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The table below looks at the demand for the Design Engineer role in IT contracts within the Wales region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Design Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Design Engineer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank-54
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads012
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.427 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£380
% change on same period last year-12.68 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£31.00
Average hourly rate-£31.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£36.32
% change on same period last year-10.86 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads877841
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.185 %0.829 %
Daily rates quoted267198
Average minimum daily rate£336£353
Average daily rate£361£383
% change on same period last year-5.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted13284
Average minimum hourly rate£25.44£19.07
Average hourly rate£27.35£20.71
% change on same period last year+32.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.26£22.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Design Engineer UKDesign Engineer
UK

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Design Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Design Engineer across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Wales Design Engineer Demand Trend

Design Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Design Engineer across the Wales region.

Wales Design Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Design Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Design Engineer across the Wales region.

Wales Design Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Design Engineer
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region that cited Design Engineer in their job title 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 with Design Engineer in their job title.

113 (41.94 %)CAD
212 (38.71 %)SolidWorks
212 (38.71 %)Education
212 (38.71 %)Risk Analysis
311 (35.48 %)Manufacturing
410 (32.26 %)Aerospace
410 (32.26 %)Automotive
53 (9.677 %)AutoCAD
53 (9.677 %)SC Cleared
53 (9.677 %)Security Cleared
62 (6.452 %)Test Scripting
62 (6.452 %)Data Extraction
62 (6.452 %)Electric
62 (6.452 %)Systems Analysis
62 (6.452 %)VB
62 (6.452 %)Windows
62 (6.452 %)Electronics
62 (6.452 %)Telecoms
71 (3.226 %)C
71 (3.226 %)Broadband
71 (3.226 %)Microsoft
71 (3.226 %)Nortel
71 (3.226 %)MS Office
71 (3.226 %)HNC
71 (3.226 %)Network Design
71 (3.226 %)Military

Design Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region that cited Design Engineer in their job title 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 with Design Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (9.677 %)AutoCAD
21 (3.226 %)MS Office
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.226 %)Broadband
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (38.71 %)Education
211 (35.48 %)Manufacturing
310 (32.26 %)Aerospace
310 (32.26 %)Automotive
42 (6.452 %)Electronics
42 (6.452 %)Telecoms
42 (6.452 %)Electric
51 (3.226 %)Military
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.452 %)Data Extraction
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.452 %)Windows
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (41.94 %)CAD
212 (38.71 %)Risk Analysis
33 (9.677 %)SC Cleared
33 (9.677 %)Security Cleared
42 (6.452 %)Systems Analysis
42 (6.452 %)Test Scripting
51 (3.226 %)Network Design
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (6.452 %)VB
21 (3.226 %)C
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.226 %)HNC
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (38.71 %)SolidWorks
21 (3.226 %)Microsoft
21 (3.226 %)Nortel