The first table below looks at the demand for MATLAB skills in IT contracts advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MATLAB over the 3 months to 24 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 Manchester 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
MathWorks MATLAB
Rank - 82 -
Contract jobs citing MATLAB 0 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester - 0.077% -
As % of the Programming Languages category - 0.214% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £280 £375
% change year-on-year
+29.46% -25.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £37.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.00 £37.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
-10.81% +5.71%
All Programming Languages
Manchester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
333 467 310
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 35.69% 36.15% 29.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 169 271 175
Average daily rate £295 £300 £265
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.66% +13.20%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £230 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £370 £400 £440
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 29 15
Average hourly rate £33.00 £27.50 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% +10.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.57 £15.00 £11.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £131.70 £39.10 £35.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
MATLAB
North West

MATLAB
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester MATLAB Jobs Demand 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 Manchester region.

Manchester MATLAB Hourly Rate Trend