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The table below looks at the demand for C skills within the Newcastle 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 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2223
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads47
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.007 %
As % of the category below8.000 %9.091 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£308-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£317-
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£347
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£50.00
Average hourly rate-£55.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£60.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.06£34.49
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Newcastle
Matching contract IT job ads5077
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.078 %
Daily rates quoted810
Average minimum daily rate£243£305
Average daily rate£253£313
% change on same period last year-19.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£264£321
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£334
% change on same period last year-2.86 %
Hourly rates quoted69
Average minimum hourly rate£31.18£33.85
Average hourly rate£32.32£34.81
% change on same period last year-7.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.45£35.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.09£32.79
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
C Tyne and WearC
Tyne and Wear

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

Newcastle 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 Newcastle region.

Newcastle 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 Newcastle region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

Newcastle 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 Newcastle region.

Newcastle C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle 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.

14 (57.14 %)C++
22 (28.57 %)Embedded C
22 (28.57 %)Embedded C++
22 (28.57 %)Assembly Language
22 (28.57 %)Windows
31 (14.29 %)Software Engineering
31 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
31 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
31 (14.29 %)Windows NT
31 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
31 (14.29 %)Client/Server
31 (14.29 %)Windows XP
31 (14.29 %)Data Modelling
31 (14.29 %)HTTP
31 (14.29 %)HTTPS
31 (14.29 %)Microsoft
31 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (14.29 %)Intranet
31 (14.29 %)Project Management
31 (14.29 %)Java
31 (14.29 %)SQL
31 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
31 (14.29 %)Degree
31 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
31 (14.29 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (14.29 %)Resource Management
31 (14.29 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (14.29 %)Process Management
31 (14.29 %)Education

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle 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.

Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)HTTP
11 (14.29 %)HTTPS
11 (14.29 %)Intranet
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Education
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Software Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Developer
22 (28.57 %)Project Manager
22 (28.57 %)Embedded Software Engineer
22 (28.57 %)C++ Software Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Embedded C Engineer
22 (28.57 %)C Software Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Technical Manager
31 (14.29 %)Software Developer
31 (14.29 %)Consultant
31 (14.29 %)Technical Project Manager
31 (14.29 %)2nd Line Support
31 (14.29 %)C++ Developer
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Client/Server
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)Windows
21 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
21 (14.29 %)Windows NT
21 (14.29 %)Windows XP
21 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
11 (14.29 %)Data Modelling
11 (14.29 %)Project Management
11 (14.29 %)Process Management
11 (14.29 %)Software Engineering
11 (14.29 %)Resource Management
11 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (57.14 %)C++
22 (28.57 %)Embedded C
22 (28.57 %)Embedded C++
22 (28.57 %)Assembly Language
31 (14.29 %)Java
31 (14.29 %)SQL
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (14.29 %)Degree
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft