The first table below looks at the demand for Bluetooth skills in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Bluetooth over the 3 months to 20 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Bluetooth
Rank 806 815 759
Rank change year-on-year
+9 -56
Permanent jobs citing Bluetooth 38 55 89
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.038% 0.048% 0.077%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.193% 0.274% 0.488%
Number of salaries quoted 30 53 53
Average salary £47,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.75% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,950 £35,500 £35,000
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
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
19665 20058 18233
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 19.58% 17.64% 15.82%
Number of salaries quoted 16023 16887 15234
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,750 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-0.62% +6.66%
Bluetooth
UK

Bluetooth
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 England region.

England Bluetooth Salary Trend

Bluetooth
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Bluetooth across the England region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

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 England region over the 3 months to 20 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
East of England +10 15 £55,000 +1.85%
South East -15 10 £35,000 -12.50%
London +47 4 £35,750 +43.00%
South West -2 4 £47,500 -
North East - 1 £32,500 -
Bluetooth
UK

Bluetooth
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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 50 (52.63%) Wi-Fi
1 50 (52.63%) Wireless
2 49 (51.58%) Electronics
3 42 (44.21%) C
4 39 (41.05%) GSM
5 34 (35.79%) C++
5 34 (35.79%) Windows
6 28 (29.47%) Degree
7 27 (28.42%) 3G
8 26 (27.37%) Firmware
9 23 (24.21%) Linux
10 22 (23.16%) ZigBee
11 21 (22.11%) WLAN
12 19 (20.00%) Device Driver
13 18 (18.95%) GPRS
14 17 (17.89%) Embedded C
15 15 (15.79%) Handset
15 15 (15.79%) Telecoms
15 15 (15.79%) Python
15 15 (15.79%) Computer Science
16 14 (14.74%) Mathematics
16 14 (14.74%) Perl
17 12 (12.63%) SQL Server
17 12 (12.63%) Web Services
17 12 (12.63%) Microsoft
17 12 (12.63%) Manufacturing
17 12 (12.63%) Verilog
18 11 (11.58%) Embedded Systems
19 10 (10.53%) Pharmaceutical
19 10 (10.53%) Assembly Language

Bluetooth
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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 Development
1 12 (12.63%) Web Services
2 7 (7.368%) .NET
3 6 (6.316%) Flash
3 6 (6.316%) Middleware
4 5 (5.263%) BREW
4 5 (5.263%) J2ME
4 5 (5.263%) SVG
4 5 (5.263%) OpenGL
4 5 (5.263%) Qt
4 5 (5.263%) OpenAL
5 3 (3.158%) REST
5 3 (3.158%) SOAP
6 1 (1.053%) .NET Compact Framework
6 1 (1.053%) .NET Framework
6 1 (1.053%) Silverlight
Application Platforms
1 4 (4.211%) MS Exchange
2 1 (1.053%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (2.105%) MS Office
2 1 (1.053%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 50 (52.63%) Wi-Fi
1 50 (52.63%) Wireless
2 39 (41.05%) GSM
3 27 (28.42%) 3G
4 22 (23.16%) ZigBee
5 21 (22.11%) WLAN
6 18 (18.95%) GPRS
7 9 (9.474%) DVB
8 7 (7.368%) HSPA
9 6 (6.316%) LTE
9 6 (6.316%) 4G
9 6 (6.316%) NFC
9 6 (6.316%) TETRA
9 6 (6.316%) 802.11
9 6 (6.316%) UMTS
10 5 (5.263%) VoIP
11 4 (4.211%) WAN
11 4 (4.211%) LAN
11 4 (4.211%) Broadband
11 4 (4.211%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (12.63%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.053%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 5 (5.263%) Visual Studio
2 2 (2.105%) PVCS
2 2 (2.105%) GCC
3 1 (1.053%) Ant
3 1 (1.053%) Eclipse
3 1 (1.053%) Subversion
General
1 49 (51.58%) Electronics
2 15 (15.79%) Telecoms
3 12 (12.63%) Manufacturing
4 10 (10.53%) Pharmaceutical
5 9 (9.474%) Advertising
6 5 (5.263%) Multimedia
7 2 (2.105%) Billing
7 2 (2.105%) Dutch Language
7 2 (2.105%) French Language
7 2 (2.105%) German Language
7 2 (2.105%) Back Office
7 2 (2.105%) Finance
7 2 (2.105%) Automotive
8 1 (1.053%) Publishing
8 1 (1.053%) Portuguese Language
8 1 (1.053%) Spanish Language
8 1 (1.053%) Music
Job Titles
1 20 (21.05%) Software Engineer
2 17 (17.89%) Principal Engineer
3 16 (16.84%) Test Engineer
4 12 (12.63%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 9 (9.474%) Architect
6 7 (7.368%) Developer
6 7 (7.368%) Field Engineer
6 7 (7.368%) Design Engineer
6 7 (7.368%) Project Engineer
6 7 (7.368%) Firmware Engineer
7 6 (6.316%) Electronics Engineer
7 6 (6.316%) Senior Software Engineer
7 6 (6.316%) Software Developer
8 5 (5.263%) Senior Firmware Engineer
9 4 (4.211%) IT Support
9 4 (4.211%) IT Support Manager
9 4 (4.211%) RF Engineer
9 4 (4.211%) Help Desk Manager
9 4 (4.211%) IT Manager
9 4 (4.211%) Help Desk Support
Miscellaneous
1 26 (27.37%) Firmware
2 19 (20.00%) Device Driver
3 15 (15.79%) Handset
3 15 (15.79%) Computer Science
4 14 (14.74%) Mathematics
5 12 (12.63%) Verilog
6 11 (11.58%) Embedded Systems
7 7 (7.368%) Smartphone
8 5 (5.263%) iPhone
8 5 (5.263%) Speech Recognition
8 5 (5.263%) MPEG
9 4 (4.211%) Blackberry
10 3 (3.158%) N-Tier
11 2 (2.105%) Video Conferencing
12 1 (1.053%) Physics
12 1 (1.053%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 34 (35.79%) Windows
2 23 (24.21%) Linux
3 9 (9.474%) Windows 7
4 8 (8.421%) Android
5 7 (7.368%) Windows CE
5 7 (7.368%) VxWorks
5 7 (7.368%) ThreadX
6 6 (6.316%) Windows Phone 8
6 6 (6.316%) Windows Phone
7 5 (5.263%) Windows Phone 7
7 5 (5.263%) Windows 8
7 5 (5.263%) Windows Mobile
7 5 (5.263%) Nucleus RTOS
8 4 (4.211%) Windows Server 2003
8 4 (4.211%) Windows XP
8 4 (4.211%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (8.421%) Agile Software Development
1 8 (8.421%) Test Management
2 7 (7.368%) Logistics
2 7 (7.368%) Performance Testing
2 7 (7.368%) Quality Management
3 6 (6.316%) E-Commerce
3 6 (6.316%) Scrum
4 5 (5.263%) Software Testing
4 5 (5.263%) Service Delivery
4 5 (5.263%) Mobile Commerce
4 5 (5.263%) DRM
5 4 (4.211%) ITIL
6 3 (3.158%) CRM
6 3 (3.158%) ERP
6 3 (3.158%) Disaster Recovery
6 3 (3.158%) Web Development
6 3 (3.158%) Automated Testing
6 3 (3.158%) Software Engineering
6 3 (3.158%) System Testing
7 2 (2.105%) QMS
Programming Languages
1 42 (44.21%) C
2 34 (35.79%) C++
3 17 (17.89%) Embedded C
4 15 (15.79%) Python
5 14 (14.74%) Perl
6 10 (10.53%) Assembly Language
7 9 (9.474%) MATLAB
8 8 (8.421%) Embedded C++
9 6 (6.316%) C#
10 5 (5.263%) Java
11 1 (1.053%) SQL
11 1 (1.053%) XAML
11 1 (1.053%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 28 (29.47%) Degree
2 7 (7.368%) ISEB
3 2 (2.105%) HNC
3 2 (2.105%) HND
4 1 (1.053%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.053%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.263%) ISO 9001
2 2 (2.105%) JTAG
System Software
1 4 (4.211%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 12 (12.63%) Microsoft
2 9 (9.474%) EMC
3 4 (4.211%) Citrix
3 4 (4.211%) VMware
4 3 (3.158%) Symbian
5 2 (2.105%) Facebook
6 1 (1.053%) Freescale
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
C++ Developer (Nottingham) A leading software development in the embedded platforms market are in need of hiring a mid-level C++ developer to work on a Windows CE...
Vertex Solutions
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bedfordshire, South East
At least 5 years practical experience in software development using C is essential, experience in assembler would be highly desirable... Software Developer in Comms - £40 - £50k - same company...
Real Staffing
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bedfordshire, South East
At least 5 years practical experience in software development using C is essential, experience in assembler would be highly desirable... Software Developer in Comms - £40 - £50k - same company...
Real Staffing
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The Embedded Software Engineer will design and write low level software for complex electronics systems within a range of radio based Wireless applications including telecommunications, medical, engineering and...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £30000 to £57000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
To qualify for this position Embedded Software Engineers will need a Degree in maths, science, software or electronics... As well as this it would also be desirable to...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum bonus, gym, pension, shares, life, m
