The first table below looks at the demand for 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 Signal Processing over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Signal Processing
Rank 403 401 402
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +1
Permanent jobs citing Signal Processing 32 43 23
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.144% 0.178% 0.102%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.197% 0.243% 0.144%
Number of salaries quoted 15 33 21
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% -11.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £30,000 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-5.88% -
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
16217 17664 15949
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 73.01% 73.21% 70.86%
Number of salaries quoted 13170 15139 13660
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%
Signal Processing
England

Signal Processing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Signal Processing Jobs Demand Trend

Signal Processing
Salary Trend

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

South East Signal Processing Salary Trend

Signal Processing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Signal Processing across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East Signal Processing Salary Histogram

Signal Processing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Signal Processing within the South East region over the 3 months to 22 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
Surrey +11 12 £35,000 +7.69%
West Sussex - 9 £40,000 -
Berkshire +6 3 £50,000 -
Hampshire -4 3 - -
Buckinghamshire -7 3 £32,500 -23.52%
Oxfordshire - 2 £43,750 -
Signal Processing
England

Signal Processing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing 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 Signal Processing.

1 49 (57.65%) Digital Signal Processing
2 48 (56.47%) C
3 44 (51.76%) C++
4 36 (42.35%) Linux
5 35 (41.18%) Electronics
5 35 (41.18%) Telecoms
6 29 (34.12%) Software Engineering
7 24 (28.24%) Degree
8 23 (27.06%) Windows
9 22 (25.88%) Aerospace
9 22 (25.88%) Validation
9 22 (25.88%) Military
9 22 (25.88%) Embedded Software Development
10 21 (24.71%) PhD
10 21 (24.71%) Chip and PIN
11 20 (23.53%) VHDL
11 20 (23.53%) Computer Science
12 19 (22.35%) Firmware
12 19 (22.35%) Avionics
13 18 (21.18%) MATLAB
13 18 (21.18%) MS Excel
13 18 (21.18%) Finance
14 17 (20.00%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
14 17 (20.00%) UML
14 17 (20.00%) OO
15 16 (18.82%) ClearCase
15 16 (18.82%) Requirements Management
15 16 (18.82%) Wireless
16 15 (17.65%) Management Information System
16 15 (17.65%) Information Management

