Model-Based Systems Engineering Contracts

Model-Based Systems Engineering
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Model-Based Systems Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Model-Based Systems Engineering over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 536 637 825
Rank change year-on-year +101 +188 -115
Contract jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering 35 50 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.082% 0.088% 0.022%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.095% 0.098% 0.024%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 19 3
10th Percentile - £375 £440
25th Percentile £525 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £620 £650 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +30.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £630 £734 £609
90th Percentile £680 £795 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £620 £613 £450
% change year-on-year +1.22% +36.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 13 9
10th Percentile - £52.50 £40.25
25th Percentile £56.25 £60.00 £51.25
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £55.84
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +25.36% +18.81%
75th Percentile £71.25 £73.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £76.00 £79.17 £81.84
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £55.84
% change year-on-year -17.86% +25.36% +18.81%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering 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 36,673 51,121 79,325
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.13% 89.77% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,631 35,432 55,673
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 2,440 1,683 1,892
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.99 £16.01 £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 £49.54
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% -4.99%

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Model-Based Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering.

Daily rate trend for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering.

Hourly rate trend for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 +103 35 £620 +7.83% 80
UK excluding London +48 33 £620 +1.22% 83
South West +11 22 £620 +45.88% 26
Work from Home +92 9 £550 -4.35% 29
West Midlands - 7 - - 2
Midlands - 7 - - 5
London +96 2 £350 -52.54% 5
South East +26 2 £900 +80.00% 17
North of England +32 1 - - 17
North West +20 1 - - 17
East of England -2 1 - - 18

Model-Based Systems Engineering
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.86%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (20.00%) Simulink
2 5 (14.29%) Stateflow
2 5 (14.29%) TargetLink
3 1 (2.86%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 13 (37.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (2.86%) Misys Midas
Communications & Networking
1 4 (11.43%) WAN
2 2 (5.71%) 4G
2 2 (5.71%) 5G
2 2 (5.71%) Network Security
2 2 (5.71%) TCP/IP
2 2 (5.71%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 9 (25.71%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (17.14%) Bitbucket
2 6 (17.14%) Git
3 5 (14.29%) Subversion
4 2 (5.71%) JIRA
5 1 (2.86%) GitLab
5 1 (2.86%) MagicDraw
5 1 (2.86%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 8 (22.86%) Military
1 8 (22.86%) Social Skills
2 6 (17.14%) Aerospace
2 6 (17.14%) Automotive
3 4 (11.43%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (2.86%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 22 (62.86%) Systems Engineer
2 11 (31.43%) Architect
3 6 (17.14%) Principal Engineer
3 6 (17.14%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 6 (17.14%) Systems Architect
4 5 (14.29%) Control Systems Engineer
5 4 (11.43%) Network Architect
6 2 (5.71%) IT Engineer
6 2 (5.71%) Network Communications Engineer
6 2 (5.71%) Network Systems Engineer
7 1 (2.86%) Enterprise Architect
7 1 (2.86%) Lead
7 1 (2.86%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 1 (2.86%) Requirements Architect
7 1 (2.86%) Requirements Engineer
7 1 (2.86%) Security Engineer
7 1 (2.86%) Senior
7 1 (2.86%) Senior IT Engineer
7 1 (2.86%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 1 (2.86%) UI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.86%) Node.js
1 1 (2.86%) React
Miscellaneous
1 8 (22.86%) Management Information System
2 6 (17.14%) Algorithms
3 4 (11.43%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.57%) Linux
1 3 (8.57%) Windows
2 1 (2.86%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (65.71%) SysML
2 19 (54.29%) ArchiMate
3 17 (48.57%) MODAF
3 17 (48.57%) Systems Engineering
3 17 (48.57%) UML
4 12 (34.29%) Agile
5 10 (28.57%) DevOps
6 9 (25.71%) Customer Requirements
6 9 (25.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 9 (25.71%) TOGAF
7 8 (22.86%) Enterprise Architecture
7 8 (22.86%) Software Engineering
8 7 (20.00%) Mentoring
8 7 (20.00%) Validation
8 7 (20.00%) Verification and Validation
9 6 (17.14%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
9 6 (17.14%) Information Assurance
9 6 (17.14%) Project Management
9 6 (17.14%) Software Testing
10 5 (14.29%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (20.00%) MATLAB
2 6 (17.14%) C
3 3 (8.57%) C++
4 2 (5.71%) JavaScript
4 2 (5.71%) Python
5 1 (2.86%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 22 (62.86%) Security Cleared
2 21 (60.00%) SC Cleared
3 15 (42.86%) Degree
4 7 (20.00%) DV Cleared
4 7 (20.00%) TOGAF Certification
5 5 (14.29%) Master's Degree
6 1 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (20.00%) MISRA
1 7 (20.00%) MISRA C
2 6 (17.14%) ISO 26262
2 6 (17.14%) NCSC
3 5 (14.29%) AUTOSAR
4 1 (2.86%) IEC 61508
4 1 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 1 (2.86%) JSP 440
4 1 (2.86%) NIST
4 1 (2.86%) NIST 800
System Software
1 1 (2.86%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.86%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (37.14%) Sparx
2 1 (2.86%) Atlassian
2 1 (2.86%) IBM
2 1 (2.86%) Oracle
2 1 (2.86%) SAP