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This section looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Berkshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank41
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads467947
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.622 %0.958 %
As % of the category below15.04 %20.81 %
Daily rates quoted142243
Average minimum daily rate£305£320
Average daily rate£324£337
% change on same period last year-3.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£332
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted43102
Average minimum hourly rate£34.51£38.04
Average hourly rate£36.82£39.69
% change on same period last year-7.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.14£41.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.12£33.31
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads31064551
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.140 %4.604 %
Daily rates quoted7731381
Average minimum daily rate£334£342
Average daily rate£354£359
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted234432
Average minimum hourly rate£23.61£29.73
Average hourly rate£25.31£30.96
% change on same period last year-18.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.01£32.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Developer South EastDeveloper
South East

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 Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 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
ReadingDown-3137£312-12.64 %
SloughNo change081£282-2.53 %
BracknellDown-225£399+18.23 %
WindsorUp+113£246+15.68 %
MaidenheadDown-129£400-8.96 %
NewburyDown-28£281-4.37 %
AscotNew entry-6£375-
WokinghamDown-41£238-1.04 %
Developer South EastDeveloper
South East

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire 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.

1428 (39.23 %).NET
2360 (33.00 %)C#
3345 (31.62 %)SQL Server
4319 (29.24 %)SQL
5296 (27.13 %)ASP.NET
6254 (23.28 %)XML
7247 (22.64 %)Java
8197 (18.06 %)JavaScript
9192 (17.60 %)HTML
10169 (15.49 %)CSS
11166 (15.22 %)Oracle
12161 (14.76 %)J2EE
13153 (14.02 %)SQL Server 2005
14110 (10.08 %)Windows
15106 (9.716 %)SharePoint
15106 (9.716 %)Microsoft
16101 (9.258 %)ASP
1794 (8.616 %)VB.NET
1893 (8.524 %)Transact-SQL
1893 (8.524 %)WebServices
1990 (8.249 %)XHTML
2088 (8.066 %)OO
2088 (8.066 %)JSP
2185 (7.791 %)VB
2185 (7.791 %)Linux
2280 (7.333 %)SharePoint Server 2007
2377 (7.058 %)PHP
2472 (6.599 %)Finance
2571 (6.508 %)SQL Server 2000
2670 (6.416 %)MySQL

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1428 (39.23 %).NET
2296 (27.13 %)ASP.NET
3254 (23.28 %)XML
4192 (17.60 %)HTML
5169 (15.49 %)CSS
6161 (14.76 %)J2EE
7101 (9.258 %)ASP
893 (8.524 %)WebServices
990 (8.249 %)XHTML
1088 (8.066 %)JSP
1170 (6.416 %)AJAX
1259 (5.408 %)Struts
1353 (4.858 %)XSLT
1451 (4.675 %)XSL
1550 (4.583 %)WebSphere
1649 (4.491 %)Hibernate
1738 (3.483 %)Spring
1833 (3.025 %).NET Framework
1932 (2.933 %)WinForms
2027 (2.475 %)LAMP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1106 (9.716 %)SharePoint
280 (7.333 %)SharePoint Server 2007
333 (3.025 %)Apache
430 (2.750 %)IIS
430 (2.750 %)BizTalk Server
527 (2.475 %)CMS
625 (2.291 %)WebSphere Application Server
724 (2.200 %)WebLogic
816 (1.467 %)Tomcat
99 (0.825 %)ColdFusion
99 (0.825 %)WebLogic Portal
107 (0.642 %)JBoss
116 (0.550 %)ArcSDE
125 (0.458 %)TIBCO EMS
125 (0.458 %)ArcIMS
125 (0.458 %)Office Communications Server
125 (0.458 %)Lotus Notes
125 (0.458 %)Commerce Server
134 (0.367 %)Content Management Server
134 (0.367 %)CICS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
142 (3.850 %)MS Excel
228 (2.566 %)Photoshop
326 (2.383 %)MS Office
49 (0.825 %)Adobe Illustrator
53 (0.275 %)InfoPath
62 (0.183 %)Spreadsheet
62 (0.183 %)MS Visio
62 (0.183 %)Shockwave
71 (0.092 %)Quicktime
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (1.008 %)Microsoft CRM
27 (0.642 %)Dynamics CRM
35 (0.458 %)BusinessWorks
44 (0.367 %)Oracle Applications
53 (0.275 %)Summit
53 (0.275 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
62 (0.183 %)Advent Geneva
62 (0.183 %)SAP R/3
62 (0.183 %)BPCS
62 (0.183 %)Oracle Financials
62 (0.183 %)Oracle 11i
71 (0.092 %)Great Plains
71 (0.092 %)SAP HR
71 (0.092 %)Oracle ERP
71 (0.092 %)SAP CRM
71 (0.092 %)MAXIMO
71 (0.092 %)SAP PM
71 (0.092 %)Applix TM1
71 (0.092 %)Bond Adapt
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (2.475 %)Internet
225 (2.291 %)Extranet
312 (1.100 %)Intranet
49 (0.825 %)X.500
57 (0.642 %)CTI
57 (0.642 %)HTTP
65 (0.458 %)LDAP
65 (0.458 %)Wireless
73 (0.275 %)Broadband
73 (0.275 %)SMS
82 (0.183 %)TCP/IP
82 (0.183 %)3G
82 (0.183 %)NGN
91 (0.092 %)NFC
91 (0.092 %)X.400
91 (0.092 %)SSH
91 (0.092 %)RFID
91 (0.092 %)SMPP
91 (0.092 %)SSL
91 (0.092 %)SMTP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1345 (31.62 %)SQL Server
2153 (14.02 %)SQL Server 2005
371 (6.508 %)SQL Server 2000
470 (6.416 %)MySQL
553 (4.858 %)DB2
647 (4.308 %)Datawarehouse
734 (3.116 %)RDBMS
831 (2.841 %)Oracle 10g
831 (2.841 %)SQL Server 7
926 (2.383 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1024 (2.200 %)DTS
1119 (1.742 %)DB2 UDB
1119 (1.742 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1217 (1.558 %)BusinessObjects
1315 (1.375 %)Oracle 9i
1413 (1.192 %)ETL
158 (0.733 %)OLAP
158 (0.733 %)Crystal Reports
166 (0.550 %)Oracle 8/8i
175 (0.458 %)Cognos Powerplay
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
159 (5.408 %)Eclipse
253 (4.858 %)Visual Studio
343 (3.941 %)Flash
438 (3.483 %)Ant
535 (3.208 %)InterDev
621 (1.925 %)Subversion
720 (1.833 %)Dreamweaver
816 (1.467 %)VSS/SourceSafe
816 (1.467 %)NUnit
913 (1.192 %)JUnit
105 (0.458 %)MSI
114 (0.367 %)PowerBuilder
114 (0.367 %)Oracle Forms
123 (0.275 %)JMeter
123 (0.275 %)StarTeam
132 (0.183 %)Oracle APEX
132 (0.183 %)FrontPage
132 (0.183 %)Bugzilla
132 (0.183 %)Rational Rose
141 (0.092 %)TestDirector
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
172 (6.599 %)Finance
260 (5.500 %)Telecoms
332 (2.933 %)Retail
422 (2.016 %)Government
513 (1.192 %)Marketing
612 (1.100 %)Banking
711 (1.008 %)Automotive
89 (0.825 %)Manufacturing
89 (0.825 %)Multimedia
98 (0.733 %)Insurance
105 (0.458 %)Electronics
114 (0.367 %)Publishing
123 (0.275 %)Advertising
123 (0.275 %)Construction
123 (0.275 %)Education
