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The table below looks at the demand for Digital Television (DTV) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited DTV over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDigital Television (DTV)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank697668
Rank change on same period last yearDown-29
Matching permanent IT job ads229374
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.127 %0.157 %
As % of the category below0.601 %0.689 %
Salaries quoted189311
Average minimum salary£40,207£38,280
Average salary£45,657£41,767
% change on same period last year+9.31 %
Average maximum salary£51,108£45,255
UK excluding London average salary£42,438£40,172
% change on same period last year+5.63 %
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3809654284
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled21.08 %22.77 %
Salaries quoted3123840879
Average minimum salary£44,209£47,833
Average salary£49,065£52,834
% change on same period last year-7.13 %
Average maximum salary£53,920£57,834
UK excluding London average salary£37,737£39,061
% change on same period last year-3.38 %

DTV
Demand Trend

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

DTV Demand Trend

DTV
Salary Trend

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

DTV Salary Trend

DTV
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DTV over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 within the UK.

DTV Salary Histogram

DTV
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DTV within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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
EnglandDown-27215£46,981+12.06 %
LondonUp+6097£50,601+13.49 %
South EastDown-2140£44,769+6.54 %
YorkshireUp+2530£43,467+28.11 %
East of EnglandDown-230£44,192-
West YorkshireUp+3929£43,586+12.48 %
CambridgeDown-3419£38,500-12.87 %
CambridgeshireDown-2419£38,500-12.87 %
HampshireDown-1515£38,577-9.46 %
BerkshireUp+4114£46,875-8.84 %
South WestDown-4413£46,250+30.84 %
South WalesUp+1113£36,435+16.59 %
WalesUp+2313£36,625+17.20 %
CardiffUp+1211£34,818+16.06 %
BradfordDown-211£49,000+26.45 %
SouthamptonNo change010£38,500-5.69 %
BridgendNew entry-7£38,214-
HertfordshireNew entry-7£51,786-
SomersetDown-246£52,500+44.27 %
LeedsNew entry-6£45,833-
WatfordNew entry-6£52,167-
BathDown-256£52,500+32.91 %
SurreyUp+385£39,167+5.38 %
NewportNew entry-5£37,500-
West WalesNew entry-5£37,500-
SwanseaNew entry-5£37,500-
BristolDown-444£45,000+25.69 %
City of LondonDown-44£43,000+65.38 %
OsterleyDown-33--
ReadingNew entry-3£45,833-

DTV
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing DTV 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 DTV.

1217 (34.66 %)C
2175 (27.96 %)C++
3167 (26.68 %)IPTV
4165 (26.36 %)Linux
5146 (23.32 %)STB
6137 (21.88 %)DVB
7123 (19.65 %)MPEG
8116 (18.53 %)Embedded C
9108 (17.25 %)Internet
1096 (15.34 %)Degree
1185 (13.58 %)Java
1282 (13.10 %)VoIP
1378 (12.46 %)Electronics
1472 (11.50 %)VxWorks
1567 (10.70 %)Telecoms
1661 (9.744 %)TCP/IP
1760 (9.585 %)Project Management
1859 (9.425 %)XML
1958 (9.265 %)Embedded Linux
2055 (8.786 %)UNIX
2055 (8.786 %)Embedded C++
2153 (8.466 %)HTML
2247 (7.508 %).NET
2247 (7.508 %)Oracle
2346 (7.348 %)SQL
2442 (6.709 %)Middleware
2442 (6.709 %)Solaris
2442 (6.709 %)OOD
2540 (6.390 %)UML
2540 (6.390 %)OO

DTV
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing DTV 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 DTV. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
159 (9.425 %)XML
253 (8.466 %)HTML
347 (7.508 %).NET
442 (6.709 %)Middleware
540 (6.390 %)J2EE
631 (4.952 %)ASP.NET
727 (4.313 %)AJAX
825 (3.994 %)WCF
825 (3.994 %)WPF
924 (3.834 %)DirectX
1022 (3.514 %)WF
1117 (2.716 %)OpenGL
1211 (1.757 %)WebServices
1310 (1.597 %)SOAP
149 (1.438 %)CSS
149 (1.438 %)Ruby on Rails
158 (1.278 %)J2ME
158 (1.278 %)JSP
158 (1.278 %)EJB
166 (0.958 %)LAMP
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (4.153 %)CMS
221 (3.355 %)Apache
320 (3.195 %)TeamSite
414 (2.236 %)WebLogic
414 (2.236 %)MQSeries
58 (1.278 %)JBoss
67 (1.118 %)Tomcat
72 (0.319 %)MS Exchange
72 (0.319 %)IIS
72 (0.319 %)MTS
72 (0.319 %)Exchange Server 2000
72 (0.319 %)Exchange Server 2003
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (1.917 %)MS Visio
211 (1.757 %)MS Excel
310 (1.597 %)MS Project
48 (1.278 %)Quicktime
52 (0.319 %)MS Office
52 (0.319 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.160 %)Photoshop
61 (0.160 %)AutoCAD
61 (0.160 %)MATLAB
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (0.639 %)Dynamics GP
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1137 (21.88 %)DVB
2108 (17.25 %)Internet
382 (13.10 %)VoIP
461 (9.744 %)TCP/IP
525 (3.994 %)BSS
621 (3.355 %)LDAP
720 (3.195 %)Broadband
816 (2.556 %)DOCSIS
915 (2.396 %)RTP
915 (2.396 %)SNMP
1014 (2.236 %)X.500
1113 (2.077 %)RTSP
1211 (1.757 %)HTTP
1310 (1.597 %)LAN
149 (1.438 %)WAN
157 (1.118 %)FTP
166 (0.958 %)UPnP
175 (0.799 %)VLAN
175 (0.799 %)Firewall
184 (0.639 %)DWDM
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (5.272 %)SQL Server
225 (3.994 %)SQL Server 2005
39 (1.438 %)RDBMS
47 (1.118 %)PostgreSQL
47 (1.118 %)MySQL
51 (0.160 %)ETL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (3.355 %)OpenDeploy
219 (3.035 %)TestDirector
219 (3.035 %)Subversion
316 (2.556 %)Eclipse
411 (1.757 %)Visual Studio
59 (1.438 %)Flash
67 (1.118 %)Oracle Forms
67 (1.118 %)QuickTest Pro
75 (0.799 %)Bugzilla
83 (0.479 %)Ant
92 (0.319 %)JUnit
92 (0.319 %)Dreamweaver
92 (0.319 %)Selenium
101 (0.160 %)NUnit
101 (0.160 %)LoadRunner
101 (0.160 %)XMLSpy
101 (0.160 %)LabVIEW
101 (0.160 %)WinRunner
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
178 (12.46 %)Electronics
267 (10.70 %)Telecoms
338 (6.070 %)Marketing
434 (5.431 %)Games
532 (5.112 %)Finance
626 (4.153 %)Interactive Media
721 (3.355 %)Multimedia
721 (3.355 %)Pensions
820 (3.195 %)Billing
820 (3.195 %)Insurance
914 (2.236 %)Advertising
1011 (1.757 %)Education
117 (1.118 %)Electric
117 (1.118 %)Health
126 (0.958 %)Government
135 (0.799 %)Legal
144 (0.639 %)Publishing
144 (0.639 %)Banking
144 (0.639 %)Music
153 (0.479 %)Investment Banking
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1138 (22.04 %)Software Engineer
2114 (18.21 %)Developer
366 (10.54 %)Project Manager
457 (9.105 %)Embedded Software Engineer
547 (7.508 %)C Software Engineer
645 (7.188 %)C++ Software Engineer
729 (4.633 %)Test Engineer
729 (4.633 %)Architect
826 (4.153 %)Consultant
924 (3.834 %)C++ Developer
1022 (3.514 %)Software Consultant
1120 (3.195 %)Senior Software Engineer
1120 (3.195 %)Tester
1219 (3.035 %)Support Engineer
