The first table below looks at the demand for JTAG skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited JTAG over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Joint Test Action Group (JTAG)
Rank 840 880 855
Rank change year-on-year
+40 -25
Permanent jobs citing JTAG 18 16 16
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.017% 0.013% 0.013%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.169% 0.147% 0.160%
Number of salaries quoted 15 15 16
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £41,875
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% +7.46%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £38,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £48,000 £53,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £45,000 £41,875
% change year-on-year
-11.11% +7.46%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
10647 10874 9981
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 9.878% 8.991% 8.084%
Number of salaries quoted 8599 8963 8225
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £28,000 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £72,500 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- -2.43%

JTAG
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing JTAG within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

JTAG Jobs Demand Trend

JTAG
Salary Trend

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

JTAG Salary Trend

JTAG
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing JTAG over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 within the UK.

JTAG Salary Histogram

JTAG
Top 19 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JTAG within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +29 12 £45,000 -
East of England +7 6 £45,000 -10.00%
Cambridgeshire +2 5 £45,000 -10.00%
Cambridge +2 5 £45,000 -10.00%
Wales - 5 £35,000 -
South East -2 4 £42,500 -5.55%
Swansea - 2 £35,000 -
Milton Keynes - 2 £47,500 -
Buckinghamshire - 2 £47,500 -
West Wales - 2 £35,000 -
Scotland - 1 £35,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £35,000 -
South Wales - 1 £37,500 -
East Midlands - 1 - -
Worcestershire - 1 £35,000 -
Middlesex - 1 £25,000 -
Essex - 1 £40,000 -
Berkshire - 1 £40,000 -
Glasgow - 1 £35,000 -

JTAG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing JTAG 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 JTAG.

1 51 (63.75%) C
2 43 (53.75%) Degree
3 35 (43.75%) C++
4 26 (32.50%) Linux
5 25 (31.25%) Electronics
6 19 (23.75%) Scrum
7 18 (22.50%) Software Engineering
7 18 (22.50%) Configuration Management
8 16 (20.00%) Java
8 16 (20.00%) Security Cleared
9 14 (17.50%) Android
9 14 (17.50%) Apple iOS
9 14 (17.50%) Embedded Systems
9 14 (17.50%) C#
9 14 (17.50%) .NET
9 14 (17.50%) Multithreading
10 13 (16.25%) Ethical Hacking
10 13 (16.25%) Handset
10 13 (16.25%) UML
10 13 (16.25%) Windows
10 13 (16.25%) Embedded C
10 13 (16.25%) SMS
10 13 (16.25%) Symbian
10 13 (16.25%) iPhone
10 13 (16.25%) Reverse Engineering
10 13 (16.25%) DV Cleared
11 12 (15.00%) Firmware
11 12 (15.00%) HTML
11 12 (15.00%) Embedded Linux
12 11 (13.75%) Physics

