The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in IT contracts advertised for the Surrey region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Electronics over the 3 months to 18 June 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 General category for the Surrey 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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Electronics
Rank 69 73 93
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +20
Contract jobs citing Electronics 13 20 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey 1.059% 1.238% 0.378%
As % of the General category 2.621% 4.008% 1.014%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 0
Average daily rate £350 £280 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+25.00% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £300 £313
% change year-on-year
+8.33% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 4
Average hourly rate £47.50 £35.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+33.80% +1.42%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £29.60 £34.70 £28.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £52.50 £36.30 £41.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.50 £37.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
-4.05% +5.71%
All of the General Category
Surrey
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
496 499 690
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey 40.42% 30.90% 37.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 231 295 330
Average daily rate £400 £375 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.66% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £225 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £380 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
+1.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 30 30
Average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% +66.66%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £15.10 £14.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £52.50 £42.00 £42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -3.84%
Electronics
South East

Electronics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Electronics across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Surrey Electronics Jobs Demand Trend

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Electronics across the Surrey region.

Surrey Electronics Daily Rate Trend

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Electronics across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Surrey Electronics Daily Rate Histogram

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Electronics across the Surrey region.

Surrey Electronics Hourly Rate Trend

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Electronics across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Surrey Electronics Hourly Rate Histogram

Electronics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Staines -3 7 £400 - 1
Weybridge - 1 £290 -
Guildford - 1 - - 2
Leatherhead - - - -
Redhill - - - -
Reigate - - - - 1
Woking - - - - 1
Chertsey - - - -
Electronics
South East

Electronics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing Electronics 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 Electronics.

1 20 (58.82%) C
1 20 (58.82%) C++
2 19 (55.88%) Linux
3 16 (47.06%) OpenGL
4 13 (38.24%) DTV
4 13 (38.24%) Degree
5 12 (35.29%) Embedded Linux
6 10 (29.41%) Computer Science
6 10 (29.41%) GLSL
7 9 (26.47%) Embedded Systems
7 9 (26.47%) Smartphone
7 9 (26.47%) Device Driver
7 9 (26.47%) Java
8 8 (23.53%) Embedded Software Development
9 6 (17.65%) Software Testing
9 6 (17.65%) Android
9 6 (17.65%) Mathematics
10 5 (14.71%) Marketing
10 5 (14.71%) 3D Graphics
11 3 (8.824%) STB
11 3 (8.824%) Aerospace
11 3 (8.824%) Manufacturing
11 3 (8.824%) Validation
11 3 (8.824%) JavaScript
11 3 (8.824%) HTML
11 3 (8.824%) XML
11 3 (8.824%) HNC
11 3 (8.824%) HND
11 3 (8.824%) Embedded C
11 3 (8.824%) Embedded C++

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing Electronics 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 Electronics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 16 (47.06%) OpenGL
2 3 (8.824%) HTML
2 3 (8.824%) XML
3 2 (5.882%) REST
3 2 (5.882%) .NET
3 2 (5.882%) ASP.NET
3 2 (5.882%) CSS
3 2 (5.882%) Web Services
4 1 (2.941%) WebKit
4 1 (2.941%) OpenGL ES
4 1 (2.941%) Flash
4 1 (2.941%) J2ME
4 1 (2.941%) JNI
4 1 (2.941%) Ajax
4 1 (2.941%) Java ME
4 1 (2.941%) JSON
4 1 (2.941%) WCF
4 1 (2.941%) jQuery
4 1 (2.941%) Qt
4 1 (2.941%) Node.js
Application Platforms
1 1 (2.941%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (2.941%) MS Office
1 1 (2.941%) MS Excel
1 1 (2.941%) NASTRAN
Business Applications
1 2 (5.882%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.941%) SMS
1 1 (2.941%) HTTP
1 1 (2.941%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.882%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.941%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (2.941%) SQL Server 2005
2 1 (2.941%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (2.941%) SQL Server 2008
2 1 (2.941%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (2.941%) Subversion
General
1 5 (14.71%) Marketing
2 3 (8.824%) Aerospace
2 3 (8.824%) Manufacturing
3 2 (5.882%) Games
3 2 (5.882%) Telecoms
3 2 (5.882%) Finance
Job Titles
1 8 (23.53%) Software Engineer
2 3 (8.824%) Developer
2 3 (8.824%) Analyst
2 3 (8.824%) Linux Engineer
3 2 (5.882%) Mechanical Engineer
3 2 (5.882%) Integration Engineer
3 2 (5.882%) Test Engineer
3 2 (5.882%) Development Engineer
4 1 (2.941%) Android Developer
4 1 (2.941%) C# .NET Developer
4 1 (2.941%) Senior Software Engineer
4 1 (2.941%) VB.NET Developer
4 1 (2.941%) Project Support Officer
4 1 (2.941%) Project Analyst
4 1 (2.941%) Project Engineer
4 1 (2.941%) Project Support Analyst
4 1 (2.941%) Support Analyst
4 1 (2.941%) Data Analyst
4 1 (2.941%) .NET Developer
4 1 (2.941%) C# Developer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (38.24%) DTV
2 10 (29.41%) Computer Science
3 9 (26.47%) Smartphone
3 9 (26.47%) Device Driver
3 9 (26.47%) Embedded Systems
4 6 (17.65%) Mathematics
5 5 (14.71%) 3D Graphics
6 3 (8.824%) STB
6 3 (8.824%) Open Source
7 1 (2.941%) Mobile App
7 1 (2.941%) Mobile Payment
7 1 (2.941%) Handset
7 1 (2.941%) Animation
7 1 (2.941%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 19 (55.88%) Linux
2 12 (35.29%) Embedded Linux
3 6 (17.65%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (23.53%) Embedded Software Development
2 6 (17.65%) Software Testing
3 3 (8.824%) Validation
4 2 (5.882%) Programme Management
4 2 (5.882%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (5.882%) Configuration Management
4 2 (5.882%) Project Planning
4 2 (5.882%) Digital Marketing
4 2 (5.882%) Logistics
5 1 (2.941%) UML
5 1 (2.941%) Web Application Development
5 1 (2.941%) Mobile Application Development
5 1 (2.941%) Test Scripting
5 1 (2.941%) System Testing
5 1 (2.941%) Data Entry
5 1 (2.941%) Finite Element Analysis
5 1 (2.941%) Use Case
5 1 (2.941%) MVC
5 1 (2.941%) Workflow
5 1 (2.941%) CAD
Programming Languages
1 20 (58.82%) C++
1 20 (58.82%) C
2 10 (29.41%) GLSL
3 9 (26.47%) Java
4 3 (8.824%) JavaScript
4 3 (8.824%) Embedded C
4 3 (8.824%) Embedded C++
5 2 (5.882%) PHP
6 1 (2.941%) VB.NET
6 1 (2.941%) Tcl
6 1 (2.941%) C#
Qualifications
1 13 (38.24%) Degree
2 3 (8.824%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.824%) HNC
2 3 (8.824%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.941%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 2 (5.882%) SAP
1 2 (5.882%) EMC
1 2 (5.882%) Perforce
2 1 (2.941%) Cadence
2 1 (2.941%) Siemens
2 1 (2.941%) Oracle
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