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

LinkThe MathWorks MATLAB
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank29-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.818 %0.000 %
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£333£301
% change on same period last year+10.64 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00-
Average hourly rate£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.36£35.78
% change on same period last year-6.75 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads4435
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.038 %
Daily rates quoted101
Average minimum daily rate£293£130
Average daily rate£302£135
% change on same period last year+123.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£140
UK excluding London average daily rate£302£278
% change on same period last year+8.46 %
Hourly rates quoted2716
Average minimum hourly rate£21.14£11.20
Average hourly rate£22.26£12.24
% change on same period last year+81.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.39£13.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.11£19.56
% change on same period last year-2.32 %
MATLAB OxfordshireMATLAB
Oxfordshire

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.

MATLAB
Demand Trend

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

Oxford MATLAB Demand Trend

MATLAB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxford MATLAB Hourly Rate Trend

MATLAB
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

12 (66.67 %)TickIT
12 (66.67 %)C++
12 (66.67 %)UNIX
12 (66.67 %)Linux
12 (66.67 %)ISO9001
12 (66.67 %)Software Testing
21 (33.33 %)ActiveX
21 (33.33 %)VBA

MATLAB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)ActiveX
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (66.67 %)C++ Developer
22 (66.67 %)C++ Software Engineer
22 (66.67 %)Software Engineer
31 (33.33 %)VBA Developer
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)UNIX
12 (66.67 %)Linux
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Software Testing
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)C++
21 (33.33 %)VBA
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (66.67 %)ISO9001
12 (66.67 %)TickIT