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The table below looks at the demand for C skills within the Belfast 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 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2819
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.198 %8.333 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£380£350
Average daily rate£380£350
% change on same period last year+8.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£352
% change on same period last year-3.64 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.29£34.15
% change on same period last year+0.39 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads9136
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.143 %0.039 %
Daily rates quoted175
Average minimum daily rate£342£274
Average daily rate£366£310
% change on same period last year+18.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Hourly rates quoted72
Average minimum hourly rate£24.56£30.00
Average hourly rate£28.50£34.50
% change on same period last year-17.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.44£39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.20£32.90
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
C County AntrimC
County Antrim

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast 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.

17 (58.33 %)HTML
26 (50.00 %)JavaScript
26 (50.00 %)STB
26 (50.00 %)Middleware
34 (33.33 %)HND
34 (33.33 %)SLA
34 (33.33 %)Degree
42 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
42 (16.67 %)C++
51 (8.333 %)Avionics
51 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
51 (8.333 %)DV Cleared
51 (8.333 %)VBScript
51 (8.333 %)Altiris
51 (8.333 %)IPTV
51 (8.333 %)Microsoft
51 (8.333 %)iDTV
51 (8.333 %)Embedded C
51 (8.333 %)DVB
51 (8.333 %)Aerospace

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (58.33 %)HTML
26 (50.00 %)Middleware
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)DVB
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Aerospace
11 (8.333 %)Avionics
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (8.333 %)Software Engineer
11 (8.333 %)Developer
11 (8.333 %)Consultant
11 (8.333 %)Senior Software Engineer
11 (8.333 %)Embedded C Engineer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (50.00 %)STB
21 (8.333 %)IPTV
21 (8.333 %)iDTV
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
21 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
21 (8.333 %)DV Cleared
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (50.00 %)JavaScript
22 (16.67 %)C++
31 (8.333 %)VBScript
31 (8.333 %)Embedded C
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (33.33 %)HND
14 (33.33 %)Degree
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (33.33 %)SLA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (8.333 %)Microsoft
11 (8.333 %)Altiris