The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Linux
Rank - 182 175
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 0 3 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands - 0.066% 0.024%
As % of the Operating Systems category - 0.282% 0.114%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 1
Average salary - £37,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -8.53%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
- +6.25%
All Operating Systems
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
1155 1065 877
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 22.97% 23.37% 21.02%
Number of salaries quoted 975 961 772
Average salary £37,000 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.71% -
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £23,000 £20,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,000 £47,500 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Embedded Linux
England

Embedded Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Embedded Linux Salary Trend

Embedded Linux
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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 4 (100.00%) C++
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) UML
1 4 (100.00%) Automotive
1 4 (100.00%) Qt
1 4 (100.00%) Freescale

Embedded Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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 4 (100.00%) Qt
General
1 4 (100.00%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C++
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Freescale