The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in IT jobs advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Electronics 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 terms in our General category for the Buckinghamshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Electronics
Rank 116 88 114
Rank change year-on-year
-28 +26
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 18 38 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 0.885% 1.982% 0.999%
As % of the General category 2.871% 5.580% 2.685%
Number of salaries quoted 15 34 19
Average salary £45,000 £30,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+50.00% -20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £36,600 £21,500 £31,200
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £42,500 £51,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £36,000 £37,250
% change year-on-year
+5.55% -3.35%
All of the General Category
Buckinghamshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
627 681 782
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 30.83% 35.52% 37.20%
Number of salaries quoted 509 533 676
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Electronics
South East

Electronics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Electronics across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Buckinghamshire Electronics Jobs Demand Trend

Electronics
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Electronics Salary Trend

Electronics
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Electronics across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Buckinghamshire Electronics Salary Histogram

Electronics
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Buckinghamshire 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
High Wycombe -2 2 £50,750 +56.15%
Milton Keynes -31 2 £47,500 +69.64%
Buckingham - 2 £42,500 -
Electronics
South East

Electronics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Electronics 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 Electronics.

1 21 (55.26%) Degree
2 14 (36.84%) C
2 14 (36.84%) Assembly Language
3 11 (28.95%) Embedded Systems
4 10 (26.32%) Embedded C
5 8 (21.05%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (21.05%) Aerospace
5 8 (21.05%) QA
6 7 (18.42%) ZigBee
6 7 (18.42%) Test Management
6 7 (18.42%) Computer Science
6 7 (18.42%) ISEB
7 6 (15.79%) Project Management
7 6 (15.79%) Regression Testing
8 5 (13.16%) LabVIEW
8 5 (13.16%) EMC
8 5 (13.16%) Security Cleared
9 4 (10.53%) SC Cleared
9 4 (10.53%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
9 4 (10.53%) Firmware
9 4 (10.53%) CAD
9 4 (10.53%) C++
9 4 (10.53%) Manufacturing
10 3 (7.895%) Automotive
10 3 (7.895%) Finance
10 3 (7.895%) Strategic Planning
10 3 (7.895%) Test Scripting
11 2 (5.263%) Time Management
11 2 (5.263%) Software Engineering
11 2 (5.263%) JTAG

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 1 (2.632%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 1 (2.632%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (5.263%) MS Office
1 2 (5.263%) Simulink
2 1 (2.632%) AutoCAD
2 1 (2.632%) MS Excel
2 1 (2.632%) MS Project
2 1 (2.632%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 8 (21.05%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (18.42%) ZigBee
3 2 (5.263%) Bluetooth
3 2 (5.263%) TCP/IP
3 2 (5.263%) RFID
4 1 (2.632%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 5 (13.16%) LabVIEW
2 2 (5.263%) PVCS
3 1 (2.632%) Rational DOORS
General
1 8 (21.05%) Aerospace
2 4 (10.53%) Manufacturing
3 3 (7.895%) Automotive
3 3 (7.895%) Finance
4 2 (5.263%) Military
5 1 (2.632%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 8 (21.05%) Test Engineer
2 4 (10.53%) Design Engineer
2 4 (10.53%) QA Engineer
2 4 (10.53%) Developer
3 3 (7.895%) Tester
3 3 (7.895%) Senior Test Engineer
4 2 (5.263%) Graduate Developer
4 2 (5.263%) Software Team Leader
4 2 (5.263%) Junior C++ Developer
4 2 (5.263%) Verification Engineer
4 2 (5.263%) Firmware Engineer
4 2 (5.263%) Senior Design Engineer
4 2 (5.263%) Team Leader
4 2 (5.263%) Junior Developer
4 2 (5.263%) C++ Developer
4 2 (5.263%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 2 (5.263%) Programme Manager
4 2 (5.263%) Junior
4 2 (5.263%) Software Engineer
4 2 (5.263%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (28.95%) Embedded Systems
2 7 (18.42%) Computer Science
3 4 (10.53%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
3 4 (10.53%) Firmware
4 1 (2.632%) ASIC
4 1 (2.632%) VHDL
4 1 (2.632%) Device Driver
4 1 (2.632%) CAN bus
4 1 (2.632%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (18.42%) Test Management
2 6 (15.79%) Project Management
2 6 (15.79%) Regression Testing
3 4 (10.53%) CAD
4 3 (7.895%) Strategic Planning
4 3 (7.895%) Test Scripting
5 2 (5.263%) Time Management
5 2 (5.263%) Software Engineering
5 2 (5.263%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (5.263%) Change Control
5 2 (5.263%) Code Coverage
6 1 (2.632%) UML
6 1 (2.632%) Quality Management
6 1 (2.632%) Risk Management
6 1 (2.632%) Validation
6 1 (2.632%) Programme Management
6 1 (2.632%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (2.632%) IC Design
6 1 (2.632%) Digital Signal Processing
6 1 (2.632%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 14 (36.84%) C
1 14 (36.84%) Assembly Language
2 10 (26.32%) Embedded C
3 4 (10.53%) C++
4 2 (5.263%) C#
4 2 (5.263%) Embedded C++
4 2 (5.263%) VC++
4 2 (5.263%) Python
4 2 (5.263%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 21 (55.26%) Degree
2 7 (18.42%) ISEB
3 5 (13.16%) Security Cleared
4 4 (10.53%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.632%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (21.05%) QA
2 2 (5.263%) JTAG
2 2 (5.263%) DO-254
Vendors
1 5 (13.16%) EMC
2 2 (5.263%) i2
3 1 (2.632%) Autodesk
3 1 (2.632%) Cognos
3 1 (2.632%) SolidWorks
3 1 (2.632%) Actel
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Desirables include power line communications, ZigBee, Wi-fi, QA, test plans execution, bug tracking, test management systems, ISEB foundation level, software qualifications, validation, systems verification... Skills: Embedded, Assembly...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £33000 to £38000 per annum - excellent benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Buckinghamshire
They are looking for a meritorious graduate design engineer with a broad background in analogue & digital electronics design plus strong maths skills (good A level grad)... Ideally you...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £20000 to £25000 per annum - Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Software Developer (Communication Systems) Permanent position with the following requirements: Experience of development of communication protocols and embedded software utilising commercial stack for Bluetooth 4 (BLE) 5 years...
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Knowledge and use of JTAG; code coverage/profiling; and automated test tools would be highly desirable... Knowledge of WIFI, Classic Bluetooth, BLE would be highly desirable... Familiarity with...
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
I am currently looking for an Lead Power Electronics/Hardware Engineer paying up to £60,000 (can offer a relocation allowance) to join a market leading client near...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013