RS-232
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for RS-232 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited RS-232 over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 811 934 1181
Rank change year-on-year +123 +247 -299
Permanent jobs citing RS-232 85 36 51
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.087% 0.034% 0.033%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.63% 0.22% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 65 34 35
10th Percentile £37,500 - £25,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £27,750 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £55,938 £62,500
90th Percentile £63,250 £64,250 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £30,730 £50,000
% change year-on-year +78.98% -38.54% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

RS-232 is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,586 16,051 20,707
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.86% 15.34% 13.43%
Number of salaries quoted 9,485 8,237 11,833
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -

RS-232
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing RS-232 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for RS-232 in the UK

RS-232
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing RS-232.

Salary trend for RS-232 in the UK

RS-232
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing RS-232 over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for RS-232 in the UK

RS-232
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RS-232 within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +64 82 £55,000 +78.98% 30
England +147 69 £52,500 +10.53% 25
Work from Home +138 60 £55,000 +92.98% 15
North of England +60 23 £52,500 +10.53% 3
North West +19 16 £53,750 +2.38% 1
South West +13 16 £40,000 -45.58% 4
Scotland - 14 £60,000 - 6
Midlands - 11 £55,000 - 7
East of England +17 10 £62,500 +119.30% 4
Yorkshire +95 7 £30,000 +5.26% 1
South East +27 6 £42,500 +8.65% 6
East Midlands - 6 £62,500 - 5
West Midlands - 5 £55,000 - 2
London +132 3 £66,750 +16.09% 1
Wales - 2 £45,000 -

