The first table below looks at the demand for VxWorks skills in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VxWorks over the 3 months to 21 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 Operating Systems category for the England region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Wind River VxWorks
Rank 763 786 796
Rank change year-on-year
+23 +10
Permanent jobs citing VxWorks 84 70 66
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.083% 0.062% 0.057%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.303% 0.229% 0.228%
Number of salaries quoted 52 67 56
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £37,100 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-6.25% -
All Operating Systems
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
27712 30584 28961
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 27.27% 26.88% 25.06%
Number of salaries quoted 23644 26473 24538
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,500 £24,500
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £65,000 £64,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
VxWorks
UK

VxWorks
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England VxWorks Jobs Demand Trend

VxWorks
Salary Trend

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

England VxWorks Salary Trend

VxWorks
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VxWorks across the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

England VxWorks Salary Histogram

VxWorks
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VxWorks within the England region over the 3 months to 21 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 -8 44 £35,000 -12.50%
East of England +7 17 £37,500 -16.66%
South West - 17 £50,000 -
London - 4 £50,000 -
West Midlands -23 2 - -
VxWorks
UK

VxWorks
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing VxWorks 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 VxWorks.

1 147 (93.04%) C++
2 125 (79.11%) Linux
3 121 (76.58%) C
4 91 (57.59%) Windows
5 63 (39.87%) Degree
6 62 (39.24%) UML
6 62 (39.24%) Embedded C
7 58 (36.71%) Aerospace
8 54 (34.18%) Military
9 49 (31.01%) Device Driver
9 49 (31.01%) DO-178B
10 46 (29.11%) C#
11 44 (27.85%) ClearCase
12 42 (26.58%) Ada
13 40 (25.32%) Software Engineering
13 40 (25.32%) OO
14 39 (24.68%) Firmware
14 39 (24.68%) QNX
14 39 (24.68%) Waterfall
14 39 (24.68%) Embedded Software Development
15 35 (22.15%) Electronics
15 35 (22.15%) Middleware
16 34 (21.52%) Java
16 34 (21.52%) Software Testing
17 33 (20.89%) Computer Science
18 32 (20.25%) Rational DOORS
18 32 (20.25%) Telecoms
19 31 (19.62%) Python
19 31 (19.62%) CAN bus
20 30 (18.99%) .NET

