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The table below looks at the demand for C# skills within the Home Counties 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 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC#
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank58
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads925
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.027 %
As % of the category below29.03 %32.89 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£500-
Average daily rate£500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£333
% change on same period last year-8.30 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.94£33.47
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads3176
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted89
Average minimum daily rate£456£399
Average daily rate£467£417
% change on same period last year+11.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£478£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£29.80
Average hourly rate-£30.30
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.20£32.90
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
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 Home Counties region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Home Counties 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 Home Counties region.

Home Counties 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 Home Counties region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Home Counties 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 Home Counties region.

Home Counties C# Hourly Rate Trend

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties 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#.

111 (84.62 %).NET
210 (76.92 %)SQL Server
37 (53.85 %)XML
46 (46.15 %)DV Cleared
46 (46.15 %)Security Cleared
54 (30.77 %)ASP.NET
62 (15.38 %)Informatics
62 (15.38 %)FileMaker
62 (15.38 %)Oracle 9i
62 (15.38 %)ASP
62 (15.38 %)Oracle
62 (15.38 %)Java
71 (7.692 %)SQL
71 (7.692 %)VB
71 (7.692 %)C
71 (7.692 %)C++
71 (7.692 %)CRM
71 (7.692 %)Microsoft
71 (7.692 %)BizTalk Server
71 (7.692 %)XSD
71 (7.692 %)XSLT
71 (7.692 %)Windows
71 (7.692 %)VC++
71 (7.692 %)Finance
71 (7.692 %)Publishing
71 (7.692 %)Migration
71 (7.692 %)WinForms
71 (7.692 %)VB6
71 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (7.692 %)Dynamics CRM

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties 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.

Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (84.62 %).NET
27 (53.85 %)XML
34 (30.77 %)ASP.NET
42 (15.38 %)ASP
51 (7.692 %)XSD
51 (7.692 %)XSLT
51 (7.692 %)WinForms
51 (7.692 %)WCF
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)BizTalk Server
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.692 %)Dynamics CRM
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (76.92 %)SQL Server
22 (15.38 %)Oracle 9i
22 (15.38 %)FileMaker
31 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Finance
11 (7.692 %)Publishing
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (69.23 %)Developer
26 (46.15 %)Software Developer
33 (23.08 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
33 (23.08 %)ASP.NET Developer
33 (23.08 %).NET Developer
33 (23.08 %)C# Developer
42 (15.38 %)Analyst
42 (15.38 %)Analyst Programmer
42 (15.38 %)Programmer
42 (15.38 %)SQL Developer
51 (7.692 %)SQL Server Developer
51 (7.692 %)VB6 Developer
51 (7.692 %)Software Engineer
51 (7.692 %)VB Developer
51 (7.692 %)C++ Software Engineer
51 (7.692 %)ASP Developer
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (15.38 %)Informatics
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)Windows
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (46.15 %)DV Cleared
16 (46.15 %)Security Cleared
21 (7.692 %)CRM
21 (7.692 %)Migration
21 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (15.38 %)Java
21 (7.692 %)SQL
21 (7.692 %)VB
21 (7.692 %)VC++
21 (7.692 %)VB6
21 (7.692 %)C
21 (7.692 %)C++
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)Oracle
21 (7.692 %)Microsoft