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This section 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC#
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2617
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads3853
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.053 %
As % of the category below15.83 %17.49 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£328-
Average daily rate£342-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£356-
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£336
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Hourly rates quoted105
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00£23.20
Average hourly rate£35.35£25.00
% change on same period last year+41.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.70£26.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.48£34.11
% change on same period last year+1.06 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads240303
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.317 %0.302 %
Daily rates quoted6658
Average minimum daily rate£318£354
Average daily rate£336£368
% change on same period last year-8.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted2423
Average minimum hourly rate£27.33£30.39
Average hourly rate£30.96£32.34
% change on same period last year-4.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.58£34.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.40£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
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 21 August 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 21 August 2008.

Cheshire C# Hourly Rate Histogram

C#
Contract Locations

This section 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 21 August 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
ChesterDown-210£355-
WarringtonNo change07£351-
MacclesfieldNo change02£325-
KnutsfordNew entry-1--
Alderley EdgeNew entry-1--
C# North WestC#
North West

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 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#.

1104 (93.69 %).NET
284 (75.68 %)ASP.NET
362 (55.86 %)SQL Server
432 (28.83 %)SQL Server 2005
530 (27.03 %)SQL
625 (22.52 %)WebServices
722 (19.82 %)Oracle
722 (19.82 %)CSS
821 (18.92 %)XML
920 (18.02 %)CRM
920 (18.02 %)Microsoft
1018 (16.22 %)VB.NET
1117 (15.32 %)HTML
1216 (14.41 %).NET Framework
1216 (14.41 %)JavaScript
1216 (14.41 %)ArcIMS
1315 (13.51 %)SQL Server 2000
1315 (13.51 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1414 (12.61 %)Windows
1513 (11.71 %)SharePoint
1513 (11.71 %)VB
1513 (11.71 %)ASP
1612 (10.81 %)UML
1612 (10.81 %)Microsoft CRM
1612 (10.81 %)N-Tier
1612 (10.81 %)WCF
1711 (9.910 %)WF
1711 (9.910 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1711 (9.910 %)Dynamics CRM
1711 (9.910 %)ESRI

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 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
1104 (93.69 %).NET
284 (75.68 %)ASP.NET
325 (22.52 %)WebServices
422 (19.82 %)CSS
521 (18.92 %)XML
617 (15.32 %)HTML
716 (14.41 %).NET Framework
815 (13.51 %)ASP.NET 2.0
913 (11.71 %)ASP
1012 (10.81 %)WCF
1111 (9.910 %)WF
129 (8.108 %)WinForms
129 (8.108 %)AJAX
137 (6.306 %)XSLT
137 (6.306 %)SOAP
146 (5.405 %)ArcObjects
155 (4.505 %)J2EE
164 (3.604 %)WebSphere
173 (2.703 %)Silverlight
173 (2.703 %)XHTML
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (14.41 %)ArcIMS
213 (11.71 %)SharePoint
311 (9.910 %)SharePoint Server 2007
311 (9.910 %)BizTalk Server
45 (4.505 %)ArcGIS
53 (2.703 %)Apache
62 (1.802 %)IIS
71 (0.901 %)Oracle 9iAS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (8.108 %)InfoPath
24 (3.604 %)MS Excel
32 (1.802 %)Doxygen
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (10.81 %)Microsoft CRM
211 (9.910 %)Dynamics CRM
310 (9.009 %)Oracle EBS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (6.306 %)Internet
25 (4.505 %)Intranet
32 (1.802 %)SSL
32 (1.802 %)GPRS
41 (0.901 %)UMTS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
162 (55.86 %)SQL Server
232 (28.83 %)SQL Server 2005
315 (13.51 %)SQL Server 2000
49 (8.108 %)GIS
53 (2.703 %)Oracle 8/8i
53 (2.703 %)Oracle 9i
53 (2.703 %)RDBMS
62 (1.802 %)Crystal Reports
62 (1.802 %)Oracle Reports
71 (0.901 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.901 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.901 %)Oracle 10g
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (5.405 %)Visual Studio
22 (1.802 %)Oracle Forms
22 (1.802 %)Flash
22 (1.802 %)NUnit
22 (1.802 %)Selenium
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (9.009 %)Finance
28 (7.207 %)Local Government
28 (7.207 %)Government
35 (4.505 %)Retail
44 (3.604 %)Banking
53 (2.703 %)Retail Banking
61 (0.901 %)Online Banking
61 (0.901 %)Marketing
61 (0.901 %)Front Office
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
195 (85.59 %)Developer
241 (36.94 %).NET Developer
330 (27.03 %)C# Developer
421 (18.92 %)ASP.NET Developer
520 (18.02 %)Web Developer
617 (15.32 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
712 (10.81 %)Analyst
89 (8.108 %)Programmer
89 (8.108 %).NET Web Developer
98 (7.207 %)Analyst Programmer
107 (6.306 %)Solutions Architect
107 (6.306 %)Applications Developer
107 (6.306 %)Architect
107 (6.306 %)C# Web Developer
116 (5.405 %).NET Programmer
116 (5.405 %)C# Analyst Programmer
116 (5.405 %)Server Analyst
116 (5.405 %)SQL Server Analyst
125 (4.505 %).NET Analyst Programmer
125 (4.505 %)VB.NET Developer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (10.81 %)N-Tier
23 (2.703 %)PDA
32 (1.802 %)W3C
32 (1.802 %)Replication
41 (0.901 %)Informatics
41 (0.901 %)Chemistry
41 (0.901 %)NHS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (12.61 %)Windows
21 (0.901 %)Windows Mobile
21 (0.901 %)Windows Server 2003
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (18.02 %)CRM
212 (10.81 %)UML
39 (8.108 %)PRINCE2
39 (8.108 %)OO
48 (7.207 %)E-Commerce
55 (4.505 %)OOD
64 (3.604 %)SSADM
73 (2.703 %)Risk Analysis
73 (2.703 %)OOP
73 (2.703 %)OOA/OOD
73 (2.703 %)B2B
82 (1.802 %)Migration
82 (1.802 %)Content Management
82 (1.802 %)Business Analysis
82 (1.802 %)Use Case
82 (1.802 %)System Testing
91 (0.901 %)Web Development
91 (0.901 %)Asset Management
91 (0.901 %)Project Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (27.03 %)SQL
218 (16.22 %)VB.NET
316 (14.41 %)JavaScript
413 (11.71 %)VB
56 (5.405 %)VB6
65 (4.505 %)Transact-SQL
65 (4.505 %)Java
73 (2.703 %)C++
73 (2.703 %)VBScript
73 (2.703 %)PL/SQL
82 (1.802 %)VBA
82 (1.802 %)Uniface
91 (0.901 %)Python
91 (0.901 %)COBOL
91 (0.901 %)Delphi
91 (0.901 %)DHTML
91 (0.901 %)Perl
91 (0.901 %)PHP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (0.901 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (0.901 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (19.82 %)Oracle
220 (18.02 %)Microsoft
311 (9.910 %)ESRI
41 (0.901 %)Google
41 (0.901 %)Citrix