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This section looks at the demand for the Hardware 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 Hardware Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Hardware Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank179239
Rank change on same period last yearUp+60
Matching permanent IT job ads8016
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.740 %0.158 %
Salaries quoted6712
Average minimum salary£31,177£23,500
Average salary£34,606£26,396
% change on same period last year+31.10 %
Average maximum salary£38,036£29,292
UK excluding London average salary£32,061£32,395
% change on same period last year-1.03 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads1081210107
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.708 %4.139 %
Salaries quoted92618523
Average minimum salary£31,813£31,893
Average salary£34,972£35,032
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Average maximum salary£38,131£38,170
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Hardware Engineer EnglandHardware Engineer
England

Hardware Engineer
Demand Trend

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

South West Hardware Engineer Demand Trend

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend

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

South West Hardware Engineer Salary Trend

Hardware Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

South West Hardware Engineer Salary Histogram

Hardware Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer 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
BristolUp+2238£32,493+24.57 %
WiltshireUp+1225£39,310+6.24 %
GloucestershireDown-275£30,194+37.24 %
DorsetNew entry-3£45,000-
SomersetDown-132£32,500+32.65 %
DevonDown-91£20,250-
Hardware Engineer EnglandHardware Engineer
England

Hardware Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Hardware 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 Hardware Engineer in their job title.

154 (37.76 %)Electronics
237 (25.87 %)Validation
237 (25.87 %)C
334 (23.78 %)Wireless
430 (20.98 %)Embedded C
528 (19.58 %)Assembly Language
627 (18.88 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
724 (16.78 %)CAD
724 (16.78 %)HP
822 (15.38 %)EMC
822 (15.38 %)Degree
918 (12.59 %)Device Driver
918 (12.59 %)E-Commerce
918 (12.59 %)Computer Science
1017 (11.89 %)Handset
1017 (11.89 %)Telecoms
1116 (11.19 %)Manufacturing
1116 (11.19 %)GPRS
1116 (11.19 %)GSM
1116 (11.19 %)UMTS
1116 (11.19 %)Microsoft
1116 (11.19 %)C++
1215 (10.49 %)Nokia
1215 (10.49 %)3G
1314 (9.790 %)Firmware
1413 (9.091 %)Compaq
1413 (9.091 %)Windows
1512 (8.392 %)Aerospace
1512 (8.392 %)Automotive
1512 (8.392 %)Government

Hardware Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Hardware 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 Hardware Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (3.497 %)MS Office
21 (0.699 %)MS Excel
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
134 (23.78 %)Wireless
216 (11.19 %)GPRS
216 (11.19 %)GSM
216 (11.19 %)UMTS
315 (10.49 %)3G
46 (4.196 %)OFDM
55 (3.497 %)UTRAN
55 (3.497 %)HSDPA
55 (3.497 %)2G
63 (2.098 %)SAN
71 (0.699 %)3GPP
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (5.594 %)LabVIEW
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
154 (37.76 %)Electronics
217 (11.89 %)Telecoms
316 (11.19 %)Manufacturing
412 (8.392 %)Government
412 (8.392 %)Aerospace
412 (8.392 %)Automotive
511 (7.692 %)Finance
511 (7.692 %)Local Government
63 (2.098 %)Electric
72 (1.399 %)Pensions
72 (1.399 %)Insurance
81 (0.699 %)Military
81 (0.699 %)Retail
81 (0.699 %)Construction
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (18.88 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
218 (12.59 %)Computer Science
218 (12.59 %)Device Driver
317 (11.89 %)Handset
414 (9.790 %)Firmware
59 (6.294 %)VHDL
66 (4.196 %)Verilog
71 (0.699 %)Cryptography
71 (0.699 %)French Language
71 (0.699 %)German Language
71 (0.699 %)Italian Language
71 (0.699 %)Spanish Language
71 (0.699 %)Turkish Language
71 (0.699 %)Mainframe
71 (0.699 %)EPoS
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (9.091 %)Windows
24 (2.797 %)Solaris
33 (2.098 %)UNIX
42 (1.399 %)AIX
42 (1.399 %)HPUX
51 (0.699 %)Linux
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (25.87 %)Validation
224 (16.78 %)CAD
318 (12.59 %)E-Commerce
42 (1.399 %)Security Cleared
42 (1.399 %)UML
51 (0.699 %)ITIL
51 (0.699 %)Project Management
51 (0.699 %)Service Management
51 (0.699 %)DV Cleared
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (25.87 %)C
230 (20.98 %)Embedded C
328 (19.58 %)Assembly Language
416 (11.19 %)C++
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (15.38 %)Degree
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (7.692 %)Citrix Presentation Server
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (16.78 %)HP
222 (15.38 %)EMC
316 (11.19 %)Microsoft
415 (10.49 %)Nokia
513 (9.091 %)Compaq
611 (7.692 %)Citrix
78 (5.594 %)Dell
86 (4.196 %)Sun
86 (4.196 %)Intel
95 (3.497 %)NetHawk
103 (2.098 %)Cadence
111 (0.699 %)Mentor Graphics
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