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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited C over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4041
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads1813
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.013 %
As % of the category below6.020 %5.306 %
Daily rates quoted111
Average minimum daily rate£302£350
Average daily rate£312£400
% change on same period last year-21.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£354
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Hourly rates quoted110
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00£34.20
Average hourly rate£45.00£35.05
% change on same period last year+28.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£35.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.80£34.88
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads299245
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.399 %0.248 %
Daily rates quoted6958
Average minimum daily rate£283£270
Average daily rate£311£293
% change on same period last year+6.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£316
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted3225
Average minimum hourly rate£27.14£30.58
Average hourly rate£29.19£32.52
% change on same period last year-10.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.24£34.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
C South EastC
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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing C across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Oxfordshire C Demand Trend

C
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire C Daily Rate Trend

C
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Oxfordshire C Daily Rate Histogram

C
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
OxfordNo change012£333-16.66 %
BicesterNew entry-1--
C South EastC
South East

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing C 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 C.

114 (43.75 %)Government
213 (40.63 %)Local Government
310 (31.25 %)Finance
49 (28.13 %)Project Management
56 (18.75 %)Business Analysis
65 (15.63 %)BPR
65 (15.63 %)ITIL
73 (9.375 %)SQL Server
73 (9.375 %)C#
73 (9.375 %)C++
73 (9.375 %)MS Excel
73 (9.375 %)MS Visio
73 (9.375 %)Anite
73 (9.375 %)Microsoft
82 (6.250 %)IBM
82 (6.250 %)OOD
82 (6.250 %)Embedded C
82 (6.250 %)SharePoint
82 (6.250 %)UML
82 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
82 (6.250 %)UNIX
82 (6.250 %)Windows
82 (6.250 %)Java
82 (6.250 %)SQL
82 (6.250 %).NET
82 (6.250 %)Oracle
82 (6.250 %)ASP.NET
82 (6.250 %)MCTS
82 (6.250 %)Unit Testing
91 (3.125 %)SC Cleared

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing C 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 C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (6.250 %).NET
12 (6.250 %)ASP.NET
21 (3.125 %)WebServices
21 (3.125 %)XML
21 (3.125 %)ASP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (6.250 %)SharePoint
21 (3.125 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (9.375 %)MS Excel
13 (9.375 %)MS Visio
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.125 %)TCP/IP
11 (3.125 %)DNS
11 (3.125 %)IP Telephony
11 (3.125 %)Cisco IPT
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (9.375 %)SQL Server
21 (3.125 %)Ingres
21 (3.125 %)Oracle 10g
21 (3.125 %)SQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.125 %)Visual Studio
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (43.75 %)Government
213 (40.63 %)Local Government
310 (31.25 %)Finance
41 (3.125 %)Automotive
41 (3.125 %)Education
41 (3.125 %)Games
41 (3.125 %)Multimedia
41 (3.125 %)Animation
41 (3.125 %)Telecoms
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (37.50 %)Project Manager
112 (37.50 %)Analyst
211 (34.38 %)Business Analyst
37 (21.88 %)Developer
46 (18.75 %)Trainer
55 (15.63 %)IT Trainer
63 (9.375 %)Project Analyst
72 (6.250 %)Business Project Manager
72 (6.250 %)Business Manager
72 (6.250 %)SharePoint Developer
72 (6.250 %)Software Engineer
81 (3.125 %)Embedded C Developer
81 (3.125 %)C Developer
81 (3.125 %)Resource Manager
81 (3.125 %)Enterprise Architect
81 (3.125 %)Development Project Manager
81 (3.125 %)IT Architect
81 (3.125 %)Graduate
81 (3.125 %)Software Developer
81 (3.125 %)Architect
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.250 %)UNIX
12 (6.250 %)Windows
21 (3.125 %)Linux
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (28.13 %)Project Management
26 (18.75 %)Business Analysis
35 (15.63 %)ITIL
35 (15.63 %)BPR
42 (6.250 %)Unit Testing
42 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
42 (6.250 %)UML
42 (6.250 %)OOD
51 (3.125 %)Resource Management
51 (3.125 %)HOOD
51 (3.125 %)Ethical Hacking
51 (3.125 %)SC Cleared
51 (3.125 %)Security Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (9.375 %)C#
13 (9.375 %)C++
22 (6.250 %)Java
22 (6.250 %)SQL
22 (6.250 %)Embedded C
31 (3.125 %)VB
31 (3.125 %)VB.NET
31 (3.125 %)Python
31 (3.125 %)Perl
31 (3.125 %)PL/SQL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (6.250 %)MCTS
21 (3.125 %)MCSE
21 (3.125 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.125 %)OCP
21 (3.125 %)OCA
21 (3.125 %)Oracle Certification
21 (3.125 %)Sun Certification
21 (3.125 %)SCEA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (9.375 %)Microsoft
13 (9.375 %)Anite
22 (6.250 %)IBM
22 (6.250 %)Oracle
31 (3.125 %)Sybase
31 (3.125 %)Cisco
31 (3.125 %)Sun
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