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This section looks at the demand for Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MHP over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultimedia Home Platform (MHP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank9181005
Rank change on same period last yearUp+87
Matching permanent IT job ads510
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.008 %0.013 %
Salaries quoted56
Average minimum salary£42,000£37,167
Average salary£45,000£39,250
% change on same period last year+14.64 %
Average maximum salary£48,000£41,333
UK excluding London average salary£42,500£41,000
% change on same period last year+3.65 %
IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads6044175403
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled32.54 %31.43 %
Salaries quoted5197261857
Average minimum salary£36,905£38,729
Average salary£40,489£42,527
% change on same period last year-4.79 %
Average maximum salary£44,073£46,326
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %

MHP
Demand Trend

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

MHP Demand Trend

MHP
Salary Trend

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

MHP Salary Trend

MHP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MHP over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

MHP Salary Histogram

MHP
Top 4 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MHP within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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+705£45,000+14.64 %
LondonUp+884£45,625+17.28 %
SurreyNew entry-1£42,500-
South EastUp+461£42,500+3.65 %

MHP
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing MHP 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 MHP.

16 (100.00 %)UML
25 (83.33 %)C
25 (83.33 %)C++
25 (83.33 %)Java
33 (50.00 %)J2ME
33 (50.00 %)Embedded C
33 (50.00 %)Embedded C++
33 (50.00 %)DTV
33 (50.00 %)DVB
33 (50.00 %)UNIX
33 (50.00 %)Linux
33 (50.00 %)Subversion
42 (33.33 %)Multimedia
42 (33.33 %)JNI
42 (33.33 %)J2EE
42 (33.33 %)Ant
42 (33.33 %)Eclipse
51 (16.67 %)Electronics
51 (16.67 %)Programme Management
51 (16.67 %)OO
51 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
51 (16.67 %)IPTV
51 (16.67 %)Marketing
51 (16.67 %)Degree
51 (16.67 %)Mathematics
51 (16.67 %)Physics
51 (16.67 %)Computer Science
51 (16.67 %)STB

MHP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)J2ME
22 (33.33 %)JNI
22 (33.33 %)J2EE
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (50.00 %)DVB
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (50.00 %)Subversion
22 (33.33 %)Ant
22 (33.33 %)Eclipse
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Multimedia
21 (16.67 %)Marketing
21 (16.67 %)Electronics
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Software Engineer
23 (50.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Senior Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)C++ Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Java Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Senior Java Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)C Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Senior C Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Senior Embedded Software Engineer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (50.00 %)DTV
21 (16.67 %)STB
21 (16.67 %)IPTV
21 (16.67 %)Mathematics
21 (16.67 %)Physics
21 (16.67 %)Computer Science
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)UNIX
13 (50.00 %)Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (100.00 %)UML
21 (16.67 %)OO
21 (16.67 %)Programme Management
21 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)C
15 (83.33 %)C++
15 (83.33 %)Java
23 (50.00 %)Embedded C
23 (50.00 %)Embedded C++
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)Degree