The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Electronics over the 3 months to 22 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 Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Electronics
Rank 52 55 41
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -14
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 76 84 123
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 4.117% 4.114% 5.788%
As % of the General category 16.20% 14.76% 16.62%
Number of salaries quoted 56 48 119
Average salary £50,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £31,250 £28,350 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £54,300 £56,300
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £36,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+5.55% -4.00%
All of the General Category
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
469 569 740
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 25.41% 27.86% 34.82%
Number of salaries quoted 367 477 649
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £62,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Electronics
Cambridgeshire

Electronics
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge Electronics Salary Trend

Electronics
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Electronics across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Cambridge Electronics Salary Histogram

Electronics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

1 123 (65.43%) Degree
2 88 (46.81%) C++
3 59 (31.38%) C#
3 59 (31.38%) Computer Science
4 57 (30.32%) Linux
5 53 (28.19%) C
6 49 (26.06%) Embedded Systems
7 40 (21.28%) Software Engineering
8 38 (20.21%) Windows
9 35 (18.62%) Military
9 35 (18.62%) Security Cleared
10 32 (17.02%) Mathematics
11 31 (16.49%) SC Cleared
12 29 (15.43%) Python
13 28 (14.89%) Wireless
14 25 (13.30%) OO
15 23 (12.23%) SQL
16 22 (11.70%) UNIX
16 22 (11.70%) Scrum
16 22 (11.70%) PKI
17 21 (11.17%) Cryptography
18 20 (10.64%) Internet
18 20 (10.64%) E-Commerce
19 19 (10.11%) Product Management
20 18 (9.574%) ISO 9000
21 17 (9.043%) Telecoms
22 16 (8.511%) Multimedia
23 15 (7.979%) .NET
23 15 (7.979%) Java
23 15 (7.979%) Information Security

