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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
Rank2219
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads101197
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.135 %0.199 %
As % of the category below14.01 %16.78 %
Daily rates quoted2515
Average minimum daily rate£328£297
Average daily rate£354£309
% change on same period last year+14.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£335
% change on same period last year-0.83 %
Hourly rates quoted18
Average minimum hourly rate£23.80£27.38
Average hourly rate£23.80£30.94
% change on same period last year-23.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.80£34.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.61£33.74
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
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#
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
EdinburghNo change040£372+13.26 %
GlasgowDown-929£341+12.37 %
AberdeenDown-106£475-
FifeUp+62£350-
West LothianNew entry-2£250-
DundeeUp+62--
RenfrewshireDown-61--
AberdeenshireUp+21--
North LanarkshireNew entry-1--
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#.

1238 (94.07 %).NET
2154 (60.87 %)ASP.NET
3106 (41.90 %)SQL Server
473 (28.85 %)SQL
552 (20.55 %)Visual Studio
650 (19.76 %)Windows
749 (19.37 %)Microsoft
844 (17.39 %)HTML
943 (17.00 %)XML
1042 (16.60 %)WebServices
1042 (16.60 %)CSS
1042 (16.60 %)JavaScript
1042 (16.60 %)AJAX
1042 (16.60 %)SQL Server 2005
1135 (13.83 %)SharePoint
1233 (13.04 %).NET Framework
1331 (12.25 %)Finance
1331 (12.25 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1430 (11.86 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1526 (10.28 %)VB.NET
1625 (9.881 %)OO
1724 (9.486 %)WinForms
1822 (8.696 %)Oracle
1921 (8.300 %)Java
2020 (7.905 %)J2EE
2020 (7.905 %)SQL Server 2000
2119 (7.510 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
2119 (7.510 %)Web Development
2217 (6.719 %)MS Excel
2316 (6.324 %)XHTML

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
1238 (94.07 %).NET
2154 (60.87 %)ASP.NET
344 (17.39 %)HTML
443 (17.00 %)XML
542 (16.60 %)CSS
542 (16.60 %)WebServices
542 (16.60 %)AJAX
633 (13.04 %).NET Framework
731 (12.25 %)ASP.NET 2.0
824 (9.486 %)WinForms
920 (7.905 %)J2EE
1016 (6.324 %)XHTML
1115 (5.929 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
1212 (4.743 %)ASP
1310 (3.953 %)WCF
149 (3.557 %)XSLT
158 (3.162 %)XSL
165 (1.976 %)SOAP
165 (1.976 %)ADO.NET
174 (1.581 %)jQuery
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
135 (13.83 %)SharePoint
230 (11.86 %)SharePoint Server 2007
38 (3.162 %)IIS
47 (2.767 %)BizTalk Server
55 (1.976 %)CMS
62 (0.791 %)Tomcat
62 (0.791 %)MS Exchange
62 (0.791 %)Umbraco
71 (0.395 %)Lotus Notes
71 (0.395 %)ArcGIS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (6.719 %)MS Excel
25 (1.976 %)MS Office
32 (0.791 %)Photoshop
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.791 %)Staffware
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (2.372 %)Ethernet
16 (2.372 %)HTTP
16 (2.372 %)TCP/IP
25 (1.976 %)Internet
25 (1.976 %)LDAP
25 (1.976 %)UPnP
32 (0.791 %)Wireless
41 (0.395 %)Intranet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1106 (41.90 %)SQL Server
242 (16.60 %)SQL Server 2005
320 (7.905 %)SQL Server 2000
419 (7.510 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
511 (4.348 %)RDBMS
610 (3.953 %)Crystal Reports
79 (3.557 %)SQL Server Integration Services
87 (2.767 %)GIS
96 (2.372 %)MS Access
104 (1.581 %)SQL Server 7
113 (1.186 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
113 (1.186 %)Oracle 9i
113 (1.186 %)DB2
122 (0.791 %)Oracle Reports
122 (0.791 %)Datawarehouse
122 (0.791 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
131 (0.395 %)Oracle 10g
131 (0.395 %)MySQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
152 (20.55 %)Visual Studio
24 (1.581 %)NUnit
33 (1.186 %)Flash
33 (1.186 %)ClearCase
42 (0.791 %)PowerBuilder
42 (0.791 %)ClearQuest
42 (0.791 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (0.791 %)Ant
42 (0.791 %)Subversion
51 (0.395 %)JUnit
51 (0.395 %)Dreamweaver
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (12.25 %)Finance
28 (3.162 %)Banking
35 (1.976 %)Legal
44 (1.581 %)Music
53 (1.186 %)Retail
53 (1.186 %)Investment Banking
62 (0.791 %)Billing
62 (0.791 %)Marketing
62 (0.791 %)Publishing
71 (0.395 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.395 %)Advertising
71 (0.395 %)Education
71 (0.395 %)Health
71 (0.395 %)Law
71 (0.395 %)Graphic Design
71 (0.395 %)Music Industry
71 (0.395 %)Online Banking
71 (0.395 %)Pensions
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1222 (87.75 %)Developer
2133 (52.57 %).NET Developer
357 (22.53 %)C# Developer
432 (12.65 %)Web Developer
530 (11.86 %)ASP.NET Developer
625 (9.881 %)Senior Developer
715 (5.929 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
814 (5.534 %)SQL Developer
913 (5.138 %)Senior .NET Developer
1011 (4.348 %)Team Leader
1011 (4.348 %)SQL Server Developer
1110 (3.953 %).NET Team Leader
129 (3.557 %).NET Web Developer
129 (3.557 %)Sharepoint Architect
129 (3.557 %)Architect
138 (3.162 %)Applications Developer
147 (2.767 %)Analyst
147 (2.767 %)Programmer
147 (2.767 %)SharePoint Developer
156 (2.372 %)WinForms Developer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (3.162 %)W3C
24 (1.581 %)N-Tier
33 (1.186 %)Web 2.0
33 (1.186 %)Multithreading
42 (0.791 %)Data Extraction
42 (0.791 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
51 (0.395 %)E-Learning
51 (0.395 %)Derivative
51 (0.395 %)Equity Derivative
51 (0.395 %)Mathematics
51 (0.395 %)Computer Science
51 (0.395 %)Client/Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
150 (19.76 %)Windows
210 (3.953 %)UNIX
37 (2.767 %)Windows Mobile
43 (1.186 %)Windows CE
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (9.881 %)OO
219 (7.510 %)Web Development
311 (4.348 %)OOD
410 (3.953 %)Agile Software Development
59 (3.557 %)UML
59 (3.557 %)Unit Testing
68 (3.162 %)Continuous Integration
77 (2.767 %)Content Management
77 (2.767 %)Web Design
77 (2.767 %)Business Analysis
85 (1.976 %)SOA
94 (1.581 %)RAD
103 (1.186 %)OOA/OOD
103 (1.186 %)Scrum
103 (1.186 %)Project Management
103 (1.186 %)Service Delivery
103 (1.186 %)Requirements Analysis
103 (1.186 %)Systems Analysis
112 (0.791 %)Internet Marketing
112 (0.791 %)Volume Testing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
173 (28.85 %)SQL
242 (16.60 %)JavaScript
326 (10.28 %)VB.NET
421 (8.300 %)Java
514 (5.534 %)Transact-SQL
612 (4.743 %)VB
612 (4.743 %)C++
710 (3.953 %)VBA
88 (3.162 %)PL/SQL
96 (2.372 %)DHTML
104 (1.581 %)PHP
113 (1.186 %)Perl
113 (1.186 %)C
113 (1.186 %)COBOL
122 (0.791 %)ActionScript
122 (0.791 %)Shell Script
122 (0.791 %)VB6
131 (0.395 %)XPath
131 (0.395 %)XQuery
131 (0.395 %)VBScript
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (1.976 %)Microsoft Certification
15 (1.976 %)Degree
23 (1.186 %)MCAD
32 (0.791 %)MCDBA
41 (0.395 %)MCSD
41 (0.395 %)HND
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (4.743 %)Active Directory
21 (0.395 %)MSMQ
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (19.37 %)Microsoft
222 (8.696 %)Oracle
33 (1.186 %)Sybase
41 (0.395 %)Adobe
41 (0.395 %)Interwoven
41 (0.395 %)Lotus
41 (0.395 %)ESRI
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