The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Device Driver in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Device Driver over the 3 months to 24 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the England region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Device Drivers
Rank 640 619 679
Rank change year-on-year
-21 +60
Permanent jobs citing Device Driver 203 250 171
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.201% 0.221% 0.145%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.593% 0.655% 0.415%
Number of salaries quoted 144 195 139
Average salary £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.88% -
90% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £35,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,750 £57,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £41,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
+9.75% -3.52%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
34213 38163 41237
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 33.83% 33.66% 35.00%
Number of salaries quoted 28337 32394 34737
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £48,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -6.73%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £29,000 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £82,500 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Device Driver
UK

Device Driver
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Device Driver across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

England Device Driver Jobs Demand Trend

Device Driver
Salary Trend

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

England Device Driver Salary Trend

Device Driver
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Device Driver across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England Device Driver Salary Histogram

Device Driver
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Device Driver within the England region over the 3 months to 24 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
South East +28 81 £42,500 +4.93%
East of England -51 47 £45,000 -
London +51 37 £37,500 -16.66%
South West -2 23 £50,000 +25.00%
Yorkshire +3 6 £40,000 +2.56%
West Midlands -16 4 £37,500 -6.25%
North East +1 1 - -
Device Driver
UK

Device Driver
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver.

1 338 (81.84%) Linux
2 331 (80.15%) C
3 277 (67.07%) C++
4 205 (49.64%) Degree
5 174 (42.13%) Windows
6 124 (30.02%) Embedded C
7 93 (22.52%) Embedded Linux
8 80 (19.37%) Embedded C++
9 74 (17.92%) Computer Science
10 69 (16.71%) Embedded Systems
10 69 (16.71%) Electronics
11 68 (16.46%) Firmware
11 68 (16.46%) UNIX
12 67 (16.22%) Software Engineering
13 59 (14.29%) OO
14 57 (13.80%) Middleware
15 53 (12.83%) UML
16 51 (12.35%) HTTP
16 51 (12.35%) Multithreading
17 49 (11.86%) TCP/IP
17 49 (11.86%) Java
18 48 (11.62%) VxWorks
19 46 (11.14%) Python
19 46 (11.14%) Mathematics
20 43 (10.41%) Telecoms
21 38 (9.201%) Agile Software Development
22 32 (7.748%) OpenGL
22 32 (7.748%) Software Testing
23 31 (7.506%) Assembly Language
24 30 (7.264%) C#

