C# Contracts in the North West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for C# skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited C# over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 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# England / North West
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	24	32	47
Rank change year-on-year	+8	+15
Contract jobs citing C#	194	185	129
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West	6.59%	4.87%	3.55%
As % of the Programming Languages category	18.00%	14.17%	10.84%
Number of daily rates quoted	136	130	101
Median daily rate	£343	£338	£328
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+1.48%	+3.05%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£275	£275	£275
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£425	£425	£450
UK excluding London median daily rate	£363	£350	£338
% change year-on-year	+3.57%	+3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted	15	12	1
Median hourly rate	£32.00	£35.50	£34.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	-9.85%	+4.41%
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£40.63	£37.50	£39.28
% change year-on-year	+8.33%	-4.51%

C# is in the programming language skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for programming language skills.

Contract Programming Language Skills North West
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for programming language skills	1078	1306	1190
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the North West	36.60%	34.40%	32.71%
Number of daily rates quoted	708	870	767
Median daily rate	£400	£388	£363
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+3.22%	+6.89%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£300	£288	£275
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£513	£520	£525
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£375	£350
% change year-on-year	+6.66%	+7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted	56	31	25
Median hourly rate	£41.00	£28.50	£37.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+43.85%	-22.97%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£15.45	£18.80	£18.68
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£45.25	£45.00	£57.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£42.50	£37.50	£37.00
% change year-on-year	+13.33%	+1.35%

C#
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the North West citing C# as a proportion of all contract or permanent IT jobs with a match in the Programming Languages category.

Job vacancy trend for C# in the North West

C#
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Contractor daily rate trend for C# in the North West

C#
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing C# in the North West over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for C# in the North West

C#
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

Contractor hourly rate trend for C# in the North West

C#
Contractor Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

The hourly rate distribution of IT jobs citing C# in the North West over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

Contractor hourly rate histogram for C# in the North West

C#
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the North West region over the 3 months to 27 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Median Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Manchester	+12	106	£345	-1.42%	128
Cheshire	+24	43	£361	+11.15%	45
Merseyside	+7	28	£325	-	19
Lancashire	-7	8	£313	-22.83%	21
Cumbria	-2	1	£300	-	2
C# England

C#
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the North West

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT contractor jobs citing C# also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads across the North West region with a requirement for C#.

1	326 (84.68%)	.NET
2	196 (50.91%)	MVC
3	181 (47.01%)	ASP.NET
4	177 (45.97%)	JavaScript
5	153 (39.74%)	Agile Software Development
6	139 (36.10%)	SQL Server
7	128 (33.25%)	SQL
7	128 (33.25%)	HTML
8	119 (30.91%)	CSS
9	104 (27.01%)	jQuery
10	92 (23.90%)	ASP.NET MVC
11	79 (20.52%)	Microsoft
12	71 (18.44%)	Scrum
13	67 (17.40%)	TDD
14	66 (17.14%)	.NET Framework

15	63 (16.36%)	ASP.NET Web API
16	61 (15.84%)	HTML5
17	59 (15.32%)	AngularJS
18	57 (14.81%)	Continuous Integration
19	45 (11.69%)	Entity Framework
20	42 (10.91%)	Web Services
20	42 (10.91%)	Greenfield Project
21	38 (9.87%)	Git (software)
21	38 (9.87%)	Test Automation
21	38 (9.87%)	Unit Testing
22	36 (9.35%)	C++
22	36 (9.35%)	Web Development
23	35 (9.09%)	Sitecore
23	35 (9.09%)	Team Foundation Server
24	33 (8.57%)	Umbraco

C#
Co-occurring IT Skills in the North West 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
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	33 (8.57%)	Umbraco
2	28 (7.27%)	CMS
3	21 (5.45%)	SharePoint
4	11 (2.86%)	BizTalk Server
4	11 (2.86%)	EPiServer
5	8 (2.08%)	Kinematics
5	8 (2.08%)	Sitecore CMS
6	7 (1.82%)	JBoss
7	6 (1.56%)	Confluence
7	6 (1.56%)	IIS
8	4 (1.04%)	SharePoint 2010
9	3 (0.78%)	SharePoint 2013
10	2 (0.52%)	Apache
10	2 (0.52%)	Elasticsearch
10	2 (0.52%)	NServiceBus
11	1 (0.26%)	Drupal
11	1 (0.26%)	OpenROAD
11	1 (0.26%)	Tomcat

Applications
1	4 (1.04%)	Microsoft Excel
2	3 (0.78%)	Microsoft Office

Business Applications
1	31 (8.05%)	Dynamics CRM
2	4 (1.04%)	Dynamics NAV
3	2 (0.52%)	Dynamics AX
4	1 (0.26%)	Payment Gateway
4	1 (0.26%)	SAP CRM

Cloud Services
1	17 (4.42%)	Microsoft Azure
2	12 (3.12%)	Amazon AWS
3	5 (1.30%)	Dynamics 365
4	4 (1.04%)	Office 365
5	3 (0.78%)	Azure Active Directory
5	3 (0.78%)	OneDrive
5	3 (0.78%)	Yammer
6	2 (0.52%)	AWS CloudFormation
6	2 (0.52%)	AWS Elastic Beanstalk
6	2 (0.52%)	GitHub
6	2 (0.52%)	SaaS
7	1 (0.26%)	Amazon Kinesis
7	1 (0.26%)	Amazon S3
7	1 (0.26%)	Amazon SQS
7	1 (0.26%)	Azure Machine Learning
7	1 (0.26%)	BrowserStack
7	1 (0.26%)	CloudFront
7	1 (0.26%)	Slack

Communications & Networking
1	6 (1.56%)	TCP/IP
2	5 (1.30%)	HTTP
2	5 (1.30%)	X.509
3	4 (1.04%)	DNS
4	3 (0.78%)	RS-232
5	2 (0.52%)	Remote Desktop
6	1 (0.26%)	AMQP
6	1 (0.26%)	Ethernet
6	1 (0.26%)	FTP
6	1 (0.26%)	Internet
6	1 (0.26%)	Intranet
6	1 (0.26%)	SSH

Database & Business Intelligence
1	139 (36.10%)	SQL Server
2	24 (6.23%)	SQL Server 2008
3	21 (5.45%)	MongoDB
4	19 (4.94%)	SQL Server 2014
5	18 (4.68%)	NoSQL
6	14 (3.64%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
7	11 (2.86%)	Relational Database
8	8 (2.08%)	SQL Server 2012
9	6 (1.56%)	Oracle Database
9	6 (1.56%)	SQL Server Integration Services
10	5 (1.30%)	MySQL
11	4 (1.04%)	SQL Server 2005
11	4 (1.04%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
12	3 (0.78%)	Firebird
12	3 (0.78%)	Hadoop
13	2 (0.52%)	Big Data
13	2 (0.52%)	Oracle Database 11g
13	2 (0.52%)	SQL Server 2016
14	1 (0.26%)	Couchbase
14	1 (0.26%)	Ingres

Development Applications
1	38 (9.87%)	Git (software)
2	35 (9.09%)	Team Foundation Server
3	30 (7.79%)	Visual Studio
4	20 (5.19%)	JIRA
4	20 (5.19%)	NUnit
5	16 (4.16%)	gulp
5	16 (4.16%)	Selenium
6	11 (2.86%)	Jenkins
7	10 (2.60%)	Cucumber
7	10 (2.60%)	SpecFlow
8	6 (1.56%)	JUnit
8	6 (1.56%)	Moq
9	5 (1.30%)	TeamCity
10	4 (1.04%)	Subversion
11	3 (0.78%)	Atlassian Bamboo
11	3 (0.78%)	Eclipse
11	3 (0.78%)	Jasmine
11	3 (0.78%)	MSTest
11	3 (0.78%)	SoapUI
11	3 (0.78%)	WebDriver

General
1	16 (4.16%)	Finance
2	11 (2.86%)	Games
2	11 (2.86%)	Manufacturing
3	10 (2.60%)	Banking
4	8 (2.08%)	Telecoms
5	6 (1.56%)	Advertising
6	5 (1.30%)	Retail
7	4 (1.04%)	Back Office
7	4 (1.04%)	Electronics
8	3 (0.78%)	Law
9	2 (0.52%)	Legal
10	1 (0.26%)	Automotive
10	1 (0.26%)	Investment Banking
10	1 (0.26%)	Local Government
10	1 (0.26%)	Marketing
10	1 (0.26%)	Publishing

Job Titles
1	300 (77.92%)	Developer
2	149 (38.70%)	.NET Developer
3	86 (22.34%)	C# Developer
4	63 (16.36%)	C# .NET Developer
5	37 (9.61%)	Software Developer
6	31 (8.05%)	ASP.NET Developer
6	31 (8.05%)	Sitecore Developer
7	26 (6.75%)	Senior Developer
8	25 (6.49%)	C# ASP.NET Developer
8	25 (6.49%)	CRM Developer
9	22 (5.71%)	ASP.NET MVC Developer
9	22 (5.71%)	Umbraco Developer
10	19 (4.94%)	Full Stack Developer
11	16 (4.16%)	C# Software Developer
12	15 (3.90%)	SQL Developer
13	14 (3.64%)	Dynamics CRM Developer
14	13 (3.38%)	Architect
14	13 (3.38%)	Lead Developer
14	13 (3.38%)	Software Engineer
15	12 (3.12%)	C++ Developer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	326 (84.68%)	.NET
2	181 (47.01%)	ASP.NET
3	128 (33.25%)	HTML
4	119 (30.91%)	CSS
5	104 (27.01%)	jQuery
6	92 (23.90%)	ASP.NET MVC
7	66 (17.14%)	.NET Framework
8	63 (16.36%)	ASP.NET Web API
9	61 (15.84%)	HTML5
10	59 (15.32%)	AngularJS
11	45 (11.69%)	Entity Framework
12	42 (10.91%)	Web Services
13	31 (8.05%)	XML
14	25 (6.49%)	CSS3
15	23 (5.97%)	WPF
16	22 (5.71%)	Sass
17	21 (5.45%)	RESTful
18	20 (5.19%)	REST
19	19 (4.94%)	WCF
20	17 (4.42%)	JSON

Miscellaneous
1	42 (10.91%)	Greenfield Project
2	20 (5.19%)	Mobile App
3	19 (4.94%)	Analytical Skills
4	16 (4.16%)	Computer Science
5	6 (1.56%)	Fintech
6	4 (1.04%)	Robotics
6	4 (1.04%)	User Experience
7	3 (0.78%)	Data Centre
7	3 (0.78%)	Device Driver
7	3 (0.78%)	iPad
7	3 (0.78%)	N-Tier
8	2 (0.52%)	Algorithms
8	2 (0.52%)	Blackberry
8	2 (0.52%)	Management Information System
8	2 (0.52%)	Mobile Games
9	1 (0.26%)	Credit Risk
9	1 (0.26%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
9	1 (0.26%)	Mobile Payment
9	1 (0.26%)	NHS
9	1 (0.26%)	RIA

Operating Systems
1	22 (5.71%)	Windows
2	16 (4.16%)	Android
3	13 (3.38%)	Apple iOS
4	7 (1.82%)	Linux
5	4 (1.04%)	Windows Server
6	3 (0.78%)	Windows Phone
7	2 (0.52%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7	2 (0.52%)	VxWorks
8	1 (0.26%)	CentOS
8	1 (0.26%)	Mesosphere
8	1 (0.26%)	Unix
8	1 (0.26%)	Windows Server 2012

