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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Electronics' in IT jobs across the UK together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Electronics over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronics
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank208277
Rank change on same period last yearUp+69
Matching permanent IT job ads16671554
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.965 %0.669 %
As % of the category below1.860 %1.307 %
Salaries quoted14021283
Average minimum salary£34,467£32,893
Average salary£37,574£36,067
% change on same period last year+4.17 %
Average maximum salary£40,682£39,241
UK excluding London average salary£37,021£35,836
% change on same period last year+3.30 %
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads89614118888
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled51.88 %51.16 %
Salaries quoted7368594092
Average minimum salary£43,604£45,355
Average salary£48,024£49,756
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Average maximum salary£52,445£54,156
UK excluding London average salary£41,278£41,791
% change on same period last year-1.22 %

Electronics
Demand Trend

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

Electronics Demand Trend

Electronics
Salary Trend

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

Electronics Salary Trend

Electronics
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Electronics over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

Electronics Salary Histogram

Electronics
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics 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+701583£37,590+3.89 %
South EastUp+50537£38,092+6.57 %
East of EnglandUp+7273£39,446+1.78 %
South WestUp+33257£36,255+0.01 %
CambridgeshireDown-1189£39,767+3.13 %
HampshireNo change0188£38,846+11.23 %
CambridgeDown-5159£40,276+4.25 %
LondonUp+108150£43,702+11.50 %
SurreyUp+89123£38,792+4.64 %
BerkshireUp+76119£39,809+4.61 %
West MidlandsUp+65113£34,276+5.13 %
YorkshireDown-24107£34,449-4.20 %
North WestUp+2099£35,368+14.40 %
BristolUp+1579£37,555+16.42 %
ManchesterUp+6170£35,258+12.02 %
SomersetUp+1363£39,632+26.86 %
GloucestershireUp+1257£33,602+1.02 %
West YorkshireDown-5453£33,448-9.13 %
HerefordshireUp+3451£33,065+18.85 %
OxfordshireDown-347£33,156+6.48 %
ScotlandUp+446£37,833+5.23 %
PortsmouthUp+1845£41,038+14.18 %
HertfordshireUp+1037£41,226+1.68 %
WalesUp+836£35,176+21.64 %
WiltshireUp+535£36,402-20.78 %
East MidlandsDown-533£34,643+1.21 %
LeedsDown-4332£35,516-1.38 %
EssexUp+929£39,179-0.55 %
North EastUp+4228£34,558-7.84 %
BuckinghamshireUp+826£37,048+16.47 %

Electronics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Electronics 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 Electronics.

11156 (33.14 %)C
2950 (27.24 %)Degree
3748 (21.44 %)C++
4487 (13.96 %)Embedded C
5397 (11.38 %)Manufacturing
6317 (9.088 %)Linux
7303 (8.687 %)Electric
8295 (8.458 %)Wireless
9288 (8.257 %)Windows
10277 (7.942 %)Telecoms
11269 (7.712 %)Aerospace
12251 (7.196 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
12251 (7.196 %)Pensions
13247 (7.081 %)Computer Science
14244 (6.995 %)Project Management
15230 (6.594 %).NET
16225 (6.451 %)Assembly Language
17219 (6.279 %)Security Cleared
18214 (6.135 %)Software Engineering
19210 (6.021 %)C#
20207 (5.935 %)Automotive
21186 (5.333 %)Marketing
22183 (5.247 %)Health
23176 (5.046 %)UML
24161 (4.616 %)Embedded C++
25160 (4.587 %)EMC
26145 (4.157 %)OO
27144 (4.128 %)Java
28143 (4.100 %)VHDL
29137 (3.928 %)CAD

