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The table below looks at the demand for C skills within the Kent 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3926
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads926
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.028 %
As % of the category below6.716 %12.75 %
Daily rates quoted47
Average minimum daily rate£230£379
Average daily rate£244£399
% change on same period last year-38.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£258£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£353
% change on same period last year-2.21 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£24.43£12.00
Average hourly rate£24.83£12.38
% change on same period last year+100.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.23£12.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.32£34.44
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads134204
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.215 %0.219 %
Daily rates quoted5649
Average minimum daily rate£255£305
Average daily rate£273£322
% change on same period last year-15.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£291£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted933
Average minimum hourly rate£17.75£22.67
Average hourly rate£18.10£23.40
% change on same period last year-22.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.44£24.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent 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 Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
MaidstoneDown-53£225-27.41 %
SandwichNew entry-1£325-
DoverNew entry-1--
DartfordNew entry-1£125-
C South EastC
South East

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

13 (25.00 %)Windows
22 (16.67 %)Microsoft
22 (16.67 %)Embedded C
22 (16.67 %)Active Directory
22 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
22 (16.67 %)Windows XP
22 (16.67 %)C#
22 (16.67 %)Oracle
22 (16.67 %)SQL Server
22 (16.67 %)MS Office
22 (16.67 %)Device Driver
22 (16.67 %)Mathematics
31 (8.333 %)Release Management
31 (8.333 %)Data Migration
31 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
31 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (8.333 %)Oracle Applications
31 (8.333 %)Business Continuity
31 (8.333 %)Altiris
31 (8.333 %)Insurance
31 (8.333 %)Korn
31 (8.333 %)PDA
31 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (8.333 %)ASP
31 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
31 (8.333 %)UNIX
31 (8.333 %)Java
31 (8.333 %)JavaScript
31 (8.333 %)Perl

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (8.333 %).NET
11 (8.333 %)ASP
11 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
11 (8.333 %)ActiveX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)SharePoint
11 (8.333 %)MS Exchange
11 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (16.67 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (8.333 %)Oracle Applications
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)VPN
11 (8.333 %)SSL
11 (8.333 %)TELNET
11 (8.333 %)Firewall
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (16.67 %)SQL Server
21 (8.333 %)Oracle 8/8i
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (8.333 %)ProC
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Electronics
11 (8.333 %)Finance
11 (8.333 %)Government
11 (8.333 %)Insurance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (25.00 %)Developer
22 (16.67 %)Analyst
31 (8.333 %)IT Manager
31 (8.333 %)Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Support Engineer
31 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support
31 (8.333 %)Functional Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Data Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Oracle Developer
31 (8.333 %)C# Developer
31 (8.333 %)Information Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Oracle Consultant
31 (8.333 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
31 (8.333 %)SharePoint Developer
31 (8.333 %)Embedded C Engineer
31 (8.333 %)C Developer
31 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Desktop Support
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (16.67 %)Device Driver
12 (16.67 %)Mathematics
21 (8.333 %)Blackberry
21 (8.333 %)PDA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (25.00 %)Windows
22 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
22 (16.67 %)Windows XP
31 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (8.333 %)Windows NT
31 (8.333 %)UNIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Migration
11 (8.333 %)Business Continuity
11 (8.333 %)Release Management
11 (8.333 %)Data Migration
11 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (16.67 %)C#
12 (16.67 %)Embedded C
21 (8.333 %)Korn
21 (8.333 %)Java
21 (8.333 %)JavaScript
21 (8.333 %)Perl
21 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
21 (8.333 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (8.333 %)SLA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)Oracle
12 (16.67 %)Microsoft
21 (8.333 %)Altiris