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The table below looks at the demand for Device Drivers skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Device Driver over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDevice Drivers
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank163202
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching permanent IT job ads1310
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.273 %1.189 %
Salaries quoted1110
Average minimum salary£34,545£32,300
Average salary£36,091£34,400
% change on same period last year+4.91 %
Average maximum salary£37,636£36,500
UK excluding London average salary£39,382£38,455
% change on same period last year+2.40 %
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads572841
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.331 %0.362 %
Salaries quoted490674
Average minimum salary£31,481£37,997
Average salary£34,822£42,884
% change on same period last year-18.80 %
Average maximum salary£38,163£47,771
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Device Driver North WestDevice Driver
North West

Device Driver
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Device Driver across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Manchester Device Driver Demand Trend

Device Driver
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Device Driver across the Manchester region.

Manchester Device Driver Salary Trend

Device Driver
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Device Driver across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Manchester Device Driver Salary Histogram

Device Driver
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Device Driver within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WiganNew entry-2--
StockportNew entry-2£41,500-
CheadleNew entry-1£35,000-
Device Driver North WestDevice Driver
North West

Device Driver
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver.

120 (95.24 %)C++
214 (66.67 %)C
312 (57.14 %)OO
410 (47.62 %)UML
59 (42.86 %)Windows
59 (42.86 %)Embedded C++
67 (33.33 %)Wi-Fi
67 (33.33 %)Bluetooth
76 (28.57 %)XML
76 (28.57 %)WiMAX
76 (28.57 %)Multithreading
85 (23.81 %).NET Framework
85 (23.81 %).NET
85 (23.81 %)C#
85 (23.81 %)MFC
94 (19.05 %)VC++
94 (19.05 %)Embedded C
103 (14.29 %)Microsoft
103 (14.29 %)Symbian
103 (14.29 %)Java
103 (14.29 %)Linux
112 (9.524 %)Embedded Linux
112 (9.524 %)Pensions
112 (9.524 %)WebSphere
112 (9.524 %)Unit Testing
112 (9.524 %)J2EE
112 (9.524 %)Struts
112 (9.524 %)WebServices
112 (9.524 %)Ant
112 (9.524 %)WebLogic

Device Driver
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (28.57 %)XML
25 (23.81 %).NET
25 (23.81 %)MFC
25 (23.81 %).NET Framework
32 (9.524 %)WebSphere
32 (9.524 %)Struts
32 (9.524 %)WebServices
32 (9.524 %)Spring
32 (9.524 %)J2EE
41 (4.762 %)SOAP
41 (4.762 %)J2ME
41 (4.762 %)Java RMI
41 (4.762 %)SVG
41 (4.762 %)UIQ
41 (4.762 %)Series 60
41 (4.762 %)BREW
41 (4.762 %)WCF
41 (4.762 %)WPF
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (9.524 %)WebLogic
12 (9.524 %)JBoss
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (33.33 %)Bluetooth
17 (33.33 %)Wi-Fi
26 (28.57 %)WiMAX
31 (4.762 %)NFC
31 (4.762 %)GPRS
31 (4.762 %)GSM
31 (4.762 %)UMTS
31 (4.762 %)VoIP
31 (4.762 %)WLAN
31 (4.762 %)Ethernet
31 (4.762 %)TCP/IP
31 (4.762 %)DVB
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (9.524 %)Ant
21 (4.762 %)Visual Studio
21 (4.762 %)Flash
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (9.524 %)Electronics
12 (9.524 %)Pensions
21 (4.762 %)Telecoms
21 (4.762 %)Health
21 (4.762 %)Multimedia
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (52.38 %)Software Engineer
29 (42.86 %)Developer
36 (28.57 %)C++ Developer
36 (28.57 %)Embedded C++ Developer
43 (14.29 %)Software Developer
52 (9.524 %)Senior Developer
52 (9.524 %)Lead Developer
52 (9.524 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
52 (9.524 %)Senior C++ Developer
52 (9.524 %)Embedded C Engineer
52 (9.524 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
52 (9.524 %)Senior Software Engineer
61 (4.762 %)C++ Software Engineer
61 (4.762 %)C# Software Engineer
61 (4.762 %)Graduate Software Developer
61 (4.762 %)Graduate Developer
61 (4.762 %)Graduate
61 (4.762 %)Embedded Software Engineer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (28.57 %)Multithreading
21 (4.762 %)N-Tier
21 (4.762 %)MPEG
21 (4.762 %)Speech Recognition
21 (4.762 %)Computer Science
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (42.86 %)Windows
23 (14.29 %)Linux
32 (9.524 %)UNIX
32 (9.524 %)Embedded Linux
41 (4.762 %)Windows Mobile
41 (4.762 %)Nucleus RTOS
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (57.14 %)OO
210 (47.62 %)UML
32 (9.524 %)OOP
32 (9.524 %)Unit Testing
32 (9.524 %)SOA
41 (4.762 %)Mobile Commerce
41 (4.762 %)DRM
41 (4.762 %)Software Engineering
41 (4.762 %)Test Scripting
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (95.24 %)C++
214 (66.67 %)C
39 (42.86 %)Embedded C++
45 (23.81 %)C#
54 (19.05 %)VC++
54 (19.05 %)Embedded C
63 (14.29 %)Java
71 (4.762 %)Assembly Language
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.762 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (14.29 %)Symbian
13 (14.29 %)Microsoft