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Electronics 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 Electronics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1230 (6.594 %).NET
2103 (2.953 %)ASP.NET
392 (2.638 %)XML
487 (2.494 %)AJAX
573 (2.093 %)CSS
672 (2.064 %)WebServices
758 (1.663 %)XHTML
846 (1.319 %)MFC
941 (1.175 %)WCF
941 (1.175 %)WPF
941 (1.175 %)Silverlight
1040 (1.147 %)WF
1040 (1.147 %).NET Framework
1135 (1.003 %)HTML
1231 (0.889 %)STL
1330 (0.860 %)Middleware
1420 (0.573 %)WebSphere
1515 (0.430 %)WinForms
1614 (0.401 %)OpenGL
1713 (0.373 %)ActiveX
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (0.717 %)CMS
216 (0.459 %)iFIX
311 (0.315 %)JBoss
311 (0.315 %)SharePoint
48 (0.229 %)Apache
57 (0.201 %)Tomcat
57 (0.201 %)IIS
65 (0.143 %)SAS
74 (0.115 %)NetWeaver
82 (0.057 %)MS Exchange
82 (0.057 %)Lotus Notes
82 (0.057 %)SharePoint Server 2007
82 (0.057 %)Exchange Server 2003
91 (0.029 %)Exchange Server 2007
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
165 (1.864 %)MATLAB
264 (1.835 %)MS Excel
350 (1.433 %)MS Office
448 (1.376 %)Pro/ENGINEER
545 (1.290 %)MS Visio
634 (0.975 %)Simulink
717 (0.487 %)MS Project
812 (0.344 %)MS PowerPoint
911 (0.315 %)AutoCAD
109 (0.258 %)Photoshop
109 (0.258 %)FrameMaker
117 (0.201 %)CA Clarity
125 (0.143 %)Paint Shop Pro
125 (0.143 %)Acrobat
125 (0.143 %)CATIA
134 (0.115 %)Adobe Illustrator
134 (0.115 %)RoboHelp
143 (0.086 %)Fireworks
143 (0.086 %)Spreadsheet
152 (0.057 %)Windchill
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (0.287 %)SAP FI
110 (0.287 %)SAP FI/CO
110 (0.287 %)SAP CO
28 (0.229 %)Oracle Applications
37 (0.201 %)SAP SD
45 (0.143 %)SAP R/3
54 (0.115 %)SAP MM
54 (0.115 %)Teamcenter
54 (0.115 %)LabWindows
63 (0.086 %)SAP QM
63 (0.086 %)SAP PP
72 (0.057 %)Oracle ERP
72 (0.057 %)SAP SRM
81 (0.029 %)Siebel Analytics
81 (0.029 %)Dynamics AX
81 (0.029 %)Oracle EBS
81 (0.029 %)SAP SM
81 (0.029 %)Oracle 11i
81 (0.029 %)SAP HR
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1295 (8.458 %)Wireless
2106 (3.039 %)Internet
3104 (2.982 %)TCP/IP
4103 (2.953 %)GSM
561 (1.749 %)GPRS
656 (1.606 %)3G
750 (1.433 %)DVB
840 (1.147 %)Ethernet
934 (0.975 %)Bluetooth
934 (0.975 %)VoIP
1027 (0.774 %)HTTP
1027 (0.774 %)UMTS
1126 (0.745 %)LAN
1225 (0.717 %)VPN
1323 (0.659 %)WAN
1323 (0.659 %)ADSL
1323 (0.659 %)TETRA
1417 (0.487 %)HDSL
1417 (0.487 %)Firewall
1516 (0.459 %)DSL
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1115 (3.297 %)SQL Server
267 (1.921 %)SQL Server 2005
328 (0.803 %)MySQL
420 (0.573 %)Crystal Reports
517 (0.487 %)MS Access
517 (0.487 %)SAP BW
613 (0.373 %)SQL Server 2000
711 (0.315 %)Data Mining
711 (0.315 %)RDBMS
711 (0.315 %)GIS
810 (0.287 %)ReportNet
810 (0.287 %)SAP BI
810 (0.287 %)Datawarehouse
99 (0.258 %)Siebel EIM
