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This section looks at the demand for Embedded Linux skills across the UK with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Linux over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEmbedded Linux
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank750707
Rank change on same period last yearDown-43
Matching permanent IT job ads177314
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.129 %
As % of the category below0.381 %0.519 %
Salaries quoted145267
Average minimum salary£37,400£37,356
Average salary£41,506£40,902
% change on same period last year+1.47 %
Average maximum salary£45,613£44,447
UK excluding London average salary£40,547£41,225
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads4644460555
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled24.52 %24.80 %
Salaries quoted3896747449
Average minimum salary£36,313£37,824
Average salary£39,315£40,977
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
Average maximum salary£42,317£44,130
UK excluding London average salary£34,472£35,006
% change on same period last year-1.52 %

Embedded Linux
Demand Trend

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

Embedded Linux Demand Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend

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

Embedded Linux Salary Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Embedded Linux over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 within the UK.

Embedded Linux Salary Histogram

Embedded Linux
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 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-47163£42,274+3.11 %
East of EnglandUp+4058£45,425-15.32 %
CambridgeshireUp+2545£45,174-20.97 %
CambridgeUp+1034£44,470-25.22 %
YorkshireUp+829£35,619+0.23 %
South WestDown-3725£38,705+3.11 %
South EastDown-3422£39,380-4.47 %
BristolDown-3317£36,706-6.91 %
West YorkshireUp+1416£44,167+16.91 %
South WalesNew entry-14£36,850-
WalesUp+2914£36,935-12.06 %
BradfordDown-1912£45,625+24.43 %
LondonUp+4812£53,333+37.37 %
HullNew entry-11£28,227-
East YorkshireNew entry-11£28,227-
East MidlandsUp+1710£50,000+38.88 %
LeedsUp+59£47,500+29.54 %
CardiffNew entry-9£34,944-
EssexUp+138£49,200+0.92 %
BerkshireUp+158£39,111+5.84 %
BathDown-187£47,500+28.08 %
SomersetDown-177£47,500+28.64 %
OxfordshireDown-26£35,000+8.80 %
West MidlandsNew entry-5£25,000-
HampshireDown-185£42,500-8.82 %
HertfordshireUp+124£45,000+8.43 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-3£36,667-
SloughDown-43£35,667-4.88 %
NewportNew entry-3£37,500-
OxfordNo change03£32,500+0.22 %

Embedded Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Embedded Linux 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 Embedded Linux.

1405 (100.00 %)Linux
2363 (89.63 %)C
3254 (62.72 %)C++
4195 (48.15 %)Embedded C
5113 (27.90 %)Electronics
697 (23.95 %)Degree
785 (20.99 %)Device Driver
785 (20.99 %)Embedded C++
875 (18.52 %)STB
965 (16.05 %)DVB
1064 (15.80 %)DTV
1155 (13.58 %)IPTV
1251 (12.59 %)MPEG
1348 (11.85 %)Wireless
1445 (11.11 %)VxWorks
1543 (10.62 %)TCP/IP
1543 (10.62 %)UNIX
1543 (10.62 %)Windows
1640 (9.877 %)Computer Science
1738 (9.383 %)Java
1836 (8.889 %)Software Engineering
1935 (8.642 %)HTML
2033 (8.148 %)Windows Mobile
2033 (8.148 %).NET
2033 (8.148 %)Windows CE
2132 (7.901 %)C#
2230 (7.407 %)Telecoms
2329 (7.160 %)Perl
2425 (6.173 %)UML
2522 (5.432 %)WebServices

