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This section looks at the demand for Set-Top Box (STB) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited STB over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSet-Top Box (STB)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank236215
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching permanent IT job ads4669
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.028 %
As % of the category below1.575 %2.588 %
Salaries quoted3969
Average minimum salary£40,000£42,725
Average salary£43,962£44,659
% change on same period last year-1.56 %
Average maximum salary£47,923£46,594
UK excluding London average salary£43,627£41,201
% change on same period last year+5.88 %
Miscellaneous East of EnglandMiscellaneous
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads29212666
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.525 %1.100 %
Salaries quoted24662199
Average minimum salary£33,496£36,424
Average salary£36,886£39,741
% change on same period last year-7.18 %
Average maximum salary£40,276£43,058
UK excluding London average salary£37,996£39,345
% change on same period last year-3.42 %
STB EnglandSTB
England

STB
Demand Trend

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

East of England STB Demand Trend

STB
Salary Trend

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

East of England STB Salary Trend

STB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing STB across the East of England region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

East of England STB Salary Histogram

STB
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing STB within the East of England region over the 3 months to 18 July 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
CambridgeshireDown-345£43,962-9.10 %
HertfordshireDown-161--
STB EnglandSTB
England

STB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the East of England region citing STB 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 STB.

165 (64.36 %)C
261 (60.40 %)Linux
261 (60.40 %)IPTV
352 (51.49 %)Embedded C
352 (51.49 %)DTV
439 (38.61 %)Embedded Linux
532 (31.68 %)DVB
627 (26.73 %)Electronics
723 (22.77 %)MPEG
820 (19.80 %)C++
913 (12.87 %)PRINCE2
913 (12.87 %)UNIX
913 (12.87 %)Device Driver
1011 (10.89 %)RTSP
1110 (9.901 %)Project Management
129 (8.911 %)TCP/IP
138 (7.921 %)Embedded C++
147 (6.931 %)Python
147 (6.931 %)Java
156 (5.941 %)JavaScript
156 (5.941 %)VxWorks
156 (5.941 %)Multimedia
165 (4.950 %)Ruby
165 (4.950 %)Ethernet
165 (4.950 %)Middleware
165 (4.950 %)SQL
165 (4.950 %)Ant
165 (4.950 %)Eclipse
165 (4.950 %)Nucleus RTOS
174 (3.960 %)Degree

STB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the East of England region citing STB 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 STB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
15 (4.950 %)Middleware
24 (3.960 %)HTML
24 (3.960 %)Ruby on Rails
33 (2.970 %)AJAX
33 (2.970 %)XML
33 (2.970 %)DOM
42 (1.980 %)CSS
42 (1.980 %)WebServices
51 (0.990 %)SOAP
51 (0.990 %)J2EE
51 (0.990 %)Hibernate
51 (0.990 %)Spring
Applications
11 (0.990 %)MS Project
11 (0.990 %)MS Excel
11 (0.990 %)FrameMaker
Communications & Networking
132 (31.68 %)DVB
211 (10.89 %)RTSP
39 (8.911 %)TCP/IP
45 (4.950 %)Ethernet
54 (3.960 %)IGMP
62 (1.980 %)RTP
62 (1.980 %)DAB
62 (1.980 %)Broadband
71 (0.990 %)VoIP
Development Applications
15 (4.950 %)Ant
15 (4.950 %)Eclipse
22 (1.980 %)TestDirector
22 (1.980 %)Subversion
General
127 (26.73 %)Electronics
26 (5.941 %)Multimedia
33 (2.970 %)Telecoms
42 (1.980 %)Insurance
42 (1.980 %)Pensions
51 (0.990 %)Marketing
Job Titles
144 (43.56 %)Software Engineer
224 (23.76 %)Developer
323 (22.77 %)C Software Engineer
422 (21.78 %)Embedded Software Engineer
517 (16.83 %)Linux Engineer
517 (16.83 %)Embedded Linux Software Engineer
616 (15.84 %)Embedded Software Developer
616 (15.84 %)Software Developer
710 (9.901 %)Project Manager
710 (9.901 %)Audio Engineer
710 (9.901 %)Audio Software Engineer
85 (4.950 %)Embedded C Engineer
85 (4.950 %)Senior Software Engineer
94 (3.960 %)Embedded C Developer
94 (3.960 %)C Developer
94 (3.960 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
103 (2.970 %)C++ Software Engineer
103 (2.970 %)Architect
103 (2.970 %)Programme Manager
103 (2.970 %)Software Architect
Miscellaneous
161 (60.40 %)IPTV
252 (51.49 %)DTV
323 (22.77 %)MPEG
413 (12.87 %)Device Driver
54 (3.960 %)Streaming Video
62 (1.980 %)Firmware
71 (0.990 %)Client/Server
Operating Systems
161 (60.40 %)Linux
239 (38.61 %)Embedded Linux
313 (12.87 %)UNIX
46 (5.941 %)VxWorks
55 (4.950 %)Nucleus RTOS
62 (1.980 %)ThreadX
62 (1.980 %)pSOS
Processes & Methodologies
113 (12.87 %)PRINCE2
210 (9.901 %)Project Management
34 (3.960 %)UML
43 (2.970 %)Data Modelling
43 (2.970 %)Software Testing
43 (2.970 %)Test Scripting
52 (1.980 %)Software Engineering
52 (1.980 %)Agile Software Development
52 (1.980 %)Quality Management
61 (0.990 %)Regression Testing
61 (0.990 %)Validation
61 (0.990 %)Programme Management
61 (0.990 %)Automated Testing
61 (0.990 %)Manual Testing
61 (0.990 %)System Testing
61 (0.990 %)Requirements Analysis
61 (0.990 %)User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
165 (64.36 %)C
252 (51.49 %)Embedded C
320 (19.80 %)C++
48 (7.921 %)Embedded C++
57 (6.931 %)Java
57 (6.931 %)Python
66 (5.941 %)JavaScript
75 (4.950 %)SQL
75 (4.950 %)Ruby
82 (1.980 %)Perl
91 (0.990 %)PHP
91 (0.990 %)C#
Qualifications
14 (3.960 %)Degree
21 (0.990 %)ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.970 %)QA
Vendors
12 (1.980 %)OpenTV
21 (0.990 %)Microsoft
21 (0.990 %)Adobe
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