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This section looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the Suffolk region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2430
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads63
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.529 %1.333 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£425£250
Average daily rate£425£250
% change on same period last year+70.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£307
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.71£34.19
% change on same period last year+7.35 %
Job Titles SuffolkJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads170225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.224 %0.239 %
Daily rates quoted5550
Average minimum daily rate£339£312
Average daily rate£358£327
% change on same period last year+9.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted2048
Average minimum hourly rate£21.05£19.89
Average hourly rate£22.03£20.75
% change on same period last year+6.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£21.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.69 %
Software Engineer East of EnglandSoftware Engineer
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.

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Software Engineer 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
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-4£425-
IpswichNew entry-1--
Software Engineer East of EnglandSoftware Engineer
East of England

Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

18 (57.14 %)C++
27 (50.00 %)Client/Server
36 (42.86 %)C#
45 (35.71 %).NET
45 (35.71 %)Microsoft
45 (35.71 %)AJAX
54 (28.57 %)UML
54 (28.57 %)VB.NET
63 (21.43 %)C
63 (21.43 %)Windows
63 (21.43 %)WinForms
63 (21.43 %)Software Engineering
72 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
72 (14.29 %)Education
72 (14.29 %)WCF
72 (14.29 %)WPF
72 (14.29 %)Silverlight
72 (14.29 %)QMS
72 (14.29 %)MFC
72 (14.29 %)Oracle
72 (14.29 %)SQL Server
72 (14.29 %)ActiveX
72 (14.29 %)PhD
72 (14.29 %)VoIP
72 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
72 (14.29 %)HP
72 (14.29 %)CTI
72 (14.29 %)SQL Server 7
81 (7.143 %)OpenGL
81 (7.143 %)DirectX

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
15 (35.71 %).NET
15 (35.71 %)AJAX
23 (21.43 %)WinForms
32 (14.29 %)WCF
32 (14.29 %)WPF
32 (14.29 %)Silverlight
32 (14.29 %)ActiveX
32 (14.29 %)MFC
41 (7.143 %)ASP.NET
41 (7.143 %)WebServices
41 (7.143 %)OpenGL
41 (7.143 %)DirectX
41 (7.143 %).NET Framework
Communications & Networking
12 (14.29 %)VoIP
12 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
12 (14.29 %)CTI
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (14.29 %)SQL Server
12 (14.29 %)SQL Server 7
General
12 (14.29 %)Education
21 (7.143 %)Government
21 (7.143 %)Mobile Games
21 (7.143 %)Games
21 (7.143 %)Local Government
Miscellaneous
17 (50.00 %)Client/Server
21 (7.143 %)Handset
Operating Systems
13 (21.43 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)UML
23 (21.43 %)Software Engineering
32 (14.29 %)QMS
32 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
41 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
41 (7.143 %)Validation
Programming Languages
18 (57.14 %)C++
26 (42.86 %)C#
34 (28.57 %)VB.NET
43 (21.43 %)C
Qualifications
12 (14.29 %)PhD
Vendors
15 (35.71 %)Microsoft
22 (14.29 %)HP
22 (14.29 %)Oracle
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