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The table below looks at the demand for C skills within the South Wales 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2833
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads2614
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.014 %
As % of the category below12.50 %8.805 %
Daily rates quoted112
Average minimum daily rate£343£200
Average daily rate£357£350
% change on same period last year+1.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£349
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£31.67£35.00
Average hourly rate£35.17£35.00
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.67£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.90£34.50
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads208159
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.293 %0.161 %
Daily rates quoted6324
Average minimum daily rate£292£274
Average daily rate£314£341
% change on same period last year-8.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£409
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted2314
Average minimum hourly rate£29.41£28.29
Average hourly rate£33.21£29.41
% change on same period last year+12.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.02£30.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
C WalesC
Wales

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

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South Wales C Hourly Rate Histogram

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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 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
CardiffDown-18£400+14.28 %
NewportNew entry-6£394-
C WalesC
Wales

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

116 (35.56 %)OO
212 (26.67 %)Perl
212 (26.67 %)SQL
310 (22.22 %)XML
310 (22.22 %)UNIX
49 (20.00 %)HTML
58 (17.78 %)N-Tier
58 (17.78 %)C++
58 (17.78 %)Security Cleared
67 (15.56 %)Government
67 (15.56 %)Apache
76 (13.33 %)Windows
76 (13.33 %)Software Engineering
76 (13.33 %)SC Cleared
85 (11.11 %)Oracle
85 (11.11 %)SQL Server
94 (8.889 %)Visual Studio
94 (8.889 %)WebServices
94 (8.889 %)UML
94 (8.889 %)Software Testing
94 (8.889 %)Marketing
94 (8.889 %)Business Development
94 (8.889 %)Military
94 (8.889 %)Risk Management
103 (6.667 %)Aerospace
103 (6.667 %)Automotive
103 (6.667 %)Health
103 (6.667 %)Lotus
103 (6.667 %)Firmware
103 (6.667 %)Pharmaceutical

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (22.22 %)XML
29 (20.00 %)HTML
34 (8.889 %)WebServices
43 (6.667 %).NET
52 (4.444 %)ADO
52 (4.444 %)JDBC
52 (4.444 %)Middleware
61 (2.222 %)XSD
61 (2.222 %)JMS
61 (2.222 %)JSP
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (15.56 %)Apache
23 (6.667 %)Lotus Notes
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.444 %)MS Project
12 (4.444 %)MS Office
12 (4.444 %)MS Excel
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.222 %)SAP FI
11 (2.222 %)SAP FI/CO
11 (2.222 %)SAP CO
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.444 %)ISDN
12 (4.444 %)LAN
12 (4.444 %)TCP/IP
21 (2.222 %)TELNET
21 (2.222 %)WAN
21 (2.222 %)HTTP
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (11.11 %)SQL Server
23 (6.667 %)Crystal Reports
23 (6.667 %)Datawarehouse
23 (6.667 %)RDBMS
23 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
32 (4.444 %)Oracle 11g
41 (2.222 %)Data Cleansing
41 (2.222 %)Oracle 10g
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (8.889 %)Visual Studio
22 (4.444 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (2.222 %)TestDirector
31 (2.222 %)LoadRunner
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (15.56 %)Government
24 (8.889 %)Military
24 (8.889 %)Marketing
33 (6.667 %)Health
33 (6.667 %)Pharmaceutical
33 (6.667 %)Aerospace
33 (6.667 %)Automotive
41 (2.222 %)Education
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (26.67 %)Software Engineer
29 (20.00 %)Developer
38 (17.78 %)Perl Developer
44 (8.889 %)Contracts Manager
44 (8.889 %)Analyst
44 (8.889 %)Consultant
44 (8.889 %)Embedded Software Engineer
44 (8.889 %)Team Leader
44 (8.889 %)Development Team Leader
53 (6.667 %)Test Analyst
53 (6.667 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
53 (6.667 %)Embedded C Engineer
53 (6.667 %)C Software Engineer
53 (6.667 %)Lotus Notes Consultant
62 (4.444 %)C++ Software Engineer
62 (4.444 %)Architect
71 (2.222 %)Business Analyst
71 (2.222 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
71 (2.222 %)SAP Consultant
71 (2.222 %)C# Software Engineer
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (17.78 %)N-Tier
23 (6.667 %)Firmware
32 (4.444 %)Replication
32 (4.444 %)Data Integration
41 (2.222 %)Video Conferencing
41 (2.222 %)MPEG
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (22.22 %)UNIX
26 (13.33 %)Windows
32 (4.444 %)Solaris
32 (4.444 %)Linux
41 (2.222 %)Windows Server 2003
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (35.56 %)OO
28 (17.78 %)Security Cleared
36 (13.33 %)Software Engineering
36 (13.33 %)SC Cleared
44 (8.889 %)Software Testing
44 (8.889 %)Business Development
44 (8.889 %)UML
44 (8.889 %)Risk Management
52 (4.444 %)Migration
52 (4.444 %)PRINCE2
52 (4.444 %)RUP
52 (4.444 %)V-Model
52 (4.444 %)Test Management
61 (2.222 %)Test Scripting
61 (2.222 %)Use Case
61 (2.222 %)Volume Testing
61 (2.222 %)Unit Testing
61 (2.222 %)Integration Testing
61 (2.222 %)Data Modelling
61 (2.222 %)OOD
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (26.67 %)Perl
112 (26.67 %)SQL
28 (17.78 %)C++
33 (6.667 %)Embedded C
33 (6.667 %)VB
33 (6.667 %)C#
33 (6.667 %)Assembly Language
41 (2.222 %)VB.NET
41 (2.222 %)Embedded C++
41 (2.222 %)Java
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.444 %)ISEB
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.444 %)ISO9000
21 (2.222 %)JSP 440
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.444 %)Oracle RAC
21 (2.222 %)Active Directory
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (11.11 %)Oracle
23 (6.667 %)Business Objects
23 (6.667 %)Lotus
32 (4.444 %)EMC
41 (2.222 %)SAP
41 (2.222 %)Microsoft
41 (2.222 %)HP