Bluetooth Jobs

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Bluetooth skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Bluetooth over the 3 months to 28 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Bluetooth UK
Location	3 months to 28 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	774	896	903
Rank change year-on-year	+122	+7
Permanent jobs citing Bluetooth	100	39	60
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.11%	0.040%	0.055%
As % of the Communications & Networking category	0.69%	0.23%	0.32%
Number of salaries quoted	93	31	54
Median salary	£47,500	£45,000	£41,750
Median salary % change year-on-year	+5.55%	+7.78%
90% offered a salary of more than	£35,250	£31,250	£21,750
10% offered a salary of more than	£57,500	£62,500	£62,500
UK excluding London median salary	£47,500	£45,000	£35,000
% change year-on-year	+5.55%	+28.57%

Bluetooth is in the communications and computer networking skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications and computer networking skills.

Communications & Computer Network Skills UK
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications and computer networking skills	14393	16653	18928
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	16.19%	16.92%	17.29%
Number of salaries quoted	35626	41572	45755
Median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£45,000
90% offered a salary of more than	£26,250	£25,875	£26,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£71,250	£70,000	£71,250
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£41,500
% change year-on-year	-	+2.40%

Bluetooth
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Bluetooth as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Bluetooth in the UK

Bluetooth
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Bluetooth.

Bluetooth
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Bluetooth over the 3 months to 28 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Bluetooth in the UK

Bluetooth
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Bluetooth within the UK over the 3 months to 28 June 2017. 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	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	+109	96	£47,500	+5.55%	21
UK excluding London	+94	86	£47,500	+5.55%	19
East of England	-	46	£50,000	-	6
Midlands	+29	17	£45,000	-	5
London	+36	13	£47,500	-20.83%	4
North of England	+3	12	£40,000	+6.66%	1
South East	+28	4	£37,500	-16.66%	5
South West	-4	4	£37,500	+25.00%
Scotland	-	3	£47,500	-	2

Bluetooth
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 June 2017, IT jobs citing Bluetooth also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads with a requirement for Bluetooth.

1	157 (74.76%)	C
2	144 (68.57%)	C++
3	139 (66.19%)	Wireless
4	115 (54.76%)	Software Engineering
5	109 (51.90%)	Wi-Fi
6	82 (39.05%)	Degree
7	78 (37.14%)	Firmware
8	73 (34.76%)	Python
9	69 (32.86%)	Embedded C
9	69 (32.86%)	Electronics
10	55 (26.19%)	Embedded Software Development
11	53 (25.24%)	Linux
12	49 (23.33%)	Computer Science
13	48 (22.86%)	Embedded C++
14	46 (21.90%)	Ethernet

14	46 (21.90%)	ZigBee
14	46 (21.90%)	Mathematics
15	44 (20.95%)	Telecoms
16	42 (20.00%)	Java
16	42 (20.00%)	Android
17	41 (19.52%)	Embedded Systems
18	40 (19.05%)	Analytical Skills
18	40 (19.05%)	MATLAB
19	39 (18.57%)	TCP/IP
20	32 (15.24%)	RS-232
21	27 (12.86%)	Manufacturing
21	27 (12.86%)	C#
21	27 (12.86%)	802.1X
22	26 (12.38%)	Internet
22	26 (12.38%)	Validation

Bluetooth
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	1 (0.48%)	Predix

Applications
1	2 (0.95%)	SOLIDWORKS

Business Applications
1	1 (0.48%)	Infor M3

Cloud Services
1	7 (3.33%)	Amazon AWS
2	5 (2.38%)	Cloud Computing
2	5 (2.38%)	Microsoft Azure
3	2 (0.95%)	GitHub
3	2 (0.95%)	iTunes
4	1 (0.48%)	Bluemix
4	1 (0.48%)	IBM Cloud
4	1 (0.48%)	PaaS

