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This section looks at the demand for Firmware skills within the Dorset 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirmware
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8179
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads98
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below7.563 %2.062 %
Salaries quoted98
Average minimum salary£24,111£40,500
Average salary£26,000£41,188
% change on same period last year-36.87 %
Average maximum salary£27,889£41,875
UK excluding London average salary£36,518£36,383
% change on same period last year+0.37 %
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads119388
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.163 %
Salaries quoted88323
Average minimum salary£29,658£44,653
Average salary£32,072£47,166
% change on same period last year-32.00 %
Average maximum salary£34,485£49,679
UK excluding London average salary£37,751£39,165
% change on same period last year-3.61 %
Firmware South WestFirmware
South West

Firmware
Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset Firmware Salary Trend

Firmware
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firmware across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Dorset Firmware Salary Histogram

Firmware
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
BournemouthUp+111£23,000-48.88 %
Firmware South WestFirmware
South West

Firmware
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

111 (68.75 %)Degree
210 (62.50 %)C
210 (62.50 %)Linux
210 (62.50 %)Electronics
38 (50.00 %)Device Driver
38 (50.00 %)HTTP
38 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
38 (50.00 %)Java
38 (50.00 %)Physics
38 (50.00 %)Computer Science
38 (50.00 %)iSCSI
45 (31.25 %)Electric
54 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
63 (18.75 %)System Testing
63 (18.75 %)Software Testing
72 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
72 (12.50 %)ISEB
72 (12.50 %)Information Security
72 (12.50 %)C++
72 (12.50 %)Embedded C
81 (6.250 %)Compuware
81 (6.250 %)ISEB Practitioner

Firmware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (50.00 %)HTTP
18 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
18 (50.00 %)iSCSI
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (62.50 %)Electronics
25 (31.25 %)Electric
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (50.00 %)Graduate
27 (43.75 %)Software Engineer
36 (37.50 %)Graduate Software Engineer
44 (25.00 %)Electronics Engineer
44 (25.00 %)Tester
53 (18.75 %)Software Tester
62 (12.50 %)Analyst
62 (12.50 %)Test Analyst
71 (6.250 %)Test Engineer
71 (6.250 %)Software Test Engineer
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (50.00 %)Device Driver
18 (50.00 %)Physics
18 (50.00 %)Computer Science
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (62.50 %)Linux
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
23 (18.75 %)System Testing
23 (18.75 %)Software Testing
32 (12.50 %)Information Security
32 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (62.50 %)C
28 (50.00 %)Java
32 (12.50 %)Embedded C
32 (12.50 %)C++
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (68.75 %)Degree
22 (12.50 %)ISEB
31 (6.250 %)ISEB Practitioner
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (6.250 %)Compuware