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The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term Device Driver in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Device Driver over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category.

LinkDevice Drivers
Location
3 months to
22 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank606522623
Rank change year-on-year
Down-84Up+101
Matching permanent IT job ads81151369
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.094 %0.177 %0.181 %
As % of the Miscellaneous category0.343 %0.747 %0.812 %
Salaries quoted52132275
Average salary£40,000£37,500£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-6.250 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£30,250£29,500£30,400
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£47,500£47,000£52,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£37,500£40,000
% change year-on-year
+6.660 %-6.250 %
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryAll Miscellaneous Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
236082022245448
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK27.29 %23.76 %22.33 %
Salaries quoted191941652135954
Average salary£50,000£42,500£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.64 %-5.550 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£26,500£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£85,000£75,000£80,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£37,000£36,000
% change year-on-year
+1.350 %+2.770 %

Device Driver
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Device Driver within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Device Driver Demand Trend

Device Driver
Salary Trend

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

Device Driver Salary Trend

Device Driver
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Device Driver over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 within the UK.

Device Driver Salary Histogram

Device Driver
Top 29 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Device Driver within the UK over the 3 months to 22 March 2010. 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
EnglandDown-10370£40,000+6.66 %
East of EnglandUp+2944£40,000+14.28 %
CambridgeshireUp+3436£40,000+6.66 %
CambridgeUp+2333£40,000+6.66 %
South EastDown-5215£40,000+8.10 %
ScotlandNew entry-10£32,500-
EdinburghNew entry-10£32,500-
HampshireUp+76£27,500-5.17 %
BerkshireDown-175£46,250+2.77 %
HertfordshireUp+14£37,500-6.25 %
LondonDown-324£54,000+35.00 %
South WestDown-364£42,500+13.33 %
MiddlesexUp+133£40,000+17.64 %
North WestUp+43£39,000+20.00 %
BristolDown-93£42,500+21.42 %
EssexUp+182£40,000+14.28 %
FarnboroughUp+162--
MaidenheadDown-62£45,000-
NewburyDown-132£47,500+16.56 %
BasingstokeNew entry-2£27,500-
ManchesterUp+11£39,000+20.00 %
OxfordshireDown-121£27,500-38.88 %
DorsetDown-131£22,000-37.14 %
City of LondonNew entry-1£115,000-
CheshireNew entry-1£47,500-
WarringtonNew entry-1£47,500-
RoystonNew entry-1--
PortsmouthNew entry-1£42,500-
OldhamNew entry-1£39,000-

Device Driver
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver.

1140 (85.89 %)C
2127 (77.91 %)C++
382 (50.31 %)Linux
477 (47.24 %)Windows
574 (45.40 %)Degree
642 (25.77 %)Computer Science
738 (23.31 %)Windows CE
834 (20.86 %)Education
933 (20.25 %)Symbian
1029 (17.79 %)Open Source
1127 (16.56 %)Internet
1224 (14.72 %)Adobe
1323 (14.11 %)Embedded C
1421 (12.88 %)Embedded Linux
1520 (12.27 %)C#
1520 (12.27 %).NET
1618 (11.04 %)UNIX
1717 (10.43 %)TCP/IP
1816 (9.816 %)UML
1816 (9.816 %)Embedded C++
1816 (9.816 %).NET Framework
1914 (8.589 %)Software Engineering
2013 (7.975 %)Electronics
2112 (7.362 %)VC++
2112 (7.362 %)Wireless
2112 (7.362 %)Security Cleared
2211 (6.748 %)Windows Mobile
2211 (6.748 %)Use Case
2310 (6.135 %)WinForms
248 (4.908 %)OpenGL

