The first table below looks at the demand for the Senior Programmer role in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Senior Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior Programmer
Rank - - 127
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Programmer 0 0 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West - - 0.100%
As % of the Job Titles category - - 0.107%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
Average daily rate - - £325
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £463 £325
% change year-on-year
-31.89% +42.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2202 2887 2793
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 93.27% 91.53% 92.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1041 1432 1395
Average daily rate £333 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.30% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £225 £180
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £473
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 178 174 190
Average hourly rate £18.00 £19.00 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.26% +8.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £12.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £33.30 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Senior Programmer
England

Senior Programmer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Senior Programmer across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West Senior Programmer Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Senior Programmer across the North West region.

North West Senior Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Senior Programmer across the North West region.

North West Senior Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Programmer
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Senior 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 Senior Programmer in their job title.

1 1 (100.00%) VBA
1 1 (100.00%) MS Excel
1 1 (100.00%) MS Access
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Database Security

Senior Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Senior 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 Senior Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) MS Access
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Database Security
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
Cheshire
Essential Skills & Experience: *C# *.NET Runtime *ASP.NET *SQL Server *T-SQL *Ability to communicate clearly with employees of all levels.
Rullion IT Plus
Rate: £280 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013