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The table below looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT contracts within the Chester 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 Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2530
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.111 %1.571 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£335-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£369-
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£305
% change on same period last year+5.70 %
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£35.05£32.88
% change on same period last year+6.61 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads180191
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.259 %0.195 %
Daily rates quoted3021
Average minimum daily rate£312£246
Average daily rate£319£259
% change on same period last year+23.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£273
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted4615
Average minimum hourly rate£21.77£19.03
Average hourly rate£23.04£20.96
% change on same period last year+9.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.30£22.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.66£25.05
% change on same period last year-5.55 %
Programmer CheshireProgrammer
Cheshire

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.

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Chester Programmer Demand Trend

Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chester Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Programmer across the Chester region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

Chester Programmer Daily Rate Histogram

Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Programmer
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region that cited 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 Programmer in their job title.

15 (71.43 %).NET
15 (71.43 %)SQL Server
15 (71.43 %)ASP.NET
15 (71.43 %)N-Tier
24 (57.14 %)C#
33 (42.86 %)SQL
33 (42.86 %)Transact-SQL
33 (42.86 %)OO
33 (42.86 %)Microsoft
33 (42.86 %)SOAP
33 (42.86 %)WebServices
33 (42.86 %)XML
33 (42.86 %)Visual Studio
42 (28.57 %)SAP
42 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (28.57 %)SAP R/3
42 (28.57 %)CRM
42 (28.57 %)WebSphere
51 (14.29 %)QA
51 (14.29 %)C
51 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (14.29 %)Change Management
51 (14.29 %)Finance
51 (14.29 %)WinForms
51 (14.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (14.29 %)Windows

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region that cited 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 Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (71.43 %).NET
15 (71.43 %)ASP.NET
23 (42.86 %)SOAP
23 (42.86 %)WebServices
23 (42.86 %)XML
32 (28.57 %)WebSphere
41 (14.29 %)WinForms
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (28.57 %)SAP R/3
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (71.43 %)SQL Server
22 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (42.86 %)Visual Studio
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Finance
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (71.43 %)N-Tier
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)OO
22 (28.57 %)CRM
31 (14.29 %)Change Management
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (57.14 %)C#
23 (42.86 %)SQL
23 (42.86 %)Transact-SQL
31 (14.29 %)C
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)QA
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)Microsoft
22 (28.57 %)SAP