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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET Framework skills within the Cambridge 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET Framework
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4357
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.770 %0.645 %
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£336£336
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
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£33.90£36.75
% change on same period last year-7.75 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads113155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.149 %0.154 %
Daily rates quoted3028
Average minimum daily rate£310£287
Average daily rate£337£294
% change on same period last year+14.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted1421
Average minimum hourly rate£25.38£34.37
Average hourly rate£30.15£35.71
% change on same period last year-15.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.92£37.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
.NET Framework Cambridgeshire.NET Framework
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Cambridge .NET Framework Demand Trend

.NET Framework
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge .NET Framework Daily Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge .NET Framework Hourly Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

17 (100.00 %).NET
25 (71.43 %)C#
34 (57.14 %)SQL Server
34 (57.14 %)Visual Studio
43 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
43 (42.86 %)CSS
52 (28.57 %)C++
52 (28.57 %)Microsoft
52 (28.57 %)Arabic Language
52 (28.57 %)AJAX
52 (28.57 %)Banking
52 (28.57 %)VB.NET
52 (28.57 %)Telecoms
61 (14.29 %)WinForms
61 (14.29 %)XAML
61 (14.29 %)Speech Recognition
61 (14.29 %)WPF
61 (14.29 %)OpenGL
61 (14.29 %)DirectX
61 (14.29 %)Java
61 (14.29 %)JavaScript
61 (14.29 %)SQL
61 (14.29 %)Transact-SQL
61 (14.29 %)WebServices
61 (14.29 %)Windows
61 (14.29 %)OO
61 (14.29 %)Data Architecture

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %).NET
23 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
23 (42.86 %)CSS
32 (28.57 %)AJAX
41 (14.29 %)WinForms
41 (14.29 %)WPF
41 (14.29 %)OpenGL
41 (14.29 %)DirectX
41 (14.29 %)WebServices
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (57.14 %)SQL Server
23 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (57.14 %)Visual Studio
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Banking
12 (28.57 %)Telecoms
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Developer
14 (57.14 %)C# Developer
23 (42.86 %).NET Developer
23 (42.86 %)ASP.NET Developer
23 (42.86 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
32 (28.57 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
32 (28.57 %)VB.NET Developer
32 (28.57 %)Web Designer
41 (14.29 %)Software Architect
41 (14.29 %)WinForms Developer
41 (14.29 %)Applications Architect
41 (14.29 %)Architect
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)Arabic Language
21 (14.29 %)Speech Recognition
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)OO
11 (14.29 %)Data Architecture
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)C#
22 (28.57 %)C++
22 (28.57 %)VB.NET
31 (14.29 %)XAML
31 (14.29 %)Java
31 (14.29 %)JavaScript
31 (14.29 %)SQL
31 (14.29 %)Transact-SQL
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Microsoft