The first table below looks at the demand for JTAG 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 JTAG over the 3 months to 19 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 of the Quality Assurance & Compliance 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Joint Test Action Group (JTAG)
Rank 525 534 564
Rank change year-on-year
+9 +30
Contract jobs citing JTAG 7 11 16
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.016% 0.021% 0.028%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.229% 0.274% 0.388%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 1
Average daily rate £240 £258 £245
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.79% +5.10%
UK excluding London average daily rate £240 £258 -
% change year-on-year
-6.79% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 9
Average hourly rate £32.50 £40.00 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-18.75% +23.07%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £40.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-18.75% +23.07%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
3061 4011 4128
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 7.074% 7.574% 7.210%
Number of daily rates quoted 1849 2098 2342
Average daily rate £417 £415 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.48% -7.77%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £239
10% offered a daily rate of more than £569 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £388
% change year-on-year
- -9.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 113 215 267
Average hourly rate £20.00 £17.50 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+14.28% -30.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.80 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £37.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.25 £16.72 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+9.15% -44.26%
JTAG
UK

JTAG
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing JTAG across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

England JTAG Jobs Demand Trend

JTAG
Daily Rate Trend

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

England JTAG Daily Rate Trend

JTAG
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing JTAG across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

England JTAG Daily Rate Histogram

JTAG
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England JTAG Hourly Rate Trend

JTAG
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JTAG within the England region over the 3 months to 19 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
South West +37 7 £240 -12.72%
West Midlands - - - -
East of England - - - - 1
South Coast - - - -
South East - - - - 1
JTAG
UK

JTAG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing JTAG 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 JTAG.

1 23 (95.83%) C
2 21 (87.50%) Linux
3 15 (62.50%) C++
3 15 (62.50%) Android
3 15 (62.50%) Apple iOS
3 15 (62.50%) Embedded Systems
4 13 (54.17%) Degree
5 12 (50.00%) Computer Science
6 6 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
6 6 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
6 6 (25.00%) Embedded Linux
6 6 (25.00%) Electronic Design Automation
6 6 (25.00%) Xen
6 6 (25.00%) Device Driver
6 6 (25.00%) VMware
6 6 (25.00%) VHDL
6 6 (25.00%) Verilog
6 6 (25.00%) Ethernet
7 4 (16.67%) OO
7 4 (16.67%) OOD
7 4 (16.67%) OpenGL
7 4 (16.67%) Qt
8 2 (8.333%) Electronics
8 2 (8.333%) Telecoms
9 1 (4.167%) Automotive
9 1 (4.167%) LabVIEW
9 1 (4.167%) Progress
9 1 (4.167%) Embedded C
9 1 (4.167%) Firmware
9 1 (4.167%) Security Cleared

JTAG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing JTAG 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 JTAG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (16.67%) OpenGL
1 4 (16.67%) Qt
Communications & Networking
1 6 (25.00%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 1 (4.167%) LabVIEW
General
1 2 (8.333%) Electronics
1 2 (8.333%) Telecoms
2 1 (4.167%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 13 (54.17%) Software Engineer
2 3 (12.50%) GUI Developer
2 3 (12.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 3 (12.50%) Developer
3 1 (4.167%) Electronics Technician
3 1 (4.167%) Audio Engineer
3 1 (4.167%) Audio Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (62.50%) Embedded Systems
2 12 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 6 (25.00%) Cloud Computing
3 6 (25.00%) Device Driver
3 6 (25.00%) VHDL
3 6 (25.00%) Verilog
4 1 (4.167%) Firmware
4 1 (4.167%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 21 (87.50%) Linux
2 15 (62.50%) Android
2 15 (62.50%) Apple iOS
3 6 (25.00%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (25.00%) Electronic Design Automation
2 4 (16.67%) OO
2 4 (16.67%) OOD
3 1 (4.167%) Change Control
3 1 (4.167%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (95.83%) C
2 15 (62.50%) C++
3 1 (4.167%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 13 (54.17%) Degree
2 1 (4.167%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 6 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 6 (25.00%) Xen
Vendors
1 6 (25.00%) VMware
2 1 (4.167%) Progress
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
We are currently seeking to recruit a Test Engineer (Product Test Engineering) whose main duties and responsibilities will comprise the following:- Develop, program, maintain and improve all test...
Computer Futures
Posted: 22 May 2013
North East England
Based near Sunderland in the North East of England The skills required for the role are: - Electronic Test Background- Design bespoke test Jigs and test stands (Labview, Teststand...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £20 - £27 per hour
Posted: 31 May 2013
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