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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET Framework skills within the Belfast 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 Framework over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET Framework
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2525
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.846 %4.545 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£378
% change on same period last year-13.92 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.59£33.40
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads5244
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.085 %0.048 %
Daily rates quoted137
Average minimum daily rate£238£255
Average daily rate£257£261
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£277£267
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£333
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Hourly rates quoted72
Average minimum hourly rate£24.91£37.78
Average hourly rate£28.73£38.89
% change on same period last year-26.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.55£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.64£31.31
% change on same period last year-8.54 %
.NET Framework County Antrim.NET Framework
County Antrim

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 Framework
Demand Trend

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

Belfast .NET Framework Demand Trend

.NET Framework
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing .NET Framework 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 Framework.

13 (100.00 %).NET
22 (66.67 %)Oracle
22 (66.67 %)SQL Server
22 (66.67 %)Service Management
22 (66.67 %)Finance
22 (66.67 %)Education
22 (66.67 %)ITIL
22 (66.67 %)PRINCE2
22 (66.67 %)MCSE
22 (66.67 %)Oracle Financials
22 (66.67 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (66.67 %)SharePoint
22 (66.67 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)CCNA
22 (66.67 %)Cisco Certification
22 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (66.67 %)BizTalk Server
22 (66.67 %)Project Management
22 (66.67 %)MOS
22 (66.67 %)Information Management
22 (66.67 %)Business Analysis
22 (66.67 %)Technical Architecture
22 (66.67 %)Degree
22 (66.67 %)VB.NET
31 (33.33 %)C#
31 (33.33 %)Scrum
31 (33.33 %)ASP.NET

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing .NET Framework 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 Framework. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %).NET
21 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (66.67 %)SharePoint
12 (66.67 %)BizTalk Server
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (66.67 %)Oracle Financials
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)SQL Server
12 (66.67 %)Oracle 8/8i
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Finance
12 (66.67 %)Education
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Architect
12 (66.67 %)Information Architect
21 (33.33 %)C# Developer
21 (33.33 %)Developer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)ITIL
12 (66.67 %)PRINCE2
12 (66.67 %)Project Management
12 (66.67 %)Service Management
12 (66.67 %)Information Management
12 (66.67 %)Business Analysis
12 (66.67 %)Technical Architecture
21 (33.33 %)Scrum
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)VB.NET
21 (33.33 %)C#
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)MCSE
12 (66.67 %)CCNA
12 (66.67 %)Cisco Certification
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (66.67 %)MOS
12 (66.67 %)Degree
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Oracle
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft