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The table below looks at the demand for the Hardware Engineer role in IT jobs within the Essex region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Hardware Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Hardware Engineer
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank99105
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads1819
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.936 %0.864 %
Salaries quoted1512
Average minimum salary£32,633£30,458
Average salary£35,067£34,208
% change on same period last year+2.50 %
Average maximum salary£37,500£37,958
UK excluding London average salary£33,425£31,572
% change on same period last year+5.86 %
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads19242198
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.068 %0.926 %
Salaries quoted16181929
Average minimum salary£36,681£35,904
Average salary£38,896£38,053
% change on same period last year+2.21 %
Average maximum salary£41,112£40,201
UK excluding London average salary£38,057£39,434
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
Hardware Engineer East of EnglandHardware Engineer
East of England

Hardware Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Essex Hardware Engineer Demand Trend

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Essex Hardware Engineer Salary Trend

Hardware Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer across the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Essex Hardware Engineer Salary Histogram

Hardware Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
BasildonNew entry-3£24,000-
ColchesterUp+12£55,000-
Saffron WaldenNew entry-2£32,500-
Hardware Engineer East of EnglandHardware Engineer
East of England

Hardware Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region that cited Hardware Engineer in their job title 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 with Hardware Engineer in their job title.

113 (39.39 %)Electronics
212 (36.36 %)HNC
212 (36.36 %)HND
310 (30.30 %)Military
310 (30.30 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
46 (18.18 %)CPLD
46 (18.18 %)Intel
55 (15.15 %)Degree
55 (15.15 %)SC Cleared
55 (15.15 %)Security Cleared
64 (12.12 %)Manufacturing
64 (12.12 %)Xilinx
64 (12.12 %)VHDL
64 (12.12 %)Firmware
64 (12.12 %)MATLAB
64 (12.12 %)C
64 (12.12 %)MS Office
73 (9.091 %)Embedded C
73 (9.091 %)Government
82 (6.061 %)Health
82 (6.061 %)Telecoms
82 (6.061 %)Aerospace
82 (6.061 %)Pensions
82 (6.061 %)Insurance
82 (6.061 %)VAX
82 (6.061 %)HP
82 (6.061 %)Compaq
82 (6.061 %)Dell
82 (6.061 %)Lotus
82 (6.061 %)Microsoft

Hardware Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region that cited Hardware Engineer in their job title 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 with Hardware Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.030 %)Lotus Notes
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (12.12 %)MS Office
14 (12.12 %)MATLAB
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (39.39 %)Electronics
210 (30.30 %)Military
34 (12.12 %)Manufacturing
43 (9.091 %)Government
52 (6.061 %)Health
52 (6.061 %)Telecoms
52 (6.061 %)Aerospace
52 (6.061 %)Insurance
52 (6.061 %)Pensions
61 (3.030 %)Retail
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (30.30 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
26 (18.18 %)CPLD
34 (12.12 %)Firmware
34 (12.12 %)VHDL
42 (6.061 %)VAX
51 (3.030 %)EPoS
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.061 %)Windows
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (15.15 %)SC Cleared
15 (15.15 %)Security Cleared
21 (3.030 %)Information Management
21 (3.030 %)Time Management
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (12.12 %)C
23 (9.091 %)Embedded C
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (36.36 %)HNC
112 (36.36 %)HND
25 (15.15 %)Degree
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.030 %)Active Directory
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (18.18 %)Intel
24 (12.12 %)Xilinx
32 (6.061 %)Lotus
32 (6.061 %)Microsoft
32 (6.061 %)Sun
32 (6.061 %)HP
32 (6.061 %)Compaq
32 (6.061 %)Dell