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The table below looks at the demand for the Real Time Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the South West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Real Time Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Real-Time Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank146168
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.023 %0.053 %
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£300£275
% change on same period last year+9.09 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£41.25
% change on same period last year-21.51 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads42655654
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.078 %5.847 %
Daily rates quoted12141430
Average minimum daily rate£348£337
Average daily rate£368£356
% change on same period last year+3.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted604674
Average minimum hourly rate£25.26£25.23
Average hourly rate£26.99£26.82
% change on same period last year+0.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.73£28.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.64£25.03
% change on same period last year-5.56 %
Real Time Software Engineer EnglandReal Time Software Engineer
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.

Real Time Software Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Real Time Software Engineer across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West Real Time Software Engineer Demand Trend

Real Time Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Real Time Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Real Time Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Real Time Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Real Time Software Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Real Time Software Engineer within the South West region over the 3 months to 15 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
GloucestershireNew entry-1--
Real Time Software Engineer EnglandReal Time Software Engineer
England

Real Time Software Engineer
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Real Time Software Engineer in their job title 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 with Real Time Software Engineer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)C
21 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (50.00 %)System Testing
21 (50.00 %)Validation
21 (50.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)Perl
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)Embedded C

Real Time Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Real Time Software Engineer in their job title 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 with Real Time Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Validation
11 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (50.00 %)System Testing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C
21 (50.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)Perl
21 (50.00 %)Embedded C