Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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
Rank136
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads17
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.008 %
As % of the category below5.000 %29.17 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£450
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£336
% change on same period last year-11.24 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£31.67
Average hourly rate£35.00£33.33
% change on same period last year+5.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.08£32.84
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
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
WorcesterNo change01--
C# West MidlandsC#
West Midlands

C#
Top 30 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#.

16 (100.00 %).NET
25 (83.33 %)SQL Server
25 (83.33 %)HTML
25 (83.33 %)JavaScript
25 (83.33 %)SQL
25 (83.33 %)ASP.NET
25 (83.33 %)XML
34 (66.67 %)CSS
34 (66.67 %)Microsoft
34 (66.67 %)Intranet
34 (66.67 %)Internet
34 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (66.67 %)Transact-SQL
34 (66.67 %)VB
34 (66.67 %)ASP
34 (66.67 %)MS Excel
34 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (66.67 %)Retail
42 (33.33 %)OO
51 (16.67 %)Quality Management
51 (16.67 %)CMS
51 (16.67 %)N-Tier
51 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
51 (16.67 %)Knowledge Management
51 (16.67 %)Web Development
51 (16.67 %)Degree
51 (16.67 %)Java
51 (16.67 %)Project Management
51 (16.67 %)WebServices
51 (16.67 %)UML

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
16 (100.00 %).NET
25 (83.33 %)ASP.NET
25 (83.33 %)HTML
25 (83.33 %)XML
34 (66.67 %)CSS
34 (66.67 %)ASP
41 (16.67 %)WebServices
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)CMS
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (66.67 %)MS Excel
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (66.67 %)Intranet
14 (66.67 %)Internet
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (83.33 %)SQL Server
24 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2005
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Retail
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %).NET Developer
22 (33.33 %)Developer
31 (16.67 %)Web Developer
31 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)C# Developer
31 (16.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (16.67 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)N-Tier
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)OO
21 (16.67 %)Project Management
21 (16.67 %)Quality Management
21 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
21 (16.67 %)Knowledge Management
21 (16.67 %)Web Development
21 (16.67 %)UML
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)JavaScript
15 (83.33 %)SQL
24 (66.67 %)Transact-SQL
24 (66.67 %)VB
31 (16.67 %)Java
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)Degree
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft