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This section looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank323406
Rank change on same period last yearUp+83
Matching contract IT job ads307259
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.405 %0.275 %
As % of the category below0.766 %0.559 %
Daily rates quoted8145
Average minimum daily rate£358£427
Average daily rate£391£443
% change on same period last year-11.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£459
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£379
% change on same period last year-21.34 %
Hourly rates quoted4645
Average minimum hourly rate£34.57£29.98
Average hourly rate£36.68£31.79
% change on same period last year+15.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.80£33.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.68£32.93
% change on same period last year+11.40 %
Processes & Methodologies UKProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads4007246323
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled52.84 %49.14 %
Daily rates quoted1441215079
Average minimum daily rate£387£393
Average daily rate£414£418
% change on same period last year-0.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£441£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£374
% change on same period last year+2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted24482844
Average minimum hourly rate£27.39£28.80
Average hourly rate£29.25£30.59
% change on same period last year-4.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.11£32.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.40£30.19
% change on same period last year-2.62 %

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.

Software Engineering
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Engineering within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Daily Rate Trend

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

Software Engineering Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineering
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Software Engineering Daily Rate Histogram

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Software Engineering Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Software Engineering Hourly Rate Histogram

Software Engineering
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Software Engineering within the UK over the 3 months to 4 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
EnglandUp+86292£394-10.04 %
LondonUp+81114£432-7.93 %
South EastUp+3261£270-17.57 %
City of LondonUp+536£409+29.23 %
South WestUp+1435£241-39.84 %
East of EnglandUp+1835£389-
YorkshireUp+3022£333-
HampshireUp+817£300-24.82 %
CambridgeshireUp+616£400-
HertfordshireUp+114£378-
BerkshireUp+3414£280+2.05 %
SomersetDown-113--
CambridgeUp+1013£400-
West YorkshireUp+1111£333-
ReadingDown-29£220-
South WalesNew entry-8£325-
WalesNew entry-8£325-
West MidlandsUp+67--
West SussexNew entry-7--
WellsUp+27--
StevenageDown-86--
East YorkshireNew entry-6--
GloucestershireUp+66£206-
CardiffNew entry-6£350-
North WestDown-116£280-
East MidlandsDown-65£400-
BristolUp+25--
DorsetUp+115£250-
BathDown-35--
ManchesterDown-175£280-

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering.

1183 (30.86 %)C++
2135 (22.77 %)Java
3127 (21.42 %)C
4119 (20.07 %)OO
5107 (18.04 %)UML
699 (16.69 %)Windows
699 (16.69 %)C#
796 (16.19 %)Degree
892 (15.51 %).NET
988 (14.84 %)Security Cleared
1080 (13.49 %)Unix
1170 (11.80 %)Project Management
1268 (11.47 %)XML
1367 (11.30 %)Finance
1461 (10.29 %)SQL
1558 (9.781 %)Linux
1657 (9.612 %)J2EE
1657 (9.612 %)Microsoft
1756 (9.444 %)Oracle
1849 (8.263 %)SC Cleared
1948 (8.094 %)SQL Server
1948 (8.094 %)JavaScript
1948 (8.094 %)PRINCE2
1948 (8.094 %)VC++
1948 (8.094 %)Telecoms
2041 (6.914 %)Government
2041 (6.914 %)Computer Science
2139 (6.577 %)AJAX
2238 (6.408 %)OOD
2238 (6.408 %)Perl

