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This section looks at the demand for Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited BREW over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBinary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank846841
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads60134
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.055 %
As % of the category below0.101 %0.183 %
Salaries quoted58113
Average minimum salary£46,241£41,434
Average salary£47,948£44,372
% change on same period last year+8.06 %
Average maximum salary£49,655£47,310
UK excluding London average salary£43,560£41,526
% change on same period last year+4.89 %
England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
England
Matching permanent IT job ads5916373169
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled31.23 %29.96 %
Salaries quoted5092960404
Average minimum salary£37,147£38,948
Average salary£40,735£42,773
% change on same period last year-4.76 %
Average maximum salary£44,324£46,598
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
BREW UKBREW
UK

BREW
Demand Trend

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

England BREW Demand Trend

BREW
Salary Trend

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

England BREW Salary Trend

BREW
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing BREW across the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

England BREW Salary Histogram

BREW
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BREW within the England region over the 3 months to 25 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
LondonUp+4237£50,750+7.87 %
South EastUp+3216£43,969+10.96 %
North WestUp+65£33,250-22.33 %
BREW UKBREW
UK

BREW
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing BREW 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 BREW.

197 (84.35 %)Symbian
277 (66.96 %)Windows
369 (60.00 %)Windows Mobile
464 (55.65 %)J2ME
557 (49.57 %)C++
650 (43.48 %)Java
738 (33.04 %)J2EE
830 (26.09 %)C
928 (24.35 %)Handset
1025 (21.74 %)J2SE
1025 (21.74 %)Linux
1123 (20.00 %)Games
1221 (18.26 %)Mobile Games
1320 (17.39 %)MIDP
1320 (17.39 %)Flash Lite
1419 (16.52 %)Degree
1517 (14.78 %)XML
1616 (13.91 %)UML
1713 (11.30 %)Flash
1713 (11.30 %)WAP
1713 (11.30 %)Microsoft
1811 (9.565 %)3G
1811 (9.565 %)Multimedia
1811 (9.565 %)Embedded Linux
1910 (8.696 %)Google
1910 (8.696 %)OO
209 (7.826 %)Java ME
209 (7.826 %)Software Engineering
218 (6.957 %)Yahoo!
218 (6.957 %)Blackberry

BREW
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing BREW 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 BREW. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
164 (55.65 %)J2ME
238 (33.04 %)J2EE
325 (21.74 %)J2SE
420 (17.39 %)MIDP
517 (14.78 %)XML
613 (11.30 %)WAP
79 (7.826 %)Java ME
85 (4.348 %)Series 60
85 (4.348 %)HTML
94 (3.478 %)WebServices
94 (3.478 %)Adobe Flex
103 (2.609 %)AJAX
103 (2.609 %)UIQ
112 (1.739 %)XSL
112 (1.739 %)XSLT
112 (1.739 %)EJB
112 (1.739 %)MVC
121 (0.870 %)SVG
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.739 %)Tomcat
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (6.087 %)MS Excel
23 (2.609 %)MATLAB
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (9.565 %)3G
27 (6.087 %)Bluetooth
27 (6.087 %)Internet
35 (4.348 %)GPRS
35 (4.348 %)GSM
43 (2.609 %)SMS
43 (2.609 %)HTTP
43 (2.609 %)Broadband
43 (2.609 %)Wireless
51 (0.870 %)SSH
51 (0.870 %)NFC
51 (0.870 %)DVB
51 (0.870 %)Wi-Fi
51 (0.870 %)UMTS
51 (0.870 %)VoIP
51 (0.870 %)WLAN
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (2.609 %)MySQL
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (11.30 %)Flash
24 (3.478 %)Rational Rose
24 (3.478 %)Visual Studio
33 (2.609 %)Ant
33 (2.609 %)Eclipse
41 (0.870 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.870 %)Subversion
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (20.00 %)Games
221 (18.26 %)Mobile Games
311 (9.565 %)Multimedia
46 (5.217 %)Music
46 (5.217 %)Telecoms
52 (1.739 %)Animation
61 (0.870 %)Manufacturing
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
152 (45.22 %)Developer
219 (16.52 %)Software Engineer
39 (7.826 %)Senior Developer
39 (7.826 %)Lead Developer
46 (5.217 %)C++ Developer
46 (5.217 %)Test Engineer
46 (5.217 %)Team Leader
46 (5.217 %)Java Team Leader
55 (4.348 %)Java Developer
55 (4.348 %)Architect
64 (3.478 %)Project Manager
64 (3.478 %)Software Developer
64 (3.478 %)Principle Engineer
64 (3.478 %)Blackberry Developer
73 (2.609 %)Technical Manager
73 (2.609 %)Applications Manager
73 (2.609 %)Senior Software Engineer
73 (2.609 %)C++ Software Engineer
73 (2.609 %)Test Manager
73 (2.609 %)Technical Project Manager
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
128 (24.35 %)Handset
220 (17.39 %)Flash Lite
38 (6.957 %)Blackberry
47 (6.087 %)Client/Server
47 (6.087 %)Mathematics
56 (5.217 %)PDA
64 (3.478 %)Computer Science
73 (2.609 %)MPEG
82 (1.739 %)Device Driver
82 (1.739 %)Interactive TV
82 (1.739 %)Social Network
91 (0.870 %)Speech Recognition
91 (0.870 %)Economics
91 (0.870 %)Smartphone
91 (0.870 %)Pocket PC
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
177 (66.96 %)Windows
269 (60.00 %)Windows Mobile
325 (21.74 %)Linux
411 (9.565 %)Embedded Linux
54 (3.478 %)Windows CE
63 (2.609 %)Palm OS
63 (2.609 %)UNIX
71 (0.870 %)Nucleus RTOS
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (13.91 %)UML
210 (8.696 %)OO
39 (7.826 %)Software Engineering
47 (6.087 %)OOD
55 (4.348 %)Software Testing
55 (4.348 %)Test Scripting
64 (3.478 %)Programme Management
64 (3.478 %)Agile Software Development
73 (2.609 %)Project Management
82 (1.739 %)Time Management
82 (1.739 %)Use Case
91 (0.870 %)Mobile Commerce
91 (0.870 %)DRM
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
157 (49.57 %)C++
250 (43.48 %)Java
330 (26.09 %)C
45 (4.348 %)Python
54 (3.478 %)C#
63 (2.609 %)SQL
72 (1.739 %)Perl
81 (0.870 %)JavaScript
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (16.52 %)Degree
24 (3.478 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.870 %)Sun Certification
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
197 (84.35 %)Symbian
213 (11.30 %)Microsoft
310 (8.696 %)Google
48 (6.957 %)Yahoo!
55 (4.348 %)Oracle
55 (4.348 %)HP
63 (2.609 %)Motorola
71 (0.870 %)Nokia
71 (0.870 %)Sony
71 (0.870 %)Ericsson
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