The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the Watford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Linux over the 3 months to 24 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 Operating Systems category for the Watford region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Linux
Rank - 60 -
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 0 2 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Watford - 0.580% -
As % of the Operating Systems category - 1.163% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Average salary - £37,500 -
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
- +6.25%
All Operating Systems
Watford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
113 172 189
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Watford 38.97% 49.86% 42.28%
Number of salaries quoted 93 102 119
Average salary £43,750 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.37% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £26,500 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £51,500 £65,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Embedded Linux
Hertfordshire

Embedded Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Embedded Linux across the Watford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Watford Embedded Linux Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Embedded Linux across the Watford region.

Watford Embedded Linux Salary Trend

Embedded Linux
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Watford region 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.

1 11 (100.00%) C
1 11 (100.00%) Linux
2 10 (90.91%) UML
2 10 (90.91%) Python
2 10 (90.91%) C++
2 10 (90.91%) Delphi
2 10 (90.91%) Java
2 10 (90.91%) Embedded C
2 10 (90.91%) Firmware
2 10 (90.91%) VxWorks
2 10 (90.91%) Handset
2 10 (90.91%) Degree
2 10 (90.91%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (9.091%) Android
3 1 (9.091%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (9.091%) Device Driver
3 1 (9.091%) OpenGL
3 1 (9.091%) DirectX
3 1 (9.091%) TCP/IP

Embedded Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Watford region 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.

Application Development
1 1 (9.091%) OpenGL
1 1 (9.091%) DirectX
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.091%) TCP/IP
Job Titles
1 10 (90.91%) Software Developer
1 10 (90.91%) Developer
1 10 (90.91%) Embedded Software Developer
2 1 (9.091%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (9.091%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (9.091%) Senior Software Engineer
2 1 (9.091%) Software Engineer
2 1 (9.091%) Graduate
Miscellaneous
1 10 (90.91%) Firmware
1 10 (90.91%) Handset
2 1 (9.091%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (9.091%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 11 (100.00%) Linux
2 10 (90.91%) VxWorks
3 1 (9.091%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) UML
1 10 (90.91%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) C
2 10 (90.91%) Python
2 10 (90.91%) C++
2 10 (90.91%) Delphi
2 10 (90.91%) Java
2 10 (90.91%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) Degree
Watford, Hertfordshire
Requirements for Embedded Software Engineers: -C or C++ programming for embedded software -Linux is highly desirable but not essential Device drivers, Android, RTOS, embedded Linux, SoC design, OpenGL,...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £24,000 to £50,000 per annum outstanding benefits package
Posted: 21 May 2013