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This section looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT contracts across the UK 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank12479
Rank change on same period last yearDown-45
Matching contract IT job ads9981938
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.330 %1.961 %
As % of the category below1.478 %2.139 %
Daily rates quoted241490
Average minimum daily rate£371£393
Average daily rate£400£414
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£311
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
Hourly rates quoted72157
Average minimum hourly rate£32.76£32.98
Average hourly rate£35.35£34.72
% change on same period last year+1.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.93£36.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.74£32.73
% change on same period last year+6.14 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6752690610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled90.01 %91.67 %
Daily rates quoted2212126824
Average minimum daily rate£378£390
Average daily rate£404£415
% change on same period last year-2.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted56807267
Average minimum hourly rate£22.08£24.52
Average hourly rate£23.72£26.04
% change on same period last year-8.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.36£27.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %

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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Programmer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

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 within the UK.

Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Programmer within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Programmer Daily Rate Histogram

Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Programmer within the UK.

Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Programmer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Programmer within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Programmer Hourly Rate Histogram

Programmer
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the UK over the 3 months to 25 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
EnglandDown-49878£410-1.37 %
LondonDown-40407£458-3.86 %
South EastDown-56149£307+0.58 %
City of LondonDown-5087£459-7.76 %
ScotlandUp+2185£247-21.63 %
North WestDown-2963£336+19.88 %
South WestUp+561£287-9.49 %
East of EnglandDown-2754£328+5.77 %
YorkshireDown-1751£341+18.29 %
EdinburghUp+947£228-34.11 %
SurreyDown-636£255-6.74 %
West MidlandsDown-1135£267-22.63 %
West YorkshireDown-1926£360+31.93 %
BerkshireDown-2326£340+12.68 %
MidlandsDown-1725£346-22.02 %
ManchesterDown-1124--
GlasgowUp+2122£330+34.01 %
East MidlandsDown-1721£341+7.13 %
WiltshireUp+2121--
HertfordshireDown-1821£270-15.47 %
HampshireDown-1820£400+26.76 %
EssexUp+919£325+12.76 %
WalesDown-318£296-15.53 %
BristolUp+1617£263-19.93 %
Docklands, LondonUp+1816£497+14.03 %
South WalesUp+815£296-15.53 %
CheshireDown-415£339-
LeedsDown-715£420+2.43 %
OxfordshireDown-414£280-27.74 %
SwindonUp+312--

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1693 (30.60 %)SQL
2484 (21.37 %).NET
3430 (18.98 %)Finance
4402 (17.75 %)C#
5386 (17.04 %)Java
6372 (16.42 %)Oracle
7367 (16.20 %)SQL Server
8287 (12.67 %)Banking
9282 (12.45 %)XML
10252 (11.13 %)C++
11239 (10.55 %)ASP.NET
12213 (9.404 %)SAS
13202 (8.918 %)UNIX
14187 (8.256 %)VB
14187 (8.256 %)Investment Banking
15174 (7.682 %)Windows
16171 (7.550 %)Derivative
17157 (6.932 %)OO
18153 (6.755 %)VB.NET
19152 (6.711 %)PL/SQL
20144 (6.358 %)RPG
21141 (6.225 %)J2EE
22135 (5.960 %)JavaScript
23133 (5.872 %)HTML
24131 (5.784 %)SQL Server 2005
25129 (5.695 %)COBOL
26124 (5.475 %)C
26124 (5.475 %)Microsoft
27118 (5.210 %)VBA
28113 (4.989 %)WebServices

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1484 (21.37 %).NET
2282 (12.45 %)XML
3239 (10.55 %)ASP.NET
4141 (6.225 %)J2EE
5133 (5.872 %)HTML
6113 (4.989 %)WebServices
7102 (4.503 %)ASP
872 (3.179 %)CSS
956 (2.472 %)Spring
1054 (2.384 %)AJAX
1150 (2.208 %)Hibernate
1249 (2.163 %)WinForms
1348 (2.119 %)XSLT
1439 (1.722 %).NET Framework
1537 (1.634 %)WebSphere
1632 (1.413 %)JSP
1728 (1.236 %)XHTML
1827 (1.192 %)Struts
1827 (1.192 %)Middleware
1926 (1.148 %)EDI
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1213 (9.404 %)SAS
254 (2.384 %)CICS
333 (1.457 %)IIS
425 (1.104 %)BizTalk Server
521 (0.927 %)Apache
619 (0.839 %)SharePoint
718 (0.795 %)MS Exchange
718 (0.795 %)CMS
817 (0.751 %)MQSeries
916 (0.706 %)WebLogic
1012 (0.530 %)WebSphere Application Server
1012 (0.530 %)Lotus Notes
1111 (0.486 %)TIBCO EMS
1210 (0.442 %)Lotus Domino
1210 (0.442 %)Tomcat
137 (0.309 %)SharePoint Server 2007
146 (0.265 %)MTS
146 (0.265 %)Oracle Workflow
155 (0.221 %)Oracle Application Server
155 (0.221 %)WebSphere MQ
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
154 (2.384 %)MS Excel
230 (1.325 %)MS Office
317 (0.751 %)MS Visio
49 (0.397 %)MS Project
57 (0.309 %)MS PowerPoint
66 (0.265 %)Spreadsheet
75 (0.221 %)Photoshop
84 (0.177 %)CATIA
93 (0.132 %)DOC1
93 (0.132 %)SPSS
93 (0.132 %)Maya
102 (0.088 %)FrameMaker
102 (0.088 %)PrintSoft PReS
102 (0.088 %)InfoPath
111 (0.044 %)ArcView
111 (0.044 %)CA Clarity
111 (0.044 %)3ds Max
111 (0.044 %)XSI
111 (0.044 %)Quicktime
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (0.574 %)Oracle Clinical
212 (0.530 %)SAP R/3
310 (0.442 %)BPCS
49 (0.397 %)INSURE/90
58 (0.353 %)Oracle EBS
58 (0.353 %)Oracle Applications
67 (0.309 %)JDE OneWorld
67 (0.309 %)BusinessWorks
76 (0.265 %)GraphTalk
76 (0.265 %)SunGard GMI
85 (0.221 %)Applix TM1
85 (0.221 %)Global One
85 (0.221 %)Oracle Financials
94 (0.177 %)Teamcenter
94 (0.177 %)SAP HR
94 (0.177 %)Misys Midas
103 (0.132 %)AWD
103 (0.132 %)assyst
103 (0.132 %)Adaptiv
103 (0.132 %)Summit
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
137 (1.634 %)Internet
224 (1.060 %)TCP/IP
318 (0.795 %)Intranet
413 (0.574 %)HTTP
512 (0.530 %)FTP
67 (0.309 %)SNMP
67 (0.309 %)LDAP
76 (0.265 %)Wireless
85 (0.221 %)X.500
94 (0.177 %)Firewall
94 (0.177 %)SS7
94 (0.177 %)VoIP
94 (0.177 %)DNS
103 (0.132 %)HTTPS
103 (0.132 %)SSL
103 (0.132 %)SONET
103 (0.132 %)DASS2
103 (0.132 %)DPNSS
103 (0.132 %)ISDN
103 (0.132 %)SDH
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1367 (16.20 %)SQL Server
2131 (5.784 %)SQL Server 2005
394 (4.150 %)Datawarehouse
489 (3.929 %)DB2
581 (3.576 %)SQL Server 2000
676 (3.355 %)Base SAS
772 (3.179 %)Oracle 10g
868 (3.002 %)RDBMS
962 (2.737 %)Oracle 9i
1055 (2.428 %)Crystal Reports
1055 (2.428 %)MySQL
1152 (2.296 %)Oracle Reports
1244 (1.943 %)MS Access
1339 (1.722 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1435 (1.545 %)ETL
1530 (1.325 %)DTS
1629 (1.280 %)Oracle 8/8i
1725 (1.104 %)BusinessObjects
1822 (0.971 %)SQL Server 7
1822 (0.971 %)SQL Server Integration Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
189 (3.929 %)Visual Studio
260 (2.649 %)Oracle Forms
343 (1.898 %)Flash
437 (1.634 %)Synon
527 (1.192 %)Subversion
624 (1.060 %)JUnit
723 (1.015 %)COOL2E
819 (0.839 %)VSS/SourceSafe
819 (0.839 %)ClearCase
916 (0.706 %)Ant
1014 (0.618 %)Eclipse
1112 (0.530 %)ProC
1112 (0.530 %)NUnit
127 (0.309 %)CruiseControl
127 (0.309 %)JDeveloper
135 (0.221 %)QuickTest Pro
144 (0.177 %)Advantage 2E
144 (0.177 %)Rational Rose
144 (0.177 %)ClearQuest
144 (0.177 %)LabVIEW
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1430 (18.98 %)Finance
2287 (12.67 %)Banking
3187 (8.256 %)Investment Banking
4109 (4.812 %)Pharmaceutical
573 (3.223 %)Front Office
666 (2.914 %)Insurance
765 (2.870 %)Retail
860 (2.649 %)Back Office
946 (2.031 %)Government
1045 (1.987 %)Games
1129 (1.280 %)Pensions
1129 (1.280 %)Telecoms
1223 (1.015 %)Health
1223 (1.015 %)Marketing
1319 (0.839 %)Manufacturing
1418 (0.795 %)Publishing
