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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Scotland 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
Rank6479
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads3749
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.050 %
As % of the category below5.132 %4.174 %
Daily rates quoted613
Average minimum daily rate£281£319
Average daily rate£309£322
% change on same period last year-3.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£354
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Hourly rates quoted103
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00£18.68
Average hourly rate£25.75£20.04
% change on same period last year+28.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.50£21.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.80£34.88
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads7211174
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.961 %1.188 %
Daily rates quoted147249
Average minimum daily rate£304£316
Average daily rate£325£331
% change on same period last year-1.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted2834
Average minimum hourly rate£26.18£26.83
Average hourly rate£29.07£29.03
% change on same period last year+0.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.97£31.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
C UKC
UK

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Scotland C Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Scotland 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
EdinburghUp+1211£288-10.15 %
GlasgowDown-210£350+14.31 %
West LothianNew entry-7£303-
AberdeenUp+13--
South LanarkshireNew entry-2£500-
C UKC
UK

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

138 (45.24 %)C++
227 (32.14 %)UNIX
319 (22.62 %)SQL
417 (20.24 %)Oracle
515 (17.86 %)Java
515 (17.86 %)Linux
612 (14.29 %)Perl
612 (14.29 %)Finance
711 (13.10 %)XML
810 (11.90 %)Windows
810 (11.90 %)Sybase
810 (11.90 %).NET
810 (11.90 %)Solaris
810 (11.90 %)Degree
99 (10.71 %)SAN
108 (9.524 %)BMC
108 (9.524 %)VERITAS
108 (9.524 %)SQL Server
108 (9.524 %)VB
108 (9.524 %)Sun
108 (9.524 %)SSH
108 (9.524 %)Sybase ASE
108 (9.524 %)Replication
117 (8.333 %)Multimedia
117 (8.333 %)Symbian
117 (8.333 %)Symbian OS
117 (8.333 %)OpenGL
117 (8.333 %)DirectX
117 (8.333 %)Embedded C++
117 (8.333 %)Quicktime

