Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for C# skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited C# over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the West Midlands region.

 C#
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank171817
Rank change year-on-year
Up+1Down-1
Matching contract IT job ads8694194
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands5.753 %5.484 %5.889 %
As % of the Programming Languages category19.11 %19.83 %20.70 %
Daily rates quoted382326
Average daily rate£275£250£325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.00 %-23.07 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£193£190£300
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£353£400£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£275£325
% change year-on-year
+5.450 %-15.38 %
Hourly rates quoted111118
Average hourly rate£18.75£33.00£30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-43.18 %+10.00 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£18.00£15.95£18.40
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£32.50£35.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.50£31.50£35.00
% change year-on-year
-12.69 %-10.00 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
450474937
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands30.10 %27.65 %28.45 %
Daily rates quoted176145206
Average daily rate£275£280£300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.780 %-6.660 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£175£200£190
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£385£375£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£300£325
% change year-on-year
--7.690 %
Hourly rates quoted575493
Average hourly rate£25.28£15.50£32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+63.06 %-52.30 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.34£13.00£17.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£35.00£35.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.50£30.25£35.00
% change year-on-year
-5.780 %-13.57 %
C# EnglandC#
England

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

C#
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands C# Demand Trend

C#
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands C# Daily Rate Trend

C#
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C# across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

West Midlands C# Daily Rate Histogram

C#
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands C# Hourly Rate Trend

C#
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C# across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

West Midlands C# Hourly Rate Histogram

C#
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BirminghamDown-234£255-21.53 %
CoventryUp+1113£280+47.36 %
WarwickshireUp+112£298+14.42 %
WorcestershireUp+57£263-
HerefordshireNew entry-5£250-
SolihullNew entry-2£241-
DudleyNew entry-1£310-
C# EnglandC#
England

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing C# 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 C#.

1134 (91.78 %).NET
295 (65.07 %)ASP.NET
374 (50.68 %)SQL Server
447 (32.19 %)Web Services
541 (28.08 %)SQL
638 (26.03 %)XML
638 (26.03 %)Visual Studio
735 (23.97 %)CSS
735 (23.97 %)SQL Server 2005
830 (20.55 %)JavaScript
830 (20.55 %)HTML
830 (20.55 %)SharePoint
924 (16.44 %)SQL Server 2008
1022 (15.07 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1120 (13.70 %)Windows
1219 (13.01 %)T-SQL
1318 (12.33 %)WCF
1416 (10.96 %)Microsoft
1416 (10.96 %)IIS
1416 (10.96 %)OO
1515 (10.27 %)XSLT
1515 (10.27 %)ADO.NET
1515 (10.27 %)VB.NET
1515 (10.27 %)WF
1614 (9.589 %).NET Framework
1614 (9.589 %)Oracle
1713 (8.904 %)WPF
1713 (8.904 %)Unit Testing
1713 (8.904 %)AJAX
1812 (8.219 %)ASP.NET 2.0

