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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Merseyside 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2738
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads89
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.009 %
As % of the category below6.250 %5.263 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£338£300
Average daily rate£338£300
% change on same period last year+12.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£353
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£21.50-
Average hourly rate£21.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£21.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.54£34.77
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads128171
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.170 %
Daily rates quoted3969
Average minimum daily rate£308£281
Average daily rate£320£293
% change on same period last year+9.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted1811
Average minimum hourly rate£25.67£25.59
Average hourly rate£28.86£27.15
% change on same period last year+6.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.05£28.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
C North WestC
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.

C
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 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
LiverpoolUp+66£300-
PrescotNew entry-2£375-
C North WestC
North West

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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 (64.29 %)Oracle
19 (64.29 %)Security Cleared
27 (50.00 %)UNIX
27 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
27 (50.00 %)SQL
36 (42.86 %)Oracle 9i
45 (35.71 %)Government
45 (35.71 %)Oracle Applications
45 (35.71 %)Oracle Application Server
45 (35.71 %)Oracle Forms
45 (35.71 %)Oracle 11i
54 (28.57 %)CRM
54 (28.57 %)HTML
54 (28.57 %)Java
54 (28.57 %)JavaScript
54 (28.57 %)XML
54 (28.57 %)QA
54 (28.57 %)BC Cleared
63 (21.43 %)Oracle Reports
63 (21.43 %)Oracle 8/8i
63 (21.43 %)C++
72 (14.29 %)Project Management
72 (14.29 %)Middleware
72 (14.29 %)Oracle 10g
72 (14.29 %)Sun
72 (14.29 %)Solaris
72 (14.29 %)Linux
72 (14.29 %)Windows
72 (14.29 %)Oracle RAC
72 (14.29 %)Oracle 10gAS

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (28.57 %)HTML
14 (28.57 %)XML
22 (14.29 %)Middleware
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (35.71 %)Oracle Application Server
22 (14.29 %)Oracle 10gAS
22 (14.29 %)Oracle Workflow
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS Visio
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (35.71 %)Oracle Applications
15 (35.71 %)Oracle 11i
21 (7.143 %)Oracle EBS
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)LDAP
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (42.86 %)Oracle 9i
23 (21.43 %)Oracle Reports
23 (21.43 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (14.29 %)Oracle 10g
41 (7.143 %)GIS
41 (7.143 %)Oracle OWB
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (35.71 %)Oracle Forms
21 (7.143 %)ProC
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (35.71 %)Government
22 (14.29 %)Home Office
31 (7.143 %)Law
31 (7.143 %)Legal
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (42.86 %)Oracle Developer
16 (42.86 %)Developer
23 (21.43 %)Project Manager
32 (14.29 %)Oracle DBA
32 (14.29 %)Oracle Applications Developer
32 (14.29 %)Analyst
32 (14.29 %)DBA
32 (14.29 %)Applications Developer
32 (14.29 %)Administrator
41 (7.143 %)Analyst Programmer
41 (7.143 %)Programmer
41 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Change Manager
41 (7.143 %)Wintel Support
41 (7.143 %)Junior Project Manager
41 (7.143 %)Change Control Manager
41 (7.143 %)Junior
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)Client/Server
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (50.00 %)UNIX
22 (14.29 %)Solaris
22 (14.29 %)Linux
22 (14.29 %)Windows
31 (7.143 %)AIX
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (64.29 %)Security Cleared
24 (28.57 %)CRM
24 (28.57 %)BC Cleared
32 (14.29 %)Project Management
32 (14.29 %)Workflow
32 (14.29 %)Change Management
41 (7.143 %)CTC Cleared
41 (7.143 %)Data Modelling
41 (7.143 %)PRINCE
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
17 (50.00 %)SQL
24 (28.57 %)Java
24 (28.57 %)JavaScript
33 (21.43 %)C++
41 (7.143 %)Korn
41 (7.143 %)Shell Script
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)Degree
11 (7.143 %)HND
11 (7.143 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (28.57 %)QA
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (14.29 %)Oracle RAC
12 (14.29 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (7.143 %)Active Directory
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (64.29 %)Oracle
22 (14.29 %)Sun
31 (7.143 %)ESRI
31 (7.143 %)Citrix
31 (7.143 %)Mapinfo
31 (7.143 %)Autodesk