The first table below looks at the demand for Signal Processing skills in IT contracts advertised for the South Coast region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Signal Processing over the 3 months to 21 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the South Coast 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Signal Processing
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Signal Processing 4 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South Coast 11.43% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £350 -
% change year-on-year
-14.28% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Average hourly rate £32.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.75 £50.00 £39.00
% change year-on-year
-32.50% +28.20%
All Processes & Methodologies
South Coast
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
25 29 18
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South Coast 71.43% 69.05% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 16 11
Average daily rate £453 £450 £538
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.55% -16.27%
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
Average hourly rate £32.50 - £22.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
Signal Processing
England

Signal Processing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Signal Processing across the South Coast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South Coast Signal Processing Jobs Demand Trend

Signal Processing
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Signal Processing across the South Coast region.

South Coast Signal Processing Hourly Rate Trend

Signal Processing
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South Coast region citing Signal Processing 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 Signal Processing.

1 4 (100.00%) C++
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) UML
1 4 (100.00%) OO
1 4 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 4 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
1 4 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Waterfall

Signal Processing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South Coast region citing Signal Processing 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 Signal Processing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) UML
1 4 (100.00%) OO
1 4 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
1 4 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 4 (100.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C++
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared