The first table below looks at the demand for Abaqus skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Abaqus over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Applications category.

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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SIMULIA Abaqus
Rank - 583 -
Contract jobs citing Abaqus 0 3 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK - 0.005% -
As % of the Applications category - 0.041% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Applications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
6193 7356 7148
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 13.14% 12.41% 11.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 3213 3764 3556
Average daily rate £338 £350 £370
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.57% -5.40%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £169 £175 £180
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £512 £575
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 705 761 860
Average hourly rate £16.00 £16.00 £16.00
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.50 £10.50 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £16.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-3.12% -

Abaqus
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Abaqus within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Abaqus Jobs Demand Trend

Abaqus
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Abaqus within the UK.

Abaqus Hourly Rate Trend