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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5251
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.877 %0.830 %
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£313£368
% change on same period last year-15.02 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£10.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.74£35.90
% change on same period last year-6.00 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads342241
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.486 %0.243 %
Daily rates quoted11549
Average minimum daily rate£306£289
Average daily rate£324£310
% change on same period last year+4.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted4735
Average minimum hourly rate£25.56£19.45
Average hourly rate£27.30£21.26
% change on same period last year+28.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.05£23.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Software Engineering South EastSoftware Engineering
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.

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Engineering across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Oxfordshire Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Software Engineering Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Software Engineering Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Oxfordshire Software Engineering Hourly Rate Histogram

Software Engineering
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
OxfordDown-32--
Software Engineering South EastSoftware Engineering
South East

Software Engineering
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering.

12 (50.00 %).NET
12 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (50.00 %)C++
12 (50.00 %)Cisco
12 (50.00 %)Web Development
12 (50.00 %)Mathematics
21 (25.00 %)Physics
21 (25.00 %)Computer Science
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)Perl
21 (25.00 %)Linux
21 (25.00 %)OO
21 (25.00 %)Python
21 (25.00 %)OOD
21 (25.00 %)Automotive
21 (25.00 %)Games

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %).NET
12 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Automotive
11 (25.00 %)Games
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Junior
22 (50.00 %)Developer
22 (50.00 %)Applications Developer
22 (50.00 %)Programmer
22 (50.00 %).NET Developer
22 (50.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
22 (50.00 %)Junior Developer
22 (50.00 %)Graduate
22 (50.00 %)Junior ASP.NET Developer
22 (50.00 %)Junior Applications Developer
22 (50.00 %).NET Applications Developer
22 (50.00 %)Junior .NET Applications Developer
22 (50.00 %)Junior .NET Developer
22 (50.00 %)Graduate Developer
22 (50.00 %)Graduate .NET Developer
31 (25.00 %)Junior Programmer
31 (25.00 %)C++ Programmer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)Mathematics
21 (25.00 %)Physics
21 (25.00 %)Computer Science
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Linux
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Web Development
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)OO
21 (25.00 %)OOD
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C++
21 (25.00 %)Perl
21 (25.00 %)Python
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Cisco