Device Driver
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 57 (13.80%) Middleware
2 32 (7.748%) OpenGL
3 30 (7.264%) Web Services
4 27 (6.538%) Qt
5 26 (6.295%) JSON
6 25 (6.053%) Flash
7 22 (5.327%) JSF
8 20 (4.843%) XML
8 20 (4.843%) STL
9 19 (4.600%) WebKit
10 18 (4.358%) HTML
11 17 (4.116%) FIX Protocol
12 16 (3.874%) .NET
13 14 (3.390%) CSS
14 13 (3.148%) Boost C++ Libraries
15 9 (2.179%) RESTful
16 8 (1.937%) Ajax
16 8 (1.937%) Ruby on Rails
16 8 (1.937%) LAMP
17 5 (1.211%) BREW
Application Platforms
1 19 (4.600%) Apache
2 17 (4.116%) SAS
3 3 (0.726%) MS Exchange
4 2 (0.484%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.242%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.242%) IIS
5 1 (0.242%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 25 (6.053%) MS Office
2 23 (5.569%) MS Excel
3 13 (3.148%) MS PowerPoint
4 7 (1.695%) Simulink
5 4 (0.969%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 3 (0.726%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 1 (0.242%) Taleo
Communications & Networking
1 51 (12.35%) HTTP
2 49 (11.86%) TCP/IP
3 25 (6.053%) DHCP
4 24 (5.811%) Internet
4 24 (5.811%) Ethernet
5 23 (5.569%) Wireless
6 21 (5.085%) Wi-Fi
6 21 (5.085%) DVB
7 19 (4.600%) Bluetooth
7 19 (4.600%) Broadband
7 19 (4.600%) SNMP
8 18 (4.358%) Fibre Channel
8 18 (4.358%) iSCSI
9 17 (4.116%) SSL
10 16 (3.874%) GSM
11 15 (3.632%) DNS
12 11 (2.663%) 3G
12 11 (2.663%) WLAN
13 10 (2.421%) VoIP
14 8 (1.937%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.116%) Big Data
2 9 (2.179%) MySQL
2 9 (2.179%) CouchDB
2 9 (2.179%) SQLite
3 8 (1.937%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.969%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.484%) SQL Server 2008
5 2 (0.484%) SQL Server 2005
6 1 (0.242%) GIS
Development Applications
1 22 (5.327%) Rational DOORS
2 21 (5.085%) ClearQuest
2 21 (5.085%) ClearCase
3 19 (4.600%) Visual Studio
4 13 (3.148%) Subversion
5 11 (2.663%) JIRA
6 9 (2.179%) Eclipse
6 9 (2.179%) Git (software)
6 9 (2.179%) Trac
7 8 (1.937%) Selenium
7 8 (1.937%) GCC
8 6 (1.453%) GDB
9 2 (0.484%) WATIR
9 2 (0.484%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.484%) CppUnit
9 2 (0.484%) RSpec
9 2 (0.484%) LabVIEW
10 1 (0.242%) NUnit
10 1 (0.242%) PVCS
10 1 (0.242%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 69 (16.71%) Electronics
2 43 (10.41%) Telecoms
3 28 (6.780%) Finance
4 26 (6.295%) Aerospace
5 22 (5.327%) Military
6 21 (5.085%) Avionics
7 18 (4.358%) Manufacturing
8 10 (2.421%) Automotive
9 8 (1.937%) Marketing
10 6 (1.453%) Multimedia
11 3 (0.726%) Retail
12 2 (0.484%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.484%) Games
13 1 (0.242%) Publishing
13 1 (0.242%) Banking
Job Titles
1 242 (58.60%) Software Engineer
2 109 (26.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 79 (19.13%) Developer
4 33 (7.990%) C Software Engineer
5 32 (7.748%) Linux Engineer
5 32 (7.748%) Senior Software Engineer
5 32 (7.748%) Development Engineer
6 27 (6.538%) C++ Developer
7 18 (4.358%) C++ Software Engineer
7 18 (4.358%) Software Development Engineer
8 17 (4.116%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 17 (4.116%) Software Developer
9 16 (3.874%) Architect
10 14 (3.390%) C Developer
11 11 (2.663%) Design Engineer
11 11 (2.663%) Programmer
11 11 (2.663%) Embedded C Programmer
11 11 (2.663%) C Programmer
12 10 (2.421%) Technical Architect
13 9 (2.179%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 74 (17.92%) Computer Science
2 69 (16.71%) Embedded Systems
3 68 (16.46%) Firmware
4 46 (11.14%) Mathematics
5 27 (6.538%) STB
6 26 (6.295%) VHDL
7 25 (6.053%) DTV
8 24 (5.811%) Management Information System
8 24 (5.811%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
9 22 (5.327%) Chip and PIN
10 20 (4.843%) Verilog
11 19 (4.600%) Clustering
12 17 (4.116%) Open Source
13 10 (2.421%) MPEG
14 7 (1.695%) Applied Mathematics
14 7 (1.695%) Physics
14 7 (1.695%) Video Conferencing
15 6 (1.453%) SystemC
15 6 (1.453%) 3D Graphics
16 5 (1.211%) Speech Recognition
Operating Systems
1 338 (81.84%) Linux
2 174 (42.13%) Windows
3 93 (22.52%) Embedded Linux
4 68 (16.46%) UNIX
5 48 (11.62%) VxWorks
6 21 (5.085%) Android
7 17 (4.116%) Windows 7
7 17 (4.116%) FreeBSD
8 11 (2.663%) Windows XP
9 9 (2.179%) Windows CE
10 7 (1.695%) ThreadX
11 5 (1.211%) Windows Phone
11 5 (1.211%) Windows 8
11 5 (1.211%) Windows Phone 8
11 5 (1.211%) Windows Phone 7
11 5 (1.211%) Windows Mobile
11 5 (1.211%) Nucleus RTOS
11 5 (1.211%) Windows Vista
12 3 (0.726%) Solaris
13 2 (0.484%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (16.22%) Software Engineering
2 59 (14.29%) OO
3 53 (12.83%) UML
4 51 (12.35%) Multithreading
5 38 (9.201%) Agile Software Development
6 32 (7.748%) Software Testing
7 28 (6.780%) Embedded Software Development
8 23 (5.569%) Configuration Management
9 22 (5.327%) Validation
