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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the Slough region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2329
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.282 %0.781 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£280-
Average daily rate£280-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£280-
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£315
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.32£34.88
% change on same period last year-1.58 %
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Slough
Matching contract IT job ads156256
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.247 %0.272 %
Daily rates quoted4663
Average minimum daily rate£325£297
Average daily rate£334£313
% change on same period last year+6.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted4568
Average minimum hourly rate£25.96£27.98
Average hourly rate£27.11£28.41
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.26£28.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Software Engineer BerkshireSoftware Engineer
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.

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Engineer across the Slough region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Slough Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Slough Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Slough region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Slough Software Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Slough Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough region that cited Software Engineer in their job title 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 with Software Engineer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)Perl
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Solaris
12 (100.00 %)Linux
12 (100.00 %)Red Hat
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (100.00 %)SUSE
12 (100.00 %)VMware
12 (100.00 %)Snort
12 (100.00 %)Marketing
12 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough region that cited Software Engineer in their job title 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 with Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Slough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Marketing
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Solaris
12 (100.00 %)Linux
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (100.00 %)SUSE
12 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Perl
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)Snort
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)Red Hat
12 (100.00 %)VMware