The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Linux over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Operating Systems category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Linux
Rank 200 190 196
Rank change year-on-year
-10 +6
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 12 24 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.228% 0.430% 0.384%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.848% 1.581% 1.481%
Number of salaries quoted 12 21 17
Average salary £50,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
+6.25% +3.89%
All Operating Systems
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
1415 1518 1620
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 26.84% 27.18% 25.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1295 1312 1389
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £24,000 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £46,500 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Embedded Linux
England

Embedded Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Embedded Linux across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

South West Embedded Linux Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend

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

South West Embedded Linux Salary Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Embedded Linux across the South West region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

South West Embedded Linux Salary Histogram

Embedded Linux
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the South West region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
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Job
Vacancies
Bristol -9 12 £50,000 +25.00% 2
Embedded Linux
England

Embedded Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Embedded Linux 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 Embedded Linux.

1 29 (100.00%) C
1 29 (100.00%) Linux
2 16 (55.17%) Embedded C
3 15 (51.72%) Device Driver
4 13 (44.83%) Perl
4 13 (44.83%) Degree
4 13 (44.83%) Multithreading
5 12 (41.38%) Electronics
6 11 (37.93%) C++
7 10 (34.48%) OO
7 10 (34.48%) Python
7 10 (34.48%) TCP/IP
7 10 (34.48%) Computer Science
8 9 (31.03%) DTV
9 7 (24.14%) DVB
9 7 (24.14%) Telecoms
10 6 (20.69%) DRM
10 6 (20.69%) iDTV
10 6 (20.69%) MPEG
10 6 (20.69%) JavaScript
10 6 (20.69%) OOA/OOD
10 6 (20.69%) HTML
10 6 (20.69%) CSS
10 6 (20.69%) Kanban
10 6 (20.69%) Software Engineering
10 6 (20.69%) Agile Software Development
10 6 (20.69%) Scrum
10 6 (20.69%) Video on Demand
10 6 (20.69%) Bash shell
10 6 (20.69%) Software Architecture

Embedded Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Embedded Linux 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 Embedded Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (20.69%) HTML
1 6 (20.69%) CSS
2 3 (10.34%) XML
2 3 (10.34%) JSON
3 1 (3.448%) Middleware
3 1 (3.448%) POSIX
Business Applications
1 3 (10.34%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 10 (34.48%) TCP/IP
2 7 (24.14%) DVB
3 6 (20.69%) DLNA
4 4 (13.79%) Wireless
4 4 (13.79%) Broadband
4 4 (13.79%) 3G
4 4 (13.79%) 4G
Development Applications
1 5 (17.24%) Subversion
2 1 (3.448%) Hudson
2 1 (3.448%) GDB
General
1 12 (41.38%) Electronics
2 7 (24.14%) Telecoms
3 4 (13.79%) Manufacturing
4 3 (10.34%) Finance
4 3 (10.34%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 14 (48.28%) Software Engineer
2 12 (41.38%) Linux Engineer
2 12 (41.38%) Developer
3 4 (13.79%) Senior Software Engineer
4 3 (10.34%) Development Engineer
4 3 (10.34%) Integration Engineer
4 3 (10.34%) Software Development Engineer
5 1 (3.448%) Programmer
5 1 (3.448%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
5 1 (3.448%) Software Programmer
5 1 (3.448%) Embedded Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (51.72%) Device Driver
2 10 (34.48%) Computer Science
3 9 (31.03%) DTV
4 6 (20.69%) iDTV
4 6 (20.69%) MPEG
4 6 (20.69%) Video on Demand
5 4 (13.79%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
6 3 (10.34%) Firmware
7 1 (3.448%) Mathematics
7 1 (3.448%) Physics
7 1 (3.448%) STB
Operating Systems
1 29 (100.00%) Linux
2 3 (10.34%) Windows
3 2 (6.897%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (3.448%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (44.83%) Multithreading
2 10 (34.48%) OO
3 6 (20.69%) DRM
3 6 (20.69%) OOA/OOD
3 6 (20.69%) Kanban
3 6 (20.69%) Software Engineering
3 6 (20.69%) Agile Software Development
3 6 (20.69%) Scrum
3 6 (20.69%) Software Architecture
4 4 (13.79%) Validation
4 4 (13.79%) UML
5 3 (10.34%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (10.34%) OOP
5 3 (10.34%) Digital Marketing
5 3 (10.34%) Integration Testing
5 3 (10.34%) Continuous Integration
5 3 (10.34%) Programme Management
6 1 (3.448%) Automated Testing
6 1 (3.448%) Digital Signal Processing
6 1 (3.448%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 29 (100.00%) C
2 16 (55.17%) Embedded C
3 13 (44.83%) Perl
4 11 (37.93%) C++
5 10 (34.48%) Python
6 6 (20.69%) JavaScript
6 6 (20.69%) Bash shell
7 3 (10.34%) SQL
8 1 (3.448%) Java
8 1 (3.448%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 13 (44.83%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (10.34%) SAP
2 2 (6.897%) Red Hat
3 1 (3.448%) CA
3 1 (3.448%) Google
Bristol, South West
C++ Software Developer- Bristol - £45,000 Computer Futures are seeking a number of Embedded Linux Software Engineers to work for a market leading client based in the Chippenham...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 per annum + Beneifts & Training
Posted: 5 June 2013
Bristol, Chippenham, Gloucester, Bath, Swindon,...
Key Skills:- Degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline- Integration Engineering experience in a Linux environment.- Customised or embedded Linux Software integration and debugging skills.- C or...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £30-35,000 + Benefits
Posted: 5 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
Integration Engineering experience in a Linux environment. - Customised or embedded Linux Software integration and debugging skills. - C or C++ experience. - Knowledge of Linux builds... - Development of multi-threaded...
Xist4 IT Recruitment
Salary: £30-35,000 + Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
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