123 (0.275 %)Games
123 (0.275 %)Military
132 (0.183 %)Local Government
132 (0.183 %)Pensions
132 (0.183 %)Telemarketing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
133 (3.025 %)N-Tier
26 (0.550 %)NHS
26 (0.550 %)Handset
34 (0.367 %)Client/Server
34 (0.367 %)STB
34 (0.367 %)Data Conversion
34 (0.367 %)Data Integration
43 (0.275 %)Taxonomies
43 (0.275 %)Mainframe
43 (0.275 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
52 (0.183 %)DTV
52 (0.183 %)Replication
52 (0.183 %)E-Learning
52 (0.183 %)Equities
52 (0.183 %)IVR
52 (0.183 %)Web 2.0
52 (0.183 %)Social Network
52 (0.183 %)Derivative
61 (0.092 %)Statistics
61 (0.092 %)IPTV
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1110 (10.08 %)Windows
285 (7.791 %)Linux
342 (3.850 %)UNIX
425 (2.291 %)Windows Server 2003
512 (1.100 %)Solaris
65 (0.458 %)Windows Mobile
74 (0.367 %)Windows CE
83 (0.275 %)MVS
92 (0.183 %)AIX
92 (0.183 %)Embedded Linux
92 (0.183 %)Mac OS X
101 (0.092 %)SUSE
101 (0.092 %)Debian
101 (0.092 %)Windows NT
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
188 (8.066 %)OO
268 (6.233 %)Security Cleared
356 (5.133 %)UML
445 (4.125 %)Migration
445 (4.125 %)SC Cleared
543 (3.941 %)CRM
638 (3.483 %)RUP
737 (3.391 %)Content Management
836 (3.300 %)Agile Software Development
932 (2.933 %)E-Commerce
1031 (2.841 %)Web Development
1127 (2.475 %)OOP
1226 (2.383 %)Web Design
1325 (2.291 %)Workflow
1424 (2.200 %)Scrum
1522 (2.016 %)Data Migration
1619 (1.742 %)Unit Testing
1619 (1.742 %)Validation
1718 (1.650 %)TDD
1718 (1.650 %)RAD
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1360 (33.00 %)C#
2319 (29.24 %)SQL
3247 (22.64 %)Java
4197 (18.06 %)JavaScript
594 (8.616 %)VB.NET
693 (8.524 %)Transact-SQL
785 (7.791 %)VB
877 (7.058 %)PHP
968 (6.233 %)PL/SQL
1051 (4.675 %)DHTML
1135 (3.208 %)C++
1233 (3.025 %)PHP5
1330 (2.750 %)Python
1428 (2.566 %)VB6
1525 (2.291 %)C
1525 (2.291 %)ActionScript
1619 (1.742 %)Perl
1715 (1.375 %)VBScript
1811 (1.008 %)COBOL
1811 (1.008 %)Delphi
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (2.108 %)Microsoft Certification
219 (1.742 %)Degree
39 (0.825 %)MCSD
47 (0.642 %)MCSE
47 (0.642 %)MCSA
47 (0.642 %)MCAD
55 (0.458 %)Sun Certification
63 (0.275 %)MCP
71 (0.092 %)MOS
71 (0.092 %)MCTS
71 (0.092 %)SAP Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
125 (2.291 %)QA
27 (0.642 %)WCAG
34 (0.367 %)SLA
41 (0.092 %)HL7
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (0.275 %)Active Directory
22 (0.183 %)NFS
22 (0.183 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (0.092 %)AquaLogic
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (1.008 %)MIIS
22 (0.183 %)Unicenter
31 (0.092 %)MAILsweeper
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1166 (15.22 %)Oracle
2106 (9.716 %)Microsoft
333 (3.025 %)IBM
420 (1.833 %)Red Hat
518 (1.650 %)Ab Initio
617 (1.558 %)Business Objects
617 (1.558 %)CA
715 (1.375 %)Cognos
812 (1.100 %)ATG
911 (1.008 %)ILOG
911 (1.008 %)TIBCO
108 (0.733 %)SAP
108 (0.733 %)VMware
116 (0.550 %)Siebel
116 (0.550 %)Adobe
125 (0.458 %)Hyperion
125 (0.458 %)Lotus
125 (0.458 %)Brio
125 (0.458 %)Perforce
134 (0.367 %)Teradata
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