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This section looks at the demand for C skills within the West Sussex region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited C over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3345
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads128
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.008 %
As % of the category below9.917 %3.556 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£389-
Average daily rate£419-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£449-
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£354
% change on same period last year-2.38 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£40.75£25.00
Average hourly rate£42.88£25.00
% change on same period last year+71.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.21£34.57
% change on same period last year-1.05 %
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
West Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads121225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.161 %0.224 %
Daily rates quoted3672
Average minimum daily rate£325£307
Average daily rate£348£321
% change on same period last year+8.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted1610
Average minimum hourly rate£36.20£28.85
Average hourly rate£38.70£31.69
% change on same period last year+22.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.20£34.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
C South EastC
South East

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.

C
Demand Trend

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

West Sussex 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 Sussex region.

West Sussex 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 Sussex region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Sussex 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 Sussex region.

West Sussex 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 Sussex region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Sussex C Hourly Rate Histogram

C
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
CrawleyNo change05--
Burgess HillNew entry-2--
HorshamUp+51--
WorthingNew entry-1£427-
C South EastC
South East

C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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.

18 (44.44 %)C++
26 (33.33 %)Windows
35 (27.78 %)UML
44 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (22.22 %)VC++
44 (22.22 %)Windows XP
44 (22.22 %)Rational Rose
44 (22.22 %)Microsoft
44 (22.22 %)VSS/SourceSafe
44 (22.22 %)SAP
44 (22.22 %)Degree
44 (22.22 %)Requirements Management
53 (16.67 %)Data Migration
53 (16.67 %)Data Cleansing
53 (16.67 %)Data Extraction
53 (16.67 %)Data Mapping
53 (16.67 %)CRM
53 (16.67 %)Migration
62 (11.11 %)Configuration Management
62 (11.11 %)Linux
62 (11.11 %)Java
62 (11.11 %)Perl
62 (11.11 %).NET
62 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
71 (5.556 %)Insurance
71 (5.556 %)Ruby
71 (5.556 %)Release Management
71 (5.556 %)SCOM
71 (5.556 %)Marketing
71 (5.556 %)UNIX

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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 Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (11.11 %).NET
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.556 %)CMS
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.556 %)MS Visio
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (16.67 %)Data Cleansing
21 (5.556 %)ETL
21 (5.556 %)SAP BW
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (22.22 %)VSS/SourceSafe
14 (22.22 %)Rational Rose
22 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
31 (5.556 %)Telelogic TAU
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.556 %)Insurance
11 (5.556 %)Marketing
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (27.78 %)Consultant
24 (22.22 %)Software Engineer
24 (22.22 %)SAP Consultant
24 (22.22 %)Systems Engineer
33 (16.67 %)Migration Consultant
33 (16.67 %)Data Analyst
33 (16.67 %)Data Consultant
33 (16.67 %)SAP Data Migration Consultant
33 (16.67 %)SAP Data Analyst
33 (16.67 %)SAP Data Consultant
33 (16.67 %)SAP Analyst
33 (16.67 %)Data Migration Analyst
33 (16.67 %)Data Migration Specialist
33 (16.67 %)Analyst
42 (11.11 %)Software Architect
42 (11.11 %)Developer
42 (11.11 %)Architect
42 (11.11 %)Configuration Management Engineer
51 (5.556 %)ETL Consultant
51 (5.556 %)Embedded Software Developer
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (16.67 %)Data Extraction
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (33.33 %)Windows
24 (22.22 %)Windows XP
24 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (11.11 %)Linux
41 (5.556 %)UNIX
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (27.78 %)UML
24 (22.22 %)Requirements Management
33 (16.67 %)Data Migration
33 (16.67 %)Data Mapping
33 (16.67 %)CRM
33 (16.67 %)Migration
42 (11.11 %)Configuration Management
51 (5.556 %)Data Security
51 (5.556 %)Release Management
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (44.44 %)C++
24 (22.22 %)VC++
32 (11.11 %)Java
32 (11.11 %)Perl
41 (5.556 %)Python
41 (5.556 %)Embedded C
41 (5.556 %)Ruby
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (22.22 %)Degree
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.556 %)SCOM
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (22.22 %)SAP
14 (22.22 %)Microsoft
21 (5.556 %)Telelogic
21 (5.556 %)FatWire