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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Software Engineer 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 16 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
16 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank526571
Rank change on same period last yearUp+45
Matching contract IT job ads3965
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.067 %
As % of the category below0.063 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted1111
Average minimum daily rate£384£355
Average daily rate£401£368
% change on same period last year+9.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£353
% change on same period last year-4.42 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£38.33
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£41.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6210888291
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.61 %91.33 %
Daily rates quoted2002626426
Average minimum daily rate£370£388
Average daily rate£396£413
% change on same period last year-4.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted57527808
Average minimum hourly rate£22.68£23.66
Average hourly rate£24.17£25.21
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.67£26.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.61£24.97
% change on same period last year-5.43 %

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.

Senior Software Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Senior Software Engineer Demand Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the UK.

Senior Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 16 October 2008.

Senior Software Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Senior Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Software Engineer
Top 24 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 16 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
EnglandUp+5337£406+10.40 %
LondonUp+6021£454+20.65 %
South EastUp+448£306-5.76 %
City of LondonNew entry-5£425-
CambridgeUp+134£363+11.53 %
East of EnglandUp+184£363+11.53 %
CambridgeshireUp+104£363+11.53 %
BerkshireUp+383£400+23.07 %
HampshireUp+173£213-
East MidlandsUp+22--
Northern IrelandNew entry-1£350-
BelfastNew entry-1£350-
YorkshireUp+91--
North WestUp+21--
MiddlesexNew entry-1--
OxfordshireNew entry-1--
ReadingNew entry-1£400-
FarehamNew entry-1--
BasingstokeNew entry-1£213-
OxfordNew entry-1--
East YorkshireNew entry-1--
LiverpoolNew entry-1--
MerseysideNew entry-1--
County AntrimNew entry-1£350-

Senior Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Senior Software Engineer 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title.

136 (35.29 %)C#
234 (33.33 %)Java
333 (32.35 %)C
432 (31.37 %)Linux
432 (31.37 %)Software Engineering
531 (30.39 %)C++
626 (25.49 %)OO
721 (20.59 %)J2EE
721 (20.59 %)Microsoft
820 (19.61 %).NET
918 (17.65 %)UNIX
1017 (16.67 %)XML
1115 (14.71 %)Windows
1115 (14.71 %)UML
1115 (14.71 %)Telecoms
1213 (12.75 %)TCP/IP
1213 (12.75 %)SQL Server
1213 (12.75 %)SQL
1213 (12.75 %)Agile Software Development
1311 (10.78 %)Solaris
1410 (9.804 %)Scrum
159 (8.824 %)MS Excel
159 (8.824 %)Oracle
168 (7.843 %)DCOM
168 (7.843 %)WebServices
168 (7.843 %)VoIP
168 (7.843 %)Embedded C
168 (7.843 %)Middleware
168 (7.843 %)Requirements Analysis
177 (6.863 %)Security Cleared

