The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded Software Development skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Embedded Software Development 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the Cambridge region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Software Development
Rank 38 44 20
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -24
Contract jobs citing Embedded Software Development 3 5 12
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 0.877% 1.196% 4.800%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.579% 2.222% 8.392%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 7
Average daily rate - £57 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -81.16%
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £280 £293
% change year-on-year
+42.85% -4.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 4
Average hourly rate £37.50 £54.50 £34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-31.19% +60.29%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £34.00
% change year-on-year
-11.76% +25.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
Cambridge
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
190 225 143
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 55.56% 53.83% 57.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 113 86
Average daily rate £350 £350 £350
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £275 £268
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £564 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 19 20
Average hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £31.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.88% +34.92%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £33.00 £37.50 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £57.20 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
Embedded Software Development
Cambridgeshire

Embedded Software Development
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Embedded Software Development across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Cambridge Embedded Software Development Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Software Development
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Embedded Software Development across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Embedded Software Development Daily Rate Trend

Embedded Software Development
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Embedded Software Development across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Embedded Software Development Hourly Rate Trend

Embedded Software Development
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Embedded Software Development across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Cambridge Embedded Software Development Hourly Rate Histogram

Embedded Software Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Embedded Software Development 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Embedded Software Development.

1 7 (87.50%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) Python
2 5 (62.50%) C#
2 5 (62.50%) UNIX
2 5 (62.50%) Shell Script
2 5 (62.50%) Internet
2 5 (62.50%) Validation
2 5 (62.50%) Cryptography
3 4 (50.00%) VLAN
3 4 (50.00%) SNMP
4 3 (37.50%) Project Management
4 3 (37.50%) C++
4 3 (37.50%) Android
4 3 (37.50%) System Testing
5 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
5 2 (25.00%) Windows Mobile
5 2 (25.00%) QNX
5 2 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (25.00%) Device Driver
5 2 (25.00%) Handset
5 2 (25.00%) C
5 2 (25.00%) Bluetooth
5 2 (25.00%) Symbian
5 2 (25.00%) Linux
6 1 (12.50%) OpenGL
6 1 (12.50%) 3D Graphics
6 1 (12.50%) Games
6 1 (12.50%) Cocoa
6 1 (12.50%) Xcode
6 1 (12.50%) Objective-C

Embedded Software Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Embedded Software Development also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Embedded Software Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (12.50%) OpenGL
1 1 (12.50%) Cocoa
1 1 (12.50%) WebSphere
1 1 (12.50%) iOS SDK
1 1 (12.50%) Direct3D
1 1 (12.50%) OpenGL ES
Communications & Networking
1 5 (62.50%) Internet
2 4 (50.00%) SNMP
2 4 (50.00%) VLAN
3 2 (25.00%) Bluetooth
3 2 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (12.50%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Xcode
General
1 1 (12.50%) Games
1 1 (12.50%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Developer
2 2 (25.00%) Consultant
2 2 (25.00%) Software Developer
2 2 (25.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Test Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Software Test Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Test Consultant
2 2 (25.00%) Integration Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Integration Consultant
2 2 (25.00%) Software Integration Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Embedded Software Developer
2 2 (25.00%) Test and Integration Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) iOS Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Tester
3 1 (12.50%) Support Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Systems Tester
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Cryptography
2 2 (25.00%) Device Driver
2 2 (25.00%) Handset
3 1 (12.50%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
3 1 (12.50%) Augmented Reality
Operating Systems
1 7 (87.50%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) UNIX
3 3 (37.50%) Android
4 2 (25.00%) Linux
4 2 (25.00%) Windows Mobile
5 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS
5 1 (12.50%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Validation
2 3 (37.50%) System Testing
2 3 (37.50%) Project Management
3 1 (12.50%) Computer Architecture
3 1 (12.50%) Game Development
3 1 (12.50%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 5 (62.50%) C#
1 5 (62.50%) Python
1 5 (62.50%) Shell Script
2 3 (37.50%) C++
3 2 (25.00%) C
4 1 (12.50%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Symbian
1 2 (25.00%) QNX
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The development team possesses experts Windows Embedded CE, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Android, QNX, and Linux based technologies... - Assisting the development of an Android device... - Ability to fix issues...
Optimus Search Ltd
Rate: £37.50 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013