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The table below looks at the demand for Agile Software Development skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Agile Software Development over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAgile Software Development
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3636
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads422
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.022 %
As % of the category below2.105 %6.377 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£420
Average daily rate-£420
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£351
% change on same period last year-5.41 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£50.67
Average hourly rate-£51.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£52.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.99£41.28
% change on same period last year-15.22 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads190345
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.268 %0.349 %
Daily rates quoted4773
Average minimum daily rate£288£348
Average daily rate£317£364
% change on same period last year-12.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted4353
Average minimum hourly rate£22.36£35.57
Average hourly rate£24.35£38.37
% change on same period last year-36.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.34£41.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Agile Software Development CambridgeshireAgile Software Development
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.

Agile Software Development
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Cambridge Agile Software Development Demand Trend

Agile Software Development
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Agile Software Development Daily Rate Trend

Agile Software Development
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Agile Software Development Hourly Rate Trend

Agile Software Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development.

19 (75.00 %)SQL Server
27 (58.33 %)C#
27 (58.33 %)ASP.NET
27 (58.33 %).NET
27 (58.33 %)Windows
35 (41.67 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (33.33 %)XML
53 (25.00 %)CSS
53 (25.00 %)VB
53 (25.00 %)ADO.NET
53 (25.00 %)ASP
53 (25.00 %)JavaScript
53 (25.00 %)Active Directory
53 (25.00 %)VB6
53 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (25.00 %)BizTalk Server
53 (25.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
62 (16.67 %)Telecoms
62 (16.67 %)Finance
62 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (16.67 %)MCDBA
62 (16.67 %)SQL
62 (16.67 %)C++
71 (8.333 %)Java
71 (8.333 %)Ant
71 (8.333 %)JUnit
71 (8.333 %)Visual Studio
71 (8.333 %)C
71 (8.333 %)WebServices
71 (8.333 %)AutoCAD

Agile Software Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (58.33 %).NET
17 (58.33 %)ASP.NET
24 (33.33 %)XML
33 (25.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
33 (25.00 %)CSS
33 (25.00 %)ADO.NET
33 (25.00 %)ASP
41 (8.333 %)WebServices
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (25.00 %)BizTalk Server
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)AutoCAD
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (75.00 %)SQL Server
23 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (8.333 %)Ant
11 (8.333 %)JUnit
11 (8.333 %)Visual Studio
11 (8.333 %)ClearCase
11 (8.333 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (8.333 %)CruiseControl
11 (8.333 %)Selenium
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Telecoms
12 (16.67 %)Finance
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (50.00 %)Developer
22 (16.67 %)Analyst
22 (16.67 %)Test Analyst
22 (16.67 %)DBA
22 (16.67 %)Lead Developer
31 (8.333 %)Administrator
31 (8.333 %).NET Developer
31 (8.333 %)C# Developer
31 (8.333 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (8.333 %)QA Engineer
31 (8.333 %)QA Test Analyst
31 (8.333 %)QA Analyst
31 (8.333 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
31 (8.333 %)Systems Administrator
31 (8.333 %)Software Engineer
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (58.33 %)Windows
25 (41.67 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (8.333 %)Linux
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)UML
11 (8.333 %)OO
11 (8.333 %)Configuration Management
11 (8.333 %)Scrum
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (58.33 %)C#
23 (25.00 %)JavaScript
23 (25.00 %)VB
23 (25.00 %)VB6
32 (16.67 %)SQL
32 (16.67 %)C++
41 (8.333 %)Java
41 (8.333 %)C
41 (8.333 %)Python
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)MCDBA
12 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (8.333 %)QA
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (25.00 %)Active Directory