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The table below looks at the demand for the C Developer role in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 C Developer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank54-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.325 %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£351£373
% change on same period last year-5.86 %
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£35.91£34.47
% change on same period last year+4.15 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads615610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.831 %0.602 %
Daily rates quoted148124
Average minimum daily rate£291£311
Average daily rate£308£336
% change on same period last year-8.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted110111
Average minimum hourly rate£17.73£18.86
Average hourly rate£18.93£20.33
% change on same period last year-6.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.12£21.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
C Developer South EastC Developer
South East

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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire C Developer Daily Rate Trend

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 Oxfordshire 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
OxfordNew entry-2--
C Developer South EastC Developer
South East

C Developer
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

13 (100.00 %)C
22 (66.67 %)C++
22 (66.67 %)Linux
22 (66.67 %)Shell Script
31 (33.33 %)UML
31 (33.33 %)OOD
31 (33.33 %)Embedded C

C Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)Linux
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)UML
11 (33.33 %)OOD
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C
22 (66.67 %)C++
22 (66.67 %)Shell Script
31 (33.33 %)Embedded C