Synthetic Environment Contracts

Synthetic Environment
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Synthetic Environment skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Synthetic Environment over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 563 665 788
Rank change year-on-year +102 +123 -86
Contract jobs citing Synthetic Environment 21 31 58
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.049% 0.054% 0.066%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.057% 0.060% 0.073%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 4
10th Percentile - £172 £636
25th Percentile - £333 £637
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £600 £675
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% +28.57%
75th Percentile - £750 £731
90th Percentile - £840 £765
UK excluding London median daily rate - £600 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 22 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +30.00% -
75th Percentile - £65.75 £53.44
90th Percentile £92.11 - £53.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year - +30.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Synthetic Environment 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 36,644 51,414 79,489
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.11% 89.76% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,629 35,622 55,798
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £438 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £480
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,441 1,693 1,893
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.99 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.52
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -5.27%

Synthetic Environment
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Synthetic Environment as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Synthetic Environment in the UK

Synthetic Environment
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Synthetic Environment.

Daily rate trend for Synthetic Environment in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Synthetic Environment.

Hourly rate trend for Synthetic Environment in the UK

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Synthetic Environment over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Synthetic Environment in the UK

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Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Synthetic Environment within the UK over the 6 months to 19 May 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 +97 21 - - 12
UK excluding London +42 20 - - 12
East of England +7 10 - - 2
South East +25 5 - - 5
South West +4 5 - - 5
Work from Home +87 1 - - 2

Synthetic Environment
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:

Communications & Networking
1 11 (52.38%) Ethernet
1 11 (52.38%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) DTS
Development Applications
1 13 (61.90%) Visual Studio
2 11 (52.38%) Eclipse
General
1 12 (57.14%) Military
1 12 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 11 (52.38%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (4.76%) Finance
3 1 (4.76%) Fire and Rescue
3 1 (4.76%) Law
3 1 (4.76%) Police
3 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 14 (66.67%) Software Engineer
2 12 (57.14%) C# Software Engineer
3 9 (42.86%) C++ Software Engineer
4 5 (23.81%) Architect
4 5 (23.81%) Software Architect
4 5 (23.81%) Solutions Architect
5 2 (9.52%) C Software Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Development Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Software Development Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) C# Developer
6 1 (4.76%) Developer
6 1 (4.76%) Lead
6 1 (4.76%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (61.90%) Web Services
2 11 (52.38%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 4 (19.05%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (14.29%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 13 (61.90%) Linux
1 13 (61.90%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (71.43%) Software Engineering
2 13 (61.90%) Agile
2 13 (61.90%) Digital Twin
2 13 (61.90%) Validation
2 13 (61.90%) Verification and Validation
2 13 (61.90%) Visualisation
3 11 (52.38%) CI/CD
3 11 (52.38%) Continuous Delivery
3 11 (52.38%) Continuous Integration
3 11 (52.38%) TDD
3 11 (52.38%) Unit Testing
4 5 (23.81%) Configuration Management
4 5 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (23.81%) Software Architecture
5 4 (19.05%) Business Development
5 4 (19.05%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (19.05%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (19.05%) Line Management
5 4 (19.05%) Prototyping
5 4 (19.05%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 13 (61.90%) C#
1 13 (61.90%) C++
2 11 (52.38%) JavaScript
3 2 (9.52%) C
Qualifications
1 8 (38.10%) SC Cleared
1 8 (38.10%) Security Cleared
2 4 (19.05%) Degree
2 4 (19.05%) Master's Degree
3 1 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (4.76%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 13 (61.90%) Microsoft