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This section looks at the demand for The MathWorks MATLAB skills within the South West 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkThe MathWorks MATLAB
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank129135
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads929
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.029 %
As % of the category below1.544 %4.067 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£288-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£288£375
% change on same period last year-23.33 %
Hourly rates quoted412
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£34.92
Average hourly rate£32.00£35.54
% change on same period last year-9.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£36.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.35£35.21
% change on same period last year-5.28 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
South West
Matching contract IT job ads583713
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.777 %0.721 %
Daily rates quoted195141
Average minimum daily rate£309£296
Average daily rate£330£311
% change on same period last year+6.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£285
% change on same period last year+4.94 %
Hourly rates quoted92163
Average minimum hourly rate£19.12£18.37
Average hourly rate£20.69£20.09
% change on same period last year+2.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.27£21.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.01£18.99
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
MATLAB EnglandMATLAB
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.

MATLAB
Demand Trend

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

South West MATLAB Demand Trend

MATLAB
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West MATLAB Daily Rate Trend

MATLAB
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MATLAB across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West MATLAB Daily Rate Histogram

MATLAB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West MATLAB Hourly Rate Trend

MATLAB
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MATLAB across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West MATLAB Hourly Rate Histogram

MATLAB
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MATLAB within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BristolUp+96£288-
WiltshireUp+21--
SomersetNo change01--
GloucestershireDown-21--
MATLAB EnglandMATLAB
England

MATLAB
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

113 (68.42 %)Simulink
29 (47.37 %)C
36 (31.58 %)Fortran
45 (26.32 %)SC Cleared
45 (26.32 %)Security Cleared
54 (21.05 %)Integration Testing
54 (21.05 %)Visual Studio
63 (15.79 %)C++
63 (15.79 %)Microsoft
63 (15.79 %)Manufacturing
63 (15.79 %)Cadence
63 (15.79 %)IC Design
63 (15.79 %)MS Office
72 (10.53 %)Requirements Analysis
72 (10.53 %)Validation
72 (10.53 %)Aerospace
72 (10.53 %)Python
72 (10.53 %)Java
81 (5.263 %)Electronics
81 (5.263 %)Telecoms
81 (5.263 %)JSP
81 (5.263 %)Ada
81 (5.263 %)Automotive
81 (5.263 %)VHDL
81 (5.263 %)Software Engineering
81 (5.263 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
81 (5.263 %)System Testing
81 (5.263 %)JSP 440

MATLAB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.263 %)JSP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (68.42 %)Simulink
23 (15.79 %)MS Office
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (21.05 %)Visual Studio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (15.79 %)Manufacturing
22 (10.53 %)Aerospace
31 (5.263 %)Automotive
31 (5.263 %)Electronics
31 (5.263 %)Telecoms
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (31.58 %)Systems Engineer
23 (15.79 %)Design Engineer
32 (10.53 %)Project Manager
32 (10.53 %)Software Engineer
32 (10.53 %)Developer
32 (10.53 %)Technical Project Manager
32 (10.53 %)Technical Manager
32 (10.53 %)Implementation Engineer
41 (5.263 %)RF Engineer
41 (5.263 %)IC Design Engineer
41 (5.263 %)RF Design Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Senior RF Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Hardware Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Senior Systems Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.263 %)VHDL
11 (5.263 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (26.32 %)SC Cleared
15 (26.32 %)Security Cleared
24 (21.05 %)Integration Testing
33 (15.79 %)IC Design
42 (10.53 %)Validation
42 (10.53 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (5.263 %)Software Engineering
51 (5.263 %)System Testing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (47.37 %)C
26 (31.58 %)Fortran
33 (15.79 %)C++
42 (10.53 %)Java
42 (10.53 %)Python
51 (5.263 %)Ada
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.263 %)JSP 440
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (15.79 %)Microsoft
13 (15.79 %)Cadence
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