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The table below looks at the demand for the Real Time 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 jobs that have cited Real Time Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Real-Time Engineer
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank124155
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads65
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.188 %0.114 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£275
% change on same period last year+9.09 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£31.50£41.25
% change on same period last year-23.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.67£40.90
% change on same period last year-17.68 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads31894392
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.545 %4.542 %
Daily rates quoted9651318
Average minimum daily rate£313£316
Average daily rate£334£333
% change on same period last year+0.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted494707
Average minimum hourly rate£21.23£26.22
Average hourly rate£22.52£27.56
% change on same period last year-18.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.81£28.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.64£25.03
% change on same period last year-5.56 %
Real Time Engineer EnglandReal Time Engineer
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.

Real Time Engineer
Demand Trend

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

East of England Real Time Engineer Demand Trend

Real Time Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Real Time Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Real Time Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Real Time Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Real Time Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Real Time Engineer within the East of England region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
EssexNew entry-5--
CambridgeshireUp+151£300-
Real Time Engineer EnglandReal Time Engineer
England

Real Time Engineer
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region that cited Real Time 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 Real Time Engineer in their job title.

18 (100.00 %)C
25 (62.50 %)Aerospace
25 (62.50 %)Security Cleared
33 (37.50 %)C++
42 (25.00 %)VC++
42 (25.00 %)WCDMA
42 (25.00 %)Embedded C
42 (25.00 %)Embedded C++
42 (25.00 %)CDMA2000
42 (25.00 %)VxWorks
42 (25.00 %)Telecoms
51 (12.50 %)Electronics
51 (12.50 %)GSM

Real Time Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region that cited Real Time 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 Real Time Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (25.00 %)WCDMA
12 (25.00 %)CDMA2000
21 (12.50 %)GSM
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (62.50 %)Aerospace
22 (25.00 %)Telecoms
31 (12.50 %)Electronics
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (25.00 %)VxWorks
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (62.50 %)Security Cleared
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (100.00 %)C
23 (37.50 %)C++
32 (25.00 %)VC++
32 (25.00 %)Embedded C
32 (25.00 %)Embedded C++