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This section looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT contracts within the Belfast 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
Rank2923
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.568 %1.333 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£400£200
Average daily rate£400£215
% change on same period last year+86.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£230
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£302
% change on same period last year+2.89 %
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£34.24£33.89
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads176150
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.232 %0.149 %
Daily rates quoted5132
Average minimum daily rate£312£352
Average daily rate£332£376
% change on same period last year-11.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted720
Average minimum hourly rate£15.64£10.99
Average hourly rate£16.64£12.56
% change on same period last year+32.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.64£14.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Programmer County AntrimProgrammer
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.

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Belfast Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Programmer
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast 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.

11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Sybase
11 (100.00 %)WebLogic
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)TIBCO
11 (100.00 %)BusinessWorks
11 (100.00 %)Banking
11 (100.00 %)Investment Banking

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)WebLogic
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (100.00 %)BusinessWorks
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Banking
11 (100.00 %)Investment Banking
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Sybase
11 (100.00 %)TIBCO