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
192 (15.51 %).NET
268 (11.47 %)XML
357 (9.612 %)J2EE
439 (6.577 %)AJAX
529 (4.890 %)WebServices
529 (4.890 %)HTML
529 (4.890 %)CSS
626 (4.384 %).NET Framework
719 (3.204 %)Spring
818 (3.035 %)EJB
818 (3.035 %)ASP.NET
917 (2.867 %)SOAP
1016 (2.698 %)XSLT
1016 (2.698 %)Hibernate
1115 (2.530 %)JSP
1213 (2.192 %)Middleware
1312 (2.024 %)CORBA
1411 (1.855 %)MFC
1510 (1.686 %)XML Schema
1510 (1.686 %)Adobe Flex
Application Platforms
121 (3.541 %)WebLogic
218 (3.035 %)Apache
313 (2.192 %)IIS
45 (0.843 %)BizTalk Server
54 (0.675 %)Tomcat
62 (0.337 %)SharePoint
62 (0.337 %)Documentum
62 (0.337 %)GroupWise
62 (0.337 %)CMS
62 (0.337 %)Oracle 9iAS
71 (0.169 %)SAS
71 (0.169 %)MS Exchange
71 (0.169 %)MQSeries
Applications
118 (3.035 %)MS Project
214 (2.361 %)Photoshop
313 (2.192 %)MS Office
411 (1.855 %)MS Excel
54 (0.675 %)MATLAB
63 (0.506 %)Simulink
63 (0.506 %)MS Visio
63 (0.506 %)Quicktime
63 (0.506 %)Acrobat
72 (0.337 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
12 (0.337 %)assyst
21 (0.169 %)LabWindows
Communications & Networking
132 (5.396 %)TCP/IP
211 (1.855 %)Ethernet
310 (1.686 %)3G
49 (1.518 %)VoIP
49 (1.518 %)RNC
58 (1.349 %)Wireless
58 (1.349 %)2G
67 (1.180 %)GSM
76 (1.012 %)Internet
85 (0.843 %)SS7
94 (0.675 %)SNMP
103 (0.506 %)HTTP
103 (0.506 %)SAN
112 (0.337 %)DVB
112 (0.337 %)UMTS
112 (0.337 %)LDAP
112 (0.337 %)Bluetooth
112 (0.337 %)DECT
112 (0.337 %)SMTP
112 (0.337 %)FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
148 (8.094 %)SQL Server
227 (4.553 %)MySQL
325 (4.216 %)RDBMS
422 (3.710 %)SQL Server 2000
512 (2.024 %)Datawarehouse
610 (1.686 %)Oracle 10g
77 (1.180 %)PostgreSQL
77 (1.180 %)SQL Server 2005
86 (1.012 %)Oracle Reports
95 (0.843 %)Oracle 9i
95 (0.843 %)ETL
95 (0.843 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
104 (0.675 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
104 (0.675 %)GIS
104 (0.675 %)SQL Server Integration Services
104 (0.675 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
104 (0.675 %)Crystal Reports
113 (0.506 %)Oracle 8/8i
113 (0.506 %)Reference Data
113 (0.506 %)Oracle OWB
Development Applications
126 (4.384 %)Subversion
219 (3.204 %)Visual Studio
219 (3.204 %)ClearCase
318 (3.035 %)Ant
417 (2.867 %)Flash
516 (2.698 %)Eclipse
614 (2.361 %)JUnit
78 (1.349 %)VSS/SourceSafe
78 (1.349 %)ARTiSAN
86 (1.012 %)Selenium
86 (1.012 %)FitNesse
95 (0.843 %)ClearQuest
95 (0.843 %)IntelliJ
104 (0.675 %)NUnit
104 (0.675 %)Rational Rose
113 (0.506 %)LabVIEW
113 (0.506 %)Bugzilla
113 (0.506 %)Oracle Forms
121 (0.169 %)TestDirector
121 (0.169 %)QuickTest Pro
General
167 (11.30 %)Finance
248 (8.094 %)Telecoms
341 (6.914 %)Government
434 (5.734 %)Aerospace
529 (4.890 %)Military
626 (4.384 %)Front Office
719 (3.204 %)Education
719 (3.204 %)Banking
815 (2.530 %)Games
912 (2.024 %)Marketing
912 (2.024 %)Electronics
1011 (1.855 %)Manufacturing
119 (1.518 %)Investment Banking
126 (1.012 %)Home Office
126 (1.012 %)Graphic Design
126 (1.012 %)Health
126 (1.012 %)Automotive
126 (1.012 %)Construction
135 (0.843 %)Law
144 (0.675 %)Criminal Justice
Job Titles
1193 (32.55 %)Software Engineer
2190 (32.04 %)Developer
359 (9.949 %)Project Manager
446 (7.757 %)Embedded Software Engineer
537 (6.239 %)Software Developer
635 (5.902 %)Analyst
734 (5.734 %)Java Developer
