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The table below looks at the demand for C skills within the Liverpool 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3026
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.869 %5.172 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£500
Average daily rate£301£500
% change on same period last year-39.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£301£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£352
% change on same period last year-3.08 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£8.00-
Average hourly rate£9.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.49£34.15
% change on same period last year+0.98 %
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Liverpool
Matching contract IT job ads10758
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.062 %
Daily rates quoted2713
Average minimum daily rate£295£262
Average daily rate£315£275
% change on same period last year+14.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted2210
Average minimum hourly rate£23.56£24.54
Average hourly rate£26.36£26.77
% change on same period last year-1.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.16£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
C MerseysideC
Merseyside

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

Liverpool 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 Liverpool region.

Liverpool C Daily Rate Trend

C
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Liverpool C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Liverpool 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.

16 (75.00 %)Security Cleared
25 (62.50 %)QA
25 (62.50 %)BC Cleared
25 (62.50 %)HTML
25 (62.50 %)Java
25 (62.50 %)JavaScript
25 (62.50 %)PL/SQL
25 (62.50 %)SQL
25 (62.50 %)Oracle
25 (62.50 %)XML
25 (62.50 %)Oracle 9i
25 (62.50 %)UNIX
34 (50.00 %)Government
34 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
43 (37.50 %)Oracle Applications
43 (37.50 %)Oracle Application Server
43 (37.50 %)Oracle Forms
43 (37.50 %)Oracle Reports
43 (37.50 %)C++
43 (37.50 %)HND
43 (37.50 %)Oracle 11i
43 (37.50 %)CRM
52 (25.00 %)Degree
61 (12.50 %)Law
61 (12.50 %)Legal
61 (12.50 %)CNA
61 (12.50 %)Novell Certification
61 (12.50 %)ITIL Certification
61 (12.50 %)Novell
61 (12.50 %)ITIL

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Liverpool 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.

Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (62.50 %)HTML
15 (62.50 %)XML
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (37.50 %)Oracle Application Server
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (37.50 %)Oracle 11i
13 (37.50 %)Oracle Applications
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (62.50 %)Oracle 9i
24 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
33 (37.50 %)Oracle Reports
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (37.50 %)Oracle Forms
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (50.00 %)Government
21 (12.50 %)Law
21 (12.50 %)Legal
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Developer
15 (62.50 %)Oracle Developer
22 (25.00 %)Oracle Applications Developer
22 (25.00 %)Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Applications Developer
22 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)1st Line Support
31 (12.50 %)Change Manager
31 (12.50 %)Change Control Manager
31 (12.50 %)1st Line Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Project Manager
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (62.50 %)UNIX
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (75.00 %)Security Cleared
25 (62.50 %)BC Cleared
33 (37.50 %)CRM
41 (12.50 %)ITIL
41 (12.50 %)CTC Cleared
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (62.50 %)Java
15 (62.50 %)JavaScript
15 (62.50 %)PL/SQL
15 (62.50 %)SQL
23 (37.50 %)C++
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (37.50 %)HND
22 (25.00 %)Degree
31 (12.50 %)CNA
31 (12.50 %)Novell Certification
31 (12.50 %)ITIL Certification
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (62.50 %)QA
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (62.50 %)Oracle
21 (12.50 %)Novell