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The table below looks at the demand for Bluetooth skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Bluetooth over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBluetooth
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank216209
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads615
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.459 %1.104 %
Salaries quoted211
Average minimum salary£40,000£35,000
Average salary£55,000£35,227
% change on same period last year+56.12 %
Average maximum salary£70,000£35,455
UK excluding London average salary£42,048£37,665
% change on same period last year+11.63 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads13071359
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.723 %0.570 %
Salaries quoted10591131
Average minimum salary£32,454£33,240
Average salary£34,689£35,702
% change on same period last year-2.83 %
Average maximum salary£36,924£38,165
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Bluetooth EnglandBluetooth
England

Bluetooth
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Bluetooth across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

West Midlands Bluetooth Demand Trend

Bluetooth
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Bluetooth across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Bluetooth Salary Trend

Bluetooth
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Bluetooth across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands Bluetooth Salary Histogram

Bluetooth
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Bluetooth within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
WarwickshireDown-16£55,000+57.14 %
Bluetooth EnglandBluetooth
England

Bluetooth
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth.

16 (100.00 %)Automotive
16 (100.00 %)GSM
24 (66.67 %)TCP/IP
24 (66.67 %)C
24 (66.67 %)C#
24 (66.67 %)C++
24 (66.67 %)Windows
24 (66.67 %)GPRS
24 (66.67 %)Windows CE
32 (33.33 %)Internet
32 (33.33 %)MATLAB
32 (33.33 %)Simulink
32 (33.33 %)Electronics
32 (33.33 %)Telecoms
32 (33.33 %)Finance
32 (33.33 %)Manufacturing
32 (33.33 %)Device Driver
32 (33.33 %)Windows Mobile
32 (33.33 %)EMC

Bluetooth
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MATLAB
12 (33.33 %)Simulink
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (100.00 %)GSM
24 (66.67 %)TCP/IP
24 (66.67 %)GPRS
32 (33.33 %)Internet
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (100.00 %)Automotive
22 (33.33 %)Manufacturing
22 (33.33 %)Electronics
22 (33.33 %)Telecoms
22 (33.33 %)Finance
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Systems Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Technical Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Product Manager
22 (33.33 %)Lead Systems Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Architect
22 (33.33 %)Test Manager
22 (33.33 %)Technical Architect
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)Device Driver
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
14 (66.67 %)Windows CE
22 (33.33 %)Windows Mobile
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)C
14 (66.67 %)C#
14 (66.67 %)C++
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)EMC