Processes & Methodologies
1	196 (50.91%)	MVC
2	153 (39.74%)	Agile Software Development
3	71 (18.44%)	Scrum
4	67 (17.40%)	TDD
5	57 (14.81%)	Continuous Integration
6	38 (9.87%)	Test Automation
6	38 (9.87%)	Unit Testing
7	36 (9.35%)	Web Development
8	33 (8.57%)	CRM
8	33 (8.57%)	OO
9	29 (7.53%)	Software Engineering
10	18 (4.68%)	Data Modelling
10	18 (4.68%)	Refactoring
11	16 (4.16%)	BDD
11	16 (4.16%)	OOP
11	16 (4.16%)	Progressive Enhancement
11	16 (4.16%)	SMACSS
12	15 (3.90%)	DevOps
13	14 (3.64%)	E-Commerce
14	13 (3.38%)	OOD

Programming Languages
1	177 (45.97%)	JavaScript
2	128 (33.25%)	SQL
3	36 (9.35%)	C++
4	27 (7.01%)	Java
5	25 (6.49%)	VB.NET
6	11 (2.86%)	T-SQL
7	8 (2.08%)	VB
8	7 (1.82%)	Apple Swift
8	7 (1.82%)	PowerShell
9	6 (1.56%)	TypeScript
10	4 (1.04%)	C
10	4 (1.04%)	Python
11	3 (0.78%)	Perl
12	2 (0.52%)	Scala
12	2 (0.52%)	VB6
12	2 (0.52%)	X++
13	1 (0.26%)	Bash Shell
13	1 (0.26%)	Groovy
13	1 (0.26%)	Ruby
13	1 (0.26%)	XPath

Qualifications
1	24 (6.23%)	Degree
2	11 (2.86%)	Security Cleared
3	7 (1.82%)	SC Cleared
4	3 (0.78%)	Microsoft Certification
5	2 (0.52%)	DBS Check
5	2 (0.52%)	DV Cleared
5	2 (0.52%)	HNC
5	2 (0.52%)	ITIL Foundation Certificate
5	2 (0.52%)	PhD
6	1 (0.26%)	Computer Science Degree
6	1 (0.26%)	ISEB
6	1 (0.26%)	ITIL Certification
6	1 (0.26%)	MCPD

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	24 (6.23%)	QA
2	3 (0.78%)	COBIT
3	2 (0.52%)	SLA
4	1 (0.26%)	PCI DSS

System Software
1	4 (1.04%)	Active Directory
1	4 (1.04%)	Docker
2	3 (0.78%)	UAG
3	2 (0.52%)	VMware Infrastructure
4	1 (0.26%)	Firmware
4	1 (0.26%)	VirtualBox

Systems Management
1	1 (0.26%)	Ansible
1	1 (0.26%)	Kubernetes
1	1 (0.26%)	Opscode Chef
1	1 (0.26%)	Puppet
1	1 (0.26%)	SCCM
1	1 (0.26%)	Wonderware InTouch
1	1 (0.26%)	WSUS

Vendors
1	79 (20.52%)	Microsoft
2	35 (9.09%)	Sitecore
3	28 (7.27%)	Oracle
4	10 (2.60%)	Xamarin
5	8 (2.08%)	NVIDIA
6	3 (0.78%)	DevExpress
6	3 (0.78%)	Perforce
6	3 (0.78%)	SAP
7	2 (0.52%)	Atlassian
7	2 (0.52%)	JD Edwards
7	2 (0.52%)	Siebel
7	2 (0.52%)	Twitter
7	2 (0.52%)	VMware
8	1 (0.26%)	CA
8	1 (0.26%)	Citrix
8	1 (0.26%)	Kofax
8	1 (0.26%)	Pega
8	1 (0.26%)	Red Hat
8	1 (0.26%)	RedPrairie
8	1 (0.26%)	TIBCO