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This section looks at the demand for Software Engineering skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Engineering
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank99125
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads234
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.390 %0.227 %
Daily rates quoted51
Average minimum daily rate£332£250
Average daily rate£332£275
% change on same period last year+20.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£370
% change on same period last year-15.88 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.13£33.77
% change on same period last year+4.01 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads16551765
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.203 %1.789 %
Daily rates quoted430395
Average minimum daily rate£343£339
Average daily rate£364£358
% change on same period last year+1.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£375
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Hourly rates quoted10896
Average minimum hourly rate£25.05£25.33
Average hourly rate£26.95£26.23
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.85£27.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.35£30.17
% change on same period last year-2.69 %
Software Engineering EnglandSoftware Engineering
England

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 Engineering
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Engineering across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Yorkshire Software Engineering Demand Trend

Software Engineering
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Software Engineering Daily Rate Trend

Software Engineering
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Engineering across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Yorkshire Software Engineering Daily Rate Histogram

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Software Engineering Hourly Rate Trend

Software Engineering
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
West YorkshireUp+810£340+23.63 %
East YorkshireNew entry-8--
North YorkshireNew entry-2£300-
South YorkshireNew entry-1--
Software Engineering EnglandSoftware Engineering
England

Software Engineering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering.

117 (48.57 %)OO
212 (34.29 %)C#
212 (34.29 %)Oracle
311 (31.43 %)Java
311 (31.43 %)XML
311 (31.43 %)UML
49 (25.71 %)Finance
58 (22.86 %)VoIP
58 (22.86 %)TCP/IP
58 (22.86 %)Delphi
58 (22.86 %)JUnit
58 (22.86 %)COM+
58 (22.86 %)DCOM
67 (20.00 %)J2EE
67 (20.00 %)Project Management
75 (14.29 %)Hibernate
75 (14.29 %)Spring
75 (14.29 %)Windows
75 (14.29 %).NET
84 (11.43 %)SQL
93 (8.571 %)C++
93 (8.571 %)Struts
93 (8.571 %)WebServices
93 (8.571 %)Visual Studio
93 (8.571 %)Degree
93 (8.571 %)Computer Science
102 (5.714 %)Risk Management
102 (5.714 %)WebSphere
102 (5.714 %)Security Cleared
102 (5.714 %)JSP

Software Engineering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (31.43 %)XML
28 (22.86 %)COM+
28 (22.86 %)DCOM
37 (20.00 %)J2EE
45 (14.29 %).NET
45 (14.29 %)Hibernate
45 (14.29 %)Spring
53 (8.571 %)Struts
53 (8.571 %)WebServices
62 (5.714 %)WebSphere
62 (5.714 %)JSP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (22.86 %)VoIP
18 (22.86 %)TCP/IP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.857 %)Oracle 9i
11 (2.857 %)Oracle 10g
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (22.86 %)JUnit
23 (8.571 %)Visual Studio
31 (2.857 %)Ant
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (25.71 %)Finance
21 (2.857 %)Manufacturing
21 (2.857 %)Marketing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (40.00 %)Developer
210 (28.57 %)Java Developer
38 (22.86 %)Software Engineer
47 (20.00 %)Project Manager
56 (17.14 %)Senior Software Engineer
63 (8.571 %)C# Developer
72 (5.714 %)Technical Manager
72 (5.714 %)Contracts Manager
72 (5.714 %)Technical Project Manager
81 (2.857 %)Senior Developer
81 (2.857 %)Programmer
81 (2.857 %)C++ Developer
81 (2.857 %)Analyst
81 (2.857 %)Senior C# Developer
81 (2.857 %)Senior C++ Developer
81 (2.857 %)Requirements Analyst
81 (2.857 %)Technical Lead
81 (2.857 %)C++/CSharp Developer
81 (2.857 %)Technical Engineer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.571 %)Computer Science
21 (2.857 %)Smartcard
21 (2.857 %)Management Information System
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (14.29 %)Windows
21 (2.857 %)UNIX
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (48.57 %)OO
211 (31.43 %)UML
37 (20.00 %)Project Management
42 (5.714 %)Security Cleared
42 (5.714 %)Risk Management
51 (2.857 %)Agile Software Development
51 (2.857 %)Business Analysis
51 (2.857 %)Release Management
51 (2.857 %)CTC Cleared
51 (2.857 %)ERP
51 (2.857 %)Business Intelligence
51 (2.857 %)PRINCE
51 (2.857 %)Service Management
51 (2.857 %)ITSM
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (34.29 %)C#
211 (31.43 %)Java
38 (22.86 %)Delphi
44 (11.43 %)SQL
53 (8.571 %)C++
61 (2.857 %)Perl
61 (2.857 %)PL/SQL
61 (2.857 %)Shell Script
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (8.571 %)Degree
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.857 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (34.29 %)Oracle
21 (2.857 %)Sun
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