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This section looks at the demand for Firmware skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firmware over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirmware
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank205215
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads5340
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.016 %
As % of the category below2.895 %2.078 %
Salaries quoted5123
Average minimum salary£33,299£36,696
Average salary£37,698£39,043
% change on same period last year-3.44 %
Average maximum salary£42,097£41,391
UK excluding London average salary£36,667£36,651
% change on same period last year+0.04 %
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads18311925
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.967 %0.788 %
Salaries quoted15751499
Average minimum salary£32,006£33,933
Average salary£35,871£37,542
% change on same period last year-4.45 %
Average maximum salary£39,736£41,152
UK excluding London average salary£38,014£39,235
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Firmware EnglandFirmware
England

Firmware
Demand Trend

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

South West Firmware Demand Trend

Firmware
Salary Trend

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

South West Firmware Salary Trend

Firmware
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firmware across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West Firmware Salary Histogram

Firmware
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
WiltshireDown-1517£42,471-5.13 %
DorsetUp+1613£24,327-45.94 %
BristolDown-611£53,182+55.27 %
GloucestershireDown-229£34,700-
DevonDown-111£35,000-3.44 %
Firmware EnglandFirmware
England

Firmware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Firmware 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 Firmware.

169 (58.97 %)C
247 (40.17 %)C++
336 (30.77 %)Linux
435 (29.91 %)Electronics
527 (23.08 %)Device Driver
626 (22.22 %)Degree
725 (21.37 %)Embedded C
820 (17.09 %)Computer Science
916 (13.68 %)Software Engineering
1015 (12.82 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
1114 (11.97 %)Manufacturing
1114 (11.97 %)Assembly Language
1212 (10.26 %)Validation
1212 (10.26 %)Aerospace
1212 (10.26 %)Automotive
1212 (10.26 %)EMC
1212 (10.26 %)CAD
1212 (10.26 %)Embedded C++
1212 (10.26 %)Windows
1311 (9.402 %)TCP/IP
1410 (8.547 %)Physics
159 (7.692 %)iSCSI
159 (7.692 %)Java
159 (7.692 %)Wireless
168 (6.838 %)UNIX
168 (6.838 %)Ethernet
168 (6.838 %)Pensions
177 (5.983 %)HTTP
177 (5.983 %)HND
177 (5.983 %)SQL

Firmware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Firmware 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 Firmware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (1.709 %)HTML
21 (0.855 %).NET
21 (0.855 %)ATL
21 (0.855 %)DCOM
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.709 %)SAS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (3.419 %)MATLAB
14 (3.419 %)Simulink
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (9.402 %)TCP/IP
29 (7.692 %)Wireless
29 (7.692 %)iSCSI
38 (6.838 %)Ethernet
47 (5.983 %)HTTP
56 (5.128 %)Internet
62 (1.709 %)SAN
71 (0.855 %)SONET
71 (0.855 %)DWDM
71 (0.855 %)Packet Switching
71 (0.855 %)SDH
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (2.564 %)RDBMS
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (3.419 %)LabVIEW
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (29.91 %)Electronics
214 (11.97 %)Manufacturing
312 (10.26 %)Aerospace
312 (10.26 %)Automotive
48 (6.838 %)Pensions
56 (5.128 %)Health
64 (3.419 %)Electric
72 (1.709 %)Education
81 (0.855 %)Telecoms
81 (0.855 %)Games
81 (0.855 %)Banking
81 (0.855 %)Retail
81 (0.855 %)Government
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (18.80 %)Software Manager
218 (15.38 %)Engineering Manager
317 (14.53 %)Design Engineer
416 (13.68 %)Developer
514 (11.97 %)Software Engineer
514 (11.97 %)Hardware Engineer
613 (11.11 %)Hardware Design Engineer
79 (7.692 %)Graduate
88 (6.838 %)Electronics Engineer
96 (5.128 %)Support Engineer
96 (5.128 %)Graduate Software Engineer
105 (4.274 %)Embedded C Engineer
105 (4.274 %)Embedded Software Engineer
114 (3.419 %)Team Leader
114 (3.419 %)Tester
114 (3.419 %)Digital Design Engineer
114 (3.419 %)Software Team Leader
123 (2.564 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
123 (2.564 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
123 (2.564 %)Software Tester
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (23.08 %)Device Driver
220 (17.09 %)Computer Science
315 (12.82 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
410 (8.547 %)Physics
54 (3.419 %)Italian Language
63 (2.564 %)VHDL
72 (1.709 %)Mathematics
72 (1.709 %)Spanish Language
72 (1.709 %)Turkish Language
72 (1.709 %)French Language
72 (1.709 %)German Language
81 (0.855 %)Applied Mathematics
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (30.77 %)Linux
212 (10.26 %)Windows
38 (6.838 %)UNIX
45 (4.274 %)Windows CE
54 (3.419 %)Embedded Linux
62 (1.709 %)HPUX
62 (1.709 %)Solaris
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (13.68 %)Software Engineering
212 (10.26 %)Validation
212 (10.26 %)CAD
34 (3.419 %)Test Scripting
34 (3.419 %)Disaster Recovery
43 (2.564 %)System Testing
43 (2.564 %)Security Cleared
43 (2.564 %)Software Testing
52 (1.709 %)Information Security
52 (1.709 %)Business Intelligence
61 (0.855 %)Benchmarking
61 (0.855 %)Regression Testing
61 (0.855 %)Automated Testing
61 (0.855 %)Release Management
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
169 (58.97 %)C
247 (40.17 %)C++
325 (21.37 %)Embedded C
414 (11.97 %)Assembly Language
512 (10.26 %)Embedded C++
69 (7.692 %)Java
77 (5.983 %)SQL
85 (4.274 %)VB
93 (2.564 %)Shell Script
102 (1.709 %)Korn
102 (1.709 %)Perl
111 (0.855 %)C#
111 (0.855 %)VBScript
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (22.22 %)Degree
27 (5.983 %)HND
32 (1.709 %)ISEB
41 (0.855 %)CCA
41 (0.855 %)Citrix Certification
41 (0.855 %)CCEA
41 (0.855 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (0.855 %)ISEB Practitioner
41 (0.855 %)MCSE
41 (0.855 %)MCP
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.709 %)SLA
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.564 %)NetBackup
22 (1.709 %)NFS
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (10.26 %)EMC
24 (3.419 %)Oracle
32 (1.709 %)Sybase
32 (1.709 %)Citrix
32 (1.709 %)Symantec
32 (1.709 %)Brocade
32 (1.709 %)HP
41 (0.855 %)VERITAS
41 (0.855 %)Microsoft
41 (0.855 %)Sun
41 (0.855 %)Compuware
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