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Software engineer / developer

Other names

Official name: Software developer

application developer, solutions developer, programmer, application programmer, software specialist, application software developer, software engineer, applications engineer, software developers, developer of software

Software and apps

They write computer programs from plans, test them, fix mistakes, and change old programs so they work better.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Analyse user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.

  2. 2

    Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation.

  3. 3

    Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.

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Sources

Built from 7 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

Uganda Public Service: schemes of service, job descriptions, adverts and the salary structure 2026/27

Official record

Ministry of Public Service, Health Service Commission, Education Service Commission and others; each post cites its document. Gathered by The Collar360.

Government of Uganda publications (public)

Open the source

Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

Open the source

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

Open the source

The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

Open the source

ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

Open the source

O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

Open the source

In other languages

français
développeur de logiciels/développeuse de logiciels
español
desarrollador de software/desarrolladora de software
العربية
مطور برمجيات / مطورة برمجيات
português
Programador de software/Programadora de software
Deutsch
Softwareentwickler/Softwareentwicklerin
italiano
sviluppatore di software/sviluppatrice di software

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