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The table below looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Sussex 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£313£368
% change on same period last year-15.02 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.55£35.99
% change on same period last year-6.77 %
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads56138
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.139 %
Daily rates quoted1225
Average minimum daily rate£429£407
Average daily rate£437£415
% change on same period last year+5.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£444£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£23.75
Average hourly rate£16.00£31.88
% change on same period last year-49.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Software Engineering South EastSoftware Engineering
South East

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 Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Sussex Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sussex 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.

11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)MySQL
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)SSADM
11 (100.00 %)Swing
11 (100.00 %)AWT
11 (100.00 %)ISO9001
11 (100.00 %)XML Schema
11 (100.00 %)RDBMS
11 (100.00 %)Quicktime
11 (100.00 %)Apple
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Sony
11 (100.00 %)Government
11 (100.00 %)Device Driver
11 (100.00 %)Streaming Video
11 (100.00 %)Software Testing

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sussex 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.

Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)Swing
11 (100.00 %)AWT
11 (100.00 %)XML Schema
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)Quicktime
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)MySQL
11 (100.00 %)RDBMS
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Government
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Java Developer
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Device Driver
11 (100.00 %)Streaming Video
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)SSADM
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Software Testing
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)ISO9001
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)Apple
11 (100.00 %)Sony