The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Handset in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Handset over the 3 months to 17 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 Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Handsets
Rank 139 142 154
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +12
Permanent jobs citing Handset 5 8 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.204% 0.319% 0.396%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.733% 1.164% 1.376%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 12
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% +12.50%
UK excluding London average salary £39,250 £40,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-3.08% +1.25%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
682 687 945
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 27.79% 27.44% 28.77%
Number of salaries quoted 567 543 771
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £60,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,815 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.96% +6.66%
Handset
East of England

Handset
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Handset Jobs Demand Trend

Handset
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire Handset Salary Trend

Handset
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Handset across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Hertfordshire Handset Salary Histogram

Handset
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Handset within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 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
Stevenage +8 2 £35,000 -22.22%
Rickmansworth - 2 £40,000 -
Handset
East of England

Handset
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Handset 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 Handset.

1 15 (60.00%) Python
1 15 (60.00%) Degree
2 14 (56.00%) C
2 14 (56.00%) VxWorks
3 12 (48.00%) Java
3 12 (48.00%) Linux
4 10 (40.00%) UML
4 10 (40.00%) C++
4 10 (40.00%) Delphi
4 10 (40.00%) Embedded C
4 10 (40.00%) Firmware
4 10 (40.00%) Embedded Linux
4 10 (40.00%) Embedded Software Development
5 9 (36.00%) LTE
6 8 (32.00%) Telecoms
7 6 (24.00%) ClearCase
8 5 (20.00%) 3GPP
8 5 (20.00%) Perl
8 5 (20.00%) MATLAB
9 4 (16.00%) UMTS
9 4 (16.00%) ClearQuest
9 4 (16.00%) HTTP
10 3 (12.00%) Electronics
11 2 (8.000%) Validation
11 2 (8.000%) ASN.1
11 2 (8.000%) NAS
11 2 (8.000%) HTML5
11 2 (8.000%) Kindle
11 2 (8.000%) QA
11 2 (8.000%) Performance Testing

Handset
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Handset 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 Handset. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (8.000%) HTML
1 2 (8.000%) CSS
1 2 (8.000%) HTML5
Communications & Networking
1 9 (36.00%) LTE
2 5 (20.00%) 3GPP
3 4 (16.00%) UMTS
3 4 (16.00%) HTTP
4 2 (8.000%) TCP/IP
4 2 (8.000%) RTP
4 2 (8.000%) ASN.1
4 2 (8.000%) FTP
4 2 (8.000%) NAS
Development Applications
1 6 (24.00%) ClearCase
2 4 (16.00%) ClearQuest
General
1 8 (32.00%) Telecoms
2 3 (12.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 10 (40.00%) Software Developer
1 10 (40.00%) Developer
1 10 (40.00%) Embedded Software Developer
2 5 (20.00%) Test Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Analyst
3 4 (16.00%) Support Analyst
4 3 (12.00%) Technical Support
4 3 (12.00%) 1st Line Support
4 3 (12.00%) Technical Analyst
4 3 (12.00%) Technical Support Analyst
4 3 (12.00%) 1st Line Support Analyst
5 2 (8.000%) Testing Manager
5 2 (8.000%) QA Manager
5 2 (8.000%) Test Manager
6 1 (4.000%) Software Engineer
6 1 (4.000%) Embedded Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (40.00%) Firmware
2 2 (8.000%) Client/Server
2 2 (8.000%) Kindle
3 1 (4.000%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 14 (56.00%) VxWorks
2 12 (48.00%) Linux
3 10 (40.00%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (40.00%) UML
1 10 (40.00%) Embedded Software Development
2 2 (8.000%) Regression Testing
2 2 (8.000%) MVC
2 2 (8.000%) Validation
2 2 (8.000%) Performance Testing
2 2 (8.000%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 15 (60.00%) Python
2 14 (56.00%) C
3 12 (48.00%) Java
4 10 (40.00%) C++
4 10 (40.00%) Delphi
4 10 (40.00%) Embedded C
5 5 (20.00%) MATLAB
5 5 (20.00%) Perl
6 2 (8.000%) SQL
6 2 (8.000%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 15 (60.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.000%) ISO 9001
1 2 (8.000%) QA
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Rewarding opportunity for a Degree qualified Senior Engineer with a solid background of working on Protocol development ( LTE / UMTS ) and with good experience of real-time embedded application...
Technical Futures
Salary: From £40,000 to £50,000 per annum Dep on Experience
Posted: 17 May 2013