The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the Leicestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Linux over the 3 months to 21 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 Operating Systems category for the Leicestershire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Linux
Rank 78 72 57
Rank change year-on-year
-6 -15
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 1 1 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicestershire 0.147% 0.142% 0.189%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.625% 0.546% 1.042%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
Average salary £35,000 £38,750 £40,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.67% -4.32%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
- +6.25%
All Operating Systems
Leicestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
160 183 96
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicestershire 23.46% 26.07% 18.18%
Number of salaries quoted 134 159 91
Average salary £36,500 £35,000 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.28% +12.90%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,900 £25,000 £22,600
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £41,396 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Embedded Linux
East Midlands

Embedded Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire Embedded Linux Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend

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

Leicestershire Embedded Linux Salary Trend

Embedded Linux
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicestershire region citing Embedded Linux 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 Linux.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
1 1 (100.00%) jQuery
1 1 (100.00%) Web Application Development

Embedded Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicestershire region citing Embedded Linux 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 Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (100.00%) jQuery
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C Developer
1 1 (100.00%) C Developer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded C
Leicestershire, East Midlands
Desirables include:- - Familiarity with Real Time Operating Systems including Windows CE, and embedded Linux- Knowledge and experience of PC Applications development using Visual Studio/.NET If you have...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013