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The table below looks at the demand for Firmware skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firmware over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirmware
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank137-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads60
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.029 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted60
Average minimum salary£31,333-
Average salary£35,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£39,667-
UK excluding London average salary£35,660£35,978
% change on same period last year-0.88 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads583529
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.340 %0.227 %
Salaries quoted546450
Average minimum salary£34,079£31,160
Average salary£37,485£33,743
% change on same period last year+11.08 %
Average maximum salary£40,891£36,327
UK excluding London average salary£37,729£39,500
% change on same period last year-4.48 %
Firmware North WestFirmware
North West

Firmware
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Firmware Demand Trend

Firmware
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Firmware Salary Trend

Firmware
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firmware across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Cheshire Firmware Salary Histogram

Firmware
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
CreweNew entry-1£28,000-
Firmware North WestFirmware
North West

Firmware
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Firmware 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 Firmware.

15 (62.50 %)IBM
15 (62.50 %)CA
15 (62.50 %)Mainframe
15 (62.50 %)Financial Institution
15 (62.50 %)Finance
15 (62.50 %)Cryptography
15 (62.50 %)PKI
15 (62.50 %)IBM Mainframe
23 (37.50 %)C
32 (25.00 %)MPEG
32 (25.00 %)Embedded C
32 (25.00 %)DTV
32 (25.00 %)DVB
32 (25.00 %)Device Driver
32 (25.00 %)STB
41 (12.50 %)Nucleus RTOS
41 (12.50 %)VxWorks

Firmware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Firmware 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 Firmware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (25.00 %)DVB
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (62.50 %)Financial Institution
15 (62.50 %)Finance
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Software Engineer
13 (37.50 %)Embedded Software Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Senior Software Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (62.50 %)Mainframe
15 (62.50 %)Cryptography
15 (62.50 %)PKI
15 (62.50 %)IBM Mainframe
22 (25.00 %)Device Driver
22 (25.00 %)STB
22 (25.00 %)MPEG
22 (25.00 %)DTV
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)VxWorks
11 (12.50 %)Nucleus RTOS
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (37.50 %)C
22 (25.00 %)Embedded C
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (62.50 %)IBM
15 (62.50 %)CA