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This section looks at the demand for C# skills within the Essex 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
Rank2412
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads4266
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.070 %
As % of the category below19.63 %23.08 %
Daily rates quoted1531
Average minimum daily rate£305£406
Average daily rate£321£428
% change on same period last year-24.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£449
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£335
% change on same period last year+0.53 %
Hourly rates quoted38
Average minimum hourly rate£32.67£27.63
Average hourly rate£40.17£28.69
% change on same period last year+40.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£47.67£29.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.20£34.53
% change on same period last year+1.95 %
Programming Languages EssexProgramming Languages
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads214286
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.282 %0.303 %
Daily rates quoted8279
Average minimum daily rate£319£412
Average daily rate£340£431
% change on same period last year-21.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£451
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£332
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted2472
Average minimum hourly rate£32.88£31.17
Average hourly rate£36.30£31.97
% change on same period last year+13.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.72£32.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.13£33.16
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
C# East of EnglandC#
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#
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex C# Daily Rate Trend

C#
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C# across the Essex region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Essex C# Daily Rate Histogram

C#
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex C# Hourly Rate Trend

C#
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C# across the Essex region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Essex C# Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Essex 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
BasildonUp+76£350-
ColchesterDown-24--
ChelmsfordDown-71£350-9.48 %
Southend-on-SeaNew entry-1--
BrentwoodDown-11--
C# East of EnglandC#
East of England

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

199 (95.19 %).NET
284 (80.77 %)ASP.NET
371 (68.27 %)SQL Server
454 (51.92 %)SQL
540 (38.46 %)Transact-SQL
633 (31.73 %)SQL Server 2005
732 (30.77 %)Visual Studio
831 (29.81 %)UML
831 (29.81 %)SharePoint
930 (28.85 %)HTML
1028 (26.92 %)ADO.NET
1028 (26.92 %)AJAX
1124 (23.08 %)XML
1218 (17.31 %)CSS
1218 (17.31 %)Microsoft
1317 (16.35 %)VB.NET
1414 (13.46 %)JavaScript
1414 (13.46 %)WebServices
1513 (12.50 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1612 (11.54 %)Scrum
1612 (11.54 %)SQL Server 7
1612 (11.54 %)OO
1710 (9.615 %)Finance
1710 (9.615 %)CMS
1710 (9.615 %)MS Excel
1710 (9.615 %).NET Framework
189 (8.654 %)RUP
189 (8.654 %)XSLT
189 (8.654 %)MCSD
189 (8.654 %)BizTalk Server

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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
199 (95.19 %).NET
284 (80.77 %)ASP.NET
330 (28.85 %)HTML
428 (26.92 %)ADO.NET
428 (26.92 %)AJAX
524 (23.08 %)XML
618 (17.31 %)CSS
714 (13.46 %)WebServices
813 (12.50 %)ASP.NET 2.0
910 (9.615 %).NET Framework
109 (8.654 %)XSLT
117 (6.731 %)ASP
126 (5.769 %)XHTML
134 (3.846 %)Silverlight
134 (3.846 %)DOM
143 (2.885 %)WCF
152 (1.923 %)WPF
152 (1.923 %)WSE
152 (1.923 %)JRules
152 (1.923 %)JavaBeans
Application Platforms
131 (29.81 %)SharePoint
210 (9.615 %)CMS
39 (8.654 %)BizTalk Server
45 (4.808 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (1.923 %)DotNetNuke
61 (0.962 %)IBM HTTP Server
61 (0.962 %)SharePoint Portal Server
61 (0.962 %)Office Project Server
61 (0.962 %)Oracle HTTP Server
61 (0.962 %)IIS
61 (0.962 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
110 (9.615 %)MS Excel
28 (7.692 %)InfoPath
31 (0.962 %)MS Office
31 (0.962 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
12 (1.923 %)LAN
12 (1.923 %)WAN
21 (0.962 %)HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
171 (68.27 %)SQL Server
233 (31.73 %)SQL Server 2005
312 (11.54 %)SQL Server 7
45 (4.808 %)SQL Server 2000
53 (2.885 %)Oracle 9i
53 (2.885 %)Oracle 10g
62 (1.923 %)Crystal Reports
62 (1.923 %)Oracle Reports
62 (1.923 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.962 %)MySQL
71 (0.962 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.962 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (0.962 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.962 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
132 (30.77 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.962 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (0.962 %)NUnit
General
110 (9.615 %)Finance
26 (5.769 %)Marketing
35 (4.808 %)Government
43 (2.885 %)Insurance
52 (1.923 %)Local Government
52 (1.923 %)Education
61 (0.962 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (0.962 %)Automotive
61 (0.962 %)Manufacturing
Job Titles
184 (80.77 %)Developer
245 (43.27 %).NET Developer
336 (34.62 %)C# Developer
426 (25.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
522 (21.15 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
613 (12.50 %)SQL Developer
613 (12.50 %)Web Developer
711 (10.58 %)Senior Developer
810 (9.615 %)Analyst
97 (6.731 %)SQL Server Developer
97 (6.731 %).NET Web Developer
97 (6.731 %)Senior C# Developer
106 (5.769 %)Business Analyst
115 (4.808 %)Team Leader
115 (4.808 %)ASP Developer
124 (3.846 %)Software Developer
124 (3.846 %)CSharp Software Developer
133 (2.885 %).NET Team Leader
133 (2.885 %)SharePoint Developer
133 (2.885 %)Architect
Miscellaneous
18 (7.692 %)N-Tier
25 (4.808 %)Computer Science
32 (1.923 %)Web 2.0
41 (0.962 %)PDA
41 (0.962 %)Mathematics
41 (0.962 %)NHS
41 (0.962 %)NPfIT
41 (0.962 %)Client/Server
Operating Systems
17 (6.731 %)Windows
23 (2.885 %)Windows NT
23 (2.885 %)Unix
32 (1.923 %)Linux
41 (0.962 %)Windows 2000
41 (0.962 %)HPUX
41 (0.962 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
131 (29.81 %)UML
212 (11.54 %)OO
212 (11.54 %)Scrum
39 (8.654 %)RUP
48 (7.692 %)BPMN
57 (6.731 %)Web Development
57 (6.731 %)Extreme Programming
66 (5.769 %)RAD
75 (4.808 %)Use Case
83 (2.885 %)OOD
83 (2.885 %)TDD
83 (2.885 %)Workflow
92 (1.923 %)DSDM
92 (1.923 %)OOP
101 (0.962 %)BPR
101 (0.962 %)Project Management
101 (0.962 %)Service Management
101 (0.962 %)Change Management
101 (0.962 %)E-Commerce
101 (0.962 %)Migration
Programming Languages
154 (51.92 %)SQL
240 (38.46 %)Transact-SQL
317 (16.35 %)VB.NET
414 (13.46 %)JavaScript
57 (6.731 %)C
57 (6.731 %)DHTML
65 (4.808 %)C++
65 (4.808 %)VB
65 (4.808 %)VB6
74 (3.846 %)VBA
74 (3.846 %)ECMAScript
83 (2.885 %)Delphi
92 (1.923 %)Java
101 (0.962 %)PHP
Qualifications
19 (8.654 %)MCSD
19 (8.654 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (7.692 %)MCAD
35 (4.808 %)MCP
35 (4.808 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.923 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
118 (17.31 %)Microsoft
24 (3.846 %)Oracle
32 (1.923 %)SAP
32 (1.923 %)Cisco
32 (1.923 %)ILOG
41 (0.962 %)Lotus
41 (0.962 %)IBM
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