C# Contracts in the West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 25 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 / West Midlands
Location	3 months to 25 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	25	25	14
Rank change year-on-year	0	-11
Contract jobs citing C#	126	179	190
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands	6.28%	6.00%	8.01%
As % of the Programming Languages category	19.50%	18.36%	24.80%
Number of daily rates quoted	88	112	126
Median daily rate	£338	£350	£325
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	-3.57%	+7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£275	£276	£156
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£475	£450	£405
UK excluding London median daily rate	£360	£350	£338
% change year-on-year	+2.85%	+3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted	6	8	6
Median hourly rate	£29.25	£23.25	£23.75
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+25.80%	-2.10%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£21.00	£21.55	£22.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£38.25	£28.45	£38.32
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£41.25	£37.50	£38.25
% change year-on-year	+10.00%	-1.96%

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 West Midlands with a requirement for programming language skills.

Contract Programming Language Skills West Midlands
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for programming language skills	646	975	766
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands	32.19%	32.69%	32.28%
Number of daily rates quoted	406	619	469
Median daily rate	£375	£373	£325
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+0.67%	+14.61%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£275	£250	£220
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£510	£490	£425
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£375	£350
% change year-on-year	+6.66%	+7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted	18	21	38
Median hourly rate	£38.00	£25.00	£23.75
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+52.00%	+5.26%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£17.00	£20.50	£16.60
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£55.00	£38.40	£37.50
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 West Midlands

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the West Midlands 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 West Midlands

C#
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

Contractor daily rate trend for C# in the West Midlands

C#
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing C# in the West Midlands over the 3 months to 25 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for C# in the West Midlands

C#
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

Contractor hourly rate trend for C# in the West Midlands

C#
Contractor Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

The hourly rate distribution of IT jobs citing C# in the West Midlands over the 3 months to 25 June 2017.

Contractor hourly rate histogram for C# in the West Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 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
Birmingham	-5	32	£388	+10.71%	38
Staffordshire	+10	26	£335	+8.06%	21
Coventry	-6	18	£351	-12.37%	14
Warwickshire	+4	12	£250	-28.57%	25
Shropshire	+20	8	£500	+55.64%	3
Herefordshire	-	5	£300	-	3
Wolverhampton	-8	2	£350	+16.66%	2
Walsall	-	1	£275	-	1
Wednesbury	-	1	-	-
C# England

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

For the 6 months to 25 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 West Midlands region with a requirement for C#.

1	198 (72.26%)	.NET
2	125 (45.62%)	HTML
3	121 (44.16%)	CSS
4	117 (42.70%)	MVC
5	115 (41.97%)	SQL Server
6	113 (41.24%)	Agile Software Development
7	109 (39.78%)	JavaScript
8	102 (37.23%)	ASP.NET
9	87 (31.75%)	SQL
10	71 (25.91%)	HTML5
11	69 (25.18%)	AngularJS
11	69 (25.18%)	Microsoft
12	57 (20.80%)	TDD
12	57 (20.80%)	jQuery
13	41 (14.96%)	Java

14	40 (14.60%)	Web Services
15	39 (14.23%)	ASP.NET MVC
16	35 (12.77%)	Microsoft Azure
16	35 (12.77%)	Visual Studio
17	34 (12.41%)	ASP.NET Web API
18	33 (12.04%)	CSS3
18	33 (12.04%)	T-SQL
19	31 (11.31%)	MySQL
19	31 (11.31%)	.NET Framework
19	31 (11.31%)	Test Automation
19	31 (11.31%)	BDD
19	31 (11.31%)	Continuous Integration
20	29 (10.58%)	XML
21	28 (10.22%)	Windows
21	28 (10.22%)	Python

C#
Co-occurring IT Skills in the West Midlands 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	17 (6.20%)	SharePoint
2	8 (2.92%)	Tomcat
3	7 (2.55%)	Apache
3	7 (2.55%)	JBoss
3	7 (2.55%)	WebLogic
4	6 (2.19%)	CMS
4	6 (2.19%)	nginx
4	6 (2.19%)	NServiceBus
5	5 (1.82%)	BizTalk Server
6	4 (1.46%)	DNN
6	4 (1.46%)	Umbraco
7	3 (1.09%)	Elasticsearch
7	3 (1.09%)	IIS
8	2 (0.73%)	Apache Solr
8	2 (0.73%)	Confluence
8	2 (0.73%)	SharePoint 2010
8	2 (0.73%)	ThingWorx
8	2 (0.73%)	WordPress
9	1 (0.36%)	EPiServer
9	1 (0.36%)	Exchange Server 2010

Applications
1	4 (1.46%)	Microsoft Excel
2	2 (0.73%)	Photoshop
3	1 (0.36%)	Microsoft Office
3	1 (0.36%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
3	1 (0.36%)	Spreadsheet

Business Applications
1	13 (4.74%)	Dynamics CRM
2	5 (1.82%)	Dynamics AX
3	1 (0.36%)	Dynamics NAV

Cloud Services
1	35 (12.77%)	Microsoft Azure
2	12 (4.38%)	Amazon AWS
3	10 (3.65%)	Google Cloud Platform
4	6 (2.19%)	GitHub
4	6 (2.19%)	Google Analytics
5	5 (1.82%)	Dynamics 365
6	3 (1.09%)	IaaS
6	3 (1.09%)	PaaS
6	3 (1.09%)	Trello
7	1 (0.36%)	Bluemix
7	1 (0.36%)	IBM Cloud
7	1 (0.36%)	Office 365
7	1 (0.36%)	SaaS

Communications & Networking
1	15 (5.47%)	HTTP
2	14 (5.11%)	TCP/IP
3	13 (4.74%)	SSL
4	7 (2.55%)	Internet
5	5 (1.82%)	Intranet
6	2 (0.73%)	LDAP
6	2 (0.73%)	Wi-Fi
6	2 (0.73%)	Wireless
7	1 (0.36%)	3G
7	1 (0.36%)	Bluetooth
7	1 (0.36%)	Ethernet
7	1 (0.36%)	Firewall
7	1 (0.36%)	ICMP
7	1 (0.36%)	Modbus
7	1 (0.36%)	OSPF
7	1 (0.36%)	Profibus
7	1 (0.36%)	RS-232
7	1 (0.36%)	SNMP
7	1 (0.36%)	VLAN
7	1 (0.36%)	ZigBee

Database & Business Intelligence
1	115 (41.97%)	SQL Server
2	31 (11.31%)	MySQL
3	27 (9.85%)	SQL Server 2008
4	26 (9.49%)	MongoDB
5	21 (7.66%)	SQL Server 2012
6	19 (6.93%)	NoSQL
7	11 (4.01%)	Relational Database
8	10 (3.65%)	PostgreSQL
8	10 (3.65%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
9	9 (3.28%)	SQL Server 2005
10	7 (2.55%)	Apache Cassandra
10	7 (2.55%)	RDBMS
10	7 (2.55%)	SQL Server Integration Services
11	5 (1.82%)	Power BI
11	5 (1.82%)	SQL Server 2000
11	5 (1.82%)	SQL Server 2016
12	4 (1.46%)	DB2
13	3 (1.09%)	Data Warehouse
13	3 (1.09%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
13	3 (1.09%)	SSDT

Development Applications
1	35 (12.77%)	Visual Studio
2	24 (8.76%)	Git (software)
3	20 (7.30%)	Team Foundation Server
4	15 (5.47%)	Selenium
5	13 (4.74%)	SpecFlow
6	12 (4.38%)	IntelliJ
7	11 (4.01%)	Jenkins
8	10 (3.65%)	JUnit
8	10 (3.65%)	NUnit
9	7 (2.55%)	Eclipse
9	7 (2.55%)	SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9	7 (2.55%)	Subversion
10	6 (2.19%)	Ant
10	6 (2.19%)	Cucumber
10	6 (2.19%)	Gatling
10	6 (2.19%)	Grunt
10	6 (2.19%)	gulp
10	6 (2.19%)	Karma Test Runner
10	6 (2.19%)	MSTest
10	6 (2.19%)	Sublime Text

General
1	19 (6.93%)	Finance
2	15 (5.47%)	Automotive
3	9 (3.28%)	Manufacturing
3	9 (3.28%)	Retail
4	7 (2.55%)	Advertising
5	5 (1.82%)	Back Office
6	3 (1.09%)	Banking
7	2 (0.73%)	Legal
7	2 (0.73%)	Marketing
8	1 (0.36%)	Games
8	1 (0.36%)	Investment Banking
8	1 (0.36%)	Local Government
8	1 (0.36%)	Retail Banking

Job Titles
1	227 (82.85%)	Developer
2	113 (41.24%)	.NET Developer
3	81 (29.56%)	C# Developer
4	53 (19.34%)	C# .NET Developer
5	35 (12.77%)	ASP.NET Developer
6	24 (8.76%)	Full Stack Developer
6	24 (8.76%)	Senior Developer
7	23 (8.39%)	Software Developer
8	22 (8.03%)	ASP.NET MVC Developer
8	22 (8.03%)	C# ASP.NET Developer
9	20 (7.30%)	Senior .NET Developer
10	15 (5.47%)	Angular Developer
10	15 (5.47%)	HTML Developer
10	15 (5.47%)	Scala Developer
11	14 (5.11%)	SQL Developer
12	13 (4.74%)	JavaScript Developer
13	12 (4.38%)	C# WPF Developer
13	12 (4.38%)	Senior C# .NET Developer
13	12 (4.38%)	Senior C# Developer
13	12 (4.38%)	WPF Developer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	198 (72.26%)	.NET
2	125 (45.62%)	HTML
3	121 (44.16%)	CSS
4	102 (37.23%)	ASP.NET
5	71 (25.91%)	HTML5
6	69 (25.18%)	AngularJS
7	57 (20.80%)	jQuery
8	40 (14.60%)	Web Services
9	39 (14.23%)	ASP.NET MVC
10	34 (12.41%)	ASP.NET Web API
11	33 (12.04%)	CSS3
12	31 (11.31%)	.NET Framework
13	29 (10.58%)	XML
14	28 (10.22%)	REST
15	27 (9.85%)	Entity Framework
16	25 (9.12%)	Twitter Bootstrap
16	25 (9.12%)	WPF
17	23 (8.39%)	Angular 2
18	22 (8.03%)	Ajax
19	21 (7.66%)	JSON

