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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the Uxbridge region 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3219
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.493 %0.813 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£500-
Average daily rate£505-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£510-
UK excluding London average daily rate£302£273
% change on same period last year+10.57 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.84£35.61
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Uxbridge
Matching contract IT job ads203123
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.287 %0.125 %
Daily rates quoted5949
Average minimum daily rate£314£298
Average daily rate£336£315
% change on same period last year+6.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted1614
Average minimum hourly rate£22.40£25.22
Average hourly rate£24.33£26.55
% change on same period last year-8.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.26£27.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Software Engineer LondonSoftware Engineer
London

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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Uxbridge Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Software Engineer across the Uxbridge region.

Uxbridge Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Software Engineer across the Uxbridge region.

Uxbridge Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Uxbridge region that cited 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 Software Engineer in their job title.

11 (50.00 %)C++
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)EJB
11 (50.00 %)Servlets
11 (50.00 %)SOAP
11 (50.00 %)WebServices
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)IBM
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)XQuery
11 (50.00 %)BEA
11 (50.00 %)Middleware
11 (50.00 %)VxWorks
11 (50.00 %)CMMI
11 (50.00 %)Aerospace
11 (50.00 %)AquaLogic
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere
11 (50.00 %)XPath
11 (50.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Uxbridge region that cited 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 Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)EJB
11 (50.00 %)Servlets
11 (50.00 %)SOAP
11 (50.00 %)WebServices
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)Middleware
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Aerospace
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)VxWorks
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)CMMI
11 (50.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C++
11 (50.00 %)XQuery
11 (50.00 %)XPath
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)AquaLogic
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)IBM
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)BEA