The first table below looks at the demand for C# skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited C# over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the West Sussex region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C#
Rank 25 15 35
Rank change year-on-year
-10 +20
Contract jobs citing C# 17 51 15
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 4.370% 7.658% 3.409%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.45% 25.63% 9.554%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 35 8
Average daily rate £360 £350 £308
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.85% +13.82%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £235 £245
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £375 £350
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £300
% change year-on-year
- +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Average hourly rate £38.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+15.38% -7.14%
All Programming Languages
West Sussex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
110 199 157
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 28.28% 29.88% 35.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 125 68
Average daily rate £360 £300 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -4.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £290 £250 £205
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 3 18
Average hourly rate £39.00 £35.00 £24.40
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.42% +43.44%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.00 £32.50 £13.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £37.50 £50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
C#
South East

C#
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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# Jobs Demand Trend

C#
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C# across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

West Sussex C# Daily Rate Histogram

C#
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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#
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 Sussex region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Crawley +3 11 £360 -4.00%
Horsham +3 1 £275 -20.86%
C#
South East

C#
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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#.

1 25 (75.76%) .NET
2 22 (66.67%) SQL
3 16 (48.48%) ASP.NET
4 15 (45.45%) SQL Server
5 14 (42.42%) XML
6 10 (30.30%) VB
6 10 (30.30%) Microsoft
7 8 (24.24%) T-SQL
7 8 (24.24%) Agile Software Development
7 8 (24.24%) .NET Framework
7 8 (24.24%) SQL Server 2008
8 7 (21.21%) WCF
8 7 (21.21%) ASP.NET MVC
8 7 (21.21%) C++
9 6 (18.18%) SOAP
9 6 (18.18%) Windows
9 6 (18.18%) OO
9 6 (18.18%) TDD
9 6 (18.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (15.15%) VB6
10 5 (15.15%) ASP.NET MVC 3
10 5 (15.15%) Razor View Engine
10 5 (15.15%) Linux
10 5 (15.15%) MS Excel
10 5 (15.15%) VB.NET
10 5 (15.15%) HTML
11 4 (12.12%) Crystal Reports
11 4 (12.12%) MS Office
11 4 (12.12%) SharePoint
11 4 (12.12%) MVC

C#
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 25 (75.76%) .NET
2 16 (48.48%) ASP.NET
3 14 (42.42%) XML
4 8 (24.24%) .NET Framework
5 7 (21.21%) WCF
5 7 (21.21%) ASP.NET MVC
6 6 (18.18%) SOAP
7 5 (15.15%) ASP.NET MVC 3
7 5 (15.15%) Razor View Engine
7 5 (15.15%) HTML
8 3 (9.091%) jQuery
8 3 (9.091%) CSS
9 2 (6.061%) OpenGL
9 2 (6.061%) Google Maps API
10 1 (3.030%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
10 1 (3.030%) HTML5
10 1 (3.030%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
10 1 (3.030%) RESTful
10 1 (3.030%) WinForms
10 1 (3.030%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 4 (12.12%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.030%) SharePoint 2010
2 1 (3.030%) SharePoint Server
2 1 (3.030%) Umbraco
2 1 (3.030%) Sitecore CMS
2 1 (3.030%) CMS
2 1 (3.030%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (15.15%) MS Excel
2 4 (12.12%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.030%) LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (45.45%) SQL Server
2 8 (24.24%) SQL Server 2008
3 6 (18.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (12.12%) Crystal Reports
4 4 (12.12%) SQL Server 2005
5 1 (3.030%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 3 (9.091%) Git (software)
1 3 (9.091%) Team Foundation Server
1 3 (9.091%) Eclipse
2 2 (6.061%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (3.030%) FxCop
3 1 (3.030%) Rhino Mocks
3 1 (3.030%) ReSharper
3 1 (3.030%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (9.091%) Finance
2 1 (3.030%) Manufacturing
2 1 (3.030%) Games
Job Titles
1 24 (72.73%) Developer
2 8 (24.24%) .NET Developer
3 7 (21.21%) C# Developer
4 6 (18.18%) Systems Developer
5 5 (15.15%) XML Developer
6 4 (12.12%) Software Engineer
6 4 (12.12%) ASP.NET Developer
7 3 (9.091%) C# Software Engineer
8 2 (6.061%) Analyst Developer
8 2 (6.061%) Architect
8 2 (6.061%) Analyst
8 2 (6.061%) Technical Architect
8 2 (6.061%) C# ASP.NET Developer
8 2 (6.061%) .NET Technical Architect
8 2 (6.061%) .NET Architect
8 2 (6.061%) C# .NET Developer
9 1 (3.030%) UI Programmer
9 1 (3.030%) SharePoint Developer
9 1 (3.030%) Senior .NET Developer
9 1 (3.030%) UI Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.091%) EFT
2 2 (6.061%) N-Tier
3 1 (3.030%) Mobile App
3 1 (3.030%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 6 (18.18%) Windows
2 5 (15.15%) Linux
3 3 (9.091%) Solaris
4 2 (6.061%) UNIX
4 2 (6.061%) Android
5 1 (3.030%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (24.24%) Agile Software Development
2 6 (18.18%) OO
2 6 (18.18%) TDD
3 4 (12.12%) MVC
3 4 (12.12%) Migration
4 3 (9.091%) Business Analysis
4 3 (9.091%) UML
4 3 (9.091%) PRINCE2
4 3 (9.091%) ITIL
5 2 (6.061%) Unit Testing
5 2 (6.061%) Requirements Management
6 1 (3.030%) Test Strategy
6 1 (3.030%) Automation Testing
6 1 (3.030%) User Acceptance Testing
6 1 (3.030%) OWASP
6 1 (3.030%) Code Coverage
6 1 (3.030%) Scrum
6 1 (3.030%) Web Design
6 1 (3.030%) OOP
6 1 (3.030%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 22 (66.67%) SQL
2 10 (30.30%) VB
3 8 (24.24%) T-SQL
4 7 (21.21%) C++
5 5 (15.15%) VB6
5 5 (15.15%) VB.NET
6 4 (12.12%) JavaScript
7 3 (9.091%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (12.12%) Degree
2 3 (9.091%) Security Cleared
3 2 (6.061%) MCP
3 2 (6.061%) MCSD
3 2 (6.061%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (6.061%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.030%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 10 (30.30%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.061%) TOWER Software
2 2 (6.061%) Apple
2 2 (6.061%) Google
3 1 (3.030%) Sitecore
3 1 (3.030%) Borland