The first table below looks at the demand for Wireless skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Wireless over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Wireless
Rank 93 59 41
Rank change year-on-year
-34 -18
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 50 107 165
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 1.919% 3.669% 5.591%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.75% 20.04% 26.27%
Number of salaries quoted 43 84 156
Average salary £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.88% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,500 £29,000 £32,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £54,700 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-1.23% -4.70%
All Communications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
465 534 628
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 17.84% 18.31% 21.28%
Number of salaries quoted 370 452 542
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 £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Wireless
East of England

Wireless
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Wireless Jobs Demand Trend

Wireless
Salary Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Wireless Salary Trend

Wireless
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Wireless across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Cambridgeshire Wireless Salary Histogram

Wireless
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 22 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 -25 44 £41,250 -8.33%
Peterborough -3 2 £36,500 -5.80%
Wireless
East of England

Wireless
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Wireless 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 Wireless.

1 47 (43.52%) C
2 40 (37.04%) Linux
3 36 (33.33%) C++
4 29 (26.85%) Electronics
5 25 (23.15%) Telecoms
6 24 (22.22%) Embedded C
7 16 (14.81%) Degree
8 15 (13.89%) Embedded Systems
8 15 (13.89%) Python
8 15 (13.89%) Broadband
9 14 (12.96%) Cisco
9 14 (12.96%) Multimedia
10 13 (12.04%) Signal Processing
11 12 (11.11%) Manufacturing
11 12 (11.11%) WAN
11 12 (11.11%) LTE
12 11 (10.19%) VPN
12 11 (10.19%) VMware
12 11 (10.19%) Firewall
13 10 (9.259%) Cisco Certification
13 10 (9.259%) Digital Signal Processing
13 10 (9.259%) Computer Science
14 9 (8.333%) Ethernet
14 9 (8.333%) Microsoft
14 9 (8.333%) LAN
14 9 (8.333%) Windows
14 9 (8.333%) Perl
14 9 (8.333%) ITIL
14 9 (8.333%) 3G
15 8 (7.407%) 3GPP

Wireless
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Wireless 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 Wireless. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (0.926%) EDI
1 1 (0.926%) Flash
1 1 (0.926%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 2 (1.852%) SharePoint
1 2 (1.852%) MS Exchange
2 1 (0.926%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (0.926%) SharePoint 2010
2 1 (0.926%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 5 (4.630%) MS Excel
2 3 (2.778%) MS PowerPoint
3 2 (1.852%) MS Office
4 1 (0.926%) Google Apps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (13.89%) Broadband
2 12 (11.11%) WAN
2 12 (11.11%) LTE
3 11 (10.19%) VPN
3 11 (10.19%) Firewall
4 9 (8.333%) Ethernet
4 9 (8.333%) LAN
4 9 (8.333%) 3G
5 8 (7.407%) 3GPP
5 8 (7.407%) Cisco ASA
6 7 (6.481%) IP Telephony
6 7 (6.481%) UMTS
7 6 (5.556%) VoIP
7 6 (5.556%) WCDMA
7 6 (5.556%) GSM
8 5 (4.630%) OFDM
8 5 (4.630%) MIMO
8 5 (4.630%) Unified Communications
9 4 (3.704%) MPLS
9 4 (3.704%) GPRS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.630%) SQL Server 2008
1 5 (4.630%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.926%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 3 (2.778%) VSS/SourceSafe
2 1 (0.926%) GCC
2 1 (0.926%) Ant
General
1 29 (26.85%) Electronics
2 25 (23.15%) Telecoms
3 14 (12.96%) Multimedia
4 12 (11.11%) Manufacturing
5 6 (5.556%) Marketing
6 2 (1.852%) Games
7 1 (0.926%) Military
7 1 (0.926%) Finance
7 1 (0.926%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 30 (27.78%) Software Engineer
2 18 (16.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 13 (12.04%) C++ Software Engineer
3 13 (12.04%) Architect
4 9 (8.333%) Senior Design Engineer
4 9 (8.333%) Design Engineer
5 8 (7.407%) Junior
5 8 (7.407%) Network Engineer
5 8 (7.407%) Junior Software Engineer
6 7 (6.481%) Embedded C Engineer
6 7 (6.481%) C Software Engineer
6 7 (6.481%) DSP Engineer
6 7 (6.481%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 7 (6.481%) Software Architect
7 5 (4.630%) Business Development Manager
7 5 (4.630%) Business Manager
7 5 (4.630%) Development Manager
8 4 (3.704%) Analyst
8 4 (3.704%) Help Desk Support
8 4 (3.704%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (13.89%) Embedded Systems
2 10 (9.259%) Computer Science
3 8 (7.407%) Smartphone
4 6 (5.556%) Verilog
5 5 (4.630%) SystemC
5 5 (4.630%) VHDL
6 4 (3.704%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
7 3 (2.778%) Enterprise Storage
8 2 (1.852%) ASIC
8 2 (1.852%) Handset
8 2 (1.852%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (1.852%) Augmented Reality
9 1 (0.926%) FMCG
9 1 (0.926%) Mechatronics
9 1 (0.926%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 40 (37.04%) Linux
2 9 (8.333%) Windows
3 4 (3.704%) UNIX
4 3 (2.778%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (2.778%) Solaris
4 3 (2.778%) Tru64
5 2 (1.852%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (1.852%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.926%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (12.04%) Signal Processing
2 10 (9.259%) Digital Signal Processing
3 9 (8.333%) ITIL
4 8 (7.407%) Business Development
5 7 (6.481%) Software Engineering
6 4 (3.704%) Project Management
6 4 (3.704%) PRINCE2
6 4 (3.704%) Incident Management
6 4 (3.704%) Embedded Software Development
7 3 (2.778%) Software Architecture
7 3 (2.778%) Project Planning
7 3 (2.778%) Load Balancing
7 3 (2.778%) Use Case
8 2 (1.852%) Service Delivery
8 2 (1.852%) Risk Analysis
8 2 (1.852%) Change Control
8 2 (1.852%) ITIL V3
8 2 (1.852%) Network Management
8 2 (1.852%) Game Development
8 2 (1.852%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 47 (43.52%) C
2 36 (33.33%) C++
3 24 (22.22%) Embedded C
4 15 (13.89%) Python
5 9 (8.333%) Perl
6 5 (4.630%) MATLAB
7 3 (2.778%) R
7 3 (2.778%) Assembly Language
7 3 (2.778%) Embedded C++
7 3 (2.778%) Java
7 3 (2.778%) PowerHouse
8 2 (1.852%) C#
9 1 (0.926%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.926%) PHP
Qualifications
1 16 (14.81%) Degree
2 10 (9.259%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (4.630%) CCNP
4 4 (3.704%) MCSE
4 4 (3.704%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (3.704%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.704%) Security Cleared
5 3 (2.778%) HP AIS
5 3 (2.778%) HP ASE
5 3 (2.778%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 3 (2.778%) CCNA
5 3 (2.778%) MCSA
5 3 (2.778%) PhD
5 3 (2.778%) CISM
5 3 (2.778%) CISSP
6 2 (1.852%) CISA
6 2 (1.852%) CCSP
6 2 (1.852%) CCDP
7 1 (0.926%) MCITP
7 1 (0.926%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.778%) JTAG
1 3 (2.778%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (1.852%) PCI DSS
2 2 (1.852%) COBIT
3 1 (0.926%) QA
3 1 (0.926%) GAMP
3 1 (0.926%) GxP
System Software
1 6 (5.556%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (2.778%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.852%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (2.778%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.926%) Cisco CUCM
2 1 (0.926%) ARCserve
Vendors
1 14 (12.96%) Cisco
2 11 (10.19%) VMware
3 9 (8.333%) Microsoft
4 5 (4.630%) HP
5 4 (3.704%) EMC
5 4 (3.704%) Avaya
6 3 (2.778%) Barracuda Networks
6 3 (2.778%) Riverbed
6 3 (2.778%) SolarWinds
7 2 (1.852%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.926%) AirMagnet
8 1 (0.926%) ProCurve
8 1 (0.926%) Synopsys
8 1 (0.926%) Freescale
8 1 (0.926%) F5
8 1 (0.926%) Polycom
8 1 (0.926%) Google
8 1 (0.926%) Apple
8 1 (0.926%) Nortel
8 1 (0.926%) Citrix
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
IT, VPN, Wireless, VPN, Windows, Networking, Microsoft Server 2008, Hyper-V, Scientific, Engineering, SQL, Technical... - Experience maintaining Microsoft SQL Server systems. - Experience of Microsoft Hyper-V environments. - Experience...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: We are looking for a Software Engineer to work on client assignments developing software for a wide range of wireless systems and products... Requirements: To meet...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: Suitable candidates for the role of Embedded Software Engineer will need an appropriate background in embedded software, a good degree in a relevant subject, such as electronic...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The Wireless Software group works in small, agile teams and uses excellent engineering processes and tools to develop cutting edge products for varied markets... Other languages are occasionally...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Minimum requirements: - Good degree in a relevant technical discipline. - Relevant experience of testing embedded systems... - Proficient in the use of MS Office (Excel / Word / PowerPoint etc) Desirable... - ISEB...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £35k + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
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
Minimum Requirements: - Good degree in engineering, mathematics or computer science. - Recent and relevant industrial experience with wireless DSP... - Experience of using MATLAB... - Strong software engineering skills... - Experience of...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You… As a successful Software Engineer you'll have experience of designing device drivers and real time systems written in C and C++... Technical Skills… *Embedded C, C++...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + Benefits Package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
A creative individual is sought by a leading Wireless Communications Company to work as a key member of a small team, developing new audio processing algorithms using C...
Technical Futures
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Specification requirement: - Strong academic background (1st/2.1 Bachelor degree in Engineering / Science / Maths or similar)... - Excellent project management experience and leading a team. - Knowledge and competent use...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£60k DOE + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: -Degree qualified in maths, science, software or electronics. -Proven understanding of C / C++ with commercial experience with Assembler / embedded applications. Any understanding of Perl / Python would be...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £40k + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Degree (or equivalent qualification) in maths/science/electronics... Experience of FPGA design for ASIC emulation... Experience on Protocols e.g.WLAN/BT... Keywords: Principal, Engineer, Digital, Design, RTL,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Wireless embedded systems development and debugging. - C / C++ programming in a real-time environment. - Linux / Unix development... Desirables include processors, CPUs, real-time performance, cache memory systems, device...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £48000 to £65000 per annum - excellent package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Ideal Software Engineers will be able to write a linked-list in C or C++ Desirables include DSP, audio, device drivers, processors, microcontrollers, Python, Perl, BASH, Tcl, Assembly,...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £30000 to £45000 per annum - shares, 15% bonus, medical
Posted: 20 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, Cambridgeshire
Read more about this fantastic opportunity, as we are recruiting a professional Programme Manager to join our clients Wireless Division. Main Purpose of the Job: To manage challenging...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £65k
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
These are written in a variety of languages including C, C++, python, perl, Matlab and tcl... Requirements: - Good degree in Maths, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or equivalent -...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: Good degree in Maths, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or equivalent... Familiarity with at least 2 of these languages: C, Python, Matlab, Assembly (any), Perl... Keywords: Senior,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: To develop our clients internal chip/firmware test infrastructures... This includes board level design, Verilog design, Verilog test bench design and programming of other programmable devices.....
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: To contribute to protocol stack and write and maintain software for Base Stations and Terminals. Key Responsibilities: The development of software, in accordance with users’ and...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 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
Embedded software development is predominantly in C and Assembly programming with scripting using Python, Perl and Tcl... Desirables include processors, CPUs, real-time performance, cache memory systems, device...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £30,000 to £70,000 per annum excellent benefits
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
From high volume short-range consumer wireless products, through to professional high-performance systems such as air-traffic-control radios and satellite phone systems. Main purpose of the...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £65k
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
A Senior Embedded Firmware Applications Engineer is required for an innovative and world leading Technology Company... As Senior Embedded Firmware Applications Engineer you'll become a pivotal member...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 20 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
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
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, Cambridgeshire
As part of the existing design team you will be working on the design and development of electronic wireless products from initial idea, through detailed design, to debug...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £30000 to £45000 per annum - excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: - Applicants must be bright and personable, holding a Bachelor’s technical degree in Electronics / Physics / Computer Science or similar (although relevant commercial experience would be considered)... - Background...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£40k + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: To be successful with this role you will have: - Good degree in a relevant technical discipline - Experience of Python or other scripting language - Experience in test automation...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: - Strong academic background including an advanced degree (Masters of PhD) in a science or engineering discipline... - Industry proven experience of packaging technologies for electronic component design including...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £65k + Benefits + Relocation
Posted: 16 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
HDL coding in Verilog or VHDL to create an FPGA or ASIC... Requirements: An excellent first degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related discipline... Knowledge of Digital...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
HDL coding in Verilog or VHDL to create an FPGA or ASIC... Requirements: An excellent first degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related discipline... Knowledge of Digital...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You can expect to learn new skills in digital and analogue electronics, PCB and FPGA/ASIC design... - Verilog or VHDL coding for FPGA or ASIC. - Knowledge of Digital...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £60k
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You can expect to learn new skills in digital and analogue electronics, PCB and FPGA/ASIC design... - HDL coding in Verilog or VHDL to create an FPGA or...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £35k
Posted: 20 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
Job Description: The role of a Principal Engineer, Analogue Design is to act as a key contributor to the design, implementation and verification of our client’s range...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You will join the Analogue & RF Systems team and will take a leading design role in the development of new ground-breaking wireless systems from initial client meetings...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £50000 to £55000 per annum - excellent benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013