RS-232
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (4.71%) Apache
2 1 (1.18%) Jupyter
Applications
1 5 (5.88%) OrCAD
1 5 (5.88%) SOLIDWORKS
2 3 (3.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (2.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (15.29%) AWS
2 11 (12.94%) GitHub
3 1 (1.18%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 47 (55.29%) Ethernet
2 28 (32.94%) TCP/IP
3 27 (31.76%) RS-485
4 24 (28.24%) Wi-Fi
4 24 (28.24%) Wireless
5 11 (12.94%) Bluetooth
6 10 (11.76%) ZigBee
7 5 (5.88%) RS-422
7 5 (5.88%) VoIP
8 4 (4.71%) Modbus
8 4 (4.71%) Wireshark
9 1 (1.18%) DNS
9 1 (1.18%) GPRS
9 1 (1.18%) Internet
9 1 (1.18%) LAN
9 1 (1.18%) Network Security
9 1 (1.18%) Profibus
9 1 (1.18%) SAN
9 1 (1.18%) VPN
9 1 (1.18%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.71%) Big Data
2 1 (1.18%) InfluxDB
2 1 (1.18%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 16 (18.82%) Git
2 14 (16.47%) Subversion
3 11 (12.94%) JIRA
4 9 (10.59%) Jenkins
5 6 (7.06%) LabVIEW
5 6 (7.06%) Visual Studio
6 4 (4.71%) Zephyr
7 2 (2.35%) GitLab
8 1 (1.18%) Rational DOORS
General
1 44 (51.76%) Electronics
2 35 (41.18%) Manufacturing
3 11 (12.94%) Aerospace
3 11 (12.94%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (10.59%) Aviation
5 7 (8.24%) Military
6 6 (7.06%) Social Skills
7 5 (5.88%) Automotive
7 5 (5.88%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (4.71%) Tech for Good
9 2 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.35%) Legal
9 2 (2.35%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.18%) Games
10 1 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.18%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 62 (72.94%) Software Engineer
2 40 (47.06%) Embedded Engineer
2 40 (47.06%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 26 (30.59%) Senior
4 22 (25.88%) Senior Software Engineer
5 18 (21.18%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 18 (21.18%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 8 (9.41%) Hardware Engineer
6 8 (9.41%) Systems Engineer
7 4 (4.71%) Development Engineer
7 4 (4.71%) Junior
7 4 (4.71%) Junior Embedded Engineer
7 4 (4.71%) Junior Software Engineer
7 4 (4.71%) Lead
7 4 (4.71%) Lead Software Engineer
8 3 (3.53%) Ada Engineer
8 3 (3.53%) Ada Software Engineer
8 3 (3.53%) Software Development Engineer
9 2 (2.35%) C# Software Engineer
9 2 (2.35%) Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (23.53%) Yocto
2 18 (21.18%) .NET
3 6 (7.06%) .NET Framework
4 5 (5.88%) AngularJS
4 5 (5.88%) React
5 4 (4.71%) ActiveMQ
5 4 (4.71%) ASP.NET Web API
5 4 (4.71%) CSS
5 4 (4.71%) Django
5 4 (4.71%) HTML
5 4 (4.71%) JSON
5 4 (4.71%) Node.js
5 4 (4.71%) Qt
5 4 (4.71%) RabbitMQ
5 4 (4.71%) WCF
5 4 (4.71%) Web Services
5 4 (4.71%) WebSockets
5 4 (4.71%) WinForms
5 4 (4.71%) XML
5 4 (4.71%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 18 (21.18%) Device Driver
2 15 (17.65%) Analogue Electronics
3 14 (16.47%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (15.29%) IoT
5 11 (12.94%) Analytical Mindset
6 9 (10.59%) Embedded Systems
7 7 (8.24%) FPGA
7 7 (8.24%) Robotics
8 6 (7.06%) CAN bus
8 6 (7.06%) Smart Home
9 5 (5.88%) ARM Cortex
10 4 (4.71%) Smart Energy
11 2 (2.35%) Algorithms
11 2 (2.35%) Driving Licence
11 2 (2.35%) Mobile App
11 2 (2.35%) PCIe
11 2 (2.35%) VHDL
12 1 (1.18%) Acoustics
12 1 (1.18%) Data Centre
12 1 (1.18%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 47 (55.29%) Linux
2 21 (24.71%) Embedded Linux
3 13 (15.29%) FreeRTOS
4 11 (12.94%) Windows
5 5 (5.88%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (75.29%) Software Engineering
2 22 (25.88%) Computer Science
2 22 (25.88%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (22.35%) Agile
4 18 (21.18%) OOD
5 15 (17.65%) Customer Requirements
6 14 (16.47%) Software Testing
7 13 (15.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 13 (15.29%) Physics
7 13 (15.29%) Validation
8 12 (14.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 11 (12.94%) Coaching
9 11 (12.94%) Commercialisation
9 11 (12.94%) Mentoring
9 11 (12.94%) Project Management
10 10 (11.76%) Cybersecurity
11 9 (10.59%) Software Architecture
12 8 (9.41%) DevOps
12 8 (9.41%) TDD
13 6 (7.06%) Communications Security
Programming Languages
1 59 (69.41%) C
2 31 (36.47%) Embedded C
3 26 (30.59%) C#
4 16 (18.82%) Python
5 6 (7.06%) Bash
6 5 (5.88%) C++
6 5 (5.88%) JavaScript
6 5 (5.88%) SQL
7 4 (4.71%) Go
7 4 (4.71%) R
8 3 (3.53%) Ada
9 2 (2.35%) Shell Script
10 1 (1.18%) ANSI C
10 1 (1.18%) Rust
10 1 (1.18%) VB
10 1 (1.18%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 38 (44.71%) Degree
2 12 (14.12%) Security Cleared
3 6 (7.06%) SC Cleared
4 5 (5.88%) Chartered Engineer
5 4 (4.71%) Master's Degree
6 3 (3.53%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (3.53%) HNC
6 3 (3.53%) HND
7 1 (1.18%) CCNP
7 1 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.18%) DV Cleared
7 1 (1.18%) MCAD
7 1 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.88%) MISRA
2 4 (4.71%) PMO
3 1 (1.18%) GDPR
3 1 (1.18%) JTAG
System Software
1 17 (20.00%) Firmware
2 8 (9.41%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (4.71%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (5.88%) EMC
2 3 (3.53%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.35%) Altera
3 2 (2.35%) Cadence
3 2 (2.35%) Lattice Semiconductor
4 1 (1.18%) Cisco
4 1 (1.18%) Rockwell
4 1 (1.18%) Siemens
4 1 (1.18%) VMware