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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Electronics' in IT jobs within the Scotland 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronics
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank137127
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads1758
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.024 %
As % of the category below0.922 %2.328 %
Salaries quoted953
Average minimum salary£35,333£30,160
Average salary£37,556£34,071
% change on same period last year+10.22 %
Average maximum salary£39,778£37,981
UK excluding London average salary£36,056£35,585
% change on same period last year+1.32 %
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads18442491
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.973 %1.020 %
Salaries quoted12941582
Average minimum salary£35,870£35,671
Average salary£39,495£38,755
% change on same period last year+1.90 %
Average maximum salary£43,120£41,839
UK excluding London average salary£40,890£42,387
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Electronics UKElectronics
UK

Electronics
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland Electronics Salary Trend

Electronics
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Electronics across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland Electronics Salary Histogram

Electronics
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
EdinburghUp+79£36,625+6.93 %
AberdeenDown-24--
GlasgowUp+73£45,000+21.15 %
DundeeUp+41--
Electronics UKElectronics
UK

Electronics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

119 (44.19 %)Degree
214 (32.56 %)C++
312 (27.91 %)C
49 (20.93 %)Windows
56 (13.95 %)UNIX
65 (11.63 %)Device Driver
65 (11.63 %)Pensions
65 (11.63 %)Computer Science
65 (11.63 %)Linux
65 (11.63 %)Health
74 (9.302 %)Telecoms
74 (9.302 %)EMC
74 (9.302 %)Firmware
74 (9.302 %)VB
74 (9.302 %)Security Cleared
74 (9.302 %)Software Engineering
83 (6.977 %)IP Telephony
83 (6.977 %)Military
83 (6.977 %)Mentor Graphics
83 (6.977 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
83 (6.977 %)Cisco
83 (6.977 %)Java
83 (6.977 %)SQL Server
83 (6.977 %)TDMA
83 (6.977 %)Manufacturing
83 (6.977 %)Education
83 (6.977 %)Electric
92 (4.651 %)Government
92 (4.651 %)VHDL
92 (4.651 %)Verilog

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.326 %).NET
11 (2.326 %)J2EE
11 (2.326 %)MFC
11 (2.326 %)ASP
11 (2.326 %)ASP.NET
11 (2.326 %)AJAX
11 (2.326 %).NET Framework
11 (2.326 %)Silverlight
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.651 %)MS Excel
21 (2.326 %)MS Visio
21 (2.326 %)MATLAB
21 (2.326 %)Simulink
21 (2.326 %)MS Project
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.977 %)TDMA
13 (6.977 %)IP Telephony
22 (4.651 %)LAN
22 (4.651 %)WAN
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (6.977 %)SQL Server
22 (4.651 %)MS Access
31 (2.326 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (2.326 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.326 %)Oracle 8/8i
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.651 %)Visual Studio
21 (2.326 %)LabVIEW
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (11.63 %)Health
15 (11.63 %)Pensions
24 (9.302 %)Telecoms
33 (6.977 %)Education
33 (6.977 %)Electric
33 (6.977 %)Manufacturing
33 (6.977 %)Military
42 (4.651 %)Government
42 (4.651 %)Finance
42 (4.651 %)Aerospace
51 (2.326 %)Insurance
51 (2.326 %)Marketing
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (25.58 %)Software Engineer
26 (13.95 %)Hardware Engineer
35 (11.63 %)Developer
44 (9.302 %)Graduate
44 (9.302 %)Design Engineer
44 (9.302 %)Embedded Software Engineer
53 (6.977 %)Senior Software Engineer
53 (6.977 %)C++ Developer
62 (4.651 %)Junior
62 (4.651 %)Field Service Engineer
62 (4.651 %)Support Engineer
62 (4.651 %)Administrator
62 (4.651 %)Field Engineer
62 (4.651 %)Systems Administrator
62 (4.651 %)Systems Engineer
62 (4.651 %)Customer Engineer
62 (4.651 %)C Developer
62 (4.651 %)C Software Engineer
62 (4.651 %)Customer Support Engineer
62 (4.651 %)Electronics Engineer
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (11.63 %)Device Driver
15 (11.63 %)Computer Science
24 (9.302 %)Firmware
33 (6.977 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
42 (4.651 %)VHDL
42 (4.651 %)Verilog
42 (4.651 %)ASIC
42 (4.651 %)Dutch Language
42 (4.651 %)German Language
42 (4.651 %)Spanish Language
42 (4.651 %)Physics
51 (2.326 %)Replication
51 (2.326 %)SCADA
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (20.93 %)Windows
26 (13.95 %)UNIX
35 (11.63 %)Linux
42 (4.651 %)Windows 2000
42 (4.651 %)VMS
42 (4.651 %)OpenVMS
51 (2.326 %)Windows CE
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (9.302 %)Software Engineering
14 (9.302 %)Security Cleared
21 (2.326 %)Software Testing
21 (2.326 %)DoDAF
21 (2.326 %)MODAF
21 (2.326 %)Web Development
21 (2.326 %)Business Development
21 (2.326 %)Product Marketing
21 (2.326 %)UML
21 (2.326 %)OO
21 (2.326 %)RAD
21 (2.326 %)Network Design
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (32.56 %)C++
212 (27.91 %)C
34 (9.302 %)VB
43 (6.977 %)Java
52 (4.651 %)VC++
52 (4.651 %)Python
52 (4.651 %)Shell Script
61 (2.326 %)VB6
61 (2.326 %)VB.NET
61 (2.326 %)Embedded C
61 (2.326 %)Embedded C++
61 (2.326 %)JavaScript
61 (2.326 %)C#
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (44.19 %)Degree
22 (4.651 %)CCNA
22 (4.651 %)Cisco Certification
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.326 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (9.302 %)EMC
23 (6.977 %)Cisco
23 (6.977 %)Mentor Graphics
32 (4.651 %)Microsoft
32 (4.651 %)Cadence
41 (2.326 %)Oracle
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