The first table below looks at the demand for POSIX skills in IT jobs advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited POSIX over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Berkshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX (POSIX)
Rank 216 - 209
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing POSIX 3 0 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.058% - 0.019%
As % of the Application Development category 0.175% - 0.049%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 1
Average salary £41,500 - £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,750 £41,500 £38,750
% change year-on-year
-1.80% +7.09%
All Application Development
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
1712 2421 2026
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 32.86% 39.30% 38.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1540 2181 1810
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,700 £30,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
POSIX
South East

POSIX
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing POSIX across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Berkshire POSIX Jobs Demand Trend

POSIX
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire POSIX Salary Trend

POSIX
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing POSIX within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Reading - 1 £41,500 -
Slough - 1 £42,500 -
POSIX
South East

POSIX
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing POSIX 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 POSIX.

1 6 (100.00%) Java
1 6 (100.00%) XML
2 5 (83.33%) Embedded C
2 5 (83.33%) Middleware
2 5 (83.33%) DTV
2 5 (83.33%) DVB
2 5 (83.33%) C
2 5 (83.33%) Linux
2 5 (83.33%) STB
2 5 (83.33%) Computer Science
3 4 (66.67%) JavaScript
4 3 (50.00%) C++
4 3 (50.00%) UML
4 3 (50.00%) ClearCase
4 3 (50.00%) Ada
4 3 (50.00%) Configuration Management
4 3 (50.00%) Multithreading
4 3 (50.00%) CM System
4 3 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
4 3 (50.00%) Degree
4 3 (50.00%) PVCS
4 3 (50.00%) Electronics
5 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
5 2 (33.33%) Software Architecture
5 2 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (16.67%) Windows
6 1 (16.67%) VBScript

POSIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing POSIX 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 POSIX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (100.00%) XML
2 5 (83.33%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 3 (50.00%) CM System
Communications & Networking
1 5 (83.33%) DVB
Development Applications
1 3 (50.00%) ClearCase
1 3 (50.00%) PVCS
General
1 3 (50.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Software Engineer
1 5 (83.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 3 (50.00%) Broadcast Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Embedded C Software Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Embedded C Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) C Software Engineer
4 1 (16.67%) Developer
4 1 (16.67%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) DTV
1 5 (83.33%) STB
1 5 (83.33%) Computer Science
2 3 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Linux
2 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) UML
1 3 (50.00%) Configuration Management
1 3 (50.00%) Multithreading
2 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 2 (33.33%) Software Architecture
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) Java
2 5 (83.33%) Embedded C
2 5 (83.33%) C
3 4 (66.67%) JavaScript
4 3 (50.00%) C++
4 3 (50.00%) Ada
5 1 (16.67%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree