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The table below looks at the demand for the Hardware Engineer role in IT jobs within the Merseyside region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Hardware Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Hardware Engineer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank7183
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads41
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.431 %0.107 %
Salaries quoted11
Average minimum salary£22,000£18,000
Average salary£28,500£18,000
% change on same period last year+58.33 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£18,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,475£31,629
% change on same period last year+5.83 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads927936
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.513 %0.393 %
Salaries quoted799775
Average minimum salary£31,415£31,985
Average salary£33,680£34,694
% change on same period last year-2.92 %
Average maximum salary£35,945£37,403
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Hardware Engineer North WestHardware Engineer
North West

Hardware Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Merseyside Hardware Engineer Demand Trend

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Hardware Engineer Salary Trend

Hardware Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LiverpoolUp+141£28,500+58.33 %
Hardware Engineer North WestHardware Engineer
North West

Hardware Engineer
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region that cited Hardware Engineer in their job title 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 with Hardware Engineer in their job title.

17 (87.50 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
17 (87.50 %)Xilinx
17 (87.50 %)VHDL
26 (75.00 %)C
26 (75.00 %)C++
35 (62.50 %)EMC
35 (62.50 %)SC Cleared
35 (62.50 %)Security Cleared
44 (50.00 %)JTAG
53 (37.50 %)Military
61 (12.50 %)Intel
61 (12.50 %)Electronics
61 (12.50 %)Government

Hardware Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region that cited Hardware Engineer in their job title 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 with Hardware Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (37.50 %)Military
21 (12.50 %)Electronics
21 (12.50 %)Government
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (87.50 %)VHDL
17 (87.50 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (62.50 %)SC Cleared
15 (62.50 %)Security Cleared
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (75.00 %)C
16 (75.00 %)C++
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (50.00 %)JTAG
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (87.50 %)Xilinx
25 (62.50 %)EMC
31 (12.50 %)Intel