Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Wind River VxWorks skills within the Stevenage region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VxWorks over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWind River VxWorks
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1416
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below6.250 %4.545 %
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-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£31.50£40.00
% change on same period last year-21.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.07£38.44
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads1622
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.024 %
Daily rates quoted45
Average minimum daily rate£359£275
Average daily rate£389£325
% change on same period last year+19.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted414
Average minimum hourly rate£30.90£28.90
Average hourly rate£32.25£29.47
% change on same period last year+9.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.60£30.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.36£22.18
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
VxWorks HertfordshireVxWorks
Hertfordshire

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.

VxWorks
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VxWorks across the Stevenage region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Stevenage VxWorks Demand Trend

VxWorks
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stevenage VxWorks Hourly Rate Trend

VxWorks
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region citing VxWorks 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 VxWorks.

12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)C++
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)MATLAB
12 (100.00 %)Simulink
12 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared

VxWorks
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region citing VxWorks 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 VxWorks. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)MATLAB
12 (100.00 %)Simulink
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
21 (50.00 %)C Software Engineer
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)C++