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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Stevenage 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1313
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.279 %7.273 %
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£345£350
% change on same period last year-1.51 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£38.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£38.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-5.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.64£33.84
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads6155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.059 %
Daily rates quoted611
Average minimum daily rate£284£311
Average daily rate£311£356
% change on same period last year-12.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted3839
Average minimum hourly rate£32.79£34.26
Average hourly rate£33.88£34.97
% change on same period last year-3.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.96£35.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Software Engineering HertfordshireSoftware Engineering
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 Engineering
Demand Trend

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

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage Software Engineering Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineering
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

13 (60.00 %)QA
13 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (40.00 %)UML
22 (40.00 %)OpenGL
22 (40.00 %)DirectX
22 (40.00 %)C
22 (40.00 %)C#
22 (40.00 %)C++
22 (40.00 %)Java
22 (40.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %)Games
22 (40.00 %)Military
22 (40.00 %)Programme Management
31 (20.00 %)Degree
31 (20.00 %)HNC
31 (20.00 %)HND
31 (20.00 %)TickIT
31 (20.00 %)Quality Management
31 (20.00 %)Risk Management
31 (20.00 %)Electronics
31 (20.00 %)Government
31 (20.00 %)Validation
31 (20.00 %)ISO9001
31 (20.00 %)BC Cleared

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %).NET
12 (40.00 %)OpenGL
12 (40.00 %)DirectX
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Games
12 (40.00 %)Military
21 (20.00 %)Electronics
21 (20.00 %)Government
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (20.00 %)Quality Engineer
11 (20.00 %)QA Engineer
11 (20.00 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (40.00 %)Programme Management
22 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (40.00 %)UML
31 (20.00 %)Quality Management
31 (20.00 %)Risk Management
31 (20.00 %)Validation
31 (20.00 %)BC Cleared
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)C
12 (40.00 %)C#
12 (40.00 %)C++
12 (40.00 %)Java
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)HNC
11 (20.00 %)HND
11 (20.00 %)Degree
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (60.00 %)QA
21 (20.00 %)ISO9001
21 (20.00 %)TickIT