The first table below looks at the demand for Modbus 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 Modbus over the 3 months to 24 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 Communications & Networking 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Modbus
Rank 506 552 566
Rank change year-on-year
+46 +14
Contract jobs citing Modbus 7 7 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.017% 0.013% 0.009%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.115% 0.083% 0.068%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
Average daily rate £350 £233 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+50.53% -48.33%
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £233 £450
% change year-on-year
+50.53% -48.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 2
Average hourly rate £30.00 £35.75 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-16.08% +78.75%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £26.00 £30.50 £18.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £34.00 £40.65 £22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £35.75 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-16.08% +78.75%
All Communications & Networking
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
6108 8385 7368
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 14.69% 15.72% 13.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 3064 3932 3397
Average daily rate £350 £365 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.10% +4.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £215 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £338 £325
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +3.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 500 561 752
Average hourly rate £21.50 £25.00 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.00% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.81 £12.21
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £44.50 £45.00 £41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.75 £25.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-17.00% -9.09%
Modbus
UK

Modbus
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Modbus across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

England Modbus Jobs Demand Trend

Modbus
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Modbus Daily Rate Trend

Modbus
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Modbus Hourly Rate Trend

Modbus
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Modbus within the England region over the 3 months to 24 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
West Midlands +9 2 - -
London +38 1 - -
South West +27 1 - -
South East +14 1 - -
East Midlands -3 1 - -
North East - 1 £350 -
Modbus
UK

Modbus
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Modbus 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 Modbus.

1 18 (78.26%) TCP/IP
2 17 (73.91%) C#
2 17 (73.91%) .NET
3 16 (69.57%) Siemens
4 14 (60.87%) SQL Server
4 14 (60.87%) Visual Studio
5 13 (56.52%) Oracle
5 13 (56.52%) Microsoft
6 11 (47.83%) Windows
7 10 (43.48%) SQL
7 10 (43.48%) .NET Framework
8 6 (26.09%) Logistics
9 5 (21.74%) C
10 4 (17.39%) UML
10 4 (17.39%) Oracle 8/8i
11 3 (13.04%) C++
11 3 (13.04%) Software Engineering
11 3 (13.04%) Degree
11 3 (13.04%) WPF
12 2 (8.696%) Unit Testing
12 2 (8.696%) Multithreading
12 2 (8.696%) SCADA
12 2 (8.696%) Computer Science
12 2 (8.696%) WCF
12 2 (8.696%) Embedded Software Development
12 2 (8.696%) Oracle Reports
12 2 (8.696%) HND
12 2 (8.696%) Ethernet
12 2 (8.696%) Agile Software Development
12 2 (8.696%) TDD

Modbus
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Modbus 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 Modbus. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 17 (73.91%) .NET
2 10 (43.48%) .NET Framework
3 3 (13.04%) WPF
4 2 (8.696%) WCF
5 1 (4.348%) Flash
5 1 (4.348%) ASP.NET
Communications & Networking
1 18 (78.26%) TCP/IP
2 2 (8.696%) Ethernet
3 1 (4.348%) Bluetooth
3 1 (4.348%) GPRS
3 1 (4.348%) GSM
3 1 (4.348%) PSTN
3 1 (4.348%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (60.87%) SQL Server
2 4 (17.39%) Oracle 8/8i
3 2 (8.696%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 14 (60.87%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (4.348%) Electronics
1 1 (4.348%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 14 (60.87%) Developer
2 9 (39.13%) C# Developer
3 7 (30.43%) Software Engineer
4 5 (21.74%) Software Developer
5 2 (8.696%) PLC Programmer
5 2 (8.696%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 2 (8.696%) Programmer
6 1 (4.348%) Design Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) .NET Developer
6 1 (4.348%) Java Software Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) Team Leader
6 1 (4.348%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) PLC Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) Embedded C Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) C Software Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) C# .NET Developer
6 1 (4.348%) WPF Developer
6 1 (4.348%) Software Team Leader
6 1 (4.348%) C# Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.696%) SCADA
1 2 (8.696%) Computer Science
2 1 (4.348%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 11 (47.83%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (26.09%) Logistics
2 4 (17.39%) UML
3 3 (13.04%) Software Engineering
4 2 (8.696%) Unit Testing
4 2 (8.696%) Multithreading
4 2 (8.696%) Embedded Software Development
4 2 (8.696%) Agile Software Development
4 2 (8.696%) TDD
5 1 (4.348%) Code Coverage
5 1 (4.348%) Refactoring
5 1 (4.348%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 17 (73.91%) C#
2 10 (43.48%) SQL
3 5 (21.74%) C
4 3 (13.04%) C++
5 2 (8.696%) Embedded C
6 1 (4.348%) Python
6 1 (4.348%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (13.04%) Degree
2 2 (8.696%) HND
3 1 (4.348%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.348%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 16 (69.57%) Siemens
2 13 (56.52%) Oracle
2 13 (56.52%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.348%) Allen-Bradley
North East
You will be required to design, develop, test and support software using the latest Microsoft .NET technology (C#, WPF)... Candidates will need; Degree or equivalent in Software Engineering...
Nigel Wright Consultancy
Rate: £350 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bristol, South West
SCADA / PLC / OIL AND GAS / ROCKWELL / ELECTRICAL I have an urgent, new contract in the Bristol area for a key client in the Oil and Gas Sector. You...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £35 - £45 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013