The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Handset in IT jobs advertised for the Watford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Handset over the 3 months to 23 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Watford region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Handsets
Rank - - -
Permanent jobs citing Handset 0 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Watford - - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £40,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-4.93% +1.25%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Watford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
80 80 89
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Watford 27.87% 22.86% 19.73%
Number of salaries quoted 65 49 64
Average salary £31,500 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-30.00% +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £30,000 £25,500
10% offered a salary of more than £54,100 £75,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Handset
Hertfordshire

Handset
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Watford Handset Jobs Demand Trend

Handset
Salary Trend

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

Watford Handset Salary Trend

Handset
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Watford region citing Handset 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 Handset.

1 10 (71.43%) C
1 10 (71.43%) C++
1 10 (71.43%) Delphi
1 10 (71.43%) Java
1 10 (71.43%) Linux
1 10 (71.43%) UML
1 10 (71.43%) Python
1 10 (71.43%) Embedded C
1 10 (71.43%) Firmware
1 10 (71.43%) VxWorks
1 10 (71.43%) Embedded Linux
1 10 (71.43%) Degree
1 10 (71.43%) Embedded Software Development
2 4 (28.57%) Telecoms
3 1 (7.143%) Blackberry

Handset
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Watford region citing Handset 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 Handset. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 4 (28.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (71.43%) Software Developer
1 10 (71.43%) Developer
1 10 (71.43%) Embedded Software Developer
2 4 (28.57%) Analyst
2 4 (28.57%) Support Analyst
3 3 (21.43%) Technical Support
3 3 (21.43%) 1st Line Support
3 3 (21.43%) 1st Line Support Analyst
3 3 (21.43%) Technical Support Analyst
3 3 (21.43%) Technical Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 10 (71.43%) Firmware
2 1 (7.143%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 10 (71.43%) Linux
1 10 (71.43%) VxWorks
1 10 (71.43%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (71.43%) UML
1 10 (71.43%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 10 (71.43%) C
1 10 (71.43%) C++
1 10 (71.43%) Delphi
1 10 (71.43%) Java
1 10 (71.43%) Python
1 10 (71.43%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 10 (71.43%) Degree