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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the Thames Valley 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
Rank88
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads4196
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.102 %
As % of the category below24.85 %23.94 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£425£280
Average daily rate£433£310
% change on same period last year+39.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£348
% change on same period last year+2.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1726
Average minimum hourly rate£37.06£38.08
Average hourly rate£38.97£38.58
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.88£39.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.70£34.72
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
Programming Languages Thames ValleyProgramming Languages
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads165401
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.218 %0.425 %
Daily rates quoted632
Average minimum daily rate£387£321
Average daily rate£402£340
% change on same period last year+18.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£332
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted2132
Average minimum hourly rate£37.50£37.42
Average hourly rate£38.92£37.88
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.34£38.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.13£33.16
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
C South EastC
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.

C
Demand Trend

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

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Thames Valley C Hourly Rate Histogram

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

161 (70.93 %)C++
238 (44.19 %)Embedded C
323 (26.74 %)Embedded C++
419 (22.09 %)Middleware
419 (22.09 %)STB
514 (16.28 %)DVB
514 (16.28 %)UML
613 (15.12 %)MPEG
613 (15.12 %)Linux
712 (13.95 %)iDTV
712 (13.95 %)Security Cleared
88 (9.302 %)C#
97 (8.140 %)SC Cleared
97 (8.140 %)Telecoms
97 (8.140 %)Aerospace
106 (6.977 %)DTV
106 (6.977 %)Military
106 (6.977 %)VHDL
106 (6.977 %)Assembly Language
115 (5.814 %)OpenGL
115 (5.814 %)SQL
115 (5.814 %)Java
115 (5.814 %)Unix
115 (5.814 %)Multimedia
115 (5.814 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
115 (5.814 %)IPTV
115 (5.814 %)Device Driver
124 (4.651 %)Handset
124 (4.651 %)Electronics
124 (4.651 %)Windows

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley 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
119 (22.09 %)Middleware
25 (5.814 %)OpenGL
34 (4.651 %)MFC
43 (3.488 %)ATL
43 (3.488 %).NET
51 (1.163 %)J2ME
51 (1.163 %).NET Framework
Application Platforms
12 (2.326 %)CICS
Applications
12 (2.326 %)MATLAB
21 (1.163 %)AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
114 (16.28 %)DVB
22 (2.326 %)GPRS
22 (2.326 %)TCP/IP
22 (2.326 %)3G
31 (1.163 %)UTRAN
31 (1.163 %)DNS
31 (1.163 %)GSM
31 (1.163 %)SMS
31 (1.163 %)UMTS
31 (1.163 %)WLAN
31 (1.163 %)WCDMA
31 (1.163 %)Wireless
31 (1.163 %)TETRA
31 (1.163 %)BSS
31 (1.163 %)DECT
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (1.163 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
13 (3.488 %)ClearCase
21 (1.163 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.163 %)VSS/SourceSafe
General
17 (8.140 %)Telecoms
17 (8.140 %)Aerospace
26 (6.977 %)Military
35 (5.814 %)Multimedia
44 (4.651 %)Electronics
53 (3.488 %)Automotive
61 (1.163 %)Finance
61 (1.163 %)Investment Banking
61 (1.163 %)Banking
Job Titles
136 (41.86 %)Software Engineer
214 (16.28 %)Developer
312 (13.95 %)Embedded Software Engineer
46 (6.977 %)Embedded C Engineer
55 (5.814 %)Software Developer
55 (5.814 %)C Software Engineer
64 (4.651 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
64 (4.651 %)Architect
64 (4.651 %)Tester
64 (4.651 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
64 (4.651 %)Test Engineer
73 (3.488 %)Senior Software Engineer
73 (3.488 %)Hardware Engineer
73 (3.488 %)Junior
73 (3.488 %)Software Tester
73 (3.488 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
73 (3.488 %)Embedded Software Developer
82 (2.326 %)Linux Engineer
82 (2.326 %)C++ Developer
82 (2.326 %)Applications Support
Miscellaneous
119 (22.09 %)STB
213 (15.12 %)MPEG
312 (13.95 %)iDTV
46 (6.977 %)DTV
46 (6.977 %)VHDL
55 (5.814 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
55 (5.814 %)IPTV
55 (5.814 %)Device Driver
64 (4.651 %)Handset
73 (3.488 %)Firmware
Operating Systems
113 (15.12 %)Linux
25 (5.814 %)Unix
34 (4.651 %)Windows
43 (3.488 %)Embedded Linux
52 (2.326 %)Windows CE
61 (1.163 %)VxWorks
61 (1.163 %)SUSE
61 (1.163 %)Nucleus RTOS
61 (1.163 %)Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
114 (16.28 %)UML
212 (13.95 %)Security Cleared
37 (8.140 %)SC Cleared
43 (3.488 %)OO
43 (3.488 %)Software Engineering
52 (2.326 %)Refactoring
52 (2.326 %)BC Cleared
61 (1.163 %)Integration Testing
61 (1.163 %)Investment Management
61 (1.163 %)ERP
61 (1.163 %)Configuration Management
Programming Languages
161 (70.93 %)C++
238 (44.19 %)Embedded C
323 (26.74 %)Embedded C++
48 (9.302 %)C#
56 (6.977 %)Assembly Language
65 (5.814 %)Java
65 (5.814 %)SQL
74 (4.651 %)Perl
83 (3.488 %)VB
83 (3.488 %)VC++
92 (2.326 %)VB.NET
92 (2.326 %)COBOL
92 (2.326 %)VB6
101 (1.163 %)Pascal
101 (1.163 %)J#
101 (1.163 %)Delphi
101 (1.163 %)Ada
101 (1.163 %)Fortran
Qualifications
11 (1.163 %)Degree
Vendors
13 (3.488 %)Symbian
21 (1.163 %)NetApp
21 (1.163 %)Apple
21 (1.163 %)StatPro
21 (1.163 %)Charles River
21 (1.163 %)Trolltech
21 (1.163 %)Fujitsu
21 (1.163 %)Oracle
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