The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in IT jobs advertised for the Chester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Systems over the 3 months to 17 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Chester region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Systems
Rank 45 35 -
Rank change year-on-year
-10 -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 5 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Chester 1.397% 0.617% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.024% 2.273% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Average salary £35,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £38,750 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+3.22% +10.71%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Chester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
83 44 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Chester 23.18% 27.16% 8.898%
Number of salaries quoted 47 41 17
Average salary £35,000 £28,750 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+21.73% -15.44%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £19,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £41,000 £50,000 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,815 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.96% +6.66%
Embedded Systems
Cheshire

Embedded Systems
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Embedded Systems across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Chester Embedded Systems Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend

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

Chester Embedded Systems Salary Trend

Embedded Systems
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Chester region citing Embedded Systems 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 Systems.

1 11 (57.89%) Software Engineering
2 9 (47.37%) C++
3 8 (42.11%) SQL
3 8 (42.11%) C
3 8 (42.11%) C#
3 8 (42.11%) Windows
3 8 (42.11%) Electronics
3 8 (42.11%) OO
3 8 (42.11%) Supplier Management
3 8 (42.11%) Security Cleared
4 6 (31.58%) Twitter
4 6 (31.58%) SCADA
4 6 (31.58%) Ethernet
4 6 (31.58%) Embedded C
4 6 (31.58%) Linux
5 5 (26.32%) VSS/SourceSafe
5 5 (26.32%) HND
5 5 (26.32%) Aerospace
5 5 (26.32%) DO-178B
5 5 (26.32%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
5 5 (26.32%) Subversion
6 4 (21.05%) Military
6 4 (21.05%) Finance
6 4 (21.05%) TCP/IP
7 3 (15.79%) SC Cleared
7 3 (15.79%) BC Cleared
8 2 (10.53%) Degree
8 2 (10.53%) Change Control
8 2 (10.53%) Embedded Software Development
8 2 (10.53%) Software Testing

Embedded Systems
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Chester region citing Embedded Systems 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 Systems. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 6 (31.58%) Ethernet
2 4 (21.05%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 5 (26.32%) VSS/SourceSafe
1 5 (26.32%) Subversion
General
1 8 (42.11%) Electronics
2 5 (26.32%) Aerospace
3 4 (21.05%) Military
3 4 (21.05%) Finance
Job Titles
1 18 (94.74%) Software Engineer
2 5 (26.32%) Design Engineer
2 5 (26.32%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 5 (26.32%) Software Design Engineer
3 4 (21.05%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
3 4 (21.05%) Senior Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (31.58%) SCADA
2 5 (26.32%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
Operating Systems
1 8 (42.11%) Windows
2 6 (31.58%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (57.89%) Software Engineering
2 8 (42.11%) Supplier Management
2 8 (42.11%) OO
3 2 (10.53%) UML
3 2 (10.53%) Software Testing
3 2 (10.53%) Requirements Management
3 2 (10.53%) Change Control
3 2 (10.53%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 9 (47.37%) C++
2 8 (42.11%) SQL
2 8 (42.11%) C
2 8 (42.11%) C#
3 6 (31.58%) Embedded C
4 2 (10.53%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 8 (42.11%) Security Cleared
2 5 (26.32%) HND
3 3 (15.79%) SC Cleared
3 3 (15.79%) BC Cleared
4 2 (10.53%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (26.32%) DO-178B
Vendors
1 6 (31.58%) Twitter
Chester, North West
Due to the sensitivity of projects, this role requires you to go through SC Clearance for UK government standards.You You'll be responsible for the design and...
JAM
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits Package
Posted: 8 May 2013