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The table below looks at the demand for C# skills within the Cardiff 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC#
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1119
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads187
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.007 %
As % of the category below20.45 %11.86 %
Daily rates quoted81
Average minimum daily rate£265£200
Average daily rate£292£325
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£332
% change on same period last year-3.17 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.03£33.61
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads8859
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.060 %
Daily rates quoted3110
Average minimum daily rate£276£245
Average daily rate£297£344
% change on same period last year-13.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted79
Average minimum hourly rate£21.97£29.77
Average hourly rate£25.60£30.43
% change on same period last year-15.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.22£31.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
C# South WalesC#
South Wales

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

Cardiff 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 Cardiff region.

Cardiff 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 Cardiff region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cardiff 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 Cardiff region.

Cardiff C# Hourly Rate Trend

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff 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#.

130 (83.33 %).NET
218 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
317 (47.22 %)XML
415 (41.67 %)SQL Server
512 (33.33 %)AJAX
611 (30.56 %)SQL
611 (30.56 %)Microsoft
710 (27.78 %)VB
710 (27.78 %)Visual Studio
710 (27.78 %)WebServices
89 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
89 (25.00 %)VB.NET
98 (22.22 %)Visual Studio Team System
107 (19.44 %)SQL Server 2005
107 (19.44 %)IIS
107 (19.44 %)SOAP
116 (16.67 %)Finance
116 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
125 (13.89 %)Web Development
125 (13.89 %).NET Framework
125 (13.89 %)CSS
134 (11.11 %)telerik
143 (8.333 %)Scrum
143 (8.333 %)Health
143 (8.333 %)CMMI
143 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
143 (8.333 %)Configuration Management
143 (8.333 %)JavaScript
143 (8.333 %)ITIL
143 (8.333 %)WCF

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff 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.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (83.33 %).NET
218 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
317 (47.22 %)XML
412 (33.33 %)AJAX
510 (27.78 %)WebServices
67 (19.44 %)SOAP
75 (13.89 %)CSS
75 (13.89 %).NET Framework
83 (8.333 %)WCF
92 (5.556 %)WF
92 (5.556 %)ASP.NET 2.0
92 (5.556 %)MVC
101 (2.778 %)XSLT
101 (2.778 %)HTML
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (19.44 %)IIS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.778 %)Internet
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (41.67 %)SQL Server
27 (19.44 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (5.556 %)SQL Server Integration Services
42 (5.556 %)DTS
51 (2.778 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (2.778 %)OLAP
51 (2.778 %)Crystal Reports
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (27.78 %)Visual Studio
28 (22.22 %)Visual Studio Team System
32 (5.556 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (2.778 %)Subversion
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (16.67 %)Finance
23 (8.333 %)Health
32 (5.556 %)Insurance
41 (2.778 %)Marketing
41 (2.778 %)Banking
41 (2.778 %)Government
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (77.78 %)Developer
214 (38.89 %)C# Developer
312 (33.33 %).NET Developer
47 (19.44 %)Software Developer
56 (16.67 %)Web Developer
63 (8.333 %)Configuration Manager
63 (8.333 %)ASP.NET Developer
72 (5.556 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
72 (5.556 %).NET Web Developer
81 (2.778 %)Software Configuration Manager
81 (2.778 %).NET Software Engineer
81 (2.778 %)Software Manager
81 (2.778 %)Web Designer
81 (2.778 %)Software Architect
81 (2.778 %)Analyst Programmer
81 (2.778 %)Programmer
81 (2.778 %)Architect
81 (2.778 %)Software Engineer
81 (2.778 %)Analyst
81 (2.778 %)CSharp Software Developer
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.556 %)N-Tier
21 (2.778 %)NHS
21 (2.778 %)Welsh Language
21 (2.778 %)Wiki
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.556 %)Windows
12 (5.556 %)Windows Server 2008
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
26 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
35 (13.89 %)Web Development
43 (8.333 %)ITIL
43 (8.333 %)Configuration Management
43 (8.333 %)CMMI
43 (8.333 %)Scrum
52 (5.556 %)Change Management
52 (5.556 %)UML
52 (5.556 %)Software Testing
61 (2.778 %)SC Cleared
61 (2.778 %)Security Cleared
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (30.56 %)SQL
210 (27.78 %)VB
39 (25.00 %)VB.NET
43 (8.333 %)JavaScript
52 (5.556 %)PHP
52 (5.556 %)Transact-SQL
61 (2.778 %)Delphi
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.778 %)MCP
11 (2.778 %)MCAD
11 (2.778 %)MCSD
11 (2.778 %)Microsoft Certification
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (30.56 %)Microsoft
24 (11.11 %)telerik
32 (5.556 %)Oracle
41 (2.778 %)Perforce