The first table below looks at the demand for Ada skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Ada over the 3 months to 21 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 Programming Languages 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Ada
Rank 524 573 566
Rank change year-on-year
+49 -7
Contract jobs citing Ada 16 8 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.034% 0.014% 0.023%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.091% 0.040% 0.062%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 1 0
Average daily rate £600 £320 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+87.50% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £338 £320 -
% change year-on-year
+5.46% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 6 10
Average hourly rate £37.25 £39.00 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.48% +4.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £34.13 £36.00 £34.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.25 £40.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £38.00 £39.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year
-2.56% +4.00%
All Programming Languages
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
17606 20181 22529
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 37.29% 34.52% 37.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 10838 11956 13041
Average daily rate £385 £375 £413
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.66% -9.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £258
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £570 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 631 717 922
Average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.62 £17.20 £19.52
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.50 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%

Ada
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Ada Jobs Demand Trend

Ada
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Ada within the UK.

Ada Daily Rate Trend

Ada
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ada within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Ada Daily Rate Histogram

Ada
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Ada Hourly Rate Trend

Ada
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ada within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Ada Hourly Rate Histogram

Ada
Top 12 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ada within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 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
England +51 14 £625 +95.31%
London +24 9 £650 -
East of England +13 3 - -
South East +23 2 £375 +17.18%
Surrey +16 2 £375 +17.18%
Leatherhead +10 2 £375 +17.18%
Bedfordshire +4 2 - -
City of London - 2 £650 -
New Malden - 2 - -
Canary Wharf - 1 £500 -
Hertfordshire - 1 - -
Stevenage - 1 - -

Ada
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Ada 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 Ada.

1 10 (38.46%) UML
2 8 (30.77%) OOD
2 8 (30.77%) Rational DOORS
3 7 (26.92%) Security Cleared
3 7 (26.92%) DO-178B
4 6 (23.08%) Pega
4 6 (23.08%) Requirements Analysis
4 6 (23.08%) SC Cleared
4 6 (23.08%) SOA
4 6 (23.08%) WSDL
4 6 (23.08%) C++
4 6 (23.08%) XSD
4 6 (23.08%) Rational Rhapsody
5 5 (19.23%) OO
5 5 (19.23%) Software Engineering
5 5 (19.23%) Software Architecture
6 4 (15.38%) Avionics
6 4 (15.38%) Perl
6 4 (15.38%) Configuration Management
7 3 (11.54%) VxWorks
7 3 (11.54%) Integration Testing
7 3 (11.54%) Aerospace
7 3 (11.54%) Military
7 3 (11.54%) Serena
7 3 (11.54%) Banking
8 2 (7.692%) Billing
8 2 (7.692%) TOGAF
8 2 (7.692%) Finance
8 2 (7.692%) Agile Software Development
8 2 (7.692%) Marketing

Ada
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Ada 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 Ada. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (23.08%) WSDL
1 6 (23.08%) XSD
2 2 (7.692%) .NET
2 2 (7.692%) HTML
2 2 (7.692%) ASP.NET
2 2 (7.692%) CSS
2 2 (7.692%) XML
2 2 (7.692%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 2 (7.692%) CMS
1 2 (7.692%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (3.846%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (7.692%) Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.846%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.692%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 8 (30.77%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (23.08%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (3.846%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (15.38%) Avionics
2 3 (11.54%) Aerospace
2 3 (11.54%) Military
2 3 (11.54%) Banking
3 2 (7.692%) Billing
3 2 (7.692%) Finance
3 2 (7.692%) Marketing
3 2 (7.692%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 16 (61.54%) Software Engineer
2 2 (7.692%) Ada Software Engineer
2 2 (7.692%) Designer
2 2 (7.692%) Architect
2 2 (7.692%) Developer
2 2 (7.692%) Systems Designer
2 2 (7.692%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (3.846%) Programmer
3 1 (3.846%) Lead Designer
3 1 (3.846%) Project Manager
3 1 (3.846%) Ada Developer
3 1 (3.846%) C++ Developer
3 1 (3.846%) C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (3.846%) C++ Programmer
3 1 (3.846%) Security Engineer
3 1 (3.846%) Software Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.692%) Open Source
2 1 (3.846%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.846%) W3C
2 1 (3.846%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 3 (11.54%) VxWorks
2 2 (7.692%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (38.46%) UML
2 8 (30.77%) OOD
3 6 (23.08%) Requirements Analysis
3 6 (23.08%) SOA
4 5 (19.23%) OO
4 5 (19.23%) Software Engineering
4 5 (19.23%) Software Architecture
5 4 (15.38%) Configuration Management
6 3 (11.54%) Integration Testing
7 2 (7.692%) TOGAF
7 2 (7.692%) Agile Software Development
7 2 (7.692%) Data Mapping
7 2 (7.692%) Unit Testing
7 2 (7.692%) CRM
8 1 (3.846%) CMMI
8 1 (3.846%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 6 (23.08%) C++
2 4 (15.38%) Perl
3 2 (7.692%) C
3 2 (7.692%) Embedded C
3 2 (7.692%) Assembly Language
3 2 (7.692%) PHP
3 2 (7.692%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (26.92%) Security Cleared
2 6 (23.08%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.846%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (26.92%) DO-178B
2 1 (3.846%) WCAG
2 1 (3.846%) WAI
Vendors
1 6 (23.08%) Pega
2 3 (11.54%) Serena
3 2 (7.692%) Oracle
4 1 (3.846%) Microsoft
Hertfordshire, South East
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Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £35 per hour
Posted: 16 May 2013
Devon, South West
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Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
North West England
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JAM
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
My client need the Solutions Architect Lead (PEGA) have a good understanding of PEGA and SOA technical background & troubleshooting capability. The skill set required for the Solutions Architect...
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Rate: From £600 to £800 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013