Signal Processing Contracts in England

Signal Processing
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Signal Processing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Signal Processing over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 498 620 769
Rank change year-on-year +122 +149 -165
Contract jobs citing Signal Processing 38 34 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.10% 0.068% 0.018%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.075% 0.020%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 13 0
10th Percentile £444 - -
25th Percentile £452 £228 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £259 -
Median % change year-on-year +102.71% - -
75th Percentile £569 £575 -
90th Percentile £605 - -
UK median daily rate £525 £347 £350
% change year-on-year +51.11% -0.73% -30.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 2 6
10th Percentile £52.50 £56.56 £50.75
25th Percentile £58.75 £59.14 £52.50
Median hourly rate £67.75 £65.45 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.51% +19.00% +10.00%
75th Percentile £81.25 £69.74 £70.63
90th Percentile £85.00 £71.10 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £67.75 £65.45 £55.00
% change year-on-year +3.51% +19.00% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Signal Processing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,110 45,282 64,556
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.56% 90.21% 90.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,055 31,791 45,856
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £444 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £768 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £528
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.17% +8.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,255 1,587 1,766
10th Percentile £12.95 £10.94 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £37.34 £24.30
Median % change year-on-year -3.59% +53.69% +1.23%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.68
UK median hourly rate £35.58 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -1.18% +44.00% -

Signal Processing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Signal Processing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Signal Processing in England

Signal Processing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Signal Processing in England.

Daily rate trend for Signal Processing in England

Signal Processing
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Signal Processing in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Signal Processing in England

Signal Processing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Signal Processing in England.

Hourly rate trend for Signal Processing in England

Signal Processing
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Signal Processing in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Signal Processing in England

Signal Processing
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Signal Processing within the England region over the 6 months to 2 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England +34 30 £465 -15.45% 29
South East +18 6 £593 +152.13% 48
South West +27 1 - - 26
Midlands +23 1 £550 -4.35% 8
West Midlands +17 1 £550 -4.35% 5
Signal Processing
UK

Signal Processing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 19 (50.00%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.53%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 11 (28.95%) Git
2 7 (18.42%) Mercurial
3 4 (10.53%) JIRA
3 4 (10.53%) Subversion
General
1 7 (18.42%) Multimedia
2 6 (15.79%) Aerospace
3 4 (10.53%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.63%) Law
Job Titles
1 18 (47.37%) FPGA Engineer
2 16 (42.11%) Design Engineer
2 16 (42.11%) FPGA Design Engineer
3 9 (23.68%) Software Engineer
4 5 (13.16%) Systems Engineer
5 4 (10.53%) Embedded Engineer
5 4 (10.53%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 4 (10.53%) Principal Engineer
5 4 (10.53%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 3 (7.89%) Data Engineer
6 3 (7.89%) Machine Learning Engineer
7 2 (5.26%) Test Engineer
8 1 (2.63%) DSP Engineer
8 1 (2.63%) Electronics Engineer
8 1 (2.63%) MATLAB Engineer
8 1 (2.63%) Process Engineer
8 1 (2.63%) Python Engineer
8 1 (2.63%) Python Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (18.42%) NumPy
1 7 (18.42%) Pandas
1 7 (18.42%) React
1 7 (18.42%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 19 (50.00%) VHDL
2 18 (47.37%) FPGA
3 16 (42.11%) Verilog
4 12 (31.58%) Algorithms
5 5 (13.16%) Social Media
6 4 (10.53%) Clustering
6 4 (10.53%) Device Driver
7 1 (2.63%) Acoustics
7 1 (2.63%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 7 (18.42%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (47.37%) FPGA Design
2 16 (42.11%) UVM
3 12 (31.58%) Software Engineering
4 11 (28.95%) Computer Science
5 7 (18.42%) Artificial Intelligence
5 7 (18.42%) Code Quality
5 7 (18.42%) Collaborative Working
5 7 (18.42%) Continuous Integration
5 7 (18.42%) Data Collection
5 7 (18.42%) Data Pipeline
5 7 (18.42%) Machine Learning
5 7 (18.42%) Test Automation
5 7 (18.42%) Validation
6 4 (10.53%) Defect Tracking
6 4 (10.53%) Digital Signal Processing
6 4 (10.53%) Image Processing
6 4 (10.53%) Model Validation
6 4 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (10.53%) Software Optimisation
6 4 (10.53%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 22 (57.89%) C
2 16 (42.11%) SystemVerilog
3 13 (34.21%) MATLAB
4 11 (28.95%) Python
5 7 (18.42%) C#
5 7 (18.42%) JavaScript
6 6 (15.79%) C++
7 4 (10.53%) Assembly Language
7 4 (10.53%) Shell Script
8 2 (5.26%) Embedded C
8 2 (5.26%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 34 (89.47%) Degree
2 7 (18.42%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (10.53%) Master's Degree
3 4 (10.53%) PhD
3 4 (10.53%) SC Cleared
3 4 (10.53%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.63%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.53%) JTAG
System Software
1 7 (18.42%) Firmware
2 5 (13.16%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 18 (47.37%) Xilinx
2 16 (42.11%) Intel
2 16 (42.11%) Microsemi
3 2 (5.26%) Siemens
4 1 (2.63%) QinetiQ