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This section looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT contracts within the Middlesex 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 Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4126
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching contract IT job ads623
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.023 %
As % of the category below1.145 %3.480 %
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£309£311
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
Hourly rates quoted011
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.18
Average hourly rate-£35.86
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£36.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.74£32.73
% change on same period last year+6.14 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads524661
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.698 %0.669 %
Daily rates quoted132147
Average minimum daily rate£317£282
Average daily rate£338£301
% change on same period last year+12.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted4159
Average minimum hourly rate£24.36£24.34
Average hourly rate£25.55£25.16
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.75£25.98
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Programmer South EastProgrammer
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.

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Middlesex Programmer Demand Trend

Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Middlesex Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Middlesex Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region that cited Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title.

18 (42.11 %)Java
26 (31.58 %)Games
26 (31.58 %)Extreme Programming
26 (31.58 %)TDD
26 (31.58 %)Pair Programming
26 (31.58 %)Refactoring
26 (31.58 %)Continuous Integration
34 (21.05 %)AJAX
34 (21.05 %)CSS
43 (15.79 %)RPG
43 (15.79 %)C++
43 (15.79 %)UNIX
43 (15.79 %)Groovy
43 (15.79 %)Grails
43 (15.79 %)Performance Testing
52 (10.53 %)Agile Software Development
52 (10.53 %)C
52 (10.53 %)JavaScript
52 (10.53 %)Oracle
52 (10.53 %)SQL
52 (10.53 %)AS400
52 (10.53 %)Finance
52 (10.53 %)JSP
52 (10.53 %)STL
52 (10.53 %)Oracle 10g
61 (5.263 %)BusinessObjects
61 (5.263 %)BMC
61 (5.263 %)Synon
61 (5.263 %)JD Edwards
61 (5.263 %)Remedy

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region that cited Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (21.05 %)CSS
14 (21.05 %)AJAX
23 (15.79 %)Grails
32 (10.53 %)JSP
32 (10.53 %)STL
41 (5.263 %)XML
41 (5.263 %)Hibernate
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.263 %)MQSeries
11 (5.263 %)SAS
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.263 %)Remedy ITSM
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.263 %)FTP
11 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.53 %)Oracle 10g
21 (5.263 %)BusinessObjects
21 (5.263 %)MySQL
21 (5.263 %)Crystal Reports
21 (5.263 %)Oracle 9i
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.263 %)JUnit
11 (5.263 %)Eclipse
11 (5.263 %)Synon
11 (5.263 %)CheckStyle
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (31.58 %)Games
22 (10.53 %)Finance
31 (5.263 %)Banking
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.53 %)AS400
21 (5.263 %)Statistics
21 (5.263 %)Mathematics
21 (5.263 %)Biotechnology
21 (5.263 %)Computer Science
21 (5.263 %)Life Science
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (15.79 %)UNIX
21 (5.263 %)Linux
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (31.58 %)Extreme Programming
16 (31.58 %)TDD
16 (31.58 %)Pair Programming
16 (31.58 %)Refactoring
16 (31.58 %)Continuous Integration
23 (15.79 %)Performance Testing
32 (10.53 %)Agile Software Development
41 (5.263 %)OO
41 (5.263 %)ITSM
41 (5.263 %)Migration
41 (5.263 %)Logistics
41 (5.263 %)Systems Analysis
41 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
41 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
41 (5.263 %)Biostatistics
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (42.11 %)Java
23 (15.79 %)C++
23 (15.79 %)RPG
23 (15.79 %)Groovy
32 (10.53 %)SQL
32 (10.53 %)C
32 (10.53 %)JavaScript
41 (5.263 %)PL/SQL
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)Degree
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (10.53 %)Oracle
21 (5.263 %)Business Objects
21 (5.263 %)IBM
21 (5.263 %)BMC
21 (5.263 %)JD Edwards
21 (5.263 %)Remedy
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