Embedded Systems Contracts in the South West
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Embedded Systems 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the South West 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
Embedded Systems
Rank 92 127 121
Rank change year-on-year
+35 -6
Contract jobs citing Embedded Systems 16 9 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.793% 0.278% 0.035%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.960% 1.426% 0.198%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 0
Average daily rate £240 £288 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.52% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £275 £288 £290
% change year-on-year
-4.34% -0.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 0
Average hourly rate £40.25 £41.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.82% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £42.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
-17.64% +13.33%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category		 404 631 504
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 20.03% 19.51% 17.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 335 215
Average daily rate £350 £390 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.25% +11.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £264 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £510 £525 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 42 56
Average hourly rate £30.00 £22.00 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+36.36% -24.13%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.70 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £44.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -13.46%
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Embedded Systems across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South West Embedded Systems Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Systems
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Embedded Systems Daily Rate Trend

Embedded Systems
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Embedded Systems across the South West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South West Embedded Systems Daily Rate Histogram

Embedded Systems
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Embedded Systems Hourly Rate Trend

Embedded Systems
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems within the South West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Wiltshire +11 11 £240 -
Gloucestershire +30 5 - -
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Embedded Systems 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 Systems.

1 33 (91.67%) C++
2 29 (80.56%) Linux
3 27 (75.00%) C
4 21 (58.33%) Android
5 19 (52.78%) Degree
6 17 (47.22%) Apple iOS
7 16 (44.44%) JTAG
8 13 (36.11%) Computer Science
9 11 (30.56%) C#
9 11 (30.56%) UNIX
10 9 (25.00%) UML
10 9 (25.00%) Electronics
11 8 (22.22%) OO
11 8 (22.22%) VxWorks
12 7 (19.44%) Windows
13 6 (16.67%) Security Cleared
13 6 (16.67%) Qt
14 5 (13.89%) SC Cleared
15 4 (11.11%) Green Hills
15 4 (11.11%) GCC
15 4 (11.11%) Regression Analysis
15 4 (11.11%) ASN.1
15 4 (11.11%) OOD
15 4 (11.11%) OpenGL
15 4 (11.11%) Eclipse
15 4 (11.11%) Ethernet
15 4 (11.11%) Java
15 4 (11.11%) Visual Studio
16 3 (8.333%) MS Excel
16 3 (8.333%) Rational DOORS

Embedded Systems
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Embedded Systems 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 Systems. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (16.67%) Qt
2 4 (11.11%) OpenGL
Applications
1 3 (8.333%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (11.11%) ASN.1
1 4 (11.11%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 4 (11.11%) GCC
1 4 (11.11%) Eclipse
1 4 (11.11%) Visual Studio
2 3 (8.333%) Rational DOORS
General
1 9 (25.00%) Electronics
2 3 (8.333%) Avionics
3 2 (5.556%) Telecoms
3 2 (5.556%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.778%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 26 (72.22%) Software Engineer
2 6 (16.67%) Developer
3 4 (11.11%) C++ Software Engineer
4 3 (8.333%) Systems Engineer
4 3 (8.333%) GUI Developer
5 2 (5.556%) C++/C# Developer
5 2 (5.556%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 2 (5.556%) C++ Developer
5 2 (5.556%) C Developer
6 1 (2.778%) C Programmer
6 1 (2.778%) Embedded C Developer
6 1 (2.778%) C# Developer
6 1 (2.778%) Embedded C Programmer
6 1 (2.778%) Programmer
6 1 (2.778%) Audio Engineer
6 1 (2.778%) Audio Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (36.11%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 29 (80.56%) Linux
2 21 (58.33%) Android
3 17 (47.22%) Apple iOS
4 11 (30.56%) UNIX
5 8 (22.22%) VxWorks
6 7 (19.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (25.00%) UML
2 8 (22.22%) OO
3 4 (11.11%) Regression Analysis
3 4 (11.11%) OOD
4 2 (5.556%) Software Engineering
5 1 (2.778%) Systems Analysis
5 1 (2.778%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 33 (91.67%) C++
2 27 (75.00%) C
3 11 (30.56%) C#
4 4 (11.11%) Java
5 1 (2.778%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 19 (52.78%) Degree
2 6 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 5 (13.89%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (44.44%) JTAG
2 3 (8.333%) DO-178B
2 3 (8.333%) DO-254
Vendors
1 4 (11.11%) Green Hills
2 1 (2.778%) Progress
Controls Engineer
Bristol, South West
PLC Programmer- Bristol- 9 Months- £32 p/h DOE My Bristol based client is urgently seeking a PLC programming engineer to assist them on a very important project...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £30 - £35 per hour
Posted: 23 May 2013
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