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The table below looks at the demand for DIGITAL Command Language (DCL) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DCL over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDIGITAL Command Language (DCL)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
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% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average daily rate--
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Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads101165
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.202 %0.206 %
Daily rates quoted2130
Average minimum daily rate£286£274
Average daily rate£301£292
% change on same period last year+3.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£316£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.19 %
Hourly rates quoted2626
Average minimum hourly rate£24.05£24.84
Average hourly rate£25.64£27.02
% change on same period last year-5.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.24£29.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.94£32.49
% change on same period last year-4.75 %
DCL North WestDCL
North West

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.

DCL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DCL across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Lancashire DCL Demand Trend

DCL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire DCL Hourly Rate Trend

DCL
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing DCL 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 DCL.

15 (100.00 %)VMS
15 (100.00 %)Pascal
15 (100.00 %)VAX
15 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
15 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
24 (80.00 %)Windows
24 (80.00 %)Uniface
24 (80.00 %)SQL
33 (60.00 %)Oracle
33 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (60.00 %)Oracle 10g
42 (40.00 %)C
51 (20.00 %)C++
51 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
51 (20.00 %)Intel

DCL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing DCL 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 DCL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)Oracle 10g
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (100.00 %)VAX
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)VMS
24 (80.00 %)Windows
33 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
15 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)Pascal
24 (80.00 %)Uniface
24 (80.00 %)SQL
32 (40.00 %)C
41 (20.00 %)C++
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Intel