The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Device Driver in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Device Driver 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Device Drivers
Rank 193 191 188
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -3
Permanent jobs citing Device Driver 23 24 28
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.438% 0.434% 0.464%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.319% 1.517% 1.735%
Number of salaries quoted 21 12 17
Average salary £50,000 £40,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% -20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £38,000 £45,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £45,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £41,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
+9.75% -3.52%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1744 1582 1614
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 33.24% 28.58% 26.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1454 1295 1351
Average salary £37,500 £38,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.31% +1.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £51,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Device Driver
England

Device Driver
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Device Driver across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South West Device Driver Jobs Demand Trend

Device Driver
Salary Trend

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

South West Device Driver Salary Trend

Device Driver
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Device Driver within the South West 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
Bristol -1 14 £50,000 +14.28%
Gloucestershire - 1 £47,500 -
Device Driver
England

Device Driver
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver.

1 34 (82.93%) C
2 33 (80.49%) Linux
3 17 (41.46%) Wireless
4 16 (39.02%) Electronics
4 16 (39.02%) Windows
5 15 (36.59%) Embedded C
5 15 (36.59%) Embedded Linux
6 11 (26.83%) C++
7 10 (24.39%) Telecoms
7 10 (24.39%) Degree
8 9 (21.95%) Multithreading
8 9 (21.95%) 3G
9 8 (19.51%) Ethernet
10 7 (17.07%) UML
10 7 (17.07%) Eclipse
10 7 (17.07%) Android
11 6 (14.63%) GCC
11 6 (14.63%) GDB
11 6 (14.63%) 4G
11 6 (14.63%) SystemC
11 6 (14.63%) Open Source
11 6 (14.63%) 802.11
11 6 (14.63%) Assembly Language
11 6 (14.63%) Verilog
11 6 (14.63%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (14.63%) Bluetooth
11 6 (14.63%) Perl
11 6 (14.63%) TCP/IP
11 6 (14.63%) Python
11 6 (14.63%) WLAN

Device Driver
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (9.756%) JSON
1 4 (9.756%) XML
2 1 (2.439%) Flash
2 1 (2.439%) MFC
2 1 (2.439%) Middleware
2 1 (2.439%) CGI
2 1 (2.439%) HTML5
Applications
1 2 (4.878%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (7.317%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 17 (41.46%) Wireless
2 9 (21.95%) 3G
3 8 (19.51%) Ethernet
4 6 (14.63%) 4G
4 6 (14.63%) 802.11
4 6 (14.63%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (14.63%) Bluetooth
4 6 (14.63%) TCP/IP
4 6 (14.63%) WLAN
5 4 (9.756%) Gigabit Ethernet
6 3 (7.317%) GPRS
6 3 (7.317%) GSM
6 3 (7.317%) WCDMA
6 3 (7.317%) UMTS
6 3 (7.317%) 2G
6 3 (7.317%) LTE
7 2 (4.878%) 3GPP
8 1 (2.439%) Internet
8 1 (2.439%) DVB
Development Applications
1 7 (17.07%) Eclipse
2 6 (14.63%) GCC
2 6 (14.63%) GDB
3 2 (4.878%) LabVIEW
4 1 (2.439%) Visual Studio
General
1 16 (39.02%) Electronics
2 10 (24.39%) Telecoms
3 3 (7.317%) Manufacturing
3 3 (7.317%) Finance
3 3 (7.317%) Marketing
4 1 (2.439%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 20 (48.78%) Software Engineer
2 11 (26.83%) Developer
3 10 (24.39%) Linux Engineer
4 9 (21.95%) Senior Software Engineer
5 8 (19.51%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 7 (17.07%) Architect
6 7 (17.07%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 6 (14.63%) Development Engineer
8 5 (12.20%) Software Development Engineer
9 2 (4.878%) Junior Software Engineer
9 2 (4.878%) Junior
10 1 (2.439%) Security Analyst
10 1 (2.439%) DSP Engineer
10 1 (2.439%) Analyst
10 1 (2.439%) Technical Architect
10 1 (2.439%) Senior Software Development Engineer
10 1 (2.439%) Senior Development Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (14.63%) SystemC
1 6 (14.63%) Open Source
1 6 (14.63%) Verilog
2 4 (9.756%) Computer Science
2 4 (9.756%) Firmware
3 3 (7.317%) DTV
3 3 (7.317%) Mathematics
4 2 (4.878%) Physics
5 1 (2.439%) STB
5 1 (2.439%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 33 (80.49%) Linux
2 16 (39.02%) Windows
3 15 (36.59%) Embedded Linux
4 7 (17.07%) Android
5 1 (2.439%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (21.95%) Multithreading
2 7 (17.07%) UML
3 5 (12.20%) Software Engineering
4 4 (9.756%) OOP
4 4 (9.756%) OO
5 3 (7.317%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (7.317%) Programme Management
5 3 (7.317%) Digital Marketing
6 2 (4.878%) Test Automation
6 2 (4.878%) Embedded Software Development
6 2 (4.878%) Signal Processing
6 2 (4.878%) Business Development
6 2 (4.878%) Project Management
6 2 (4.878%) OOD
7 1 (2.439%) Information Security
7 1 (2.439%) Configuration Management
7 1 (2.439%) Software Architecture
7 1 (2.439%) Systems Analysis
7 1 (2.439%) Technical Architecture
7 1 (2.439%) Cyber Security
Programming Languages
1 34 (82.93%) C
2 15 (36.59%) Embedded C
3 11 (26.83%) C++
4 6 (14.63%) Assembly Language
4 6 (14.63%) Perl
4 6 (14.63%) Python
5 4 (9.756%) SQL
6 2 (4.878%) MATLAB
6 2 (4.878%) Tcl
6 2 (4.878%) Embedded C++
7 1 (2.439%) Java
7 1 (2.439%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 10 (24.39%) Degree
2 1 (2.439%) SC Cleared
2 1 (2.439%) DV Cleared
2 1 (2.439%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.878%) JTAG
Vendors
1 3 (7.317%) SAP
2 1 (2.439%) QNX
2 1 (2.439%) CA
2 1 (2.439%) Google