JTAG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing JTAG 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 JTAG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 14 (17.50%) .NET
2 12 (15.00%) HTML
3 8 (10.00%) Hibernate
3 8 (10.00%) JSF
3 8 (10.00%) J2EE
3 8 (10.00%) EJB
3 8 (10.00%) Web Services
3 8 (10.00%) XML
4 5 (6.250%) Flash
5 3 (3.750%) Ajax
6 2 (2.500%) HTML5
6 2 (2.500%) OpenGL
7 1 (1.250%) Middleware
7 1 (1.250%) WebGL
7 1 (1.250%) SVG
7 1 (1.250%) CSS
7 1 (1.250%) MFC
Applications
1 5 (6.250%) Simulink
2 1 (1.250%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 13 (16.25%) SMS
2 9 (11.25%) Wireless
3 7 (8.750%) TCP/IP
4 5 (6.250%) Bluetooth
4 5 (6.250%) Ethernet
4 5 (6.250%) HTTP
5 4 (5.000%) SNMP
5 4 (5.000%) GPRS
6 3 (3.750%) UMTS
6 3 (3.750%) WAN
6 3 (3.750%) TELNET
6 3 (3.750%) SSH
6 3 (3.750%) ZigBee
6 3 (3.750%) HSPA
6 3 (3.750%) LDAP
7 2 (2.500%) IGMP
7 2 (2.500%) RTSP
7 2 (2.500%) TDMA
7 2 (2.500%) 3GPP
8 1 (1.250%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.500%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (10.00%) LabVIEW
2 6 (7.500%) Subversion
3 2 (2.500%) Visual Studio
3 2 (2.500%) PVCS
3 2 (2.500%) CodeWarrior
4 1 (1.250%) GDB
General
1 25 (31.25%) Electronics
2 11 (13.75%) Telecoms
2 11 (13.75%) Automotive
2 11 (13.75%) Multimedia
3 9 (11.25%) Finance
4 5 (6.250%) Law
4 5 (6.250%) Legal
4 5 (6.250%) Manufacturing
5 3 (3.750%) Avionics
6 2 (2.500%) Military
7 1 (1.250%) Marketing
7 1 (1.250%) Publishing
7 1 (1.250%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 27 (33.75%) Software Engineer
2 12 (15.00%) Developer
2 12 (15.00%) Software Developer
3 11 (13.75%) Hardware Engineer
3 11 (13.75%) C Developer
4 9 (11.25%) Senior C Developer
4 9 (11.25%) Senior Software Developer
4 9 (11.25%) Senior Developer
5 8 (10.00%) Business Development Manager
5 8 (10.00%) Development Manager
5 8 (10.00%) DSP Engineer
5 8 (10.00%) Business Manager
5 8 (10.00%) Firmware Engineer
6 7 (8.750%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 6 (7.500%) Test Engineer
7 6 (7.500%) Development Engineer
8 5 (6.250%) Software Development Engineer
8 5 (6.250%) Analyst
9 2 (2.500%) DSP Software Engineer
9 2 (2.500%) Real Time Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 14 (17.50%) Embedded Systems
2 13 (16.25%) iPhone
2 13 (16.25%) Handset
3 12 (15.00%) Firmware
4 11 (13.75%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
4 11 (13.75%) Physics
5 5 (6.250%) Mathematics
5 5 (6.250%) Open Source
6 3 (3.750%) Device Driver
6 3 (3.750%) VHDL
7 2 (2.500%) CAN bus
8 1 (1.250%) Verilog
8 1 (1.250%) Computer Science
8 1 (1.250%) Data Conversion
Operating Systems
1 26 (32.50%) Linux
2 14 (17.50%) Android
2 14 (17.50%) Apple iOS
3 13 (16.25%) Windows
4 12 (15.00%) Embedded Linux
5 10 (12.50%) UNIX
6 3 (3.750%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (23.75%) Scrum
2 18 (22.50%) Software Engineering
2 18 (22.50%) Configuration Management
3 14 (17.50%) Multithreading
4 13 (16.25%) Reverse Engineering
4 13 (16.25%) UML
4 13 (16.25%) Ethical Hacking
5 10 (12.50%) Business Development
5 10 (12.50%) Signal Processing
6 8 (10.00%) Kanban
6 8 (10.00%) Agile Software Development
6 8 (10.00%) Requirements Analysis
7 7 (8.750%) Project Management
8 6 (7.500%) Software Architecture
8 6 (7.500%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (7.500%) System Testing
9 5 (6.250%) Change Control
9 5 (6.250%) Cyber Security
9 5 (6.250%) ITIL
9 5 (6.250%) MODAF
Programming Languages
1 51 (63.75%) C
2 35 (43.75%) C++
3 16 (20.00%) Java
4 14 (17.50%) C#
5 13 (16.25%) Embedded C
6 11 (13.75%) Assembly Language
6 11 (13.75%) SQL
7 9 (11.25%) Embedded C++
8 8 (10.00%) VB.NET
8 8 (10.00%) Ruby
9 5 (6.250%) VB
10 4 (5.000%) MATLAB
11 3 (3.750%) Tcl
11 3 (3.750%) JavaScript
11 3 (3.750%) Perl
12 2 (2.500%) Python
Qualifications
1 43 (53.75%) Degree
2 16 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 13 (16.25%) DV Cleared
4 6 (7.500%) HND
5 5 (6.250%) HNC
6 3 (3.750%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.750%) DO-178B
2 1 (1.250%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 13 (16.25%) Symbian
2 8 (10.00%) Oracle
2 8 (10.00%) JBoss
3 5 (6.250%) Intel
3 5 (6.250%) Agilent
4 4 (5.000%) EMC
5 3 (3.750%) Atmel
5 3 (3.750%) Embarcadero
5 3 (3.750%) Borland
6 2 (2.500%) Cadence
6 2 (2.500%) Twitter
7 1 (1.250%) Altera
7 1 (1.250%) Xilinx
7 1 (1.250%) Microsoft
Worcestershire
Essen tail skills include: FPGA VHDL Coding Simulation (ModelSim or ISIM) Embedded processor design (ARM) Firmware C or C++ JTAG DSP Bachelors degree of equivalent qualifications This is...
Roc Search
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Berkshire, Thames Valley
Salary + Fantastic benefits incl pension, bonus & much moreDP Connect, an industry award winning recruitment company, have a fantastic opportunity for a talented Embedded Software Engineer to join a...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Fantastic benefits incl pension
Posted: 9 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
C, C++, Assembly - for Real-time Embedded Systems, RTOS, ICE... With an excellent, relevant degree and wide-ranging hands-on coding skills in Assembly, C and C++ for...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k - superb location
Posted: 14 May 2013
Guildford, South East
C or C++ programming language.- Software configuration management (e.g. Perforce) and awareness of the software lifecycle.- Experience developing test applications using Microsoft Visual Studio (C++, C#)- Experience...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Software Developer (Communication Systems) Permanent position with the following requirements: Experience of development of communication protocols and embedded software utilising commercial stack for Bluetooth 4 (BLE) 5 years...
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Qualifications/Experience: - C for embedded systems (assembly for DSP processors desirable) - Full software development lifecycle: software design, implementation and testing - HW/SW interface debugging (JTAG, logic analyser, oscilloscope) -...
Optimus Search Ltd
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
Desirable: Experience in bring-up and verification of chipsets for GSM/ WCDMA for a commercial handsetExperience or knowledge in development of TDMA, CDAMA, OFDM(A) based ASIC/DSP...
Computer Futures
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Knowledge and use of JTAG; code coverage/profiling; and automated test tools would be highly desirable... Knowledge of WIFI, Classic Bluetooth, BLE would be highly desirable... Familiarity with...
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013