830 (5.059 %)Senior Developer
927 (4.553 %)Senior Software Engineer
1024 (4.047 %)Programmer
1024 (4.047 %)Architect
1123 (3.879 %)Web Developer
1123 (3.879 %)C++ Developer
1219 (3.204 %)Technical Manager
1316 (2.698 %)Test Engineer
1316 (2.698 %)Technical Project Manager
1415 (2.530 %)C# Developer
1514 (2.361 %)Systems Developer
1612 (2.024 %)Senior Systems Developer
1711 (1.855 %)Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
141 (6.914 %)Computer Science
227 (4.553 %)Derivative
325 (4.216 %)Mathematics
419 (3.204 %)VHDL
510 (1.686 %)Index Arbitrage
69 (1.518 %)N-Tier
69 (1.518 %)Equity Derivative
78 (1.349 %)DTV
87 (1.180 %)Client/Server
96 (1.012 %)Device Driver
96 (1.012 %)Physics
105 (0.843 %)Multithreading
105 (0.843 %)Management Information System
105 (0.843 %)Equities
105 (0.843 %)Streaming Video
105 (0.843 %)Fixed Income
105 (0.843 %)Grid Computing
105 (0.843 %)STB
105 (0.843 %)Web 2.0
114 (0.675 %)Asset Management
Operating Systems
199 (16.69 %)Windows
280 (13.49 %)Unix
358 (9.781 %)Linux
418 (3.035 %)Windows 2000
514 (2.361 %)Solaris
613 (2.192 %)VxWorks
710 (1.686 %)Windows XP
86 (1.012 %)Windows CE
94 (0.675 %)VMS
102 (0.337 %)Windows Mobile
102 (0.337 %)Embedded Linux
111 (0.169 %)Nucleus RTOS
111 (0.169 %)ThreadX
111 (0.169 %)Symbian OS
Processes & Methodologies
1119 (20.07 %)OO
2107 (18.04 %)UML
388 (14.84 %)Security Cleared
470 (11.80 %)Project Management
549 (8.263 %)SC Cleared
648 (8.094 %)PRINCE2
738 (6.408 %)OOD
832 (5.396 %)Project Planning
925 (4.216 %)Unit Testing
1024 (4.047 %)Configuration Management
1024 (4.047 %)DSDM
1122 (3.710 %)Agile Software Development
1219 (3.204 %)TDD
1219 (3.204 %)RAD
1317 (2.867 %)OOA/OOD
1415 (2.530 %)Scrum
1415 (2.530 %)Requirements Analysis
1514 (2.361 %)PRINCE
1612 (2.024 %)RUP
1612 (2.024 %)Risk Management
Programming Languages
1183 (30.86 %)C++
2135 (22.77 %)Java
3127 (21.42 %)C
499 (16.69 %)C#
561 (10.29 %)SQL
648 (8.094 %)JavaScript
648 (8.094 %)VC++
738 (6.408 %)Perl
833 (5.565 %)VB
926 (4.384 %)Embedded C
1025 (4.216 %)VB.NET
1122 (3.710 %)DHTML
1217 (2.867 %)VB6
1217 (2.867 %)ActionScript
1316 (2.698 %)PHP
1415 (2.530 %)Python
1415 (2.530 %)Ada
1513 (2.192 %)Ruby
169 (1.518 %)Shell Script
178 (1.349 %)Embedded C++
Qualifications
196 (16.19 %)Degree
211 (1.855 %)PRINCE2 Certification
36 (1.012 %)PMP
36 (1.012 %)PMI Certification
36 (1.012 %)MCSE
36 (1.012 %)MCSA
36 (1.012 %)Microsoft Certification
44 (0.675 %)HNC
53 (0.506 %)HND
53 (0.506 %)Oracle Certification
53 (0.506 %)PhD
53 (0.506 %)ISEB
62 (0.337 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
71 (0.169 %)Chartered Engineer
71 (0.169 %)ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
116 (2.698 %)QA
28 (1.349 %)ISO9001
34 (0.675 %)JSP 440
43 (0.506 %)SLA
System Software
13 (0.506 %)Active Directory
21 (0.169 %)MSMQ
Systems Management
11 (0.169 %)Unicenter
Vendors
157 (9.612 %)Microsoft
256 (9.444 %)Oracle
311 (1.855 %)Primavera
410 (1.686 %)VMware
410 (1.686 %)CA
58 (1.349 %)Red Hat
58 (1.349 %)Adobe
66 (1.012 %)Symbian
75 (0.843 %)QNX
75 (0.843 %)telerik
75 (0.843 %)Sybase
84 (0.675 %)Zend
84 (0.675 %)Ab Initio
93 (0.506 %)ESRI
93 (0.506 %)Metastorm
93 (0.506 %)Sony
93 (0.506 %)Apple
93 (0.506 %)Informatica
102 (0.337 %)Novell
102 (0.337 %)Business Objects
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