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The table below looks at the demand for Pair Programming skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Pair Programming over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPair Programming
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank133162
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.072 %0.032 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£288-
Average daily rate£344-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£350
% change on same period last year-0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads27723132
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.366 %3.356 %
Daily rates quoted840952
Average minimum daily rate£376£353
Average daily rate£397£375
% change on same period last year+5.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted393362
Average minimum hourly rate£27.85£30.53
Average hourly rate£29.71£32.29
% change on same period last year-7.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.57£34.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Pair Programming EnglandPair Programming
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.

Pair Programming
Demand Trend

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

South West Pair Programming Demand Trend

Pair Programming
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Pair Programming Daily Rate Trend

Pair Programming
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Pair Programming across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West Pair Programming Daily Rate Histogram

Pair Programming
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Pair Programming Hourly Rate Trend

Pair Programming
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Pair Programming within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
SomersetNew entry-2£344-
Pair Programming EnglandPair Programming
England

Pair Programming
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Pair Programming 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 Pair Programming.

12 (66.67 %)C#
12 (66.67 %).NET
12 (66.67 %)SQL Server
12 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
12 (66.67 %)Agile Software Development
12 (66.67 %)TDD
12 (66.67 %)NHibernate
12 (66.67 %)Scrum
12 (66.67 %)Extreme Programming
12 (66.67 %)Selenium
12 (66.67 %)FitNesse
12 (66.67 %)Continuous Integration
21 (33.33 %)Mathematics
21 (33.33 %)Ada

Pair Programming
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Pair Programming 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 Pair Programming. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %).NET
12 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
12 (66.67 %)NHibernate
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)SQL Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (66.67 %)Selenium
12 (66.67 %)FitNesse
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %).NET Developer
11 (33.33 %)Software Developer
11 (33.33 %)Developer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Mathematics
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Agile Software Development
12 (66.67 %)TDD
12 (66.67 %)Scrum
12 (66.67 %)Extreme Programming
12 (66.67 %)Continuous Integration
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)C#
21 (33.33 %)Ada