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The table below looks at the demand for the Computer Engineer role in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Computer Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank868941
Rank change on same period last yearUp+73
Matching permanent IT job ads2450
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.022 %
As % of the category below0.015 %0.023 %
Salaries quoted2335
Average minimum salary£35,720£25,359
Average salary£36,241£26,115
% change on same period last year+38.77 %
Average maximum salary£36,762£26,872
UK excluding London average salary£36,022£23,879
% change on same period last year+50.84 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads155435216039
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled89.98 %92.97 %
Salaries quoted129673172751
Average minimum salary£39,078£40,596
Average salary£42,746£44,398
% change on same period last year-3.72 %
Average maximum salary£46,414£48,200
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %

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 10 October 2008 within the UK.

Computer Engineer Salary Histogram

Computer Engineer
Top 25 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 10 October 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
EnglandUp+7620£37,989+43.64 %
South EastUp+4414£43,179+37.27 %
BerkshireUp+3713£44,000+46.05 %
ScotlandUp+243£30,833+54.16 %
EssexUp+32£18,000+1.40 %
East of EnglandUp+162£18,000-1.81 %
EdinburghUp+262£27,500+37.50 %
West MidlandsUp+102£26,000-7.14 %
BasildonNew entry-2£18,000-
OxfordUp+91£32,500-
TauntonNew entry-1--
RedditchNew entry-1£21,500-
LondonUp+661£41,286+26.64 %
South WestUp+241--
OxfordshireDown-41£32,500-
CardiffNew entry-1£17,500-
SomersetNew entry-1--
South WalesNew entry-1£17,500-
WorcestershireNew entry-1£21,500-
CoventryNew entry-1£35,000-
SolihullNew entry-1£21,500-
WalesNew entry-1£17,500-
HighlandsNew entry-1£37,500-
FelthamNew entry-1£41,286-
InvernessNew entry-1£37,500-

Computer Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

120 (35.71 %)CAD
120 (35.71 %)PLM
120 (35.71 %)PDM
120 (35.71 %)Teamcenter
120 (35.71 %)Manufacturing
120 (35.71 %)Data Management
120 (35.71 %)Siemens
217 (30.36 %)HP
310 (17.86 %)Dell
310 (17.86 %)Windows
49 (16.07 %)Compaq
58 (14.29 %)Sun
67 (12.50 %)IBM
76 (10.71 %)Dell Certification
85 (8.929 %)Computer Science
94 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
94 (7.143 %)Government
94 (7.143 %)UNIX
94 (7.143 %)Toshiba
94 (7.143 %)Validation
94 (7.143 %)MS Visio
94 (7.143 %)C++
94 (7.143 %)SQL
103 (5.357 %)Perl
103 (5.357 %)Solaris
103 (5.357 %)Windows 2000
103 (5.357 %)Lotus Notes
103 (5.357 %)Python
103 (5.357 %)MS Excel
103 (5.357 %)Active Directory

Computer Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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 DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.786 %)J2EE
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (5.357 %)Lotus Notes
21 (1.786 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.786 %)Exchange Server 2003
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.143 %)MS Visio
23 (5.357 %)MATLAB
23 (5.357 %)MS Excel
32 (3.571 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
120 (35.71 %)Teamcenter
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.357 %)Firewall
22 (3.571 %)VPN
31 (1.786 %)DNS
31 (1.786 %)BGP
31 (1.786 %)DHCP
31 (1.786 %)TCP/IP
31 (1.786 %)Wireless
31 (1.786 %)Network Security
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.786 %)SQL Server
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (35.71 %)Manufacturing
24 (7.143 %)Government
33 (5.357 %)Retail
33 (5.357 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.786 %)Back Office
41 (1.786 %)Electronics
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (8.929 %)Computer Science
23 (5.357 %)Life Science
23 (5.357 %)EPoS
32 (3.571 %)VAX
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (17.86 %)Windows
24 (7.143 %)UNIX
33 (5.357 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (5.357 %)Windows Vista
33 (5.357 %)Solaris
33 (5.357 %)Windows 2000
42 (3.571 %)Windows NT
51 (1.786 %)Windows XP
51 (1.786 %)Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (35.71 %)CAD
120 (35.71 %)PLM
120 (35.71 %)PDM
120 (35.71 %)Data Management
24 (7.143 %)Validation
24 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
33 (5.357 %)Information Management
42 (3.571 %)Software Engineering
42 (3.571 %)SC Cleared
51 (1.786 %)Computer Security
51 (1.786 %)Programme Management
51 (1.786 %)Project Management
51 (1.786 %)CMMI
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (7.143 %)C++
14 (7.143 %)SQL
23 (5.357 %)Python
23 (5.357 %)Perl
31 (1.786 %)C
31 (1.786 %)Delphi
31 (1.786 %)Java
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (10.71 %)Dell Certification
23 (5.357 %)Degree
23 (5.357 %)HP APS
32 (3.571 %)HNC
32 (3.571 %)HND
41 (1.786 %)PhD
41 (1.786 %)CCSE
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.357 %)GxP
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (5.357 %)Active Directory
21 (1.786 %)Terminal Services
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (35.71 %)Siemens
217 (30.36 %)HP
310 (17.86 %)Dell
49 (16.07 %)Compaq
58 (14.29 %)Sun
67 (12.50 %)IBM
74 (7.143 %)Toshiba
83 (5.357 %)Lotus
92 (3.571 %)Intel
92 (3.571 %)Microsoft
92 (3.571 %)Olivetti
101 (1.786 %)CheckPoint