The first table below looks at the demand for Qt 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 Qt over the 3 months to 23 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 Application Development 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Qt
Rank 490 509 556
Rank change year-on-year
+19 +47
Contract jobs citing Qt 28 53 17
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.067% 0.099% 0.030%
As % of the Application Development category 0.248% 0.379% 0.105%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 18 7
Average daily rate £330 £300 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.00% -14.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £300 £280
10% offered a daily rate of more than £435 £300 £379
UK excluding London average daily rate £265 £300 £350
% change year-on-year
-11.66% -14.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 27 1
Average hourly rate £50.00 £40.00 £45.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.00% -11.11%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £50.00 £35.00 -
% change year-on-year
+42.85% -
All Application Development
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
11298 13988 16114
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 27.21% 26.19% 28.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 7248 8388 9560
Average daily rate £375 £355 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.63% -11.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 340 367 558
Average hourly rate £35.00 £33.30 £35.70
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+5.10% -6.72%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.50 £15.00 £19.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £42.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
Qt
UK

Qt
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England Qt Jobs Demand Trend

Qt
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Qt Daily Rate Trend

Qt
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Qt across the England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

England Qt Daily Rate Histogram

Qt
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Qt Hourly Rate Trend

Qt
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Qt within the England region over the 3 months to 23 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 +16 11 £365 +21.66%
South West +36 9 £240 -
East of England +9 4 £475 +58.33%
South East +14 2 £350 -
North West +11 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 - -
Qt
UK

Qt
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Qt 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 Qt.

1 39 (82.98%) C++
2 23 (48.94%) Linux
3 16 (34.04%) OpenGL
4 15 (31.91%) Android
5 13 (27.66%) C
6 11 (23.40%) OO
6 11 (23.40%) Electronics
7 10 (21.28%) Apple iOS
8 9 (19.15%) Computer Science
8 9 (19.15%) Windows
8 9 (19.15%) Java
9 8 (17.02%) OOD
9 8 (17.02%) Degree
10 7 (14.89%) Python
11 6 (12.77%) UML
11 6 (12.77%) Embedded Systems
11 6 (12.77%) Mobile App
12 5 (10.64%) Embedded Software Development
12 5 (10.64%) bada
12 5 (10.64%) JSON
12 5 (10.64%) Augmented Reality
12 5 (10.64%) Web Services
12 5 (10.64%) Symbian
12 5 (10.64%) TDD
13 4 (8.511%) Aerospace
13 4 (8.511%) Blackberry
13 4 (8.511%) Visual Studio
13 4 (8.511%) Marketing
13 4 (8.511%) JTAG
13 4 (8.511%) DO-178B

Qt
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Qt 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 Qt. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 16 (34.04%) OpenGL
2 5 (10.64%) JSON
2 5 (10.64%) Web Services
3 3 (6.383%) QML
3 3 (6.383%) OpenGL ES
3 3 (6.383%) HTML5
3 3 (6.383%) XML
4 2 (4.255%) MFC
4 2 (4.255%) GTK+
5 1 (2.128%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 1 (2.128%) GStreamer
5 1 (2.128%) HTML
5 1 (2.128%) STL
Applications
1 1 (2.128%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.255%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.383%) TCP/IP
2 1 (2.128%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 4 (8.511%) Visual Studio
1 4 (8.511%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (6.383%) Team Foundation Server
2 3 (6.383%) Eclipse
General
1 11 (23.40%) Electronics
2 4 (8.511%) Aerospace
2 4 (8.511%) Marketing
3 3 (6.383%) Telecoms
3 3 (6.383%) Games
3 3 (6.383%) Retail
4 2 (4.255%) Manufacturing
4 2 (4.255%) Finance
5 1 (2.128%) Automotive
5 1 (2.128%) Banking
Job Titles
1 25 (53.19%) Developer
2 14 (29.79%) Software Engineer
3 11 (23.40%) C++ Developer
4 10 (21.28%) C++ Software Engineer
5 9 (19.15%) Software Developer
6 8 (17.02%) C++ Software Developer
7 4 (8.511%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 4 (8.511%) Programmer
7 4 (8.511%) Designer
7 4 (8.511%) C++ Programmer
7 4 (8.511%) Software Programmer
7 4 (8.511%) GUI Designer
7 4 (8.511%) Software Designer
8 3 (6.383%) GUI Developer
9 2 (4.255%) Linux Engineer
9 2 (4.255%) Blackberry Developer
9 2 (4.255%) Mobile Developer
9 2 (4.255%) Android Developer
10 1 (2.128%) Audio Engineer
10 1 (2.128%) Audio Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (19.15%) Computer Science
2 6 (12.77%) Embedded Systems
2 6 (12.77%) Mobile App
3 5 (10.64%) Augmented Reality
4 4 (8.511%) Blackberry
5 3 (6.383%) Digital Media
5 3 (6.383%) Animation
5 3 (6.383%) Mathematics
5 3 (6.383%) 3D Graphics
6 2 (4.255%) DTV
7 1 (2.128%) Statistics
7 1 (2.128%) Open Source
7 1 (2.128%) FMCG
7 1 (2.128%) Telematics
7 1 (2.128%) NHS
7 1 (2.128%) Device Driver
7 1 (2.128%) IPTV
Operating Systems
1 23 (48.94%) Linux
2 15 (31.91%) Android
3 10 (21.28%) Apple iOS
4 9 (19.15%) Windows
5 5 (10.64%) bada
6 2 (4.255%) Windows CE
6 2 (4.255%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (2.128%) Windows Phone
7 1 (2.128%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (23.40%) OO
2 8 (17.02%) OOD
3 6 (12.77%) UML
4 5 (10.64%) Embedded Software Development
4 5 (10.64%) TDD
5 2 (4.255%) Software Engineering
5 2 (4.255%) Software Testing
5 2 (4.255%) Programme Management
5 2 (4.255%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (4.255%) Project Management
5 2 (4.255%) Digital Marketing
5 2 (4.255%) Multithreading
6 1 (2.128%) Project Planning
6 1 (2.128%) Data Modelling
6 1 (2.128%) Scrum
6 1 (2.128%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 39 (82.98%) C++
2 13 (27.66%) C
3 9 (19.15%) Java
4 7 (14.89%) Python
5 4 (8.511%) GLSL
6 3 (6.383%) JavaScript
7 2 (4.255%) Embedded C++
7 2 (4.255%) C#
8 1 (2.128%) R
8 1 (2.128%) VBA
8 1 (2.128%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 8 (17.02%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.511%) JTAG
1 4 (8.511%) DO-178B
2 1 (2.128%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (10.64%) Symbian
2 2 (4.255%) SAP
3 1 (2.128%) Nokia
3 1 (2.128%) Progress
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
My client is looking for an embedded software engineer to take part in the first part of an Audio based project. This will be based in there offices...
GCS IT Recruitment Specialists
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 17 May 2013