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The table below looks at the demand for Wind River VxWorks skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VxWorks over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWind River VxWorks
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6392
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads83
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.020 %0.880 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£292£450
% change on same period last year-35.18 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00£38.33
Average hourly rate£33.80£39.17
% change on same period last year-13.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.60£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.18£38.15
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads199341
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.320 %0.366 %
Daily rates quoted7987
Average minimum daily rate£347£305
Average daily rate£361£322
% change on same period last year+12.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted2587
Average minimum hourly rate£23.31£20.41
Average hourly rate£25.52£21.16
% change on same period last year+20.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.73£21.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.91£21.94
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
VxWorks East of EnglandVxWorks
East of England

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.

VxWorks
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VxWorks across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Hertfordshire VxWorks Demand Trend

VxWorks
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire VxWorks Daily Rate Trend

VxWorks
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire VxWorks Hourly Rate Trend

VxWorks
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VxWorks across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire VxWorks Hourly Rate Histogram

VxWorks
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VxWorks within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
StevenageUp+11--
LetchworthNew entry-1--
VxWorks East of EnglandVxWorks
East of England

VxWorks
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing VxWorks 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 VxWorks.

111 (100.00 %)C
111 (100.00 %)C++
26 (54.55 %)MATLAB
26 (54.55 %)Simulink
26 (54.55 %)UML
34 (36.36 %)SC Cleared
34 (36.36 %)Security Cleared
34 (36.36 %)Windows
34 (36.36 %)Linux
34 (36.36 %)LynxOS
34 (36.36 %)OpenGL
34 (36.36 %)X-Windows
43 (27.27 %)Configuration Management
51 (9.091 %)CDMA2000
51 (9.091 %)Telecoms
51 (9.091 %)VC++
51 (9.091 %)MPEG
51 (9.091 %)WCDMA
51 (9.091 %)Embedded C
51 (9.091 %)Embedded C++

VxWorks
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing VxWorks 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 VxWorks. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (36.36 %)OpenGL
14 (36.36 %)X-Windows
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (54.55 %)MATLAB
16 (54.55 %)Simulink
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (9.091 %)WCDMA
11 (9.091 %)CDMA2000
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (9.091 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (90.91 %)Software Engineer
25 (45.45 %)C Software Engineer
34 (36.36 %)Embedded Software Engineer
42 (18.18 %)C++ Software Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Embedded C Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Real Time Embedded Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Real Time Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)MPEG
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (36.36 %)Windows
14 (36.36 %)Linux
14 (36.36 %)LynxOS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (54.55 %)UML
24 (36.36 %)SC Cleared
24 (36.36 %)Security Cleared
33 (27.27 %)Configuration Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (100.00 %)C
111 (100.00 %)C++
21 (9.091 %)VC++
21 (9.091 %)Embedded C
21 (9.091 %)Embedded C++