Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Electronics' in contract IT jobs within the Cambridgeshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Electronics over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronics
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4053
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads1825
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.025 %
As % of the category below8.108 %6.203 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£188-
Average daily rate£213-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£238-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£279
% change on same period last year+19.75 %
Hourly rates quoted812
Average minimum hourly rate£33.88£38.58
Average hourly rate£35.13£45.29
% change on same period last year-22.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.38£52.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.34£30.77
% change on same period last year+5.10 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads222403
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.310 %0.405 %
Daily rates quoted4691
Average minimum daily rate£305£368
Average daily rate£327£390
% change on same period last year-15.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£380
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted3242
Average minimum hourly rate£24.62£29.86
Average hourly rate£26.40£33.27
% change on same period last year-20.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.17£36.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.04£26.85
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Electronics East of EnglandElectronics
East of England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Electronics
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Electronics across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Cambridgeshire Electronics Demand Trend

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Electronics across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Electronics Daily Rate Trend

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Electronics across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Electronics Hourly Rate Trend

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Electronics across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire Electronics Hourly Rate Histogram

Electronics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+109£175-
PeterboroughUp+105--
Electronics East of EnglandElectronics
East of England

Electronics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Electronics 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 Electronics.

116 (31.37 %)Project Management
214 (27.45 %)MS Project
214 (27.45 %)ASIC
310 (19.61 %)C
49 (17.65 %)Windows
57 (13.73 %)DNS
57 (13.73 %)Microsoft
57 (13.73 %)Embedded C
57 (13.73 %)MS Exchange
66 (11.76 %)SharePoint
66 (11.76 %)C++
66 (11.76 %)Telecoms
66 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2007
75 (9.804 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
75 (9.804 %)Wireless
75 (9.804 %)VHDL
75 (9.804 %)Active Directory
84 (7.843 %)Microsoft Certification
84 (7.843 %)Windows XP
84 (7.843 %)MCSE
84 (7.843 %)Validation
84 (7.843 %)Automotive
84 (7.843 %)Electric
84 (7.843 %)Xilinx
93 (5.882 %)Degree
93 (5.882 %)PRINCE2
93 (5.882 %)Bluetooth
102 (3.922 %)TCP/IP
102 (3.922 %)Oracle
102 (3.922 %)HTML

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Electronics 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 Electronics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.922 %)HTML
12 (3.922 %)STL
12 (3.922 %)XML
21 (1.961 %).NET
21 (1.961 %)MFC
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (13.73 %)MS Exchange
26 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2007
26 (11.76 %)SharePoint
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (27.45 %)MS Project
22 (3.922 %)MATLAB
22 (3.922 %)Simulink
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (13.73 %)DNS
25 (9.804 %)Wireless
33 (5.882 %)Bluetooth
42 (3.922 %)ZigBee
42 (3.922 %)TCP/IP
51 (1.961 %)DECT
51 (1.961 %)VoIP
51 (1.961 %)SAN
51 (1.961 %)DVB
51 (1.961 %)Wi-Fi
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.961 %)Bugzilla
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (11.76 %)Telecoms
24 (7.843 %)Automotive
24 (7.843 %)Electric
32 (3.922 %)Aerospace
32 (3.922 %)Multimedia
41 (1.961 %)Marketing
41 (1.961 %)Avionics
41 (1.961 %)Government
41 (1.961 %)Health
41 (1.961 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.961 %)Military
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (31.37 %)Project Manager
29 (17.65 %)Electronics Engineer
36 (11.76 %)Software Engineer
44 (7.843 %)Analyst
44 (7.843 %)Support Analyst
44 (7.843 %)2nd Line Support
44 (7.843 %)Design Engineer
53 (5.882 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
53 (5.882 %)Desktop Support
53 (5.882 %)Systems Engineer
62 (3.922 %)Developer
62 (3.922 %)Embedded Software Engineer
62 (3.922 %)Test Engineer
62 (3.922 %)Support Engineer
71 (1.961 %)3rd Line Support
71 (1.961 %)C++ Developer
71 (1.961 %)Development Support Engineer
71 (1.961 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
71 (1.961 %)Digital Design Engineer
71 (1.961 %)Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (27.45 %)ASIC
25 (9.804 %)VHDL
25 (9.804 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
32 (3.922 %)Verilog
41 (1.961 %)STB
41 (1.961 %)DTV
41 (1.961 %)Streaming Video
41 (1.961 %)IPTV
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (17.65 %)Windows
24 (7.843 %)Windows XP
32 (3.922 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.961 %)Linux
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (31.37 %)Project Management
24 (7.843 %)Validation
33 (5.882 %)PRINCE2
42 (3.922 %)IC Design
42 (3.922 %)Communications Security
51 (1.961 %)Security Cleared
51 (1.961 %)PDM
51 (1.961 %)EDA
51 (1.961 %)Numerical Analysis
51 (1.961 %)Test Scripting
51 (1.961 %)Product Marketing
51 (1.961 %)UML
51 (1.961 %)OOP
51 (1.961 %)OO
51 (1.961 %)ERP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (19.61 %)C
27 (13.73 %)Embedded C
36 (11.76 %)C++
42 (3.922 %)Java
51 (1.961 %)SQL
51 (1.961 %)Python
51 (1.961 %)Embedded C++
51 (1.961 %)C#
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (7.843 %)MCSE
14 (7.843 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (5.882 %)Degree
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.961 %)QA
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (9.804 %)Active Directory
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (13.73 %)Microsoft
24 (7.843 %)Xilinx
32 (3.922 %)Oracle
41 (1.961 %)Cisco
41 (1.961 %)Cadence
41 (1.961 %)Mentor Graphics