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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the Stevenage 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank51
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads1023
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.025 %
As % of the category below14.29 %29.87 %
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£304£311
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Hourly rates quoted621
Average minimum hourly rate£33.63£35.67
Average hourly rate£34.63£36.14
% change on same period last year-4.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.63£36.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.32£34.92
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads7077
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.110 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted817
Average minimum daily rate£292£294
Average daily rate£314£333
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted4045
Average minimum hourly rate£30.51£29.30
Average hourly rate£31.74£30.18
% change on same period last year+5.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.98£31.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Software Engineer HertfordshireSoftware Engineer
Hertfordshire

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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Stevenage Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Stevenage Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stevenage Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Stevenage region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Stevenage Software Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region that cited Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title.

112 (70.59 %)Security Cleared
211 (64.71 %)C++
211 (64.71 %)C
38 (47.06 %)SC Cleared
47 (41.18 %)UML
56 (35.29 %)Electronics
56 (35.29 %)QA
65 (29.41 %)Degree
74 (23.53 %)Java
74 (23.53 %)MATLAB
74 (23.53 %)BC Cleared
83 (17.65 %)Project Management
83 (17.65 %)Microsoft
83 (17.65 %)MFC
83 (17.65 %)Visual Studio
92 (11.76 %)ClearCase
92 (11.76 %)C#
92 (11.76 %)ClearQuest
92 (11.76 %)VxWorks
92 (11.76 %)Configuration Management
92 (11.76 %)Simulink
101 (5.882 %)Rational Robot
101 (5.882 %)HNC
101 (5.882 %)HND
101 (5.882 %)Risk Management
101 (5.882 %)Telecoms
101 (5.882 %)Aerospace
101 (5.882 %)Government
101 (5.882 %)Software Engineering
101 (5.882 %)Mathematics

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region that cited Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (17.65 %)MFC
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (23.53 %)MATLAB
22 (11.76 %)Simulink
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (17.65 %)Visual Studio
22 (11.76 %)ClearCase
22 (11.76 %)ClearQuest
31 (5.882 %)Rational Robot
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (35.29 %)Electronics
21 (5.882 %)Telecoms
21 (5.882 %)Aerospace
21 (5.882 %)Government
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)Mathematics
11 (5.882 %)Physics
11 (5.882 %)Computer Science
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (11.76 %)VxWorks
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (70.59 %)Security Cleared
28 (47.06 %)SC Cleared
37 (41.18 %)UML
44 (23.53 %)BC Cleared
53 (17.65 %)Project Management
62 (11.76 %)Configuration Management
71 (5.882 %)Risk Management
71 (5.882 %)Software Engineering
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (64.71 %)C
111 (64.71 %)C++
24 (23.53 %)Java
32 (11.76 %)C#
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (29.41 %)Degree
21 (5.882 %)HNC
21 (5.882 %)HND
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (35.29 %)QA
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (17.65 %)Microsoft