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing C# 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 C#. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1134 (91.78 %).NET
295 (65.07 %)ASP.NET
347 (32.19 %)Web Services
438 (26.03 %)XML
535 (23.97 %)CSS
630 (20.55 %)HTML
718 (12.33 %)WCF
815 (10.27 %)XSLT
815 (10.27 %)ADO.NET
815 (10.27 %)WF
914 (9.589 %).NET Framework
1013 (8.904 %)WPF
1013 (8.904 %)AJAX
1112 (8.219 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1210 (6.849 %)XHTML
138 (5.479 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
138 (5.479 %)Silverlight
146 (4.110 %)WinForms
146 (4.110 %)XSD
155 (3.425 %)ASP.NET MVC
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
130 (20.55 %)SharePoint
222 (15.07 %)SharePoint Server 2007
316 (10.96 %)IIS
412 (8.219 %)CMS
57 (4.795 %)CMS400.NET
66 (4.110 %)BizTalk Server
74 (2.740 %)Oracle Workflow
74 (2.740 %)Drupal
82 (1.370 %)Apache
91 (0.685 %)SharePoint Portal Server
91 (0.685 %)Lotus Notes
91 (0.685 %)Lotus Domino
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (3.425 %)MS Office
15 (3.425 %)MS Excel
22 (1.370 %)InfoPath
31 (0.685 %)MS Project
31 (0.685 %)MS Visio
31 (0.685 %)Maya
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (0.685 %)Pivotal CRM
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
12 (1.370 %)Internet
21 (0.685 %)Extranet
21 (0.685 %)Intranet
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
174 (50.68 %)SQL Server
235 (23.97 %)SQL Server 2005
324 (16.44 %)SQL Server 2008
410 (6.849 %)SQL Server Integration Services
55 (3.425 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
64 (2.740 %)Oracle 10g
64 (2.740 %)Datawarehouse
73 (2.055 %)MySQL
73 (2.055 %)MS Access
73 (2.055 %)RDBMS
73 (2.055 %)SQL Server 2000
82 (1.370 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
91 (0.685 %)BusinessObjects XI
91 (0.685 %)Data Mart
91 (0.685 %)BODI
91 (0.685 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
91 (0.685 %)Crystal Reports
91 (0.685 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.685 %)Oracle 9i
91 (0.685 %)Informix
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
138 (26.03 %)Visual Studio
211 (7.534 %)Team Foundation Server
39 (6.164 %)VSS/SourceSafe
44 (2.740 %)Expression Blend
51 (0.685 %)Oracle APEX
51 (0.685 %)Subversion
51 (0.685 %)Visual Studio Team System
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
111 (7.534 %)Finance
29 (6.164 %)Games
37 (4.795 %)Government
46 (4.110 %)Pensions
53 (2.055 %)Education
62 (1.370 %)Health
62 (1.370 %)Banking
71 (0.685 %)Retail
71 (0.685 %)Advertising
71 (0.685 %)Telecoms
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1120 (82.19 %)Developer
263 (43.15 %).NET Developer
332 (21.92 %)ASP.NET Developer
429 (19.86 %)C# Developer
519 (13.01 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
617 (11.64 %)Web Developer
712 (8.219 %)Analyst
811 (7.534 %)Applications Developer
811 (7.534 %)SharePoint Developer
97 (4.795 %).NET Web Developer
106 (4.110 %)Software Developer
106 (4.110 %)Senior Developer
106 (4.110 %)C# Web Developer
106 (4.110 %)Web Analyst
115 (3.425 %)Systems Developer
124 (2.740 %)Analyst Programmer
124 (2.740 %)Programmer
124 (2.740 %)Software Engineer
124 (2.740 %)Senior .NET Developer
133 (2.055 %).NET Software Engineer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
110 (6.849 %)N-Tier
26 (4.110 %)W3C
26 (4.110 %)Client/Server
26 (4.110 %)Multithreading
32 (1.370 %)Data Protection Act
32 (1.370 %)Computer Science
41 (0.685 %)NHS
41 (0.685 %)E-Learning
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
120 (13.70 %)Windows
25 (3.425 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (1.370 %)UNIX
32 (1.370 %)Windows XP
41 (0.685 %)Windows Server 2008
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
116 (10.96 %)OO
213 (8.904 %)Unit Testing
312 (8.219 %)MVC
411 (7.534 %)Workflow
411 (7.534 %)E-Commerce
411 (7.534 %)Content Management
57 (4.795 %)CRM
66 (4.110 %)SOA
66 (4.110 %)System Testing
66 (4.110 %)Agile Software Development
66 (4.110 %)Web Development
75 (3.425 %)Configuration Management
75 (3.425 %)Scrum
84 (2.740 %)Project Management
84 (2.740 %)Requirements Analysis
93 (2.055 %)TDD
93 (2.055 %)Web Accessibility
93 (2.055 %)SEO
93 (2.055 %)Migration
102 (1.370 %)Business Intelligence
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
141 (28.08 %)SQL
230 (20.55 %)JavaScript
319 (13.01 %)T-SQL
415 (10.27 %)VB.NET
510 (6.849 %)C++
68 (5.479 %)VB
77 (4.795 %)VBA
77 (4.795 %)C
85 (3.425 %)PHP
94 (2.740 %)XAML
103 (2.055 %)VB6
103 (2.055 %)PL/SQL
103 (2.055 %)Java
111 (0.685 %)Python
111 (0.685 %)J#
111 (0.685 %)MAXScript
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
16 (4.110 %)Security Cleared
25 (3.425 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (2.055 %)SC Cleared
42 (1.370 %)MCSD
42 (1.370 %)MCPD
42 (1.370 %)Degree
51 (0.685 %)MCDBA
51 (0.685 %)HNC
51 (0.685 %)HND
51 (0.685 %)ISEB
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.685 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
15 (3.425 %)Active Directory
21 (0.685 %)MSMQ
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
116 (10.96 %)Microsoft
214 (9.589 %)Oracle
37 (4.795 %)Ektron
41 (0.685 %)Lagan
41 (0.685 %)Google
41 (0.685 %)SAP
41 (0.685 %)Progress
41 (0.685 %)Lotus