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (13.10 %)XML
210 (11.90 %).NET
37 (8.333 %)OpenGL
37 (8.333 %)DirectX
42 (2.381 %)Middleware
42 (2.381 %)WebSphere
51 (1.190 %)SWT
51 (1.190 %)ArcObjects
51 (1.190 %)Motif
51 (1.190 %)X-Windows
51 (1.190 %)Spring
51 (1.190 %)J2EE
51 (1.190 %)ADO
51 (1.190 %)ATL
51 (1.190 %)COM+
51 (1.190 %)DCOM
51 (1.190 %)CSS
51 (1.190 %)XSLT
51 (1.190 %)XHTML
51 (1.190 %)J2ME
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.571 %)TeamSite
21 (1.190 %)ArcGIS
21 (1.190 %)WPS
21 (1.190 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (1.190 %)WebSphere Message Broker
21 (1.190 %)Tomcat
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (8.333 %)Quicktime
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (10.71 %)SAN
28 (9.524 %)SSH
35 (5.952 %)X.25
42 (2.381 %)SMS
42 (2.381 %)TCP/IP
51 (1.190 %)Internet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (9.524 %)SQL Server
18 (9.524 %)Sybase ASE
24 (4.762 %)MS Access
24 (4.762 %)RDBMS
32 (2.381 %)Ingres
32 (2.381 %)Oracle Reports
32 (2.381 %)GIS
41 (1.190 %)MySQL
41 (1.190 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.190 %)Datawarehouse
41 (1.190 %)Oracle Discoverer
41 (1.190 %)SQL Server 2000
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.952 %)Flash
24 (4.762 %)FrontPage
24 (4.762 %)Dreamweaver
33 (3.571 %)OpenDeploy
33 (3.571 %)Visual Studio
33 (3.571 %)Subversion
42 (2.381 %)ProC
42 (2.381 %)LoadRunner
42 (2.381 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (2.381 %)Oracle Forms
42 (2.381 %)Ant
42 (2.381 %)WinRunner
51 (1.190 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (1.190 %)JUnit
51 (1.190 %)CodeWarrior
51 (1.190 %)ClearCase
51 (1.190 %)CruiseControl
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (14.29 %)Finance
27 (8.333 %)Multimedia
34 (4.762 %)Banking
43 (3.571 %)Electric
52 (2.381 %)Government
52 (2.381 %)Electronics
52 (2.381 %)Military
61 (1.190 %)Retail
61 (1.190 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.190 %)Education
61 (1.190 %)Insurance
61 (1.190 %)Pensions
61 (1.190 %)Retail Banking
61 (1.190 %)Marketing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (28.57 %)Developer
212 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
311 (13.10 %)Consultant
48 (9.524 %)DBA
48 (9.524 %)Senior Consultant
48 (9.524 %)Sybase DBA
48 (9.524 %)C Developer
57 (8.333 %)Senior Technical Consultant
57 (8.333 %)Technical Consultant
57 (8.333 %)Analyst
57 (8.333 %)Software Developer
65 (5.952 %).NET Developer
74 (4.762 %)VB.NET Developer
74 (4.762 %)Administrator
74 (4.762 %)Architect
74 (4.762 %)SQL Developer
74 (4.762 %)Access Developer
83 (3.571 %)C Software Engineer
83 (3.571 %)Tester
83 (3.571 %)C++ Software Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (9.524 %)Replication
24 (4.762 %)Mainframe
33 (3.571 %)SCADA
33 (3.571 %)Computer Science
42 (2.381 %)Mathematics
42 (2.381 %)Grid Computing
42 (2.381 %)PKI
42 (2.381 %)Statistics
51 (1.190 %)E-Learning
51 (1.190 %)Device Driver
51 (1.190 %)Client/Server
51 (1.190 %)N-Tier
51 (1.190 %)Blackberry
51 (1.190 %)Multithreading
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (32.14 %)UNIX
215 (17.86 %)Linux
310 (11.90 %)Windows
310 (11.90 %)Solaris
47 (8.333 %)Symbian OS
55 (5.952 %)AIX
63 (3.571 %)HPUX
63 (3.571 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (1.190 %)Windows 2000
71 (1.190 %)Windows XP
71 (1.190 %)Windows CE
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (7.143 %)Software Engineering
25 (5.952 %)Migration
34 (4.762 %)Security Cleared
43 (3.571 %)Project Management
43 (3.571 %)Performance Testing
43 (3.571 %)UML
52 (2.381 %)Release Management
52 (2.381 %)SC Cleared
61 (1.190 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (1.190 %)Agile Software Development
61 (1.190 %)Test Management
61 (1.190 %)System Testing
61 (1.190 %)Performance Management
61 (1.190 %)Data Migration
61 (1.190 %)OO
61 (1.190 %)ERP
61 (1.190 %)SOA
61 (1.190 %)Business Analysis
61 (1.190 %)Software Testing
61 (1.190 %)Requirements Analysis
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
138 (45.24 %)C++
219 (22.62 %)SQL
315 (17.86 %)Java
412 (14.29 %)Perl
58 (9.524 %)VB
67 (8.333 %)Embedded C++
75 (5.952 %)Assembly Language
75 (5.952 %)VB.NET
75 (5.952 %)PHP
83 (3.571 %)C#
83 (3.571 %)VC++
83 (3.571 %)Shell Script
92 (2.381 %)VBA
92 (2.381 %)Delphi
92 (2.381 %)JavaScript
101 (1.190 %)PL/SQL
101 (1.190 %)COBOL
101 (1.190 %)Embedded C
101 (1.190 %)Tcl
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (11.90 %)Degree
26 (7.143 %)HND
32 (2.381 %)PhD
32 (2.381 %)ISEB
32 (2.381 %)HNC
41 (1.190 %)A+ Certification
41 (1.190 %)Network+ Certification
41 (1.190 %)ISTQB
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (4.762 %)ISO9001
22 (2.381 %)ISO9000
31 (1.190 %)SLA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.190 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.381 %)Tivoli
12 (2.381 %)Tivoli Monitoring
12 (2.381 %)Netcool
12 (2.381 %)Foglight
12 (2.381 %)ServiceCenter
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (20.24 %)Oracle
210 (11.90 %)Sybase
38 (9.524 %)Sun
38 (9.524 %)BMC
38 (9.524 %)VERITAS
47 (8.333 %)Symbian
56 (7.143 %)IBM
64 (4.762 %)Microsoft
64 (4.762 %)HP
73 (3.571 %)Interwoven
73 (3.571 %)NEC
73 (3.571 %)SAP
82 (2.381 %)CA
91 (1.190 %)Siemens
91 (1.190 %)Citrix
91 (1.190 %)Remedy
91 (1.190 %)Cognos
91 (1.190 %)Adobe
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