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The table below looks at the demand for Standard Template Library (STL) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited STL over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStandard Template Library (STL)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank128-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.338 %0.000 %
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£290£323
% change on same period last year-10.21 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£22.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.79£34.92
% change on same period last year+5.35 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching contract IT job ads8881013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.256 %1.025 %
Daily rates quoted155146
Average minimum daily rate£288£309
Average daily rate£305£330
% change on same period last year-7.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted8789
Average minimum hourly rate£25.05£25.52
Average hourly rate£27.78£27.96
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.50£30.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£31.98
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
STL EnglandSTL
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.

STL
Demand Trend

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

North West STL Demand Trend

STL
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West STL Daily Rate Trend

STL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West STL Hourly Rate Trend

STL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing STL within the North West region over the 3 months to 13 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
ManchesterNew entry-3--
STL EnglandSTL
England

STL
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing STL 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 STL.

14 (100.00 %)C++
23 (75.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %)HPUX
23 (75.00 %)OO
23 (75.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (25.00 %)Embedded C
31 (25.00 %)Embedded C++
31 (25.00 %)C

STL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing STL 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 STL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Developer
13 (75.00 %)C++ Developer
21 (25.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
21 (25.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Embedded C Engineer
21 (25.00 %)C Software Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)HPUX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)OO
13 (75.00 %)Agile Software Development
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C++
23 (75.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)Embedded C
31 (25.00 %)Embedded C++
31 (25.00 %)C