The first table below looks at the demand for Signal Processing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Guildford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Signal Processing 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Guildford region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Signal Processing
Rank 78 77 -
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -
Permanent jobs citing Signal Processing 7 5 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Guildford 0.780% 0.687% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.034% 1.035% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 0
Average salary £50,000 £38,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+29.87% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-5.88% -
All Processes & Methodologies
Guildford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
677 483 353
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Guildford 75.47% 66.35% 76.08%
Number of salaries quoted 536 459 335
Average salary £42,500 £45,000 £39,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.55% +15.38%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £32,500 £27,100
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £55,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Signal Processing
Surrey

Signal Processing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Signal Processing across the Guildford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Guildford Signal Processing Jobs Demand Trend

Signal Processing
Salary Trend

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

Guildford Signal Processing Salary Trend

Signal Processing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Guildford region citing Signal Processing 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 Signal Processing.

1 8 (88.89%) C
2 7 (77.78%) Security Cleared
3 6 (66.67%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
3 6 (66.67%) VHDL
3 6 (66.67%) Firmware
3 6 (66.67%) Telecoms
3 6 (66.67%) Finance
4 5 (55.56%) Wireless
4 5 (55.56%) Mathematics
4 5 (55.56%) Physics
5 4 (44.44%) Project Management
5 4 (44.44%) C++
5 4 (44.44%) Linux
6 3 (33.33%) Java
6 3 (33.33%) JSP
6 3 (33.33%) DV Cleared
6 3 (33.33%) Digital Signal Processing
7 2 (22.22%) PCI DSS
7 2 (22.22%) Agilent
7 2 (22.22%) Asterisk PBX
7 2 (22.22%) FreeSWITCH
7 2 (22.22%) Kamailio
7 2 (22.22%) Agile Software Development
7 2 (22.22%) LabVIEW
7 2 (22.22%) IVR
7 2 (22.22%) RTP
7 2 (22.22%) MATLAB
8 1 (11.11%) Legal
8 1 (11.11%) PhD
8 1 (11.11%) VoIP

Signal Processing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Guildford region citing Signal Processing 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 Signal Processing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (33.33%) JSP
2 2 (22.22%) FreeSWITCH
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) Wireless
2 2 (22.22%) Asterisk PBX
2 2 (22.22%) RTP
3 1 (11.11%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) LabVIEW
General
1 6 (66.67%) Telecoms
1 6 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Legal
2 1 (11.11%) Retail
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Electronics Engineer
1 3 (33.33%) Hardware Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Project Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Project Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
1 6 (66.67%) VHDL
1 6 (66.67%) Firmware
2 5 (55.56%) Mathematics
2 5 (55.56%) Physics
3 2 (22.22%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Project Management
2 3 (33.33%) Digital Signal Processing
3 2 (22.22%) Agile Software Development
4 1 (11.11%) Programme Management
4 1 (11.11%) Network Design
4 1 (11.11%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) C
2 4 (44.44%) C++
3 3 (33.33%) Java
4 2 (22.22%) MATLAB
5 1 (11.11%) Embedded C
5 1 (11.11%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 7 (77.78%) Security Cleared
2 3 (33.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (11.11%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) Kamailio
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Agilent
Guildford
Summary: Experienced Electronics Engineer, VHDL, FPGA, embedded C/C++, complex PCB design, Signal Processing, MUST be UK national for this position, Guildford, to £55k + 10% pension... - Simulating and...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k + benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Guildford, South East
These attributes are desirable:Background in communication theory and digital signal processing with a good understanding of GSM/GPRS/EDGE and/or WCDMA physical layer. Experience in development...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013