VxWorks
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing VxWorks 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 VxWorks. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 35 (22.15%) Middleware
2 30 (18.99%) .NET
3 22 (13.92%) JSF
4 16 (10.13%) Spring
5 12 (7.595%) CGI
6 10 (6.329%) POSIX
7 8 (5.063%) XML
8 6 (3.797%) SOAP
9 5 (3.165%) REST
10 4 (2.532%) Qt
10 4 (2.532%) GStreamer
10 4 (2.532%) STL
11 2 (1.266%) ICEfaces
12 1 (0.633%) CORBA
Application Platforms
1 1 (0.633%) Apache
1 1 (0.633%) Tomcat
1 1 (0.633%) CM System
Applications
1 22 (13.92%) MS Office
2 16 (10.13%) MS Excel
3 13 (8.228%) MS PowerPoint
4 8 (5.063%) Simulink
5 2 (1.266%) Stateflow
Communications & Networking
1 30 (18.99%) Ethernet
2 8 (5.063%) HTTP
2 8 (5.063%) TCP/IP
2 8 (5.063%) DVB
3 7 (4.430%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (4.430%) Bluetooth
3 7 (4.430%) GSM
3 7 (4.430%) ZigBee
4 5 (3.165%) Firewall
4 5 (3.165%) VPN
4 5 (3.165%) DNS
4 5 (3.165%) IPv6
4 5 (3.165%) Network Security
4 5 (3.165%) LTE
5 4 (2.532%) UMTS
6 3 (1.899%) RTP
6 3 (1.899%) FTP
6 3 (1.899%) NAS
7 2 (1.266%) ASN.1
8 1 (0.633%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.633%) GIS
Development Applications
1 44 (27.85%) ClearCase
2 32 (20.25%) Rational DOORS
3 25 (15.82%) ClearQuest
4 20 (12.66%) Subversion
5 17 (10.76%) Git (software)
6 16 (10.13%) Eclipse
6 16 (10.13%) Bugzilla
7 14 (8.861%) Maven
7 14 (8.861%) Ant
8 7 (4.430%) Rational Rhapsody
9 6 (3.797%) PVCS
10 4 (2.532%) CodeWarrior
11 1 (0.633%) JIRA
General
1 58 (36.71%) Aerospace
2 54 (34.18%) Military
3 35 (22.15%) Electronics
4 32 (20.25%) Telecoms
5 24 (15.19%) Avionics
6 6 (3.797%) Marketing
7 4 (2.532%) Finance
8 1 (0.633%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.633%) Publishing
8 1 (0.633%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 81 (51.27%) Software Engineer
2 45 (28.48%) Developer
3 41 (25.95%) Software Developer
4 25 (15.82%) Real Time Software Engineer
4 25 (15.82%) Real Time Engineer
5 16 (10.13%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 12 (7.595%) C++ Software Engineer
7 10 (6.329%) Embedded Software Developer
8 9 (5.696%) Technical Architect
8 9 (5.696%) Architect
9 7 (4.430%) Embedded C Engineer
9 7 (4.430%) Software Architect
10 6 (3.797%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
10 6 (3.797%) Embedded C++ Engineer
10 6 (3.797%) Ada Developer
10 6 (3.797%) Design Engineer
10 6 (3.797%) C Software Engineer
11 3 (1.899%) Analyst
11 3 (1.899%) Systems Engineer
11 3 (1.899%) Embedded C Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 49 (31.01%) Device Driver
2 39 (24.68%) Firmware
3 33 (20.89%) Computer Science
4 31 (19.62%) CAN bus
5 25 (15.82%) Chip and PIN
6 24 (15.19%) Embedded Systems
6 24 (15.19%) Management Information System
7 19 (12.03%) Mathematics
8 17 (10.76%) Physics
9 14 (8.861%) Handset
10 8 (5.063%) MPEG
10 8 (5.063%) STB
11 5 (3.165%) Streaming Video
11 5 (3.165%) DTV
12 4 (2.532%) Open Source
13 3 (1.899%) IPTV
13 3 (1.899%) MHEG
14 2 (1.266%) Data Protection Act
15 1 (0.633%) VHDL
15 1 (0.633%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 125 (79.11%) Linux
2 91 (57.59%) Windows
3 30 (18.99%) UNIX
4 22 (13.92%) Embedded Linux
5 16 (10.13%) LynxOS
6 8 (5.063%) ThreadX
7 7 (4.430%) Windows CE
8 4 (2.532%) Windows 7
8 4 (2.532%) Solaris
9 1 (0.633%) pSOS
9 1 (0.633%) HPUX
9 1 (0.633%) Nucleus RTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (39.24%) UML
2 40 (25.32%) Software Engineering
2 40 (25.32%) OO
3 39 (24.68%) Waterfall
3 39 (24.68%) Embedded Software Development
4 34 (21.52%) Software Testing
5 26 (16.46%) Configuration Management
6 25 (15.82%) Requirements Management
7 24 (15.19%) Communications Security
7 24 (15.19%) Information Management
8 19 (12.03%) Continuous Integration
9 18 (11.39%) TDD
10 16 (10.13%) RUP
10 16 (10.13%) Agile Software Development
11 15 (9.494%) Signal Processing
12 14 (8.861%) Digital Signal Processing
12 14 (8.861%) MODAF
12 14 (8.861%) Validation
13 13 (8.228%) SSADM
13 13 (8.228%) Yourdon
Programming Languages
1 147 (93.04%) C++
2 121 (76.58%) C
3 62 (39.24%) Embedded C
4 46 (29.11%) C#
5 42 (26.58%) Ada
6 34 (21.52%) Java
7 31 (19.62%) Python
8 20 (12.66%) MATLAB
9 18 (11.39%) Perl
10 10 (6.329%) Embedded C++
10 10 (6.329%) Delphi
11 1 (0.633%) Assembly Language
11 1 (0.633%) SQL
Qualifications
1 63 (39.87%) Degree
2 17 (10.76%) SC Cleared
2 17 (10.76%) Security Cleared
3 16 (10.13%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (31.01%) DO-178B
2 11 (6.962%) IEC 61508
3 7 (4.430%) TickIT
4 4 (2.532%) 21 CFR Part 11
Systems Management
1 16 (10.13%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 39 (24.68%) QNX
2 16 (10.13%) HP
3 12 (7.595%) Intel
4 4 (2.532%) Green Hills
4 4 (2.532%) IBM
4 4 (2.532%) MathWorks
5 2 (1.266%) Wind River
6 1 (0.633%) Huawei
6 1 (0.633%) Microsoft
6 1 (0.633%) Atmel
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
This team of hardware and software engineers are developing the architecture and implementation of sophisticated high performance routing products from the chip level upwards incorporating the next generation...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £30000 to £55000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Colchester, Essex
Continued expansion of their product range means that they now require an additional Software Design Engineer The Role Engineers will be involved in many different activities, in particular...
Clearchoice Careers
Salary: £30k - 50k per year
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cheltenham, South West
Excellent opportunity for a Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer (Embedded C) to work within the defence/security/aerospace space on the development of software for the next...
ITS Ingenium
Salary: Up to UKP 50000 per year
Posted: 16 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
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Experience or knowledge of RTOS (VxWork, Embedded Linux, etc) *Object Oriented Methodology Additional Skills Any of the following would be an advantage: *Experience of developing software using: C#,...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £40000 per annum + Healthcare, Bonus, Pension
Posted: 17 May 2013
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Awareness of Model Based Design and associated tools such as, MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow... Ada / C / C++ / JAVA... Linux, VxWorks. Requirements management e.g. DOORS. Configuration Management e.g...
MBDA UK Ltd
Posted: 7 May 2013