The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Linux over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Linux
Rank 238 225 201
Rank change year-on-year
-13 -24
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 8 26 29
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.109% 0.355% 0.413%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.419% 1.312% 1.753%
Number of salaries quoted 8 25 16
Average salary £28,750 £37,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-23.33% +25.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £43,000 £49,900 £41,250
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
+6.25% +3.89%
All Operating Systems
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
1909 1981 1654
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 26.10% 27.06% 23.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1637 1726 1495
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Embedded Linux
England

Embedded Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Embedded Linux Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend

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

North West Embedded Linux Salary Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Embedded Linux across the North West region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

North West Embedded Linux Salary Histogram

Embedded Linux
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the North West region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
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Job
Vacancies
Manchester -32 5 £20,000 -46.66% 4
Cheshire - 3 £40,000 - 2
Embedded Linux
England

Embedded Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Embedded Linux 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 Linux.

1 27 (100.00%) Linux
2 23 (85.19%) C
3 19 (70.37%) C++
4 16 (59.26%) TCP/IP
5 15 (55.56%) Embedded C
6 11 (40.74%) Embedded C++
6 11 (40.74%) pSOS
7 9 (33.33%) STB
8 8 (29.63%) Open Source
9 5 (18.52%) OO
9 5 (18.52%) Degree
9 5 (18.52%) Computer Science
10 4 (14.81%) Mathematics
10 4 (14.81%) Ethernet
10 4 (14.81%) OpenGL
10 4 (14.81%) Music Industry
11 3 (11.11%) Agile Software Development
11 3 (11.11%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
11 3 (11.11%) IGMP
11 3 (11.11%) VoIP
11 3 (11.11%) Integration Testing
11 3 (11.11%) Multithreading
11 3 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
12 2 (7.407%) Embedded Systems
13 1 (3.704%) Digital Signal Processing
13 1 (3.704%) Signal Processing
13 1 (3.704%) Apache Flex
13 1 (3.704%) VxWorks
13 1 (3.704%) DTV
13 1 (3.704%) Assembly Language

Embedded Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Embedded Linux 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 Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (14.81%) OpenGL
2 1 (3.704%) Apache Flex
Communications & Networking
1 16 (59.26%) TCP/IP
2 4 (14.81%) Ethernet
3 3 (11.11%) IGMP
3 3 (11.11%) VoIP
General
1 4 (14.81%) Music Industry
2 1 (3.704%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (59.26%) Software Engineer
2 9 (33.33%) Senior Software Engineer
3 8 (29.63%) Developer
4 6 (22.22%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 6 (22.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 6 (22.22%) Linux Engineer
5 5 (18.52%) Senior Linux Engineer
5 5 (18.52%) Embedded C Engineer
5 5 (18.52%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
6 4 (14.81%) Graduate
6 4 (14.81%) Graduate Developer
7 3 (11.11%) C++ Software Engineer
8 1 (3.704%) Principal Engineer
8 1 (3.704%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
8 1 (3.704%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 1 (3.704%) Principal Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (33.33%) STB
2 8 (29.63%) Open Source
3 5 (18.52%) Computer Science
4 4 (14.81%) Mathematics
5 3 (11.11%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
6 2 (7.407%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (3.704%) DTV
7 1 (3.704%) Firmware
7 1 (3.704%) MPEG
Operating Systems
1 27 (100.00%) Linux
2 11 (40.74%) pSOS
3 1 (3.704%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (18.52%) OO
2 3 (11.11%) Agile Software Development
2 3 (11.11%) Integration Testing
2 3 (11.11%) Multithreading
2 3 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (3.704%) Digital Signal Processing
3 1 (3.704%) Signal Processing
3 1 (3.704%) UML
3 1 (3.704%) OOD
3 1 (3.704%) Software Engineering
3 1 (3.704%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 23 (85.19%) C
2 19 (70.37%) C++
3 15 (55.56%) Embedded C
4 11 (40.74%) Embedded C++
5 1 (3.704%) Assembly Language
5 1 (3.704%) Tcl
5 1 (3.704%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (18.52%) Degree
Manchester, North West
Ideally you will have the following experience:- - Degree in Electronic Engineering/Computer Science (or similar) with a good understanding of embedded software systems including both analogue and digital...
Computer Futures
Salary: £26000 - £30000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Manchester, North West
Ideally you will have the following experience:- - Degree in Electronic Engineering/Computer Science (or similar) with a good understanding of embedded software systems including both analogue and digital...
Computer Futures
Salary: £28000 - £32000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
You will also be involved in the full product lifecycle adhering to company standards and methodologies.Ideally you will have the following experience:- - Degree educated in computer science/...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Warrington, North West
This is a great opportunity to further your career as my client heavily invests in their employees.You will have experience working in an embedded environment in particular...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Responsibilities of the Software Engineer (C++ Software Engineer) : - Handle all software aspects of the design, development, and continuous improvement of state of the art professional digital audio systems...
Music Group UK
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
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