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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Programmer role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

LinkProgrammer
Location
3 months to
17 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank16711384
Rank change year-on-year
Down-54Down-29
Matching contract IT job ads4645541443
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.959 %1.394 %1.767 %
As % of the Job Titles category1.049 %1.525 %1.898 %
Daily rates quoted174153372
Average daily rate£350£350£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
--6.660 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£239£240
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£525£550£573
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£300£310
% change year-on-year
--3.220 %
Hourly rates quoted3245120
Average hourly rate£25.50£34.77£35.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-26.66 %-2.050 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£17.05£19.40£25.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£34.00£50.00£48.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00£33.25£37.25
% change year-on-year
-24.81 %-10.73 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
442443633176008
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK91.49 %91.40 %93.07 %
Daily rates quoted201801157423442
Average daily rate£400£375£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-6.250 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£213£238
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£600£550£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£340£350
% change year-on-year
-4.410 %-2.850 %
Hourly rates quoted253630426701
Average hourly rate£19.50£20.00£22.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.500 %-9.090 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£10.00£11.00£11.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£38.00£37.50£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.60£20.00£22.00
% change year-on-year
-12.00 %-9.090 %

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly 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 17 March 2010.

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 17 March 2010.

Programmer Hourly Rate Histogram

Programmer
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 17 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-55428£360+2.85 %
LondonDown-81195£425-4.22 %
South EastNo change0105£335+11.66 %
City of LondonDown-5657£475+11.76 %
SurreyUp+234£250-16.66 %
South WestDown-125£230-20.68 %
YorkshireDown-623£281-6.25 %
North WestDown-1622£268-14.40 %
West YorkshireUp+120£326+16.00 %
East MidlandsDown-120--
East of EnglandUp+1219£300+26.31 %
LeedsUp+618£365+21.66 %
West MidlandsNo change014£225-
ScotlandDown-2514£335+34.00 %
HampshireDown-1113£255-16.39 %
WiltshireUp+810£500+33.33 %
SwindonUp+29£500+33.33 %
NottinghamUp+19--
NottinghamshireDown-19--
ManchesterDown-209£270-13.60 %
SomersetUp+97£200-20.00 %
CambridgeshireUp+17£430+49.56 %
WokingNew entry-7£325-
BristolDown-76£230-
Docklands, LondonDown-156£500-9.09 %
CambridgeDown-35£455+102.22 %
North EastDown-45£350+34.61 %
East AngliaNew entry-5£300-
LancashireUp+114£208-
MerseysideUp+114--

Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 March 2010, 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.

1279 (30.26 %)SQL
2174 (18.87 %).NET
3165 (17.90 %)C#
4154 (16.70 %)SQL Server
5150 (16.27 %)Java
6134 (14.53 %)Banking
7133 (14.43 %)Finance
8129 (13.99 %)XML
9126 (13.67 %)Oracle
10111 (12.04 %)SAS
11101 (10.95 %)C++
1278 (8.460 %)COBOL
1377 (8.351 %)ASP.NET
1476 (8.243 %)Investment Banking
1573 (7.918 %)OO
1672 (7.809 %)VBA
1764 (6.941 %)JavaScript
1764 (6.941 %)Windows
1861 (6.616 %)VB
1861 (6.616 %)UNIX
1959 (6.399 %)C
2058 (6.291 %)Microsoft
2157 (6.182 %)VB.NET
2256 (6.074 %)Front Office
2256 (6.074 %)HTML
2256 (6.074 %)Derivative
2352 (5.640 %)Mainframe
2450 (5.423 %)PL/SQL
2548 (5.206 %)RPG
2548 (5.206 %)Degree

Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 March 2010, 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 Development CategoryApplication Development
1174 (18.87 %).NET
2129 (13.99 %)XML
377 (8.351 %)ASP.NET
456 (6.074 %)HTML
542 (4.555 %)Web Services
632 (3.471 %)Spring
727 (2.928 %)CSS
826 (2.820 %)J2EE
924 (2.603 %)WinForms
1021 (2.278 %)SOAP
1120 (2.169 %)Hibernate
1120 (2.169 %)AJAX
1219 (2.061 %)WebSphere
1317 (1.844 %).NET Framework
1317 (1.844 %)ASP
1416 (1.735 %)XHTML
1514 (1.518 %)Swing
1612 (1.302 %)XSLT
1612 (1.302 %)JMS
1612 (1.302 %)jQuery
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1111 (12.04 %)SAS
219 (2.061 %)SharePoint
317 (1.844 %)CICS
414 (1.518 %)Apache
513 (1.410 %)IIS
612 (1.302 %)ColdFusion
710 (1.085 %)CMS
710 (1.085 %)SharePoint Server 2007
88 (0.868 %)MQSeries
97 (0.759 %)OpenEdge
106 (0.651 %)WebSphere Application Server
115 (0.542 %)Tomcat
115 (0.542 %)WebLogic
124 (0.434 %)Oracle Workflow
124 (0.434 %)Joomla!
133 (0.325 %)Drupal
133 (0.325 %)Rendezvous
133 (0.325 %)ColdFusion MX
142 (0.217 %)Lotus Notes
142 (0.217 %)Lotus Domino
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
131 (3.362 %)SPSS
222 (2.386 %)MS Excel
318 (1.952 %)MS Visio
412 (1.302 %)MS Office
511 (1.193 %)Spreadsheet
68 (0.868 %)Photoshop
76 (0.651 %)Adobe Illustrator
84 (0.434 %)Shockwave
84 (0.434 %)MS PowerPoint
84 (0.434 %)CA Clarity
93 (0.325 %)MS Project
102 (0.217 %)MATLAB
102 (0.217 %)Simulink
111 (0.108 %)Doxygen
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
111 (1.193 %)Endur
26 (0.651 %)Summit
26 (0.651 %)VisionPLUS
35 (0.542 %)Algo Collateral
35 (0.542 %)Microsoft CRM
44 (0.434 %)BASE24
53 (0.325 %)Loan IQ
62 (0.217 %)Oracle Applications
62 (0.217 %)Temenos Globus
71 (0.108 %)INSURE/90
71 (0.108 %)Google Analytics
71 (0.108 %)Dynamics GP
71 (0.108 %)SunGard Martini
71 (0.108 %)Great Plains
71 (0.108 %)SAP HR
71 (0.108 %)SAP FI
71 (0.108 %)SAP CO
71 (0.108 %)Sophis RISQUE
71 (0.108 %)Oracle EBS
71 (0.108 %)Movex
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
122 (2.386 %)Internet
215 (1.627 %)HTTP
312 (1.302 %)Intranet
47 (0.759 %)LDAP
56 (0.651 %)SSH
65 (0.542 %)FTP
65 (0.542 %)TCP/IP
65 (0.542 %)TELNET
74 (0.434 %)LAN
74 (0.434 %)3G
83 (0.325 %)SSL
83 (0.325 %)Extranet
83 (0.325 %)ATM
92 (0.217 %)2G
92 (0.217 %)WCDMA
101 (0.108 %)NAS
101 (0.108 %)SNMP
101 (0.108 %)VPN
101 (0.108 %)SMTP
101 (0.108 %)Ethernet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1154 (16.70 %)SQL Server
245 (4.881 %)Datawarehouse
245 (4.881 %)Base SAS
337 (4.013 %)Data Mining
433 (3.579 %)DB2
531 (3.362 %)SQL Server 2005
629 (3.145 %)MySQL
722 (2.386 %)SQL Server 2000
818 (1.952 %)Crystal Reports
818 (1.952 %)Oracle 10g
917 (1.844 %)Oracle Reports
1012 (1.302 %)MS Access
1111 (1.193 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1111 (1.193 %)ETL
1210 (1.085 %)RDBMS
138 (0.868 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
147 (0.759 %)SQL Server 2008
147 (0.759 %)BusinessObjects
147 (0.759 %)Adabas
147 (0.759 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
129 (3.145 %)Visual Studio
217 (1.844 %)Eclipse
315 (1.627 %)Subversion
410 (1.085 %)NUnit
410 (1.085 %)Oracle Forms
59 (0.976 %)PowerBuilder
67 (0.759 %)JUnit
76 (0.651 %)Maven
85 (0.542 %)VSS/SourceSafe
94 (0.434 %)PVCS
94 (0.434 %)ClearCase
94 (0.434 %)Dreamweaver
94 (0.434 %)TeamCity
103 (0.325 %)Synon
103 (0.325 %)Ant
112 (0.217 %)ProC
112 (0.217 %)COOL2E
112 (0.217 %)Oracle APEX
121 (0.108 %)Git (software)
121 (0.108 %)Visual Studio Tools for Office
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1134 (14.53 %)Banking
2133 (14.43 %)Finance
376 (8.243 %)Investment Banking
456 (6.074 %)Front Office
541 (4.447 %)Marketing
637 (4.013 %)Games
732 (3.471 %)Insurance
