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This section looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the Glasgow 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5461
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads47
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.585 %0.706 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£333-
Average daily rate£367-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£279
% change on same period last year+13.66 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.80£35.14
% change on same period last year+1.85 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads684992
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.912 %0.990 %
Daily rates quoted214288
Average minimum daily rate£295£294
Average daily rate£317£313
% change on same period last year+1.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted4483
Average minimum hourly rate£21.60£17.53
Average hourly rate£23.54£18.68
% change on same period last year+25.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.48£19.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Software Engineer ScotlandSoftware Engineer
Scotland

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 Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Glasgow region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Glasgow Software Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

15 (55.56 %)Java
15 (55.56 %)VB
24 (44.44 %)SQL Server
33 (33.33 %)PVCS
33 (33.33 %)C++
33 (33.33 %)ClearQuest
42 (22.22 %)Configuration Management
42 (22.22 %)UML
42 (22.22 %)C
42 (22.22 %)SQL
42 (22.22 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (22.22 %)Finance
42 (22.22 %)QA
42 (22.22 %)CSQA
42 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
51 (11.11 %)Software Engineering
51 (11.11 %)Education
51 (11.11 %)CMMI
51 (11.11 %)ADO
51 (11.11 %)COM+
51 (11.11 %)XML
51 (11.11 %)PhD
51 (11.11 %)N-Tier
51 (11.11 %)Progress
51 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (11.11 %)VB.NET
51 (11.11 %).NET

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %).NET
11 (11.11 %)ADO
11 (11.11 %)COM+
11 (11.11 %)XML
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (44.44 %)SQL Server
21 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (33.33 %)PVCS
13 (33.33 %)ClearQuest
22 (22.22 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Finance
21 (11.11 %)Education
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)N-Tier
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)UML
12 (22.22 %)Configuration Management
12 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
21 (11.11 %)CMMI
21 (11.11 %)Software Engineering
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (55.56 %)Java
15 (55.56 %)VB
23 (33.33 %)C++
32 (22.22 %)C
32 (22.22 %)SQL
41 (11.11 %)VB.NET
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)CSQA
21 (11.11 %)PhD
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (22.22 %)QA
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Progress