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 15 (7.979%) .NET
2 10 (5.319%) Qt
3 8 (4.255%) QML
4 6 (3.191%) MFC
5 5 (2.660%) STL
5 5 (2.660%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 3 (1.596%) LAMP
7 2 (1.064%) WinForms
7 2 (1.064%) DAO
7 2 (1.064%) ADO.NET
8 1 (0.532%) OpenCL
8 1 (0.532%) .NET Compact Framework
8 1 (0.532%) HTML
8 1 (0.532%) Middleware
8 1 (0.532%) OpenGL
8 1 (0.532%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.532%) BREW
Application Platforms
1 3 (1.596%) CMS
2 1 (0.532%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.532%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 9 (4.787%) MS Office
2 6 (3.191%) MS Excel
3 1 (0.532%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.064%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (0.532%) Oracle 11i
2 1 (0.532%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.532%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (14.89%) Wireless
2 20 (10.64%) Internet
3 14 (7.447%) Broadband
4 9 (4.787%) LAN
4 9 (4.787%) WAN
5 7 (3.723%) GPRS
6 3 (1.596%) GSM
6 3 (1.596%) WCDMA
6 3 (1.596%) UMTS
6 3 (1.596%) LTE
7 2 (1.064%) IPsec
7 2 (1.064%) X.509
7 2 (1.064%) Bluetooth
7 2 (1.064%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.064%) Ethernet
7 2 (1.064%) HTTP
8 1 (0.532%) LDAP
8 1 (0.532%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.532%) WLAN
8 1 (0.532%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.255%) SQL Server
2 6 (3.191%) GIS
3 2 (1.064%) MS Access
4 1 (0.532%) Oracle 9i
4 1 (0.532%) Oracle 10g
4 1 (0.532%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.532%) Oracle 11g
Development Applications
1 9 (4.787%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.532%) Eclipse
General
1 35 (18.62%) Military
2 17 (9.043%) Telecoms
3 16 (8.511%) Multimedia
4 14 (7.447%) Aerospace
5 12 (6.383%) Marketing
6 11 (5.851%) Manufacturing
7 6 (3.191%) German Language
8 3 (1.596%) Spanish Language
8 3 (1.596%) French Language
9 2 (1.064%) Automotive
9 2 (1.064%) Finance
10 1 (0.532%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.532%) Legal
10 1 (0.532%) Music
Job Titles
1 70 (37.23%) Software Engineer
2 21 (11.17%) Development Manager
2 21 (11.17%) Developer
3 19 (10.11%) Senior Software Engineer
4 17 (9.043%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 16 (8.511%) Software Developer
6 13 (6.915%) Business Development Manager
6 13 (6.915%) Business Manager
7 11 (5.851%) Author
7 11 (5.851%) Technical Author
7 11 (5.851%) Consultant
7 11 (5.851%) Lead Software Engineer
8 9 (4.787%) Project Manager
9 8 (4.255%) Software Development Manager
9 8 (4.255%) Configuration Engineer
9 8 (4.255%) Software Manager
10 7 (3.723%) Database Specialist
10 7 (3.723%) Embedded C Software Engineer
10 7 (3.723%) Design Engineer
10 7 (3.723%) C++ Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 59 (31.38%) Computer Science
2 49 (26.06%) Embedded Systems
3 32 (17.02%) Mathematics
4 22 (11.70%) PKI
5 21 (11.17%) Cryptography
6 12 (6.383%) Physics
6 12 (6.383%) VHDL
7 11 (5.851%) Client/Server
8 10 (5.319%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
9 9 (4.787%) Smartphone
10 8 (4.255%) Chip and PIN
11 6 (3.191%) Management Information System
12 5 (2.660%) Verilog
13 3 (1.596%) SystemC
14 2 (1.064%) STB
14 2 (1.064%) iPad
14 2 (1.064%) SaaS
14 2 (1.064%) Human Factors
14 2 (1.064%) Device Driver
14 2 (1.064%) DTV
Operating Systems
1 57 (30.32%) Linux
2 38 (20.21%) Windows
3 22 (11.70%) UNIX
4 4 (2.128%) Windows 8
4 4 (2.128%) Windows 7
5 3 (1.596%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (1.064%) Android
7 1 (0.532%) Windows CE
7 1 (0.532%) Maemo
7 1 (0.532%) MeeGo
7 1 (0.532%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (21.28%) Software Engineering
2 25 (13.30%) OO
3 22 (11.70%) Scrum
4 20 (10.64%) E-Commerce
5 19 (10.11%) Product Management
6 15 (7.979%) Information Security
7 13 (6.915%) Business Development
8 12 (6.383%) Project Management
9 10 (5.319%) UML
10 9 (4.787%) Programme Management
11 8 (4.255%) Agile Software Development
11 8 (4.255%) TDD
11 8 (4.255%) PRINCE2
12 7 (3.723%) OOP
12 7 (3.723%) OOD
12 7 (3.723%) Data Protection
13 6 (3.191%) Information Management
13 6 (3.191%) Communications Security
13 6 (3.191%) GAP Analysis
13 6 (3.191%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 88 (46.81%) C++
2 59 (31.38%) C#
3 53 (28.19%) C
4 29 (15.43%) Python
5 23 (12.23%) SQL
6 15 (7.979%) Java
7 12 (6.383%) Assembly Language
8 11 (5.851%) Embedded C
9 4 (2.128%) Perl
10 3 (1.596%) R
10 3 (1.596%) Embedded C++
11 2 (1.064%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.532%) PHP
12 1 (0.532%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.532%) JavaScript
12 1 (0.532%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 123 (65.43%) Degree
2 35 (18.62%) Security Cleared
3 31 (16.49%) SC Cleared
4 7 (3.723%) HNC
4 7 (3.723%) HND
5 5 (2.660%) MAPM
6 4 (2.128%) DV Cleared
7 3 (1.596%) PMP
7 3 (1.596%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.064%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.064%) CCNP
9 1 (0.532%) ISEB
9 1 (0.532%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 1 (0.532%) CBAP
9 1 (0.532%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (9.574%) ISO 9000
2 9 (4.787%) JTAG
3 6 (3.191%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.596%) DO-178B
5 1 (0.532%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.532%) SLA
5 1 (0.532%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.532%) NFS
Vendors
1 8 (4.255%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.191%) Salesforce.com
3 5 (2.660%) EMC
4 2 (1.064%) Altera
4 2 (1.064%) Symbian
4 2 (1.064%) Oracle
5 1 (0.532%) Business Objects
5 1 (0.532%) SAP
5 1 (0.532%) Progress
5 1 (0.532%) NetApp
5 1 (0.532%) Cadence
5 1 (0.532%) Perforce
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £40k
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: We are looking for a Software Engineer to work on client assignments developing software for a wide range of wireless systems and products... Requirements: To meet...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: -Degree qualified in maths, science, software or electronics. -Proven understanding of C / C++ with commercial experience with Assembler / embedded applications. Any understanding of Perl / Python would be...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £40k + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Essential skills include: *Analogue design *Low noise, Low power *PCB *Schematic capture *Microcontroller *RF *EMC *Power circuits *Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualifications in engineering discipline This is...
Roc Search
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Further expansion has created this new position for an experienced engineer to work at systems level providing a valuable interface between design, sales/marketing and customers. The role...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £40 - 65k plus bens
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You should have a good university degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Electronic Engineering, although other disciplines will also be considered with relevant experience... - Excellent...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £35,000 to £55,000 per annum £35000 to £55000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: - Image processing algorithms and coding - Excellent development of software written in C/C++ - Solid understanding of software/hardware interaction in embedded systems This is an excellent opportunity...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £50k + extensive benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
