The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in IT jobs advertised for the Kent region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Electronics 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 terms in our General category for the Kent region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Electronics
Rank 70 61 101
Rank change year-on-year
-9 +40
Permanent jobs citing Electronics 17 11 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 1.469% 1.534% 0.094%
As % of the General category 3.108% 3.767% 0.265%
Number of salaries quoted 14 9 0
Average salary £56,250 £37,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+50.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £36,000 £37,250
% change year-on-year
+5.55% -3.35%
All of the General Category
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
547 292 377
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 47.28% 40.73% 35.47%
Number of salaries quoted 461 257 334
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +4.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £57,500 £51,200
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Electronics
South East

Electronics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Electronics across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Kent Electronics Jobs Demand Trend

Electronics
Salary Trend

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

Kent Electronics Salary Trend

Electronics
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Electronics across the Kent region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Kent Electronics Salary Histogram

Electronics
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Kent region over the 3 months to 24 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
Dartford 0 3 £38,750 -3.12%
Maidstone - 1 £32,500 -
Rochester - 1 - -
Electronics
South East

Electronics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent region citing Electronics 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 Electronics.

1 11 (37.93%) Degree
2 6 (20.69%) VHDL
2 6 (20.69%) C++
3 5 (17.24%) Intel
3 5 (17.24%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
4 4 (13.79%) Graphic Design
4 4 (13.79%) EMC
5 3 (10.34%) C
5 3 (10.34%) .NET
5 3 (10.34%) Advertising
5 3 (10.34%) HOOD
5 3 (10.34%) Digital Marketing
5 3 (10.34%) Marketing
5 3 (10.34%) Software Engineering
5 3 (10.34%) Digital Media
6 2 (6.897%) Computer Science
6 2 (6.897%) jQuery
6 2 (6.897%) Multithreading
6 2 (6.897%) JavaScript
6 2 (6.897%) C#
6 2 (6.897%) OOP
6 2 (6.897%) ASP.NET
6 2 (6.897%) Web Services
7 1 (3.448%) XML
7 1 (3.448%) Windows
7 1 (3.448%) UML
7 1 (3.448%) Firmware
7 1 (3.448%) CAD
7 1 (3.448%) MATLAB
7 1 (3.448%) Simulink

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 3 (10.34%) .NET
2 2 (6.897%) jQuery
2 2 (6.897%) ASP.NET
2 2 (6.897%) Web Services
3 1 (3.448%) XML
3 1 (3.448%) STL
3 1 (3.448%) XML Schema
3 1 (3.448%) WCF
3 1 (3.448%) WPF
3 1 (3.448%) Silverlight
3 1 (3.448%) Ajax
3 1 (3.448%) WinForms
Applications
1 1 (3.448%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.448%) Ethernet
1 1 (3.448%) TCP/IP
1 1 (3.448%) IPv4
Development Applications
1 1 (3.448%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (10.34%) Advertising
1 3 (10.34%) Marketing
2 1 (3.448%) Aerospace
2 1 (3.448%) Legal
2 1 (3.448%) Manufacturing
2 1 (3.448%) Military
Job Titles
1 7 (24.14%) Design Engineer
2 5 (17.24%) Hardware Engineer
2 5 (17.24%) Development Engineer
3 4 (13.79%) Designer
3 4 (13.79%) Senior Designer
3 4 (13.79%) Senior UI Designer
3 4 (13.79%) Senior Design Engineer
3 4 (13.79%) Graphic Designer
3 4 (13.79%) Senior Graphic Designer
3 4 (13.79%) UI Designer
3 4 (13.79%) Electronics Engineer
3 4 (13.79%) Interface Designer
3 4 (13.79%) Software Engineer
4 3 (10.34%) Sales Executive
4 3 (10.34%) RF Design Engineer
4 3 (10.34%) RF Engineer
4 3 (10.34%) Microwave Engineer
5 2 (6.897%) Developer
5 2 (6.897%) Software Developer
6 1 (3.448%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.69%) VHDL
2 5 (17.24%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
3 4 (13.79%) Graphic Design
4 3 (10.34%) Digital Media
5 2 (6.897%) Computer Science
6 1 (3.448%) Firmware
6 1 (3.448%) Wiki
6 1 (3.448%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.448%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (10.34%) HOOD
1 3 (10.34%) Digital Marketing
1 3 (10.34%) Software Engineering
2 2 (6.897%) Multithreading
2 2 (6.897%) OOP
3 1 (3.448%) UML
3 1 (3.448%) CAD
3 1 (3.448%) OOD
3 1 (3.448%) MVC
3 1 (3.448%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 6 (20.69%) C++
2 3 (10.34%) C
3 2 (6.897%) JavaScript
3 2 (6.897%) C#
4 1 (3.448%) MATLAB
4 1 (3.448%) Embedded C
4 1 (3.448%) Embedded C++
4 1 (3.448%) Java
4 1 (3.448%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (37.93%) Degree
Vendors
1 5 (17.24%) Intel
2 4 (13.79%) EMC
3 1 (3.448%) Microsoft
Sevenoaks, Kent
Electronics Engineer / RF Engineer - (Defence/ REME/ MOD/ Counter Explosives) We are looking to recruit an experienced RF Engineer ideally with previous SC or DV clearance or relevant defence...
Randstad Technologies
Salary: £28000 - £41000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013