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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the Nottinghamshire 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank36-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.169 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£342-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£458-
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£277
% change on same period last year+15.35 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.74£35.09
% change on same period last year+1.85 %
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Nottinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads415380
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.561 %0.375 %
Daily rates quoted11778
Average minimum daily rate£351£313
Average daily rate£371£322
% change on same period last year+14.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£391£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted4263
Average minimum hourly rate£15.66£17.70
Average hourly rate£17.15£19.42
% change on same period last year-11.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.64£21.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Software Engineer East MidlandsSoftware Engineer
East Midlands

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.

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Nottinghamshire Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Software Engineer across the Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Nottinghamshire Software Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Software Engineer across the Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
NottinghamNew entry-7£400-
Software Engineer East MidlandsSoftware Engineer
East Midlands

Software Engineer
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire region that cited Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title.

18 (80.00 %).NET
18 (80.00 %)Scrum
18 (80.00 %)Agile Software Development
27 (70.00 %)Test Scripting
36 (60.00 %)WebServices
45 (50.00 %)C#
53 (30.00 %)Manual Testing
53 (30.00 %)Automated Testing
61 (10.00 %)Software Testing
61 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (10.00 %)C++
61 (10.00 %)Java
61 (10.00 %)VB.NET
61 (10.00 %)SQL Server
61 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
61 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
61 (10.00 %)UNIX
61 (10.00 %)HPUX
61 (10.00 %)Linux
61 (10.00 %)OOA/OOD
61 (10.00 %)SDH
61 (10.00 %)Microsoft
61 (10.00 %)Wireless
61 (10.00 %)Telecoms
61 (10.00 %)PostgreSQL
61 (10.00 %)Hibernate

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire region that cited Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (80.00 %).NET
26 (60.00 %)WebServices
31 (10.00 %)Hibernate
31 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)SDH
11 (10.00 %)Wireless
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server
11 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
11 (10.00 %)PostgreSQL
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Telecoms
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)UNIX
11 (10.00 %)HPUX
11 (10.00 %)Linux
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (80.00 %)Scrum
18 (80.00 %)Agile Software Development
27 (70.00 %)Test Scripting
33 (30.00 %)Manual Testing
33 (30.00 %)Automated Testing
41 (10.00 %)Software Testing
41 (10.00 %)OOA/OOD
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (50.00 %)C#
21 (10.00 %)C++
21 (10.00 %)Java
21 (10.00 %)VB.NET
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Microsoft