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This section looks at the demand for the C Developer role in IT contracts within the South West 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 C Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 C Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank149133
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching contract IT job ads336
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.036 %
As % of the category below0.069 %0.626 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£365
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£32.67
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£37.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.80£35.15
% change on same period last year+1.84 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads43735752
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.771 %5.729 %
Daily rates quoted14081536
Average minimum daily rate£347£341
Average daily rate£369£360
% change on same period last year+2.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£391£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted572696
Average minimum hourly rate£25.25£24.90
Average hourly rate£27.16£26.57
% change on same period last year+2.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.07£28.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
C Developer EnglandC Developer
England

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 Developer
Demand Trend

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

South West C Developer Demand Trend

C Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing C Developer across the South West region.

South West C Developer Daily Rate Trend

C Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West C Developer Hourly Rate Trend

C Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C Developer within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
DorsetDown-21--
GloucestershireDown-11£350-
C Developer EnglandC Developer
England

C Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited C Developer 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 C Developer in their job title.

113 (100.00 %)C
210 (76.92 %)C++
33 (23.08 %)Windows
33 (23.08 %)Linux
33 (23.08 %)TCP/IP
33 (23.08 %)Embedded C
33 (23.08 %)Firmware
42 (15.38 %)Visual Studio
42 (15.38 %)XML
42 (15.38 %)Electronics
42 (15.38 %)Telecoms
42 (15.38 %)Aerospace
42 (15.38 %)Integration Testing
42 (15.38 %)Ethernet
51 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
51 (7.692 %)Automotive
51 (7.692 %)Device Driver
51 (7.692 %)CATIA
51 (7.692 %)QNX
51 (7.692 %)Pensions
51 (7.692 %)SIGTRAN
51 (7.692 %)Data Management
51 (7.692 %)Software Engineering
51 (7.692 %)UNIX
51 (7.692 %)C#
51 (7.692 %)Delphi
51 (7.692 %)Perl
51 (7.692 %)Ant
51 (7.692 %)ProC
51 (7.692 %)VxWorks

C Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited C Developer 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 C Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (15.38 %)XML
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)CATIA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (23.08 %)TCP/IP
22 (15.38 %)Ethernet
31 (7.692 %)SIGTRAN
31 (7.692 %)INAP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (15.38 %)Visual Studio
21 (7.692 %)Ant
21 (7.692 %)ProC
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (15.38 %)Electronics
12 (15.38 %)Telecoms
12 (15.38 %)Aerospace
21 (7.692 %)Automotive
21 (7.692 %)Pensions
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (23.08 %)Firmware
21 (7.692 %)Device Driver
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (23.08 %)Windows
13 (23.08 %)Linux
21 (7.692 %)UNIX
21 (7.692 %)VxWorks
21 (7.692 %)Windows CE
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)Integration Testing
21 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
21 (7.692 %)Data Management
21 (7.692 %)Software Engineering
21 (7.692 %)UML
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (100.00 %)C
210 (76.92 %)C++
33 (23.08 %)Embedded C
41 (7.692 %)C#
41 (7.692 %)Delphi
41 (7.692 %)Perl
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (7.692 %)QNX