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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Bath region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank26
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads307
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.007 %
As % of the category below81.08 %46.67 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£230£300
Average daily rate£271£300
% change on same period last year-9.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£329
% change on same period last year+1.46 %
Hourly rates quoted101
Average minimum hourly rate£25.50£27.00
Average hourly rate£27.25£28.50
% change on same period last year-4.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.10£33.24
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bath
Matching contract IT job ads3715
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.015 %
Daily rates quoted111
Average minimum daily rate£231£300
Average daily rate£270£300
% change on same period last year-9.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted102
Average minimum hourly rate£23.42£26.50
Average hourly rate£25.13£28.25
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.84£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
.NET Somerset.NET
Somerset

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.

.NET
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing .NET across the Bath region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Bath .NET Demand Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bath .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the Bath region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Bath .NET Daily Rate Histogram

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bath .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the Bath region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Bath .NET Hourly Rate Histogram

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bath region citing .NET 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 .NET.

119 (46.34 %)C#
119 (46.34 %)SQL Server
214 (34.15 %)ASP.NET
311 (26.83 %)SQL Server 2005
410 (24.39 %)CSS
59 (21.95 %).NET Framework
67 (17.07 %)HTML
76 (14.63 %)C++
76 (14.63 %)XHTML
76 (14.63 %)Microsoft
76 (14.63 %)CMS
84 (9.756 %)Handset
84 (9.756 %)Internet
84 (9.756 %)SQL Server 2000
84 (9.756 %)MIDP
84 (9.756 %)Symbian
84 (9.756 %)J2ME
84 (9.756 %)GIS
84 (9.756 %)Java
84 (9.756 %)C
84 (9.756 %)Oracle
93 (7.317 %)ASP
93 (7.317 %)SQL
93 (7.317 %)ESRI
93 (7.317 %)ArcGIS
93 (7.317 %)ArcIMS
102 (4.878 %)Grid Computing
102 (4.878 %)AJAX
102 (4.878 %)Finance
102 (4.878 %)Education

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bath region citing .NET 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 .NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (34.15 %)ASP.NET
210 (24.39 %)CSS
39 (21.95 %).NET Framework
47 (17.07 %)HTML
56 (14.63 %)XHTML
64 (9.756 %)MIDP
64 (9.756 %)J2ME
73 (7.317 %)ASP
82 (4.878 %)AJAX
91 (2.439 %)ArcObjects
91 (2.439 %)XML
91 (2.439 %)ASP.NET 2.0
91 (2.439 %)WinForms
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (14.63 %)CMS
23 (7.317 %)ArcGIS
23 (7.317 %)ArcIMS
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.878 %)MS Excel
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (9.756 %)Internet
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (46.34 %)SQL Server
211 (26.83 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (9.756 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (9.756 %)GIS
41 (2.439 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.878 %)Flash
21 (2.439 %)TestDirector
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (4.878 %)Finance
12 (4.878 %)Education
21 (2.439 %)Publishing
21 (2.439 %)Marketing
21 (2.439 %)Banking
21 (2.439 %)Investment Banking
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (85.37 %)Developer
216 (39.02 %).NET Developer
39 (21.95 %)Web Developer
48 (19.51 %)C# Developer
56 (14.63 %)ASP.NET Developer
64 (9.756 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
64 (9.756 %)GIS Developer
73 (7.317 %)SQL Developer
73 (7.317 %)SQL Server Developer
73 (7.317 %)Web Designer
73 (7.317 %)C++ Developer
82 (4.878 %).NET Web Developer
82 (4.878 %)C++/C# Developer
82 (4.878 %)C# Web Developer
91 (2.439 %)Systems Engineer
91 (2.439 %)Systems Support
91 (2.439 %)Support Engineer
91 (2.439 %)HTML Developer
91 (2.439 %)Systems Support Engineer
91 (2.439 %)Tester
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.756 %)Handset
22 (4.878 %)Grid Computing
22 (4.878 %)Podcast
31 (2.439 %)E-Learning
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.439 %)Windows
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (2.439 %)E-Commerce
11 (2.439 %)Web Development
11 (2.439 %)Usability Testing
11 (2.439 %)Manual Testing
11 (2.439 %)Content Management
11 (2.439 %)Information Management
11 (2.439 %)Web Design
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (46.34 %)C#
26 (14.63 %)C++
34 (9.756 %)Java
34 (9.756 %)C
43 (7.317 %)SQL
52 (4.878 %)JavaScript
52 (4.878 %)PHP
61 (2.439 %)VB.NET
Bath IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (14.63 %)Microsoft
24 (9.756 %)Symbian
24 (9.756 %)Oracle
33 (7.317 %)ESRI