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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior 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 Senior Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSenior Programmer
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank27-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£325-
Average daily rate£363-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£294
% change on same period last year+23.14 %
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-£39.25
% change on same period last year-
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads150112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.235 %0.122 %
Daily rates quoted3236
Average minimum daily rate£304£346
Average daily rate£328£391
% change on same period last year-16.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£436
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£350
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted1913
Average minimum hourly rate£20.22£23.58
Average hourly rate£22.11£25.89
% change on same period last year-14.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00£28.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.38£24.43
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Senior Programmer County AntrimSenior Programmer
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.

Senior Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Belfast Senior Programmer Demand Trend

Senior Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Belfast Senior Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Programmer across the Belfast region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Belfast Senior Programmer Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Programmer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region that cited Senior 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 Senior Programmer in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)Sybase
13 (100.00 %)UNIX
13 (100.00 %)Banking
13 (100.00 %)Investment Banking
22 (66.67 %)TIBCO
22 (66.67 %)BusinessWorks
22 (66.67 %)WebLogic
22 (66.67 %)Java
22 (66.67 %)J2EE
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server
31 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (33.33 %).NET
31 (33.33 %)Windows
31 (33.33 %)Finance
31 (33.33 %)C#
31 (33.33 %)Derivative
31 (33.33 %)QA

Senior Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region that cited Senior 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 Senior Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)J2EE
21 (33.33 %).NET
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (66.67 %)WebLogic
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (66.67 %)BusinessWorks
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Banking
13 (100.00 %)Investment Banking
21 (33.33 %)Finance
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Derivative
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)UNIX
21 (33.33 %)Windows
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)Java
21 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (33.33 %)C#
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (33.33 %)QA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Sybase
22 (66.67 %)TIBCO