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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Suffolk region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited C over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2318
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads715
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.016 %
As % of the category below10.14 %20.83 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£283£320
Average daily rate£285£320
% change on same period last year-10.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£287£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£348
% change on same period last year+2.21 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£28.33
Average hourly rate£17.50£30.03
% change on same period last year-41.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£31.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.70£34.72
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
Programming Languages SuffolkProgramming Languages
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads6972
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.091 %0.076 %
Daily rates quoted1715
Average minimum daily rate£325£287
Average daily rate£334£298
% change on same period last year+12.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£332
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted89
Average minimum hourly rate£23.15£36.06
Average hourly rate£24.85£37.26
% change on same period last year-33.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.54£38.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.13£33.16
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
C East of EnglandC
East of 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.

C
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk C Daily Rate Trend

C
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Suffolk C Daily Rate Histogram

C
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Suffolk C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing C within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
IpswichDown-15£285-10.93 %
C East of EnglandC
East of England

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

115 (75.00 %)C++
213 (65.00 %)Windows
36 (30.00 %)Windows 2000
45 (25.00 %)Unix
45 (25.00 %)Microsoft
45 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
54 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
54 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
54 (20.00 %)C#
54 (20.00 %)UML
63 (15.00 %)SQL
63 (15.00 %)MFC
63 (15.00 %)Oracle
63 (15.00 %)Finance
72 (10.00 %)Electric
72 (10.00 %)Telecoms
72 (10.00 %)CAD
72 (10.00 %)MS Access
72 (10.00 %)Windows NT
72 (10.00 %)Client/Server
72 (10.00 %)Cisco
72 (10.00 %)HP
72 (10.00 %)EMC
72 (10.00 %)Intel
72 (10.00 %)Assembly Language
72 (10.00 %)Alcatel
72 (10.00 %)Siemens
72 (10.00 %)Tcl
72 (10.00 %)SQL Server
72 (10.00 %)Sybase

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Application Development
13 (15.00 %)MFC
22 (10.00 %)ASP
22 (10.00 %)WebServices
22 (10.00 %)XML
22 (10.00 %)ActiveX
22 (10.00 %)HTML
Application Platforms
11 (5.000 %)IIS
11 (5.000 %)Apache
Applications
11 (5.000 %)MS Office
11 (5.000 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
14 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (10.00 %)Cisco IOS
31 (5.000 %)Network Security
31 (5.000 %)VPN
31 (5.000 %)WINS
31 (5.000 %)DNS
31 (5.000 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (10.00 %)MySQL
12 (10.00 %)SQL Server
12 (10.00 %)DB2
12 (10.00 %)MS Access
12 (10.00 %)PostgreSQL
21 (5.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (5.000 %)Oracle 9i
General
13 (15.00 %)Finance
22 (10.00 %)Electric
22 (10.00 %)Telecoms
31 (5.000 %)Electronics
31 (5.000 %)Government
Job Titles
110 (50.00 %)Developer
25 (25.00 %)Network Designer
34 (20.00 %)C Developer
43 (15.00 %)C++ Developer
43 (15.00 %)Software Engineer
52 (10.00 %)C# Developer
52 (10.00 %)Test Engineer
52 (10.00 %)Software Developer
52 (10.00 %)Tester
52 (10.00 %)C++/CSharp Developer
52 (10.00 %)Delphi Developer
61 (5.000 %)C++ Software Developer
61 (5.000 %)Electronics Technician
61 (5.000 %)Mechanical Engineer
61 (5.000 %)Support Technician
61 (5.000 %)Consultant
61 (5.000 %)C++ Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
12 (10.00 %)Client/Server
21 (5.000 %)Clustering
21 (5.000 %)PDA
Operating Systems
113 (65.00 %)Windows
26 (30.00 %)Windows 2000
35 (25.00 %)Unix
42 (10.00 %)Windows NT
42 (10.00 %)HPUX
42 (10.00 %)Solaris
42 (10.00 %)Linux
51 (5.000 %)VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
15 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
24 (20.00 %)UML
32 (10.00 %)OO
32 (10.00 %)CAD
32 (10.00 %)Software Engineering
Programming Languages
115 (75.00 %)C++
24 (20.00 %)C#
33 (15.00 %)SQL
42 (10.00 %)Ruby
42 (10.00 %)Python
42 (10.00 %)Assembly Language
42 (10.00 %)Tcl
42 (10.00 %)Delphi
42 (10.00 %)DHTML
42 (10.00 %)Java
42 (10.00 %)JavaScript
42 (10.00 %)Perl
42 (10.00 %)PHP
51 (5.000 %)PL/SQL
51 (5.000 %)Shell Script
51 (5.000 %)VC++
Qualifications
12 (10.00 %)HNC
12 (10.00 %)HND
21 (5.000 %)MCSA
21 (5.000 %)PhD
21 (5.000 %)Microsoft Certification
System Software
11 (5.000 %)Active Directory
Vendors
15 (25.00 %)Microsoft
23 (15.00 %)Oracle
32 (10.00 %)Sybase
32 (10.00 %)Cisco
32 (10.00 %)HP
32 (10.00 %)EMC
32 (10.00 %)Intel
32 (10.00 %)Alcatel
32 (10.00 %)Siemens
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