We are looking for a flexible, resourceful Software Engineer with solid experience in an Object Orientated language (C++ or Java), strong scripting skills (Python or Perl), Linux and...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £40-70k
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: To be successful with this role you will have: An excellent first degree or PhD in engineering, electronics, physics or a related discipline... Good software engineering skills.....
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
A leading global technology client is looking for a high calibre C++ Engineer to join a product development team. As a highly skilled C++ Developer you will be...
TRG
Salary: £40000 - 45000 Per Annum Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: C++ and C# .NET development using Microsoft visual studio. Engineering degree or equivalent qualification or work experience... Design experience in multi threaded real time applications on Windows...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
We have been asked to recruit a Graduate Software Engineer who will perform a key role within their Engineering team working on a variety of tasks including application,...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £25000 to £30000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The Test Automation Software is written in the Python scripting language and also makes use of high level languages such as C and C++... Develop and maintain Automated...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Wireless embedded systems development and debugging. - C / C++ programming in a real-time environment. - Linux / Unix development... Desirables include processors, CPUs, real-time performance, cache memory systems, device...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £48000 to £65000 per annum - excellent package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Windows Senior Software Engineer requirements: - Windows device driver modules and related systems understanding... - C programming for embedded systems. Desirables: low-level embedded Windows development, UEFI, SCPI, porting device...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £45000 to £65000 per annum - medical, free lunch, shares
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Degree (or equivalent qualification) in maths/science/electronics... Experience of FPGA design for ASIC emulation... Experience on Protocols e.g.WLAN/BT... Keywords: Principal, Engineer, Digital, Design, RTL,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Familiarity with Altium designer, Matlab and HFSS. Good understanding of RF performance measurement and analysis design for EMC, radio qualification and type approval... Keywords: RF, Electronics, Engineer, EMC,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Predominantly the team use C, OOP C++, Java, Matlab, Python for embedded systems, Linux and DSP devices... Skills: Programming, C, C++, Matlab, OOP, Linux, Embedded Systems, Python, Graduate...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £27000 to £35000 per annum - bonus,medical,dental,canteen
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key Skills: C++ Desirable skills (not essential): Cross Platform, Networking, in depth knowledge of Windows OR Linux/Unix, QT, OpenGL, HTTP, TCP/IP, protocol design, user-interface design,...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £25000 to £30000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: Experience in programming in TCl, Skill, Perl/Python or similar in a Linux environment... Degree in physics, computer science, electronics engineering or other relevant scientific degree... Keywords:...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Firmware, Analogue. Job Description: As part of a project team, you will be responsible for the design, development, and test of the drive and control electronics and firmware...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
A Senior Embedded Firmware Applications Engineer is required for an innovative and world leading Technology Company... As Senior Embedded Firmware Applications Engineer you'll become a pivotal member...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
HDL coding in Verilog or VHDL to create an FPGA or ASIC... Requirements: An excellent first degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related discipline... Knowledge of Digital...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Ideal Software Engineers will be able to write a linked-list in C or C++ Desirables include DSP, audio, device drivers, processors, microcontrollers, Python, Perl, BASH, Tcl, Assembly,...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £30000 to £45000 per annum - shares, 15% bonus, medical
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £50k
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
HDL coding in Verilog or VHDL to create an FPGA or ASIC... Requirements: An excellent first degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related discipline... Knowledge of Digital...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £35k
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Experience using Matlab... Familiar with the usage of wireless communication protocols such as Bluetooth, UWB, Wi-Fi, NFC... Keywords: Senior, DSP, Software, Engineer, Perl, Python, Matlab, C++, Analogue,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: Degree (or equivalent qualification/ experience) in maths /science /software / electronics/ engineering... Scripting skills in a Linux environment... Familiar with Synopsys implementation and verification tools. Familiar with Verilog,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £60k
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Specification requirement: - Strong academic background (1st/2.1 Bachelor degree in Engineering / Science / Maths or similar)... - Excellent project management experience and leading a team. - Knowledge and competent use...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£60k DOE + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£40k + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Embedded software development is predominantly in C and Assembly programming with scripting using Python, Perl and Tcl... Desirables include processors, CPUs, real-time performance, cache memory systems, device...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £30,000 to £70,000 per annum excellent benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key Responsibilities: Developing control, robotics and automation systems... Analysing experimental data using Matlab or similar tools. Developing systems using Labview... Keywords: Research, Engineer, Matlab, Labview, Robotics, Electronics, Circuit,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirement specification: - Degree qualified; likely to have MSc / PhD in maths / science / computing / engineering / electronics from a top university. - Commercial experience with a range of wireless communication technologies (...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£65,000 + Bens. + Reloc.
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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People Source Consulting
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
It will also involve the writing, structuring and management of scripts in a variety of languages such as TCL, Perl and Makefiles... Requirements: Suitable candidates for the role...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £50k
Posted: 20 May 2013