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This section looks at the demand for VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) skills within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VHDL over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank71-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads70
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.828 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£25,500-
Average salary£30,250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£35,000-
UK excluding London average salary£39,413£38,117
% change on same period last year+3.40 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads145122
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.051 %
Salaries quoted11094
Average minimum salary£28,453£34,006
Average salary£30,572£37,613
% change on same period last year-18.72 %
Average maximum salary£32,691£41,221
UK excluding London average salary£37,888£39,245
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
VHDL North WestVHDL
North West

VHDL
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside VHDL Demand Trend

VHDL
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside VHDL Salary Trend

VHDL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VHDL across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Merseyside VHDL Salary Histogram

VHDL
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VHDL within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 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
LiverpoolNew entry-3£28,667-
VHDL North WestVHDL
North West

VHDL
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing VHDL 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 VHDL.

17 (100.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
17 (100.00 %)Xilinx
26 (85.71 %)C
26 (85.71 %)C++
35 (71.43 %)EMC
44 (57.14 %)SC Cleared
44 (57.14 %)Security Cleared
44 (57.14 %)JTAG
53 (42.86 %)Military
61 (14.29 %)Electronics

VHDL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Military
21 (14.29 %)Electronics
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (100.00 %)Hardware Engineer
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (100.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)SC Cleared
14 (57.14 %)Security Cleared
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (85.71 %)C
16 (85.71 %)C++
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (57.14 %)JTAG
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)Xilinx
25 (71.43 %)EMC