The first table below looks at the demand for Bluetooth skills in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Bluetooth over the 3 months to 20 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 of the Communications & Networking category for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Bluetooth
Rank 416 401 414
Rank change year-on-year
-15 +13
Permanent jobs citing Bluetooth 10 35 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.046% 0.147% 0.036%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.193% 0.671% 0.192%
Number of salaries quoted 9 35 8
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £36,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% +10.34%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £38,500 £32,200
10% offered a salary of more than £50,500 £45,000 £38,250
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+18.75% +6.66%
All Communications & Networking
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
5185 5218 4176
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 23.64% 21.96% 18.60%
Number of salaries quoted 4165 4423 3496
Average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,750 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-0.62% +6.66%
Bluetooth
England

Bluetooth
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Bluetooth across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

South East Bluetooth Jobs Demand Trend

Bluetooth
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Bluetooth across the South East region.

South East Bluetooth Salary Trend

Bluetooth
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Bluetooth across the South East region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South East Bluetooth Salary Histogram

Bluetooth
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Bluetooth within the South East region over the 3 months to 20 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
Hampshire -3 5 £27,000 -32.50%
Buckinghamshire - 3 £50,000 -
Surrey +6 1 - -
Berkshire -5 1 £38,500 -3.75%
Bluetooth
England

Bluetooth
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth.

1 28 (71.79%) GSM
2 20 (51.28%) Wireless
2 20 (51.28%) Electronics
3 19 (48.72%) ZigBee
4 16 (41.03%) 3G
4 16 (41.03%) Windows
5 11 (28.21%) Handset
5 11 (28.21%) C
5 11 (28.21%) SQL Server
5 11 (28.21%) Web Services
6 10 (25.64%) C++
6 10 (25.64%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (23.08%) Advertising
7 9 (23.08%) Pharmaceutical
7 9 (23.08%) GPRS
7 9 (23.08%) Embedded C
7 9 (23.08%) Embedded Systems
8 8 (20.51%) Test Management
8 8 (20.51%) Linux
8 8 (20.51%) Device Driver
9 7 (17.95%) Telecoms
9 7 (17.95%) Quality Management
9 7 (17.95%) ThreadX
9 7 (17.95%) VxWorks
9 7 (17.95%) ISEB
9 7 (17.95%) .NET
9 7 (17.95%) Microsoft
9 7 (17.95%) Windows CE
9 7 (17.95%) HSPA
9 7 (17.95%) Logistics

Bluetooth
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (28.21%) Web Services
2 7 (17.95%) .NET
3 3 (7.692%) SOAP
3 3 (7.692%) REST
4 1 (2.564%) .NET Compact Framework
4 1 (2.564%) Middleware
4 1 (2.564%) .NET Framework
Communications & Networking
1 28 (71.79%) GSM
2 20 (51.28%) Wireless
3 19 (48.72%) ZigBee
4 16 (41.03%) 3G
5 10 (25.64%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (23.08%) GPRS
7 7 (17.95%) HSPA
8 5 (12.82%) LTE
9 3 (7.692%) RFID
9 3 (7.692%) WLAN
9 3 (7.692%) WCDMA
9 3 (7.692%) HTTP
10 1 (2.564%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (28.21%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (12.82%) Visual Studio
2 2 (5.128%) PVCS
3 1 (2.564%) Eclipse
3 1 (2.564%) Subversion
3 1 (2.564%) GCC
General
1 20 (51.28%) Electronics
2 9 (23.08%) Pharmaceutical
2 9 (23.08%) Advertising
3 7 (17.95%) Telecoms
4 6 (15.38%) Manufacturing
5 2 (5.128%) Finance
5 2 (5.128%) Back Office
6 1 (2.564%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 14 (35.90%) Test Engineer
2 9 (23.08%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 9 (23.08%) Software Engineer
3 7 (17.95%) Field Engineer
3 7 (17.95%) Project Engineer
4 5 (12.82%) Design Engineer
4 5 (12.82%) Principal Engineer
5 4 (10.26%) Electronics Engineer
6 3 (7.692%) Architect
6 3 (7.692%) Radio Engineer
7 2 (5.128%) Wireless Engineer
7 2 (5.128%) Developer
7 2 (5.128%) Principle Engineer
7 2 (5.128%) Systems Architect
8 1 (2.564%) Software Design Engineer
8 1 (2.564%) Technical Engineer
8 1 (2.564%) Applications Architect
8 1 (2.564%) Analyst
8 1 (2.564%) Test Analyst
8 1 (2.564%) Customer Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (28.21%) Handset
2 9 (23.08%) Embedded Systems
3 8 (20.51%) Device Driver
4 7 (17.95%) Smartphone
5 5 (12.82%) Firmware
6 3 (7.692%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 16 (41.03%) Windows
2 8 (20.51%) Linux
3 7 (17.95%) Windows CE
3 7 (17.95%) VxWorks
3 7 (17.95%) ThreadX
4 3 (7.692%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (20.51%) Test Management
2 7 (17.95%) Quality Management
2 7 (17.95%) Logistics
2 7 (17.95%) Performance Testing
3 5 (12.82%) Software Testing
3 5 (12.82%) Service Delivery
4 3 (7.692%) Disaster Recovery
4 3 (7.692%) CRM
4 3 (7.692%) ERP
4 3 (7.692%) Web Development
4 3 (7.692%) Automated Testing
4 3 (7.692%) Software Engineering
4 3 (7.692%) System Testing
5 2 (5.128%) QMS
5 2 (5.128%) Code Coverage
5 2 (5.128%) Agile Software Development
5 2 (5.128%) Risk Management
6 1 (2.564%) Validation
6 1 (2.564%) SOA
6 1 (2.564%) UML
Programming Languages
1 11 (28.21%) C
2 10 (25.64%) C++
3 9 (23.08%) Embedded C
4 5 (12.82%) C#
5 3 (7.692%) Assembly Language
6 2 (5.128%) Embedded C++
7 1 (2.564%) Bash shell
7 1 (2.564%) SQL
7 1 (2.564%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (17.95%) ISEB
1 7 (17.95%) Degree
2 2 (5.128%) HNC
2 2 (5.128%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (12.82%) ISO 9001
2 2 (5.128%) JTAG
Vendors
1 7 (17.95%) Microsoft
2 4 (10.26%) EMC
3 3 (7.692%) Symbian
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Knowledge and use of JTAG; code coverage/profiling; and automated test tools would be highly desirable... Knowledge of WIFI, Classic Bluetooth, BLE would be highly desirable... Familiarity with...
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Software Developer (Communication Systems) Permanent position with the following requirements: Experience of development of communication protocols and embedded software utilising commercial stack for Bluetooth 4 (BLE) 5 years...
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
e) Object oriented design... c) Knowledge of programming languages: especially Java or C++, and knowledge of mobile platforms: especially Android... Familiarity with the following tools is also desirable,...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 25000 - 35000
Posted: 14 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
c) Extensive knowledge of programming languages: especially Java or C++ and knowledge of mobile platforms: especially Android... Familiarity with the following tools is also desirable, but not essential: *...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 40000 - 50000
Posted: 14 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
45-60k Commutable within 1 hr of Northampton, Milton Keynes, Bedford areas Cortex M0/TI-MSP430/STM8/STM32 or RF Communications Electronic Hardware Developer Permanent position with the...
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013