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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Devon region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited C over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2528
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below4.545 %4.040 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£400
Average daily rate£375£400
% change on same period last year-6.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£348
% change on same period last year+2.21 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.70£34.72
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
Programming Languages DevonProgramming Languages
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads4499
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.105 %
Daily rates quoted920
Average minimum daily rate£295£327
Average daily rate£322£340
% change on same period last year-5.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£332
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted1419
Average minimum hourly rate£30.74£21.89
Average hourly rate£33.94£24.32
% change on same period last year+39.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.15£26.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.13£33.16
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
C South WestC
South 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 Devon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon C Daily Rate Trend

C
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Devon C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing C within the Devon region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
ExeterUp+62£375-6.25 %
C South WestC
South West

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

111 (73.33 %)Java
210 (66.67 %)WebServices
39 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
48 (53.33 %)SC Cleared
48 (53.33 %)JNI
56 (40.00 %)Stress Testing
64 (26.67 %)Government
73 (20.00 %)Degree
82 (13.33 %)DV Cleared
91 (6.667 %)C++
91 (6.667 %)PL/SQL
91 (6.667 %)SQL
91 (6.667 %)Oracle
91 (6.667 %)Windows
91 (6.667 %)Oracle Reports
91 (6.667 %)HTTPS
91 (6.667 %)Oracle Discoverer
91 (6.667 %)Embedded C
91 (6.667 %)Embedded C++
91 (6.667 %)ISEB
91 (6.667 %)Intranet
91 (6.667 %)Internet
91 (6.667 %)Project Management
91 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
91 (6.667 %)Load Testing
91 (6.667 %)Test Scripting
91 (6.667 %)Manual Testing
91 (6.667 %)Software Testing
91 (6.667 %)Automated Testing
91 (6.667 %)Oracle HRMS

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

Application Development
110 (66.67 %)WebServices
28 (53.33 %)JNI
Business Applications
11 (6.667 %)Oracle HRMS
11 (6.667 %)Summit
Communications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)HTTPS
11 (6.667 %)Intranet
11 (6.667 %)Internet
11 (6.667 %)SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)Oracle Reports
11 (6.667 %)Oracle Discoverer
General
14 (26.67 %)Government
Job Titles
18 (53.33 %)Programmer
27 (46.67 %)C Programmer
34 (26.67 %)Java Programmer
43 (20.00 %)Analyst
52 (13.33 %)Developer
61 (6.667 %)Test Analyst
61 (6.667 %)Analyst Programmer
61 (6.667 %)Software Developer
61 (6.667 %)Business Analyst
61 (6.667 %)Tester
61 (6.667 %)Oracle Developer
61 (6.667 %)SQL Developer
61 (6.667 %)PL/SQL Developer
Operating Systems
11 (6.667 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
19 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
28 (53.33 %)SC Cleared
36 (40.00 %)Stress Testing
42 (13.33 %)DV Cleared
51 (6.667 %)Test Scripting
51 (6.667 %)Manual Testing
51 (6.667 %)Project Management
51 (6.667 %)Regression Testing
51 (6.667 %)Automated Testing
51 (6.667 %)Software Testing
51 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (6.667 %)Load Testing
Programming Languages
111 (73.33 %)Java
21 (6.667 %)PL/SQL
21 (6.667 %)SQL
21 (6.667 %)Embedded C
21 (6.667 %)Embedded C++
21 (6.667 %)C++
Qualifications
13 (20.00 %)Degree
21 (6.667 %)ISEB
Vendors
11 (6.667 %)Oracle
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