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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the Worcestershire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank911
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below7.576 %3.077 %
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£305£320
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£31.67£30.00
Average hourly rate£33.83£31.00
% change on same period last year+9.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00£32.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.19£34.81
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads6665
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.071 %
Daily rates quoted1311
Average minimum daily rate£380£179
Average daily rate£428£206
% change on same period last year+108.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£477£233
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted1316
Average minimum hourly rate£16.58£24.56
Average hourly rate£17.28£25.43
% change on same period last year-32.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.99£26.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Software Engineer West MidlandsSoftware Engineer
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.

Software Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Engineer across the Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Worcestershire Software Engineer Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Software Engineer across the Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Worcestershire Software Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Software Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer 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
WorcesterNew entry-3--
MalvernNew entry-1--
Software Engineer West MidlandsSoftware Engineer
West Midlands

Software Engineer
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region that cited Software Engineer in their job title 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 with Software Engineer in their job title.

16 (75.00 %)C++
16 (75.00 %)XML
25 (62.50 %)XSLT
25 (62.50 %)Java
25 (62.50 %)Linux
25 (62.50 %)UML
25 (62.50 %)OO
25 (62.50 %)CORBA
25 (62.50 %)ClearCase
25 (62.50 %)SUSE
25 (62.50 %)Fedora
25 (62.50 %)Quality Management
25 (62.50 %)TDD
25 (62.50 %)Software Engineering
25 (62.50 %)Multithreading
33 (37.50 %)UNIX
42 (25.00 %)C
51 (12.50 %)Project Management
51 (12.50 %)C#
51 (12.50 %)SQL
51 (12.50 %).NET
51 (12.50 %)SQL Server
51 (12.50 %)Knowledge Management
51 (12.50 %)Degree
51 (12.50 %)JNI
51 (12.50 %)Aerospace

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region that cited Software Engineer in their job title 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 with Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (75.00 %)XML
25 (62.50 %)XSLT
25 (62.50 %)CORBA
31 (12.50 %)JNI
31 (12.50 %).NET
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (12.50 %)SQL Server
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (62.50 %)ClearCase
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Aerospace
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (62.50 %)Multithreading
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (62.50 %)Linux
15 (62.50 %)SUSE
15 (62.50 %)Fedora
23 (37.50 %)UNIX
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (62.50 %)Quality Management
15 (62.50 %)TDD
15 (62.50 %)Software Engineering
15 (62.50 %)UML
15 (62.50 %)OO
21 (12.50 %)Project Management
21 (12.50 %)Knowledge Management
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (75.00 %)C++
25 (62.50 %)Java
32 (25.00 %)C
41 (12.50 %)C#
41 (12.50 %)SQL
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)Degree