The first table below looks at the demand for MATLAB skills in IT contracts advertised for the Kent region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MATLAB over the 3 months to 17 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 Programming Languages category for the Kent 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
MathWorks MATLAB
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing MATLAB 2 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Kent 0.654% - -
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.695% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £280 £350
% change year-on-year
+42.85% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £36.64 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.00 £37.00 £34.75
% change year-on-year
-10.81% +6.47%
All Programming Languages
Kent
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
118 80 112
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Kent 38.56% 30.19% 35.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 35 65
Average daily rate £300 £300 £288
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +4.34%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £254 £213 £189
10% offered a daily rate of more than £443 £325 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 5 3
Average hourly rate £35.79 £17.50 £93.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+104.48% -81.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.37 £17.50 £17.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £90.00 £30.00 £170.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
MATLAB
South East

MATLAB
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MATLAB across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Kent MATLAB Jobs Demand Trend

MATLAB
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent MATLAB Daily Rate Trend

MATLAB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent MATLAB Hourly Rate Trend

MATLAB
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MATLAB within the Kent region over the 3 months to 17 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
Rochester - 2 - -
MATLAB
South East

MATLAB
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing MATLAB 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 MATLAB.

1 8 (100.00%) Simulink
2 7 (87.50%) Embedded Software Development
3 6 (75.00%) C
3 6 (75.00%) Electronics
4 5 (62.50%) Military
5 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
6 2 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (25.00%) Requirements Management
6 2 (25.00%) Aerospace
7 1 (12.50%) Embedded C

MATLAB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing MATLAB 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 MATLAB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 8 (100.00%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 6 (75.00%) Electronics
2 5 (62.50%) Military
3 2 (25.00%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Embedded Software Development
2 2 (25.00%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) C
2 1 (12.50%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared