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The table below looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT contracts within the Tyne and Wear region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2641
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads79
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.405 %1.856 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£270
Average daily rate-£273
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£275
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£301
% change on same period last year+6.42 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£40.00£30.00
% change on same period last year+33.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.05£32.14
% change on same period last year+9.05 %
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Tyne and Wear
Matching contract IT job ads291485
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.410 %0.490 %
Daily rates quoted62136
Average minimum daily rate£301£345
Average daily rate£312£357
% change on same period last year-12.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted5254
Average minimum hourly rate£18.58£23.73
Average hourly rate£20.05£25.05
% change on same period last year-19.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.51£26.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Programmer North EastProgrammer
North 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.

Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear Programmer Demand Trend

Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Programmer across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Programmer across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Programmer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
NewcastleUp+63--
GatesheadNew entry-2--
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+72--
Programmer North EastProgrammer
North East

Programmer
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region that cited Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title.

18 (61.54 %)C++
27 (53.85 %)C#
35 (38.46 %)Multithreading
35 (38.46 %)ATL
43 (23.08 %)Microsoft
43 (23.08 %).NET
52 (15.38 %)SQL
52 (15.38 %)VB.NET
52 (15.38 %)C
52 (15.38 %)HTML
52 (15.38 %)Pascal
52 (15.38 %)CSS
52 (15.38 %)Mathematics
52 (15.38 %)OOP
52 (15.38 %)OO
52 (15.38 %)Games
61 (7.692 %)SAS
61 (7.692 %)Telecoms
61 (7.692 %)Finance
61 (7.692 %)SAS Macro
61 (7.692 %)Banking
61 (7.692 %)Windows
61 (7.692 %)Linux
61 (7.692 %)Windows CE
61 (7.692 %)RPG
61 (7.692 %)SQL Server

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region that cited Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (38.46 %)ATL
23 (23.08 %).NET
32 (15.38 %)HTML
32 (15.38 %)CSS
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)SAS
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)SQL Server
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (15.38 %)Games
21 (7.692 %)Banking
21 (7.692 %)Telecoms
21 (7.692 %)Finance
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (38.46 %)Multithreading
22 (15.38 %)Mathematics
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)Windows
11 (7.692 %)Linux
11 (7.692 %)Windows CE
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)OOP
12 (15.38 %)OO
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (61.54 %)C++
27 (53.85 %)C#
32 (15.38 %)C
32 (15.38 %)SQL
32 (15.38 %)VB.NET
32 (15.38 %)Pascal
41 (7.692 %)SAS Macro
41 (7.692 %)RPG
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (23.08 %)Microsoft