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

 Senior Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank53-
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 below0.488 %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£358£375
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
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-£38.17
% change on same period last year-
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 %
Senior Software Engineer South EastSenior Software Engineer
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.

Senior Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Senior Software Engineer Demand Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Senior Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Senior Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Senior 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 Senior Software Engineer 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-3--
Senior Software Engineer South EastSenior Software Engineer
South East

Senior Software Engineer
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)C#
13 (75.00 %)VB6
13 (75.00 %)ASP.NET
13 (75.00 %)VB
13 (75.00 %).NET
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server
22 (50.00 %)ASP
22 (50.00 %)UML
22 (50.00 %)OO
22 (50.00 %)RUP
22 (50.00 %)MTS
22 (50.00 %)COM
22 (50.00 %)DCOM
22 (50.00 %)XML
22 (50.00 %)XSLT
22 (50.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)Intranet
22 (50.00 %)Internet
31 (25.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)UNIX
31 (25.00 %)Windows
31 (25.00 %)Linux
31 (25.00 %)FreeBSD

Senior Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %)ASP.NET
13 (75.00 %).NET
22 (50.00 %)ASP
22 (50.00 %)COM
22 (50.00 %)DCOM
22 (50.00 %)XML
22 (50.00 %)XSLT
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)MTS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)Intranet
12 (50.00 %)Internet
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)UNIX
11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)Linux
11 (25.00 %)FreeBSD
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)UML
12 (50.00 %)OO
12 (50.00 %)RUP
12 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)C#
13 (75.00 %)VB
13 (75.00 %)VB6
22 (50.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)C
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft