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The table below looks at the demand for C skills within the Shropshire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3126
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.839 %3.488 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£205£300
Average daily rate£223£300
% change on same period last year-25.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£240£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£350
% change on same period last year-0.29 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£25.00£30.00
% change on same period last year-16.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.93£34.54
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads6286
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.088 %0.087 %
Daily rates quoted2335
Average minimum daily rate£291£279
Average daily rate£310£292
% change on same period last year+6.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted312
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00£25.55
Average hourly rate£25.25£29.78
% change on same period last year-15.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50£34.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.17£32.72
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
C West MidlandsC
West Midlands

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire C Daily Rate Trend

C
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Shropshire C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
ShrewsburyNew entry-1--
C West MidlandsC
West Midlands

C
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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.

11 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
11 (20.00 %)CATIA
11 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
11 (20.00 %)HTML
11 (20.00 %)Java
11 (20.00 %)VB
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
11 (20.00 %)SAP
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
11 (20.00 %)Windows
11 (20.00 %)AIX
11 (20.00 %)Fortran
11 (20.00 %)CGI
11 (20.00 %)SAP MM

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)HTML
11 (20.00 %)CGI
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)CATIA
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (20.00 %)SAP MM
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Analyst
12 (40.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Systems Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Senior Analyst
21 (20.00 %)VB Developer
21 (20.00 %)Senior Test Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Systems Developer
21 (20.00 %)Technical Administrator
21 (20.00 %)SAP Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Developer
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
11 (20.00 %)Windows
11 (20.00 %)AIX
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)Java
11 (20.00 %)VB
11 (20.00 %)Fortran
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)SAP