The first table below looks at the demand for Wi-Fi skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Wi-Fi over the 3 months to 23 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 Communications & Networking category for the Cambridgeshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
Rank 140 131 123
Rank change year-on-year
-9 -8
Permanent jobs citing Wi-Fi 6 20 30
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 0.235% 0.693% 0.985%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.342% 3.766% 4.673%
Number of salaries quoted 6 19 29
Average salary £60,000 £54,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% +44.00%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-6.25% -
All Communications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
447 531 642
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 17.52% 18.41% 21.08%
Number of salaries quoted 356 450 552
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +8.10%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,650 £57,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Wi-Fi
East of England

Wi-Fi
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Wi-Fi across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Cambridgeshire Wi-Fi Jobs Demand Trend

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Wi-Fi Salary Trend

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Wi-Fi across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Cambridgeshire Wi-Fi Salary Histogram

Wi-Fi
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 23 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 +3 6 £60,000 +11.11%
Wi-Fi
East of England

Wi-Fi
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi.

1 11 (84.62%) Bluetooth
2 6 (46.15%) WLAN
2 6 (46.15%) C
2 6 (46.15%) C++
2 6 (46.15%) Embedded C
2 6 (46.15%) Embedded C++
2 6 (46.15%) MATLAB
2 6 (46.15%) Firmware
2 6 (46.15%) Degree
3 4 (30.77%) Handset
3 4 (30.77%) TETRA
3 4 (30.77%) GSM
4 3 (23.08%) Wireless
5 2 (15.38%) Finance
5 2 (15.38%) Site Server
5 2 (15.38%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (15.38%) VMware
5 2 (15.38%) Firewall
5 2 (15.38%) Active Directory
5 2 (15.38%) HP
5 2 (15.38%) Citrix
5 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (15.38%) LAN
5 2 (15.38%) DECT
5 2 (15.38%) WAN
5 2 (15.38%) TCP/IP
5 2 (15.38%) Cisco
5 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
5 2 (15.38%) SQL Server
5 2 (15.38%) IIS

Wi-Fi
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (15.38%) Site Server
1 2 (15.38%) IIS
1 2 (15.38%) MS Exchange
1 2 (15.38%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 11 (84.62%) Bluetooth
2 6 (46.15%) WLAN
3 4 (30.77%) TETRA
3 4 (30.77%) GSM
4 3 (23.08%) Wireless
5 2 (15.38%) Firewall
5 2 (15.38%) LAN
5 2 (15.38%) DECT
5 2 (15.38%) WAN
5 2 (15.38%) TCP/IP
6 1 (7.692%) UWB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) SQL Server
1 2 (15.38%) SQL Server 2005
General
1 2 (15.38%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Principal Engineer
2 4 (30.77%) RF Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Support Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) 3rd Line Support
3 2 (15.38%) IT Support Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Senior RF Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) IT Support
3 2 (15.38%) Development Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Design Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Test Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) RF Design Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Design Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) Firmware
2 4 (30.77%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 2 (15.38%) Windows Server 2003
1 2 (15.38%) Windows
1 2 (15.38%) Windows XP
1 2 (15.38%) Windows Server 2008
1 2 (15.38%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (7.692%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) C
1 6 (46.15%) C++
1 6 (46.15%) Embedded C
1 6 (46.15%) Embedded C++
1 6 (46.15%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (15.38%) Active Directory
1 2 (15.38%) Citrix Presentation Server
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) VMware
1 2 (15.38%) HP
1 2 (15.38%) Citrix
1 2 (15.38%) Cisco
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
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
A fantastic opportunity for experienced Technical Android software developers to get involved in Android Software Development with Java and C/C++... In addition to Java, C and system...
Anderson Lamb
Salary: From £45,000 to £65,000 per annum plus benefits package
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge
Wireless, Customer-Facing, 1st / 2.1... - Good understanding of wireless technologies, including WiFi network stacks and their implementation (open source and proprietary). Knowledge of other wireless technologies is...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £40,000 + Benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Cambridge, to c£40,000 + Benefits.Our client is a dedicated engineering team based in Cambridge, designing and developing software for UWB / NFC solutions... They are looking to...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £40k + benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: The role of the Test Engineer, Software is to test software for our clients range of wireless chips... Key Responsibilities: Tests software of moderate scale and...
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
Initial bring-up and benchmarking of board designs... Experience writing Matlab scripts. Knowledge or Bluetooth and/or 802.11a/b/g systems... Keywords: Senior, Hardware, Engineer, Electronic, PCB,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
My client has a global presence and is widely recognised as a market leader within the development of wireless technologies... The Role: The role of the Test Engineer...
Computer Futures
Salary: £41000 - £46000 per annum
Posted: 15 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, East Anglia
Summary: Business Development Manager - Wireless.The opportunity to join a world leader in wireless communication technologies, with one of the largest independent wireless development teams in the world...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £Excellent salary + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Summary: Business Development Manager - Wireless... - Market knowledge of existing technology (Broadband and Cellular, Bluetooth, WiMAX, WiFi, NFC, DECT, ZigBee, Satellite, UWB as well as custom radio solutions) - Experience...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £Excellent salary + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Engineering or Science Degree required... CIM or MBA) desirable but not essential. Knowledge of Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi technology strongly desired... Keywords: Product, Marketing, Manager, Audio, Semiconductor,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
QA Engineer - Software QA, Linux, IP, Wi-Fi, Mobile. A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Software QA professional with mobile software knowledge to get involved in technical Android...
Anderson Lamb
Salary: From £30,000 to £50,000 per annum plus benefits package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi 802.11 experience... Python, perl, C++, Labview... Keywords: Senior, Applications, Engineer, Bluetooth, FM, Wi-Fi, C, DMM, ROM,RF, PCB, Python, Perl, Labview.
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 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
Any of EUTRA/LTE/GRPS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA, WIMAX, Wifi, DECT, BT, CDMA, ISDN, TCP/UDP/RCP/IP, Ethernet, ADSL, etc. - Experience of programming in C/C++/C#... -...
Blackberry
Salary: Competitive + Comprehensive Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
We are part of the larger BlackBerry Cellular Technologies group, which provides support across the whole range of current and future wireless standards (2G, 2.5G, EDGE, evolved...
Blackberry
Salary: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013