Job Vacancy Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 26 May 2018

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire with a requirement for C skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited C over the 6 months to 26 May 2018 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

C
East of England > Cambridgeshire
6 months to
26 May 2018		 Same period 2017 Same period 2016
Rank 32 16 37
Rank change year-on-year -16 +21 +19
Contract jobs citing C 51 84 58
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 4.84% 7.92% 4.86%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.20% 18.10% 11.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 19 9
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £475 £425 £400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year +11.76% +6.25% +2.56%
10th Percentile £306 £347 £336
90th Percentile £488 £507 £570
East of England median daily rate £475 £418 £400
% change year-on-year +13.77% +4.38% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 24 35
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £45.00 £43.25 £37.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year +4.05% +15.33% -6.25%
10th Percentile £34.50 £37.50 £12.40
90th Percentile £52.30 £49.63 £48.00
East of England median hourly rate £42.25 £45.00 £38.75
% change year-on-year -6.11% +16.13% +3.33%

C is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire with a requirement for coding skills.

All Programming Languages
Cambridgeshire
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 418 464 502
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 39.66% 43.77% 42.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 198 220 271
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £400 £350 £388
Median daily rate % change year-on-year +14.29% -9.68% +10.71%
10th Percentile £269 £230 £263
90th Percentile £525 £501 £525
East of England median daily rate £425 £400 £388
% change year-on-year +6.25% +3.23% +8.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 52 45
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £42.50 £41.00 £37.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year +3.66% +9.33% -6.25%
10th Percentile £18.50 £32.75 £22.50
90th Percentile £52.50 £48.63 £49.50
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £41.13 £38.50
% change year-on-year -2.74% +6.82% +2.67%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Job postings citing C as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Job vacancy trend for C in Cambridgeshire

C
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing C in Cambridgeshire.

Contractor daily rate trend for C in Cambridgeshire

C
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing C in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 26 May 2018.

Contractor daily rate histogram for C in Cambridgeshire

C
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing C in Cambridgeshire.

Contractor hourly rate trend for C in Cambridgeshire

C
Contractor Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire

The hourly rate distribution of IT jobs citing C in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 26 May 2018.

Contractor hourly rate histogram for C in Cambridgeshire

C
Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 26 May 2018. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Job
Vacancies
Cambridge -20 28 £338 -18.18% 105
C
East of England

For the 6 months to 26 May 2018, IT contractor jobs citing C also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridgeshire region with a requirement for C.

1 25 (49.02%) Python
2 22 (43.14%) Degree
3 20 (39.22%) C++
4 17 (33.33%) Embedded C
4 17 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (31.37%) Software Engineering
6 15 (29.41%) Process Improvement
7 14 (27.45%) Def Stans
7 14 (27.45%) Customer Requirements
7 14 (27.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 14 (27.45%) CMDB
7 14 (27.45%) Data Management
7 14 (27.45%) Information Management
7 14 (27.45%) Microsoft
7 14 (27.45%) Configuration Management
7 14 (27.45%) ISO 9001
7 14 (27.45%) Microsoft Office
7 14 (27.45%) Microsoft Excel
7 14 (27.45%) ITIL
7 14 (27.45%) Change Management
7 14 (27.45%) Management Information System
7 14 (27.45%) Military
7 14 (27.45%) PDM
7 14 (27.45%) Programme Management
8 13 (25.49%) Linux
9 12 (23.53%) Wireless
10 9 (17.65%) Test Scripting
11 8 (15.69%) Windows
12 7 (13.73%) Java
12 7 (13.73%) Bluetooth