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The Test Automation Software is written in the Python scripting language and also makes use of high level languages such as C and C++... Develop and maintain Automated...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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
Brentwood, South East
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
Brentwood, South East
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
Brentwood, Essex
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...
Sky
Salary: Bonus & bens
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Good understanding of wireless communication protocols such as Bluetooth, UWB, Wi-Fi, GSM or UMTS... Keywords: Test, Engineer, Software, WLAN PHY, DSP, Bluetooth, UWB, Wi-Fi, GSM, UMTS.
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Midlands
Are you an experienced Windows C++ Developer who is looking to work with ground breaking technology?... The role and responsibilities of the Windows C++ Developer will include: Maintaining...
Vertex Solutions
Salary: £40000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Knowledge and use of JTAG; code coverage/profiling; and automated test tools would be highly desirable... Knowledge of WIFI, Classic Bluetooth, BLE would be highly desirable... Familiarity with...
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Experience using Matlab... Familiar with the usage of wireless communication protocols such as Bluetooth, UWB, Wi-Fi, NFC... Keywords: Senior, DSP, Software, Engineer, Perl, Python, Matlab, C++, Analogue,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: The role of the Test Engineer, Software is to test software for our clients range of wireless chips... Key Responsibilities: Tests software of moderate scale and...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirement specification: - Degree qualified; likely to have MSc / PhD in maths / science / computing / engineering / electronics from a top university. - Commercial experience with a range of wireless communication technologies (...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£65,000 + Bens. + Reloc.
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
My client has a global presence and is widely recognised as a market leader within the development of wireless technologies... The Role: The role of the Test Engineer...
Computer Futures
Salary: £41000 - £46000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi 802.11 experience... Python, perl, C++, Labview... Keywords: Senior, Applications, Engineer, Bluetooth, FM, Wi-Fi, C, DMM, ROM,RF, PCB, Python, Perl, Labview.
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridgeshire
The technical experience that we are looking for with this role is as follows: Embedded C Linker scripts and makefiles... Understanding of processor architectures and some of following...
Proteus Europe
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Initial bring-up and benchmarking of board designs... Experience writing Matlab scripts. Knowledge or Bluetooth and/or 802.11a/b/g systems... Keywords: Senior, Hardware, Engineer, Electronic, PCB,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Engineering or Science Degree required... CIM or MBA) desirable but not essential. Knowledge of Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi technology strongly desired... Keywords: Product, Marketing, Manager, Audio, Semiconductor,...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Development and maintance of the existing test automation system using Python... Person Specification Experience within testing of wireless or Bluetooth devices... Proven experience of Python scripting/programming language.....
Vertex Solutions
Salary: £25000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Software Developer (Communication Systems) Permanent position with the following requirements: Experience of development of communication protocols and embedded software utilising commercial stack for Bluetooth 4 (BLE) 5 years...
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
e) Object oriented design... c) Knowledge of programming languages: especially Java or C++, and knowledge of mobile platforms: especially Android... Familiarity with the following tools is also desirable,...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 25000 - 35000
Posted: 14 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
c) Extensive knowledge of programming languages: especially Java or C++ and knowledge of mobile platforms: especially Android... Familiarity with the following tools is also desirable, but not essential: *...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 40000 - 50000
Posted: 14 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
45-60k Commutable within 1 hr of Northampton, Milton Keynes, Bedford areas Cortex M0/TI-MSP430/STM8/STM32 or RF Communications Electronic Hardware Developer Permanent position with the...
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013
London
Experience using different mobile APIs for Android and iOS platforms such as: SQLite, Accelerometer, Bluetooth, Camera, Local Storage, Animations, Audio sensors, Google Maps, Location Services, etc... Intimately familiar...
Accenture
Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum plus excellent benefits package
Posted: 26 April 2013
London, Old Bailey
Deep knowledge of the Android, its ecosystem and successful track record in Android Platform development - A technical-minded gadget lover who knows, and has used the most recent...
Accenture
Salary: Up to £65,000, plus excellent benefits package
Posted: 19 May 2013
Bedfordshire, South East
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...
Real Staffing
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013