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This section looks at the demand for C# skills within the Bedfordshire 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
Rank912
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads1131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.031 %
As % of the category below28.21 %22.79 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£268£275
Average daily rate£276£283
% change on same period last year-2.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£283£290
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£336
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£34.00
Average hourly rate-£35.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.44£34.11
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads39136
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.135 %
Daily rates quoted1225
Average minimum daily rate£281£279
Average daily rate£296£284
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted218
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£32.61
Average hourly rate£33.75£33.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£42.50£34.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
C# East of EnglandC#
East of England

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 Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire C# Daily Rate Trend

C#
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C# across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Bedfordshire C# Daily Rate Histogram

C#
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire C# Hourly Rate Trend

C#
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordNew entry-1--
Leighton BuzzardNo change01--
C# East of EnglandC#
East of England

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire 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#.

118 (75.00 %).NET
211 (45.83 %)SQL
310 (41.67 %)WinForms
48 (33.33 %)Oracle
48 (33.33 %)SQL Server
56 (25.00 %)XML
56 (25.00 %)SharePoint
65 (20.83 %)WebServices
65 (20.83 %)Finance
65 (20.83 %)PL/SQL
65 (20.83 %)VB.NET
74 (16.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
74 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
74 (16.67 %)Microsoft
83 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
83 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
92 (8.333 %)C++
92 (8.333 %)Oracle Forms
92 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
92 (8.333 %)Financial Institution
92 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
101 (4.167 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
101 (4.167 %).NET Framework
101 (4.167 %)SharePoint Server 2007
101 (4.167 %)WCF
101 (4.167 %)WPF
101 (4.167 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
101 (4.167 %)Local Government
101 (4.167 %)N-Tier
101 (4.167 %)RDBMS

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (75.00 %).NET
210 (41.67 %)WinForms
36 (25.00 %)XML
45 (20.83 %)WebServices
53 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
61 (4.167 %).NET Framework
61 (4.167 %)WCF
61 (4.167 %)WPF
61 (4.167 %)HTML
61 (4.167 %)CSS
61 (4.167 %)SOAP
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (25.00 %)SharePoint
21 (4.167 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (33.33 %)SQL Server
24 (16.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
33 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (4.167 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
51 (4.167 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (4.167 %)RDBMS
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
22 (8.333 %)Oracle Forms
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (20.83 %)Finance
22 (8.333 %)Financial Institution
31 (4.167 %)Local Government
31 (4.167 %)Education
31 (4.167 %)Government
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (95.83 %)Developer
215 (62.50 %)C# Developer
35 (20.83 %)Web Developer
35 (20.83 %).NET Developer
44 (16.67 %)WinForms Developer
51 (4.167 %)C# Web Developer
51 (4.167 %)Senior .NET Web Developer
51 (4.167 %)Senior SQL Server Developer
51 (4.167 %)Senior Web Developer
51 (4.167 %)Analyst Developer
51 (4.167 %)Systems Developer
51 (4.167 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (4.167 %)SQL Developer
51 (4.167 %)SQL Server Developer
51 (4.167 %)Software Project Manager
51 (4.167 %).NET Web Developer
51 (4.167 %)Senior C# Developer
51 (4.167 %)Senior .NET Developer
51 (4.167 %)Senior .NET Architect
51 (4.167 %).NET Architect
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.167 %)N-Tier
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.167 %)Windows
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
21 (4.167 %)Project Management
21 (4.167 %)UML
21 (4.167 %)OO
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (45.83 %)SQL
25 (20.83 %)PL/SQL
25 (20.83 %)VB.NET
32 (8.333 %)C++
41 (4.167 %)COBOL
41 (4.167 %)JavaScript
41 (4.167 %)Transact-SQL
41 (4.167 %)VB
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (33.33 %)Oracle
24 (16.67 %)Microsoft