The first table below looks at the demand for Ada skills in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Ada over the 3 months to 21 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 of the Programming Languages category for the 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Ada
Rank 498 549 542
Rank change year-on-year
+51 -7
Contract jobs citing Ada 14 8 13
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.033% 0.015% 0.023%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.089% 0.042% 0.061%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 1 0
Average daily rate £625 £320 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+95.31% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £338 £320 -
% change year-on-year
+5.46% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 6 9
Average hourly rate £37.25 £39.00 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.48% +4.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £34.13 £36.00 £35.80
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.25 £40.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £38.00 £39.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year
-2.56% +4.00%
All Programming Languages
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
15813 18954 21151
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 37.38% 35.42% 38.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 9947 11473 12447
Average daily rate £400 £380 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.26% -10.58%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £260
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 586 683 880
Average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.00 £17.50 £19.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.50 £46.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
Ada
UK

Ada
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Ada across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

England Ada Jobs Demand Trend

Ada
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Ada Daily Rate Trend

Ada
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ada across the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

England Ada Daily Rate Histogram

Ada
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Ada Hourly Rate Trend

Ada
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ada across the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

England Ada Hourly Rate Histogram

Ada
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ada within the England region over the 3 months to 21 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
London +24 9 £650 -
East of England +13 3 - -
South East +23 2 £375 +17.18%
Ada
UK

Ada
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Ada 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 Ada.

1 8 (33.33%) UML
1 8 (33.33%) OOD
1 8 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (29.17%) DO-178B
2 7 (29.17%) Security Cleared
3 6 (25.00%) Pega
3 6 (25.00%) Rational Rhapsody
3 6 (25.00%) Requirements Analysis
3 6 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 6 (25.00%) SOA
3 6 (25.00%) WSDL
3 6 (25.00%) XSD
4 5 (20.83%) OO
4 5 (20.83%) Software Engineering
4 5 (20.83%) Software Architecture
5 4 (16.67%) Avionics
5 4 (16.67%) Configuration Management
5 4 (16.67%) C++
6 3 (12.50%) Aerospace
6 3 (12.50%) Banking
6 3 (12.50%) VxWorks
6 3 (12.50%) Military
6 3 (12.50%) Serena
6 3 (12.50%) Integration Testing
7 2 (8.333%) Unit Testing
7 2 (8.333%) CMS
7 2 (8.333%) Perl
7 2 (8.333%) C
7 2 (8.333%) Embedded C
7 2 (8.333%) Assembly Language

Ada
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Ada 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 Ada. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (25.00%) WSDL
1 6 (25.00%) XSD
Application Platforms
1 2 (8.333%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (4.167%) MS Project
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.167%) Internet
Development Applications
1 8 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (25.00%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (4.167%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (16.67%) Avionics
2 3 (12.50%) Aerospace
2 3 (12.50%) Banking
2 3 (12.50%) Military
Job Titles
1 16 (66.67%) Software Engineer
2 2 (8.333%) Ada Software Engineer
2 2 (8.333%) Architect
2 2 (8.333%) Developer
2 2 (8.333%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (4.167%) Programmer
3 1 (4.167%) Project Manager
3 1 (4.167%) C++ Developer
3 1 (4.167%) C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (4.167%) C++ Programmer
3 1 (4.167%) Security Engineer
3 1 (4.167%) Ada Developer
3 1 (4.167%) Software Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.167%) W3C
1 1 (4.167%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 3 (12.50%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (33.33%) UML
1 8 (33.33%) OOD
2 6 (25.00%) Requirements Analysis
2 6 (25.00%) SOA
3 5 (20.83%) OO
3 5 (20.83%) Software Engineering
3 5 (20.83%) Software Architecture
4 4 (16.67%) Configuration Management
5 3 (12.50%) Integration Testing
6 2 (8.333%) Unit Testing
7 1 (4.167%) CMMI
7 1 (4.167%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (16.67%) C++
2 2 (8.333%) Perl
2 2 (8.333%) C
2 2 (8.333%) Embedded C
2 2 (8.333%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 7 (29.17%) Security Cleared
2 6 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.167%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (29.17%) DO-178B
2 1 (4.167%) WCAG
2 1 (4.167%) WAI
Vendors
1 6 (25.00%) Pega
2 3 (12.50%) Serena
3 1 (4.167%) Microsoft
Hertfordshire, South East
You will be working on a UK defence project so you will require eligibility for SC clearance... The role: + Experience with ADA + Experience with Rhapsody + Experience with C++...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £35 per hour
Posted: 16 May 2013
Devon, South West
ADA Software /Devon/ 6 months / £30-£40 per hour ADA/Embedded/C/C++/Software/Software engineer/Systems Our industry leading client requires a software engineer for an initial...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
North West England
Software Engineer-ADA-C++-LDRA-Vectorcast-SerenaDefence12 MonthsNorth WestSoftware Engineers required for development/testing roles in the defence sector.If you have a good mix of the following,...
JAM
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
My client need the Solutions Architect Lead (PEGA) have a good understanding of PEGA and SOA technical background & troubleshooting capability. The skill set required for the Solutions Architect...
Coal IT Services
Rate: From £600 to £800 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013