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The table below looks at the demand for Embedded Linux skills within the London region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Embedded Linux over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEmbedded Linux
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank386465
Rank change on same period last yearUp+79
Matching contract IT job ads134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.216 %0.040 %
Daily rates quoted130
Average minimum daily rate£383-
Average daily rate£414-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£446-
UK excluding London average daily rate£338-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£37.50
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£43.30£37.48
% change on same period last year+15.53 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
London
Matching contract IT job ads603210033
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled8.493 %10.14 %
Daily rates quoted23863521
Average minimum daily rate£352£405
Average daily rate£373£429
% change on same period last year-13.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£453
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£331
% change on same period last year-1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted641928
Average minimum hourly rate£20.71£21.26
Average hourly rate£21.86£22.57
% change on same period last year-3.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.01£23.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.98£22.27
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
Embedded Linux EnglandEmbedded Linux
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.

Embedded Linux
Demand Trend

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

London Embedded Linux Demand Trend

Embedded Linux
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Embedded Linux Daily Rate Trend

Embedded Linux
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Embedded Linux across the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

London Embedded Linux Daily Rate Histogram

Embedded Linux
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Embedded Linux Hourly Rate Trend

Embedded Linux
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Embedded Linux 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 Embedded Linux.

115 (100.00 %)Linux
214 (93.33 %)C
312 (80.00 %)STB
411 (73.33 %)C++
510 (66.67 %)DTV
65 (33.33 %)Embedded C
73 (20.00 %)Subversion
82 (13.33 %)Agile Software Development
82 (13.33 %)DVB
82 (13.33 %)Java
82 (13.33 %)MPEG
91 (6.667 %)VoIP
91 (6.667 %)J2ME
91 (6.667 %)JUnit
91 (6.667 %)UNIX
91 (6.667 %)MHP
91 (6.667 %)Embedded C++
91 (6.667 %)Wireless
91 (6.667 %)Electronics
91 (6.667 %)Scrum
91 (6.667 %)Multimedia
91 (6.667 %)Unit Testing

Embedded Linux
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Embedded Linux 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 Embedded Linux. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.667 %)J2ME
11 (6.667 %)MHP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (13.33 %)DVB
21 (6.667 %)Wireless
21 (6.667 %)VoIP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (20.00 %)Subversion
21 (6.667 %)JUnit
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.667 %)Electronics
11 (6.667 %)Multimedia
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (26.67 %)Developer
23 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
32 (13.33 %)Integration Engineer
32 (13.33 %)Embedded Software Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Senior Software Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Team Leader
41 (6.667 %)Linux Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Embedded Linux Software Engineer
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (80.00 %)STB
210 (66.67 %)DTV
32 (13.33 %)MPEG
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (100.00 %)Linux
21 (6.667 %)UNIX
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (13.33 %)Agile Software Development
21 (6.667 %)Unit Testing
21 (6.667 %)Scrum
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (93.33 %)C
211 (73.33 %)C++
35 (33.33 %)Embedded C
42 (13.33 %)Java
51 (6.667 %)Embedded C++