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This section looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the Leicestershire 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3130
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.755 %1.780 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£279
% change on same period last year+13.66 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£53.75
Average hourly rate-£57.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£61.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.80£35.14
% change on same period last year+1.85 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads265337
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.353 %0.336 %
Daily rates quoted6074
Average minimum daily rate£285£356
Average daily rate£304£391
% change on same period last year-22.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£426
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted5175
Average minimum hourly rate£16.03£16.49
Average hourly rate£17.78£17.45
% change on same period last year+1.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.54£18.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Software Engineer East MidlandsSoftware Engineer
East Midlands

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.

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Software Engineer across the Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
LeicesterUp+51--
Software Engineer East MidlandsSoftware Engineer
East Midlands

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region that cited Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title.

15 (100.00 %)C++
15 (100.00 %)VB
15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)OO
24 (80.00 %)Oracle Reports
24 (80.00 %)OOD
24 (80.00 %)Oracle
24 (80.00 %)Crystal Reports
24 (80.00 %)Visual Studio
24 (80.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (80.00 %)C
24 (80.00 %)C#
24 (80.00 %)HTML
24 (80.00 %)JavaScript
24 (80.00 %)Windows
24 (80.00 %)UML
24 (80.00 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (80.00 %)AJAX
33 (60.00 %)Oracle 10g
33 (60.00 %)Software Engineering
33 (60.00 %)Degree
33 (60.00 %)QA
33 (60.00 %)HNC
33 (60.00 %)ISO9001
41 (20.00 %)Microsoft
41 (20.00 %)SQL
41 (20.00 %)VB.NET
41 (20.00 %)Pensions
41 (20.00 %)Project Management
41 (20.00 %)VB6

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region that cited Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %).NET
24 (80.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (80.00 %)AJAX
24 (80.00 %)HTML
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (80.00 %)Crystal Reports
14 (80.00 %)Oracle Reports
23 (60.00 %)Oracle 10g
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (80.00 %)Visual Studio
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Pensions
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)Windows
14 (80.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)OO
24 (80.00 %)OOD
24 (80.00 %)UML
33 (60.00 %)Software Engineering
41 (20.00 %)Project Management
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C++
15 (100.00 %)VB
24 (80.00 %)JavaScript
24 (80.00 %)C
24 (80.00 %)C#
31 (20.00 %)SQL
31 (20.00 %)VB.NET
31 (20.00 %)VB6
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (60.00 %)HNC
13 (60.00 %)Degree
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (60.00 %)ISO9001
13 (60.00 %)QA
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft