The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Systems over the 3 months to 17 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 Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Systems
Rank 188 160 144
Rank change year-on-year
-28 -16
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Systems 6 15 29
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.148% 0.414% 0.735%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.513% 1.526% 2.772%
Number of salaries quoted 6 13 22
Average salary £36,750 £36,750 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +13.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £32,500 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £38,500 £42,500 £34,900
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £38,750 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+3.22% +10.71%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1169 983 1046
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 28.81% 27.11% 26.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1050 803 934
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £23,500 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £57,500 £50,250
UK excluding London average salary £38,815 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.96% +6.66%
Embedded Systems
North West

Embedded Systems
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 17 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
Bolton 0 1 £35,000 +7.69%
Embedded Systems
North West

Embedded Systems
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester 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 13 (92.86%) C++
2 10 (71.43%) C
2 10 (71.43%) Degree
3 8 (57.14%) Software Engineering
4 7 (50.00%) OO
5 5 (35.71%) Games
5 5 (35.71%) Linux
5 5 (35.71%) UML
5 5 (35.71%) Embedded Linux
5 5 (35.71%) Computer Science
5 5 (35.71%) Lua
5 5 (35.71%) Multithreading
6 4 (28.57%) OOD
6 4 (28.57%) OpenGL
7 3 (21.43%) Migration
7 3 (21.43%) Apache Flex
7 3 (21.43%) Software Architecture
8 2 (14.29%) Game Development
8 2 (14.29%) Unit Testing
8 2 (14.29%) Software Testing
8 2 (14.29%) Assembly Language
8 2 (14.29%) Electronics
8 2 (14.29%) Xcode
8 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
8 2 (14.29%) Ethernet
8 2 (14.29%) OOP
8 2 (14.29%) Windows
8 2 (14.29%) Java
8 2 (14.29%) Visual Studio
8 2 (14.29%) Android

Embedded Systems
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester 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 4 (28.57%) OpenGL
2 3 (21.43%) Apache Flex
Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) Ethernet
2 1 (7.143%) TCP/IP
2 1 (7.143%) IGMP
2 1 (7.143%) Modbus
2 1 (7.143%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Visual Studio
1 2 (14.29%) Xcode
2 1 (7.143%) GCC
2 1 (7.143%) Eclipse
General
1 5 (35.71%) Games
2 2 (14.29%) Electronics
2 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 1 (7.143%) Advertising
3 1 (7.143%) Aerospace
3 1 (7.143%) Music
3 1 (7.143%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 8 (57.14%) Developer
2 6 (42.86%) Senior Developer
3 5 (35.71%) Software Developer
4 4 (28.57%) Senior Software Developer
5 3 (21.43%) C++ Developer
6 2 (14.29%) Senior C++ Developer
6 2 (14.29%) Software Engineer
7 1 (7.143%) Graduate
7 1 (7.143%) Tester
7 1 (7.143%) Junior
7 1 (7.143%) Design Engineer
7 1 (7.143%) Software Tester
7 1 (7.143%) Software Design Engineer
7 1 (7.143%) Graduate Software Tester
7 1 (7.143%) Junior Software Tester
7 1 (7.143%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 1 (7.143%) Junior Tester
Miscellaneous
1 5 (35.71%) Computer Science
2 1 (7.143%) Firmware
2 1 (7.143%) DTV
2 1 (7.143%) Mobile Games
2 1 (7.143%) STB
2 1 (7.143%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
2 1 (7.143%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 5 (35.71%) Linux
1 5 (35.71%) Embedded Linux
2 2 (14.29%) Android
2 2 (14.29%) Windows
3 1 (7.143%) UNIX
3 1 (7.143%) Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Software Engineering
2 7 (50.00%) OO
3 5 (35.71%) UML
3 5 (35.71%) Multithreading
4 4 (28.57%) OOD
5 3 (21.43%) Migration
5 3 (21.43%) Software Architecture
6 2 (14.29%) Game Development
6 2 (14.29%) Unit Testing
6 2 (14.29%) Software Testing
6 2 (14.29%) OOP
7 1 (7.143%) Validation
7 1 (7.143%) Requirements Management
7 1 (7.143%) Agile Software Development
7 1 (7.143%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (7.143%) Change Control
7 1 (7.143%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 13 (92.86%) C++
2 10 (71.43%) C
3 5 (35.71%) Lua
4 2 (14.29%) Assembly Language
4 2 (14.29%) Java
5 1 (7.143%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 10 (71.43%) Degree
2 1 (7.143%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.143%) DO-178B
Manchester, Lancashire
They are looking for someone with familiarity with Real Time operating systems, multi-threading and embedded systems... The Senior C/C++ Developer would be expected to mentor junior...
TEKsystems
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + package
Posted: 13 May 2013
Quay House, Manchester, United Kingdom
Responsibilities: - Handle all software aspects of the design, development, and continuous improvement of state of the art professional digital audio systems for the live performance arena - Liaise with...
Music Group UK
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 19 May 2013