Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Firmware 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 Firmware over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirmware
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank221273
Rank change on same period last yearUp+52
Matching permanent IT job ads1913
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.231 %0.552 %
Salaries quoted1910
Average minimum salary£37,789£29,500
Average salary£43,842£32,900
% change on same period last year+33.25 %
Average maximum salary£49,895£36,300
UK excluding London average salary£37,498£37,390
% change on same period last year+0.28 %
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 %
Firmware South EastFirmware
South East

Firmware
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Firmware Demand Trend

Firmware
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Firmware Salary Trend

Firmware
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Firmware Salary Histogram

Firmware
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware 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+243£38,333-
NewburyNew entry-2£40,000-
HungerfordNew entry-2£35,000-
BracknellUp+292£57,500+91.66 %
Firmware South EastFirmware
South East

Firmware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (56.00 %)C
210 (40.00 %)Linux
210 (40.00 %)Embedded C
39 (36.00 %)SNMP
39 (36.00 %)SSL
39 (36.00 %)SAS
39 (36.00 %)iSCSI
48 (32.00 %)Windows
48 (32.00 %)Flash
56 (24.00 %)Electronics
56 (24.00 %)Device Driver
65 (20.00 %)Telecoms
74 (16.00 %)C++
74 (16.00 %)GSM
83 (12.00 %)VoIP
92 (8.000 %)Validation
92 (8.000 %)Red Hat
92 (8.000 %)Windows CE
92 (8.000 %)Software Engineering
92 (8.000 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
92 (8.000 %)Windows Mobile
92 (8.000 %)Embedded Linux
92 (8.000 %)Degree
92 (8.000 %)FIX Protocol
92 (8.000 %)ISDN
92 (8.000 %)PHP
92 (8.000 %)HNC
92 (8.000 %)UNIX
101 (4.000 %)Document Management
101 (4.000 %)Red Hat Linux

Firmware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (8.000 %)FIX Protocol
21 (4.000 %).NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (36.00 %)SAS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (36.00 %)SNMP
19 (36.00 %)SSL
19 (36.00 %)iSCSI
24 (16.00 %)GSM
33 (12.00 %)VoIP
42 (8.000 %)ISDN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (32.00 %)Flash
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (24.00 %)Electronics
25 (20.00 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (12.00 %)Project Manager
13 (12.00 %)Software Engineer
22 (8.000 %)Design Engineer
22 (8.000 %)Electronics Engineer
22 (8.000 %)Technical Lead
31 (4.000 %)Technical Specialist
31 (4.000 %)Technical Support Specialist
31 (4.000 %)Technical Support
31 (4.000 %)Support Specialist
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (24.00 %)Device Driver
22 (8.000 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (40.00 %)Linux
28 (32.00 %)Windows
32 (8.000 %)UNIX
32 (8.000 %)Windows CE
32 (8.000 %)Windows Mobile
32 (8.000 %)Embedded Linux
41 (4.000 %)Red Hat Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (8.000 %)Validation
12 (8.000 %)Software Engineering
21 (4.000 %)Document Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (56.00 %)C
210 (40.00 %)Embedded C
34 (16.00 %)C++
42 (8.000 %)PHP
51 (4.000 %)SQL
51 (4.000 %)VB
51 (4.000 %)VB.NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.000 %)HNC
12 (8.000 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (8.000 %)Red Hat
21 (4.000 %)BMC