829 (3.145 %)Back Office
923 (2.495 %)Government
1020 (2.169 %)Retail
1116 (1.735 %)Manufacturing
1211 (1.193 %)Pensions
1211 (1.193 %)Telecoms
139 (0.976 %)Pharmaceutical
147 (0.759 %)3D Graphics
156 (0.651 %)Education
165 (0.542 %)Health
165 (0.542 %)Law
165 (0.542 %)Legal
165 (0.542 %)Financial Institution
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
156 (6.074 %)Derivative
252 (5.640 %)Mainframe
336 (3.905 %)AS400
336 (3.905 %)Mathematics
336 (3.905 %)Physics
430 (3.254 %)Economics
528 (3.037 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
624 (2.603 %)IBM Mainframe
723 (2.495 %)iSeries
814 (1.518 %)Data Extraction
913 (1.410 %)Interest Rate Derivative
913 (1.410 %)Fixed Income
913 (1.410 %)Credit Derivative
1012 (1.302 %)N-Tier
1111 (1.193 %)Open Source
1210 (1.085 %)Equities
1210 (1.085 %)Credit Risk
139 (0.976 %)Equity Derivative
147 (0.759 %)Multithreading
147 (0.759 %)Market Risk
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
164 (6.941 %)Windows
261 (6.616 %)UNIX
346 (4.989 %)Linux
412 (1.302 %)Windows Server 2003
59 (0.976 %)VMS
67 (0.759 %)VME
67 (0.759 %)Windows CE
76 (0.651 %)Solaris
76 (0.651 %)Windows XP
84 (0.434 %)AIX
84 (0.434 %)MVS
84 (0.434 %)Red Hat Linux
92 (0.217 %)Windows Mobile
92 (0.217 %)Windows Server 2008
101 (0.108 %)Embedded Linux
101 (0.108 %)OS/2
101 (0.108 %)Windows 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
173 (7.918 %)OO
234 (3.688 %)Migration
331 (3.362 %)Market Research
430 (3.254 %)Logistic Regression
527 (2.928 %)CRM
626 (2.820 %)Agile Software Development
626 (2.820 %)TDD
725 (2.711 %)Risk Management
823 (2.495 %)Unit Testing
921 (2.278 %)Project Management
1018 (1.952 %)UML
1117 (1.844 %)User Acceptance Testing
1215 (1.627 %)PRINCE2
1314 (1.518 %)Business Intelligence
1314 (1.518 %)E-Commerce
1314 (1.518 %)Data Migration
1314 (1.518 %)Web Development
1413 (1.410 %)Workflow
1512 (1.302 %)Scrum
1512 (1.302 %)System Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1279 (30.26 %)SQL
2165 (17.90 %)C#
3150 (16.27 %)Java
4101 (10.95 %)C++
578 (8.460 %)COBOL
672 (7.809 %)VBA
764 (6.941 %)JavaScript
861 (6.616 %)VB
959 (6.399 %)C
1057 (6.182 %)VB.NET
1150 (5.423 %)PL/SQL
1248 (5.206 %)RPG
1342 (4.555 %)PHP
1432 (3.471 %)T-SQL
1530 (3.254 %)VB6
1624 (2.603 %)Perl
1720 (2.169 %)SAS Macro
1817 (1.844 %)Python
1913 (1.410 %)PHP5
2011 (1.193 %)Delphi
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
148 (5.206 %)Degree
225 (2.711 %)Security Cleared
314 (1.518 %)SC Cleared
44 (0.434 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (0.325 %)Sun Certification
53 (0.325 %)MCAD
62 (0.217 %)MCSD
62 (0.217 %)MCTS
62 (0.217 %)BC Cleared
62 (0.217 %)CTC Cleared
71 (0.108 %)MCPD
71 (0.108 %)PhD
71 (0.108 %)Postgraduate
71 (0.108 %)MCP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (0.542 %)QA
21 (0.108 %)PCI DSS
21 (0.108 %)WCAG
21 (0.108 %)WAI
21 (0.108 %)GxP
21 (0.108 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
15 (0.542 %)Oracle RAC
22 (0.217 %)Active Directory
31 (0.108 %)MSMQ
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
15 (0.542 %)CONTROL-M
23 (0.325 %)MIIS
32 (0.217 %)Tivoli
41 (0.108 %)SCOM
41 (0.108 %)CA Endevor
41 (0.108 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
41 (0.108 %)AutoSys
41 (0.108 %)MSI
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1126 (13.67 %)Oracle
258 (6.291 %)Microsoft
345 (4.881 %)IBM
440 (4.338 %)Sybase
515 (1.627 %)SAP
611 (1.193 %)OpenLink
710 (1.085 %)Siebel
89 (0.976 %)Micro Focus
98 (0.868 %)Progress
107 (0.759 %)Business Objects
107 (0.759 %)ICL
116 (0.651 %)Sun
125 (0.542 %)Calypso
125 (0.542 %)JD Edwards
125 (0.542 %)TIBCO
134 (0.434 %)Serena
134 (0.434 %)Red Hat
134 (0.434 %)BMC
134 (0.434 %)HP
143 (0.325 %)Yolus