Communications & Networking
1	139 (66.19%)	Wireless
2	109 (51.90%)	Wi-Fi
3	46 (21.90%)	Ethernet
3	46 (21.90%)	ZigBee
4	39 (18.57%)	TCP/IP
5	32 (15.24%)	RS-232
6	26 (12.38%)	Internet
7	24 (11.43%)	DVB
8	23 (10.95%)	RS-485
9	22 (10.48%)	802.11
10	21 (10.00%)	LTE
11	19 (9.05%)	GSM
11	19 (9.05%)	RS-422
12	18 (8.57%)	GPRS
13	12 (5.71%)	NFC
14	8 (3.81%)	WLAN
15	7 (3.33%)	HTTP
16	6 (2.86%)	802.15
16	6 (2.86%)	UMTS
16	6 (2.86%)	VoIP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	3 (1.43%)	MongoDB
2	2 (0.95%)	MySQL
2	2 (0.95%)	NoSQL
2	2 (0.95%)	SQL Server
3	1 (0.48%)	Big Data

Development Applications
1	13 (6.19%)	Git (software)
2	5 (2.38%)	Subversion
3	3 (1.43%)	Rational Rhapsody
4	2 (0.95%)	JIRA
5	1 (0.48%)	Android Studio
5	1 (0.48%)	Atlassian Bamboo
5	1 (0.48%)	Bitbucket
5	1 (0.48%)	Calabash
5	1 (0.48%)	CocoaPods
5	1 (0.48%)	CodeWarrior
5	1 (0.48%)	Eclipse
5	1 (0.48%)	Jenkins
5	1 (0.48%)	SoapUI
5	1 (0.48%)	Team Foundation Server
5	1 (0.48%)	Visual Studio
5	1 (0.48%)	Xcode

General
1	69 (32.86%)	Electronics
2	44 (20.95%)	Telecoms
3	27 (12.86%)	Manufacturing
4	12 (5.71%)	Automotive
4	12 (5.71%)	Finance
5	7 (3.33%)	Retail
6	6 (2.86%)	Multimedia
7	5 (2.38%)	Aerospace
8	2 (0.95%)	Military
8	2 (0.95%)	Music Industry
9	1 (0.48%)	Advertising
9	1 (0.48%)	Games
9	1 (0.48%)	Law
9	1 (0.48%)	Pharmaceutical
9	1 (0.48%)	Publishing

Job Titles
1	106 (50.48%)	Embedded Engineer
2	102 (48.57%)	Software Engineer
3	83 (39.52%)	Embedded Software Engineer
4	51 (24.29%)	Firmware Engineer
5	42 (20.00%)	Embedded C Engineer
6	36 (17.14%)	Embedded Firmware Engineer
7	34 (16.19%)	DSP Engineer
8	30 (14.29%)	Embedded C++ Engineer
9	28 (13.33%)	C++ Software Engineer
9	28 (13.33%)	Embedded C++ Software Engineer
10	24 (11.43%)	C Software Engineer
10	24 (11.43%)	Embedded C Software Engineer
10	24 (11.43%)	Embedded C/C++ Engineer
11	23 (10.95%)	C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
11	23 (10.95%)	C/C++ Software Engineer
11	23 (10.95%)	Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
12	20 (9.52%)	Developer
12	20 (9.52%)	Systems Engineer
13	18 (8.57%)	Wireless Engineer
14	17 (8.10%)	MATLAB Engineer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	27 (12.86%)	802.1X
2	16 (7.62%)	Middleware
3	13 (6.19%)	POSIX
3	13 (6.19%)	Qt
4	6 (2.86%)	BREW
4	6 (2.86%)	Flash
4	6 (2.86%)	HTML
4	6 (2.86%)	J2ME
4	6 (2.86%)	OpenAL
4	6 (2.86%)	OpenCL
4	6 (2.86%)	OpenGL
4	6 (2.86%)	Series 60
4	6 (2.86%)	SVG
4	6 (2.86%)	UIQ
5	5 (2.38%)	JNI
5	5 (2.38%)	REST
6	4 (1.90%)	.NET
6	4 (1.90%)	HTML5
6	4 (1.90%)	MFC
6	4 (1.90%)	Qt Quick

