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The table below looks at the demand for C skills within the Cheshire 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2046
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads4612
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.075 %0.013 %
As % of the category below17.23 %5.042 %
Daily rates quoted91
Average minimum daily rate£313£400
Average daily rate£324£415
% change on same period last year-21.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£353
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£33.67£21.50
Average hourly rate£34.17£24.50
% change on same period last year+39.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.67£27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.56£34.46
% change on same period last year+0.29 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads267238
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.436 %0.261 %
Daily rates quoted3652
Average minimum daily rate£313£300
Average daily rate£326£312
% change on same period last year+4.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£330
% change on same period last year-4.23 %
Hourly rates quoted2012
Average minimum hourly rate£28.83£25.52
Average hourly rate£30.53£27.98
% change on same period last year+9.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.22£30.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.08£32.56
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
C North WestC
North 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 Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Cheshire C Hourly Rate Histogram

C
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
ChesterNew entry-23£331-
MacclesfieldNew entry-3£325-
WarringtonNew entry-3£200-
CreweNew entry-2£363-
NorthwichNew entry-1--
Alderley EdgeNew entry-1--
C North WestC
North West

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

133 (53.23 %)C++
231 (50.00 %)SQL
327 (43.55 %)Java
422 (35.48 %)Windows
521 (33.87 %)UNIX
620 (32.26 %)Finance
715 (24.19 %)C#
814 (22.58 %)Perl
814 (22.58 %)Banking
913 (20.97 %)VMS
1011 (17.74 %).NET
1110 (16.13 %)Oracle
1110 (16.13 %)SQL Server
1110 (16.13 %)Perforce
129 (14.52 %)Extreme Programming
138 (12.90 %)Agile Software Development
147 (11.29 %)MS Office
147 (11.29 %)Microsoft
156 (9.677 %)Middleware
156 (9.677 %)Swing
156 (9.677 %)MS Excel
156 (9.677 %)PL/SQL
156 (9.677 %)COBOL
156 (9.677 %)XML
165 (8.065 %)Pharmaceutical
165 (8.065 %)SQL Server 2005
165 (8.065 %)Oracle Application Server
165 (8.065 %)Oracle Forms
165 (8.065 %)Oracle Reports
165 (8.065 %)SQL Server 2000

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (17.74 %).NET
26 (9.677 %)XML
26 (9.677 %)Swing
26 (9.677 %)Middleware
33 (4.839 %).NET Framework
33 (4.839 %)XSLT
33 (4.839 %)CSS
33 (4.839 %)ASP
33 (4.839 %)HTML
42 (3.226 %)COM
42 (3.226 %)WAMP
51 (1.613 %)ASP.NET
51 (1.613 %)SOAP
51 (1.613 %)WebServices
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (8.065 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (1.613 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (1.613 %)SAS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (11.29 %)MS Office
26 (9.677 %)MS Excel
31 (1.613 %)AutoCAD
31 (1.613 %)CATIA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (4.839 %)TCP/IP
13 (4.839 %)ATM
22 (3.226 %)ISDN
22 (3.226 %)Ethernet
22 (3.226 %)Frame Relay
31 (1.613 %)SNA
31 (1.613 %)Intranet
31 (1.613 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (16.13 %)SQL Server
25 (8.065 %)Oracle Reports
25 (8.065 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (8.065 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (4.839 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
33 (4.839 %)Crystal Reports
41 (1.613 %)Datawarehouse
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (8.065 %)Oracle Forms
23 (4.839 %)Visual Studio
31 (1.613 %)NUnit
31 (1.613 %)Oracle APEX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (32.26 %)Finance
214 (22.58 %)Banking
35 (8.065 %)Pharmaceutical
43 (4.839 %)Electronics
43 (4.839 %)Telecoms
43 (4.839 %)Electric
52 (3.226 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.613 %)Military
61 (1.613 %)Marketing
61 (1.613 %)Automotive
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (54.84 %)Developer
216 (25.81 %)Analyst
310 (16.13 %)C++ Developer
49 (14.52 %)C Developer
58 (12.90 %)Analyst Developer
66 (9.677 %)Analyst Programmer
66 (9.677 %)Programmer
75 (8.065 %)Oracle Developer
75 (8.065 %)Oracle Analyst
84 (6.452 %)C++/C# Developer
84 (6.452 %)C# Developer
93 (4.839 %)Java Developer
93 (4.839 %)SQL Developer
93 (4.839 %)SQL Server Developer
93 (4.839 %)Software Engineer
93 (4.839 %)Senior Developer
93 (4.839 %)Administrator
93 (4.839 %)Business Analyst
102 (3.226 %)Project Manager
102 (3.226 %)Systems Analyst
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.452 %)Mainframe
22 (3.226 %)Multithreading
31 (1.613 %)NPfIT
31 (1.613 %)Tandem
31 (1.613 %)N-Tier
31 (1.613 %)NHS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (35.48 %)Windows
221 (33.87 %)UNIX
313 (20.97 %)VMS
43 (4.839 %)Linux
52 (3.226 %)AIX
61 (1.613 %)Windows XP
61 (1.613 %)zOS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (14.52 %)Extreme Programming
28 (12.90 %)Agile Software Development
35 (8.065 %)Unit Testing
35 (8.065 %)Integration Testing
44 (6.452 %)OO
53 (4.839 %)Change Management
53 (4.839 %)Validation
62 (3.226 %)SC Cleared
62 (3.226 %)DV Cleared
62 (3.226 %)Security Cleared
62 (3.226 %)FMECA
62 (3.226 %)RAD
62 (3.226 %)UML
62 (3.226 %)Configuration Management
71 (1.613 %)ITIL
71 (1.613 %)OOA/OOD
71 (1.613 %)E-Commerce
71 (1.613 %)OOD
71 (1.613 %)CAD
71 (1.613 %)Document Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (53.23 %)C++
231 (50.00 %)SQL
327 (43.55 %)Java
415 (24.19 %)C#
514 (22.58 %)Perl
66 (9.677 %)PL/SQL
66 (9.677 %)COBOL
73 (4.839 %)JavaScript
73 (4.839 %)VB.NET
82 (3.226 %)XPath
91 (1.613 %)Embedded C
91 (1.613 %)Shell Script
91 (1.613 %)Transact-SQL
91 (1.613 %)VB
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (6.452 %)Degree
22 (3.226 %)HND
22 (3.226 %)CCNA
22 (3.226 %)Cisco Certification
31 (1.613 %)CIPD
31 (1.613 %)HNC
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.226 %)QA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.613 %)OpenView
11 (1.613 %)MOM
11 (1.613 %)SCOM
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (16.13 %)Oracle
110 (16.13 %)Perforce
27 (11.29 %)Microsoft
32 (3.226 %)Nortel
32 (3.226 %)Cisco
41 (1.613 %)Citrix
41 (1.613 %)Informatica
41 (1.613 %)Spotfire
41 (1.613 %)EMC
41 (1.613 %)SAP