RS-232
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring RS-232 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited RS-232 over the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 717 749 1144
Rank change year-on-year +32 +395 -90
Permanent jobs citing RS-232 61 15 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.081% 0.025% 0.015%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.60% 0.17% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 28 14 17
10th Percentile £35,250 £30,975 £41,550
25th Percentile £37,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.58% +9.09% +13.99%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £72,175 £68,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +12.24%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

RS-232 falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 10,167 8,963 17,949
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.44% 15.08% 12.77%
Number of salaries quoted 4,126 6,750 10,879
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,768 £28,528
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,800 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +5.56%

RS-232
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing RS-232 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for RS-232 in the UK

RS-232
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing RS-232.

Salary trend for RS-232 in the UK

RS-232
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing RS-232 over the 6 months to 23 October 2024.

Salary histogram for RS-232 in the UK

RS-232
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RS-232 within the UK over the 6 months to 23 October 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +1 55 £55,000 -8.33% 20
England -4 41 £47,500 -24.00% 24
Work from Home +46 17 £47,500 -15.56% 15
Scotland +5 15 £60,000 - 1
North of England - 14 £35,500 - 2
South East -8 10 £60,000 +14.29% 10
Yorkshire - 8 - -
East of England -39 6 £55,000 +20.88% 3
North West - 6 £35,500 - 2
Wales - 5 - -
London +9 4 £55,000 -20.00% 5
Midlands - 4 - - 2
West Midlands - 4 - -
South West -7 1 £40,000 -38.46% 3

RS-232
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 6 (9.84%) Confluence
2 3 (4.92%) Apache
3 1 (1.64%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 4 (6.56%) OrCAD
2 3 (4.92%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 27 (44.26%) RS-485
2 26 (42.62%) Ethernet
3 15 (24.59%) TCP/IP
4 12 (19.67%) Wireless
5 11 (18.03%) RS-422
5 11 (18.03%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (16.39%) Bluetooth
7 8 (13.11%) Modbus
8 6 (9.84%) MQTT
9 5 (8.20%) Firewall
9 5 (8.20%) ICMP
9 5 (8.20%) Network Security
9 5 (8.20%) Software-Defined Radio
10 3 (4.92%) 4G
10 3 (4.92%) 5G
10 3 (4.92%) LoRaWAN
10 3 (4.92%) Wireshark
11 2 (3.28%) ZigBee
12 1 (1.64%) X.21
12 1 (1.64%) X.25
Development Applications
1 10 (16.39%) JIRA
1 10 (16.39%) LabVIEW
2 6 (9.84%) Visual Studio
3 4 (6.56%) Subversion
4 3 (4.92%) Git
4 3 (4.92%) Jenkins
General
1 28 (45.90%) Electronics
2 25 (40.98%) Manufacturing
3 9 (14.75%) Telecoms
4 8 (13.11%) Aerospace
4 8 (13.11%) Social Skills
5 7 (11.48%) Automotive
6 5 (8.20%) Avionics
6 5 (8.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (8.20%) Military
7 3 (4.92%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (4.92%) Aviation
7 3 (4.92%) Finance
7 3 (4.92%) Marketing
7 3 (4.92%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 30 (49.18%) Software Engineer
2 23 (37.70%) Embedded Engineer
3 22 (36.07%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 11 (18.03%) Design Engineer
5 10 (16.39%) Electronics Design Engineer
5 10 (16.39%) Electronics Engineer
6 9 (14.75%) Senior
6 9 (14.75%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 9 (14.75%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
6 9 (14.75%) Senior Software Engineer
7 7 (11.48%) Hardware Engineer
8 5 (8.20%) Digital Hardware Engineer
9 4 (6.56%) Electronics Technician
9 4 (6.56%) Lead
9 4 (6.56%) Test Technician
10 3 (4.92%) C# Developer
10 3 (4.92%) Developer
10 3 (4.92%) Lead Software Engineer
10 3 (4.92%) Support Engineer
11 2 (3.28%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (14.75%) Yocto
2 4 (6.56%) CSS
2 4 (6.56%) HTML
3 3 (4.92%) .NET
3 3 (4.92%) .NET Framework
3 3 (4.92%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (4.92%) AngularJS
3 3 (4.92%) Django
3 3 (4.92%) JSON
3 3 (4.92%) Node.js
3 3 (4.92%) Qt
3 3 (4.92%) RabbitMQ
3 3 (4.92%) React
3 3 (4.92%) WebSockets
3 3 (4.92%) XML
3 3 (4.92%) ZeroMQ
4 2 (3.28%) NumPy
4 2 (3.28%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 11 (18.03%) Embedded Systems
2 9 (14.75%) Device Driver
3 8 (13.11%) IoT
4 7 (11.48%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (9.84%) Acoustics
5 6 (9.84%) FPGA
5 6 (9.84%) VHDL
6 5 (8.20%) Data Centre
6 5 (8.20%) Fibre Optics
7 3 (4.92%) Algorithms
7 3 (4.92%) ARM Cortex
7 3 (4.92%) Management Information System
7 3 (4.92%) NB-IoT
7 3 (4.92%) Robotics
8 1 (1.64%) Analogue Electronics
8 1 (1.64%) CAN bus
8 1 (1.64%) CPLD
8 1 (1.64%) Life Science
8 1 (1.64%) MPEG
8 1 (1.64%) TMS320
Operating Systems
1 27 (44.26%) Linux
2 17 (27.87%) Windows
3 12 (19.67%) Embedded Linux
4 7 (11.48%) Unix
5 6 (9.84%) VxWorks
6 5 (8.20%) VMS
7 2 (3.28%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (52.46%) Software Engineering
2 14 (22.95%) Agile
3 12 (19.67%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (19.67%) Prototyping
4 11 (18.03%) Time Management
5 10 (16.39%) Kalman Filter
5 10 (16.39%) Signal Processing
6 7 (11.48%) Project Management
7 6 (9.84%) Data Acquisition
7 6 (9.84%) Software Architecture
8 5 (8.20%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (8.20%) Communications Security
8 5 (8.20%) Computer Science
8 5 (8.20%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 5 (8.20%) Innovative Thinking
8 5 (8.20%) Rapid Prototyping
8 5 (8.20%) Root Cause Analysis
8 5 (8.20%) Security Patching
8 5 (8.20%) Systems Engineering
8 5 (8.20%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 41 (67.21%) C
2 26 (42.62%) C++
3 17 (27.87%) Python
4 12 (19.67%) MATLAB
5 11 (18.03%) Embedded C
6 9 (14.75%) C#
7 8 (13.11%) Assembly Language
8 7 (11.48%) Embedded C++
8 7 (11.48%) Java
9 5 (8.20%) Perl
9 5 (8.20%) PowerShell
9 5 (8.20%) R
10 4 (6.56%) JavaScript
10 4 (6.56%) SQL
11 3 (4.92%) Go
12 2 (3.28%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 24 (39.34%) Degree
2 5 (8.20%) HND
2 5 (8.20%) Network+ Certification
3 2 (3.28%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.64%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.64%) HNC
4 1 (1.64%) MCAD
4 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (11.48%) JTAG
2 3 (4.92%) QA
3 2 (3.28%) IEC 62304
3 2 (3.28%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 9 (14.75%) Firmware
2 6 (9.84%) Docker
2 6 (9.84%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (8.20%) Atlassian
1 5 (8.20%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.92%) Atmel
2 3 (4.92%) Freescale
2 3 (4.92%) SAP
3 2 (3.28%) EMC