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

LinkEmbedded Linux
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank200264
Rank change on same period last yearUp+64
Matching permanent IT job ads4022
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.010 %
As % of the category below1.793 %0.646 %
Salaries quoted3719
Average minimum salary£36,514£35,000
Average salary£38,878£40,375
% change on same period last year-3.70 %
Average maximum salary£41,243£45,750
UK excluding London average salary£39,482£38,584
% change on same period last year+2.32 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22313404
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.439 %1.524 %
Salaries quoted18442805
Average minimum salary£34,263£35,062
Average salary£37,017£38,287
% change on same period last year-3.31 %
Average maximum salary£39,771£41,511
UK excluding London average salary£34,385£34,225
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Embedded Linux South EastEmbedded Linux
South East

Embedded Linux
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Embedded Linux across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Berkshire Embedded Linux Demand Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Embedded Linux Salary Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Embedded Linux Salary Histogram

Embedded Linux
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux 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
SloughUp+2432£38,906-13.54 %
ReadingUp+191£35,000-19.23 %
MaidenheadUp+301£45,000+12.50 %
Embedded Linux South EastEmbedded Linux
South East

Embedded Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

151 (100.00 %)Linux
224 (47.06 %)Telecoms
322 (43.14 %)C
418 (35.29 %)Embedded C
517 (33.33 %)VoIP
612 (23.53 %)C++
711 (21.57 %)Python
810 (19.61 %)Health
810 (19.61 %)Pensions
99 (17.65 %)Perl
106 (11.76 %)GSM
106 (11.76 %)Embedded C++
106 (11.76 %)Degree
115 (9.804 %)Java
115 (9.804 %)PHP
115 (9.804 %)IPTV
124 (7.843 %)Advertising
124 (7.843 %)HTML
124 (7.843 %)Apache
124 (7.843 %)Internet
133 (5.882 %)RTP
133 (5.882 %)Assembly Language
133 (5.882 %)ISDN
133 (5.882 %)MPEG
133 (5.882 %)Education
133 (5.882 %)Electronics
133 (5.882 %)STB
133 (5.882 %)Software Engineering
142 (3.922 %)Device Driver
142 (3.922 %)Firmware

Embedded Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (7.843 %)HTML
22 (3.922 %).NET
22 (3.922 %)MFC
22 (3.922 %)STL
22 (3.922 %)Middleware
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (7.843 %)Apache
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (33.33 %)VoIP
26 (11.76 %)GSM
34 (7.843 %)Internet
43 (5.882 %)RTP
43 (5.882 %)ISDN
52 (3.922 %)TCP/IP
52 (3.922 %)DVB
61 (1.961 %)PSTN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.961 %)Eclipse
11 (1.961 %)Subversion
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (47.06 %)Telecoms
210 (19.61 %)Health
210 (19.61 %)Pensions
34 (7.843 %)Advertising
43 (5.882 %)Electronics
43 (5.882 %)Education
51 (1.961 %)Electric
51 (1.961 %)Aerospace
51 (1.961 %)Automotive
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (45.10 %)Software Engineer
221 (41.18 %)Embedded Software Engineer
320 (39.22 %)Linux Engineer
418 (35.29 %)Embedded Linux Software Engineer
514 (27.45 %)Developer
611 (21.57 %)C Developer
710 (19.61 %)Embedded C Developer
84 (7.843 %)Systems Engineer
84 (7.843 %)Integration Engineer
93 (5.882 %)Systems Integration Engineer
93 (5.882 %)C++ Developer
93 (5.882 %)C Software Engineer
102 (3.922 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
102 (3.922 %)Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
102 (3.922 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
102 (3.922 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
102 (3.922 %)Embedded C Engineer
102 (3.922 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
102 (3.922 %)Network Engineer
102 (3.922 %)C++ Software Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (9.804 %)IPTV
23 (5.882 %)STB
23 (5.882 %)MPEG
32 (3.922 %)Firmware
32 (3.922 %)DTV
32 (3.922 %)Device Driver
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
151 (100.00 %)Linux
21 (1.961 %)Red Hat Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (5.882 %)Software Engineering
21 (1.961 %)UML
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (43.14 %)C
218 (35.29 %)Embedded C
312 (23.53 %)C++
411 (21.57 %)Python
59 (17.65 %)Perl
66 (11.76 %)Embedded C++
75 (9.804 %)PHP
75 (9.804 %)Java
83 (5.882 %)Assembly Language
92 (3.922 %)C#
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (11.76 %)Degree
21 (1.961 %)Cisco Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (3.922 %)NEC
21 (1.961 %)Cisco
21 (1.961 %)Novell
21 (1.961 %)Red Hat