Embedded Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Embedded Linux 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 Embedded Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (8.642 %)HTML
233 (8.148 %).NET
322 (5.432 %)WebServices
421 (5.185 %)AJAX
517 (4.198 %).NET Framework
517 (4.198 %)ASP.NET
611 (2.716 %)BREW
611 (2.716 %)Middleware
78 (1.975 %)J2ME
87 (1.728 %)JSP
87 (1.728 %)J2EE
96 (1.481 %)XML
104 (0.988 %)Adobe Flex
113 (0.741 %)X-Windows
113 (0.741 %)OpenGL
113 (0.741 %)DirectX
113 (0.741 %)CSS
122 (0.494 %)MFC
122 (0.494 %)Hibernate
122 (0.494 %)Spring
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (2.222 %)Apache
27 (1.728 %)Tomcat
31 (0.247 %)SAS
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (1.235 %)MS Visio
23 (0.741 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
165 (16.05 %)DVB
248 (11.85 %)Wireless
343 (10.62 %)TCP/IP
417 (4.198 %)VoIP
514 (3.457 %)RTP
514 (3.457 %)RTSP
69 (2.222 %)GSM
69 (2.222 %)Internet
78 (1.975 %)Ethernet
87 (1.728 %)3G
96 (1.481 %)UMTS
96 (1.481 %)SSL
105 (1.235 %)IGMP
105 (1.235 %)DHCP
105 (1.235 %)802.11
114 (0.988 %)HTTP
114 (0.988 %)WCDMA
114 (0.988 %)SIGTRAN
114 (0.988 %)SS7
123 (0.741 %)Wi-Fi
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (2.469 %)Subversion
28 (1.975 %)Flash
31 (0.247 %)ClearCase
31 (0.247 %)Rational Rose
31 (0.247 %)Dreamweaver
31 (0.247 %)LabVIEW
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1113 (27.90 %)Electronics
230 (7.407 %)Telecoms
318 (4.444 %)Pensions
416 (3.951 %)Multimedia
515 (3.704 %)Insurance
515 (3.704 %)Health
67 (1.728 %)Manufacturing
67 (1.728 %)Marketing
74 (0.988 %)Automotive
81 (0.247 %)Education
81 (0.247 %)Electric
81 (0.247 %)Government
81 (0.247 %)Finance
81 (0.247 %)Aerospace
81 (0.247 %)Graphic Design
81 (0.247 %)Advertising
81 (0.247 %)Police
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1237 (58.52 %)Software Engineer
2119 (29.38 %)Embedded Software Engineer
375 (18.52 %)Developer
469 (17.04 %)Linux Engineer
550 (12.35 %)C Software Engineer
648 (11.85 %)Embedded Linux Software Engineer
742 (10.37 %)Software Developer
841 (10.12 %)Senior Software Engineer
934 (8.395 %)C Developer
1029 (7.160 %)Embedded C Engineer
1125 (6.173 %)C++ Software Engineer
1125 (6.173 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
1224 (5.926 %)C++ Developer
1322 (5.432 %)Embedded Software Developer
1420 (4.938 %)C++ Software Developer
1517 (4.198 %)C# Developer
1517 (4.198 %)C++/CSharp Developer
1517 (4.198 %)CSharp Software Developer
1616 (3.951 %)Consultant
1712 (2.963 %)Systems Engineer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
185 (20.99 %)Device Driver
275 (18.52 %)STB
364 (15.80 %)DTV
455 (13.58 %)IPTV
551 (12.59 %)MPEG
640 (9.877 %)Computer Science
79 (2.222 %)Firmware
87 (1.728 %)CCTV
96 (1.481 %)Flash Lite
96 (1.481 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
105 (1.235 %)VHDL
105 (1.235 %)Verilog
105 (1.235 %)Multithreading
114 (0.988 %)Blackberry
114 (0.988 %)iDTV
122 (0.494 %)ASIC
122 (0.494 %)Streaming Video
122 (0.494 %)Interactive TV
131 (0.247 %)Web 2.0
131 (0.247 %)Management Information System
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1405 (100.00 %)Linux
245 (11.11 %)VxWorks
343 (10.62 %)UNIX
343 (10.62 %)Windows
433 (8.148 %)Windows Mobile
433 (8.148 %)Windows CE
519 (4.691 %)Nucleus RTOS
612 (2.963 %)pSOS
77 (1.728 %)Debian
81 (0.247 %)Windows NT
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
136 (8.889 %)Software Engineering
225 (6.173 %)UML
317 (4.198 %)E-Commerce
411 (2.716 %)OOD
510 (2.469 %)OO
67 (1.728 %)DRM
67 (1.728 %)Unit Testing
76 (1.481 %)Integration Testing
85 (1.235 %)Configuration Management
85 (1.235 %)OOA/OOD
85 (1.235 %)Service Management
85 (1.235 %)Validation
85 (1.235 %)Agile Software Development
94 (0.988 %)Scrum
94 (0.988 %)Product Marketing
103 (0.741 %)Quality Management
103 (0.741 %)Yourdon
103 (0.741 %)CAD
112 (0.494 %)System Testing
112 (0.494 %)Software Testing
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1363 (89.63 %)C
2254 (62.72 %)C++
3195 (48.15 %)Embedded C
485 (20.99 %)Embedded C++
538 (9.383 %)Java
632 (7.901 %)C#
729 (7.160 %)Perl
817 (4.198 %)SQL
915 (3.704 %)JavaScript
1012 (2.963 %)Python
1012 (2.963 %)Assembly Language
116 (1.481 %)PHP
124 (0.988 %)Shell Script
133 (0.741 %)VB
133 (0.741 %)ActionScript
141 (0.247 %)VC++
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
197 (23.95 %)Degree
221 (5.185 %)HND
31 (0.247 %)PhD
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (0.741 %)QA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.247 %)NDS
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.494 %)SCOM
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (2.963 %)Symbian
25 (1.235 %)Microsoft
25 (1.235 %)OpenTV
33 (0.741 %)MKS
42 (0.494 %)Fujitsu
42 (0.494 %)Oracle
42 (0.494 %)NEC
51 (0.247 %)Adobe
51 (0.247 %)Intel
51 (0.247 %)Motorola
51 (0.247 %)Red Hat
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