Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term VHDL in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VHDL over the 3 months to 18 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category.

LinkVHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL)
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank594497688
Rank change year-on-year
Down-97Up+191
Matching permanent IT job ads95184295
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.111 %0.217 %0.145 %
As % of the Miscellaneous category0.408 %0.915 %0.648 %
Salaries quoted78149219
Average salary£38,500£40,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.750 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,200£30,400£27,700
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£45,000£45,000£51,500
UK excluding London average salary£39,000£40,000£40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.500 %-
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryAll Miscellaneous Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
232972011045555
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK27.23 %23.68 %22.34 %
Salaries quoted189381644235983
Average salary£50,000£42,500£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.64 %-5.550 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£26,500£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£85,000£75,000£80,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£37,000£36,000
% change year-on-year
+1.350 %+2.770 %

VHDL
Demand Trend

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

VHDL Demand Trend

VHDL
Salary Trend

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

VHDL Salary Trend

VHDL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VHDL over the 3 months to 18 March 2010 within the UK.

VHDL Salary Histogram

VHDL
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VHDL within the UK over the 3 months to 18 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-6890£39,000-2.50 %
East of EnglandDown-2931£36,000-10.00 %
South EastDown-4828£40,000-
CambridgeshireDown-2327£36,000-10.00 %
CambridgeDown-2515£40,000-
HampshireDown-1010£40,000-
West MidlandsNew entry-8£39,000-
SurreyUp+107£40,000+23.07 %
South WestUp+47£35,000-20.00 %
North WestUp+126£34,750+6.92 %
LondonDown-466£32,500-12.16 %
GloucestershireNew entry-6£35,000-
BerkshireUp+15£55,000+22.22 %
SouthamptonDown-75£40,000-
BuckinghamshireDown-54£38,125-10.29 %
City of LondonNew entry-4£32,500-
Northern IrelandUp+23--
East MidlandsDown-23£40,000+14.28 %
BelfastDown-153--
County AntrimDown-163--
ManchesterNew entry-3£30,000-
WarringtonUp+132£46,250+42.30 %
CheshireUp+82£46,250+42.30 %
NottinghamNew entry-2£36,250-
BedfordshireNew entry-2£33,750-
High WycombeNew entry-2£36,250-
NottinghamshireNew entry-2£36,250-
GuildfordUp+271--
EssexUp+241£35,000-16.66 %
LancashireUp+221£31,500-

VHDL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing VHDL 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 VHDL.

1123 (69.89 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
281 (46.02 %)C
359 (33.52 %)C++
457 (32.39 %)Degree
555 (31.25 %)Electronics
644 (25.00 %)Verilog
730 (17.05 %)Firmware
829 (16.48 %)Xilinx
923 (13.07 %)Ethernet
1022 (12.50 %)Embedded C
1121 (11.93 %)Computer Science
1121 (11.93 %)Altera
1217 (9.659 %)CPLD
1217 (9.659 %)EMC
1313 (7.386 %)Pensions
1313 (7.386 %)Embedded C++
1313 (7.386 %)Workflow
1313 (7.386 %)Education
1313 (7.386 %)Validation
1412 (6.818 %)MATLAB
1412 (6.818 %)Software Engineering
1511 (6.250 %)Wireless
1610 (5.682 %)Assembly Language
179 (5.114 %)Linux
179 (5.114 %)Telecoms
188 (4.545 %)Manufacturing
197 (3.977 %)UNIX
206 (3.409 %)Java
206 (3.409 %)ASIC
206 (3.409 %)Project Management

