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The table below looks at the demand for C skills within the Birmingham 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3255
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads1415
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.016 %
As % of the category below9.091 %5.660 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£350£419
Average daily rate£350£456
% change on same period last year-23.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£494
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£352
% change on same period last year-3.08 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£26.50
Average hourly rate£35.00£26.50
% change on same period last year+32.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£26.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.49£34.15
% change on same period last year+0.98 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads154265
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.243 %0.284 %
Daily rates quoted4166
Average minimum daily rate£339£319
Average daily rate£371£343
% change on same period last year+8.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted1813
Average minimum hourly rate£25.97£24.88
Average hourly rate£28.83£27.29
% change on same period last year+5.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.70£29.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
C West MidlandsC
West Midlands

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

19 (26.47 %)Government
27 (20.59 %)SQL
27 (20.59 %)SAP
27 (20.59 %)Windows
36 (17.65 %)ITIL
36 (17.65 %)Stakeholder Management
36 (17.65 %)QA
45 (14.71 %)Oracle
45 (14.71 %)Security Cleared
54 (11.76 %)Linux
54 (11.76 %)UNIX
54 (11.76 %)Performance Management
63 (8.824 %)Local Government
63 (8.824 %)ISO27001
63 (8.824 %)Project Planning
63 (8.824 %)Service Management
63 (8.824 %)Telecoms
63 (8.824 %)Finance
63 (8.824 %)HP
63 (8.824 %)Citrix
63 (8.824 %)Oracle Reports
63 (8.824 %)Microsoft
63 (8.824 %)JavaScript
63 (8.824 %)PL/SQL
63 (8.824 %)PRINCE2
72 (5.882 %)CSS
72 (5.882 %)MS Office
72 (5.882 %)C++
72 (5.882 %)HTML
72 (5.882 %)Java

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.882 %)HTML
12 (5.882 %)CSS
12 (5.882 %)XHTML
21 (2.941 %)EDI
21 (2.941 %).NET
21 (2.941 %)ASP.NET
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.882 %)MS Exchange
12 (5.882 %)CMS
12 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2003
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.882 %)MS Office
21 (2.941 %)MS Excel
21 (2.941 %)MS Project
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.941 %)SAP MM
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.882 %)SDH
12 (5.882 %)3G
12 (5.882 %)Firewall
21 (2.941 %)Network Security
21 (2.941 %)TCP/IP
21 (2.941 %)SAN
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (8.824 %)Oracle Reports
22 (5.882 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (5.882 %)Datawarehouse
22 (5.882 %)RDBMS
22 (5.882 %)OLAP
22 (5.882 %)Oracle OLAP
31 (2.941 %)Oracle 10g
31 (2.941 %)Oracle 9i
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.882 %)Oracle Forms
12 (5.882 %)WinRunner
12 (5.882 %)TestDirector
12 (5.882 %)LoadRunner
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (26.47 %)Government
23 (8.824 %)Telecoms
23 (8.824 %)Finance
23 (8.824 %)Local Government
32 (5.882 %)Construction
32 (5.882 %)Health
32 (5.882 %)Law
41 (2.941 %)Games
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (20.59 %)Analyst
25 (14.71 %)Consultant
34 (11.76 %)Management Consultant
34 (11.76 %)Developer
43 (8.824 %)Oracle Developer
43 (8.824 %)Tester
43 (8.824 %)Project Manager
43 (8.824 %)QA Tester
52 (5.882 %)Web Designer
52 (5.882 %)Graduate
52 (5.882 %)Service Analyst
52 (5.882 %)Software Tester
52 (5.882 %)Support Analyst
52 (5.882 %)QA Engineer
61 (2.941 %)Configuration Analyst
61 (2.941 %)SAP Business Analyst
61 (2.941 %)Information Security Consultant
61 (2.941 %)Developer Analyst
61 (2.941 %)Service Management Analyst
61 (2.941 %)IT Security Manager
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.941 %)Thin Client
11 (2.941 %)Device Driver
11 (2.941 %)Clustering
11 (2.941 %)IPTV
11 (2.941 %)Fat Client
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (20.59 %)Windows
24 (11.76 %)Linux
24 (11.76 %)UNIX
31 (2.941 %)Windows XP
31 (2.941 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.941 %)VxWorks
31 (2.941 %)Fedora
31 (2.941 %)Windows 2000 Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (17.65 %)ITIL
16 (17.65 %)Stakeholder Management
25 (14.71 %)Security Cleared
34 (11.76 %)Performance Management
43 (8.824 %)Project Planning
43 (8.824 %)Service Management
43 (8.824 %)PRINCE2
52 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence
52 (5.882 %)ITSM
52 (5.882 %)Balanced Scorecard
52 (5.882 %)Quality Management
52 (5.882 %)Network Planning
61 (2.941 %)Logistics
61 (2.941 %)Service Delivery
61 (2.941 %)Information Security
61 (2.941 %)Programme Management
61 (2.941 %)Agile Software Development
61 (2.941 %)E-Procurement
61 (2.941 %)Migration
61 (2.941 %)e-GIF
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (20.59 %)SQL
23 (8.824 %)JavaScript
23 (8.824 %)PL/SQL
32 (5.882 %)C++
32 (5.882 %)Java
41 (2.941 %)VB.NET
41 (2.941 %)Embedded C
41 (2.941 %)Embedded C++
41 (2.941 %)C#
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.882 %)CISSP
21 (2.941 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.941 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (2.941 %)ITIL Certification
21 (2.941 %)MCSE
21 (2.941 %)MCSA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (17.65 %)QA
23 (8.824 %)ISO27001
31 (2.941 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (2.941 %)PCI DSS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.882 %)Active Directory
12 (5.882 %)Terminal Services
12 (5.882 %)VMware Infrastructure
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.882 %)OpenView
21 (2.941 %)HP Data Protector
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (20.59 %)SAP
25 (14.71 %)Oracle
33 (8.824 %)Microsoft
33 (8.824 %)HP
33 (8.824 %)Citrix
42 (5.882 %)BMC
42 (5.882 %)VMware
42 (5.882 %)Altiris
51 (2.941 %)GUPTA
51 (2.941 %)IBM
51 (2.941 %)Remedy