The first table below looks at the demand for Digital Signal Processing 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 Digital Signal Processing 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Digital Signal Processing
Rank 419 424 413
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -11
Permanent jobs citing Digital Signal Processing 14 15 11
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.063% 0.063% 0.048%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.087% 0.086% 0.068%
Number of salaries quoted 4 14 9
Average salary £37,500 £38,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.31% -5.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,050 £30,300 £33,200
10% offered a salary of more than £47,000 £43,500 £50,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £38,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+11.84% -5.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
16132 17403 16257
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 72.89% 73.18% 70.85%
Number of salaries quoted 13115 14896 13926
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Digital Signal Processing
England

Digital Signal Processing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Digital Signal Processing across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East Digital Signal Processing Jobs Demand Trend

Digital Signal Processing
Salary Trend

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

South East Digital Signal Processing Salary Trend

Digital Signal Processing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Digital Signal Processing across the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South East Digital Signal Processing Salary Histogram

Digital Signal Processing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Signal Processing within the South East 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
West Sussex - 9 £40,000 -
Surrey +7 2 £38,250 -2.54%
Hampshire -12 2 - -
Berkshire - 1 £35,000 -
Digital Signal Processing
England

Digital Signal Processing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Digital Signal Processing 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 Digital Signal Processing.

1 48 (100.00%) Signal Processing
2 30 (62.50%) Electronics
3 29 (60.42%) C
4 25 (52.08%) Telecoms
5 23 (47.92%) Software Engineering
6 22 (45.83%) Aerospace
6 22 (45.83%) Military
7 21 (43.75%) Validation
7 21 (43.75%) Chip and PIN
8 19 (39.58%) Linux
8 19 (39.58%) Avionics
9 18 (37.50%) C++
10 17 (35.42%) OO
10 17 (35.42%) Embedded Software Development
11 16 (33.33%) Requirements Management
12 15 (31.25%) Communications Security
12 15 (31.25%) UML
12 15 (31.25%) Management Information System
12 15 (31.25%) Information Management
13 14 (29.17%) VHDL
13 14 (29.17%) MS Office
13 14 (29.17%) MS Excel
13 14 (29.17%) PhD
13 14 (29.17%) ClearCase
13 14 (29.17%) Rational DOORS
14 13 (27.08%) DO-178B
14 13 (27.08%) Ada
14 13 (27.08%) VxWorks
14 13 (27.08%) Windows
15 12 (25.00%) Yourdon

Digital Signal Processing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Digital Signal Processing 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 Digital Signal Processing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 12 (25.00%) Middleware
1 12 (25.00%) JSF
2 2 (4.167%) FreeSWITCH
3 1 (2.083%) OpenGL
Applications
1 14 (29.17%) MS Office
1 14 (29.17%) MS Excel
2 12 (25.00%) MS PowerPoint
3 2 (4.167%) MS Visio
4 1 (2.083%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.333%) Wireless
2 2 (4.167%) Asterisk PBX
2 2 (4.167%) RTP
3 1 (2.083%) GSM
3 1 (2.083%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.083%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (29.17%) ClearCase
1 14 (29.17%) Rational DOORS
2 12 (25.00%) ClearQuest
General
1 30 (62.50%) Electronics
2 25 (52.08%) Telecoms
3 22 (45.83%) Aerospace
3 22 (45.83%) Military
4 19 (39.58%) Avionics
5 6 (12.50%) Finance
6 1 (2.083%) Retail
6 1 (2.083%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 13 (27.08%) Software Engineer
2 12 (25.00%) Architect
3 10 (20.83%) Software Architect
4 9 (18.75%) Technical Architect
4 9 (18.75%) Hardware Engineer
5 7 (14.58%) Developer
6 6 (12.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 6 (12.50%) Graduate
6 6 (12.50%) Digital Hardware Engineer
7 5 (10.42%) Software Developer
7 5 (10.42%) Graduate Software Developer
7 5 (10.42%) Graduate Developer
8 2 (4.167%) Software Team Leader
8 2 (4.167%) Development Engineer
8 2 (4.167%) FPGA Engineer
8 2 (4.167%) Software Development Engineer
8 2 (4.167%) Principal Engineer
8 2 (4.167%) Principal Software Engineer
8 2 (4.167%) Team Leader
8 2 (4.167%) Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 21 (43.75%) Chip and PIN
2 15 (31.25%) Management Information System
3 14 (29.17%) VHDL
4 12 (25.00%) Device Driver
4 12 (25.00%) Firmware
5 11 (22.92%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
6 2 (4.167%) CPLD
6 2 (4.167%) Embedded Systems
6 2 (4.167%) IVR
6 2 (4.167%) ASIC
7 1 (2.083%) IPTV
7 1 (2.083%) Mathematics
7 1 (2.083%) Physics
7 1 (2.083%) Human Factors
7 1 (2.083%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 19 (39.58%) Linux
2 13 (27.08%) VxWorks
2 13 (27.08%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (100.00%) Signal Processing
2 23 (47.92%) Software Engineering
3 21 (43.75%) Validation
4 17 (35.42%) OO
4 17 (35.42%) Embedded Software Development
5 16 (33.33%) Requirements Management
6 15 (31.25%) Communications Security
6 15 (31.25%) UML
6 15 (31.25%) Information Management
7 12 (25.00%) Yourdon
7 12 (25.00%) Configuration Management
7 12 (25.00%) SSADM
7 12 (25.00%) Waterfall
7 12 (25.00%) Software Testing
8 6 (12.50%) CAD
8 6 (12.50%) Unit Testing
9 5 (10.42%) TDD
10 2 (4.167%) Requirements Analysis
10 2 (4.167%) Image Processing
10 2 (4.167%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 29 (60.42%) C
2 18 (37.50%) C++
3 13 (27.08%) Ada
4 9 (18.75%) MATLAB
5 6 (12.50%) Embedded C
6 5 (10.42%) C#
7 1 (2.083%) Python
7 1 (2.083%) Java
7 1 (2.083%) Embedded C++
7 1 (2.083%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 14 (29.17%) PhD
2 11 (22.92%) Degree
3 3 (6.250%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (2.083%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (27.08%) DO-178B
2 6 (12.50%) DO-254
3 2 (4.167%) PCI DSS
4 1 (2.083%) QA
System Software
1 2 (4.167%) Kamailio
Vendors
1 1 (2.083%) QNX
1 1 (2.083%) Actel
Guildford
Summary: Experienced Electronics Engineer, VHDL, FPGA, embedded C/C++, complex PCB design, Signal Processing, MUST be UK national for this position, Guildford, to £55k + 10% pension... - Simulating and...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k + benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Guildford, South East
These attributes are desirable:Background in communication theory and digital signal processing with a good understanding of GSM/GPRS/EDGE and/or WCDMA physical layer. Experience in development...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013