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The table below looks at the demand for the Design Engineer role in IT jobs within the South West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Design Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Design Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank156222
Rank change on same period last yearUp+66
Matching permanent IT job ads9651
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.023 %
As % of the category below1.007 %0.450 %
Salaries quoted6533
Average minimum salary£37,462£36,045
Average salary£40,469£42,121
% change on same period last year-3.92 %
Average maximum salary£43,477£48,197
UK excluding London average salary£39,036£38,223
% change on same period last year+2.12 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads953611339
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.378 %5.059 %
Salaries quoted84349547
Average minimum salary£32,610£33,932
Average salary£35,641£36,711
% change on same period last year-2.91 %
Average maximum salary£38,671£39,491
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Design Engineer EnglandDesign Engineer
England

Design Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Design Engineer across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West Design Engineer Demand Trend

Design Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Design Engineer across the South West region.

South West Design Engineer Salary Trend

Design Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Design Engineer across the South West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

South West Design Engineer Salary Histogram

Design Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Design Engineer within the South West region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
BristolUp+3238£37,853-5.66 %
WiltshireUp+3220£43,971+33.75 %
DevonDown-58£47,875+0.78 %
GloucestershireUp+37£34,375-32.92 %
SomersetDown-197£40,571+8.19 %
Design Engineer EnglandDesign Engineer
England

Design Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Design Engineer in their job title 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 with Design Engineer in their job title.

157 (28.79 %)Aerospace
254 (27.27 %)Electronics
335 (17.68 %)Wireless
431 (15.66 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
431 (15.66 %)Degree
525 (12.63 %)Manufacturing
624 (12.12 %)Avionics
723 (11.62 %)C
822 (11.11 %)CAD
921 (10.61 %)Pro/ENGINEER
1018 (9.091 %)Telecoms
1116 (8.081 %)Assembly Language
1116 (8.081 %)Embedded C
1215 (7.576 %)E-Commerce
1215 (7.576 %)Device Driver
1215 (7.576 %)Security Cleared
1215 (7.576 %)Computer Science
1313 (6.566 %)LAN
1313 (6.566 %)WAN
1313 (6.566 %)SolidWorks
1412 (6.061 %)Cisco Certification
1511 (5.556 %)Validation
1511 (5.556 %)CCNP
1511 (5.556 %)Military
1511 (5.556 %)Physics
1610 (5.051 %)CCNA
179 (4.545 %)Ethernet
179 (4.545 %)ISDN
179 (4.545 %)DSL
179 (4.545 %)MPLS

Design Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Design Engineer in their job title 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 with Design Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (1.515 %).NET
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.505 %)MS Exchange
11 (0.505 %)Exchange Server 2003
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (10.61 %)Pro/ENGINEER
28 (4.040 %)AutoCAD
28 (4.040 %)CATIA
34 (2.020 %)MATLAB
34 (2.020 %)Simulink
43 (1.515 %)MS Office
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (17.68 %)Wireless
213 (6.566 %)LAN
213 (6.566 %)WAN
39 (4.545 %)Ethernet
39 (4.545 %)ISDN
39 (4.545 %)MPLS
39 (4.545 %)DSL
47 (3.535 %)TCP/IP
55 (2.525 %)OFDM
55 (2.525 %)MIMO
64 (2.020 %)SSL
73 (1.515 %)Internet
73 (1.515 %)DWDM
73 (1.515 %)SSH
73 (1.515 %)Gigabit Ethernet
73 (1.515 %)Network Security
73 (1.515 %)SNMP
73 (1.515 %)SDH
73 (1.515 %)HTTPS
81 (0.505 %)DHCP
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (1.515 %)Flash
13 (1.515 %)ClearCase
22 (1.010 %)WinRunner
22 (1.010 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (1.010 %)LoadRunner
22 (1.010 %)NUnit
22 (1.010 %)QARun
22 (1.010 %)WATIR
22 (1.010 %)FitNesse
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
157 (28.79 %)Aerospace
254 (27.27 %)Electronics
325 (12.63 %)Manufacturing
424 (12.12 %)Avionics
518 (9.091 %)Telecoms
611 (5.556 %)Military
78 (4.040 %)Electric
87 (3.535 %)Automotive
95 (2.525 %)Marketing
95 (2.525 %)Health
104 (2.020 %)Pensions
113 (1.515 %)Government
122 (1.010 %)Insurance
131 (0.505 %)Construction
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
131 (15.66 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
215 (7.576 %)Computer Science
215 (7.576 %)Device Driver
311 (5.556 %)Physics
48 (4.040 %)VHDL
57 (3.535 %)Firmware
64 (2.020 %)ASIC
64 (2.020 %)Verilog
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (2.020 %)UNIX
22 (1.010 %)Windows
31 (0.505 %)Windows Vista
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (11.11 %)CAD
215 (7.576 %)E-Commerce
215 (7.576 %)Security Cleared
311 (5.556 %)Validation
47 (3.535 %)Project Management
47 (3.535 %)Finite Element Analysis
55 (2.525 %)IC Design
55 (2.525 %)Network Design
62 (1.010 %)Migration
62 (1.010 %)Performance Testing
62 (1.010 %)SC Cleared
71 (0.505 %)System Testing
71 (0.505 %)Data Analysis
71 (0.505 %)Requirements Analysis
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (11.62 %)C
216 (8.081 %)Embedded C
216 (8.081 %)Assembly Language
37 (3.535 %)Perl
43 (1.515 %)Python
52 (1.010 %)C++
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
131 (15.66 %)Degree
212 (6.061 %)Cisco Certification
311 (5.556 %)CCNP
410 (5.051 %)CCNA
58 (4.040 %)HND
63 (1.515 %)EMC Certification
72 (1.010 %)HNC
81 (0.505 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (0.505 %)MCSE
81 (0.505 %)PhD
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.020 %)ISO9001
22 (1.010 %)QA
31 (0.505 %)ISO9000
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.010 %)Active Directory
21 (0.505 %)NetBackup
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (6.566 %)SolidWorks
29 (4.545 %)Cisco
38 (4.040 %)EMC
44 (2.020 %)Cadence
51 (0.505 %)ANSYS
51 (0.505 %)Citrix