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This section looks at the demand for Firmware skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firmware over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirmware
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank100119
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads124
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.117 %1.250 %
Salaries quoted83
Average minimum salary£37,500£31,667
Average salary£38,750£39,167
% change on same period last year-1.06 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£46,667
UK excluding London average salary£36,659£36,701
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads385320
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.203 %0.131 %
Salaries quoted292270
Average minimum salary£39,042£35,988
Average salary£40,904£39,371
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
Average maximum salary£42,766£42,754
UK excluding London average salary£38,000£39,211
% change on same period last year-3.08 %
Firmware East of EnglandFirmware
East of England

Firmware
Demand Trend

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

Essex Firmware Demand Trend

Firmware
Salary Trend

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

Essex Firmware Salary Trend

Firmware
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firmware across the Essex region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Essex Firmware Salary Histogram

Firmware
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the Essex region over the 3 months to 24 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
Saffron WaldenNew entry-4£32,500-
ColchesterDown-71--
Firmware East of EnglandFirmware
East of England

Firmware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Firmware 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 Firmware.

129 (70.73 %)C
228 (68.29 %)Linux
327 (65.85 %)UNIX
327 (65.85 %)Windows
327 (65.85 %)Device Driver
424 (58.54 %)VxWorks
521 (51.22 %)Electronics
619 (46.34 %)Intel
711 (26.83 %)QNX
88 (19.51 %)SLA
88 (19.51 %)ITIL
94 (9.756 %)MS Office
94 (9.756 %)MATLAB
94 (9.756 %)VHDL
94 (9.756 %)Xilinx
94 (9.756 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
102 (4.878 %)Embedded C
111 (2.439 %)Microsoft
111 (2.439 %)Borland
111 (2.439 %)Internet
111 (2.439 %)C++
111 (2.439 %)Delphi
111 (2.439 %)VC++
111 (2.439 %)DHCP
111 (2.439 %)Automated Testing
111 (2.439 %)Yourdon
111 (2.439 %)Validation
111 (2.439 %)Pensions
111 (2.439 %)Degree
111 (2.439 %)Test Scripting

Firmware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Firmware 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 Firmware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (9.756 %)MS Office
14 (9.756 %)MATLAB
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.439 %)DHCP
11 (2.439 %)Internet
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (51.22 %)Electronics
21 (2.439 %)Pensions
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (19.51 %)Team Leader
18 (19.51 %)Support Team Leader
24 (9.756 %)Hardware Engineer
24 (9.756 %)Hardware Design Engineer
24 (9.756 %)Design Engineer
32 (4.878 %)Software Engineer
32 (4.878 %)Real Time Engineer
41 (2.439 %)Tester
41 (2.439 %)Programmer
41 (2.439 %)Software Tester
41 (2.439 %)Embedded C Programmer
41 (2.439 %)C Programmer
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (65.85 %)Device Driver
24 (9.756 %)VHDL
24 (9.756 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
31 (2.439 %)Multithreading
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (68.29 %)Linux
227 (65.85 %)UNIX
227 (65.85 %)Windows
324 (58.54 %)VxWorks
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (19.51 %)ITIL
21 (2.439 %)Yourdon
21 (2.439 %)Validation
21 (2.439 %)Automated Testing
21 (2.439 %)Test Scripting
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (70.73 %)C
22 (4.878 %)Embedded C
31 (2.439 %)C++
31 (2.439 %)Delphi
31 (2.439 %)VC++
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.439 %)Degree
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (19.51 %)SLA
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (46.34 %)Intel
211 (26.83 %)QNX
34 (9.756 %)Xilinx
41 (2.439 %)Borland
41 (2.439 %)Microsoft
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