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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Hampshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank229
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads122307
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.163 %0.311 %
As % of the category below16.38 %25.16 %
Daily rates quoted933
Average minimum daily rate£313£311
Average daily rate£337£337
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£361£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£354
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Hourly rates quoted44105
Average minimum hourly rate£36.60£35.37
Average hourly rate£37.41£37.37
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.22£39.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.80£34.88
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads7451220
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.993 %1.234 %
Daily rates quoted131264
Average minimum daily rate£334£302
Average daily rate£353£323
% change on same period last year+9.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted160247
Average minimum hourly rate£35.29£33.84
Average hourly rate£36.97£36.09
% change on same period last year+2.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.66£38.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
C South EastC
South East

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 Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hampshire 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 jobs citing C within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 25 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
BasingstokeDown-1419--
SouthamptonUp+111£321+1.18 %
PortsmouthDown-1311--
FarehamUp+44--
HavantNo change04--
FarnboroughUp+83£406+37.47 %
WinchesterNo change02£340-
EastleighNew entry-1--
C South EastC
South East

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

1174 (53.05 %)C++
269 (21.04 %)Embedded C
362 (18.90 %)Java
460 (18.29 %)Embedded C++
558 (17.68 %)Windows
654 (16.46 %)Telecoms
742 (12.80 %)UNIX
742 (12.80 %)Linux
841 (12.50 %)STB
939 (11.89 %)DVB
1038 (11.59 %)3G
1136 (10.98 %)Middleware
1234 (10.37 %)GSM
1332 (9.756 %)Perl
1429 (8.841 %)ASIC
1429 (8.841 %)Security Cleared
1527 (8.232 %)VHDL
1527 (8.232 %)Configuration Management
1527 (8.232 %)iDTV
1626 (7.927 %)Degree
1725 (7.622 %)ClearCase
1725 (7.622 %)Handset
1824 (7.317 %)UML
1921 (6.402 %)DTV
2019 (5.793 %)TCP/IP
2019 (5.793 %)Aerospace
2118 (5.488 %).NET
2217 (5.183 %)SQL
2217 (5.183 %)VC++
2217 (5.183 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
136 (10.98 %)Middleware
218 (5.488 %).NET
314 (4.268 %)XML
410 (3.049 %)J2EE
59 (2.744 %)CORBA
67 (2.134 %)HTML
67 (2.134 %).NET Framework
76 (1.829 %)SOAP
85 (1.524 %)WebSphere
94 (1.220 %)JNI
94 (1.220 %)CSS
94 (1.220 %)JDBC
94 (1.220 %)JSP
94 (1.220 %)JavaBeans
94 (1.220 %)OpenGL
103 (0.915 %)JMS
103 (0.915 %)POSIX
103 (0.915 %)MFC
103 (0.915 %)AJAX
103 (0.915 %)XMPP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (1.220 %)WebSphere Application Server
14 (1.220 %)WebLogic
14 (1.220 %)MQSeries
21 (0.305 %)MS Exchange
21 (0.305 %)CICS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (2.744 %)MS Office
26 (1.829 %)MS Project
34 (1.220 %)MS Excel
43 (0.915 %)MS PowerPoint
43 (0.915 %)Open Workbench
51 (0.305 %)3ds Max
51 (0.305 %)Photoshop
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.305 %)LabWindows
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
139 (11.89 %)DVB
238 (11.59 %)3G
334 (10.37 %)GSM
419 (5.793 %)TCP/IP
516 (4.878 %)UTRAN
516 (4.878 %)UMTS
613 (3.963 %)WCDMA
712 (3.659 %)SAN
811 (3.354 %)GPRS
910 (3.049 %)ATM
910 (3.049 %)iSCSI
107 (2.134 %)TETRA
115 (1.524 %)WiMAX
115 (1.524 %)Wi-Fi
115 (1.524 %)CDMA
124 (1.220 %)SMTP
133 (0.915 %)HTTP
133 (0.915 %)Internet
133 (0.915 %)DECT
133 (0.915 %)Bluetooth
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (3.659 %)SQL Server
24 (1.220 %)DB2
33 (0.915 %)Oracle Reports
42 (0.610 %)RDBMS
51 (0.305 %)Oracle 10g
51 (0.305 %)GIS
51 (0.305 %)Oracle 9i
51 (0.305 %)MS Access
51 (0.305 %)TOAD
51 (0.305 %)OLTP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (7.622 %)ClearCase
213 (3.963 %)LabVIEW
36 (1.829 %)Subversion
36 (1.829 %)ARTiSAN
45 (1.524 %)Flash
52 (0.610 %)Visual Studio
52 (0.610 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (0.305 %)InstallShield
61 (0.305 %)WinRunner
