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The table below looks at the demand for C# skills within the Reading 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC#
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2522
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads3657
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.071 %
As % of the category below17.48 %17.43 %
Daily rates quoted1126
Average minimum daily rate£288£377
Average daily rate£312£405
% change on same period last year-23.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£337
% change on same period last year-11.89 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£70.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£70.00£34.00
% change on same period last year+105.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£70.00£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.05£32.56
% change on same period last year-4.63 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads206327
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.411 %0.409 %
Daily rates quoted65104
Average minimum daily rate£277£326
Average daily rate£301£349
% change on same period last year-13.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.23 %
Hourly rates quoted1552
Average minimum hourly rate£51.23£36.19
Average hourly rate£54.92£37.67
% change on same period last year+45.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£58.60£39.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.87£32.48
% change on same period last year-4.96 %
C# BerkshireC#
Berkshire

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 Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading 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 Reading region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading C# Hourly Rate Trend

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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#.

176 (92.68 %).NET
262 (75.61 %)ASP.NET
346 (56.10 %)SQL Server
425 (30.49 %)SQL
523 (28.05 %)SQL Server 2005
621 (25.61 %)XML
720 (24.39 %)WebServices
815 (18.29 %)Microsoft
912 (14.63 %)SharePoint
912 (14.63 %)HTML
1011 (13.41 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1011 (13.41 %)CSS
1011 (13.41 %)Windows
1011 (13.41 %)SQL Server 2000
1110 (12.20 %)BizTalk Server
1110 (12.20 %)Finance
1110 (12.20 %)ASP
1110 (12.20 %)AJAX
129 (10.98 %)IIS
129 (10.98 %)Visual Studio
129 (10.98 %)JavaScript
129 (10.98 %)VB
138 (9.756 %)Oracle
138 (9.756 %)CRM
138 (9.756 %)Windows Server 2003
147 (8.537 %)HTTP
147 (8.537 %)VB.NET
147 (8.537 %)ASP.NET 2.0
147 (8.537 %).NET Framework
147 (8.537 %)WCF

