The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Linux over the 3 months to 21 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 of the Operating Systems category for the Cambridgeshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Linux
Rank 129 105 106
Rank change year-on-year
-24 +1
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 14 48 47
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 0.532% 1.672% 1.576%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.528% 5.058% 4.709%
Number of salaries quoted 12 34 47
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £44,000 £40,000 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £62,500 £51,200
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
- +6.25%
All Operating Systems
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
916 949 998
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 34.80% 33.05% 33.47%
Number of salaries quoted 807 799 883
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +9.58%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Embedded Linux
East of England

Embedded Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend

This 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
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 21 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
Cambridge -28 11 £45,000 -10.00%
Peterborough - 1 £44,000 -
Embedded Linux
East of England

Embedded Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

1 25 (100.00%) Linux
2 22 (88.00%) C
3 11 (44.00%) Scrum
3 11 (44.00%) Multimedia
3 11 (44.00%) Multithreading
3 11 (44.00%) JTAG
4 10 (40.00%) Degree
5 9 (36.00%) Finance
6 8 (32.00%) C++
7 6 (24.00%) Embedded C
8 5 (20.00%) Device Driver
9 4 (16.00%) HTTP
9 4 (16.00%) Embedded Systems
10 3 (12.00%) Computer Science
10 3 (12.00%) Electronics
10 3 (12.00%) Embedded C++
10 3 (12.00%) MFC
10 3 (12.00%) Visual Studio
11 2 (8.000%) JavaScript
11 2 (8.000%) Perl
11 2 (8.000%) OpenGL
11 2 (8.000%) SNMP
11 2 (8.000%) FTP
11 2 (8.000%) IGMP
11 2 (8.000%) RTSP
11 2 (8.000%) jQuery
11 2 (8.000%) Ajax
11 2 (8.000%) JSON
11 2 (8.000%) CppUnit
11 2 (8.000%) Qt

Embedded Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 3 (12.00%) MFC
2 2 (8.000%) OpenGL
2 2 (8.000%) jQuery
2 2 (8.000%) Ajax
2 2 (8.000%) JSON
2 2 (8.000%) Qt
2 2 (8.000%) HTML5
3 1 (4.000%) .NET Compact Framework
3 1 (4.000%) .NET Framework
3 1 (4.000%) .NET
Applications
1 1 (4.000%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (16.00%) HTTP
2 2 (8.000%) SNMP
2 2 (8.000%) FTP
2 2 (8.000%) IGMP
2 2 (8.000%) RTSP
3 1 (4.000%) Wireless
3 1 (4.000%) 3G
3 1 (4.000%) GPRS
3 1 (4.000%) WLAN
3 1 (4.000%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Visual Studio
2 2 (8.000%) CppUnit
3 1 (4.000%) Git (software)
3 1 (4.000%) Subversion
General
1 11 (44.00%) Multimedia
2 9 (36.00%) Finance
3 3 (12.00%) Electronics
4 1 (4.000%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (60.00%) Developer
2 11 (44.00%) Software Developer
2 11 (44.00%) C Developer
3 9 (36.00%) Senior C Developer
3 9 (36.00%) Senior Software Developer
3 9 (36.00%) Senior Developer
4 8 (32.00%) Software Engineer
5 4 (16.00%) Linux Engineer
6 3 (12.00%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 3 (12.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 3 (12.00%) C Software Engineer
6 3 (12.00%) Lead Software Engineer
6 3 (12.00%) Embedded C Engineer
6 3 (12.00%) Principle Engineer
7 2 (8.000%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
7 2 (8.000%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
7 2 (8.000%) Embedded C++ Engineer
7 2 (8.000%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
7 2 (8.000%) C++ Software Engineer
8 1 (4.000%) Graduate Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.00%) Device Driver
2 4 (16.00%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (12.00%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 25 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (44.00%) Scrum
1 11 (44.00%) Multithreading
2 1 (4.000%) Waterfall
2 1 (4.000%) Software Architecture
2 1 (4.000%) Video Processing
2 1 (4.000%) Configuration Management
2 1 (4.000%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (88.00%) C
2 8 (32.00%) C++
3 6 (24.00%) Embedded C
4 3 (12.00%) Embedded C++
5 2 (8.000%) JavaScript
5 2 (8.000%) Perl
6 1 (4.000%) Ruby
6 1 (4.000%) Objective-C
6 1 (4.000%) Python
6 1 (4.000%) Java
6 1 (4.000%) C#
Qualifications
1 10 (40.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (44.00%) JTAG
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key Skills: Embedded C/C++ Embedded Linux Kernel development, device drivers, protocol stack Hardware architecture, hardware design Agile, SCRUM Audio solutions provider based in Cambridge are seeking an...
Auburn Rose
Salary: From £45,000 to £50,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Embedded Software Engineer - Linux / Device Drivers / Kernel / Embedded C. Key Skills: Embedded C, C++, hardware design, kernel programming, protocols, networking, device drivers, linux... You will be given the...
Auburn Rose
Salary: From £40,000 to £50,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
For this key role you'll need to have an excellent degree and: - Proven analytical and mathematical skills with attention to detail - A solid and broad foundation in...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £50k + extensive benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Senior Software Engineer (Algorithms), C / C++, analysis, strong maths background, image processing, share options, CambridgeExceptional opportunity for an experienced Software Engineer to join an exciting company with extensive...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £50k + extensive benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: - PhD, first class or 2:1 from well ranked university - Strong scientific / engineering degree or equivalent - Proven commercial experience developing in C - Knowledge of Linux - Networking (TCP/...
Optimus Search Ltd
Salary: From £55,000 to £70,000 per annum Plus generous package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key Skills: Embedded, C, C++, Embedded, Embedded Linux... Due to their growing client base, they are expanding the team and require an expert in embedded systems... - Strong involvement...
Auburn Rose
Salary: From £40,000 to £45,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Requirement specifications: - 1st / 2.1 in computer science (or other STEM discipline) degree from a top university... - Strong systems level programming in C / C++. - Experience in scripting languages (...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £Excellent + benefits
Posted: 29 April 2013