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The table below looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008		Same period last year
Rank108123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads84
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.408 %0.875 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£283£250
Average daily rate£308£275
% change on same period last year+12.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£383
% change on same period last year-7.80 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£8.00-
Average hourly rate£8.05-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£8.10-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.86£27.02
% change on same period last year+10.50 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads568457
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.895 %0.490 %
Daily rates quoted16780
Average minimum daily rate£324£288
Average daily rate£339£319
% change on same period last year+6.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£343
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted9999
Average minimum hourly rate£25.57£21.02
Average hourly rate£27.13£23.06
% change on same period last year+17.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.70£25.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.46£25.58
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Computer Science EnglandComputer Science
England

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.

Computer Science
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Computer Science across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

West Midlands Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Computer Science across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Computer Science Daily Rate Trend

Computer Science
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Computer Science across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

West Midlands Computer Science Daily Rate Histogram

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Computer Science across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Computer Science Hourly Rate Trend

Computer Science
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
BirminghamUp+274£325-
CoventryUp+63£275-
WorcestershireNew entry-1£325-
Computer Science EnglandComputer Science
England

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science.

114 (77.78 %)Degree
211 (61.11 %).NET
39 (50.00 %)WebServices
39 (50.00 %)C#
47 (38.89 %)ASP.NET
47 (38.89 %)XML
56 (33.33 %)Windows
56 (33.33 %)OO
56 (33.33 %)SQL
65 (27.78 %)C++
65 (27.78 %)SQL Server
65 (27.78 %)Microsoft
65 (27.78 %)WinForms
65 (27.78 %)Mathematics
65 (27.78 %)TDD
65 (27.78 %).NET Framework
73 (16.67 %)WPF
73 (16.67 %)Silverlight
73 (16.67 %)LINQ
73 (16.67 %)C++/CLI
73 (16.67 %)Unit Testing
73 (16.67 %)Continuous Integration
73 (16.67 %)Web Development
73 (16.67 %)XAML
73 (16.67 %)Workflow
73 (16.67 %)Games
73 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
73 (16.67 %)JavaScript
73 (16.67 %)XSD
73 (16.67 %)XSLT

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (61.11 %).NET
29 (50.00 %)WebServices
37 (38.89 %)XML
37 (38.89 %)ASP.NET
45 (27.78 %).NET Framework
45 (27.78 %)WinForms
53 (16.67 %)WPF
53 (16.67 %)Silverlight
53 (16.67 %)LINQ
53 (16.67 %)XSD
53 (16.67 %)XSLT
53 (16.67 %)SOAP
62 (11.11 %)HTML
71 (5.556 %)WebSphere
71 (5.556 %)Struts
71 (5.556 %)J2EE
71 (5.556 %)ASP
71 (5.556 %)EJB
71 (5.556 %)CSS
71 (5.556 %)JSP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.556 %)SharePoint
11 (5.556 %)CMS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.11 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (27.78 %)SQL Server
21 (5.556 %)DB2
21 (5.556 %)MS Access
21 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (5.556 %)MySQL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.556 %)Visual Studio
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (16.67 %)Games
22 (11.11 %)Finance
22 (11.11 %)Health
31 (5.556 %)Education
31 (5.556 %)Music
31 (5.556 %)Music Industry
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (55.56 %)Developer
25 (27.78 %).NET Developer
33 (16.67 %)C# Developer
33 (16.67 %)Graduate
33 (16.67 %)Applications Developer
33 (16.67 %)C# Application Developer
33 (16.67 %).NET Applications Developer
42 (11.11 %)Analyst
42 (11.11 %)Consultant
42 (11.11 %).NET Consultant
51 (5.556 %)Junior Data Analyst
51 (5.556 %)SharePoint Developer
51 (5.556 %)Junior Analyst
51 (5.556 %)J2EE Developer
51 (5.556 %)C++ Software Engineer
51 (5.556 %)Analyst Developer
51 (5.556 %)PHP Developer
51 (5.556 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (5.556 %)Programmer
51 (5.556 %)Data Analyst
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (27.78 %)Mathematics
21 (5.556 %)Physics
21 (5.556 %)Client/Server
21 (5.556 %)NHS
21 (5.556 %)PDA
21 (5.556 %)Statistics
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (5.556 %)Linux
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (33.33 %)OO
25 (27.78 %)TDD
33 (16.67 %)Workflow
33 (16.67 %)Web Development
33 (16.67 %)Unit Testing
33 (16.67 %)Continuous Integration
33 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
42 (11.11 %)RAD
42 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
42 (11.11 %)Agile Software Development
51 (5.556 %)OOD
51 (5.556 %)Code Coverage
51 (5.556 %)DRM
51 (5.556 %)UML
51 (5.556 %)OOP
51 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
51 (5.556 %)BC Cleared
51 (5.556 %)Security Cleared
51 (5.556 %)Scrum
51 (5.556 %)Web Design
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (50.00 %)C#
26 (33.33 %)SQL
35 (27.78 %)C++
43 (16.67 %)JavaScript
43 (16.67 %)XAML
43 (16.67 %)C++/CLI
52 (11.11 %)Java
61 (5.556 %)PHP
61 (5.556 %)Transact-SQL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (77.78 %)Degree
22 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (5.556 %)MCSD
31 (5.556 %)CISSP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (11.11 %)QA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (27.78 %)Microsoft
21 (5.556 %)Cisco
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