The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Agilent products and/or services in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Agilent 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 Vendors currently tracked.

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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Agilent Technologies.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Agilent
Rank 529 565 596
Rank change year-on-year
+36 +31
Contract jobs citing Agilent 12 5 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.025% 0.009% 0.008%
As % of the Vendors category 0.053% 0.019% 0.017%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 0
Average daily rate £363 £438 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-17.14% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £438 -
% change year-on-year
-20.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 4
Average hourly rate £36.25 - £36.25
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.50 - £28.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.25 - £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.25 - £36.25
All Vendors
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
22661 27024 29251
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 47.10% 46.57% 46.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 12046 13666 14795
Average daily rate £396 £388 £405
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.19% -4.32%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £248
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £598
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1218 1322 1627
Average hourly rate £20.00 £19.50 £20.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.56% -4.87%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.35 £11.20 £11.11
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £40.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.26 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -5.00%

Agilent
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Agilent Jobs Demand Trend

Agilent
Daily Rate Trend

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

Agilent Daily Rate Trend

Agilent
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Agilent within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Agilent Daily Rate Histogram

Agilent
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Agilent Hourly Rate Trend

Agilent
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Agilent within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Agilent Hourly Rate Histogram

Agilent
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agilent within the UK 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
England +17 9 £308 -29.71% 4
South East +30 6 £200 - 2
Guildford - - - -
East Sussex - - - -
Surrey - - - -

Agilent
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Agilent 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 Agilent.

1 15 (75.00%) LTE
2 13 (65.00%) Telecoms
3 11 (55.00%) UMTS
3 11 (55.00%) 3G
4 8 (40.00%) GSM
4 8 (40.00%) Handset
5 7 (35.00%) Performance Testing
6 6 (30.00%) Wireshark
6 6 (30.00%) Wireless
6 6 (30.00%) Anite
6 6 (30.00%) WCDMA
6 6 (30.00%) 3GPP
6 6 (30.00%) 4G
7 5 (25.00%) IPv6
7 5 (25.00%) Degree
8 4 (20.00%) HSUPA
8 4 (20.00%) IP Telephony
8 4 (20.00%) Billing
8 4 (20.00%) HSPA
8 4 (20.00%) HSDPA
8 4 (20.00%) Validation
8 4 (20.00%) Migration
8 4 (20.00%) WiMAX
8 4 (20.00%) Logistics
8 4 (20.00%) Firmware
8 4 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (20.00%) Cisco
8 4 (20.00%) SMS
8 4 (20.00%) WAP
8 4 (20.00%) Perl

Agilent
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Agilent 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 Agilent. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (20.00%) WAP
Application Platforms
1 2 (10.00%) SAS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (75.00%) LTE
2 11 (55.00%) UMTS
2 11 (55.00%) 3G
3 8 (40.00%) GSM
4 6 (30.00%) Wireshark
4 6 (30.00%) Wireless
4 6 (30.00%) WCDMA
4 6 (30.00%) 3GPP
4 6 (30.00%) 4G
5 5 (25.00%) IPv6
6 4 (20.00%) HSUPA
6 4 (20.00%) IP Telephony
6 4 (20.00%) HSPA
6 4 (20.00%) HSDPA
6 4 (20.00%) WiMAX
6 4 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (20.00%) SMS
6 4 (20.00%) Bluetooth
6 4 (20.00%) CDMA
6 4 (20.00%) GPRS
Development Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 13 (65.00%) Telecoms
2 4 (20.00%) Billing
Job Titles
1 12 (60.00%) Test Engineer
2 4 (20.00%) Field Engineer
3 3 (15.00%) Network Engineer
3 3 (15.00%) Support Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Network Operator
4 2 (10.00%) Wireless Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) IP Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Senior Software Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Network Support Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Network Support
4 2 (10.00%) Software Engineer
5 1 (5.000%) IP Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (40.00%) Handset
2 4 (20.00%) Firmware
2 4 (20.00%) Mobile App
3 2 (10.00%) ASIC
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (35.00%) Performance Testing
2 4 (20.00%) Validation
2 4 (20.00%) Migration
2 4 (20.00%) Logistics
2 4 (20.00%) Network Architecture
3 3 (15.00%) Test Strategy
3 3 (15.00%) Test Management
4 2 (10.00%) Performance Management
4 2 (10.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (20.00%) Perl
1 4 (20.00%) C
1 4 (20.00%) R
2 2 (10.00%) Tcl
2 2 (10.00%) Shell Script
2 2 (10.00%) C++
2 2 (10.00%) Python
2 2 (10.00%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 5 (25.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 3 (15.00%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (10.00%) Netcool
Vendors
1 6 (30.00%) Anite
2 4 (20.00%) Cisco
3 3 (15.00%) Juniper
3 3 (15.00%) Fortinet
4 2 (10.00%) NetScout
4 2 (10.00%) Perforce
5 1 (5.000%) Nokia Siemens Networks
5 1 (5.000%) Ericsson
5 1 (5.000%) NetHawk
Hampshire
R99, R5 (HSDPA), R6 (HSUPA) and onwards. (HSPA+, LTE) 3GPP Technical Specifications Layers L1, RLC/MAC/RRC/NAS & signaling procedure 2G GSM, GPRS, EDGE Proven understanding of software...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £14 - £17 per hour
Posted: 18 June 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
We are currently seeking to recruit a Test Engineer (Product Test Engineering) whose main duties and responsibilities will comprise the following:- Develop, program, maintain and improve all test...
Computer Futures
Posted: 22 May 2013
Hatfield, South East
IPv6 Engineer required to join one of the UK's largest telecoms companies, this is an exciting contract opportunity for an experienced IPv6 Engineer to join a growing...
Fulcrum Telecom
Rate: £350.00 - £400 per day
Posted: 31 May 2013
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