The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Device Driver in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Device Driver 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 Miscellaneous category for the East of England 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
Device Drivers
Rank 106 130 117
Rank change year-on-year
+24 -13
Contract jobs citing Device Driver 8 2 10
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 0.374% 0.068% 0.378%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.656% 0.323% 2.066%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 4
Average daily rate - £325 £288
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +13.04%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £255 £313
% change year-on-year
+27.45% -18.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 2
Average hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-11.76% +30.76%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year
-11.76% +6.25%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
483 620 484
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 22.58% 20.98% 18.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 223 273 189
Average daily rate £325 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £218 £200 £178
10% offered a daily rate of more than £455 £450 £489
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 66 67
Average hourly rate £32.50 £29.00 £25.38
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.06% +14.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £13.00 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.00 £49.00 £37.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -13.46%
Device Driver
England

Device Driver
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Device Driver across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

East of England Device Driver Jobs Demand Trend

Device Driver
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Device Driver across the East of England region.

East of England Device Driver Daily Rate Trend

Device Driver
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Device Driver across the East of England region.

East of England Device Driver Hourly Rate Trend

Device Driver
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Device Driver across the East of England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

East of England Device Driver Hourly Rate Histogram

Device Driver
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Device Driver within the East of England 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
Cambridgeshire +17 7 - -
Essex - 1 - -
Device Driver
England

Device Driver
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver.

1 15 (88.24%) Linux
2 13 (76.47%) C
3 9 (52.94%) Embedded Linux
4 7 (41.18%) Ethernet
5 6 (35.29%) VMware
5 6 (35.29%) VHDL
5 6 (35.29%) Verilog
5 6 (35.29%) Electronic Design Automation
5 6 (35.29%) Xen
5 6 (35.29%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (35.29%) JTAG
5 6 (35.29%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (23.53%) HTML
6 4 (23.53%) Python
7 3 (17.65%) C++
7 3 (17.65%) Wireless
7 3 (17.65%) Android
8 2 (11.76%) Handset
8 2 (11.76%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (11.76%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (11.76%) Cisco PIX
8 2 (11.76%) VLAN
8 2 (11.76%) Banking
8 2 (11.76%) Investment Banking
8 2 (11.76%) Windows Mobile
8 2 (11.76%) Network Management
8 2 (11.76%) FWSM
8 2 (11.76%) Embedded Software Development
8 2 (11.76%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (11.76%) HSRP

Device Driver
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (23.53%) HTML
2 2 (11.76%) CSS
3 1 (5.882%) Qt
Communications & Networking
1 7 (41.18%) Ethernet
2 3 (17.65%) Wireless
3 2 (11.76%) Cisco ASA
3 2 (11.76%) Cisco IOS
3 2 (11.76%) Cisco PIX
3 2 (11.76%) VLAN
3 2 (11.76%) FWSM
3 2 (11.76%) Cisco Nexus
3 2 (11.76%) HSRP
3 2 (11.76%) IPsec
3 2 (11.76%) Firewall
3 2 (11.76%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (11.76%) RIP
3 2 (11.76%) SNMP
3 2 (11.76%) Bluetooth
3 2 (11.76%) Internet
3 2 (11.76%) OSPF
3 2 (11.76%) BGP
3 2 (11.76%) VRRP
3 2 (11.76%) NetScreen
General
1 2 (11.76%) Banking
1 2 (11.76%) Investment Banking
1 2 (11.76%) Telecoms
2 1 (5.882%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 6 (35.29%) Developer
2 2 (11.76%) Infrastructure Specialist
2 2 (11.76%) Embedded Software Developer
2 2 (11.76%) Linux Engineer
2 2 (11.76%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
2 2 (11.76%) Support Specialist
2 2 (11.76%) Software Developer
3 1 (5.882%) Software Engineer
3 1 (5.882%) Embedded Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) VHDL
1 6 (35.29%) Verilog
1 6 (35.29%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (11.76%) Handset
3 1 (5.882%) Telematics
3 1 (5.882%) CPLD
Operating Systems
1 15 (88.24%) Linux
2 9 (52.94%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (17.65%) Android
4 2 (11.76%) Windows Mobile
4 2 (11.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) Electronic Design Automation
2 2 (11.76%) Network Management
2 2 (11.76%) Embedded Software Development
2 2 (11.76%) E-Commerce
2 2 (11.76%) Project Management
3 1 (5.882%) OO
Programming Languages
1 13 (76.47%) C
2 4 (23.53%) Python
3 3 (17.65%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) CCNP
1 2 (11.76%) CCNA
1 2 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (35.29%) JTAG
System Software
1 6 (35.29%) Xen
1 6 (35.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 6 (35.29%) VMware
2 2 (11.76%) QNX
2 2 (11.76%) Symbian
2 2 (11.76%) Cisco
2 2 (11.76%) Nokia
2 2 (11.76%) CheckPoint