9 22 (5.327%) Requirements Management
9 22 (5.327%) Waterfall
10 21 (5.085%) Software Architecture
10 21 (5.085%) Communications Security
10 21 (5.085%) Information Management
11 19 (4.600%) Signal Processing
12 16 (3.874%) Digital Signal Processing
12 16 (3.874%) Unit Testing
13 15 (3.632%) Integration Testing
14 13 (3.148%) SSADM
14 13 (3.148%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 331 (80.15%) C
2 277 (67.07%) C++
3 124 (30.02%) Embedded C
4 80 (19.37%) Embedded C++
5 49 (11.86%) Java
6 46 (11.14%) Python
7 31 (7.506%) Assembly Language
8 30 (7.264%) C#
9 25 (6.053%) Perl
10 22 (5.327%) Ada
11 19 (4.600%) MATLAB
12 16 (3.874%) JavaScript
13 15 (3.632%) SQL
14 13 (3.148%) PHP
15 11 (2.663%) Ruby
16 8 (1.937%) ActionScript
17 4 (0.969%) Shell Script
18 2 (0.484%) GLSL
18 2 (0.484%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 205 (49.64%) Degree
2 26 (6.295%) PhD
3 20 (4.843%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.211%) SC Cleared
5 4 (0.969%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (0.726%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.484%) MCDST
7 2 (0.484%) HP AIS
7 2 (0.484%) CCNA
7 2 (0.484%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (0.484%) IBM Certification
7 2 (0.484%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.327%) DO-178B
2 3 (0.726%) SLA
2 3 (0.726%) JTAG
3 2 (0.484%) QA
3 2 (0.484%) IEC 61508
3 2 (0.484%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.242%) ISO/IEC 14443
System Software
1 13 (3.148%) Xen
2 9 (2.179%) Samba
2 9 (2.179%) Squid
3 2 (0.484%) vSphere
3 2 (0.484%) Sendmail
3 2 (0.484%) XenApp
3 2 (0.484%) XenDesktop
3 2 (0.484%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.242%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
1 1 (0.242%) SCCM
Vendors
1 22 (5.327%) Intel
2 18 (4.358%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.358%) Cisco
3 15 (3.632%) QNX
3 15 (3.632%) VMware
4 4 (0.969%) Atmel
4 4 (0.969%) MathWorks
4 4 (0.969%) Cadence
5 3 (0.726%) SAP
5 3 (0.726%) Citrix
5 3 (0.726%) IBM
5 3 (0.726%) HP
6 2 (0.484%) Xilinx
6 2 (0.484%) DataCore
6 2 (0.484%) Dell
7 1 (0.242%) Perforce
7 1 (0.242%) Telcordia
7 1 (0.242%) Altiris
7 1 (0.242%) FrontRange
7 1 (0.242%) Progress
Surrey
You will be part of a newly formed team developing next generation infrastructure systems, the team will design and implement the complete system from requirements to validation of...
Simple Recruitment Services Ltd
Salary: Unspecified Benefits package
Posted: 23 May 2013
Basingstoke, South East
Experience in Embedded software programming - 5 years + Industry experience - Programming in C/C++- Device Driver development- Assembler programming - ARM7 or ARM9 experience You will also be required to...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You… As a successful Software Engineer you'll have experience of designing device drivers and real time systems written in C and C++... Technical Skills… *Embedded C, C++...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + Benefits Package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key Skills: Embedded C/C++ Embedded Linux Kernel development, device drivers, protocol stack Hardware architecture, hardware design Agile, SCRUM Audio solutions provider based in Cambridge are seeking an...
Auburn Rose
Salary: From £45,000 to £50,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
One of the world leaders in software solutions for the security market based in High Wycombe are looking to expand the team by bringing on an embedded software...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Based in Cambridgeshire, our client is a world leader in industrial print systems development, and their technology is used worldwide in a wide range of print applications. To...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to circa £45k + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Yorkshire
C++, Embedded Software, HTTP, DHCP, UDP, TCP, Debugging... Our client a market leading research and development organisation based in Yorkshire are seeking an accomplished C++ Embedded Software Engineer...
Venn Group
Salary: £40000 - 50000 Per Annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Watford, Hertfordshire
Requirements for Embedded Software Engineers: -C or C++ programming for embedded software -Linux is highly desirable but not essential Device drivers, Android, RTOS, embedded Linux, SoC design, OpenGL,...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £24,000 to £50,000 per annum outstanding benefits package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Slough, Thames Valley
Are you a recent grad or have 2-3 years relevant commercial experience of writing code within an embedded Linux environment?... They are an industry leading company looking...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