C
Co-occurring IT Skills in Cambridgeshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.96%) CMS
1 1 (1.96%) OpenStack
Applications
1 14 (27.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 14 (27.45%) Microsoft Office
1 14 (27.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Azure
2 2 (3.92%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (3.92%) GitHub
3 1 (1.96%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (23.53%) Wireless
2 7 (13.73%) Bluetooth
3 2 (3.92%) Internet
4 1 (1.96%) Ethernet
4 1 (1.96%) HTTPS
4 1 (1.96%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.88%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.96%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 3 (5.88%) Git (software)
2 1 (1.96%) Buildbot
2 1 (1.96%) Eclipse
2 1 (1.96%) GCC
2 1 (1.96%) Gerrit
2 1 (1.96%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.96%) Mercurial
2 1 (1.96%) SCons
2 1 (1.96%) Vagrant
General
1 14 (27.45%) Military
2 5 (9.80%) Law
2 5 (9.80%) Telecoms
3 2 (3.92%) Electronics
4 1 (1.96%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 14 (27.45%) Analyst
1 14 (27.45%) Configuration Analyst
1 14 (27.45%) Configuration Management Analyst
1 14 (27.45%) Data Analyst
2 13 (25.49%) Software Engineer
3 9 (17.65%) Developer
3 9 (17.65%) Embedded Engineer
4 8 (15.69%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 5 (9.80%) Embedded Developer
5 5 (9.80%) Python Engineer
5 5 (9.80%) Software Developer
6 4 (7.84%) C Software Engineer
6 4 (7.84%) Development Engineer
6 4 (7.84%) Embedded C Engineer
6 4 (7.84%) Embedded Software Developer
6 4 (7.84%) Software Development Engineer
7 3 (5.88%) Embedded C Software Engineer
7 3 (5.88%) Programmer
7 3 (5.88%) Software Tester
7 3 (5.88%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.88%) .NET
1 3 (5.88%) HTML
2 2 (3.92%) XML
3 1 (1.96%) Django
3 1 (1.96%) HATEOAS
3 1 (1.96%) JSON
3 1 (1.96%) JSON Schema
3 1 (1.96%) NumPy
3 1 (1.96%) OpenGL
3 1 (1.96%) Play Framework
3 1 (1.96%) Polymer
3 1 (1.96%) Qt
3 1 (1.96%) REST
3 1 (1.96%) SciPy
3 1 (1.96%) Spring
3 1 (1.96%) Spring Boot
3 1 (1.96%) Swagger
3 1 (1.96%) Vue (Vue.js)
3 1 (1.96%) XML Schema
3 1 (1.96%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 17 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (27.45%) CMDB
2 14 (27.45%) Management Information System
3 3 (5.88%) Client/Server
3 3 (5.88%) Computer Science
4 2 (3.92%) Algorithms
4 2 (3.92%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.96%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (1.96%) Internet of Things
5 1 (1.96%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 13 (25.49%) Linux
2 8 (15.69%) Windows
3 4 (7.84%) Nucleus RTOS
3 4 (7.84%) Unix
3 4 (7.84%) VxWorks
4 3 (5.88%) VMS
5 1 (1.96%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (1.96%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (31.37%) Software Engineering
2 15 (29.41%) Process Improvement
3 14 (27.45%) Change Management
3 14 (27.45%) Configuration Management
3 14 (27.45%) Customer Requirements
3 14 (27.45%) Data Management
3 14 (27.45%) Information Management
3 14 (27.45%) ITIL
3 14 (27.45%) PDM
3 14 (27.45%) Programme Management
4 9 (17.65%) Test Scripting
5 6 (11.76%) Integration Testing
5 6 (11.76%) Validation
6 5 (9.80%) Unit Testing
7 4 (7.84%) Multithreading
8 3 (5.88%) Agile Software Development
8 3 (5.88%) Informatics
8 3 (5.88%) OO
8 3 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (5.88%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 25 (49.02%) Python
2 20 (39.22%) C++
3 17 (33.33%) Embedded C
4 7 (13.73%) Java
5 5 (9.80%) JavaScript
5 5 (9.80%) Perl
5 5 (9.80%) SQL
6 4 (7.84%) Assembly Language
6 4 (7.84%) Embedded C++
7 1 (1.96%) Bash Shell
7 1 (1.96%) C#
7 1 (1.96%) Clojure
7 1 (1.96%) Erlang
7 1 (1.96%) F#
7 1 (1.96%) Haskell
7 1 (1.96%) MATLAB
7 1 (1.96%) Objective-C
7 1 (1.96%) OCaml
7 1 (1.96%) Scala
7 1 (1.96%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 22 (43.14%) Degree
2 3 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.96%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.96%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (27.45%) Def Stans
1 14 (27.45%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.96%) ARP4754
2 1 (1.96%) MISRA
2 1 (1.96%) MISRA C
System Software
1 4 (7.84%) Docker
2 1 (1.96%) RHEV
Systems Management
1 1 (1.96%) Ansible
1 1 (1.96%) CFEngine
1 1 (1.96%) Kubernetes
1 1 (1.96%) Opscode Chef
1 1 (1.96%) Puppet
Vendors
1 14 (27.45%) Microsoft