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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the Dorset 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2610
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching contract IT job ads1944
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.044 %
As % of the category below4.680 %10.43 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£290
Average daily rate-£310
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£272
% change on same period last year+12.39 %
Hourly rates quoted1117
Average minimum hourly rate£35.45£34.65
Average hourly rate£37.45£37.38
% change on same period last year+0.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.45£40.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.87£35.55
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads406422
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.567 %0.424 %
Daily rates quoted114169
Average minimum daily rate£322£311
Average daily rate£347£330
% change on same period last year+5.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted9551
Average minimum hourly rate£27.05£25.66
Average hourly rate£28.81£27.08
% change on same period last year+6.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.56£28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Software Engineer South WestSoftware Engineer
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.

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Dorset Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Dorset Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dorset Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Dorset Software Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Software Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 6 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
BournemouthUp+44--
PooleDown-51--
Software Engineer South WestSoftware Engineer
South West

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region that cited Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title.

116 (42.11 %)C#
213 (34.21 %).NET
312 (31.58 %)Aerospace
411 (28.95 %)C
510 (26.32 %)Oracle
510 (26.32 %)Security Cleared
69 (23.68 %)ASP.NET
69 (23.68 %)Windows
69 (23.68 %)Oracle 10g
69 (23.68 %)BizTalk Server
78 (21.05 %)Telecoms
87 (18.42 %)Middleware
87 (18.42 %)DASS2
87 (18.42 %)DPNSS
87 (18.42 %)ISDN
87 (18.42 %)QSIG
95 (13.16 %)SS7
95 (13.16 %)VoIP
95 (13.16 %)C++
104 (10.53 %)Electronics
104 (10.53 %)SC Cleared
104 (10.53 %)Military
113 (7.895 %)Government
113 (7.895 %)Windows CE
113 (7.895 %)Firewall
113 (7.895 %)Wi-Fi
113 (7.895 %)SQL
113 (7.895 %)WAN
113 (7.895 %)TCP/IP
113 (7.895 %)VPN

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (34.21 %).NET
29 (23.68 %)ASP.NET
37 (18.42 %)Middleware
41 (2.632 %)WinForms
41 (2.632 %)WebSphere
41 (2.632 %).NET Framework
41 (2.632 %)EJB
41 (2.632 %)WebServices
41 (2.632 %)J2EE
41 (2.632 %)MFC
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (23.68 %)BizTalk Server
21 (2.632 %)WebLogic
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (18.42 %)ISDN
17 (18.42 %)DASS2
17 (18.42 %)DPNSS
17 (18.42 %)QSIG
25 (13.16 %)SS7
25 (13.16 %)VoIP
33 (7.895 %)WAN
33 (7.895 %)TCP/IP
33 (7.895 %)VPN
33 (7.895 %)LAN
33 (7.895 %)Firewall
33 (7.895 %)Wi-Fi
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (23.68 %)Oracle 10g
21 (2.632 %)Oracle OWB
21 (2.632 %)Oracle OLAP
21 (2.632 %)Oracle BI EE
21 (2.632 %)SQL Server
21 (2.632 %)OLAP
21 (2.632 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (2.632 %)Oracle Discoverer
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.263 %)NUnit
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (31.58 %)Aerospace
28 (21.05 %)Telecoms
34 (10.53 %)Electronics
34 (10.53 %)Military
43 (7.895 %)Government
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.632 %)Pocket PC
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (23.68 %)Windows
23 (7.895 %)Linux
23 (7.895 %)Windows CE
31 (2.632 %)Windows Mobile
31 (2.632 %)Embedded Linux
31 (2.632 %)UNIX
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (26.32 %)Security Cleared
24 (10.53 %)SC Cleared
33 (7.895 %)OO
42 (5.263 %)OOD
42 (5.263 %)TDD
42 (5.263 %)Software Engineering
51 (2.632 %)Technical Architecture
51 (2.632 %)Unit Testing
51 (2.632 %)Test Scripting
51 (2.632 %)Business Intelligence
51 (2.632 %)Agile Software Development
51 (2.632 %)DSDM
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (42.11 %)C#
211 (28.95 %)C
35 (13.16 %)C++
43 (7.895 %)SQL
43 (7.895 %)VC++
52 (5.263 %)Java
61 (2.632 %)Perl
61 (2.632 %)Embedded C
61 (2.632 %)Embedded C++
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.632 %)Oracle RAC
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (26.32 %)Oracle