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The table below looks at the demand for The MathWorks Simulink skills within the England region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Simulink over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkThe MathWorks Simulink
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank438566
Rank change on same period last yearUp+128
Matching contract IT job ads8159
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.128 %0.063 %
As % of the category below1.093 %0.560 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£330£300
Average daily rate£357£350
% change on same period last year+1.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£308
% change on same period last year+15.98 %
Hourly rates quoted529
Average minimum hourly rate£31.11£34.00
Average hourly rate£32.55£35.72
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£37.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£35.72
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
England
Matching contract IT job ads740810533
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.67 %11.29 %
Daily rates quoted20492981
Average minimum daily rate£302£304
Average daily rate£321£322
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£302£278
% change on same period last year+8.46 %
Hourly rates quoted13851922
Average minimum hourly rate£17.88£18.17
Average hourly rate£19.02£19.68
% change on same period last year-3.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.15£21.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.11£19.56
% change on same period last year-2.32 %
Simulink UKSimulink
UK

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Simulink
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Simulink across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

England Simulink Demand Trend

Simulink
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Simulink Daily Rate Trend

Simulink
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Simulink across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England Simulink Daily Rate Histogram

Simulink
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Simulink Hourly Rate Trend

Simulink
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Simulink across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England Simulink Hourly Rate Histogram

Simulink
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Simulink within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South WestUp+3928--
South EastUp+6125£357-
East of EnglandUp+3916--
West MidlandsUp+126--
MidlandsUp+225--
South CoastNew entry-1--
Simulink UKSimulink
UK

Simulink
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Simulink 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 Simulink.

1112 (91.80 %)MATLAB
254 (44.26 %)C
342 (34.43 %)UML
432 (26.23 %)Security Cleared
531 (25.41 %)C++
630 (24.59 %)Automotive
723 (18.85 %)SC Cleared
821 (17.21 %)Aerospace
920 (16.39 %)Electronics
1017 (13.93 %)Ada
1017 (13.93 %)Degree
1116 (13.11 %)Validation
1215 (12.30 %)Military
1314 (11.48 %)Fortran
1413 (10.66 %)Stateflow
1413 (10.66 %)VxWorks
1413 (10.66 %)Python
1511 (9.016 %)Avionics
169 (7.377 %)Electric
178 (6.557 %)MODAF
187 (5.738 %)Configuration Management
196 (4.918 %)Physics
205 (4.098 %)System Testing
205 (4.098 %)MS PowerPoint
205 (4.098 %)CAE
205 (4.098 %)Embedded C
205 (4.098 %)MS Excel
205 (4.098 %)MS Office
205 (4.098 %)UNIX
205 (4.098 %)Windows

Simulink
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Simulink 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 Simulink. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.820 %)MFC
11 (0.820 %)XML
11 (0.820 %)CORBA
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1112 (91.80 %)MATLAB
213 (10.66 %)Stateflow
35 (4.098 %)MS PowerPoint
35 (4.098 %)MS Office
35 (4.098 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.820 %)ATM
11 (0.820 %)GSM
11 (0.820 %)TCP/IP
11 (0.820 %)SAN
11 (0.820 %)Wireless
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.820 %)ARTiSAN
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (24.59 %)Automotive
221 (17.21 %)Aerospace
320 (16.39 %)Electronics
415 (12.30 %)Military
511 (9.016 %)Avionics
69 (7.377 %)Electric
73 (2.459 %)Finance
82 (1.639 %)Education
91 (0.820 %)Telecoms
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
139 (31.97 %)Software Engineer
225 (20.49 %)Systems Engineer
311 (9.016 %)Test Engineer
410 (8.197 %)C Software Engineer
57 (5.738 %)C++ Software Engineer
66 (4.918 %)Real Time Software Engineer
66 (4.918 %)Real Time Engineer
75 (4.098 %)Software Test Engineer
75 (4.098 %)Developer
75 (4.098 %)Support Engineer
84 (3.279 %)Design Engineer
93 (2.459 %)Embedded Software Engineer
93 (2.459 %)Junior
93 (2.459 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
93 (2.459 %)Electronics Engineer
93 (2.459 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
93 (2.459 %)Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
93 (2.459 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
93 (2.459 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
93 (2.459 %)Embedded C Engineer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (4.918 %)Physics
24 (3.279 %)Client/Server
31 (0.820 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
31 (0.820 %)Mathematics
31 (0.820 %)Computer Science
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (10.66 %)VxWorks
25 (4.098 %)UNIX
25 (4.098 %)Windows
31 (0.820 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
142 (34.43 %)UML
232 (26.23 %)Security Cleared
323 (18.85 %)SC Cleared
416 (13.11 %)Validation
58 (6.557 %)MODAF
67 (5.738 %)Configuration Management
75 (4.098 %)CAE
75 (4.098 %)System Testing
84 (3.279 %)Test Scripting
84 (3.279 %)Unified Process
84 (3.279 %)Software Testing
84 (3.279 %)DoDAF
92 (1.639 %)Project Management
92 (1.639 %)Software Engineering
92 (1.639 %)Requirements Analysis
101 (0.820 %)Finite Element Analysis
101 (0.820 %)SysML
101 (0.820 %)Requirements Management
101 (0.820 %)Data Analysis
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (44.26 %)C
231 (25.41 %)C++
317 (13.93 %)Ada
414 (11.48 %)Fortran
513 (10.66 %)Python
65 (4.098 %)Embedded C
74 (3.279 %)Embedded C++
74 (3.279 %)VB
82 (1.639 %)Java
91 (0.820 %)Tcl
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (13.93 %)Degree
22 (1.639 %)PhD
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.820 %)NFS
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (0.820 %)Microsoft
11 (0.820 %)MathWorks
11 (0.820 %)Xilinx