The first table below looks at the demand for the DSP Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited DSP Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
DSP Engineer
Rank 112 121 124
Rank change year-on-year
+9 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a DSP Engineer 5 8 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 0.288% 0.397% 0.143%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.305% 0.407% 0.150%
Number of salaries quoted 2 8 3
Average salary £45,000 £54,000 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.66% +45.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £41,000 £30,000 £34,600
10% offered a salary of more than £49,000 £54,000 £51,400
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £35,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year
+42.85% -30.00%
All Job Titles
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1637 1964 2001
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 94.30% 97.42% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1466 1677 1829
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £28,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
DSP Engineer
Cambridgeshire

DSP Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing DSP Engineer across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridge DSP Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

DSP Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge DSP Engineer Salary Trend

DSP Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited DSP 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 DSP Engineer in their job title.

1 10 (100.00%) C
2 9 (90.00%) Wireless
3 8 (80.00%) Embedded C
4 7 (70.00%) 3G
4 7 (70.00%) MATLAB
4 7 (70.00%) UMTS
4 7 (70.00%) LTE
5 5 (50.00%) Signal Processing
5 5 (50.00%) JTAG
6 4 (40.00%) 2G
6 4 (40.00%) Software Engineering
6 4 (40.00%) WCDMA
6 4 (40.00%) Assembly Language
6 4 (40.00%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (30.00%) 4G
7 3 (30.00%) Digital Signal Processing
7 3 (30.00%) Simulink
7 3 (30.00%) DECT
7 3 (30.00%) PhD
7 3 (30.00%) TETRA
7 3 (30.00%) OFDM
7 3 (30.00%) MIMO
7 3 (30.00%) 3GPP
7 3 (30.00%) Telecoms
8 2 (20.00%) Degree
9 1 (10.00%) Electronics
9 1 (10.00%) Bluetooth
9 1 (10.00%) Perl
9 1 (10.00%) Python
9 1 (10.00%) GPRS

DSP Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited DSP 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 DSP Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 3 (30.00%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 9 (90.00%) Wireless
2 7 (70.00%) UMTS
2 7 (70.00%) LTE
2 7 (70.00%) 3G
3 4 (40.00%) WCDMA
3 4 (40.00%) 2G
4 3 (30.00%) TETRA
4 3 (30.00%) DECT
4 3 (30.00%) 3GPP
4 3 (30.00%) OFDM
4 3 (30.00%) MIMO
4 3 (30.00%) 4G
5 1 (10.00%) Bluetooth
5 1 (10.00%) GPRS
5 1 (10.00%) GSM
5 1 (10.00%) WiMAX
General
1 3 (30.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (10.00%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (10.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (10.00%) Physics
2 1 (10.00%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Signal Processing
2 4 (40.00%) Software Engineering
3 3 (30.00%) Digital Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) C
2 8 (80.00%) Embedded C
3 7 (70.00%) MATLAB
4 4 (40.00%) Assembly Language
5 1 (10.00%) Perl
5 1 (10.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) PhD
2 2 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (50.00%) JTAG
Cambridge, East Anglia
Our client is looking to hire a talented Embedded DSP Engineer to work within one of the largest independent wireless development teams in the world. Would you like...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
DSP Applications Engineer - Audio Processing, Assembly, C / C++ / Python / MATLAB, MIPS / Embedded, Algorithms, Technical support, Client-facing. Cambridge, to £55,000 + Benefits.Our client is developing innovative solutions...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£55k + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirement specifications: - 1st / 2nd Class Degree in Maths, Science, Software or Electronics with relevant commercial experience. - Proven proficiency in programming including fixed-point assembly and C / C++ and...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £65k
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Summary: DSP algorithms, C, Assembler, 3G, wireless, VoIP, multimedia, Cambridge, to £60k + benefits.Global company with UK based design centres focussed on developing IC cores. This is a...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k
Posted: 22 May 2013