The first table below looks at the demand for LabVIEW 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 LabVIEW over the 3 months to 23 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 Development Applications 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
NI LabVIEW
Rank 38 45 -
Rank change year-on-year
+7 -
Contract jobs citing LabVIEW 1 4 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 0.305% 0.948% -
As % of the Development Applications category 3.704% 5.556% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Average daily rate - £331 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £275 £260 £218
% change year-on-year
+5.76% +19.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £38.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.25 £37.00 £34.75
% change year-on-year
-15.54% +6.47%
All Development Applications
Cambridge
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
27 72 28
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 8.232% 17.06% 10.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 31 12
Average daily rate £315 £275 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+14.54% -8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £150 £225 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £360 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 12 9
Average hourly rate £40.50 £36.25 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.72% +45.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £35.00 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.65 £47.00 £34.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
LabVIEW
Cambridgeshire

LabVIEW
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing LabVIEW across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Cambridge LabVIEW Jobs Demand Trend

LabVIEW
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge LabVIEW Daily Rate Trend

LabVIEW
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge LabVIEW Hourly Rate Trend

LabVIEW
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing LabVIEW 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 LabVIEW.

1 5 (55.56%) Electronics
1 5 (55.56%) C++
2 4 (44.44%) Validation
3 3 (33.33%) MATLAB
3 3 (33.33%) Simulink
3 3 (33.33%) .NET
3 3 (33.33%) Degree
3 3 (33.33%) Multithreading
4 2 (22.22%) GoogleTest
4 2 (22.22%) Boost C++ Libraries
4 2 (22.22%) Automated Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Software Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Google
4 2 (22.22%) STL
4 2 (22.22%) UML
4 2 (22.22%) Configuration Management
5 1 (11.11%) Test Management

LabVIEW
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing LabVIEW 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 LabVIEW. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (33.33%) .NET
2 2 (22.22%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 2 (22.22%) STL
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) GoogleTest
General
1 5 (55.56%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) Test Engineer
2 4 (44.44%) Software Engineer
3 3 (33.33%) Software Test Engineer
3 3 (33.33%) Test Development Engineer
3 3 (33.33%) Development Engineer
4 2 (22.22%) Automated Test Engineer
4 2 (22.22%) Software Development Engineer
4 2 (22.22%) Senior Test Engineer
5 1 (11.11%) C++ Programmer
5 1 (11.11%) Electronics Engineer
5 1 (11.11%) C++ Software Engineer
5 1 (11.11%) Programmer
5 1 (11.11%) Software Programmer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Validation
2 3 (33.33%) Multithreading
3 2 (22.22%) Automated Testing
3 2 (22.22%) Software Testing
3 2 (22.22%) UML
3 2 (22.22%) Configuration Management
4 1 (11.11%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (55.56%) C++
2 3 (33.33%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Google