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The table below looks at the demand for the Software 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 Software Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Programmer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank524631
Rank change on same period last yearUp+107
Matching contract IT job ads1213
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.022 %0.015 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£283£450
Average daily rate£308£463
% change on same period last year-33.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£23.69
Average hourly rate£22.50£25.90
% change on same period last year-13.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£28.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.50£25.00
% change on same period last year-10.00 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads5492484848
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.25 %91.12 %
Daily rates quoted1721525391
Average minimum daily rate£363£386
Average daily rate£388£410
% change on same period last year-5.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted53007586
Average minimum hourly rate£22.03£23.19
Average hourly rate£23.48£24.74
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.92£26.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %

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 Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Software Programmer Demand Trend

Software Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Software Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Software Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Programmer within the UK over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Software Programmer Daily Rate Histogram

Software Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Software Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Programmer
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Programmer within the UK over the 3 months to 2 December 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+9711£308-33.33 %
South WestNew entry-5--
BristolNew entry-2--
ExeterNew entry-2--
LondonUp+1002£375-18.91 %
DevonNew entry-2--
OxfordshireNew entry-2£275-
South EastUp+602£275-
AberdeenNew entry-1--
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
CambridgeshireUp+121--
CambridgeUp+61--
ScotlandNew entry-1--
East of EnglandUp+331--

Software Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 Software Programmer in their job title.

19 (34.62 %)C++
28 (30.77 %)C
36 (23.08 %)Java
36 (23.08 %).NET
36 (23.08 %)VB
45 (19.23 %)VB.NET
45 (19.23 %)Linux
45 (19.23 %)Python
54 (15.38 %)OO
54 (15.38 %)Visual Studio
54 (15.38 %)Security Cleared
63 (11.54 %)SC Cleared
63 (11.54 %)LabVIEW
63 (11.54 %)Subversion
63 (11.54 %)SQL Server
63 (11.54 %)UNIX
63 (11.54 %)Windows
63 (11.54 %)J2EE
63 (11.54 %)Perl
63 (11.54 %)UML
63 (11.54 %)Microsoft
63 (11.54 %)Finance
72 (7.692 %)Tomcat
72 (7.692 %)WebLogic Portal
72 (7.692 %)OOA/OOD
72 (7.692 %)Data Mining
72 (7.692 %)JBoss
72 (7.692 %)LDAP
72 (7.692 %)MS Access
72 (7.692 %)JavaScript

Software Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 Software Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (23.08 %).NET
23 (11.54 %)J2EE
32 (7.692 %)ODBC
32 (7.692 %)AJAX
32 (7.692 %)ASP
32 (7.692 %)HTML
41 (3.846 %)ASP.NET
41 (3.846 %)STL
41 (3.846 %)WebServices
41 (3.846 %)XML
41 (3.846 %)Ruby on Rails
41 (3.846 %)MFC
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.692 %)WebLogic
12 (7.692 %)JBoss
12 (7.692 %)Tomcat
12 (7.692 %)WebLogic Portal
21 (3.846 %)SAS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (7.692 %)MS Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (7.692 %)LDAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (11.54 %)SQL Server
22 (7.692 %)OLAP
22 (7.692 %)MS Access
22 (7.692 %)Data Mining
31 (3.846 %)RDBMS
31 (3.846 %)Oracle 10g
31 (3.846 %)BusinessObjects
31 (3.846 %)Oracle 11g
31 (3.846 %)MySQL
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (15.38 %)Visual Studio
23 (11.54 %)LabVIEW
23 (11.54 %)Subversion
31 (3.846 %)Ant
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.54 %)Finance
21 (3.846 %)Aerospace
21 (3.846 %)Automotive
21 (3.846 %)Education
21 (3.846 %)Government
21 (3.846 %)Manufacturing
21 (3.846 %)Military
21 (3.846 %)Multimedia
21 (3.846 %)Music
21 (3.846 %)Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.846 %)Client/Server
11 (3.846 %)Device Driver
11 (3.846 %)Speech Recognition
11 (3.846 %)IPTV
11 (3.846 %)Mathematics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (19.23 %)Linux
23 (11.54 %)UNIX
23 (11.54 %)Windows
31 (3.846 %)Windows 2000
31 (3.846 %)Windows XP
31 (3.846 %)Windows CE
31 (3.846 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (3.846 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (15.38 %)OO
14 (15.38 %)Security Cleared
23 (11.54 %)SC Cleared
23 (11.54 %)UML
32 (7.692 %)OOA/OOD
32 (7.692 %)Requirements Analysis
32 (7.692 %)Web Development
41 (3.846 %)Time Management
41 (3.846 %)RUP
41 (3.846 %)OOD
41 (3.846 %)Configuration Management
41 (3.846 %)Validation
41 (3.846 %)TDD
41 (3.846 %)Data Analysis
41 (3.846 %)Software Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (34.62 %)C++
28 (30.77 %)C
36 (23.08 %)Java
36 (23.08 %)VB
45 (19.23 %)VB.NET
45 (19.23 %)Python
53 (11.54 %)Perl
62 (7.692 %)JavaScript
62 (7.692 %)VB6
62 (7.692 %)SQL
71 (3.846 %)Ruby
71 (3.846 %)Shell Script
71 (3.846 %)C#
71 (3.846 %)PHP
71 (3.846 %)VC++
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (11.54 %)Microsoft
22 (7.692 %)Oracle
31 (3.846 %)Business Objects
31 (3.846 %)Adobe
31 (3.846 %)SIMUL8