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This section looks at the demand for VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) 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 VHDL over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank234224
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads2431
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.311 %1.610 %
Salaries quoted222
Average minimum salary£40,720£30,000
Average salary£45,380£36,250
% change on same period last year+25.18 %
Average maximum salary£50,040£42,500
UK excluding London average salary£39,651£38,648
% change on same period last year+2.59 %
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 %
VHDL EnglandVHDL
England

VHDL
Demand Trend

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

South West VHDL Demand Trend

VHDL
Salary Trend

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

South West VHDL Salary Trend

VHDL
Salary Histogram

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

South West VHDL Salary Histogram

VHDL
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VHDL 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
DevonDown-19£46,667+24.44 %
SomersetNew entry-9£47,333-
DorsetNew entry-3£45,000-
GloucestershireDown-283£37,000+5.71 %
BristolDown-291£42,500-
VHDL EnglandVHDL
England

VHDL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

156 (77.78 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
242 (58.33 %)Wireless
327 (37.50 %)Ethernet
421 (29.17 %)OFDM
421 (29.17 %)MIMO
421 (29.17 %)Gigabit Ethernet
421 (29.17 %)EMC
421 (29.17 %)EMC Certification
421 (29.17 %)C
518 (25.00 %)Electronics
616 (22.22 %)C++
713 (18.06 %)Verilog
713 (18.06 %)Manufacturing
811 (15.28 %)Degree
99 (12.50 %)PhD
99 (12.50 %)Assembly Language
108 (11.11 %)Marketing
116 (8.333 %)Software Engineering
116 (8.333 %)Windows XP
116 (8.333 %)Visual Studio
116 (8.333 %)Windows
116 (8.333 %)Linux
125 (6.944 %)Embedded C
125 (6.944 %)3GPP
125 (6.944 %)UMTS
125 (6.944 %)HSDPA
125 (6.944 %)CAD
125 (6.944 %)MS PowerPoint
125 (6.944 %)HSUPA
134 (5.556 %)ASIC

VHDL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (6.944 %)MS PowerPoint
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
142 (58.33 %)Wireless
227 (37.50 %)Ethernet
321 (29.17 %)Gigabit Ethernet
321 (29.17 %)OFDM
321 (29.17 %)MIMO
45 (6.944 %)HSUPA
45 (6.944 %)HSDPA
45 (6.944 %)3GPP
45 (6.944 %)UMTS
51 (1.389 %)WLAN
51 (1.389 %)Bluetooth
51 (1.389 %)LAN
51 (1.389 %)802.11
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (8.333 %)Visual Studio
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (25.00 %)Electronics
213 (18.06 %)Manufacturing
38 (11.11 %)Marketing
43 (4.167 %)Electric
52 (2.778 %)Telecoms
61 (1.389 %)Government
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (48.61 %)Design Engineer
224 (33.33 %)Digital Design Engineer
311 (15.28 %)Systems Engineer
49 (12.50 %)Hardware Engineer
58 (11.11 %)Team Leader
65 (6.944 %)Engineering Manager
65 (6.944 %)Wireless Engineer
65 (6.944 %)Principal Engineer
65 (6.944 %)UMTS Engineer
73 (4.167 %)Hardware Design Engineer
82 (2.778 %)Embedded Software Engineer
82 (2.778 %)Software Engineer
82 (2.778 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
82 (2.778 %)Embedded C Engineer
82 (2.778 %)C Software Engineer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
156 (77.78 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
213 (18.06 %)Verilog
34 (5.556 %)ASIC
43 (4.167 %)Firmware
51 (1.389 %)Mathematics
51 (1.389 %)Applied Mathematics
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (8.333 %)Windows
16 (8.333 %)Linux
16 (8.333 %)Windows XP
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (8.333 %)Software Engineering
25 (6.944 %)CAD
32 (2.778 %)Security Cleared
41 (1.389 %)Benchmarking
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (29.17 %)C
216 (22.22 %)C++
39 (12.50 %)Assembly Language
45 (6.944 %)Embedded C
51 (1.389 %)Tcl
51 (1.389 %)Shell Script
51 (1.389 %)Perl
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (29.17 %)EMC Certification
211 (15.28 %)Degree
39 (12.50 %)PhD
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (29.17 %)EMC
24 (5.556 %)Cadence
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