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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Bath region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited C over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank198
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads35
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below8.571 %14.29 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£600-
Average daily rate£600-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£600-
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£353
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.54£34.77
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bath
Matching contract IT job ads3535
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.035 %
Daily rates quoted122
Average minimum daily rate£218£293
Average daily rate£244£293
% change on same period last year-16.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£271£293
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted87
Average minimum hourly rate£28.62£27.56
Average hourly rate£35.73£30.03
% change on same period last year+18.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£42.85£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
C SomersetC
Somerset

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.

C
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing C across the Bath region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bath C Demand Trend

C
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bath C Daily Rate Trend

C
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bath C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bath region citing C 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 C.

14 (50.00 %)Java
14 (50.00 %).NET
14 (50.00 %)Symbian
14 (50.00 %)Internet
14 (50.00 %)J2ME
14 (50.00 %)Handset
14 (50.00 %)MIDP
14 (50.00 %).NET Framework
22 (25.00 %)C++
31 (12.50 %)STB
31 (12.50 %)WiMAX
31 (12.50 %)IPTV
31 (12.50 %)Nucleus RTOS
31 (12.50 %)OpenTV
31 (12.50 %)GSM
31 (12.50 %)MPEG
31 (12.50 %)Middleware
31 (12.50 %)3G
31 (12.50 %)VxWorks
31 (12.50 %)DTV
31 (12.50 %)Project Management
31 (12.50 %)Service Management
31 (12.50 %)Service Delivery
31 (12.50 %)Change Management
31 (12.50 %)Wi-Fi
31 (12.50 %)Wireless
31 (12.50 %)Aerospace
31 (12.50 %)Migration
31 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
31 (12.50 %)SLA

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bath region citing C 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 C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (50.00 %).NET
14 (50.00 %)J2ME
14 (50.00 %)MIDP
14 (50.00 %).NET Framework
21 (12.50 %)Middleware
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (50.00 %)Internet
21 (12.50 %)WiMAX
21 (12.50 %)GSM
21 (12.50 %)3G
21 (12.50 %)Wi-Fi
21 (12.50 %)Wireless
21 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
21 (12.50 %)TETRA
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Aerospace
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (50.00 %)Developer
22 (25.00 %)Test Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Software Test Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Implementation Manager
31 (12.50 %)Test Development Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Software Engineer
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (50.00 %)Handset
21 (12.50 %)STB
21 (12.50 %)IPTV
21 (12.50 %)MPEG
21 (12.50 %)DTV
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)Nucleus RTOS
11 (12.50 %)VxWorks
11 (12.50 %)Linux
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)Project Management
11 (12.50 %)Service Management
11 (12.50 %)Service Delivery
11 (12.50 %)Change Management
11 (12.50 %)Migration
11 (12.50 %)ITIL
11 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
11 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
11 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (50.00 %)Java
22 (25.00 %)C++
31 (12.50 %)Embedded C
31 (12.50 %)Tcl
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)ISEB
11 (12.50 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)SLA
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)Symbian
21 (12.50 %)OpenTV