106 (0.172 %)Database Marketing
114 (0.115 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
114 (0.115 %)Oracle 10g
121 (0.029 %)DB2
121 (0.029 %)Oracle Reports
121 (0.029 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
138 (1.089 %)LabVIEW
228 (0.803 %)Visual Studio
322 (0.631 %)Flash
414 (0.401 %)ClearCase
512 (0.344 %)Eclipse
69 (0.258 %)C++Builder
77 (0.201 %)VSS/SourceSafe
86 (0.172 %)Dreamweaver
86 (0.172 %)QuickTest Pro
86 (0.172 %)ClearQuest
94 (0.115 %)TestDirector
103 (0.086 %)Subversion
103 (0.086 %)Bugzilla
112 (0.057 %)InstallShield
112 (0.057 %)LoadRunner
112 (0.057 %)WinRunner
112 (0.057 %)Ant
121 (0.029 %)JUnit
121 (0.029 %)Synon
121 (0.029 %)ERwin
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1397 (11.38 %)Manufacturing
2303 (8.687 %)Electric
3277 (7.942 %)Telecoms
4269 (7.712 %)Aerospace
5251 (7.196 %)Pensions
6207 (5.935 %)Automotive
7186 (5.333 %)Marketing
8183 (5.247 %)Health
9108 (3.096 %)Education
1087 (2.494 %)Military
1165 (1.864 %)Government
1165 (1.864 %)Avionics
1254 (1.548 %)Banking
1348 (1.376 %)Insurance
1440 (1.147 %)Finance
1533 (0.946 %)Construction
1632 (0.917 %)Games
1731 (0.889 %)Retail
1825 (0.717 %)Multimedia
1923 (0.659 %)Advertising
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1773 (22.16 %)Software Engineer
2472 (13.53 %)Electronics Engineer
3339 (9.719 %)Design Engineer
4292 (8.372 %)Developer
5287 (8.228 %)Embedded Software Engineer
6189 (5.419 %)Hardware Engineer
7165 (4.731 %)Test Engineer
8142 (4.071 %)Systems Engineer
9118 (3.383 %)Graduate
10116 (3.326 %)Embedded C Engineer
11110 (3.154 %)C++ Software Engineer
12104 (2.982 %)Project Manager
1399 (2.838 %)C Software Engineer
1489 (2.552 %)Team Leader
1587 (2.494 %)C++ Developer
1587 (2.494 %)Software Developer
1682 (2.351 %)Support Engineer
1773 (2.093 %)Architect
1871 (2.036 %)Senior Software Engineer
1970 (2.007 %)RF Engineer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1251 (7.196 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
2247 (7.081 %)Computer Science
3143 (4.100 %)VHDL
4127 (3.641 %)Physics
5126 (3.612 %)Firmware
6114 (3.268 %)Device Driver
781 (2.322 %)Mathematics
860 (1.720 %)STB
958 (1.663 %)DTV
1056 (1.606 %)Handset
1143 (1.233 %)IPTV
1234 (0.975 %)Verilog
1330 (0.860 %)SCADA
1429 (0.831 %)ASIC
1522 (0.631 %)MPEG
1619 (0.545 %)PDA
1716 (0.459 %)Management Information System
1815 (0.430 %)Human Factors
1914 (0.401 %)CCTV
1914 (0.401 %)Statistics
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1317 (9.088 %)Linux
2288 (8.257 %)Windows
3128 (3.670 %)UNIX
476 (2.179 %)Embedded Linux
575 (2.150 %)Windows CE
664 (1.835 %)VxWorks
738 (1.089 %)Windows XP
829 (0.831 %)Windows Mobile
924 (0.688 %)Windows Server 2003
1016 (0.459 %)Solaris
1112 (0.344 %)Windows 2000
