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The table below looks at the demand for C skills within the Worcester 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below14.29 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£351
% change on same period last year-2.25 %
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£34.21£34.49
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Worcester
Matching contract IT job ads716
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.017 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£250£200
Average daily rate£325£250
% change on same period last year+30.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£31.43£27.34
Average hourly rate£35.43£27.78
% change on same period last year+27.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.43£28.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.95£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
C WorcestershireC
Worcestershire

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 Worcester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Worcester C Demand Trend

C
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcester C Hourly Rate Trend

C
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcester 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.

12 (66.67 %)C++
21 (33.33 %)ITIL
21 (33.33 %)Service Management
21 (33.33 %)Service Delivery
21 (33.33 %)ITSM
21 (33.33 %)Education

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcester 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.

Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Education
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Software Engineer
12 (66.67 %)Embedded Software Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Technical Manager
21 (33.33 %)Technical Services Manager
21 (33.33 %)Service Manager
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)ITIL
11 (33.33 %)Service Management
11 (33.33 %)Service Delivery
11 (33.33 %)ITSM
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)C++