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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5054
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads71
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.552 %0.242 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£366
% change on same period last year-13.55 %
Hourly rates quoted60
Average minimum hourly rate£40.50-
Average hourly rate£40.67-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.83-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.29£35.66
% change on same period last year-3.85 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads451414
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.610 %0.408 %
Daily rates quoted14193
Average minimum daily rate£339£400
Average daily rate£367£433
% change on same period last year-15.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£465
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted6552
Average minimum hourly rate£36.58£19.72
Average hourly rate£37.67£21.70
% change on same period last year+73.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.76£23.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Software Engineering WalesSoftware Engineering
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.

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Engineering across the South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South Wales Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Software Engineering Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales Software Engineering Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South Wales Software Engineering Hourly Rate Histogram

Software Engineering
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
NewportNew entry-6--
CardiffNew entry-1--
Software Engineering WalesSoftware Engineering
Wales

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering.

18 (53.33 %)XML
18 (53.33 %)Microsoft
27 (46.67 %)ASP.NET
27 (46.67 %)SOAP
27 (46.67 %)WebServices
27 (46.67 %)RUP
27 (46.67 %)C#
27 (46.67 %)VB
27 (46.67 %).NET
27 (46.67 %)IIS
27 (46.67 %)AJAX
36 (40.00 %)MS Project
36 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
36 (40.00 %)Configuration Management
45 (33.33 %)ISEB
45 (33.33 %)telerik
54 (26.67 %)Test Scripting
54 (26.67 %)Security Cleared
54 (26.67 %)Health
63 (20.00 %)Project Management
63 (20.00 %)Test Management
72 (13.33 %)Unified Process
81 (6.667 %)Telelogic
81 (6.667 %)Telelogic DOORS
81 (6.667 %)Government
81 (6.667 %)C
81 (6.667 %)TestDirector
81 (6.667 %)Borland
81 (6.667 %)NHS
81 (6.667 %)Middleware

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (53.33 %)XML
27 (46.67 %)AJAX
27 (46.67 %).NET
27 (46.67 %)ASP.NET
27 (46.67 %)SOAP
27 (46.67 %)WebServices
31 (6.667 %)HTML
31 (6.667 %)Middleware
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (46.67 %)IIS
21 (6.667 %)Apache
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (40.00 %)MS Project
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.667 %)TestDirector
11 (6.667 %)Telelogic DOORS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (26.67 %)Health
21 (6.667 %)Government
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (53.33 %)Developer
26 (40.00 %)Software Developer
34 (26.67 %)Analyst
34 (26.67 %)Test Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Web Developer
41 (6.667 %)Test Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Perl Developer
41 (6.667 %)Test Manager
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)N-Tier
11 (6.667 %)NHS
11 (6.667 %)Welsh Language
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.667 %)UNIX
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (46.67 %)RUP
26 (40.00 %)Configuration Management
26 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
34 (26.67 %)Test Scripting
34 (26.67 %)Security Cleared
43 (20.00 %)Project Management
43 (20.00 %)Test Management
52 (13.33 %)Unified Process
61 (6.667 %)OO
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (46.67 %)C#
17 (46.67 %)VB
21 (6.667 %)C
21 (6.667 %)Perl
21 (6.667 %)SQL
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (33.33 %)ISEB
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (53.33 %)Microsoft
25 (33.33 %)telerik
31 (6.667 %)Borland
31 (6.667 %)Telelogic