Miscellaneous
1	13 (4.74%)	User Experience
2	11 (4.01%)	Greenfield Project
3	7 (2.55%)	Analytical Skills
4	4 (1.46%)	AS400
4	4 (1.46%)	FMCG
4	4 (1.46%)	SCADA
5	3 (1.09%)	Computer Science
5	3 (1.09%)	NHS
6	2 (0.73%)	Enterprise Software
6	2 (0.73%)	Management Information System
6	2 (0.73%)	Mobile App
7	1 (0.36%)	Clustering
7	1 (0.36%)	Device Driver
7	1 (0.36%)	Embedded Systems
7	1 (0.36%)	Infotainment
7	1 (0.36%)	Mobile Banking
7	1 (0.36%)	RIA
7	1 (0.36%)	Robotics

Operating Systems
1	28 (10.22%)	Windows
2	24 (8.76%)	Linux
3	10 (3.65%)	Unix
4	6 (2.19%)	Ubuntu
5	5 (1.82%)	Android
5	5 (1.82%)	Apple iOS
6	3 (1.09%)	Windows Server 2012
7	2 (0.73%)	VxWorks
7	2 (0.73%)	Windows Server
7	2 (0.73%)	Windows Server 2008
8	1 (0.36%)	Embedded Linux
8	1 (0.36%)	Windows 7

Processes & Methodologies
1	117 (42.70%)	MVC
2	113 (41.24%)	Agile Software Development
3	57 (20.80%)	TDD
4	31 (11.31%)	BDD
4	31 (11.31%)	Continuous Integration
4	31 (11.31%)	Test Automation
5	25 (9.12%)	Scrum
6	24 (8.76%)	SOLID
7	23 (8.39%)	Mentoring
8	19 (6.93%)	Microservices
9	18 (6.57%)	SDLC
9	18 (6.57%)	Web Development
10	17 (6.20%)	Unit Testing
11	16 (5.84%)	CRM
12	15 (5.47%)	Open Source
12	15 (5.47%)	Workflow
13	13 (4.74%)	Configuration Management
13	13 (4.74%)	Migration
13	13 (4.74%)	Responsive Web Design
14	12 (4.38%)	DevOps

Programming Languages
1	109 (39.78%)	JavaScript
2	87 (31.75%)	SQL
3	41 (14.96%)	Java
4	33 (12.04%)	T-SQL
5	28 (10.22%)	Python
6	27 (9.85%)	VB.NET
7	24 (8.76%)	Scala
8	18 (6.57%)	PowerShell
8	18 (6.57%)	Ruby
9	17 (6.20%)	TypeScript
10	12 (4.38%)	VB
11	10 (3.65%)	Perl
12	6 (2.19%)	Groovy
12	6 (2.19%)	Haskell
13	5 (1.82%)	C++
13	5 (1.82%)	COBOL
14	4 (1.46%)	C
14	4 (1.46%)	RPG
14	4 (1.46%)	RPG IV
14	4 (1.46%)	VBA

Qualifications
1	14 (5.11%)	Degree
2	6 (2.19%)	Security Cleared
3	5 (1.82%)	SC Cleared
4	2 (0.73%)	ISEB
4	2 (0.73%)	ISTQB
4	2 (0.73%)	Microsoft Certification
5	1 (0.36%)	CCNA
5	1 (0.36%)	Cisco Certification
5	1 (0.36%)	Computer Science Degree
5	1 (0.36%)	ITIL Certification
5	1 (0.36%)	Master's Degree
5	1 (0.36%)	MCSA
5	1 (0.36%)	MCSE

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	1 (0.36%)	QA

System Software
1	20 (7.30%)	Docker
2	11 (4.01%)	Active Directory
3	1 (0.36%)	Firmware

Systems Management
1	10 (3.65%)	Puppet
2	6 (2.19%)	Grafana
2	6 (2.19%)	Kibana
3	1 (0.36%)	FTK
3	1 (0.36%)	Opscode Chef
3	1 (0.36%)	SCCM
3	1 (0.36%)	SCOM
3	1 (0.36%)	WSUS

Vendors
1	69 (25.18%)	Microsoft
2	22 (8.03%)	Google
3	10 (3.65%)	Oracle
4	7 (2.55%)	Adobe
4	7 (2.55%)	webMethods
5	5 (1.82%)	IBM
5	5 (1.82%)	Micro Focus
5	5 (1.82%)	Xamarin
6	4 (1.46%)	CA
7	3 (1.09%)	Telerik
8	2 (0.73%)	Sitecore
9	1 (0.36%)	Assembla
9	1 (0.36%)	Blue Prism
9	1 (0.36%)	Cincom
9	1 (0.36%)	Cisco
9	1 (0.36%)	Citrix
9	1 (0.36%)	JD Edwards
9	1 (0.36%)	SaltStack
9	1 (0.36%)	SAP
9	1 (0.36%)	ServiceNow