The first table below looks at the demand for LabVIEW skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited LabVIEW over the 3 months to 23 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 Development 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
NI LabVIEW
Rank 525 511 558
Rank change year-on-year
-14 +47
Contract jobs citing LabVIEW 16 54 28
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.035% 0.093% 0.045%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.314% 1.014% 0.428%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 4
Average daily rate £275 £260 £218
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.76% +19.54%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £250 £143
10% offered a daily rate of more than £282 £331 £280
UK excluding London average daily rate £275 £260 £218
% change year-on-year
+5.76% +19.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 26 18
Average hourly rate £31.25 £37.00 £34.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-15.54% +6.47%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.50 £31.50 £24.80
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £36.05 £41.00 £40.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.25 £37.00 £34.75
% change year-on-year
-15.54% +6.47%
All Development Applications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
5098 5328 6545
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 11.00% 9.128% 10.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 3210 3142 3691
Average daily rate £375 £375 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £269 £263
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £550 £585
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 221 320
Average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.66 £23.88 £25.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £45.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -

LabVIEW
Jobs Demand Trend

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

LabVIEW Jobs Demand Trend

LabVIEW
Daily Rate Trend

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

LabVIEW Daily Rate Trend

LabVIEW
Hourly Rate Trend

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

LabVIEW Hourly Rate Trend

LabVIEW
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LabVIEW within the UK over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

LabVIEW Hourly Rate Histogram

LabVIEW
Top 22 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LabVIEW within the UK over the 3 months to 23 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 +14 16 £275 +5.76%
South East +9 6 - -
Hampshire -10 4 - -
Gloucestershire +34 2 £275 +10.00%
South West +27 2 £275 +10.00%
East of England +4 2 - -
East Midlands - 2 - -
Winchester - 2 - -
West Midlands +8 1 - -
Cambridge +7 1 - -
Cambridgeshire +6 1 - -
Hertfordshire +3 1 - -
North East - 1 £285 -
Surrey - 1 - -
Oxfordshire - 1 - -
Northamptonshire - 1 - -
Leicestershire - 1 - -
Durham - 1 £285 -
Brentford - 1 £260 -
London - 1 £260 -
Guildford - 1 - -
Coventry - 1 - -

LabVIEW
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing LabVIEW 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 LabVIEW.

1 12 (28.57%) Electronics
2 10 (23.81%) C++
3 9 (21.43%) .NET
3 9 (21.43%) MATLAB
4 8 (19.05%) Security Cleared
5 7 (16.67%) SC Cleared
6 5 (11.90%) VB
6 5 (11.90%) Validation
6 5 (11.90%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
6 5 (11.90%) Degree
7 4 (9.524%) VB6
7 4 (9.524%) VB.NET
7 4 (9.524%) PHP
7 4 (9.524%) C
7 4 (9.524%) Simulink
7 4 (9.524%) Internet
8 3 (7.143%) MS Excel
8 3 (7.143%) Microsoft
8 3 (7.143%) Configuration Management
8 3 (7.143%) Automated Testing
8 3 (7.143%) Software Testing
8 3 (7.143%) Manufacturing
8 3 (7.143%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (7.143%) Multithreading
9 2 (4.762%) GoogleTest
9 2 (4.762%) Google
9 2 (4.762%) Integration Testing
9 2 (4.762%) Signal Processing
9 2 (4.762%) 4G
9 2 (4.762%) Boost C++ Libraries

LabVIEW
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing LabVIEW 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 LabVIEW. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 9 (21.43%) .NET
2 2 (4.762%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 2 (4.762%) STL
Applications
1 4 (9.524%) Simulink
2 3 (7.143%) MS Excel
2 3 (7.143%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (4.762%) MS Office
4 1 (2.381%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.381%) LabWindows
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.524%) Internet
2 2 (4.762%) 4G
2 2 (4.762%) Wireless
3 1 (2.381%) TELNET
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.381%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (4.762%) GoogleTest
2 1 (2.381%) Visual Studio
General
1 12 (28.57%) Electronics
2 3 (7.143%) Manufacturing
3 2 (4.762%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.381%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.381%) Automotive
4 1 (2.381%) Military
4 1 (2.381%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 12 (28.57%) Software Engineer
1 12 (28.57%) Test Engineer
2 10 (23.81%) Development Engineer
3 8 (19.05%) Developer
4 5 (11.90%) Test Development Engineer
5 4 (9.524%) Process Engineer
5 4 (9.524%) Senior Developer
6 3 (7.143%) Software Test Engineer
6 3 (7.143%) Senior Development Engineer
6 3 (7.143%) Automated Test Engineer
7 2 (4.762%) Senior Test Engineer
7 2 (4.762%) C++ Software Engineer
7 2 (4.762%) Design Engineer
7 2 (4.762%) Electronics Engineer
7 2 (4.762%) Software Development Engineer
7 2 (4.762%) Web Administrator
7 2 (4.762%) Programmer
7 2 (4.762%) Administrator
8 1 (2.381%) Software Developer
8 1 (2.381%) Electronics Technician
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.90%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
2 2 (4.762%) Physics
3 1 (2.381%) Firmware
3 1 (2.381%) Life Science
3 1 (2.381%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.381%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (11.90%) Validation
2 3 (7.143%) Configuration Management
2 3 (7.143%) Automated Testing
2 3 (7.143%) Software Testing
2 3 (7.143%) Multithreading
3 2 (4.762%) Integration Testing
3 2 (4.762%) Signal Processing
3 2 (4.762%) UML
4 1 (2.381%) CAD
4 1 (2.381%) Regression Testing
4 1 (2.381%) Software Engineering
4 1 (2.381%) Test Management
4 1 (2.381%) Test Scripting
4 1 (2.381%) Requirements Management
4 1 (2.381%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (23.81%) C++
2 9 (21.43%) MATLAB
3 5 (11.90%) VB
4 4 (9.524%) VB6
4 4 (9.524%) VB.NET
4 4 (9.524%) PHP
4 4 (9.524%) C
5 2 (4.762%) C#
5 2 (4.762%) Delphi
5 2 (4.762%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (19.05%) Security Cleared
2 7 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 5 (11.90%) Degree
4 2 (4.762%) HNC
4 2 (4.762%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.381%) ISO 9001
1 1 (2.381%) JTAG
Vendors
1 3 (7.143%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.762%) Google
2 2 (4.762%) Borland
3 1 (2.381%) EMC
3 1 (2.381%) Serena
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TRG
Rate: 35-42 Per Hour please send CV
Posted: 4 March 2013
Bristol, South West
PLC Programmer- Bristol- 9 Months- £32 p/h DOE My Bristol based client is urgently seeking a PLC programming engineer to assist them on a very important project...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £30 - £35 per hour
Posted: 23 May 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
Northamptonshire
Rate:£25 - £35 an hr Location:West Midlands Duration:6 Months Apply To: Reference:41089IC Key Skills: Test Development, LabVIEW, TestSTAND Due to continued growth, a well-established...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £25.00 - £35.00 per hour
Posted: 20 May 2013
Abingdon, South East
Daily use of Labview immediately preceeding this application is essential as the sucessful candidate must be able to hit the ground running. The project is due to last...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £35 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013