1517 (0.751 %)Financial Institution
1615 (0.662 %)Education
1713 (0.574 %)General Ledger
1812 (0.530 %)Billing
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1171 (7.550 %)Derivative
2111 (4.901 %)Mainframe
3109 (4.812 %)AS400
458 (2.561 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
553 (2.340 %)IBM Mainframe
643 (1.898 %)Equity Derivative
643 (1.898 %)Equities
741 (1.810 %)Fixed Income
839 (1.722 %)Credit Derivative
839 (1.722 %)Mathematics
937 (1.634 %)Computer Science
1035 (1.545 %)N-Tier
1128 (1.236 %)Multithreading
1227 (1.192 %)Interest Rate Derivative
1326 (1.148 %)Credit Risk
1420 (0.883 %)Statistics
1514 (0.618 %)Life Science
1514 (0.618 %)Market Risk
1611 (0.486 %)Client/Server
1710 (0.442 %)Management Information System
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1202 (8.918 %)UNIX
2174 (7.682 %)Windows
386 (3.797 %)Linux
453 (2.340 %)zOS
528 (1.236 %)Solaris
621 (0.927 %)MVS
719 (0.839 %)Windows 2000
811 (0.486 %)AIX
910 (0.442 %)Windows NT
910 (0.442 %)Windows XP
107 (0.309 %)VMS
116 (0.265 %)OS/390
125 (0.221 %)Windows Server 2003
134 (0.177 %)Windows Vista
134 (0.177 %)OpenVMS
134 (0.177 %)Windows CE
143 (0.132 %)VME
152 (0.088 %)Windows Mobile
152 (0.088 %)Mac OS X
152 (0.088 %)HPUX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1157 (6.932 %)OO
274 (3.267 %)UML
355 (2.428 %)Migration
355 (2.428 %)Security Cleared
452 (2.296 %)Agile Software Development
541 (1.810 %)Data Modelling
541 (1.810 %)Risk Management
640 (1.766 %)E-Commerce
640 (1.766 %)Unit Testing
735 (1.545 %)ERP
735 (1.545 %)TDD
834 (1.501 %)Web Development
834 (1.501 %)SC Cleared
932 (1.413 %)Business Intelligence
1031 (1.369 %)Systems Analysis
1130 (1.325 %)Project Management
1229 (1.280 %)Validation
1328 (1.236 %)Asset Management
1328 (1.236 %)Workflow
1328 (1.236 %)Configuration Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1693 (30.60 %)SQL
2402 (17.75 %)C#
3386 (17.04 %)Java
4252 (11.13 %)C++
5187 (8.256 %)VB
6153 (6.755 %)VB.NET
7152 (6.711 %)PL/SQL
8144 (6.358 %)RPG
9135 (5.960 %)JavaScript
10129 (5.695 %)COBOL
11124 (5.475 %)C
12118 (5.210 %)VBA
1384 (3.709 %)VB6
1469 (3.046 %)PHP
1566 (2.914 %)Transact-SQL
1656 (2.472 %)Perl
1751 (2.252 %)SAS Macro
1850 (2.208 %)ActionScript
1939 (1.722 %)ABAP
1939 (1.722 %)JCL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1110 (4.857 %)Degree
210 (0.442 %)SAS Certification
38 (0.353 %)Microsoft Certification
45 (0.221 %)ISEB
53 (0.132 %)MCAD
53 (0.132 %)MCSD
62 (0.088 %)HNC
62 (0.088 %)HND
62 (0.088 %)PRINCE2 Certification
62 (0.088 %)PMP
62 (0.088 %)PMI Certification
62 (0.088 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
71 (0.044 %)Sun Certification
71 (0.044 %)MCP
71 (0.044 %)Postgraduate
71 (0.044 %)MCSE
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (0.706 %)GCP
29 (0.397 %)Basel II
29 (0.397 %)QA
36 (0.265 %)CDISC
45 (0.221 %)ISO9001
53 (0.132 %)SLA
53 (0.132 %)WCAG
53 (0.132 %)WAI
53 (0.132 %)HL7
62 (0.088 %)MiFID
62 (0.088 %)ISO9000
71 (0.044 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
71 (0.044 %)TickIT
71 (0.044 %)RosettaNet
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (0.706 %)Active Directory
23 (0.132 %)Terminal Server
32 (0.088 %)RACF
41 (0.044 %)Artix
41 (0.044 %)Xen
41 (0.044 %)MSMQ
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (0.309 %)SCOM
24 (0.177 %)AutoSys
24 (0.177 %)CONTROL-M
31 (0.044 %)AllFusion Endevor
31 (0.044 %)ServiceCenter
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1372 (16.42 %)Oracle
2124 (5.475 %)Microsoft
389 (3.929 %)Sybase
486 (3.797 %)IBM
559 (2.605 %)SAP
629 (1.280 %)Calypso
726 (1.148 %)TIBCO
825 (1.104 %)Business Objects
918 (0.795 %)JD Edwards
1017 (0.751 %)Progress
1114 (0.618 %)CA
1114 (0.618 %)SeeBeyond
1213 (0.574 %)Red Hat
1213 (0.574 %)Sun
1312 (0.530 %)Lotus
1411 (0.486 %)Yolus
1411 (0.486 %)Infor
1510 (0.442 %)Micro Focus
1510 (0.442 %)MicroStrategy
169 (0.397 %)SunGard
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