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The table looks at the demand for the Computer Engineer role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

 Computer Engineer
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank609913
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+304
Matching permanent IT job ads1533
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.022 %0.017 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.024 %0.018 %
Salaries quoted1531
Average salary£38,000£25,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year+49.01 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£17,600£22,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£39,600£44,000
UK excluding London average salary£26,750£24,550
% change on same period last year+8.960 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
61844182955
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK90.83 %91.72 %
Salaries quoted51383150133
Average salary£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

Computer Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Computer Engineer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Computer Engineer Demand Trend

Computer Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Computer Engineer within the UK.

Computer Engineer Salary Trend

Computer Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Computer Engineer over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

Computer Engineer Salary Histogram

Computer Engineer
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+31615£38,000+53.38 %
LondonUp+2568£38,000+26.66 %
South EastUp+1785£27,000-32.50 %
BerkshireUp+1215£27,000-38.63 %
East of EnglandUp+953£38,000+72.72 %
HayesNew entry-3£38,000-
WatfordNew entry-3£38,000-
HertfordshireNew entry-3£38,000-
City of LondonNew entry-3£38,000-
South WestUp+1011£20,000+37.93 %
East MidlandsNew entry-1£17,000-
NorthamptonshireNew entry-1£17,000-
DevonNew entry-1£20,000-
WokinghamNew entry-1£27,000-
WellingboroughNew entry-1£17,000-
NorthamptonNew entry-1£17,000-
KetteringNew entry-1£17,000-
ExeterNew entry-1£20,000-

Computer Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Computer 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 Computer Engineer in their job title.

115 (51.72 %)HP
212 (41.38 %)IBM
212 (41.38 %)Windows
39 (31.03 %)Sun
48 (27.59 %)Solaris
57 (24.14 %)C
57 (24.14 %)Microsoft
66 (20.69 %)Compaq
66 (20.69 %)MS Office
66 (20.69 %)Windows XP
75 (17.24 %)Linux
75 (17.24 %)Active Directory
75 (17.24 %)UNIX
75 (17.24 %)Mathematics
75 (17.24 %)Computer Science
84 (13.79 %)Health
84 (13.79 %)Dell
84 (13.79 %)MS Excel
93 (10.34 %)SharePoint
93 (10.34 %)MS Exchange
93 (10.34 %)Windows 2000
93 (10.34 %)Postgraduate
93 (10.34 %)Intel
93 (10.34 %)A+ Certification
93 (10.34 %)Veritas
93 (10.34 %)Project Management
93 (10.34 %)Degree
93 (10.34 %)Windows Vista
93 (10.34 %)Fujitsu
93 (10.34 %)BC Cleared

Computer Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Computer 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 Computer Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (10.34 %)SharePoint
13 (10.34 %)MS Exchange
22 (6.897 %)IIS
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (20.69 %)MS Office
24 (13.79 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.448 %)ADSL
11 (3.448 %)Firewall
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (13.79 %)Health
22 (6.897 %)Retail
31 (3.448 %)Pensions
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (17.24 %)Mathematics
15 (17.24 %)Computer Science
22 (6.897 %)Physics
22 (6.897 %)Mainframe
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (41.38 %)Windows
28 (27.59 %)Solaris
36 (20.69 %)Windows XP
45 (17.24 %)Linux
45 (17.24 %)UNIX
53 (10.34 %)Windows 2000
53 (10.34 %)Windows Vista
62 (6.897 %)AIX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (10.34 %)Project Management
22 (6.897 %)Time Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (24.14 %)C
22 (6.897 %)C#
22 (6.897 %)C++
22 (6.897 %)Java
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (10.34 %)Postgraduate
13 (10.34 %)A+ Certification
13 (10.34 %)Degree
13 (10.34 %)BC Cleared
13 (10.34 %)Security Cleared
13 (10.34 %)HP APS
21 (3.448 %)MCP
21 (3.448 %)MCSE
21 (3.448 %)Microsoft Certification
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (17.24 %)Active Directory
23 (10.34 %)Veritas Volume Manager
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (51.72 %)HP
212 (41.38 %)IBM
39 (31.03 %)Sun
47 (24.14 %)Microsoft
56 (20.69 %)Compaq
64 (13.79 %)Dell
73 (10.34 %)Intel
73 (10.34 %)Veritas
73 (10.34 %)Fujitsu