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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Electronics' in IT jobs within the North West region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Electronics over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronics
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank153182
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching permanent IT job ads100101
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.043 %
As % of the category below2.089 %1.785 %
Salaries quoted8577
Average minimum salary£32,670£29,167
Average salary£35,426£30,994
% change on same period last year+14.30 %
Average maximum salary£38,182£32,821
UK excluding London average salary£37,052£35,777
% change on same period last year+3.56 %
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads47885658
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.795 %2.426 %
Salaries quoted42914763
Average minimum salary£35,951£37,005
Average salary£40,426£40,790
% change on same period last year-0.89 %
Average maximum salary£44,901£44,574
UK excluding London average salary£41,275£41,778
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
Electronics EnglandElectronics
England

Electronics
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Electronics across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

North West Electronics Demand Trend

Electronics
Salary Trend

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

North West Electronics Salary Trend

Electronics
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Electronics across the North West region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

North West Electronics Salary Histogram

Electronics
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the North West region over the 3 months to 7 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
ManchesterUp+7071£35,608+12.20 %
LancashireDown-54£35,625+27.68 %
MerseysideUp+12£30,000+15.38 %
CheshireDown-251£42,500+31.98 %
CumbriaDown-131£32,000-2.39 %
Electronics EnglandElectronics
England

Electronics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Electronics 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 Electronics.

160 (29.41 %)Degree
258 (28.43 %)Electric
343 (21.08 %)Manufacturing
435 (17.16 %)C
532 (15.69 %)C++
627 (13.24 %)VHDL
726 (12.75 %)Aerospace
825 (12.25 %)Pensions
923 (11.27 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
923 (11.27 %)XML
1021 (10.29 %)Embedded C
1021 (10.29 %)Validation
1119 (9.314 %)Telecoms
1218 (8.824 %)ADSL
1317 (8.333 %)HDSL
1416 (7.843 %)EMC
1416 (7.843 %)Software Testing
1515 (7.353 %)Automotive
1614 (6.863 %)DSL
1614 (6.863 %)Linux
1614 (6.863 %).NET
1712 (5.882 %)Java
1712 (5.882 %)Health
1811 (5.392 %)HND
1811 (5.392 %)Embedded C++
1811 (5.392 %)Computer Science
1811 (5.392 %)Security Cleared
1910 (4.902 %)Avionics
1910 (4.902 %)Manual Testing
1910 (4.902 %)Project Planning

