The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in IT contracts advertised for the Surrey region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Embedded Systems over the 3 months to 19 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 Miscellaneous 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Systems
Rank 74 96 98
Rank change year-on-year
+22 +2
Contract jobs citing Embedded Systems 4 2 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey 0.328% 0.124% 0.216%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.619% 0.664% 1.114%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £400 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £298 £289
% change year-on-year
+0.84% +3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 4
Average hourly rate £34.25 £40.00 £42.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.37% -5.88%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £34.25 £42.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
-19.41% +13.33%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Surrey
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
247 301 359
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey 20.25% 18.73% 19.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 132 189
Average daily rate £400 £320 £370
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+25.00% -13.51%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £188 £160 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £328
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +5.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 26 14
Average hourly rate £22.13 £32.25 £38.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-31.39% -16.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.60 £12.00 £12.93
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.50 £44.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.63 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-3.88% -10.00%
Embedded Systems
South East

Embedded Systems
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Surrey 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 Surrey region.

Surrey Embedded Systems Daily Rate Trend

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 Surrey region.

Surrey 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 Surrey region over the 3 months to 19 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 - 2 £400 - 1
Woking - - - -
Farnham - - - -
Guildford - - - - 1
Leatherhead - - - -
Embedded Systems
South East

Embedded Systems
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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 11 (84.62%) C++
2 10 (76.92%) Linux
2 10 (76.92%) C
3 9 (69.23%) Device Driver
3 9 (69.23%) Embedded Linux
3 9 (69.23%) Electronics
3 9 (69.23%) OpenGL
3 9 (69.23%) GLSL
4 8 (61.54%) DTV
4 8 (61.54%) Smartphone
5 3 (23.08%) Degree
6 2 (15.38%) MATLAB
6 2 (15.38%) Simulink
6 2 (15.38%) Eclipse
6 2 (15.38%) Software Testing
7 1 (7.692%) Subversion
7 1 (7.692%) Document Management
7 1 (7.692%) Aerospace
7 1 (7.692%) Automotive
7 1 (7.692%) Validation
7 1 (7.692%) 3D Graphics
7 1 (7.692%) Requirements Management
7 1 (7.692%) Marketing
7 1 (7.692%) TCP/IP
7 1 (7.692%) Embedded C
7 1 (7.692%) Embedded C++
7 1 (7.692%) Assembly Language
7 1 (7.692%) Visual Studio
7 1 (7.692%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 1 (7.692%) STL

Embedded Systems
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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 9 (69.23%) OpenGL
2 1 (7.692%) STL
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.692%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Eclipse
2 1 (7.692%) Subversion
2 1 (7.692%) Visual Studio
2 1 (7.692%) VSS/SourceSafe
2 1 (7.692%) ClearCase
2 1 (7.692%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (7.692%) GCC
General
1 9 (69.23%) Electronics
2 1 (7.692%) Aerospace
2 1 (7.692%) Automotive
2 1 (7.692%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 3 (23.08%) Software Engineer
2 2 (15.38%) Senior Software Engineer
2 2 (15.38%) C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (7.692%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (7.692%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 1 (7.692%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (7.692%) Embedded C++ Engineer
3 1 (7.692%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 9 (69.23%) Device Driver
2 8 (61.54%) DTV
2 8 (61.54%) Smartphone
3 1 (7.692%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (7.692%) Mathematics
3 1 (7.692%) Computer Science
3 1 (7.692%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 10 (76.92%) Linux
2 9 (69.23%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (7.692%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (15.38%) Software Testing
2 1 (7.692%) Document Management
2 1 (7.692%) Validation
2 1 (7.692%) Requirements Management
2 1 (7.692%) Configuration Management
2 1 (7.692%) RAD
2 1 (7.692%) Multithreading
2 1 (7.692%) Embedded Software Development
Programming Languages
1 11 (84.62%) C++
2 10 (76.92%) C
3 9 (69.23%) GLSL
4 2 (15.38%) MATLAB
5 1 (7.692%) Embedded C
5 1 (7.692%) Embedded C++
5 1 (7.692%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.692%) TickIT
Staines, South East
Staines / Contract / Embedded Software / Rates Negotiable My client is currently looking for Embedded Linux engineers with android experience based in nearStaines... This is for one of the world...
Computer Futures
Posted: 17 June 2013
Surrey, South East
To be considered for this role candidates must have a proven track record, working in embedded software and system, preferably to safety standard MISRA.Experience with at least...
Computer Futures
Rate: £32 - £35 per hour
Posted: 5 June 2013