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This section looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT contracts within the Bedfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1323
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads614
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.014 %
As % of the category below4.286 %4.204 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£367-
Average daily rate£407-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£447-
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£302
% change on same period last year+2.89 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£45.00
Average hourly rate-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.24£33.89
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads140333
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.332 %
Daily rates quoted3361
Average minimum daily rate£290£274
Average daily rate£303£282
% change on same period last year+7.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£290
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted1730
Average minimum hourly rate£18.61£23.02
Average hourly rate£20.14£23.90
% change on same period last year-15.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.68£24.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Programmer East of EnglandProgrammer
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.

Programmer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Programmer across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedfordshire Programmer Demand Trend

Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Programmer across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Bedfordshire Programmer Daily Rate Histogram

Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Programmer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
BedfordNo change02£385-
Programmer East of EnglandProgrammer
East of England

Programmer
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Programmer in their job title 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 with Programmer in their job title.

14 (57.14 %)Security Cleared
23 (42.86 %)ABAP
31 (14.29 %)Software Engineering
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
31 (14.29 %)Oracle
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server
31 (14.29 %)SAP
31 (14.29 %)Oracle Forms
31 (14.29 %)Oracle Reports
31 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
31 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
31 (14.29 %)Microsoft
31 (14.29 %)PL/SQL

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Programmer in their job title 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 with Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server
11 (14.29 %)Oracle Reports
11 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)Oracle Forms
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)Security Cleared
21 (14.29 %)Software Engineering
21 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (42.86 %)ABAP
21 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Oracle
11 (14.29 %)SAP
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft