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This section looks at the demand for Wind River VxWorks skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VxWorks over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWind River VxWorks
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank180203
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads57
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.555 %0.515 %
Salaries quoted57
Average minimum salary£30,200£27,143
Average salary£34,200£33,929
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Average maximum salary£38,200£40,714
UK excluding London average salary£39,403£38,588
% change on same period last year+2.11 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads9011360
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.492 %0.571 %
Salaries quoted7421217
Average minimum salary£26,525£30,515
Average salary£28,916£33,580
% change on same period last year-13.88 %
Average maximum salary£31,308£36,645
UK excluding London average salary£34,018£34,611
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
VxWorks North WestVxWorks
North West

VxWorks
Demand Trend

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

Manchester VxWorks Demand Trend

VxWorks
Salary Trend

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

Manchester VxWorks Salary Trend

VxWorks
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VxWorks across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Manchester VxWorks Salary Histogram

VxWorks
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VxWorks within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
OldhamNew entry-2£32,500-
VxWorks North WestVxWorks
North West

VxWorks
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing VxWorks 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 VxWorks.

111 (100.00 %)C
28 (72.73 %)Linux
37 (63.64 %)C++
46 (54.55 %)MPEG
46 (54.55 %)DTV
46 (54.55 %)DVB
55 (45.45 %)Embedded C
64 (36.36 %)Electronics
64 (36.36 %)TCP/IP
73 (27.27 %)OO
73 (27.27 %)OOD
73 (27.27 %)STB
73 (27.27 %)Aerospace
73 (27.27 %)Embedded Linux
82 (18.18 %)LynxOS
82 (18.18 %)ThreadX
82 (18.18 %)pSOS
82 (18.18 %)Military
82 (18.18 %)Nucleus RTOS
82 (18.18 %)Microsoft
82 (18.18 %)Visual Studio
82 (18.18 %)VSS/SourceSafe
82 (18.18 %)Windows
82 (18.18 %)Embedded C++
82 (18.18 %)Windows CE
82 (18.18 %)Configuration Management
91 (9.091 %)Software Engineering
91 (9.091 %)Automotive
91 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
91 (9.091 %)Pensions

VxWorks
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing VxWorks 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 VxWorks. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (54.55 %)DVB
24 (36.36 %)TCP/IP
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (18.18 %)Visual Studio
12 (18.18 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (36.36 %)Electronics
23 (27.27 %)Aerospace
32 (18.18 %)Military
41 (9.091 %)Pensions
41 (9.091 %)Avionics
41 (9.091 %)Automotive
41 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (90.91 %)Software Engineer
25 (45.45 %)Embedded Software Engineer
34 (36.36 %)C++ Software Engineer
43 (27.27 %)C Software Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Real Time Software Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Real Time Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Senior Software Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Developer
51 (9.091 %)Senior Developer
51 (9.091 %)Senior Software Developer
51 (9.091 %)Software Developer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (54.55 %)MPEG
16 (54.55 %)DTV
23 (27.27 %)STB
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (72.73 %)Linux
23 (27.27 %)Embedded Linux
32 (18.18 %)Windows
32 (18.18 %)Windows CE
32 (18.18 %)LynxOS
32 (18.18 %)ThreadX
32 (18.18 %)pSOS
32 (18.18 %)Nucleus RTOS
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)OO
13 (27.27 %)OOD
22 (18.18 %)Configuration Management
31 (9.091 %)Software Engineering
31 (9.091 %)Security Cleared
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (100.00 %)C
27 (63.64 %)C++
35 (45.45 %)Embedded C
42 (18.18 %)Embedded C++
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (18.18 %)Microsoft