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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows CE skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Windows CE over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows CE
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank136141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads153
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.459 %0.264 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£300£300
Average daily rate£338£306
% change on same period last year+10.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£334
% change on same period last year+8.61 %
Hourly rates quoted80
Average minimum hourly rate£41.63-
Average hourly rate£45.38-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£49.13-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£44.00£36.37
% change on same period last year+20.96 %
Operating Systems East of EnglandOperating Systems
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads10281137
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.356 %1.206 %
Daily rates quoted255291
Average minimum daily rate£282£326
Average daily rate£300£345
% change on same period last year-13.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£334
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted182215
Average minimum hourly rate£21.36£20.93
Average hourly rate£22.73£22.06
% change on same period last year+3.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.10£23.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.83£23.75
% change on same period last year-8.06 %
Windows CE EnglandWindows CE
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.

Windows CE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows CE across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

East of England Windows CE Demand Trend

Windows CE
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Windows CE Daily Rate Trend

Windows CE
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Windows CE Hourly Rate Trend

Windows CE
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows CE across the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East of England Windows CE Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows CE
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Windows CE 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.

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
CambridgeshireUp+315£338+10.20 %
Windows CE EnglandWindows CE
England

Windows CE
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Windows CE 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 Windows CE.

115 (75.00 %)C++
210 (50.00 %)C
39 (45.00 %)Linux
48 (40.00 %)Apache
48 (40.00 %)PHP
48 (40.00 %)MySQL
57 (35.00 %)TCP/IP
57 (35.00 %)Wi-Fi
65 (25.00 %)Degree
74 (20.00 %)Windows
83 (15.00 %)Symbian OS
83 (15.00 %).NET
83 (15.00 %)C#
83 (15.00 %)Flash
83 (15.00 %)Symbian
83 (15.00 %)PDA
83 (15.00 %)WinForms
91 (5.000 %)Windows Mobile
91 (5.000 %)Embedded Linux
91 (5.000 %)Electronics
91 (5.000 %)Embedded C
91 (5.000 %)Embedded C++

Windows CE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Windows CE 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 Windows CE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
13 (15.00 %).NET
13 (15.00 %)WinForms
Application Platforms
18 (40.00 %)Apache
Communications & Networking
17 (35.00 %)TCP/IP
17 (35.00 %)Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
18 (40.00 %)MySQL
Development Applications
13 (15.00 %)Flash
General
11 (5.000 %)Electronics
Job Titles
112 (60.00 %)Software Engineer
28 (40.00 %)Developer
35 (25.00 %)C++ Developer
44 (20.00 %)Linux Engineer
53 (15.00 %)C# Developer
53 (15.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
62 (10.00 %)PHP Developer
62 (10.00 %)MySQL Developer
62 (10.00 %)WinForms Developer
62 (10.00 %).NET Developer
71 (5.000 %)Embedded Software Engineer
71 (5.000 %)C++/CSharp Developer
Miscellaneous
13 (15.00 %)PDA
Operating Systems
19 (45.00 %)Linux
24 (20.00 %)Windows
33 (15.00 %)Symbian OS
41 (5.000 %)Windows Mobile
41 (5.000 %)Embedded Linux
Programming Languages
115 (75.00 %)C++
210 (50.00 %)C
38 (40.00 %)PHP
43 (15.00 %)C#
51 (5.000 %)Embedded C
51 (5.000 %)Embedded C++
Qualifications
15 (25.00 %)Degree
Vendors
13 (15.00 %)Symbian
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