The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Embedded Systems in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Embedded Systems over the 3 months to 20 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the West Midlands region.

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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Embedded Systems
Rank 91 102 87
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -15
Contract jobs citing Embedded Systems 4 1 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.241% 0.044% 0.268%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.389% 0.268% 1.656%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £258 £288 £290
% change year-on-year
-10.43% -0.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 2
Average hourly rate £30.50 £30.00 £38.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.66% -22.58%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.45 £30.00 £37.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.65 £30.00 £39.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
-6.66% -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
288 373 302
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 17.33% 16.57% 16.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 155 168 116
Average daily rate £325 £300 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.33% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £219 £225 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £463 £450 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £343 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.18% +0.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 36 42
Average hourly rate £28.50 £17.06 £20.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+67.03% -16.76%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £10.91 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.80 £40.00 £44.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £24.50 £27.00
% change year-on-year
-8.16% -9.25%
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Embedded Systems across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

West Midlands Embedded Systems Jobs Demand Trend

Embedded Systems
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Embedded Systems across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Embedded Systems Daily Rate Trend

Embedded Systems
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Embedded Systems across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Embedded Systems Hourly Rate Trend

Embedded Systems
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Embedded Systems within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 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
Coventry +3 2 - -
Warwickshire - 1 - -
Birmingham - 1 - -
Embedded Systems
England

Embedded Systems
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Embedded Systems 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 Embedded Systems.

1 4 (80.00%) Automotive
2 3 (60.00%) C
2 3 (60.00%) Electronics
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 2 (40.00%) System Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (20.00%) Telematics
4 1 (20.00%) Software Architecture
4 1 (20.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 1 (20.00%) Hazard Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Test Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) CAN bus
4 1 (20.00%) Mobile App
4 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (20.00%) Publishing
4 1 (20.00%) Validation
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Smartphone
4 1 (20.00%) C++
4 1 (20.00%) SQL
4 1 (20.00%) Oracle
4 1 (20.00%) XML
4 1 (20.00%) UNIX
4 1 (20.00%) AIX
4 1 (20.00%) Linux
4 1 (20.00%) UML
4 1 (20.00%) Client/Server
4 1 (20.00%) GPRS
4 1 (20.00%) GSM

Embedded Systems
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Embedded Systems 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 Embedded Systems. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (20.00%) XML
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) GPRS
1 1 (20.00%) GSM
1 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (20.00%) Internet
General
1 4 (80.00%) Automotive
2 3 (60.00%) Electronics
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 1 (20.00%) Software Engineer
1 1 (20.00%) Test Manager
1 1 (20.00%) Systems Engineer
1 1 (20.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 1 (20.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 1 (20.00%) Technical Specialist
1 1 (20.00%) Real Time Engineer
1 1 (20.00%) Development Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Client/Server
1 1 (20.00%) Smartphone
1 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (20.00%) Telematics
1 1 (20.00%) CAN bus
1 1 (20.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) UNIX
1 1 (20.00%) AIX
1 1 (20.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) System Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Software Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Hazard Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) UML
2 1 (20.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (20.00%) Validation
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Test Management
2 1 (20.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) C
2 1 (20.00%) C++
2 1 (20.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) Embedded C
2 1 (20.00%) Shell Script
2 1 (20.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle
1 1 (20.00%) EMC
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