Signal Processing Contracts

Signal Processing
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Signal Processing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Signal Processing over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 559 687 833
Rank change year-on-year +128 +146 -177
Contract jobs citing Signal Processing 39 32 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.090% 0.054% 0.018%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.10% 0.060% 0.020%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 14 1
10th Percentile £429 £228 -
25th Percentile £444 £228 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £347 £350
Median % change year-on-year +43.91% -0.73% -30.00%
75th Percentile £563 £556 -
90th Percentile £599 £575 -
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £436 £350
% change year-on-year +14.71% +24.54% -9.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 2 8
10th Percentile £52.50 £56.56 £49.00
25th Percentile £58.75 £59.14 £49.75
Median hourly rate £67.75 £65.45 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.51% +19.00% +10.00%
75th Percentile £81.25 £69.74 £61.88
90th Percentile £85.00 £71.10 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £67.75 £65.45 £75.00
% change year-on-year +3.51% -12.73% +50.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Signal Processing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,374 53,774 80,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.31% 89.91% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,095 37,304 56,474
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,422 1,763 1,928
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%

Signal Processing
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Signal Processing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Signal Processing.

Daily rate trend for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Signal Processing over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Signal Processing.

Hourly rate trend for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Signal Processing over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Signal Processing in the UK

Signal Processing
Top 8 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Signal Processing within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +136 39 £500 +93.06% 116
UK excluding London +75 39 £500 +14.71% 112
East of England +37 31 £458 -16.82% 26
Work from Home +144 23 £425 -2.50% 50
South East +18 6 £593 +152.13% 51
West Midlands +29 1 £550 -4.35% 6
Midlands +21 1 £550 -4.35% 8
South West - 1 - - 27

Signal Processing
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 19 (48.72%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.82%) Wireless
2 1 (2.56%) 5G
Development Applications
1 11 (28.21%) Git
2 7 (17.95%) Mercurial
3 4 (10.26%) JIRA
3 4 (10.26%) Subversion
General
1 7 (17.95%) Multimedia
2 6 (15.38%) Aerospace
3 4 (10.26%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.56%) Law
Job Titles
1 18 (46.15%) FPGA Engineer
2 16 (41.03%) Design Engineer
2 16 (41.03%) FPGA Design Engineer
3 10 (25.64%) Software Engineer
4 5 (12.82%) Systems Engineer
5 4 (10.26%) Embedded Engineer
5 4 (10.26%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 4 (10.26%) Principal Engineer
5 4 (10.26%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 3 (7.69%) Data Engineer
6 3 (7.69%) Machine Learning Engineer
7 2 (5.13%) Test Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) C++ Software Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) DSP Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Electronics Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Process Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Python Software Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Real Time Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Real Time Software Engineer
8 1 (2.56%) Wireless Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (17.95%) NumPy
1 7 (17.95%) Pandas
1 7 (17.95%) React
1 7 (17.95%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 19 (48.72%) FPGA
1 19 (48.72%) VHDL
2 16 (41.03%) Verilog
3 12 (30.77%) Algorithms
4 5 (12.82%) Social Media
5 4 (10.26%) Clustering
5 4 (10.26%) Device Driver
6 1 (2.56%) Acoustics
6 1 (2.56%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 7 (17.95%) Windows
2 1 (2.56%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (46.15%) FPGA Design
2 16 (41.03%) UVM
3 13 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 11 (28.21%) Computer Science
5 7 (17.95%) Artificial Intelligence
5 7 (17.95%) Code Quality
5 7 (17.95%) Collaborative Working
5 7 (17.95%) Continuous Integration
5 7 (17.95%) Data Collection
5 7 (17.95%) Data Pipeline
5 7 (17.95%) Machine Learning
5 7 (17.95%) Test Automation
5 7 (17.95%) Validation
6 4 (10.26%) Defect Tracking
6 4 (10.26%) Digital Signal Processing
6 4 (10.26%) Model Validation
6 4 (10.26%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (10.26%) Software Optimisation
6 4 (10.26%) Software Testing
6 4 (10.26%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 22 (56.41%) C
2 16 (41.03%) SystemVerilog
3 14 (35.90%) MATLAB
4 11 (28.21%) Python
5 7 (17.95%) C#
5 7 (17.95%) C++
5 7 (17.95%) JavaScript
6 4 (10.26%) Assembly Language
6 4 (10.26%) Shell Script
7 2 (5.13%) Embedded C
7 2 (5.13%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 34 (87.18%) Degree
2 7 (17.95%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (10.26%) Master's Degree
3 4 (10.26%) PhD
3 4 (10.26%) SC Cleared
3 4 (10.26%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.26%) JTAG
System Software
1 7 (17.95%) Firmware
2 5 (12.82%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 18 (46.15%) Xilinx
2 16 (41.03%) Intel
2 16 (41.03%) Microsemi
3 2 (5.13%) Siemens
4 1 (2.56%) QinetiQ