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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Programmer 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 Software Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Programmer
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5674
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.303 %0.193 %
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£300£275
% change on same period last year+9.09 %
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£31.25-
% change on same period last year-
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads6601036
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.924 %1.063 %
Daily rates quoted134188
Average minimum daily rate£311£305
Average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted146187
Average minimum hourly rate£20.29£28.43
Average hourly rate£21.79£30.46
% change on same period last year-28.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.30£32.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.16
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
Software Programmer East of EnglandSoftware Programmer
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.

Software Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Software Programmer Demand Trend

Software Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Software Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Software Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Software Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Programmer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Programmer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 8 October 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+162--
Software Programmer East of EnglandSoftware Programmer
East of England

Software Programmer
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Software 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 Software Programmer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)Device Driver
21 (50.00 %)Speech Recognition
21 (50.00 %)Perl
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Python
21 (50.00 %)Windows CE

Software Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Software 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 Software Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Device Driver
11 (50.00 %)Speech Recognition
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows CE
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)Perl
21 (50.00 %)Python