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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Developer role in IT contracts within the Buckinghamshire 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 Applications Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank7180
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads87
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.774 %0.515 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£250£233
Average daily rate£269£242
% change on same period last year+11.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£288£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£311
% change on same period last year-1.56 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£36.25-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£43.75-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.21£31.11
% change on same period last year-6.09 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads10331358
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.627 %1.455 %
Daily rates quoted343321
Average minimum daily rate£299£302
Average daily rate£314£318
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted140237
Average minimum hourly rate£19.41£20.68
Average hourly rate£20.27£21.75
% change on same period last year-6.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.13£22.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Applications Developer South EastApplications Developer
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.

Applications Developer
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Applications Developer Demand Trend

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Applications Developer Daily Rate Trend

Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Applications Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Buckinghamshire Applications Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Applications Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
High WycombeNew entry-3--
Milton KeynesDown-52--
Applications Developer South EastApplications Developer
South East

Applications Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region that cited Applications 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 Applications Developer in their job title.

16 (60.00 %)C++
16 (60.00 %)Java
16 (60.00 %)MFC
24 (40.00 %)SQL Server
24 (40.00 %)Wireless
24 (40.00 %)Construction
33 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
33 (30.00 %).NET
42 (20.00 %)C
42 (20.00 %)Oracle
42 (20.00 %)VB6
42 (20.00 %)VB
51 (10.00 %)IDMS
51 (10.00 %)TPMS
51 (10.00 %)VME
51 (10.00 %)Migration
51 (10.00 %)Regression Testing
51 (10.00 %)ICL
51 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (10.00 %)LINQ
51 (10.00 %)ADO.NET
51 (10.00 %)Windows
51 (10.00 %)OOP
51 (10.00 %)OO
51 (10.00 %)Micro Focus
51 (10.00 %)Mainframe
51 (10.00 %)C#
51 (10.00 %)COBOL
51 (10.00 %)HTML
51 (10.00 %)J2EE

Applications Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region that cited Applications 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 Applications Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (60.00 %)MFC
23 (30.00 %).NET
23 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (10.00 %)LINQ
31 (10.00 %)HTML
31 (10.00 %)J2EE
31 (10.00 %)ADO.NET
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)TPMS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (40.00 %)Wireless
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (40.00 %)SQL Server
21 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (10.00 %)IDMS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Construction
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Mainframe
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)Windows
11 (10.00 %)VME
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)OOP
11 (10.00 %)OO
11 (10.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (10.00 %)Migration
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (60.00 %)C++
16 (60.00 %)Java
22 (20.00 %)VB
22 (20.00 %)VB6
22 (20.00 %)C
31 (10.00 %)C#
31 (10.00 %)COBOL
31 (10.00 %)JavaScript
31 (10.00 %)Perl
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (10.00 %)Micro Focus
21 (10.00 %)ICL