The first table below looks at the demand for Embedded Software Development skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridgeshire 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 24 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 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Software Development
Rank 47 58 40
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -18
Contract jobs citing Embedded Software Development 3 4 11
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 0.548% 0.583% 2.079%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.984% 1.015% 3.284%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 5
Average daily rate - £57 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -81.16%
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £300 £290
% change year-on-year
+33.33% +3.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 5
Average hourly rate £37.50 £56.50 £34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-33.62% +66.17%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £34.00
% change year-on-year
-11.76% +25.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
Cambridgeshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
305 394 335
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 55.76% 57.43% 63.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 167 196 170
Average daily rate £375 £395 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.06% +5.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £275 £251
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £550 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 33 43
Average hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.88% +54.54%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £26.50 £12.00 £12.45
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £56.50 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
Embedded Software Development
East of England

Embedded Software Development
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cambridgeshire Embedded Software Development Hourly Rate Histogram

Embedded Software Development
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Software Development within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 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
Cambridge +11 3 - -
Embedded Software Development
East of England

Embedded Software Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 4 (57.14%) Python
2 4 (57.14%) C#
2 4 (57.14%) UNIX
2 4 (57.14%) Shell Script
2 4 (57.14%) SNMP
2 4 (57.14%) Internet
2 4 (57.14%) Validation
2 4 (57.14%) Cryptography
2 4 (57.14%) VLAN
3 3 (42.86%) System Testing
3 3 (42.86%) Android
3 3 (42.86%) Project Management
3 3 (42.86%) C++
4 2 (28.57%) C
4 2 (28.57%) Bluetooth
4 2 (28.57%) Symbian
4 2 (28.57%) Linux
4 2 (28.57%) QNX
4 2 (28.57%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (28.57%) Device Driver
4 2 (28.57%) Handset
4 2 (28.57%) Windows Mobile
5 1 (14.29%) WebSphere
5 1 (14.29%) Degree
5 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
5 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
5 1 (14.29%) Augmented Reality
5 1 (14.29%) Computer Architecture
5 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS

Embedded Software Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 (14.29%) WebSphere
1 1 (14.29%) iOS SDK
1 1 (14.29%) Direct3D
1 1 (14.29%) OpenGL ES
1 1 (14.29%) Cocoa
1 1 (14.29%) OpenGL
Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) SNMP
1 4 (57.14%) Internet
1 4 (57.14%) VLAN
2 2 (28.57%) Bluetooth
2 2 (28.57%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (14.29%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Xcode
General
1 1 (14.29%) Games
1 1 (14.29%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Software Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Integration Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Test Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Software Test Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Test and Integration Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Software Integration Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Embedded Software Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) iOS Developer
3 1 (14.29%) Systems Tester
3 1 (14.29%) Test Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Integration Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Tester
3 1 (14.29%) Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Cryptography
2 2 (28.57%) Device Driver
2 2 (28.57%) Handset
3 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
3 1 (14.29%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (14.29%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 4 (57.14%) UNIX
3 3 (42.86%) Android
4 2 (28.57%) Linux
4 2 (28.57%) Windows Mobile
5 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS
5 1 (14.29%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Validation
2 3 (42.86%) System Testing
2 3 (42.86%) Project Management
3 1 (14.29%) Computer Architecture
3 1 (14.29%) Game Development
3 1 (14.29%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) Python
1 4 (57.14%) C#
1 4 (57.14%) Shell Script
2 3 (42.86%) C++
3 2 (28.57%) C
4 1 (14.29%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Symbian
1 2 (28.57%) QNX