The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term STB in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited STB over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Set-Top Box (STB)
Rank 235 - 221
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing STB 8 0 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.111% - 0.189%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.403% - 0.755%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 8
Average salary £30,000 - £30,000
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 - £29,700
10% offered a salary of more than £37,500 - £35,050
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £43,500 £40,500
% change year-on-year
-2.29% +7.40%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1985 1917 1722
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 27.63% 27.01% 25.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1679 1600 1496
Average salary £35,000 £35,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.40% +1.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £23,225 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
STB
England

STB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West STB Jobs Demand Trend

STB
Salary Trend

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

North West STB Salary Trend

STB
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing STB across the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West STB Salary Histogram

STB
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing STB within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 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
Cheshire - 8 £30,000 -
STB
England

STB
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing STB 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 STB.

1 9 (75.00%) C
1 9 (75.00%) C++
1 9 (75.00%) Linux
1 9 (75.00%) Embedded Linux
2 8 (66.67%) pSOS
2 8 (66.67%) TCP/IP
3 5 (41.67%) Embedded C
3 5 (41.67%) Embedded C++
4 4 (33.33%) DTV
5 3 (25.00%) Web Testing
5 3 (25.00%) Interactive TV
5 3 (25.00%) QA
6 1 (8.333%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (8.333%) Assembly Language
6 1 (8.333%) Firmware

STB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing STB 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 STB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 8 (66.67%) TCP/IP
Job Titles
1 9 (75.00%) Software Engineer
2 7 (58.33%) Senior Software Engineer
3 6 (50.00%) Linux Engineer
4 5 (41.67%) Senior Linux Engineer
4 5 (41.67%) Embedded C Engineer
4 5 (41.67%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
4 5 (41.67%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 3 (25.00%) Tester
5 3 (25.00%) Quality Engineer
5 3 (25.00%) Web Tester
6 1 (8.333%) C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (8.333%) Embedded Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (33.33%) DTV
2 3 (25.00%) Interactive TV
3 1 (8.333%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (8.333%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 9 (75.00%) Linux
1 9 (75.00%) Embedded Linux
2 8 (66.67%) pSOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (25.00%) Web Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (75.00%) C
1 9 (75.00%) C++
2 5 (41.67%) Embedded C
2 5 (41.67%) Embedded C++
3 1 (8.333%) Assembly Language
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) QA