The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems 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 Embedded Systems over the 3 months to 20 June 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
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Systems
Rank 116 126 118
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -8
Contract jobs citing Embedded Systems 2 9 10
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 0.089% 0.302% 0.358%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.384% 1.376% 1.773%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 4
Average daily rate - £298 £288
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +3.47%
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £298 £289
% change year-on-year
+0.84% +3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 6
Average hourly rate - £37.50 £37.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +1.35%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £34.25 £42.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
-19.41% +13.33%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
521 654 564
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 23.20% 21.94% 20.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 237 285 237
Average daily rate £325 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £218 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £330
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +4.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 92 79 71
Average hourly rate £32.75 £29.00 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.93% +5.45%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £12.03 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £47.50 £43.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England Embedded Systems Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Systems
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Embedded Systems Daily Rate Trend

Embedded Systems
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Embedded Systems Hourly Rate Trend

Embedded Systems
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems within the East of England region over the 3 months to 20 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Cambridgeshire -2 2 - - 11
Essex - - - - 1
Hertfordshire - - - - 1
Suffolk - - - -
Bedfordshire - - - -
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Embedded Systems 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 Systems.

1 3 (50.00%) Electronics
2 2 (33.33%) C#
2 2 (33.33%) Python
2 2 (33.33%) Client/Server
2 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (16.67%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (16.67%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) Manual Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Functional Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Non-Functional Testing
3 1 (16.67%) N-Tier
3 1 (16.67%) Ethernet
3 1 (16.67%) HTTP
3 1 (16.67%) SNMP
3 1 (16.67%) Shell Script
3 1 (16.67%) UNIX
3 1 (16.67%) Linux
3 1 (16.67%) Device Driver
3 1 (16.67%) Banking

Embedded Systems
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Embedded Systems 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 Systems. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Ethernet
1 1 (16.67%) HTTP
1 1 (16.67%) SNMP
General
1 3 (50.00%) Electronics
2 1 (16.67%) Banking
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Author
1 3 (50.00%) Technical Author
2 1 (16.67%) Linux Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Non-Functional Tester
2 1 (16.67%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Non-Functional Test Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Tester
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Test Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Writer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Client/Server
2 1 (16.67%) N-Tier
2 1 (16.67%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (16.67%) UNIX
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Architecture
2 1 (16.67%) Manual Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Functional Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Non-Functional Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) C#
1 2 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (16.67%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Embedded Software Engineer - Linux , real-time systems design Location - Peterborough Hourly Rate - Depends on experience , but around £350-400 per day Excellent Contract Software Engineer opportunities for talented...
Informatiq Consulting
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Key Responsibilities: - Act as a technical resource for embedded Linux operating systems... Person Specification: - In-depth experience implementing embedded systems using Linux in a commercial environment... - Experience with...
Optimus Search Ltd
Rate: Excellent rates
Posted: 19 June 2013
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