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The table below looks at the demand for the C Developer role in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire 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 C Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 C Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5961
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads115
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.149 %1.499 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£233
Average daily rate-£275
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£362
% change on same period last year-11.08 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£37.00
Average hourly rate-£39.92
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£42.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.50£34.97
% change on same period last year+7.22 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads6711001
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.057 %1.073 %
Daily rates quoted111206
Average minimum daily rate£290£307
Average daily rate£322£326
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted162179
Average minimum hourly rate£23.07£27.02
Average hourly rate£24.71£29.24
% change on same period last year-15.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.35£31.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
C Developer East of EnglandC Developer
East of England

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 Developer
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire C Developer Demand Trend

C Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing C Developer across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire C Developer Daily Rate Trend

C Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire C Developer Hourly Rate Trend

C Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C Developer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+41--
C Developer East of EnglandC Developer
East of England

C Developer
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited C Developer 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 C Developer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)C
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)HSDPA
21 (50.00 %)Games
21 (50.00 %)HSUPA
21 (50.00 %)JTAG
21 (50.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)UMTS
21 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (50.00 %)Shell Script
21 (50.00 %)3G

C Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited C Developer 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 C Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)HSDPA
11 (50.00 %)HSUPA
11 (50.00 %)UMTS
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (50.00 %)3G
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)Games
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Linux
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C
21 (50.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)Shell Script
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)JTAG