Miscellaneous
1	49 (23.33%)	Computer Science
2	41 (19.52%)	Embedded Systems
3	40 (19.05%)	Analytical Skills
4	24 (11.43%)	Home Automation
5	23 (10.95%)	Smartphone
6	22 (10.48%)	Internet of Things
7	20 (9.52%)	Algorithms
8	18 (8.57%)	Device Driver
9	13 (6.19%)	Mobile App
10	12 (5.71%)	EMV
10	12 (5.71%)	Field-Programmable Gate Array
11	11 (5.24%)	ASIC
11	11 (5.24%)	iPhone
12	6 (2.86%)	Contactless
12	6 (2.86%)	MPEG
12	6 (2.86%)	Raspberry Pi
12	6 (2.86%)	SystemC
12	6 (2.86%)	Verilog
13	5 (2.38%)	Client/Server
13	5 (2.38%)	Linux Command Line

Operating Systems
1	53 (25.24%)	Linux
2	42 (20.00%)	Android
3	26 (12.38%)	Apple iOS
4	22 (10.48%)	Windows
5	15 (7.14%)	Embedded Linux
6	7 (3.33%)	Nucleus RTOS
6	7 (3.33%)	Windows Mobile
7	6 (2.86%)	Windows 7
7	6 (2.86%)	Windows 8
8	1 (0.48%)	ThreadX

Processes & Methodologies
1	115 (54.76%)	Software Engineering
2	55 (26.19%)	Embedded Software Development
3	46 (21.90%)	Mathematics
4	26 (12.38%)	Signal Processing
4	26 (12.38%)	Validation
5	24 (11.43%)	Mentoring
6	23 (10.95%)	Digital Signal Processing
7	18 (8.57%)	Software Architecture
8	16 (7.62%)	Scenario Testing
9	15 (7.14%)	Configuration Management
10	14 (6.67%)	SDLC
11	13 (6.19%)	Computer Architecture
12	12 (5.71%)	Android Development
12	12 (5.71%)	Mobile Development
12	12 (5.71%)	Test Automation
13	11 (5.24%)	Agile Software Development
14	7 (3.33%)	Cross-Platform Development
14	7 (3.33%)	Device Driver Development
14	7 (3.33%)	Unit Testing
15	6 (2.86%)	FPGA Design

Programming Languages
1	157 (74.76%)	C
2	144 (68.57%)	C++
3	73 (34.76%)	Python
4	69 (32.86%)	Embedded C
5	48 (22.86%)	Embedded C++
6	42 (20.00%)	Java
7	40 (19.05%)	MATLAB
8	27 (12.86%)	C#
9	20 (9.52%)	Perl
10	19 (9.05%)	ANSI C
11	6 (2.86%)	Objective-C
12	5 (2.38%)	Assembly Language
12	5 (2.38%)	JavaScript
12	5 (2.38%)	Shell Script
13	4 (1.90%)	Apple Swift
14	2 (0.95%)	XAML
15	1 (0.48%)	PHP
15	1 (0.48%)	SQL
15	1 (0.48%)	Tcl

Qualifications
1	82 (39.05%)	Degree
2	14 (6.67%)	Computer Science Degree
3	5 (2.38%)	Security Cleared
4	2 (0.95%)	Numerate Degree
4	2 (0.95%)	PhD
5	1 (0.48%)	ISEB
5	1 (0.48%)	ISTQB
5	1 (0.48%)	Master's Degree
5	1 (0.48%)	SC Cleared

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	2 (0.95%)	QA
2	1 (0.48%)	ISO 13485
2	1 (0.48%)	ISO 9001
2	1 (0.48%)	JTAG

System Software
1	78 (37.14%)	Firmware
2	2 (0.95%)	Advanced Linux Sound Architecture

Systems Management
1	1 (0.48%)	MOM

Vendors
1	12 (5.71%)	EMC
2	11 (5.24%)	Atmel
3	6 (2.86%)	Intel
3	6 (2.86%)	Symbian
3	6 (2.86%)	Xamarin
4	4 (1.90%)	Microsoft
5	3 (1.43%)	Google
5	3 (1.43%)	Green Hills
5	3 (1.43%)	QNX
6	2 (0.95%)	Freescale
6	2 (0.95%)	Perforce
7	1 (0.48%)	Apple
7	1 (0.48%)	Atlassian