The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded Linux skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Linux over the 3 months to 17 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 Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Linux
Rank 153 161 149
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -12
Permanent jobs citing Embedded Linux 20 11 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 0.541% 0.341% 0.135%
As % of the Operating Systems category 2.198% 1.405% 0.478%
Number of salaries quoted 14 11 4
Average salary £42,500 £43,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.29% -8.42%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £43,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.29% +8.75%
All Operating Systems
West Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
910 783 837
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 24.63% 24.28% 28.33%
Number of salaries quoted 750 649 705
Average salary £30,495 £34,000 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.30% +9.67%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,000 £20,000 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Embedded Linux
Yorkshire

Embedded Linux
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Embedded Linux Salary Trend

Embedded Linux
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Embedded Linux across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Yorkshire Embedded Linux Salary Histogram

Embedded Linux
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Linux within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Leeds - 14 £40,000 -
Bradford +2 6 £42,500 -2.29%
Embedded Linux
Yorkshire

Embedded Linux
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 35 (100.00%) C
1 35 (100.00%) C++
1 35 (100.00%) Linux
2 31 (88.57%) Embedded C
2 31 (88.57%) Embedded C++
3 20 (57.14%) Agile Software Development
4 18 (51.43%) DVB
4 18 (51.43%) STB
4 18 (51.43%) MPEG
5 16 (45.71%) Java
5 16 (45.71%) UPnP
5 16 (45.71%) IPTV
5 16 (45.71%) Digital Media
6 13 (37.14%) TCP/IP
6 13 (37.14%) Electronics
6 13 (37.14%) Telecoms
7 8 (22.86%) Embedded Software Development
8 6 (17.14%) Embedded Systems
9 5 (14.29%) Waterfall
9 5 (14.29%) TDD
9 5 (14.29%) Software Engineering
10 4 (11.43%) Computer Science
10 4 (11.43%) Degree
11 2 (5.714%) DTV
11 2 (5.714%) Middleware
12 1 (2.857%) VxWorks
12 1 (2.857%) POSIX
12 1 (2.857%) Streaming Video
12 1 (2.857%) Software Testing
12 1 (2.857%) GStreamer

Embedded Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 2 (5.714%) Middleware
2 1 (2.857%) GStreamer
2 1 (2.857%) POSIX
Communications & Networking
1 18 (51.43%) DVB
2 16 (45.71%) UPnP
3 13 (37.14%) TCP/IP
General
1 13 (37.14%) Electronics
1 13 (37.14%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (62.86%) Software Engineer
1 22 (62.86%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 7 (20.00%) Team Leader
2 7 (20.00%) Software Team Leader
3 5 (14.29%) Software Manager
3 5 (14.29%) Software Development Manager
3 5 (14.29%) Development Manager
4 1 (2.857%) C++ Developer
4 1 (2.857%) Developer
4 1 (2.857%) Embedded C Developer
4 1 (2.857%) C Developer
4 1 (2.857%) Embedded C/C++ Developer
4 1 (2.857%) Embedded C++ Developer
Miscellaneous
1 18 (51.43%) STB
1 18 (51.43%) MPEG
2 16 (45.71%) Digital Media
2 16 (45.71%) IPTV
3 6 (17.14%) Embedded Systems
4 4 (11.43%) Computer Science
5 2 (5.714%) DTV
6 1 (2.857%) Streaming Video
6 1 (2.857%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 35 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (2.857%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (57.14%) Agile Software Development
2 8 (22.86%) Embedded Software Development
3 5 (14.29%) Waterfall
3 5 (14.29%) TDD
3 5 (14.29%) Software Engineering
4 1 (2.857%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 35 (100.00%) C
1 35 (100.00%) C++
2 31 (88.57%) Embedded C
2 31 (88.57%) Embedded C++
3 16 (45.71%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (11.43%) Degree
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Embedded Software Engineer - Essentials: - Excellent technical knowledge and understanding of Embedded Systems and Embedded Software - Low level embedded software knowledge down to driver level - Embedded C/C++ - RTOS...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
High calibre Embedded Software Engineers will find this role represents a rewarding, challenging and stimulating opportunity to expand your skillset and play a key role within a compact...
JAM
Salary: £40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
West Yorkshire
My client needs someone with strong SW Development methodologies - Waterfall, Agile, Continuous Integration, Test Driven Development etc. It is essential you have worked in an embedded Linux C/...
OCC Computing
Salary: Market related
Posted: 8 May 2013
Bradford, Yorkshire
As an embedded software engineer you'll be working primarily on embedded linux based projects; utilising your skills in C++ or Java to develop high quality embedded applications...
JAM
Salary: £35000 - £45000.00 per annum + Bonus
Posted: 2 May 2013
Bradford, West Yorkshire
As an embedded software engineer you'll be working primarily on embedded linux based projects; utilising your skills in C++ or Java to develop high quality embedded applications...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000.00 per annum + Bonus
Posted: 16 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
A split role offering a blend of Team Leading and embedded software development duties in this new role with one of the area's leading tech employers.
JAM
Salary: £900000 per annum + Excellent Package
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
A split role offering a blend of Team Leading and embedded software development duties in this new role with one of the area's leading tech employers... - Ability...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £900000 per annum + Excellent Package
Posted: 16 May 2013
West Yorkshire
My client needs someone with strong SW Development methodologies - Waterfall, Agile, Continuous Integration, Test Driven Development etc. It is essential you have worked in an embedded Linux C/...
OCC Computing
Salary: Market related
Posted: 1 May 2013