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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Electronics' in IT jobs within the West Midlands region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Electronics over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronics
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank143175
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching permanent IT job ads9451
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.021 %
As % of the category below2.303 %1.584 %
Salaries quoted6839
Average minimum salary£34,517£28,739
Average salary£37,573£30,864
% change on same period last year+21.73 %
Average maximum salary£40,629£32,989
UK excluding London average salary£36,056£35,585
% change on same period last year+1.32 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads40823219
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.155 %1.318 %
Salaries quoted34052781
Average minimum salary£34,835£34,940
Average salary£38,021£37,785
% change on same period last year+0.62 %
Average maximum salary£41,207£40,630
UK excluding London average salary£40,890£42,387
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Electronics EnglandElectronics
England

Electronics
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Electronics Demand Trend

Electronics
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Electronics Salary Trend

Electronics
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Electronics across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands Electronics Salary Histogram

Electronics
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
HerefordshireUp+1028£43,738+41.85 %
WorcestershireUp+321£34,091-10.95 %
BirminghamUp+216£33,813+31.82 %
CoventryDown-79£36,000+2.85 %
StaffordshireDown-108£40,000+48.14 %
WarwickshireUp+17£36,833+21.04 %
SolihullUp+16£33,917-3.09 %
DudleyNew entry-2£35,000-
WolverhamptonNew entry-2£28,000-
ShropshireDown-141£16,000-32.63 %
Electronics EnglandElectronics
England

Electronics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Electronics 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 Electronics.

168 (32.38 %)C
260 (28.57 %)C++
354 (25.71 %)Manufacturing
448 (22.86 %)Electric
538 (18.10 %)Degree
634 (16.19 %)Embedded C
732 (15.24 %)Project Management
820 (9.524 %)Software Engineering
820 (9.524 %)Automotive
919 (9.048 %)UML
1016 (7.619 %)CAD
1114 (6.667 %)HNC
1114 (6.667 %)Project Planning
1213 (6.190 %)ISO9001
1213 (6.190 %)Pensions
1213 (6.190 %)Marketing
1312 (5.714 %)Education
1312 (5.714 %)AutoCAD
1312 (5.714 %)VB
1411 (5.238 %)Embedded C++
1411 (5.238 %)Firmware
1510 (4.762 %)EMC
1510 (4.762 %).NET
169 (4.286 %)Windows
169 (4.286 %)Linux
169 (4.286 %)Simulink
169 (4.286 %)Telecoms
177 (3.333 %)MATLAB
177 (3.333 %)C#
186 (2.857 %)Assembly Language

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Electronics 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 Electronics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (4.762 %).NET
24 (1.905 %)MFC
31 (0.476 %)ASP
31 (0.476 %)CSS
31 (0.476 %)Swing
31 (0.476 %)XHTML
31 (0.476 %)Hibernate
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.476 %)IIS
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (5.714 %)AutoCAD
29 (4.286 %)Simulink
37 (3.333 %)MATLAB
41 (0.476 %)Spreadsheet
41 (0.476 %)Photoshop
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (2.857 %)LabWindows
24 (1.905 %)Teamcenter
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (1.429 %)GPRS
13 (1.429 %)GSM
13 (1.429 %)3G
13 (1.429 %)2G
22 (0.952 %)TCP/IP
22 (0.952 %)BSS
22 (0.952 %)RNC
22 (0.952 %)Ethernet
31 (0.476 %)HTTP
31 (0.476 %)802.11
31 (0.476 %)Firewall
31 (0.476 %)Wi-Fi
31 (0.476 %)Wireless
31 (0.476 %)ZigBee
31 (0.476 %)Bluetooth
31 (0.476 %)TETRA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (0.952 %)RDBMS
21 (0.476 %)MySQL
21 (0.476 %)SQL Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (1.429 %)ClearQuest
22 (0.952 %)LabVIEW
31 (0.476 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.476 %)Flash
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
154 (25.71 %)Manufacturing
248 (22.86 %)Electric
320 (9.524 %)Automotive
413 (6.190 %)Pensions
413 (6.190 %)Marketing
512 (5.714 %)Education
69 (4.286 %)Telecoms
76 (2.857 %)Health
85 (2.381 %)Law
93 (1.429 %)Aerospace
93 (1.429 %)Advertising
102 (0.952 %)Insurance
102 (0.952 %)Government
111 (0.476 %)Finance
111 (0.476 %)Local Government
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
139 (18.57 %)Software Engineer
222 (10.48 %)Electronics Engineer
320 (9.524 %)Design Engineer
415 (7.143 %)Hardware Engineer
514 (6.667 %)Systems Engineer
514 (6.667 %)Project Manager
613 (6.190 %)Mechanical Design Engineer
613 (6.190 %)Mechanical Engineer
712 (5.714 %)Test Engineer
811 (5.238 %)Embedded Software Engineer
97 (3.333 %)C++ Software Engineer
97 (3.333 %)RF Engineer
106 (2.857 %)Embedded C Engineer
106 (2.857 %)Developer
106 (2.857 %)Development Manager
115 (2.381 %)Graduate
115 (2.381 %)Engineering Manager
115 (2.381 %)Product Manager
115 (2.381 %)Product Development Manager
115 (2.381 %)Software Manager
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (5.238 %)Firmware
25 (2.381 %)Mathematics
34 (1.905 %)Physics
42 (0.952 %)Computer Science
42 (0.952 %)Statistics
42 (0.952 %)SCADA
51 (0.476 %)ASIC
51 (0.476 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
51 (0.476 %)Data Extraction
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (4.286 %)Windows
19 (4.286 %)Linux
25 (2.381 %)Solaris
33 (1.429 %)UNIX
41 (0.476 %)Windows CE
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (15.24 %)Project Management
220 (9.524 %)Software Engineering
319 (9.048 %)UML
416 (7.619 %)CAD
514 (6.667 %)Project Planning
66 (2.857 %)Lean Manufacturing
75 (2.381 %)Product Marketing
75 (2.381 %)Kanban
75 (2.381 %)EDA
75 (2.381 %)OO
75 (2.381 %)E-business
75 (2.381 %)Validation
75 (2.381 %)Six Sigma
75 (2.381 %)Computer Forensics
84 (1.905 %)Data Management
84 (1.905 %)Configuration Management
92 (0.952 %)Logistics
92 (0.952 %)Email Marketing
92 (0.952 %)Digital Marketing
101 (0.476 %)Security Cleared
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
168 (32.38 %)C
260 (28.57 %)C++
334 (16.19 %)Embedded C
412 (5.714 %)VB
511 (5.238 %)Embedded C++
67 (3.333 %)C#
76 (2.857 %)Assembly Language
83 (1.429 %)Delphi
92 (0.952 %)VB.NET
92 (0.952 %)JavaScript
92 (0.952 %)VB6
101 (0.476 %)PHP
101 (0.476 %)VC++
101 (0.476 %)Java
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
138 (18.10 %)Degree
214 (6.667 %)HNC
35 (2.381 %)Chartered Engineer
43 (1.429 %)HND
52 (0.952 %)PhD
61 (0.476 %)Microsoft Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (6.190 %)ISO9001
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (4.762 %)EMC
23 (1.429 %)SAP
32 (0.952 %)Microsoft
41 (0.476 %)Hitachi
41 (0.476 %)Oracle
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