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The table below looks at the demand for the C Developer role in IT contracts within the North West 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 C Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 C Developer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank119144
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads83
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.239 %0.074 %
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£333£367
% change on same period last year-9.32 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£36.67-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.37£33.61
% change on same period last year+8.21 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads33444045
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.708 %4.088 %
Daily rates quoted783827
Average minimum daily rate£324£320
Average daily rate£341£338
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted467456
Average minimum hourly rate£21.62£20.30
Average hourly rate£23.40£21.94
% change on same period last year+6.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.19£23.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
C Developer EnglandC Developer
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 Developer
Demand Trend

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

North West C Developer Demand Trend

C Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing C Developer across the North West region.

North West C Developer Daily Rate Trend

C Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing C Developer across the North West region.

North West C Developer Hourly Rate Trend

C Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C Developer across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West C Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

C Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C Developer within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
CheshireNew entry-5--
ManchesterDown-23--
C Developer EnglandC Developer
England

C Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited C Developer 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 C Developer in their job title.

114 (100.00 %)C
212 (85.71 %)C++
35 (35.71 %)SQL
35 (35.71 %)UNIX
44 (28.57 %)Windows
44 (28.57 %)OO
53 (21.43 %)Embedded C
53 (21.43 %)VMS
53 (21.43 %)Middleware
53 (21.43 %)Banking
53 (21.43 %)Unit Testing
53 (21.43 %)Integration Testing
62 (14.29 %)Data Management
62 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
62 (14.29 %)CATIA
62 (14.29 %)PDM
62 (14.29 %)Teamcenter
62 (14.29 %)Embedded C++
62 (14.29 %)Baan
62 (14.29 %)Telecoms
62 (14.29 %)Government
62 (14.29 %)XML
62 (14.29 %)Symbian
62 (14.29 %)Java
71 (7.143 %)C#
71 (7.143 %).NET
71 (7.143 %)J2EE
71 (7.143 %)Oracle
71 (7.143 %)SQL Server
71 (7.143 %)Visual Studio

C Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited C Developer 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 C Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (21.43 %)Middleware
22 (14.29 %)XML
31 (7.143 %).NET Framework
31 (7.143 %).NET
31 (7.143 %)J2EE
31 (7.143 %)COM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (14.29 %)CATIA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (14.29 %)Teamcenter
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)SMS
11 (7.143 %)SMPP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.143 %)Visual Studio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Banking
22 (14.29 %)Telecoms
22 (14.29 %)Government
31 (7.143 %)Manufacturing
31 (7.143 %)Electronics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)Handset
11 (7.143 %)Multithreading
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (35.71 %)UNIX
24 (28.57 %)Windows
33 (21.43 %)VMS
41 (7.143 %)Windows Mobile
41 (7.143 %)Solaris
41 (7.143 %)Linux
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)OO
23 (21.43 %)Unit Testing
23 (21.43 %)Integration Testing
32 (14.29 %)PDM
32 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
32 (14.29 %)Data Management
41 (7.143 %)UML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (100.00 %)C
212 (85.71 %)C++
35 (35.71 %)SQL
43 (21.43 %)Embedded C
52 (14.29 %)Embedded C++
52 (14.29 %)Java
61 (7.143 %)C#
61 (7.143 %)XPath
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (14.29 %)Symbian
12 (14.29 %)Baan
21 (7.143 %)Oracle
21 (7.143 %)Microsoft