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The table below looks at the demand for C skills within the Dorset 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
Rank4127
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching contract IT job ads418
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.018 %
As % of the category below3.361 %10.00 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£360
Average daily rate-£360
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£349
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£28.50£37.50
% change on same period last year-24.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.90£34.50
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads119180
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.168 %0.182 %
Daily rates quoted1966
Average minimum daily rate£290£317
Average daily rate£319£333
% change on same period last year-4.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted3333
Average minimum hourly rate£27.42£33.21
Average hourly rate£29.55£35.50
% change on same period last year-16.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.67£37.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
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 Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset C Hourly Rate Trend

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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BournemouthNo change01--
C South WestC
South West

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (60.00 %)Telecoms
210 (50.00 %)QSIG
210 (50.00 %)ISDN
210 (50.00 %)DASS2
210 (50.00 %)DPNSS
38 (40.00 %)SS7
47 (35.00 %)VoIP
54 (20.00 %)C++
54 (20.00 %)Linux
63 (15.00 %)SC Cleared
63 (15.00 %)Security Cleared
72 (10.00 %)DV Cleared
72 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
72 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
81 (5.000 %)UNIX
81 (5.000 %)DSDM
81 (5.000 %)Java
81 (5.000 %)Perl
81 (5.000 %)Oracle
81 (5.000 %)OLAP
81 (5.000 %)Business Intelligence
81 (5.000 %)Oracle Discoverer
81 (5.000 %)Embedded C
81 (5.000 %)Embedded C++
81 (5.000 %)Project Management
81 (5.000 %)INAP
81 (5.000 %)Banking
81 (5.000 %)Investment Banking
81 (5.000 %)Oracle BI EE
81 (5.000 %)Data Migration

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (50.00 %)DASS2
110 (50.00 %)DPNSS
110 (50.00 %)ISDN
110 (50.00 %)QSIG
28 (40.00 %)SS7
37 (35.00 %)VoIP
41 (5.000 %)INAP
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.000 %)OLAP
11 (5.000 %)Oracle Discoverer
11 (5.000 %)Oracle OWB
11 (5.000 %)Oracle OLAP
11 (5.000 %)Oracle BI EE
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (60.00 %)Telecoms
21 (5.000 %)Aerospace
21 (5.000 %)Government
21 (5.000 %)Military
21 (5.000 %)Banking
21 (5.000 %)Investment Banking
21 (5.000 %)Corporate Banking
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (55.00 %)Software Engineer
23 (15.00 %)Developer
23 (15.00 %)C Programmer
23 (15.00 %)Programmer
32 (10.00 %)Procurement Manager
32 (10.00 %)Tester
41 (5.000 %)Software Tester
41 (5.000 %)C++ Developer
41 (5.000 %)Embedded Software Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Test Engineer
41 (5.000 %)C++ Software Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Software Test Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Technical Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Data Manager
41 (5.000 %)C Developer
41 (5.000 %)C Software Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Real Time Software Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Real Time Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Migration Project Manager
41 (5.000 %)Technical Architect
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (20.00 %)Linux
21 (5.000 %)Embedded Linux
21 (5.000 %)UNIX
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.00 %)SC Cleared
13 (15.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (10.00 %)DV Cleared
22 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (5.000 %)DSDM
31 (5.000 %)Business Intelligence
31 (5.000 %)Project Management
31 (5.000 %)Migration
31 (5.000 %)Technical Architecture
31 (5.000 %)Unit Testing
31 (5.000 %)Integration Testing
31 (5.000 %)Test Scripting
31 (5.000 %)Data Migration
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (20.00 %)C++
21 (5.000 %)Java
21 (5.000 %)Perl
21 (5.000 %)Embedded C
21 (5.000 %)Embedded C++
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.000 %)Oracle RAC
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.000 %)Oracle