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The table below looks at the demand for Device Drivers skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Device Driver over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDevice Drivers
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank226244
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads1442
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.907 %1.784 %
Salaries quoted1432
Average minimum salary£36,429£32,156
Average salary£40,964£41,031
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Average maximum salary£45,500£49,906
UK excluding London average salary£39,018£39,590
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads15432354
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.995 %1.054 %
Salaries quoted13021968
Average minimum salary£36,735£37,794
Average salary£40,261£41,650
% change on same period last year-3.33 %
Average maximum salary£43,787£45,507
UK excluding London average salary£37,532£40,020
% change on same period last year-6.21 %
Device Driver South EastDevice Driver
South East

Device Driver
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Device Driver across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Berkshire Device Driver Demand Trend

Device Driver
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Device Driver across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Device Driver Salary Trend

Device Driver
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Device Driver across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Device Driver Salary Histogram

Device Driver
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Device Driver within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ReadingUp+276£40,000-11.11 %
NewburyNew entry-2£40,000-
SloughDown-142£40,000-13.97 %
BracknellNew entry-1£45,000-
Device Driver South EastDevice Driver
South East

Device Driver
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver.

128 (80.00 %)C
222 (62.86 %)Linux
321 (60.00 %)Embedded C
412 (34.29 %)Windows
510 (28.57 %)VHDL
510 (28.57 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
69 (25.71 %)Telecoms
69 (25.71 %)C++
78 (22.86 %)Eclipse
78 (22.86 %)VoIP
78 (22.86 %)Subversion
86 (17.14 %)OFDM
86 (17.14 %)LTE
86 (17.14 %)HSUPA
86 (17.14 %)WCDMA
86 (17.14 %)CDMA
86 (17.14 %)GPRS
86 (17.14 %)GSM
86 (17.14 %)PhD
86 (17.14 %)HSDPA
86 (17.14 %)Wireless
86 (17.14 %)Firmware
86 (17.14 %)802.11
95 (14.29 %)SAS
95 (14.29 %)SNMP
95 (14.29 %)SSL
95 (14.29 %)iSCSI
104 (11.43 %)Software Engineering
113 (8.571 %)FIX Protocol
113 (8.571 %)Flash

Device Driver
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (8.571 %)FIX Protocol
21 (2.857 %)Middleware
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (14.29 %)SAS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (22.86 %)VoIP
26 (17.14 %)WCDMA
26 (17.14 %)802.11
26 (17.14 %)Wireless
26 (17.14 %)HSDPA
26 (17.14 %)HSUPA
26 (17.14 %)CDMA
26 (17.14 %)GPRS
26 (17.14 %)GSM
26 (17.14 %)OFDM
26 (17.14 %)LTE
35 (14.29 %)iSCSI
35 (14.29 %)SNMP
35 (14.29 %)SSL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (22.86 %)Eclipse
18 (22.86 %)Subversion
23 (8.571 %)Flash
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (25.71 %)Telecoms
22 (5.714 %)Electronics
31 (2.857 %)Aerospace
31 (2.857 %)Automotive
31 (2.857 %)Electric
31 (2.857 %)3D Graphics
31 (2.857 %)Multimedia
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (40.00 %)Developer
27 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
36 (17.14 %)Team Leader
45 (14.29 %)Hardware Engineer
53 (8.571 %)Product Manager
62 (5.714 %)Embedded Software Engineer
71 (2.857 %)C++ Software Engineer
71 (2.857 %)C++ Developer
71 (2.857 %)Technical Engineer
71 (2.857 %)Technical Team Leader
71 (2.857 %)Software Development Engineer
71 (2.857 %)C Developer
71 (2.857 %)C Software Engineer
71 (2.857 %)Linux Engineer
71 (2.857 %)Embedded Linux Software Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (28.57 %)VHDL
110 (28.57 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
26 (17.14 %)Firmware
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (62.86 %)Linux
212 (34.29 %)Windows
33 (8.571 %)Windows CE
42 (5.714 %)Windows Mobile
42 (5.714 %)UNIX
42 (5.714 %)Embedded Linux
51 (2.857 %)Nucleus RTOS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (11.43 %)Software Engineering
21 (2.857 %)UML
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (80.00 %)C
221 (60.00 %)Embedded C
39 (25.71 %)C++
42 (5.714 %)Assembly Language
51 (2.857 %)Python
51 (2.857 %)Embedded C++
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (17.14 %)PhD
21 (2.857 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.857 %)JTAG