Device Driver
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
120 (12.27 %).NET
216 (9.816 %).NET Framework
310 (6.135 %)WinForms
48 (4.908 %)OpenGL
55 (3.067 %)OpenVG
64 (2.454 %)WDF
64 (2.454 %)DirectX
72 (1.227 %)Middleware
72 (1.227 %)MFC
72 (1.227 %)XML
72 (1.227 %)Software Packaging
72 (1.227 %)WCF
72 (1.227 %)WPF
81 (0.613 %)Flash
81 (0.613 %)X-Windows
81 (0.613 %)LAMP
81 (0.613 %)Series 60
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
11 (0.613 %)SAS
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
13 (1.840 %)MS Excel
22 (1.227 %)MS Project
22 (1.227 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
127 (16.56 %)Internet
217 (10.43 %)TCP/IP
312 (7.362 %)Wireless
47 (4.294 %)UMTS
56 (3.681 %)HTTP
56 (3.681 %)Firewall
65 (3.067 %)DHCP
74 (2.454 %)Ethernet
74 (2.454 %)DAB
74 (2.454 %)LTE
83 (1.840 %)HSUPA
83 (1.840 %)HSDPA
92 (1.227 %)RFID
101 (0.613 %)3G
101 (0.613 %)DVB
101 (0.613 %)WiMAX
101 (0.613 %)Gigabit Ethernet
101 (0.613 %)VPN
101 (0.613 %)Broadband
101 (0.613 %)CDMA
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (1.227 %)MS Access
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
12 (1.227 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.613 %)Bugzilla
21 (0.613 %)Subversion
21 (0.613 %)WinDbg
21 (0.613 %)Ant
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
134 (20.86 %)Education
213 (7.975 %)Electronics
38 (4.908 %)Telecoms
38 (4.908 %)Health
47 (4.294 %)3D Graphics
56 (3.681 %)Pensions
65 (3.067 %)Manufacturing
65 (3.067 %)Insurance
65 (3.067 %)Banking
74 (2.454 %)Finance
74 (2.454 %)Investment Banking
83 (1.840 %)Pharmaceutical
83 (1.840 %)Government
92 (1.227 %)Games
92 (1.227 %)Automotive
92 (1.227 %)Construction
92 (1.227 %)Marketing
101 (0.613 %)Front Office
101 (0.613 %)Aerospace
101 (0.613 %)Military
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1105 (64.42 %)Software Engineer
242 (25.77 %)Embedded Software Engineer
322 (13.50 %)Developer
420 (12.27 %)Senior Software Engineer
514 (8.589 %)C Software Engineer
613 (7.975 %)C++ Developer
613 (7.975 %)C++ Software Engineer
77 (4.294 %)Architect
77 (4.294 %)C Developer
86 (3.681 %)Embedded C Developer
86 (3.681 %)Embedded C/C++ Developer
86 (3.681 %)Embedded C++ Developer
86 (3.681 %)Programmer
95 (3.067 %)Senior Developer
95 (3.067 %)Software Developer
95 (3.067 %)Security Architect
104 (2.454 %)Linux Engineer
113 (1.840 %)Senior Embedded Software Engineer
113 (1.840 %).NET Software Engineer
113 (1.840 %)UMTS Engineer
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
142 (25.77 %)Computer Science
229 (17.79 %)Open Source
38 (4.908 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
46 (3.681 %)Equities
54 (2.454 %)N-Tier
54 (2.454 %)CUDA
54 (2.454 %)Mathematics
63 (1.840 %)Physics
63 (1.840 %)Firmware
63 (1.840 %)VHDL
63 (1.840 %)Life Science
72 (1.227 %)Multithreading
72 (1.227 %)CCTV
72 (1.227 %)Derivative
72 (1.227 %)CPLD
81 (0.613 %)IPTV
81 (0.613 %)PDA
81 (0.613 %)Video Conferencing
81 (0.613 %)iPhone
81 (0.613 %)Verilog
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
182 (50.31 %)Linux
277 (47.24 %)Windows
338 (23.31 %)Windows CE
421 (12.88 %)Embedded Linux
518 (11.04 %)UNIX
611 (6.748 %)Windows Mobile
78 (4.908 %)Windows Vista
84 (2.454 %)VxWorks
84 (2.454 %)Windows XP
93 (1.840 %)Mac OS
102 (1.227 %)Symbian OS
102 (1.227 %)Windows 2000
111 (0.613 %)Solaris
111 (0.613 %)Mac OS X
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
116 (9.816 %)UML
214 (8.589 %)Software Engineering
311 (6.748 %)Use Case
48 (4.908 %)Scrum
48 (4.908 %)Agile Software Development
55 (3.067 %)OO
64 (2.454 %)Penetration Testing
64 (2.454 %)Algorithmic Trading
73 (1.840 %)Software Architecture
73 (1.840 %)Configuration Management
73 (1.840 %)Validation
73 (1.840 %)Software Testing
82 (1.227 %)Requirements Analysis
82 (1.227 %)Business Development
82 (1.227 %)User Acceptance Testing
82 (1.227 %)Video Processing
82 (1.227 %)3D Rendering
82 (1.227 %)OOP
91 (0.613 %)OOA/OOD
91 (0.613 %)CAD
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1140 (85.89 %)C
2127 (77.91 %)C++
323 (14.11 %)Embedded C
420 (12.27 %)C#
516 (9.816 %)Embedded C++
612 (7.362 %)VC++
76 (3.681 %)Assembly Language
76 (3.681 %)Perl
76 (3.681 %)SQL
85 (3.067 %)Shell Script
92 (1.227 %)COBOL
92 (1.227 %)Delphi
92 (1.227 %)Java
101 (0.613 %)VBScript
101 (0.613 %)Python
101 (0.613 %)Tcl
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
174 (45.40 %)Degree
212 (7.362 %)Security Cleared
36 (3.681 %)PhD
44 (2.454 %)CISSP
44 (2.454 %)GIAC
44 (2.454 %)GCIA
44 (2.454 %)CSSLP
53 (1.840 %)ISEB
62 (1.227 %)SC Cleared
62 (1.227 %)DV Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.227 %)JTAG
21 (0.613 %)QA
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
14 (2.454 %)Snort
21 (0.613 %)NFS
21 (0.613 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
14 (2.454 %)Nessus
23 (1.840 %)MSI
31 (0.613 %)SCCM
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
133 (20.25 %)Symbian
224 (14.72 %)Adobe
35 (3.067 %)Intel
35 (3.067 %)Red Hat
35 (3.067 %)Microsoft
43 (1.840 %)Perforce
52 (1.227 %)QNX
52 (1.227 %)Citrix
52 (1.227 %)IBM
61 (0.613 %)EMC
61 (0.613 %)Mentor Graphics
61 (0.613 %)Altera