Senior Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Senior Software Engineer 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 Senior Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (20.59 %)J2EE
220 (19.61 %).NET
317 (16.67 %)XML
48 (7.843 %)DCOM
48 (7.843 %)WebServices
48 (7.843 %)Middleware
56 (5.882 %)COM+
56 (5.882 %)TAPI
65 (4.902 %)HTML
65 (4.902 %)Spring
65 (4.902 %)Hibernate
74 (3.922 %)ASP.NET
74 (3.922 %)EJB
74 (3.922 %)EJB 3.0
74 (3.922 %)WCF
83 (2.941 %)WPF
83 (2.941 %)CSS
83 (2.941 %)JSP
83 (2.941 %)Struts
83 (2.941 %)ODBC
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (5.882 %)Apache
24 (3.922 %)WebLogic
33 (2.941 %)JBoss
33 (2.941 %)Tomcat
42 (1.961 %)MTS
51 (0.980 %)SharePoint
51 (0.980 %)SAS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (8.824 %)MS Excel
23 (2.941 %)MATLAB
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (12.75 %)TCP/IP
28 (7.843 %)VoIP
37 (6.863 %)Internet
45 (4.902 %)HTTP
54 (3.922 %)3G
63 (2.941 %)RTP
63 (2.941 %)RNC
63 (2.941 %)Wireless
63 (2.941 %)2G
72 (1.961 %)RTSP
72 (1.961 %)NGN
72 (1.961 %)DVB
72 (1.961 %)Wi-Fi
72 (1.961 %)Intranet
81 (0.980 %)HTTPS
81 (0.980 %)POP3
81 (0.980 %)Ethernet
81 (0.980 %)GPRS
81 (0.980 %)GSM
81 (0.980 %)UMTS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (12.75 %)SQL Server
24 (3.922 %)MySQL
33 (2.941 %)RDBMS
33 (2.941 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (1.961 %)GIS
51 (0.980 %)Datawarehouse
51 (0.980 %)Oracle 10g
51 (0.980 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.980 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (0.980 %)SQL Server Integration Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (5.882 %)Eclipse
24 (3.922 %)JUnit
33 (2.941 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.980 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.980 %)Ant
41 (0.980 %)LoadRunner
41 (0.980 %)NUnit
41 (0.980 %)Subversion
41 (0.980 %)QARun
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (14.71 %)Telecoms
25 (4.902 %)Banking
34 (3.922 %)Electronics
34 (3.922 %)Finance
34 (3.922 %)Aerospace
43 (2.941 %)Pensions
43 (2.941 %)Investment Banking
43 (2.941 %)Military
52 (1.961 %)Retail Banking
52 (1.961 %)Government
52 (1.961 %)Games
52 (1.961 %)Retail
61 (0.980 %)Multimedia
61 (0.980 %)Health
61 (0.980 %)Marketing
61 (0.980 %)Animation
61 (0.980 %)Insurance
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.922 %)STB
23 (2.941 %)Derivative
32 (1.961 %)Mathematics
32 (1.961 %)Computer Science
32 (1.961 %)N-Tier
32 (1.961 %)DTV
32 (1.961 %)Streaming Video
41 (0.980 %)Client/Server
41 (0.980 %)BBC
41 (0.980 %)Device Driver
41 (0.980 %)MPEG
41 (0.980 %)iDTV
41 (0.980 %)NHS
41 (0.980 %)Physics
41 (0.980 %)Human Factors
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (31.37 %)Linux
218 (17.65 %)UNIX
315 (14.71 %)Windows
411 (10.78 %)Solaris
54 (3.922 %)Embedded Linux
63 (2.941 %)Windows XP
72 (1.961 %)Windows Vista
81 (0.980 %)Windows CE
81 (0.980 %)Windows Server 2003
81 (0.980 %)Windows Mobile
81 (0.980 %)Windows 2000
81 (0.980 %)FreeBSD
81 (0.980 %)Windows NT
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (31.37 %)Software Engineering
226 (25.49 %)OO
315 (14.71 %)UML
413 (12.75 %)Agile Software Development
510 (9.804 %)Scrum
68 (7.843 %)Requirements Analysis
77 (6.863 %)SOA
77 (6.863 %)Security Cleared
85 (4.902 %)OOD
85 (4.902 %)TDD
94 (3.922 %)OOP
103 (2.941 %)Workflow
103 (2.941 %)Stakeholder Management
103 (2.941 %)SC Cleared
112 (1.961 %)RUP
112 (1.961 %)E-Commerce
121 (0.980 %)Business Intelligence
121 (0.980 %)Process Management
121 (0.980 %)Automated Testing
121 (0.980 %)Unified Process
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
136 (35.29 %)C#
234 (33.33 %)Java
333 (32.35 %)C
431 (30.39 %)C++
513 (12.75 %)SQL
68 (7.843 %)Embedded C
77 (6.863 %)Perl
86 (5.882 %)Delphi
94 (3.922 %)VB
103 (2.941 %)VB.NET
112 (1.961 %)RPG
112 (1.961 %)Python
112 (1.961 %)VB6
121 (0.980 %)PHP
121 (0.980 %)JavaScript
121 (0.980 %)VBA
121 (0.980 %)VC++
121 (0.980 %)Embedded C++
121 (0.980 %)Shell Script
121 (0.980 %)Transact-SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (2.941 %)Degree
22 (1.961 %)ISEB
31 (0.980 %)ISEB Practitioner
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.961 %)QA
21 (0.980 %)HL7
21 (0.980 %)ISO9001
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.980 %)Active Directory
11 (0.980 %)AquaLogic
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (20.59 %)Microsoft
29 (8.824 %)Oracle
34 (3.922 %)Metastorm
43 (2.941 %)Sybase
51 (0.980 %)Business Objects
51 (0.980 %)Symbian
51 (0.980 %)BEA
51 (0.980 %)ESRI