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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5069
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads73
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.532 %0.503 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£368
% change on same period last year-15.02 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£37.20£30.00
Average hourly rate£37.90£32.50
% change on same period last year+16.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.60£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.74£35.90
% change on same period last year-6.00 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads457597
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.649 %0.603 %
Daily rates quoted143243
Average minimum daily rate£333£343
Average daily rate£361£362
% change on same period last year-0.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted7961
Average minimum hourly rate£28.39£29.37
Average hourly rate£30.02£32.32
% change on same period last year-7.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.65£35.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Software Engineering South WestSoftware Engineering
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.

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Engineering across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Bristol Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Software Engineering across the Bristol region.

Bristol Software Engineering Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Software Engineering Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Bristol Software Engineering Hourly Rate Histogram

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering.

18 (66.67 %)C++
27 (58.33 %)C#
36 (50.00 %)C
45 (41.67 %).NET
54 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
63 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
63 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
63 (25.00 %)OpenGL
63 (25.00 %)DirectX
63 (25.00 %)Java
63 (25.00 %)Windows
63 (25.00 %)UML
63 (25.00 %)VC++
63 (25.00 %)Programme Management
63 (25.00 %)Games
63 (25.00 %)Military
63 (25.00 %)Degree
72 (16.67 %)Mathematics
72 (16.67 %)Computer Science
72 (16.67 %)Ethernet
72 (16.67 %)MATLAB
72 (16.67 %)MFC
72 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
72 (16.67 %)Manufacturing
81 (8.333 %)Avionics
81 (8.333 %)Borland
81 (8.333 %)PPP
81 (8.333 %)Aerospace
81 (8.333 %)Electric
81 (8.333 %)PDM

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (41.67 %).NET
23 (25.00 %)OpenGL
23 (25.00 %)DirectX
32 (16.67 %)MFC
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (16.67 %)MATLAB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (16.67 %)Ethernet
31 (8.333 %)PPP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (25.00 %)Games
13 (25.00 %)Military
22 (16.67 %)Manufacturing
31 (8.333 %)Avionics
31 (8.333 %)Aerospace
31 (8.333 %)Electric
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
12 (16.67 %)Developer
12 (16.67 %)DSP Engineer
12 (16.67 %)Real Time Engineer
21 (8.333 %)PC Engineer
21 (8.333 %)Software Developer
21 (8.333 %).NET Developer
21 (8.333 %)C# Developer
21 (8.333 %)C++ Software Engineer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (16.67 %)Mathematics
12 (16.67 %)Computer Science
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (25.00 %)Windows
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
23 (25.00 %)UML
23 (25.00 %)Programme Management
23 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (8.333 %)PDM
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (66.67 %)C++
27 (58.33 %)C#
36 (50.00 %)C
43 (25.00 %)Java
43 (25.00 %)VC++
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (25.00 %)Degree
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (8.333 %)Borland