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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Midlands 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4644
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads3042
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.042 %
As % of the category below7.299 %8.768 %
Daily rates quoted46
Average minimum daily rate£350£358
Average daily rate£370£367
% change on same period last year+0.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£354
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Hourly rates quoted58
Average minimum hourly rate£37.60£32.50
Average hourly rate£37.60£33.75
% change on same period last year+11.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.60£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.80£34.88
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads411479
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.548 %0.485 %
Daily rates quoted5849
Average minimum daily rate£331£358
Average daily rate£352£383
% change on same period last year-8.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£409
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1528
Average minimum hourly rate£28.54£28.63
Average hourly rate£30.45£29.17
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.37£29.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
C EnglandC
England

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

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Midlands C Hourly Rate Histogram

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

111 (21.15 %)Windows
210 (19.23 %)C++
38 (15.38 %)Embedded C
38 (15.38 %)Oracle
38 (15.38 %)Chemicals
46 (11.54 %)Automotive
55 (9.615 %)Teamcenter
55 (9.615 %)Electric
55 (9.615 %)Korn
55 (9.615 %)Assembly Language
55 (9.615 %)UNIX
64 (7.692 %)Sun
64 (7.692 %)Microsoft
64 (7.692 %)BEA
64 (7.692 %)Shell Script
64 (7.692 %)VB
64 (7.692 %)WebLogic
64 (7.692 %)Solaris
64 (7.692 %)Linux
64 (7.692 %)UML
64 (7.692 %)Client/Server
73 (5.769 %)PLM
73 (5.769 %)Device Driver
73 (5.769 %)Wireless
73 (5.769 %)Finance
73 (5.769 %)Degree
73 (5.769 %)Visual Studio
73 (5.769 %)C#
73 (5.769 %)ASP.NET
73 (5.769 %).NET

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (5.769 %)HTML
13 (5.769 %).NET
13 (5.769 %)ASP.NET
22 (3.846 %)AJAX
31 (1.923 %)ASP.NET 2.0
31 (1.923 %)CAML
31 (1.923 %)XML
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (7.692 %)WebLogic
21 (1.923 %)SharePoint
21 (1.923 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.923 %)MS Project
11 (1.923 %)MS Excel
11 (1.923 %)MATLAB
11 (1.923 %)Simulink
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (9.615 %)Teamcenter
22 (3.846 %)LabWindows
31 (1.923 %)assyst
31 (1.923 %)ResourceLink
31 (1.923 %)SAP MM
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.769 %)Wireless
22 (3.846 %)UMTS
31 (1.923 %)DHCP
31 (1.923 %)Ethernet
31 (1.923 %)802.11
31 (1.923 %)Firewall
31 (1.923 %)HSDPA
31 (1.923 %)ASN.1
31 (1.923 %)WiMAX
31 (1.923 %)VLAN
31 (1.923 %)HSUPA
31 (1.923 %)GSM
31 (1.923 %)SDH
31 (1.923 %)3GPP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.846 %)Crystal Reports
12 (3.846 %)Oracle Reports
12 (3.846 %)Oracle 10g
21 (1.923 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (1.923 %)SQL Server
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (5.769 %)Visual Studio
22 (3.846 %)LoadRunner
31 (1.923 %)yacc
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (15.38 %)Chemicals
26 (11.54 %)Automotive
35 (9.615 %)Electric
43 (5.769 %)Finance
52 (3.846 %)Aerospace
52 (3.846 %)Government
52 (3.846 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.923 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (1.923 %)Electronics
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (17.31 %)Software Engineer
27 (13.46 %)Analyst
34 (7.692 %)Test Engineer
43 (5.769 %)Technical Specialist
43 (5.769 %)Consultant
43 (5.769 %)Developer
43 (5.769 %)Project Manager
43 (5.769 %)Test Development Engineer
52 (3.846 %)C++ Software Engineer
52 (3.846 %)Embedded Software Engineer
52 (3.846 %)C Software Engineer
52 (3.846 %)Linux Engineer
61 (1.923 %)Firewall Consultant
61 (1.923 %)Payroll Manager
61 (1.923 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
61 (1.923 %)Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
61 (1.923 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
61 (1.923 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
61 (1.923 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
61 (1.923 %)Senior Software Developer
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.692 %)Client/Server
23 (5.769 %)Device Driver
31 (1.923 %)Handset
31 (1.923 %)Computer Science
31 (1.923 %)MPEG
31 (1.923 %)Firmware
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (21.15 %)Windows
25 (9.615 %)UNIX
34 (7.692 %)Solaris
34 (7.692 %)Linux
42 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (3.846 %)Embedded Linux
51 (1.923 %)Windows CE
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (7.692 %)UML
23 (5.769 %)PLM
23 (5.769 %)Security Cleared
32 (3.846 %)Performance Testing
32 (3.846 %)Systems Analysis
32 (3.846 %)OO
32 (3.846 %)OOD
32 (3.846 %)Project Management
41 (1.923 %)Validation
41 (1.923 %)Migration
41 (1.923 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (1.923 %)SOA
41 (1.923 %)CAD
41 (1.923 %)Configuration Management
41 (1.923 %)Project Planning
41 (1.923 %)Use Case
41 (1.923 %)Network Planning
41 (1.923 %)Stress Testing
41 (1.923 %)SC Cleared
41 (1.923 %)PRINCE2
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (19.23 %)C++
28 (15.38 %)Embedded C
35 (9.615 %)Assembly Language
35 (9.615 %)Korn
44 (7.692 %)Shell Script
44 (7.692 %)VB
53 (5.769 %)C#
62 (3.846 %)JavaScript
71 (1.923 %)Perl
71 (1.923 %)Java
71 (1.923 %)Embedded C++
71 (1.923 %)Tcl
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (5.769 %)Degree
21 (1.923 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (1.923 %)HNC
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.923 %)GMP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (15.38 %)Oracle
24 (7.692 %)Microsoft
24 (7.692 %)Sun
24 (7.692 %)BEA
32 (3.846 %)Chordiant
32 (3.846 %)Citrix
41 (1.923 %)SAP
41 (1.923 %)CheckPoint
41 (1.923 %)Primavera
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