129 (0.258 %)Windows Vista
138 (0.229 %)Symbian OS
145 (0.143 %)Nucleus RTOS
145 (0.143 %)Windows 2000 Server
145 (0.143 %)Red Hat Linux
154 (0.115 %)AIX
162 (0.057 %)pSOS
162 (0.057 %)NetWare
171 (0.029 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1244 (6.995 %)Project Management
2219 (6.279 %)Security Cleared
3214 (6.135 %)Software Engineering
4176 (5.046 %)UML
5145 (4.157 %)OO
6137 (3.928 %)CAD
7119 (3.412 %)E-Commerce
8106 (3.039 %)Validation
958 (1.663 %)ERP
1054 (1.548 %)OOD
1148 (1.376 %)Software Testing
1245 (1.290 %)Project Planning
1342 (1.204 %)Requirements Analysis
1440 (1.147 %)Scrum
1440 (1.147 %)Extreme Programming
1535 (1.003 %)CAE
1535 (1.003 %)Business Development
1634 (0.975 %)PRINCE2
1733 (0.946 %)CRM
1828 (0.803 %)SC Cleared
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11156 (33.14 %)C
2748 (21.44 %)C++
3487 (13.96 %)Embedded C
4225 (6.451 %)Assembly Language
5210 (6.021 %)C#
6161 (4.616 %)Embedded C++
7144 (4.128 %)Java
8113 (3.240 %)SQL
986 (2.466 %)VB
1038 (1.089 %)PHP
1038 (1.089 %)Python
1135 (1.003 %)VC++
1233 (0.946 %)Perl
1327 (0.774 %)VB.NET
1424 (0.688 %)JavaScript
1517 (0.487 %)Shell Script
1611 (0.315 %)ABAP
178 (0.229 %)Delphi
187 (0.201 %)VBScript
195 (0.143 %)PL/SQL
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1950 (27.24 %)Degree
2107 (3.068 %)HND
3102 (2.924 %)HNC
421 (0.602 %)PhD
516 (0.459 %)Cisco Certification
615 (0.430 %)ISEB
712 (0.344 %)Microsoft Certification
811 (0.315 %)CCNA
98 (0.229 %)CCNP
98 (0.229 %)Chartered Engineer
107 (0.201 %)MCSE
115 (0.143 %)CIMA
124 (0.115 %)ACCA
124 (0.115 %)Postgraduate
133 (0.086 %)MCT
142 (0.057 %)ECDL
142 (0.057 %)ISEB Practitioner
142 (0.057 %)JNCIP
142 (0.057 %)JNCIE
142 (0.057 %)MCP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
142 (1.204 %)ISO9001
238 (1.089 %)QA
325 (0.717 %)ISO9000
414 (0.401 %)SLA
56 (0.172 %)RosettaNet
65 (0.143 %)ISO14001
74 (0.115 %)JTAG
81 (0.029 %)HMG Infosec
81 (0.029 %)JSP 440
81 (0.029 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
81 (0.029 %)GAAP
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (0.516 %)Active Directory
26 (0.172 %)NDS
33 (0.086 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (0.086 %)Xen
42 (0.057 %)Terminal Server
51 (0.029 %)Oracle RAC
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.029 %)Netcool
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1160 (4.587 %)EMC
2104 (2.982 %)Microsoft
378 (2.236 %)Oracle
378 (2.236 %)SAP
444 (1.261 %)Cisco
525 (0.717 %)Xilinx
619 (0.545 %)Intel
718 (0.516 %)Epicor
816 (0.459 %)Symbian
915 (0.430 %)IBM
1013 (0.373 %)HP
1112 (0.344 %)Borland
1112 (0.344 %)Siemens
1211 (0.315 %)Cognos
1310 (0.287 %)Siebel
1310 (0.287 %)Hitachi
1310 (0.287 %)SolidWorks
149 (0.258 %)Adobe
158 (0.229 %)Cadence
158 (0.229 %)QNX