Signal Processing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing 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 Signal Processing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 12 (14.12%) Middleware
1 12 (14.12%) JSF
2 4 (4.706%) Flash
2 4 (4.706%) Qt
3 3 (3.529%) JSP
4 2 (2.353%) OpenGL
4 2 (2.353%) STL
4 2 (2.353%) MFC
4 2 (2.353%) FreeSWITCH
4 2 (2.353%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 1 (1.176%) .NET
Applications
1 18 (21.18%) MS Excel
2 14 (16.47%) MS Office
3 12 (14.12%) MS PowerPoint
4 3 (3.529%) Simulink
5 2 (2.353%) MS Visio
6 1 (1.176%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 16 (18.82%) Wireless
2 7 (8.235%) VoIP
3 4 (4.706%) DVB
4 3 (3.529%) GSM
5 2 (2.353%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (2.353%) RTP
5 2 (2.353%) 3G
5 2 (2.353%) Asterisk PBX
5 2 (2.353%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.176%) GIS
Development Applications
1 16 (18.82%) ClearCase
2 14 (16.47%) Rational DOORS
3 12 (14.12%) ClearQuest
4 4 (4.706%) Visual Studio
5 3 (3.529%) LabVIEW
6 1 (1.176%) Git (software)
6 1 (1.176%) Eclipse
6 1 (1.176%) Subversion
General
1 35 (41.18%) Electronics
1 35 (41.18%) Telecoms
2 22 (25.88%) Aerospace
2 22 (25.88%) Military
3 19 (22.35%) Avionics
4 18 (21.18%) Finance
5 2 (2.353%) German Language
6 1 (1.176%) Music
6 1 (1.176%) Marketing
6 1 (1.176%) Retail
6 1 (1.176%) Legal
6 1 (1.176%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 34 (40.00%) Software Engineer
2 14 (16.47%) C++ Software Engineer
2 14 (16.47%) Architect
3 11 (12.94%) Hardware Engineer
4 10 (11.76%) Software Architect
5 9 (10.59%) Technical Architect
6 7 (8.235%) Developer
6 7 (8.235%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 7 (8.235%) Design Engineer
7 6 (7.059%) Digital Hardware Engineer
7 6 (7.059%) C Software Engineer
7 6 (7.059%) Graduate
8 5 (5.882%) Software Developer
8 5 (5.882%) Graduate Software Developer
8 5 (5.882%) Graduate Developer
9 4 (4.706%) Electronics Engineer
9 4 (4.706%) Principal Software Engineer
9 4 (4.706%) Software Design Engineer
9 4 (4.706%) Field Service Engineer
9 4 (4.706%) Field Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 21 (24.71%) Chip and PIN
2 20 (23.53%) VHDL
2 20 (23.53%) Computer Science
3 19 (22.35%) Firmware
4 17 (20.00%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
5 15 (17.65%) Management Information System
6 12 (14.12%) Device Driver
7 11 (12.94%) Physics
8 10 (11.76%) Mathematics
9 5 (5.882%) Statistics
10 4 (4.706%) MPEG
11 3 (3.529%) ASIC
12 2 (2.353%) IVR
12 2 (2.353%) CPLD
12 2 (2.353%) Embedded Systems
13 1 (1.176%) Data Conversion
13 1 (1.176%) IPTV
13 1 (1.176%) Human Factors
Operating Systems
1 36 (42.35%) Linux
2 23 (27.06%) Windows
3 14 (16.47%) VxWorks
4 2 (2.353%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (57.65%) Digital Signal Processing
2 29 (34.12%) Software Engineering
3 22 (25.88%) Validation
3 22 (25.88%) Embedded Software Development
4 17 (20.00%) UML
4 17 (20.00%) OO
5 16 (18.82%) Requirements Management
6 15 (17.65%) Information Management
6 15 (17.65%) Communications Security
7 12 (14.12%) Waterfall
7 12 (14.12%) SSADM
7 12 (14.12%) Yourdon
7 12 (14.12%) Configuration Management
7 12 (14.12%) Software Testing
8 7 (8.235%) CAD
9 6 (7.059%) Unit Testing
9 6 (7.059%) Project Management
10 5 (5.882%) TDD
11 4 (4.706%) Data Analysis
11 4 (4.706%) Numerical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 48 (56.47%) C
2 44 (51.76%) C++
3 18 (21.18%) MATLAB
4 13 (15.29%) Ada
5 12 (14.12%) C#
6 11 (12.94%) Java
7 10 (11.76%) Python
8 6 (7.059%) Embedded C
8 6 (7.059%) Assembly Language
9 4 (4.706%) Perl
10 2 (2.353%) VC++
11 1 (1.176%) Embedded C++
11 1 (1.176%) Fortran
11 1 (1.176%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 24 (28.24%) Degree
2 21 (24.71%) PhD
3 7 (8.235%) Security Cleared
4 6 (7.059%) Postgraduate
5 3 (3.529%) Chartered Engineer
5 3 (3.529%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (15.29%) DO-178B
2 6 (7.059%) DO-254
3 2 (2.353%) PCI DSS
4 1 (1.176%) JTAG
4 1 (1.176%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.176%) QA
System Software
1 2 (2.353%) Kamailio
Vendors
1 4 (4.706%) Apple
1 4 (4.706%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.353%) Agilent
3 1 (1.176%) Altera
3 1 (1.176%) Actel
3 1 (1.176%) EMC
3 1 (1.176%) QNX
3 1 (1.176%) Xilinx
3 1 (1.176%) SolidWorks
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The role:As the Firmware Engineer you will be involved in the generation of new product development and will be involved in all aspects of systems through to...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Attractive Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
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This is a fantasic opportunity for a LabView Engineer with 4-5 years experience to join a cutting edge company developing innovative instrumentation applications used across various industries...
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Salary: £26000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
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RG - Embedded Software Engineer - Embedded C, ARM, PIC, Optics- £40,000p.a Location: Berkshire - RG IMPORTANT: Applicants must be no further than a 15 mile radius of RG...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £41000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
In general candidates should have a first class numerate degree or PhD in a subject such as a Physics, Engineering or Maths or Electronics... Software development (eg C/...
Real Time Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 40,000 to 50,000
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ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k + benefits
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Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
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