East of England Embedded Software Engineer Contracts

This section looks at the demand for the Embedded Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the East of England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Embedded Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Berkshire Bournemouth Bristol Cambridge Cambridgeshire Cheltenham Cheshire Coventry Dorset East Anglia East Midlands East of England England Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Hereford Herefordshire Kidderminster London Manchester Midlands Newcastle North East North West Somerset South East South Wales South West Staines Stockport Surrey Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Wales Wells West Midlands West Yorkshire Worcester Worcestershire Yorkshire	3 months to 4 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	145	88
Rank change on same period last year	-57
Matching contract IT job ads	6	56
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.008 %	0.059 %
As % of the category below	0.159 %	1.345 %
Daily rates quoted	0	1
Average minimum daily rate	-	£340
Average daily rate	-	£340
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	£340
UK excluding London average daily rate	-	£333
% change on same period last year	-
Hourly rates quoted	2	18
Average minimum hourly rate	£37.50	£32.89
Average hourly rate	£41.25	£33.86
% change on same period last year	+21.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£45.00	£34.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£36.15	£35.16
% change on same period last year	+2.82 %
Job Titles East of England
Matching contract IT job ads	3775	4164
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	4.978 %	4.417 %
Daily rates quoted	1208	1257
Average minimum daily rate	£338	£331
Average daily rate	£361	£350
% change on same period last year	+3.02 %
Average maximum daily rate	£384	£370
UK excluding London average daily rate	£361	£352
% change on same period last year	+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted	513	534
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.45	£23.65
Average hourly rate	£23.94	£25.00
% change on same period last year	-4.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£25.42	£26.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.28	£26.07
% change on same period last year	-10.69 %
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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.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

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Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer across the East of England region.

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Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Embedded Software Engineer across the East of England region.

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Embedded Software Engineer within the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 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.

Location	Rank 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
Cambridgeshire	-42	4	-	-
East Anglia	-6	1	-	-
Essex	-10	1	-	-

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region that cited Embedded Software Engineer in their job title 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 with Embedded Software Engineer in their job title.

1 20 (66.67 %) C 2 13 (43.33 %) Embedded C 3 10 (33.33 %) C++ 3 10 (33.33 %) Linux 4 7 (23.33 %) Multimedia 4 7 (23.33 %) DRM 4 7 (23.33 %) DAB 4 7 (23.33 %) DVB 4 7 (23.33 %) TCP/IP 5 6 (20.00 %) Electronics 5 6 (20.00 %) Wi-Fi 6 5 (16.67 %) RTSP 6 5 (16.67 %) Embedded Linux 6 5 (16.67 %) Security Cleared 6 5 (16.67 %) HTTP

6 5 (16.67 %) RTP 6 5 (16.67 %) Embedded C++ 6 5 (16.67 %) Unix 7 4 (13.33 %) Windows 7 4 (13.33 %) DTV 8 3 (10.00 %) Wireless 8 3 (10.00 %) STB 8 3 (10.00 %) IPTV 8 3 (10.00 %) Degree 8 3 (10.00 %) Computer Science 8 3 (10.00 %) Visual Studio 8 3 (10.00 %) VoIP 9 2 (6.667 %) IBM 9 2 (6.667 %) Assembly Language 9 2 (6.667 %) MATLAB

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region that cited Embedded Software Engineer in their job title 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 with Embedded Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 1 (3.333 %) .NET 1 1 (3.333 %) MFC	Applications 1 2 (6.667 %) MATLAB 2 1 (3.333 %) Simulink 2 1 (3.333 %) Doxygen 2 1 (3.333 %) MS Excel
Communications & Networking 1 7 (23.33 %) TCP/IP 1 7 (23.33 %) DVB 1 7 (23.33 %) DAB 2 6 (20.00 %) Wi-Fi 3 5 (16.67 %) RTP 3 5 (16.67 %) RTSP 3 5 (16.67 %) HTTP 4 3 (10.00 %) Wireless 4 3 (10.00 %) VoIP 5 2 (6.667 %) Bluetooth 6 1 (3.333 %) DECT 6 1 (3.333 %) WLAN 6 1 (3.333 %) Ethernet 6 1 (3.333 %) ZigBee	Development Applications 1 3 (10.00 %) Visual Studio
General 1 7 (23.33 %) Multimedia 2 6 (20.00 %) Electronics 3 2 (6.667 %) Telecoms 3 2 (6.667 %) Automotive 4 1 (3.333 %) Health	Miscellaneous 1 4 (13.33 %) DTV 2 3 (10.00 %) STB 2 3 (10.00 %) IPTV 2 3 (10.00 %) Computer Science 3 2 (6.667 %) iDTV 4 1 (3.333 %) MPEG 4 1 (3.333 %) Device Driver 4 1 (3.333 %) Multithreading
Operating Systems 1 10 (33.33 %) Linux 2 5 (16.67 %) Unix 2 5 (16.67 %) Embedded Linux 3 4 (13.33 %) Windows 4 1 (3.333 %) Windows CE 4 1 (3.333 %) Nucleus RTOS	Processes & Methodologies 1 7 (23.33 %) DRM 2 5 (16.67 %) Security Cleared 3 2 (6.667 %) Software Engineering 4 1 (3.333 %) Unit Testing 4 1 (3.333 %) Test Scripting 4 1 (3.333 %) Validation 4 1 (3.333 %) Extreme Programming 4 1 (3.333 %) UML 4 1 (3.333 %) OOA/OOD 4 1 (3.333 %) OOD 4 1 (3.333 %) Configuration Management
Programming Languages 1 20 (66.67 %) C 2 13 (43.33 %) Embedded C 3 10 (33.33 %) C++ 4 5 (16.67 %) Embedded C++ 5 2 (6.667 %) Assembly Language 5 2 (6.667 %) Python 5 2 (6.667 %) Ada 5 2 (6.667 %) VB 6 1 (3.333 %) VC++ 6 1 (3.333 %) Java	Qualifications 1 3 (10.00 %) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 1 (3.333 %) ISO9000	Vendors 1 2 (6.667 %) IBM 2 1 (3.333 %) Microsoft