The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Systems over the 3 months to 23 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 London region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Systems
Rank 543 605 592
Rank change year-on-year
+62 -13
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 61 36 50
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.140% 0.067% 0.085%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.351% 0.169% 0.201%
Number of salaries quoted 34 36 45
Average salary £38,750 £58,750 £70,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-34.04% -16.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,000 £43,750 £40,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £70,000 £84,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +14.28%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
17358 21267 24836
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 39.86% 39.67% 42.30%
Number of salaries quoted 14309 18236 20702
Average salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.76% -12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,000 £32,500 £33,000
10% offered a salary of more than £85,000 £90,000 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London Embedded Systems Salary Trend

Embedded Systems
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Embedded Systems across the London region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

London Embedded Systems Salary Histogram

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 London region over the 3 months to 23 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
City of London - 9 £50,000 -
Croydon - 7 £37,500 -
Wimbledon - 6 £33,000 -
Osterley - 3 - -
Twickenham - 1 - -
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the London 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 73 (74.49%) C
2 68 (69.39%) C++
3 64 (65.31%) Linux
4 50 (51.02%) Embedded Linux
5 48 (48.98%) Degree
6 40 (40.82%) Computer Science
6 40 (40.82%) Middleware
7 34 (34.69%) Device Driver
8 33 (33.67%) Embedded C
9 32 (32.65%) DTV
9 32 (32.65%) Mathematics
10 27 (27.55%) STB
11 25 (25.51%) Assembly Language
11 25 (25.51%) Broadband
12 24 (24.49%) Software Architecture
13 21 (21.43%) JSON
13 21 (21.43%) Web Services
14 20 (20.41%) Embedded C++
14 20 (20.41%) Agile Software Development
14 20 (20.41%) Subversion
15 19 (19.39%) Qt
15 19 (19.39%) WebKit
15 19 (19.39%) DVB
15 19 (19.39%) OpenGL
16 17 (17.35%) Electronics
17 14 (14.29%) MATLAB
17 14 (14.29%) Java
17 14 (14.29%) JavaScript
17 14 (14.29%) HTML5
18 12 (12.24%) Firmware

Embedded Systems
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the London 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 40 (40.82%) Middleware
2 21 (21.43%) JSON
2 21 (21.43%) Web Services
3 19 (19.39%) Qt
3 19 (19.39%) WebKit
3 19 (19.39%) OpenGL
4 14 (14.29%) HTML5
5 9 (9.184%) RESTful
6 2 (2.041%) CSS
6 2 (2.041%) HTML
6 2 (2.041%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.020%) OpenStack
Applications
1 2 (2.041%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.041%) Taleo
Communications & Networking
1 25 (25.51%) Broadband
2 19 (19.39%) DVB
3 9 (9.184%) HTTP
4 6 (6.122%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (6.122%) Wireless
5 4 (4.082%) Ethernet
6 3 (3.061%) Internet
6 3 (3.061%) TCP/IP
6 3 (3.061%) xDSL
7 2 (2.041%) Network Security
8 1 (1.020%) RFID
8 1 (1.020%) GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (9.184%) SQLite
1 9 (9.184%) CouchDB
1 9 (9.184%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 20 (20.41%) Subversion
2 11 (11.22%) Bugzilla
2 11 (11.22%) GCC
3 9 (9.184%) Git (software)
3 9 (9.184%) JIRA
3 9 (9.184%) Trac
4 3 (3.061%) Visual Studio
5 1 (1.020%) LLVM
General
1 17 (17.35%) Electronics
2 11 (11.22%) Finance
3 5 (5.102%) Multimedia
4 1 (1.020%) Automotive
4 1 (1.020%) Legal
Job Titles
1 49 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 22 (22.45%) Senior Software Engineer
3 16 (16.33%) Design Engineer
4 13 (13.27%) C Programmer
4 13 (13.27%) Embedded C Programmer
4 13 (13.27%) Developer
4 13 (13.27%) Programmer
5 11 (11.22%) Firmware Engineer
5 11 (11.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 9 (9.184%) Embedded C Developer
6 9 (9.184%) C Developer
7 8 (8.163%) Middleware Engineer
8 5 (5.102%) Principle Engineer
8 5 (5.102%) Software Design Engineer
9 4 (4.082%) C++ Developer
10 3 (3.061%) Architect
10 3 (3.061%) Systems Engineer
11 2 (2.041%) Embedded C/C++ Developer
11 2 (2.041%) Embedded C++ Developer
11 2 (2.041%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 40 (40.82%) Computer Science
2 34 (34.69%) Device Driver
3 32 (32.65%) DTV
3 32 (32.65%) Mathematics
4 27 (27.55%) STB
5 12 (12.24%) Firmware
6 11 (11.22%) iPad
6 11 (11.22%) iPhone
6 11 (11.22%) Mechatronics
6 11 (11.22%) Management Information System
7 7 (7.143%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
7 7 (7.143%) Mobile App
8 6 (6.122%) Open Source
9 5 (5.102%) 3D Graphics
9 5 (5.102%) Physics
9 5 (5.102%) IPTV
9 5 (5.102%) Interactive TV
10 3 (3.061%) Streaming Video
11 2 (2.041%) MHEG
11 2 (2.041%) MPEG
Operating Systems
1 64 (65.31%) Linux
2 50 (51.02%) Embedded Linux
3 8 (8.163%) Windows
4 2 (2.041%) UNIX
5 1 (1.020%) Windows Mobile
5 1 (1.020%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (24.49%) Software Architecture
2 20 (20.41%) Agile Software Development
3 10 (10.20%) Project Management
3 10 (10.20%) OO
3 10 (10.20%) Multithreading
4 8 (8.163%) Software Engineering
5 5 (5.102%) Validation
5 5 (5.102%) Embedded Software Development
6 4 (4.082%) Digital Signal Processing
6 4 (4.082%) Signal Processing
6 4 (4.082%) Project Planning
7 3 (3.061%) OOP
7 3 (3.061%) Requirements Analysis
7 3 (3.061%) Use Case
7 3 (3.061%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (2.041%) UML
8 2 (2.041%) Scrum
9 1 (1.020%) Risk Management
9 1 (1.020%) Business Continuity
9 1 (1.020%) Monte Carlo Method
Programming Languages
1 73 (74.49%) C
2 68 (69.39%) C++
3 33 (33.67%) Embedded C
4 25 (25.51%) Assembly Language
5 20 (20.41%) Embedded C++
6 14 (14.29%) MATLAB
6 14 (14.29%) Java
6 14 (14.29%) JavaScript
7 10 (10.20%) Python
8 8 (8.163%) Perl
9 6 (6.122%) C#
10 5 (5.102%) Tcl
11 1 (1.020%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 48 (48.98%) Degree
2 4 (4.082%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.020%) ISO/IEC 14443
1 1 (1.020%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.020%) Xen
Vendors
1 12 (12.24%) Atmel
2 11 (11.22%) Google
3 2 (2.041%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.020%) Xilinx
4 1 (1.020%) Twitter
London
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Salary: £70000 - £90000 per annum + banking benefits
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Salary: £65000 - £80000 per annum + banking benefits
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West London
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Salary: Bonus & bens
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