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

 C Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank50-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.278 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£245-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£34.00-
Average hourly rate£34.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.82£35.02
% change on same period last year-3.41 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads704775
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.983 %0.779 %
Daily rates quoted237238
Average minimum daily rate£271£287
Average daily rate£288£304
% change on same period last year-5.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£321
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted109172
Average minimum hourly rate£22.20£27.98
Average hourly rate£23.80£28.82
% change on same period last year-17.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.39£29.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
C Software Engineer East of EnglandC Software Engineer
East of England

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 Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Essex C Software Engineer Demand Trend

C Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex C Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

C 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 C Software Engineer within the Essex 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
ChelmsfordNew entry-1--
C Software Engineer East of EnglandC Software Engineer
East of England

C Software Engineer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

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

110 (100.00 %)C
26 (60.00 %)C++
35 (50.00 %)Windows
35 (50.00 %)Embedded C
35 (50.00 %)Borland
35 (50.00 %)Electronics
35 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
35 (50.00 %)PDA
44 (40.00 %)PVCS
53 (30.00 %)Linux
53 (30.00 %)Ethernet
53 (30.00 %)Military
61 (10.00 %)Automotive
61 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
61 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
61 (10.00 %)Configuration Management
61 (10.00 %)Embedded C++

C Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (30.00 %)Ethernet
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (40.00 %)PVCS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (50.00 %)Electronics
23 (30.00 %)Military
31 (10.00 %)Automotive
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (50.00 %)PDA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (50.00 %)Windows
15 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
23 (30.00 %)Linux
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (100.00 %)C
26 (60.00 %)C++
35 (50.00 %)Embedded C
41 (10.00 %)Embedded C++
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)Borland