The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in IT jobs advertised for the Kent region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Systems over the 3 months to 20 June 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 Kent region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Systems
Rank 90 67 -
Rank change year-on-year
-23 -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 5 5 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 0.465% 0.676% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.524% 2.358% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 0
Average salary £40,000 £38,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.89% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +14.28%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
328 212 349
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 30.51% 28.65% 30.72%
Number of salaries quoted 268 185 318
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £24,401
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,600 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Embedded Systems
South East

Embedded Systems
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Kent Embedded Systems Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Systems
Salary Trend

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

Kent Embedded Systems Salary Trend

Embedded Systems
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems within the Kent region over the 3 months to 20 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Rochester -5 4 - -
Tunbridge Wells - 1 £40,000 - 1
Embedded Systems
South East

Embedded Systems
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Kent region citing Embedded Systems 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 Embedded Systems.

1 5 (71.43%) MATLAB
1 5 (71.43%) Simulink
1 5 (71.43%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
2 4 (57.14%) Xilinx
2 4 (57.14%) Mentor Graphics
2 4 (57.14%) Military
2 4 (57.14%) Aerospace
2 4 (57.14%) Actel
2 4 (57.14%) DO-254
3 3 (42.86%) Degree
3 3 (42.86%) C
4 2 (28.57%) C++
4 2 (28.57%) Windows
4 2 (28.57%) Linux
5 1 (14.29%) OOP
5 1 (14.29%) OO
5 1 (14.29%) ClearCase
5 1 (14.29%) ISO 9001
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
5 1 (14.29%) Embedded C++
5 1 (14.29%) Firmware
5 1 (14.29%) Middleware
5 1 (14.29%) Configuration Management
5 1 (14.29%) Java
5 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
5 1 (14.29%) SQL
5 1 (14.29%) Visual Studio
5 1 (14.29%) XML
5 1 (14.29%) UNIX
5 1 (14.29%) Automotive

Embedded Systems
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Kent region citing Embedded Systems 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 Embedded Systems. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (14.29%) Middleware
1 1 (14.29%) XML
1 1 (14.29%) Qt
Applications
1 5 (71.43%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) ClearCase
1 1 (14.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (57.14%) Military
1 4 (57.14%) Aerospace
2 1 (14.29%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Principal Engineer
1 4 (57.14%) FPGA Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) C++ Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
2 1 (14.29%) Firmware
2 1 (14.29%) Device Driver
2 1 (14.29%) Mobile App
2 1 (14.29%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Windows
1 2 (28.57%) Linux
2 1 (14.29%) UNIX
2 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS
2 1 (14.29%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) OOP
1 1 (14.29%) OO
1 1 (14.29%) Configuration Management
1 1 (14.29%) Validation
1 1 (14.29%) Multithreading
1 1 (14.29%) Video Processing
Programming Languages
1 5 (71.43%) MATLAB
2 3 (42.86%) C
3 2 (28.57%) C++
4 1 (14.29%) Embedded C++
4 1 (14.29%) Java
4 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
4 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) DO-254
2 1 (14.29%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Xilinx
1 4 (57.14%) Mentor Graphics
1 4 (57.14%) Actel
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
Kent, South East
They require a software engineer with a proven background in writing C++ for embedded control systems... Required: - Proven high level of C programming. - Experience developing for embedded systems.
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £65000 per annum + Benefits and Bonus
Posted: 13 June 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, South East
Programming is something that is seen as a value added skills and any language would be seen as a benefit, although C / C++ / C# are the probably the...
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £34000 - £41000 per annum + Bonus, Pension + more
Posted: 28 May 2013