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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the M4 Corridor 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1319
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.922 %1.695 %
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£304£315
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.32£34.88
% change on same period last year-1.58 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads102177
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.188 %
Daily rates quoted2150
Average minimum daily rate£415£378
Average daily rate£448£400
% change on same period last year+12.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£481£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£17.33£35.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-50.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.67£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Software Engineer South EastSoftware Engineer
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.

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Engineer across the M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

14 (80.00 %)SMS
14 (80.00 %)3GPP
14 (80.00 %)UMTS
23 (60.00 %)C
32 (40.00 %)HSDPA
41 (20.00 %)HSUPA
41 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
41 (20.00 %)HSPA
41 (20.00 %)C++
41 (20.00 %)Perl
41 (20.00 %)UNIX
41 (20.00 %)Linux
41 (20.00 %)Code Coverage
41 (20.00 %)UTRAN
41 (20.00 %)IPsec
41 (20.00 %)Electronics
41 (20.00 %)Telecoms

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (80.00 %)SMS
14 (80.00 %)3GPP
14 (80.00 %)UMTS
22 (40.00 %)HSDPA
31 (20.00 %)HSUPA
31 (20.00 %)HSPA
31 (20.00 %)UTRAN
31 (20.00 %)IPsec
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Electronics
11 (20.00 %)Telecoms
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
11 (20.00 %)Linux
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Code Coverage
11 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)C
21 (20.00 %)C++
21 (20.00 %)Perl