The first table below looks at the demand for Bluetooth skills in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Bluetooth 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 of the Communications & Networking category for the East of England region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Bluetooth
Rank 253 256 218
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -38
Permanent jobs citing Bluetooth 16 16 43
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 0.193% 0.184% 0.453%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.903% 0.994% 2.311%
Number of salaries quoted 13 15 43
Average salary £55,000 £54,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.85% +44.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £40,000 £35,400
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £54,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+18.75% +6.66%
All Communications & Networking
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
1772 1610 1861
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 21.43% 18.51% 19.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1427 1278 1501
Average salary £40,000 £41,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.61% +3.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £27,616 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,750 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-0.62% +6.66%
Bluetooth
England

Bluetooth
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England Bluetooth Jobs Demand Trend

Bluetooth
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Bluetooth across the East of England region.

East of England Bluetooth Salary Trend

Bluetooth
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Bluetooth across the East of England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

East of England Bluetooth Salary Histogram

Bluetooth
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Bluetooth within the East of England region over the 3 months to 17 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
Cambridgeshire -10 6 £60,000 +11.11%
East Anglia - 5 £55,000 -
Essex +32 3 - -
Hertfordshire - 2 £27,500 -
Bluetooth
England

Bluetooth
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region citing Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth.

1 19 (70.37%) Wi-Fi
2 15 (55.56%) C
3 12 (44.44%) Firmware
3 12 (44.44%) Degree
4 11 (40.74%) Wireless
4 11 (40.74%) C++
5 8 (29.63%) MATLAB
5 8 (29.63%) Electronics
6 6 (22.22%) TETRA
6 6 (22.22%) Computer Science
6 6 (22.22%) Embedded C
6 6 (22.22%) Embedded C++
6 6 (22.22%) Perl
6 6 (22.22%) Python
6 6 (22.22%) WLAN
6 6 (22.22%) Mathematics
7 5 (18.52%) GSM
7 5 (18.52%) Microsoft
7 5 (18.52%) 3G
7 5 (18.52%) Manufacturing
8 4 (14.81%) Handset
8 4 (14.81%) VMware
8 4 (14.81%) Blackberry
8 4 (14.81%) GPRS
8 4 (14.81%) Windows Server 2003
8 4 (14.81%) EMC
8 4 (14.81%) Citrix
8 4 (14.81%) LAN
8 4 (14.81%) WAN
8 4 (14.81%) Windows XP

Bluetooth
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region citing Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 4 (14.81%) MS Exchange
2 1 (3.704%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (3.704%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 19 (70.37%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (40.74%) Wireless
3 6 (22.22%) TETRA
3 6 (22.22%) WLAN
4 5 (18.52%) 3G
4 5 (18.52%) GSM
5 4 (14.81%) LAN
5 4 (14.81%) WAN
5 4 (14.81%) GPRS
6 3 (11.11%) DVB
6 3 (11.11%) Broadband
7 2 (7.407%) DECT
8 1 (3.704%) RFID
8 1 (3.704%) UWB
8 1 (3.704%) NFC
8 1 (3.704%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.704%) SQL Server
1 1 (3.704%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 8 (29.63%) Electronics
2 5 (18.52%) Manufacturing
3 2 (7.407%) Telecoms
4 1 (3.704%) Automotive
4 1 (3.704%) Music
4 1 (3.704%) Portuguese Language
4 1 (3.704%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 10 (37.04%) Principal Engineer
2 5 (18.52%) Firmware Engineer
3 4 (14.81%) Senior Firmware Engineer
3 4 (14.81%) IT Support
3 4 (14.81%) Help Desk Manager
3 4 (14.81%) IT Manager
3 4 (14.81%) Help Desk Support
3 4 (14.81%) Support Manager
3 4 (14.81%) IT Support Manager
3 4 (14.81%) RF Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Hardware Engineer
5 2 (7.407%) Electronics Engineer
5 2 (7.407%) Design Engineer
5 2 (7.407%) Development Engineer
5 2 (7.407%) Senior RF Engineer
6 1 (3.704%) Audio Engineer
6 1 (3.704%) Audio Software Engineer
6 1 (3.704%) Senior Design Engineer
6 1 (3.704%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 1 (3.704%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (44.44%) Firmware
2 6 (22.22%) Mathematics
2 6 (22.22%) Computer Science
3 4 (14.81%) Blackberry
3 4 (14.81%) Handset
4 1 (3.704%) Physics
4 1 (3.704%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (14.81%) Windows
1 4 (14.81%) Linux
1 4 (14.81%) Windows XP
1 4 (14.81%) Windows Server 2003
1 4 (14.81%) Windows Server 2008
1 4 (14.81%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (14.81%) ITIL
2 1 (3.704%) B2B
2 1 (3.704%) Project Management
2 1 (3.704%) Supplier Management
2 1 (3.704%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 15 (55.56%) C
2 11 (40.74%) C++
3 8 (29.63%) MATLAB
4 6 (22.22%) Perl
4 6 (22.22%) Python
4 6 (22.22%) Embedded C
4 6 (22.22%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 12 (44.44%) Degree
2 1 (3.704%) SC Cleared
2 1 (3.704%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (14.81%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 5 (18.52%) Microsoft
2 4 (14.81%) EMC
2 4 (14.81%) Citrix
2 4 (14.81%) VMware
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Salary: £30000 to £57000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
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Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
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Requirements: - Degree qualified in maths / science / electronics / software. - Proven commercial experience in one or more scripting or programming language - especially Python, Perl, or C / C++... - Experience or understanding...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£45k + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
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You will be accountable for hardware solutions at consultant level having extensive knowledge of DVB-S/C/T frontends, LNB's, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and antenna design; as...
British Sky Broadcasting
Salary: Bonus & bens
Posted: 19 May 2013
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British Sky Broadcasting
Salary: Bonus & bens
Posted: 19 May 2013
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Sky
Salary: Bonus & bens
Posted: 14 May 2013
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Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
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Salary: to c£65,000 + Bens. + Reloc.
Posted: 17 May 2013
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Computer Futures
Salary: £41000 - £46000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
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Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
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Salary: £25000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
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Minimum 5 years electronic hardware design experience Ability to translate user requirements into hardware specifications and component level designs Analogue circuit development for high precision signal amplification and...
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Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013