The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in IT contracts advertised for the Coventry region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Electronics 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 terms in our General category for the Coventry 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
Electronics
Rank 29 - 23
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Electronics 3 0 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Coventry 1.493% - 1.111%
As % of the General category 3.125% - 2.632%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £328 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+9.16% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Average hourly rate £28.50 - £12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year
-0.70% +0.71%
All of the General Category
Coventry
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
96 97 76
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Coventry 47.76% 37.45% 42.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 35 17
Average daily rate £375 £390 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% -17.89%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £160 £275 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £502 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 15 5
Average hourly rate £37.80 £26.00 £33.30
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+45.38% -21.92%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.50 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+2.00% -3.84%
Electronics
West Midlands

Electronics
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Coventry 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 Coventry region.

Coventry 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 Coventry region.

Coventry Electronics Hourly Rate Trend

Electronics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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 4 (66.67%) Automotive
2 3 (50.00%) Telematics
2 3 (50.00%) Android
2 3 (50.00%) iPhone
2 3 (50.00%) Mobile App
3 2 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (33.33%) Client/Server
3 2 (33.33%) Selenium
3 2 (33.33%) Test Scripting
3 2 (33.33%) Manual Testing
3 2 (33.33%) System Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Automated Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Internet
4 1 (16.67%) Regression Testing
4 1 (16.67%) C
4 1 (16.67%) C++
4 1 (16.67%) XML
4 1 (16.67%) Linux
4 1 (16.67%) UML
4 1 (16.67%) Smartphone
4 1 (16.67%) Degree
4 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
4 1 (16.67%) Publishing
4 1 (16.67%) Validation
4 1 (16.67%) LabVIEW
4 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) JTAG
4 1 (16.67%) Use Case
4 1 (16.67%) TCP/IP

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry 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 1 (16.67%) XML
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) Internet
2 1 (16.67%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Selenium
2 1 (16.67%) LabVIEW
General
1 4 (66.67%) Automotive
2 1 (16.67%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Tester
2 1 (16.67%) Test Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Real Time Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Specialist
2 1 (16.67%) Electronics Technician
2 1 (16.67%) Mobile Tester
2 1 (16.67%) Development Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Telematics
1 3 (50.00%) iPhone
1 3 (50.00%) Mobile App
2 2 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (33.33%) Client/Server
3 1 (16.67%) Smartphone
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Android
2 1 (16.67%) Linux
2 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Test Scripting
1 2 (33.33%) Manual Testing
1 2 (33.33%) System Testing
1 2 (33.33%) Automated Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Regression Testing
2 1 (16.67%) UML
2 1 (16.67%) Validation
2 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Use Case
2 1 (16.67%) Software Architecture
2 1 (16.67%) Hazard Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) C
1 1 (16.67%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) JTAG
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) EMC