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The table below looks at the demand for C skills within the Worcestershire 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
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below15.00 %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 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads2024
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.026 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£292£231
Average daily rate£346£281
% change on same period last year+23.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted46
Average minimum hourly rate£30.91£27.86
Average hourly rate£34.36£29.05
% change on same period last year+18.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.82£30.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.95£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
C West MidlandsC
West Midlands

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire C Daily Rate 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
RedditchNew entry-1--
WorcesterNew entry-1--
C West MidlandsC
West Midlands

C
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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 (40.00 %)C++
21 (20.00 %)HTML
21 (20.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)ITIL
21 (20.00 %)Swing
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C
21 (20.00 %)Service Management
21 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (20.00 %)ITSM
21 (20.00 %)Education
21 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
21 (20.00 %)Publishing

C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)HTML
11 (20.00 %)Swing
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Education
11 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
11 (20.00 %)Publishing
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Software Engineer
12 (40.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Technical Manager
21 (20.00 %)Technical Services Manager
21 (20.00 %)Content Editor
21 (20.00 %)Java Swing Developer
21 (20.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Service Manager
21 (20.00 %)Java Developer
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)ITIL
11 (20.00 %)Service Management
11 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
11 (20.00 %)ITSM
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)C++
21 (20.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C