VHDL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing VHDL 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 VHDL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
13 (1.705 %)OpenVG
13 (1.705 %)OpenGL
13 (1.705 %).NET
22 (1.136 %)Flash
22 (1.136 %)Spring
31 (0.568 %).NET Framework
31 (0.568 %)J2SE
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
112 (6.818 %)MATLAB
25 (2.841 %)MS Visio
32 (1.136 %)Simulink
41 (0.568 %)AutoCAD
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
123 (13.07 %)Ethernet
211 (6.250 %)Wireless
35 (2.841 %)Bluetooth
44 (2.273 %)GSM
53 (1.705 %)Network Security
61 (0.568 %)WiMAX
61 (0.568 %)ZigBee
61 (0.568 %)LTE
61 (0.568 %)DVB
61 (0.568 %)CDMA
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
13 (1.705 %)LabVIEW
22 (1.136 %)C++Builder
31 (0.568 %)Eclipse
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
155 (31.25 %)Electronics
213 (7.386 %)Pensions
213 (7.386 %)Education
39 (5.114 %)Telecoms
48 (4.545 %)Manufacturing
55 (2.841 %)Electric
64 (2.273 %)3D Graphics
64 (2.273 %)Finance
64 (2.273 %)Music
73 (1.705 %)Aerospace
81 (0.568 %)Marketing
81 (0.568 %)Insurance
81 (0.568 %)Automotive
81 (0.568 %)Government
81 (0.568 %)Health
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
164 (36.36 %)Design Engineer
255 (31.25 %)Hardware Engineer
327 (15.34 %)Hardware Design Engineer
423 (13.07 %)Electronics Engineer
522 (12.50 %)Software Engineer
617 (9.659 %)FPGA Engineer
715 (8.523 %)FPGA Design Engineer
814 (7.955 %)Firmware Engineer
99 (5.114 %)Graduate
99 (5.114 %)Digital Design Engineer
108 (4.545 %)Developer
116 (3.409 %)Development Manager
116 (3.409 %)IC Design Engineer
116 (3.409 %)Embedded Software Engineer
116 (3.409 %)Principal Engineer
124 (2.273 %)Junior
124 (2.273 %)Verification Engineer
124 (2.273 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
124 (2.273 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
124 (2.273 %)Graduate Developer
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1123 (69.89 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
244 (25.00 %)Verilog
330 (17.05 %)Firmware
421 (11.93 %)Computer Science
517 (9.659 %)CPLD
66 (3.409 %)ASIC
73 (1.705 %)Device Driver
82 (1.136 %)Mathematics
82 (1.136 %)Physics
91 (0.568 %)ASIC Verification
91 (0.568 %)SCADA
91 (0.568 %)Mechatronics
91 (0.568 %)MPEG
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
19 (5.114 %)Linux
27 (3.977 %)UNIX
35 (2.841 %)Windows
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
113 (7.386 %)Workflow
113 (7.386 %)Validation
212 (6.818 %)Software Engineering
36 (3.409 %)Project Management
36 (3.409 %)IC Design
36 (3.409 %)Image Processing
45 (2.841 %)Programme Management
54 (2.273 %)UML
54 (2.273 %)CAD
54 (2.273 %)Business Development
63 (1.705 %)EDA
63 (1.705 %)Parallel Programming
63 (1.705 %)Computer Architecture
72 (1.136 %)SysML
81 (0.568 %)Matrix Management
81 (0.568 %)Use Case
81 (0.568 %)System Testing
81 (0.568 %)Product Management
81 (0.568 %)Quality Management
81 (0.568 %)Service Delivery
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
181 (46.02 %)C
259 (33.52 %)C++
322 (12.50 %)Embedded C
413 (7.386 %)Embedded C++
510 (5.682 %)Assembly Language
66 (3.409 %)Java
75 (2.841 %)C#
83 (1.705 %)Perl
91 (0.568 %)Ruby
91 (0.568 %)Python
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
157 (32.39 %)Degree
25 (2.841 %)Security Cleared
33 (1.705 %)SC Cleared
33 (1.705 %)PhD
33 (1.705 %)Postgraduate
41 (0.568 %)Citrix Certification
41 (0.568 %)CISSP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.568 %)JTAG
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
129 (16.48 %)Xilinx
221 (11.93 %)Altera
317 (9.659 %)EMC
45 (2.841 %)Actel
45 (2.841 %)Cadence
52 (1.136 %)Mentor Graphics
61 (0.568 %)Synplicity