1219 (3.035 %)Embedded C Engineer
1219 (3.035 %)Linux Engineer
1219 (3.035 %)Embedded Linux Software Engineer
1318 (2.875 %)C# Developer
1417 (2.716 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
1516 (2.556 %)C Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1167 (26.68 %)IPTV
2146 (23.32 %)STB
3123 (19.65 %)MPEG
426 (4.153 %)Device Driver
523 (3.674 %)Firmware
523 (3.674 %)Computer Science
620 (3.195 %)VHDL
711 (1.757 %)Interactive TV
89 (1.438 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
98 (1.278 %)N-Tier
98 (1.278 %)EPoS
106 (0.958 %)Smartcard
115 (0.799 %)Streaming Video
115 (0.799 %)Web 2.0
115 (0.799 %)CCTV
124 (0.639 %)Mathematics
124 (0.639 %)Physics
124 (0.639 %)Dutch Language
124 (0.639 %)German Language
132 (0.319 %)Handset
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1165 (26.36 %)Linux
272 (11.50 %)VxWorks
358 (9.265 %)Embedded Linux
455 (8.786 %)UNIX
542 (6.709 %)Solaris
636 (5.751 %)Nucleus RTOS
730 (4.792 %)Windows
812 (1.917 %)Windows Vista
94 (0.639 %)HPUX
94 (0.639 %)Windows Server 2003
103 (0.479 %)Windows 2000
112 (0.319 %)Windows NT
112 (0.319 %)Windows XP
121 (0.160 %)pSOS
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
160 (9.585 %)Project Management
242 (6.709 %)OOD
340 (6.390 %)UML
340 (6.390 %)OO
430 (4.792 %)PRINCE2
525 (3.994 %)Content Management
621 (3.355 %)Agile Software Development
720 (3.195 %)Configuration Management
720 (3.195 %)Software Engineering
817 (2.716 %)Asset Management
913 (2.077 %)PRINCE
913 (2.077 %)E-Commerce
1012 (1.917 %)OOP
1111 (1.757 %)Yourdon
1210 (1.597 %)Validation
1210 (1.597 %)Project Planning
139 (1.438 %)Web Development
139 (1.438 %)Release Management
148 (1.278 %)Test Scripting
148 (1.278 %)Change Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1217 (34.66 %)C
2175 (27.96 %)C++
3116 (18.53 %)Embedded C
485 (13.58 %)Java
555 (8.786 %)Embedded C++
646 (7.348 %)SQL
736 (5.751 %)JavaScript
834 (5.431 %)Perl
928 (4.473 %)C#
1020 (3.195 %)PHP
1119 (3.035 %)Python
1214 (2.236 %)VBScript
1311 (1.757 %)Assembly Language
1410 (1.597 %)Ruby
156 (0.958 %)PHP5
156 (0.958 %)PHP4
163 (0.479 %)ActionScript
172 (0.319 %)VC++
172 (0.319 %)Shell Script
181 (0.160 %)Korn
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
196 (15.34 %)Degree
228 (4.473 %)Microsoft Certification
325 (3.994 %)MCP
325 (3.994 %)MCAD
325 (3.994 %)MCSD
424 (3.834 %)ISEB
54 (0.639 %)HND
54 (0.639 %)PMP
54 (0.639 %)PMI Certification
63 (0.479 %)MCSE
71 (0.160 %)CCNA
71 (0.160 %)CISSP
71 (0.160 %)Cisco Certification
71 (0.160 %)HNC
71 (0.160 %)ISEB Practitioner
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
139 (6.230 %)QA
28 (1.278 %)ISO9000
31 (0.160 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (0.639 %)NDS
23 (0.479 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (1.118 %)Nagios
21 (0.160 %)Nessus
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (7.508 %)Oracle
222 (3.514 %)Cisco
320 (3.195 %)Interwoven
419 (3.035 %)Microsoft
517 (2.716 %)Xilinx
614 (2.236 %)IBM
711 (1.757 %)OpenTV
87 (1.118 %)CA
87 (1.118 %)EMC
96 (0.958 %)BEA
104 (0.639 %)HP
113 (0.479 %)Dell
113 (0.479 %)Sun
113 (0.479 %)Nokia
113 (0.479 %)VMware
122 (0.319 %)Citrix
122 (0.319 %)Adobe
122 (0.319 %)Tandberg
131 (0.160 %)Qualys
131 (0.160 %)Genesys