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The table below looks at the demand for the Hardware Engineer role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Hardware Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Hardware Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank210266
Rank change on same period last yearUp+56
Matching permanent IT job ads3020
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.394 %0.175 %
Salaries quoted2312
Average minimum salary£28,500£29,833
Average salary£32,771£32,125
% change on same period last year+2.01 %
Average maximum salary£37,042£34,417
UK excluding London average salary£31,803£32,156
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Hardware Engineer South EastHardware Engineer
South East

Hardware Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Hardware Engineer Demand Trend

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Hardware Engineer Salary Trend

Hardware Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Hardware Engineer Salary Histogram

Hardware Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer 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+3817£32,000+27.99 %
BracknellUp+304£65,000+52.94 %
WokinghamDown-71£21,500-49.41 %
Hardware Engineer South EastHardware Engineer
South East

Hardware Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Hardware Engineer in their job title 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 with Hardware Engineer in their job title.

130 (57.69 %)VHDL
130 (57.69 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
215 (28.85 %)Windows
39 (17.31 %)C
48 (15.38 %)Security Cleared
57 (13.46 %)Degree
57 (13.46 %)Electronics
57 (13.46 %)Linux
66 (11.54 %)HP
66 (11.54 %)QA
75 (9.615 %)Pensions
75 (9.615 %)Software Engineering
75 (9.615 %)Education
75 (9.615 %)Device Driver
75 (9.615 %)EPoS
75 (9.615 %)C++
84 (7.692 %)Project Management
84 (7.692 %)Compaq
84 (7.692 %)Dell
84 (7.692 %)Xilinx
84 (7.692 %)Requirements Analysis
93 (5.769 %)Health
93 (5.769 %)Windows Server 2003
93 (5.769 %)Microsoft Certification
93 (5.769 %)Toshiba
93 (5.769 %)MCP
93 (5.769 %)UNIX
93 (5.769 %)MCSE
93 (5.769 %)Windows XP
93 (5.769 %)LAN

Hardware Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Hardware Engineer in their job title 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 with Hardware Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.923 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.769 %)LAN
21 (1.923 %)TCP/IP
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (13.46 %)Electronics
25 (9.615 %)Education
25 (9.615 %)Pensions
33 (5.769 %)Health
42 (3.846 %)Electric
42 (3.846 %)Telecoms
51 (1.923 %)Retail
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
130 (57.69 %)VHDL
130 (57.69 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
25 (9.615 %)EPoS
25 (9.615 %)Device Driver
32 (3.846 %)Handset
41 (1.923 %)ASIC
41 (1.923 %)AS400
41 (1.923 %)Tandem
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (28.85 %)Windows
27 (13.46 %)Linux
33 (5.769 %)Windows NT
33 (5.769 %)Windows XP
33 (5.769 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (5.769 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (15.38 %)Security Cleared
25 (9.615 %)Software Engineering
34 (7.692 %)Project Management
34 (7.692 %)Requirements Analysis
42 (3.846 %)CAD
51 (1.923 %)DV Cleared
51 (1.923 %)Validation
51 (1.923 %)Information Security
51 (1.923 %)Competitive Intelligence
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (17.31 %)C
25 (9.615 %)C++
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (13.46 %)Degree
23 (5.769 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (5.769 %)MCP
23 (5.769 %)MCSE
31 (1.923 %)PhD
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (11.54 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (11.54 %)HP
24 (7.692 %)Compaq
24 (7.692 %)Dell
24 (7.692 %)Xilinx
33 (5.769 %)Microsoft
33 (5.769 %)Toshiba
42 (3.846 %)Cadence
42 (3.846 %)Sun
42 (3.846 %)Mentor Graphics
51 (1.923 %)IBM
51 (1.923 %)Intel
51 (1.923 %)StorageTek