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This section looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Bedfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank21
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads3290
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.091 %
As % of the category below21.77 %28.94 %
Daily rates quoted711
Average minimum daily rate£279£238
Average daily rate£291£246
% change on same period last year+18.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£254
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£332
% change on same period last year-1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted29
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£30.11
Average hourly rate£28.75£31.44
% change on same period last year-8.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50£32.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.12£33.17
% change on same period last year-3.16 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads147311
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.196 %0.315 %
Daily rates quoted3256
Average minimum daily rate£283£293
Average daily rate£301£303
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£352
% change on same period last year+1.32 %
Hourly rates quoted1928
Average minimum hourly rate£18.30£25.29
Average hourly rate£20.29£26.25
% change on same period last year-22.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.29£27.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.50£25.85
% change on same period last year-9.09 %
Developer East of EnglandDeveloper
East of 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.

Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Developer across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedfordshire Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire Developer Daily Rate Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Bedfordshire Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Bedfordshire 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
BedfordUp+28£256-
Leighton BuzzardUp+11--
DunstableUp+21--
Developer East of EnglandDeveloper
East of England

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Developer in their job title 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 with Developer in their job title.

125 (44.64 %).NET
224 (42.86 %)SQL
322 (39.29 %)C#
421 (37.50 %)SQL Server
514 (25.00 %)Microsoft
612 (21.43 %)SQL Server 2005
711 (19.64 %)JavaScript
810 (17.86 %)ASP
99 (16.07 %)Finance
99 (16.07 %)WinForms
99 (16.07 %)Oracle
107 (12.50 %)HTML
107 (12.50 %)C++
116 (10.71 %)VB
116 (10.71 %)VB.NET
116 (10.71 %)ASP.NET
116 (10.71 %)CSS
116 (10.71 %)XML
116 (10.71 %)SharePoint
116 (10.71 %)Dynamics AX
125 (8.929 %)Web Development
125 (8.929 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
125 (8.929 %)Visual Studio
125 (8.929 %)WebServices
125 (8.929 %)VBScript
134 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
134 (7.143 %)Java
134 (7.143 %)OO
134 (7.143 %)SQL Server 7
134 (7.143 %)SQL Server Analysis Services

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Developer in their job title 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 with Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (44.64 %).NET
210 (17.86 %)ASP
39 (16.07 %)WinForms
47 (12.50 %)HTML
56 (10.71 %)CSS
56 (10.71 %)ASP.NET
56 (10.71 %)XML
65 (8.929 %)WebServices
73 (5.357 %)J2EE
82 (3.571 %)SOAP
82 (3.571 %)XSL
91 (1.786 %)XHTML
91 (1.786 %)WSDL
91 (1.786 %)Hibernate
91 (1.786 %)Spring
91 (1.786 %)AJAX
91 (1.786 %)WCF
91 (1.786 %)WPF
91 (1.786 %)WF
91 (1.786 %)MFC
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (10.71 %)SharePoint
22 (3.571 %)Apache
31 (1.786 %)MQSeries
31 (1.786 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.786 %)Photoshop
11 (1.786 %)Paint Shop Pro
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (10.71 %)Dynamics AX
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.571 %)Intranet
12 (3.571 %)Internet
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (37.50 %)SQL Server
212 (21.43 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (8.929 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
44 (7.143 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
44 (7.143 %)SQL Server 7
44 (7.143 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
53 (5.357 %)MySQL
62 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (3.571 %)Crystal Reports
71 (1.786 %)Informix
71 (1.786 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (1.786 %)MS Access
71 (1.786 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (8.929 %)Visual Studio
23 (5.357 %)MorphX
32 (3.571 %)Oracle Forms
41 (1.786 %)ClearCase
41 (1.786 %)Eclipse
41 (1.786 %)FrontPage
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (16.07 %)Finance
23 (5.357 %)Automotive
23 (5.357 %)Education
32 (3.571 %)Financial Institution
32 (3.571 %)Electronics
32 (3.571 %)Telecoms
41 (1.786 %)Construction
41 (1.786 %)Electric
41 (1.786 %)Marketing
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.786 %)N-Tier
11 (1.786 %)Mathematics
11 (1.786 %)Physics
11 (1.786 %)Computer Science
11 (1.786 %)Multithreading
11 (1.786 %)Data Integration
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (5.357 %)UNIX
13 (5.357 %)Linux
21 (1.786 %)Windows
21 (1.786 %)Solaris
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (8.929 %)Web Development
24 (7.143 %)OO
33 (5.357 %)E-Commerce
33 (5.357 %)Logistics
42 (3.571 %)UML
42 (3.571 %)Migration
51 (1.786 %)Agile Software Development
51 (1.786 %)ITIL
51 (1.786 %)ERP
51 (1.786 %)Configuration Management
51 (1.786 %)Project Management
51 (1.786 %)Workflow
51 (1.786 %)SC Cleared
51 (1.786 %)Security Cleared
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (42.86 %)SQL
222 (39.29 %)C#
311 (19.64 %)JavaScript
47 (12.50 %)C++
56 (10.71 %)VB
56 (10.71 %)VB.NET
65 (8.929 %)VBScript
74 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
74 (7.143 %)Java
83 (5.357 %)C
83 (5.357 %)PHP
83 (5.357 %)COBOL
83 (5.357 %)VC++
83 (5.357 %)X++
92 (3.571 %)VBA
92 (3.571 %)DHTML
101 (1.786 %)Transact-SQL
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.786 %)MCSD
11 (1.786 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (1.786 %)Degree
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.786 %)MSMQ
11 (1.786 %)Active Directory
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (25.00 %)Microsoft
29 (16.07 %)Oracle
32 (3.571 %)TIBCO
41 (1.786 %)Google
41 (1.786 %)Sybase
41 (1.786 %)IBM
41 (1.786 %)Lawson
41 (1.786 %)Mapinfo
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