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The table below looks at the demand for Embedded Linux skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Linux over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEmbedded Linux
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank131131
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads1728
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.012 %
As % of the category below1.388 %2.331 %
Salaries quoted1727
Average minimum salary£47,941£37,407
Average salary£48,971£40,870
% change on same period last year+19.81 %
Average maximum salary£50,000£44,333
UK excluding London average salary£39,553£39,170
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads12251201
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.709 %0.517 %
Salaries quoted11101018
Average minimum salary£32,765£31,304
Average salary£35,410£34,467
% change on same period last year+2.73 %
Average maximum salary£38,054£37,629
UK excluding London average salary£34,285£34,402
% change on same period last year-0.34 %
Embedded Linux East of EnglandEmbedded Linux
East of England

Embedded Linux
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Embedded Linux across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Cambridgeshire Embedded Linux Demand Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Embedded Linux Salary Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Embedded Linux across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire Embedded Linux Salary Histogram

Embedded Linux
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeDown-317£48,971+19.81 %
Embedded Linux East of EnglandEmbedded Linux
East of England

Embedded Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Embedded Linux 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 Embedded Linux.

164 (100.00 %)Linux
263 (98.44 %)C
345 (70.31 %)Embedded C
432 (50.00 %)STB
531 (48.44 %)C++
625 (39.06 %)DVB
625 (39.06 %)IPTV
714 (21.88 %)Embedded C++
813 (20.31 %)TCP/IP
813 (20.31 %)UML
912 (18.75 %)VoIP
1011 (17.19 %)Device Driver
1110 (15.63 %)Electronics
129 (14.06 %).NET
129 (14.06 %)DTV
138 (12.50 %)MPEG
138 (12.50 %)OOD
138 (12.50 %)C#
146 (9.375 %)Degree
146 (9.375 %)RTSP
155 (7.813 %)Agile Software Development
155 (7.813 %)Computer Science
155 (7.813 %)Unit Testing
164 (6.250 %)MontaVista
164 (6.250 %)Scrum
173 (4.688 %)Wireless
173 (4.688 %)Multimedia
173 (4.688 %)IGMP
173 (4.688 %)Software Testing
173 (4.688 %)UNIX

Embedded Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Embedded Linux 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 Embedded Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (14.06 %).NET
21 (1.563 %)HTML
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.563 %)MS Excel
11 (1.563 %)MS Visio
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (39.06 %)DVB
213 (20.31 %)TCP/IP
312 (18.75 %)VoIP
46 (9.375 %)RTSP
53 (4.688 %)Wireless
53 (4.688 %)IGMP
53 (4.688 %)Internet
62 (3.125 %)RTP
62 (3.125 %)Wi-Fi
62 (3.125 %)Ethernet
62 (3.125 %)Bluetooth
71 (1.563 %)UWB
71 (1.563 %)HTTP
71 (1.563 %)SSL
71 (1.563 %)3G
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.563 %)Flash
11 (1.563 %)Rational Rose
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (15.63 %)Electronics
23 (4.688 %)Multimedia
32 (3.125 %)Marketing
41 (1.563 %)Telecoms
41 (1.563 %)Automotive
41 (1.563 %)Manufacturing
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (56.25 %)Software Engineer
219 (29.69 %)Developer
219 (29.69 %)Software Developer
219 (29.69 %)Embedded Software Developer
315 (23.44 %)Embedded Software Engineer
411 (17.19 %)C Software Engineer
59 (14.06 %)Senior Software Engineer
67 (10.94 %)Linux Engineer
67 (10.94 %)Embedded Linux Software Engineer
75 (7.813 %)Design Engineer
75 (7.813 %)Software Design Engineer
84 (6.250 %)C++ Software Engineer
93 (4.688 %)Senior C Software Engineer
93 (4.688 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
93 (4.688 %)Principal Engineer
93 (4.688 %)Principal Software Engineer
93 (4.688 %)Senior Embedded Software Engineer
101 (1.563 %)Linux Specialist
101 (1.563 %)C Developer
101 (1.563 %)Software Support Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
132 (50.00 %)STB
225 (39.06 %)IPTV
311 (17.19 %)Device Driver
49 (14.06 %)DTV
58 (12.50 %)MPEG
65 (7.813 %)Computer Science
71 (1.563 %)Interactive TV
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
164 (100.00 %)Linux
23 (4.688 %)UNIX
23 (4.688 %)Windows
32 (3.125 %)Windows CE
41 (1.563 %)VxWorks
41 (1.563 %)pSOS
41 (1.563 %)Windows Mobile
41 (1.563 %)Nucleus RTOS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (20.31 %)UML
28 (12.50 %)OOD
35 (7.813 %)Agile Software Development
35 (7.813 %)Unit Testing
44 (6.250 %)Scrum
53 (4.688 %)Software Testing
62 (3.125 %)Software Engineering
62 (3.125 %)Quality Management
71 (1.563 %)Web Development
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
163 (98.44 %)C
245 (70.31 %)Embedded C
331 (48.44 %)C++
414 (21.88 %)Embedded C++
58 (12.50 %)C#
62 (3.125 %)Assembly Language
62 (3.125 %)JavaScript
71 (1.563 %)Java
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (9.375 %)Degree
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (6.250 %)MontaVista
21 (1.563 %)Microsoft