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This section looks at the demand for Set-Top Box (STB) skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited STB over the 3 months to 9 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSet-Top Box (STB)
Location
3 months to 9 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank118115
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads5045
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.019 %
As % of the category below3.864 %4.190 %
Salaries quoted4345
Average minimum salary£40,341£44,956
Average salary£44,193£47,922
% change on same period last year-7.78 %
Average maximum salary£48,045£50,889
UK excluding London average salary£43,786£40,928
% change on same period last year+6.98 %
Miscellaneous CambridgeshireMiscellaneous
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads12941074
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.665 %0.447 %
Salaries quoted1107894
Average minimum salary£31,958£34,228
Average salary£35,987£38,146
% change on same period last year-5.65 %
Average maximum salary£40,017£42,065
UK excluding London average salary£37,940£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.82 %
STB East of EnglandSTB
East of England

STB
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire STB Demand Trend

STB
Salary Trend

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

Cambridgeshire STB Salary Trend

STB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing STB across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 9 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire STB Salary Histogram

STB
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing STB within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 9 July 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-845£43,803-9.62 %
HuntingdonNew entry-1£45,000-
STB East of EnglandSTB
East of England

STB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing STB 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 STB.

166 (68.04 %)C
256 (57.73 %)Linux
256 (57.73 %)IPTV
352 (53.61 %)Embedded C
449 (50.52 %)DTV
540 (41.24 %)Embedded Linux
632 (32.99 %)DVB
728 (28.87 %)Electronics
824 (24.74 %)MPEG
919 (19.59 %)C++
1013 (13.40 %)Device Driver
1013 (13.40 %)PRINCE2
1112 (12.37 %)RTSP
1210 (10.31 %)Project Management
139 (9.278 %)Unix
139 (9.278 %)TCP/IP
148 (8.247 %)Embedded C++
156 (6.186 %)Ethernet
156 (6.186 %)JavaScript
156 (6.186 %)Multimedia
156 (6.186 %)VxWorks
165 (5.155 %)Degree
165 (5.155 %)Nucleus RTOS
165 (5.155 %)Middleware
174 (4.124 %)HTML
174 (4.124 %)Streaming Video
174 (4.124 %)IGMP
174 (4.124 %)Test Scripting
174 (4.124 %)QA
183 (3.093 %)AJAX

STB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing STB 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 STB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
15 (5.155 %)Middleware
24 (4.124 %)HTML
33 (3.093 %)XML
33 (3.093 %)DOM
33 (3.093 %)AJAX
42 (2.062 %)WebServices
42 (2.062 %)CSS
51 (1.031 %)SOAP
Applications
11 (1.031 %)MS Project
11 (1.031 %)MS Excel
11 (1.031 %)FrameMaker
Communications & Networking
132 (32.99 %)DVB
212 (12.37 %)RTSP
39 (9.278 %)TCP/IP
46 (6.186 %)Ethernet
54 (4.124 %)IGMP
62 (2.062 %)RTP
62 (2.062 %)DAB
62 (2.062 %)VoIP
71 (1.031 %)Broadband
General
128 (28.87 %)Electronics
26 (6.186 %)Multimedia
32 (2.062 %)Insurance
32 (2.062 %)Pensions
32 (2.062 %)Marketing
Job Titles
140 (41.24 %)Software Engineer
223 (23.71 %)C Software Engineer
322 (22.68 %)Developer
421 (21.65 %)Embedded Software Engineer
517 (17.53 %)Linux Engineer
517 (17.53 %)Embedded Linux Software Engineer
616 (16.49 %)Embedded Software Developer
616 (16.49 %)Software Developer
711 (11.34 %)Audio Engineer
711 (11.34 %)Audio Software Engineer
810 (10.31 %)Project Manager
95 (5.155 %)Senior Software Engineer
95 (5.155 %)Embedded C Engineer
104 (4.124 %)Embedded C Developer
104 (4.124 %)C Developer
104 (4.124 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
113 (3.093 %)C++ Software Engineer
113 (3.093 %)Software Architect
113 (3.093 %)Architect
113 (3.093 %)Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
156 (57.73 %)IPTV
249 (50.52 %)DTV
324 (24.74 %)MPEG
413 (13.40 %)Device Driver
54 (4.124 %)Streaming Video
63 (3.093 %)Firmware
Operating Systems
156 (57.73 %)Linux
240 (41.24 %)Embedded Linux
39 (9.278 %)Unix
46 (6.186 %)VxWorks
55 (5.155 %)Nucleus RTOS
62 (2.062 %)ThreadX
62 (2.062 %)pSOS
Processes & Methodologies
113 (13.40 %)PRINCE2
210 (10.31 %)Project Management
34 (4.124 %)Test Scripting
43 (3.093 %)Software Testing
52 (2.062 %)Validation
52 (2.062 %)Quality Management
52 (2.062 %)Software Engineering
61 (1.031 %)Manual Testing
61 (1.031 %)System Testing
61 (1.031 %)Regression Testing
61 (1.031 %)Programme Management
61 (1.031 %)Automated Testing
61 (1.031 %)User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
166 (68.04 %)C
252 (53.61 %)Embedded C
319 (19.59 %)C++
48 (8.247 %)Embedded C++
56 (6.186 %)JavaScript
62 (2.062 %)Perl
62 (2.062 %)Python
71 (1.031 %)PHP
71 (1.031 %)Java
Qualifications
15 (5.155 %)Degree
21 (1.031 %)ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (4.124 %)QA
Vendors
12 (2.062 %)OpenTV
21 (1.031 %)Microsoft
21 (1.031 %)Adobe
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