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The table below looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT contracts within the South Yorkshire 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 Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4044
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads66
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.489 %1.128 %
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£319£301
% change on same period last year+5.86 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.00
Average hourly rate-£15.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.98£33.42
% change on same period last year+4.65 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads403532
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.546 %0.527 %
Daily rates quoted8398
Average minimum daily rate£282£319
Average daily rate£302£335
% change on same period last year-9.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£356
% change on same period last year-0.19 %
Hourly rates quoted122111
Average minimum hourly rate£23.97£22.60
Average hourly rate£25.10£24.06
% change on same period last year+4.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.23£25.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£25.65
% change on same period last year-7.28 %
Programmer YorkshireProgrammer
Yorkshire

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.

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire Programmer Demand Trend

Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Programmer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 8 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
SheffieldUp+21--
Programmer YorkshireProgrammer
Yorkshire

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region that cited Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title.

15 (55.56 %)Finance
23 (33.33 %)XML
32 (22.22 %)Lotus Notes
32 (22.22 %)HTML
32 (22.22 %)Java
32 (22.22 %)COBOL
32 (22.22 %)ActionScript
32 (22.22 %)DB2
32 (22.22 %)CICS
32 (22.22 %)Lotus
32 (22.22 %)Mainframe
32 (22.22 %)Financial Institution
41 (11.11 %)Synon
41 (11.11 %)Internet
41 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (11.11 %)Geac
41 (11.11 %)CSS
41 (11.11 %)VB6
41 (11.11 %)Insurance
41 (11.11 %)WebSphere
41 (11.11 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
41 (11.11 %)RIA
41 (11.11 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (11.11 %)System Testing
41 (11.11 %)Infor
41 (11.11 %)J2EE
41 (11.11 %)SQL Server
41 (11.11 %)DHTML
41 (11.11 %)JavaScript
41 (11.11 %)PHP

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region that cited Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (33.33 %)XML
22 (22.22 %)HTML
31 (11.11 %)J2EE
31 (11.11 %)CSS
31 (11.11 %)WebSphere
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)Lotus Notes
12 (22.22 %)CICS
21 (11.11 %)Lotus Domino
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (11.11 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (11.11 %)Internet
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (22.22 %)DB2
21 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (11.11 %)SQL Server
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)Flash
11 (11.11 %)Synon
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Finance
22 (22.22 %)Financial Institution
31 (11.11 %)Insurance
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (22.22 %)Mainframe
21 (11.11 %)RIA
21 (11.11 %)IBM Mainframe
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)ERP
11 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)System Testing
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)Java
12 (22.22 %)COBOL
12 (22.22 %)ActionScript
21 (11.11 %)MUMPS
21 (11.11 %)VB6
21 (11.11 %)DHTML
21 (11.11 %)JavaScript
21 (11.11 %)PHP
21 (11.11 %)RPG
21 (11.11 %)SQL
21 (11.11 %)VB
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Lotus
21 (11.11 %)Infor
21 (11.11 %)Cognos
21 (11.11 %)IBM
21 (11.11 %)Geac