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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Bristol 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 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1635
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads5638
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.038 %
As % of the category below20.00 %11.01 %
Daily rates quoted63
Average minimum daily rate£242£383
Average daily rate£258£400
% change on same period last year-35.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£353
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Hourly rates quoted3112
Average minimum hourly rate£33.82£30.92
Average hourly rate£34.80£32.29
% change on same period last year+7.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.79£33.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.54£34.77
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads280345
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.370 %0.344 %
Daily rates quoted8197
Average minimum daily rate£281£333
Average daily rate£318£377
% change on same period last year-15.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£422
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted6768
Average minimum hourly rate£32.19£31.12
Average hourly rate£33.42£35.79
% change on same period last year-6.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.65£40.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
C South WestC
South West

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol C Daily Rate Trend

C
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Bristol C Daily Rate Histogram

C
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Bristol C Hourly Rate Histogram

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

142 (53.16 %)C++
217 (21.52 %)UNIX
315 (18.99 %)Security Cleared
413 (16.46 %)Java
413 (16.46 %).NET
512 (15.19 %)Fortran
611 (13.92 %)Microsoft
611 (13.92 %)VxWorks
611 (13.92 %)SC Cleared
710 (12.66 %)Avionics
710 (12.66 %)Simulink
710 (12.66 %)Visual Studio
89 (11.39 %)C#
89 (11.39 %)MATLAB
89 (11.39 %)Aerospace
98 (10.13 %)Internet
98 (10.13 %)TCP/IP
98 (10.13 %)Ethernet
107 (8.861 %)Embedded C
107 (8.861 %)Manufacturing
116 (7.595 %)Telecoms
116 (7.595 %)CRM
116 (7.595 %)Military
116 (7.595 %)Mathematics
125 (6.329 %)VMS
125 (6.329 %)Windows
125 (6.329 %)UML
134 (5.063 %)LabVIEW
134 (5.063 %)Device Driver
134 (5.063 %)Finance

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (16.46 %).NET
23 (3.797 %)OpenGL
23 (3.797 %)DirectX
23 (3.797 %)Middleware
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (12.66 %)Simulink
29 (11.39 %)MATLAB
34 (5.063 %)MS Office
42 (2.532 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (10.13 %)Internet
18 (10.13 %)TCP/IP
18 (10.13 %)Ethernet
24 (5.063 %)PPP
33 (3.797 %)Gigabit Ethernet
33 (3.797 %)WAN
33 (3.797 %)3G
42 (2.532 %)Broadband
51 (1.266 %)DVB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.266 %)MS Access
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (12.66 %)Visual Studio
24 (5.063 %)LabVIEW
24 (5.063 %)PVCS
32 (2.532 %)WinRunner
32 (2.532 %)TestDirector
32 (2.532 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (2.532 %)LoadRunner
32 (2.532 %)NUnit
32 (2.532 %)QARun
32 (2.532 %)WATIR
32 (2.532 %)FitNesse
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (12.66 %)Avionics
29 (11.39 %)Aerospace
37 (8.861 %)Manufacturing
46 (7.595 %)Telecoms
46 (7.595 %)Military
54 (5.063 %)Finance
63 (3.797 %)Government
63 (3.797 %)Games
72 (2.532 %)Billing
81 (1.266 %)Music
81 (1.266 %)Pensions
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (34.18 %)Software Engineer
28 (10.13 %)Developer
28 (10.13 %)Test Engineer
37 (8.861 %)Software Test Engineer
45 (6.329 %)Systems Engineer
54 (5.063 %)Interface Designer
63 (3.797 %)Process Engineer
63 (3.797 %)Real Time Engineer
63 (3.797 %)Architect
72 (2.532 %)Project Manager
72 (2.532 %)Analyst
72 (2.532 %)Test Manager
72 (2.532 %)Technical Support
72 (2.532 %)Design Engineer
72 (2.532 %)Enterprise Architect
72 (2.532 %)RF Engineer
72 (2.532 %)SAP Manager
72 (2.532 %)SAP Test Manager
72 (2.532 %)Implementation Engineer
72 (2.532 %)C Software Engineer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (7.595 %)Mathematics
24 (5.063 %)Device Driver
24 (5.063 %)STB
31 (1.266 %)MPEG
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (21.52 %)UNIX
211 (13.92 %)VxWorks
35 (6.329 %)VMS
35 (6.329 %)Windows
44 (5.063 %)Linux
52 (2.532 %)HPUX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (18.99 %)Security Cleared
211 (13.92 %)SC Cleared
36 (7.595 %)CRM
45 (6.329 %)UML
54 (5.063 %)PRINCE2
54 (5.063 %)Integration Testing
54 (5.063 %)Agile Software Development
54 (5.063 %)Software Engineering
63 (3.797 %)Programme Management
63 (3.797 %)BPR
63 (3.797 %)Project Management
72 (2.532 %)Software Testing
72 (2.532 %)Requirements Management
72 (2.532 %)Stakeholder Management
72 (2.532 %)Test Management
72 (2.532 %)BC Cleared
72 (2.532 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (1.266 %)Wealth Management
81 (1.266 %)Data Migration
81 (1.266 %)Document Management
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (53.16 %)C++
213 (16.46 %)Java
312 (15.19 %)Fortran
49 (11.39 %)C#
57 (8.861 %)Embedded C
63 (3.797 %)Tcl
72 (2.532 %)Perl
72 (2.532 %)SQL
81 (1.266 %)VB
81 (1.266 %)Embedded C++
81 (1.266 %)Ada
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.797 %)ISEB
22 (2.532 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (2.532 %)Degree
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.532 %)NDS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (13.92 %)Microsoft
22 (2.532 %)HP
22 (2.532 %)SAP
31 (1.266 %)Oracle
31 (1.266 %)OpenTV