The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Mentor Graphics products and/or services 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 Mentor Graphics over the 3 months to 22 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 Vendors 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Mentor Graphics, Inc.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Mentor Graphics
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing Mentor Graphics 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands - - -
As % of the Vendors category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £32.50 -
All Vendors
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
862 1126 807
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 51.40% 49.28% 43.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 369 459 317
Average daily rate £325 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £225 £177
10% offered a daily rate of more than £520 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 96 92
Average hourly rate £19.50 £16.50 £16.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+18.18% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £34.00 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Mentor Graphics
England

Mentor Graphics
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Mentor Graphics Jobs Demand Trend

Mentor Graphics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Mentor Graphics Hourly Rate Trend

Mentor Graphics
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Mentor Graphics 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 Mentor Graphics.

1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement

Mentor Graphics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Mentor Graphics 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 Mentor Graphics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM