	24 (14.81%)	Root Cause Analysis
6	22 (13.58%)	Mentoring
6	22 (13.58%)	MVC
7	20 (12.35%)	Presales
7	20 (12.35%)	SDLC
7	20 (12.35%)	Test Automation
7	20 (12.35%)	TOGAF
8	19 (11.73%)	TDD
9	18 (11.11%)	Service Management
10	17 (10.49%)	Project Management
11	16 (9.88%)	Network Management
12	14 (8.64%)	Line Management
12	14 (8.64%)	Technical Architecture
13	13 (8.02%)	Business Development
13	13 (8.02%)	IT Governance
13	13 (8.02%)	Requirements Analysis

Programming Languages
1	44 (27.16%)	SQL
2	39 (24.07%)	Java
2	39 (24.07%)	JavaScript
3	32 (19.75%)	C#
4	22 (13.58%)	C
5	21 (12.96%)	C++
6	14 (8.64%)	Embedded C
7	13 (8.02%)	PHP
8	9 (5.56%)	T-SQL
9	8 (4.94%)	Embedded C++
10	7 (4.32%)	PowerShell
11	6 (3.70%)	VBScript
12	5 (3.09%)	Korn
12	5 (3.09%)	Perl
13	3 (1.85%)	Python
13	3 (1.85%)	XPath
14	1 (0.62%)	Go
14	1 (0.62%)	MATLAB
14	1 (0.62%)	VB.NET
14	1 (0.62%)	VC++

Qualifications
1	72 (44.44%)	Degree
2	60 (37.04%)	Computer Science Degree
3	19 (11.73%)	ITIL Certification
4	17 (10.49%)	ISEB
5	14 (8.64%)	GNVQ
5	14 (8.64%)	HND
6	13 (8.02%)	PMI Certification
6	13 (8.02%)	PMP
7	6 (3.70%)	MCP
7	6 (3.70%)	MCSE
7	6 (3.70%)	Microsoft Certification
8	4 (2.47%)	ISTQB
8	4 (2.47%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
9	3 (1.85%)	CCNA
9	3 (1.85%)	Cisco Certification
10	1 (0.62%)	AAT
10	1 (0.62%)	CIMA
10	1 (0.62%)	PhD

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	15 (9.26%)	QA
2	4 (2.47%)	MISRA
3	2 (1.23%)	ISO 26262
4	1 (0.62%)	IEC 62304
4	1 (0.62%)	ISO 13485
4	1 (0.62%)	MISRA C

System Software
1	21 (12.96%)	VMware Infrastructure
2	13 (8.02%)	Virtual Machines
3	8 (4.94%)	Firmware
4	6 (3.70%)	Active Directory
5	2 (1.23%)	Docker
5	2 (1.23%)	VMware ESXi
6	1 (0.62%)	etcd
6	1 (0.62%)	flannel

Systems Management
1	13 (8.02%)	SCVMM
2	6 (3.70%)	SCCM
3	2 (1.23%)	HP Data Protector
3	2 (1.23%)	HP Quality Center
3	2 (1.23%)	NetBackup
3	2 (1.23%)	Oracle ZFS
3	2 (1.23%)	Tivoli Storage Manager
3	2 (1.23%)	vCenter Server
4	1 (0.62%)	Ansible
4	1 (0.62%)	Consul
4	1 (0.62%)	Kubernetes
4	1 (0.62%)	Opscode Chef
4	1 (0.62%)	Puppet
4	1 (0.62%)	Salt
4	1 (0.62%)	Sysdig
4	1 (0.62%)	Terraform

Vendors
1	34 (20.99%)	Cisco
2	33 (20.37%)	HP
3	29 (17.90%)	CheckPoint
3	29 (17.90%)	Microsoft
4	21 (12.96%)	VMware
5	19 (11.73%)	Fortinet
6	16 (9.88%)	IBM
6	16 (9.88%)	Oracle
7	15 (9.26%)	EMC
7	15 (9.26%)	NetApp
8	13 (8.02%)	BMC
8	13 (8.02%)	Citrix
8	13 (8.02%)	Juniper
9	8 (4.94%)	Sybase
10	4 (2.47%)	Zend
11	3 (1.85%)	Xamarin
12	2 (1.23%)	3PAR
12	2 (1.23%)	Brocade
12	2 (1.23%)	Google
12	2 (1.23%)	Renesas