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

LinkAda
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank10899
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads3775
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.076 %
As % of the category below2.717 %3.664 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£327
% change on same period last year+5.48 %
Hourly rates quoted3142
Average minimum hourly rate£30.47£30.40
Average hourly rate£33.58£31.96
% change on same period last year+5.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.68£33.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.60£34.09
% change on same period last year+4.45 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South West
Matching contract IT job ads13622047
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.918 %2.069 %
Daily rates quoted287376
Average minimum daily rate£310£316
Average daily rate£333£336
% change on same period last year-0.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted256321
Average minimum hourly rate£29.73£32.03
Average hourly rate£31.78£34.94
% change on same period last year-9.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.82£37.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Ada EnglandAda
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.

Ada
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Ada across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South West Ada Demand Trend

Ada
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Ada across the South West region.

South West Ada Daily Rate Trend

Ada
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Ada Hourly Rate Trend

Ada
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ada across the South West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South West Ada Hourly Rate Histogram

Ada
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ada within the South West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SomersetDown-229--
BristolUp+136--
Ada EnglandAda
England

Ada
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Ada 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 Ada.

136 (52.94 %)Avionics
227 (39.71 %)Aerospace
325 (36.76 %)UML
423 (33.82 %)Security Cleared
518 (26.47 %)ARTiSAN
518 (26.47 %)Software Testing
615 (22.06 %)Validation
712 (17.65 %)Green Hills
811 (16.18 %)Requirements Management
811 (16.18 %)Use Case
811 (16.18 %)C
99 (13.24 %)Simulink
106 (8.824 %)C++
106 (8.824 %)MATLAB
106 (8.824 %)UNIX
115 (7.353 %)Configuration Management
124 (5.882 %)OOD
124 (5.882 %)Military
133 (4.412 %)Government
133 (4.412 %)VB
142 (2.941 %)Python
142 (2.941 %)Java
142 (2.941 %)Perl
142 (2.941 %)OOA/OOD
142 (2.941 %)OO
142 (2.941 %)Ruby
142 (2.941 %)Electric
142 (2.941 %)Integration Testing
142 (2.941 %)Test Scripting
142 (2.941 %)BC Cleared

Ada
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Ada 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 Ada. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.471 %)XML
11 (1.471 %)CORBA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (13.24 %)Simulink
26 (8.824 %)MATLAB
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (26.47 %)ARTiSAN
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (52.94 %)Avionics
227 (39.71 %)Aerospace
34 (5.882 %)Military
43 (4.412 %)Government
52 (2.941 %)Electric
61 (1.471 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.471 %)Telecoms
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (39.71 %)Software Engineer
220 (29.41 %)Analyst
312 (17.65 %)Test Engineer
312 (17.65 %)Software Test Engineer
411 (16.18 %)Software Analyst
57 (10.29 %)Developer
66 (8.824 %)Software Developer
74 (5.882 %)Real Time Engineer
81 (1.471 %)Java Developer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.941 %)Physics
21 (1.471 %)Mathematics
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (8.824 %)UNIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (36.76 %)UML
223 (33.82 %)Security Cleared
318 (26.47 %)Software Testing
415 (22.06 %)Validation
511 (16.18 %)Requirements Management
511 (16.18 %)Use Case
65 (7.353 %)Configuration Management
74 (5.882 %)OOD
82 (2.941 %)OOA/OOD
82 (2.941 %)OO
82 (2.941 %)Integration Testing
82 (2.941 %)Test Scripting
82 (2.941 %)BC Cleared
91 (1.471 %)SC Cleared
91 (1.471 %)Pair Programming
91 (1.471 %)SysML
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (16.18 %)C
26 (8.824 %)C++
33 (4.412 %)VB
42 (2.941 %)Python
42 (2.941 %)Ruby
42 (2.941 %)Java
42 (2.941 %)Perl
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.941 %)Degree
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.941 %)QA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (17.65 %)Green Hills