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This section looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT contracts within the Home Counties 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 Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank924
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads54
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.004 %
As % of the category below5.435 %2.454 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£210£400
Average daily rate£210£400
% change on same period last year-47.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£210£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£302
% change on same period last year+2.45 %
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£34.75£33.89
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads92163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.121 %0.162 %
Daily rates quoted1738
Average minimum daily rate£302£369
Average daily rate£313£374
% change on same period last year-16.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted513
Average minimum hourly rate£16.67£35.28
Average hourly rate£16.67£35.94
% change on same period last year-53.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.67£36.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Programmer South EastProgrammer
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.

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Home Counties Programmer Demand Trend

Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Programmer across the Home Counties region.

Home Counties Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Programmer across the Home Counties region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Home Counties Programmer Daily Rate Histogram

Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Programmer across the Home Counties region.

Home Counties Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Programmer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region that cited Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title.

13 (37.50 %)SAS
22 (25.00 %)FileMaker
22 (25.00 %)Mainframe
22 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (25.00 %)C#
22 (25.00 %)COBOL
22 (25.00 %)Java
22 (25.00 %)Oracle
22 (25.00 %)Oracle 9i
22 (25.00 %)Informatics
22 (25.00 %)Base SAS
31 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
31 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
31 (12.50 %)Windows NT
31 (12.50 %)SAP
31 (12.50 %)Windows
31 (12.50 %)ABAP

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region that cited Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (37.50 %)SAS
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (25.00 %)FileMaker
12 (25.00 %)Oracle 9i
12 (25.00 %)Base SAS
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (25.00 %)Mainframe
12 (25.00 %)Informatics
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)Windows NT
11 (12.50 %)Windows
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
11 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (25.00 %)C#
12 (25.00 %)COBOL
12 (25.00 %)Java
21 (12.50 %)ABAP
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (12.50 %)SAP