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

LinkC#
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank18
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.002 %
As % of the category below80.00 %13.33 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£273£200
Average daily rate£285£210
% change on same period last year+35.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£298£220
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£333
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50-
Average hourly rate£31.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.79£33.45
% change on same period last year-4.96 %
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Stockport
Matching contract IT job ads515
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£282£200
Average daily rate£298£210
% change on same period last year+42.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£315£220
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted26
Average minimum hourly rate£29.17£29.38
Average hourly rate£32.08£30.54
% change on same period last year+5.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£31.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
C# ManchesterC#
Manchester

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#
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing C# across the Stockport region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Stockport C# Demand Trend

C#
Daily Rate Trend

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

Stockport C# Daily Rate Trend

C#
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stockport C# Hourly Rate Trend

C#
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Stockport C# Hourly Rate Histogram

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport region citing C# 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 C#.

110 (90.91 %).NET
29 (81.82 %)SQL Server
37 (63.64 %)SQL Server 2005
46 (54.55 %)VB.NET
46 (54.55 %)ASP.NET
53 (27.27 %)Retail
53 (27.27 %)B2B
53 (27.27 %)SQL Server 2000
53 (27.27 %)E-Commerce
62 (18.18 %)WebServices
62 (18.18 %)XML
62 (18.18 %)C++
62 (18.18 %)Visual Studio
62 (18.18 %)Microsoft
71 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
71 (9.091 %)TDD
71 (9.091 %)NUnit
71 (9.091 %)ADO.NET
71 (9.091 %)Oracle
71 (9.091 %)SQL
71 (9.091 %)C
71 (9.091 %)Windows
71 (9.091 %)Linux
71 (9.091 %)UML
71 (9.091 %)OO
71 (9.091 %)MS Access
71 (9.091 %)GPRS
71 (9.091 %)Ethernet
71 (9.091 %)COM
71 (9.091 %)SOAP

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport region citing C# 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 C#. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (90.91 %).NET
26 (54.55 %)ASP.NET
32 (18.18 %)WebServices
32 (18.18 %)XML
41 (9.091 %).NET Framework
41 (9.091 %)COM
41 (9.091 %)SOAP
41 (9.091 %)ADO.NET
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (9.091 %)GPRS
11 (9.091 %)Ethernet
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (81.82 %)SQL Server
27 (63.64 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (27.27 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (9.091 %)MS Access
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (18.18 %)Visual Studio
21 (9.091 %)NUnit
21 (9.091 %)JIRA
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)Retail
21 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (63.64 %)Developer
17 (63.64 %)C# Developer
26 (54.55 %).NET Developer
35 (45.45 %).NET Web Developer
35 (45.45 %)C# Web Developer
35 (45.45 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
35 (45.45 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
35 (45.45 %)VB.NET Developer
35 (45.45 %)ASP.NET Developer
35 (45.45 %)Web Developer
41 (9.091 %)Software Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Test Analyst
41 (9.091 %)SQL Developer
41 (9.091 %)SQL Server Developer
41 (9.091 %)C++/C# Developer
41 (9.091 %)C Developer
41 (9.091 %)C++ Developer
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)PDA
11 (9.091 %)Multithreading
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)Windows
11 (9.091 %)Linux
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)E-Commerce
13 (27.27 %)B2B
21 (9.091 %)TDD
21 (9.091 %)Requirements Management
21 (9.091 %)UML
21 (9.091 %)OO
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)VB.NET
22 (18.18 %)C++
31 (9.091 %)SQL
31 (9.091 %)XPath
31 (9.091 %)C
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)Degree
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (18.18 %)Microsoft
21 (9.091 %)Oracle