The Candidate: The successful candidate will have the following technical skills: C for embedded systems. Knowledge of Windows device driver technology... Additionally, the following would be beneficial; Project...
YourRecruit
Salary: From £22,000 to £25,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Surrey
The role will require the requirement capture, design implementation, validation and delivery of a Linux OS including the design of an embedded web server, and this will run...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + TBC
Posted: 18 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Applicants must have the following skills: Writing applications and device drivers in C/C++ to work with embedded operating systems... A good understand of basic communications and network...
Real Time Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 40,000 to 50,000
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
This is a superb opportunity for a bright Senior Developer with extensive Linux kernel skills to work in one of the best R&D software development environments in...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k + top package + benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Colchester, Essex
Global Company seek talented C / C++ Embedded Engineer to work on products for Blue Chip International clients. This position will see a talented C / C++ Developer move their...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
I am currently resourcing for a Linux Kernel engineer to work with a fast growing Tech company in Cambridge. Ideally you should be a skilled and enthusiastic x86...
Optimus Search Ltd
Salary: Up to £80,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
To be considered for this role you will need skills in the following: Solid, directly applicable proven experience of Embedded Programming in C/C++ Good understanding of multimedia...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Essex
Skills:Embedded C and Degree in embedded systems... Skills Required: Engineering graduate, Embedded C (at least 1 years commercial experience) Desirable Experience… C++ programming, primarily for the Intel...
Stafford-Sharp Associates
Salary: From £20,000 to £27,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Requirement specifications: - 1st / 2.1 in computer science (or other STEM discipline) degree from a top university... - Strong systems level programming in C / C++. - Experience in scripting languages (...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £Excellent + benefits
Posted: 29 April 2013
Newbury, Berkshire
Embedded C, Embedded Software, Firmware, C/C++, FreeBSD Kernel, RTOS, Linux, Device drivers, PCIe, Fiber channel, SAS, SCSI, iSCSI, Storage, Datacentre, SATA disks, Disk storage, R&D. This...
Saxon Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Windows Senior Software Engineer requirements: - Windows device driver modules and related systems understanding... - C programming for embedded systems. Desirables: low-level embedded Windows development, UEFI, SCPI, porting device...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £45000 to £65000 per annum - medical, free lunch, shares
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
The ideal candidate will have a skill set to include many of the following: Embedded C / C++ & Assembler Linux / Windows OS Web Services HTML HTTP Communication Protocols Intel...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Wireless embedded systems development and debugging. - C / C++ programming in a real-time environment. - Linux / Unix development... Desirables include processors, CPUs, real-time performance, cache memory systems, device...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £48000 to £65000 per annum - excellent package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Royston, Hertfordshire
There will be an element of embedded software development with device drivers and PIC microcontrollers in embedded C. C# Developer / Software Engineer requirements: - C# .Net (preferred) or C++...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £28,000 to £38,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
West London
You will develop, modify, re-factor and optimise the Middleware layer within a Set Top Box Software Architecture. You will be required to interact both with members of...
British Sky Broadcasting
Salary: Bonus & bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Fleet, Hampshire
Anite Telecoms provides specialist handset and system solutions to customers within the telecoms sector... Working at Anite... Anite Platform Group... Development in this team is on Windows based...
Anite Telecoms Limited
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 29 April 2013