Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Xilinx products and/or services in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Xilinx over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXilinx
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5467
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.186 %0.253 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£34.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£34.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-15.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.75£37.23
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads253395
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.411 %0.431 %
Daily rates quoted3874
Average minimum daily rate£291£308
Average daily rate£309£327
% change on same period last year-5.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
Hourly rates quoted5969
Average minimum hourly rate£19.09£24.18
Average hourly rate£20.75£25.39
% change on same period last year-18.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.41£26.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.89£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Xilinx East of EnglandXilinx
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Xilinx, Inc.

Xilinx
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Xilinx Demand Trend

Xilinx
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Xilinx Hourly Rate Trend

Xilinx
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Xilinx within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
CambridgeNew entry-2--
Xilinx East of EnglandXilinx
East of England

Xilinx
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Xilinx 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 Xilinx.

14 (100.00 %)C
14 (100.00 %)Embedded C
14 (100.00 %)Electronics
23 (75.00 %)VHDL
23 (75.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
32 (50.00 %)Communications Security
41 (25.00 %)Avionics
41 (25.00 %)Mentor Graphics
41 (25.00 %)Degree
41 (25.00 %)Aerospace
41 (25.00 %)Validation
41 (25.00 %)Military

Xilinx
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Xilinx 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 Xilinx. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (100.00 %)Electronics
21 (25.00 %)Aerospace
21 (25.00 %)Military
21 (25.00 %)Avionics
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Electronics Engineer
22 (50.00 %)Design Engineer
31 (25.00 %)FPGA Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (75.00 %)VHDL
13 (75.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Communications Security
21 (25.00 %)Validation
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C
14 (100.00 %)Embedded C
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Mentor Graphics