The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Electronics over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Cambridgeshire 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Electronics
Rank 44 40 42
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +2
Contract jobs citing Electronics 10 24 17
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 1.748% 3.310% 2.711%
As % of the General category 6.061% 11.76% 9.497%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 3
Average daily rate £275 £303 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.09% -6.92%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £305 £313
% change year-on-year
+6.55% -2.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 6
Average hourly rate £35.50 £35.00 £34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.42% +2.94%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.50 £37.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year
-4.69% +6.42%
All of the General Category
Cambridgeshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
165 204 179
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 28.85% 28.14% 28.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 102 88
Average daily rate £375 £375 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £255 £290 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £483 £450 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £380 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
+1.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 22 20
Average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% +2.94%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.20 £12.45 £30.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £48.50 £50.00 £41.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £24.99 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+0.05% -3.89%
Electronics
East of England

Electronics
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Electronics Jobs Demand Trend

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This 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
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 19 June 2013. 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
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
Cambridge 0 8 - - 40
Peterborough - 1 £275 - 3
St Neots - - - - 2
Electronics
East of England

Electronics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, 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.

1 9 (33.33%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
2 8 (29.63%) VHDL
3 6 (22.22%) Degree
3 6 (22.22%) C++
4 4 (14.81%) LabVIEW
4 4 (14.81%) Verilog
4 4 (14.81%) Military
4 4 (14.81%) Xilinx
4 4 (14.81%) Visualisation
5 3 (11.11%) Multithreading
5 3 (11.11%) MATLAB
5 3 (11.11%) Simulink
5 3 (11.11%) .NET
6 2 (7.407%) XML
6 2 (7.407%) XSLT
6 2 (7.407%) OO
6 2 (7.407%) Python
6 2 (7.407%) Data Modelling
6 2 (7.407%) Eclipse
6 2 (7.407%) CMS
6 2 (7.407%) Perl
6 2 (7.407%) Assembly Language
6 2 (7.407%) E-Learning
6 2 (7.407%) Animation
6 2 (7.407%) Content Management
6 2 (7.407%) Embedded Systems
6 2 (7.407%) Computer Science
6 2 (7.407%) C
7 1 (3.704%) Test Management
7 1 (3.704%) SCADA

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 3 (11.11%) .NET
2 2 (7.407%) XML
2 2 (7.407%) XSLT
Application Platforms
1 2 (7.407%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (11.11%) Simulink
2 1 (3.704%) MS Visio
2 1 (3.704%) FrameMaker
Development Applications
1 4 (14.81%) LabVIEW
2 2 (7.407%) Eclipse
General
1 4 (14.81%) Military
2 1 (3.704%) Telecoms
2 1 (3.704%) Automotive
2 1 (3.704%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 10 (37.04%) Author
1 10 (37.04%) Technical Author
2 7 (25.93%) Electronics Engineer
3 4 (14.81%) Designer
3 4 (14.81%) FPGA Designer
4 3 (11.11%) Development Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Test Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Hardware Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Test Development Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Software Engineer
5 2 (7.407%) Software Test Engineer
5 2 (7.407%) Software Development Engineer
6 1 (3.704%) Operations Engineer
6 1 (3.704%) Senior Operations Engineer
6 1 (3.704%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 1 (3.704%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (33.33%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
2 8 (29.63%) VHDL
3 4 (14.81%) Verilog
3 4 (14.81%) Visualisation
4 2 (7.407%) E-Learning
4 2 (7.407%) Animation
4 2 (7.407%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (7.407%) Computer Science
5 1 (3.704%) SCADA
5 1 (3.704%) Physics
5 1 (3.704%) Firmware
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (11.11%) Multithreading
2 2 (7.407%) OO
2 2 (7.407%) Data Modelling
2 2 (7.407%) Content Management
3 1 (3.704%) Test Management
3 1 (3.704%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (3.704%) Rapid Prototyping
3 1 (3.704%) Change Control
3 1 (3.704%) Configuration Management
3 1 (3.704%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 6 (22.22%) C++
2 3 (11.11%) MATLAB
3 2 (7.407%) Python
3 2 (7.407%) Perl
3 2 (7.407%) Assembly Language
3 2 (7.407%) C
4 1 (3.704%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 6 (22.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.704%) JTAG
Vendors
1 4 (14.81%) Xilinx
2 1 (3.704%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (3.704%) Wonderware
2 1 (3.704%) Twitter
2 1 (3.704%) EMC
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You will be working within a versatile multi-disciplined engineering team where you will be working on the design of high speed industrial marking equipment. You will be...
Real Staffing
Rate: £32 - £36 per hour
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Software Test Development Engineer Essential Skills Required: - Strong production or engineering experience - Strong electronics and software experience - C++ or .Net experience - Certified in National Instruments Labview development - Test...
TRG
Rate: 35-42 Per Hour please send CV
Posted: 4 March 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
The Role: - Part of a team of highly capable individuals- Have a direct impact on engineering processes Required: - Strong MATLAB experience - Data acquisition, visualisation, analysis and physical interpretation -...
Computer Futures
Posted: 14 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
The Role: - Software Engineer - Design and development of software in support of instrumentation related to our terahertz systems, either individually or as part of a wider team - Simulation...
Computer Futures
Posted: 5 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
The role: + Experience in the design of switchmode power supplies + Experience with power electronics + Experience designing to EMC considerations + Experience with experience in designing for products for market +...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £30 - £35 per hour
Posted: 6 June 2013
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Rate: £30 - £36 per hour
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Computer Futures
Posted: 4 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
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Rate: £45 - £50 per hour
Posted: 7 June 2013
Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £28 - £30 per hour
Posted: 29 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £30 per hour
Posted: 13 June 2013
Peterborough, East Anglia
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £250.00 - £300.00 per annum
Posted: 10 June 2013