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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Leeds 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
Rank5956
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads1915
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.015 %
As % of the category below4.148 %3.856 %
Daily rates quoted100
Average minimum daily rate£325-
Average daily rate£340-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£354-
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£354
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.80£34.88
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads458389
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.610 %0.394 %
Daily rates quoted10854
Average minimum daily rate£280£315
Average daily rate£298£334
% change on same period last year-10.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1731
Average minimum hourly rate£28.67£24.59
Average hourly rate£31.71£26.36
% change on same period last year+20.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.76£28.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
C West YorkshireC
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

19 (37.50 %)UNIX
28 (33.33 %)Internet
37 (29.17 %)Perl
37 (29.17 %)Shell Script
37 (29.17 %)Firewall
46 (25.00 %)Government
46 (25.00 %)Oracle
46 (25.00 %)DNS
55 (20.83 %)Solaris
55 (20.83 %)Java
55 (20.83 %).NET
55 (20.83 %)Telecoms
55 (20.83 %)Security Cleared
64 (16.67 %)Finance
64 (16.67 %)C++
64 (16.67 %)Windows
64 (16.67 %)SharePoint
64 (16.67 %)HTTP
64 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
73 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
73 (12.50 %)SQL
82 (8.333 %)Migration
82 (8.333 %)Transact-SQL
82 (8.333 %)J2EE
82 (8.333 %)C#
82 (8.333 %)SQL Server
82 (8.333 %)MS Office
82 (8.333 %)SQL Server 7
82 (8.333 %)Datawarehouse
82 (8.333 %)Windows XP

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (20.83 %).NET
23 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
32 (8.333 %)J2EE
32 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
41 (4.167 %)WebServices
41 (4.167 %)XML
41 (4.167 %)Hibernate
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (16.67 %)SharePoint
21 (4.167 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.333 %)MS Office
12 (8.333 %)MS Excel
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.167 %)InvestOne
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (33.33 %)Internet
27 (29.17 %)Firewall
36 (25.00 %)DNS
44 (16.67 %)HTTP
44 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.333 %)SQL Server
12 (8.333 %)Datawarehouse
12 (8.333 %)SQL Server 7
12 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
12 (8.333 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (25.00 %)Government
25 (20.83 %)Telecoms
34 (16.67 %)Finance
41 (4.167 %)Health
41 (4.167 %)Pensions
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (37.50 %)Developer
25 (20.83 %)Analyst
34 (16.67 %)Java Developer
34 (16.67 %)Systems Integrator
43 (12.50 %)Network Engineer
52 (8.333 %)Applications Developer
52 (8.333 %)Test Analyst
52 (8.333 %)Desktop Support
52 (8.333 %)Desktop Support Analyst
52 (8.333 %)Support Analyst
52 (8.333 %)Implementation Engineer
52 (8.333 %)Desktop Analyst
52 (8.333 %)IT Support Analyst
61 (4.167 %)Enterprise Architect
61 (4.167 %).NET Analyst Programmer
61 (4.167 %)Portfolio Manager
61 (4.167 %).NET Programmer
61 (4.167 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
61 (4.167 %)SharePoint Developer
61 (4.167 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.167 %)N-Tier
11 (4.167 %)NHS
11 (4.167 %)Multithreading
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (37.50 %)UNIX
25 (20.83 %)Solaris
34 (16.67 %)Windows
42 (8.333 %)Windows XP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (20.83 %)Security Cleared
22 (8.333 %)Migration
31 (4.167 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (4.167 %)Scrum
31 (4.167 %)Agile Software Development
31 (4.167 %)Software Testing
31 (4.167 %)Enterprise Architecture
31 (4.167 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (4.167 %)Performance Testing
31 (4.167 %)Test Scripting
31 (4.167 %)SC Cleared
31 (4.167 %)PRINCE2
31 (4.167 %)UML
31 (4.167 %)RAD
31 (4.167 %)E-Commerce
31 (4.167 %)Workflow
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (29.17 %)Perl
17 (29.17 %)Shell Script
25 (20.83 %)Java
34 (16.67 %)C++
43 (12.50 %)SQL
52 (8.333 %)Transact-SQL
52 (8.333 %)C#
61 (4.167 %)PL/SQL
61 (4.167 %)VB.NET
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.167 %)CCNA
11 (4.167 %)ISEB
11 (4.167 %)Cisco Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.167 %)QA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (4.167 %)Cisco
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