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
176 (92.68 %).NET
262 (75.61 %)ASP.NET
321 (25.61 %)XML
420 (24.39 %)WebServices
512 (14.63 %)HTML
611 (13.41 %)CSS
710 (12.20 %)ASP
710 (12.20 %)AJAX
87 (8.537 %).NET Framework
87 (8.537 %)WCF
87 (8.537 %)ASP.NET 2.0
95 (6.098 %)WPF
95 (6.098 %)XHTML
95 (6.098 %)J2EE
104 (4.878 %)SOAP
104 (4.878 %)WinForms
113 (3.659 %)ADO.NET
113 (3.659 %)UDDI
113 (3.659 %)XSLT
122 (2.439 %)Flash
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (14.63 %)SharePoint
211 (13.41 %)SharePoint Server 2007
310 (12.20 %)BizTalk Server
49 (10.98 %)IIS
54 (4.878 %)ESB
63 (3.659 %)Oracle Application Server
63 (3.659 %)WebLogic
63 (3.659 %)WebLogic Portal
72 (2.439 %)CMS
72 (2.439 %)Commerce Server
72 (2.439 %)Commerce Server 2007
72 (2.439 %)Immediacy CMS
72 (2.439 %)SharePoint Portal Server
81 (1.220 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (1.220 %)Office Project Server
81 (1.220 %)MS Exchange
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.878 %)MS Excel
23 (3.659 %)MS Office
31 (1.220 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (1.220 %)Photoshop
31 (1.220 %)MS Project
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.439 %)Microsoft CRM
12 (2.439 %)Axapta
12 (2.439 %)Dynamics CRM
12 (2.439 %)Dynamics AX
21 (1.220 %)BusinessWorks
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (8.537 %)HTTP
24 (4.878 %)DNS
32 (2.439 %)X.500
41 (1.220 %)Intranet
41 (1.220 %)Internet
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
146 (56.10 %)SQL Server
223 (28.05 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (13.41 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (3.659 %)MSDE
43 (3.659 %)SQL Server Integration Services
43 (3.659 %)DTS
51 (1.220 %)Datawarehouse
51 (1.220 %)IDOL
51 (1.220 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
51 (1.220 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (10.98 %)Visual Studio
22 (2.439 %)NUnit
31 (1.220 %)ReSharper
31 (1.220 %)InstallShield
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (12.20 %)Finance
23 (3.659 %)Retail
32 (2.439 %)Pensions
32 (2.439 %)International Banking
32 (2.439 %)Government
32 (2.439 %)Telecoms
32 (2.439 %)Banking
41 (1.220 %)Back Office
41 (1.220 %)Education
41 (1.220 %)Publishing
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
154 (65.85 %)Developer
233 (40.24 %).NET Developer
327 (32.93 %)C# Developer
417 (20.73 %)ASP.NET Developer
512 (14.63 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
68 (9.756 %)Consultant
77 (8.537 %)Web Developer
77 (8.537 %)Analyst
86 (7.317 %)Applications Support
94 (4.878 %)Applications Consultant
94 (4.878 %)Support Consultant
94 (4.878 %)Software Developer
94 (4.878 %)Applications Support Consultant
102 (2.439 %)C# Web Developer
102 (2.439 %)Dynamics AX Consultant
102 (2.439 %)Architect
102 (2.439 %)Project Manager
102 (2.439 %)Business Analyst
102 (2.439 %)Support Analyst
102 (2.439 %)Applications Support Analyst
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (6.098 %)Replication
24 (4.878 %)Clustering
31 (1.220 %)N-Tier
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (13.41 %)Windows
28 (9.756 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (4.878 %)Windows 2000 Server
43 (3.659 %)Windows 2000
43 (3.659 %)Windows XP
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (9.756 %)CRM
26 (7.317 %)E-Commerce
34 (4.878 %)UML
34 (4.878 %)OO
34 (4.878 %)B2B
34 (4.878 %)Technical Architecture
34 (4.878 %)Load Balancing
43 (3.659 %)Network Load Balancing
43 (3.659 %)Web Development
43 (3.659 %)Agile Software Development
43 (3.659 %)TDD
43 (3.659 %)Workflow
43 (3.659 %)Scrum
43 (3.659 %)SOA
52 (2.439 %)Business Intelligence
52 (2.439 %)ERP
52 (2.439 %)Process Management
52 (2.439 %)Service Delivery
52 (2.439 %)Logistics
52 (2.439 %)Requirements Analysis
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (30.49 %)SQL
29 (10.98 %)JavaScript
29 (10.98 %)VB
37 (8.537 %)VB.NET
46 (7.317 %)Transact-SQL
46 (7.317 %)Java
53 (3.659 %)VBA
62 (2.439 %)X++
62 (2.439 %)PL/SQL
62 (2.439 %)C
71 (1.220 %)C++
71 (1.220 %)Delphi
71 (1.220 %)PHP
71 (1.220 %)VBScript
71 (1.220 %)PowerShell
71 (1.220 %)ActionScript
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.878 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (4.878 %)SC Cleared
14 (4.878 %)Security Cleared
21 (1.220 %)MCDST
21 (1.220 %)MCSD
21 (1.220 %)MCSE
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (7.317 %)Active Directory
21 (1.220 %)MSMQ
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.659 %)MIIS
21 (1.220 %)OVSD
21 (1.220 %)OpenView
21 (1.220 %)Unicenter
21 (1.220 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (18.29 %)Microsoft
28 (9.756 %)Oracle
32 (2.439 %)SAP
32 (2.439 %)Baan
32 (2.439 %)JD Edwards
41 (1.220 %)TIBCO
41 (1.220 %)Siebel
41 (1.220 %)HP
41 (1.220 %)CA