61 (0.305 %)TestDirector
61 (0.305 %)LoadRunner
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
154 (16.46 %)Telecoms
219 (5.793 %)Aerospace
315 (4.573 %)Electronics
413 (3.963 %)Military
511 (3.354 %)Government
610 (3.049 %)Finance
77 (2.134 %)Back Office
85 (1.524 %)Education
85 (1.524 %)Multimedia
94 (1.220 %)Pensions
94 (1.220 %)Banking
103 (0.915 %)Marketing
103 (0.915 %)Construction
112 (0.610 %)Electric
112 (0.610 %)Auditing
112 (0.610 %)Health
121 (0.305 %)Retail
121 (0.305 %)Insurance
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1130 (39.63 %)Software Engineer
250 (15.24 %)Developer
329 (8.841 %)Embedded Software Engineer
422 (6.707 %)Test Engineer
516 (4.878 %)Embedded C Engineer
516 (4.878 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
615 (4.573 %)Software Developer
714 (4.268 %)C++ Developer
813 (3.963 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
912 (3.659 %)FPGA Engineer
1011 (3.354 %)Senior Software Engineer
1110 (3.049 %)C++ Software Engineer
128 (2.439 %)C Developer
128 (2.439 %)Tester
137 (2.134 %)Applications Developer
137 (2.134 %)C Software Engineer
146 (1.829 %)C++ Software Developer
146 (1.829 %)Software Test Engineer
146 (1.829 %)C# Developer
146 (1.829 %)Architect
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
141 (12.50 %)STB
229 (8.841 %)ASIC
327 (8.232 %)iDTV
327 (8.232 %)VHDL
425 (7.622 %)Handset
521 (6.402 %)DTV
617 (5.183 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
715 (4.573 %)Device Driver
814 (4.268 %)Computer Science
911 (3.354 %)Firmware
1010 (3.049 %)MPEG
119 (2.744 %)PDA
125 (1.524 %)Mathematics
132 (0.610 %)Fat Client
132 (0.610 %)Client/Server
132 (0.610 %)Thin Client
132 (0.610 %)Smartphone
141 (0.305 %)ASIC Verification
141 (0.305 %)E-Learning
141 (0.305 %)SCORM
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
158 (17.68 %)Windows
242 (12.80 %)UNIX
242 (12.80 %)Linux
310 (3.049 %)Windows 2000
310 (3.049 %)VxWorks
48 (2.439 %)Embedded Linux
48 (2.439 %)AIX
57 (2.134 %)Solaris
57 (2.134 %)Windows NT
57 (2.134 %)Windows Mobile
64 (1.220 %)Mac OS X
72 (0.610 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (0.610 %)HPUX
81 (0.305 %)VMS
81 (0.305 %)Nucleus RTOS
81 (0.305 %)Windows CE
81 (0.305 %)pSOS
81 (0.305 %)Debian
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (8.841 %)Security Cleared
227 (8.232 %)Configuration Management
324 (7.317 %)UML
415 (4.573 %)Test Scripting
513 (3.963 %)SC Cleared
513 (3.963 %)Software Engineering
611 (3.354 %)OO
79 (2.744 %)OOD
79 (2.744 %)Software Testing
87 (2.134 %)PRINCE2
87 (2.134 %)Agile Software Development
95 (1.524 %)Regression Testing
95 (1.524 %)BC Cleared
95 (1.524 %)Project Planning
104 (1.220 %)Project Management
104 (1.220 %)Service Delivery
104 (1.220 %)Validation
104 (1.220 %)OOP
104 (1.220 %)OOA/OOD
104 (1.220 %)Unit Testing
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1174 (53.05 %)C++
269 (21.04 %)Embedded C
362 (18.90 %)Java
460 (18.29 %)Embedded C++
532 (9.756 %)Perl
617 (5.183 %)SQL
617 (5.183 %)VC++
714 (4.268 %)C#
812 (3.659 %)Korn
99 (2.744 %)Assembly Language
99 (2.744 %)JavaScript
108 (2.439 %)Ada
116 (1.829 %)Python
125 (1.524 %)Shell Script
134 (1.220 %)VB
134 (1.220 %)PHP
143 (0.915 %)Tcl
152 (0.610 %)VB.NET
152 (0.610 %)VB6
161 (0.305 %)PL/SQL
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (7.927 %)Degree
29 (2.744 %)ISEB
33 (0.915 %)PRINCE2 Certification
42 (0.610 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
42 (0.610 %)Citrix Certification
42 (0.610 %)CCEA
42 (0.610 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (0.610 %)MCSE
51 (0.305 %)ACCA
51 (0.305 %)MBA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.524 %)QA
23 (0.915 %)TickIT
32 (0.610 %)ISO9000
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.610 %)NFS
12 (0.610 %)Active Directory
12 (0.610 %)Terminal Server
12 (0.610 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (0.305 %)Backup Exec
21 (0.305 %)NDS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.305 %)SCCM
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (3.659 %)Oracle
24 (1.220 %)Sun
24 (1.220 %)HP
33 (0.915 %)Intel
33 (0.915 %)Anite
33 (0.915 %)Microsoft
42 (0.610 %)OpenTV
42 (0.610 %)Serena
42 (0.610 %)SAP
42 (0.610 %)ESRI
42 (0.610 %)Citrix
51 (0.305 %)CA
51 (0.305 %)Nokia
51 (0.305 %)VERITAS
51 (0.305 %)Red Hat
51 (0.305 %)Cramer
51 (0.305 %)Cisco
51 (0.305 %)Finjan
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