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Electronics 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 Electronics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (11.27 %)XML
214 (6.863 %).NET
310 (4.902 %)ASP.NET
310 (4.902 %).NET Framework
47 (3.431 %)WebServices
56 (2.941 %)HTML
63 (1.471 %)MFC
63 (1.471 %)CORBA
71 (0.490 %)J2SE
71 (0.490 %)J2EE
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (4.902 %)Pro/ENGINEER
26 (2.941 %)CA Clarity
26 (2.941 %)FrameMaker
31 (0.490 %)MS Project
31 (0.490 %)MS Office
31 (0.490 %)MS Excel
31 (0.490 %)MATLAB
31 (0.490 %)Simulink
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.490 %)SAP FI
11 (0.490 %)SAP FI/CO
11 (0.490 %)SAP CO
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (8.824 %)ADSL
217 (8.333 %)HDSL
314 (6.863 %)DSL
49 (4.412 %)BT 21CN
58 (3.922 %)Ethernet
67 (3.431 %)WAN
67 (3.431 %)VDSL
67 (3.431 %)LAN
75 (2.451 %)TCP/IP
84 (1.961 %)SNMP
84 (1.961 %)Wireless
92 (0.980 %)SAN
92 (0.980 %)Internet
101 (0.490 %)MPLS
101 (0.490 %)PBX
101 (0.490 %)PSTN
101 (0.490 %)DECT
101 (0.490 %)ISDN
101 (0.490 %)Frame Relay
101 (0.490 %)OFDM
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (2.941 %)SQL Server
22 (0.980 %)MySQL
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (3.431 %)Eclipse
23 (1.471 %)LabVIEW
31 (0.490 %)JIRA
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
158 (28.43 %)Electric
243 (21.08 %)Manufacturing
326 (12.75 %)Aerospace
425 (12.25 %)Pensions
519 (9.314 %)Telecoms
615 (7.353 %)Automotive
712 (5.882 %)Health
810 (4.902 %)Avionics
98 (3.922 %)Marketing
98 (3.922 %)Military
103 (1.471 %)Legal
103 (1.471 %)Finance
112 (0.980 %)Education
112 (0.980 %)Government
121 (0.490 %)Insurance
121 (0.490 %)Pharmaceutical
121 (0.490 %)Chemicals
121 (0.490 %)Construction
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
152 (25.49 %)Electronics Engineer
238 (18.63 %)Design Engineer
323 (11.27 %)Software Engineer
419 (9.314 %)Test Engineer
516 (7.843 %)Hardware Engineer
612 (5.882 %)Systems Engineer
711 (5.392 %)Principal Engineer
810 (4.902 %)Mechanical Design Engineer
810 (4.902 %)Mechanical Engineer
98 (3.922 %)Project Manager
106 (2.941 %)Principal Systems Engineer
106 (2.941 %)Technical Writer
106 (2.941 %)Electrical Engineer
115 (2.451 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
115 (2.451 %)Product Manager
115 (2.451 %)Tester
115 (2.451 %)Architect
115 (2.451 %)Senior Software Engineer
115 (2.451 %)Network Manager
115 (2.451 %)Hardware Design Engineer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (13.24 %)VHDL
223 (11.27 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
311 (5.392 %)Computer Science
47 (3.431 %)SCADA
47 (3.431 %)CCTV
56 (2.941 %)Verilog
64 (1.961 %)CPLD
64 (1.961 %)Smartcard
73 (1.471 %)Mathematics
82 (0.980 %)Firmware
82 (0.980 %)ASIC
82 (0.980 %)Device Driver
82 (0.980 %)Replication
82 (0.980 %)Clustering
91 (0.490 %)Management Information System
91 (0.490 %)ASIC Verification
91 (0.490 %)French Language
91 (0.490 %)Biotechnology
91 (0.490 %)Robotics
91 (0.490 %)Mechatronics
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (6.863 %)Linux
28 (3.922 %)Windows
34 (1.961 %)UNIX
43 (1.471 %)Windows CE
51 (0.490 %)VxWorks
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (10.29 %)Validation
216 (7.843 %)Software Testing
311 (5.392 %)Security Cleared
410 (4.902 %)Project Planning
410 (4.902 %)Manual Testing
59 (4.412 %)System Testing
59 (4.412 %)CAD
68 (3.922 %)Project Management
68 (3.922 %)User Acceptance Testing
76 (2.941 %)Product Marketing
76 (2.941 %)UML
76 (2.941 %)EDA
85 (2.451 %)Software Engineering
85 (2.451 %)Finite Element Analysis
94 (1.961 %)Test Scripting
103 (1.471 %)Statistical Analysis
103 (1.471 %)Requirements Analysis
103 (1.471 %)PRINCE2
112 (0.980 %)TDD
121 (0.490 %)OO
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (17.16 %)C
232 (15.69 %)C++
321 (10.29 %)Embedded C
412 (5.882 %)Java
511 (5.392 %)Embedded C++
610 (4.902 %)C#
79 (4.412 %)SQL
87 (3.431 %)Assembly Language
94 (1.961 %)Lisp
94 (1.961 %)XPath
103 (1.471 %)VB
112 (0.980 %)Perl
112 (0.980 %)Tcl
121 (0.490 %)JavaScript
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
160 (29.41 %)Degree
211 (5.392 %)HND
310 (4.902 %)ISEB
43 (1.471 %)HNC
51 (0.490 %)Cisco Certification
51 (0.490 %)OCP
51 (0.490 %)Oracle Certification
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (4.412 %)QA
23 (1.471 %)ISO9001
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.471 %)Xen
13 (1.471 %)VMware Infrastructure
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (7.843 %)EMC
210 (4.902 %)SolidWorks
38 (3.922 %)Xilinx
46 (2.941 %)Oracle
53 (1.471 %)VMware
61 (0.490 %)Cadence
61 (0.490 %)SAP
61 (0.490 %)Cisco
61 (0.490 %)Microsoft
61 (0.490 %)Mentor Graphics