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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symbian products and/or services in IT jobs within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Symbian over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymbian
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank11586
Rank change on same period last yearDown-29
Matching permanent IT job ads3051
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.021 %
As % of the category below2.941 %5.882 %
Salaries quoted3045
Average minimum salary£39,333£33,489
Average salary£42,167£39,778
% change on same period last year+6.00 %
Average maximum salary£45,000£46,067
UK excluding London average salary£41,685£38,060
% change on same period last year+9.52 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads1020867
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.538 %0.355 %
Salaries quoted889745
Average minimum salary£34,142£33,448
Average salary£36,805£36,063
% change on same period last year+2.05 %
Average maximum salary£39,468£38,678
UK excluding London average salary£39,792£42,049
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
Symbian CambridgeshireSymbian
Cambridgeshire

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Symbian Ltd.

Symbian
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Symbian across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Cambridge Symbian Demand Trend

Symbian
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Symbian Salary Trend

Symbian
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Symbian across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridge Symbian Salary Histogram

Symbian
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Symbian 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 Symbian.

158 (76.32 %)C++
235 (46.05 %)Embedded C++
334 (44.74 %)Symbian OS
431 (40.79 %)OOD
520 (26.32 %)Bluetooth
520 (26.32 %)UML
616 (21.05 %)Windows
714 (18.42 %)Handset
813 (17.11 %)J2ME
813 (17.11 %)Series 60
912 (15.79 %)Java
1011 (14.47 %)Windows Mobile
119 (11.84 %)C
119 (11.84 %)OO
128 (10.53 %)Linux
128 (10.53 %)OOP
128 (10.53 %)Multimedia
137 (9.211 %)Perl
137 (9.211 %)Windows CE
146 (7.895 %)Blackberry
146 (7.895 %)Automated Testing
155 (6.579 %)Software Engineering
164 (5.263 %)MIDP
164 (5.263 %)UIQ
164 (5.263 %)Regression Testing
164 (5.263 %)Sony
164 (5.263 %)Electronics
164 (5.263 %)Python
164 (5.263 %)WAP
164 (5.263 %)Ericsson

Symbian
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Symbian 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 Symbian. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (17.11 %)J2ME
113 (17.11 %)Series 60
24 (5.263 %)MIDP
24 (5.263 %)UIQ
24 (5.263 %)WAP
33 (3.947 %)HTML
33 (3.947 %).NET
33 (3.947 %)ASP.NET
42 (2.632 %)XML
42 (2.632 %)OpenGL
42 (2.632 %)DirectX
51 (1.316 %)CGI
51 (1.316 %)XSL
51 (1.316 %)AJAX
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.316 %)MATLAB
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (26.32 %)Bluetooth
22 (2.632 %)3G
22 (2.632 %)Wireless
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.947 %)SQL Server
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.632 %)TeamTrack
21 (1.316 %)Eclipse
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (10.53 %)Multimedia
24 (5.263 %)Electronics
32 (2.632 %)Telecoms
32 (2.632 %)3D Graphics
41 (1.316 %)Games
41 (1.316 %)Finance
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (53.95 %)Software Engineer
218 (23.68 %)Developer
38 (10.53 %)Symbian Developer
46 (7.895 %)Symbian Software Engineer
46 (7.895 %)Test Engineer
46 (7.895 %)Software Test Engineer
55 (6.579 %)C++ Software Engineer
55 (6.579 %)Consultant
55 (6.579 %)Technical Consultant
64 (5.263 %)Senior Software Engineer
73 (3.947 %)Applications Developer
73 (3.947 %)Lead Developer
73 (3.947 %)C++ Developer
73 (3.947 %)Embedded Software Engineer
73 (3.947 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
73 (3.947 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
82 (2.632 %)Team Leader
82 (2.632 %)C Developer
82 (2.632 %)Real Time Software Engineer
82 (2.632 %)Real Time Engineer
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (18.42 %)Handset
26 (7.895 %)Blackberry
32 (2.632 %)Computer Science
41 (1.316 %)Multithreading
41 (1.316 %)Device Driver
41 (1.316 %)Streaming Video
41 (1.316 %)Web 2.0
41 (1.316 %)Pocket PC
41 (1.316 %)MPEG
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (44.74 %)Symbian OS
216 (21.05 %)Windows
311 (14.47 %)Windows Mobile
48 (10.53 %)Linux
57 (9.211 %)Windows CE
63 (3.947 %)UNIX
72 (2.632 %)VxWorks
81 (1.316 %)pSOS
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (40.79 %)OOD
220 (26.32 %)UML
39 (11.84 %)OO
48 (10.53 %)OOP
56 (7.895 %)Automated Testing
65 (6.579 %)Software Engineering
74 (5.263 %)Regression Testing
82 (2.632 %)Scrum
82 (2.632 %)Agile Software Development
82 (2.632 %)Requirements Analysis
91 (1.316 %)Software Testing
91 (1.316 %)Validation
91 (1.316 %)Benchmarking
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
158 (76.32 %)C++
235 (46.05 %)Embedded C++
312 (15.79 %)Java
49 (11.84 %)C
57 (9.211 %)Perl
64 (5.263 %)Python
73 (3.947 %)Assembly Language
82 (2.632 %)Embedded C
82 (2.632 %)VB
82 (2.632 %)VC++
91 (1.316 %)SQL
91 (1.316 %)JavaScript
91 (1.316 %)Tcl
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.947 %)Degree
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (5.263 %)Ericsson
14 (5.263 %)Motorola
14 (5.263 %)Nokia
14 (5.263 %)Sony
22 (2.632 %)Perforce
31 (1.316 %)Intel
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