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This section looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Chelmsford 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank41
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads824
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.024 %
As % of the category below22.86 %45.28 %
Daily rates quoted414
Average minimum daily rate£315£323
Average daily rate£341£362
% change on same period last year-5.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£331
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00-
Average hourly rate£16.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.01£33.18
% change on same period last year-3.50 %
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Chelmsford
Matching contract IT job ads3553
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted1322
Average minimum daily rate£259£309
Average daily rate£285£347
% change on same period last year-17.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted126
Average minimum hourly rate£14.23£14.06
Average hourly rate£14.84£15.02
% change on same period last year-1.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.44£15.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Developer EssexDeveloper
Essex

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

Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford region.

Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford region.

Chelmsford Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chelmsford 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.

18 (53.33 %)C#
18 (53.33 %).NET
18 (53.33 %)SQL Server
27 (46.67 %)SQL
27 (46.67 %)ASP.NET
36 (40.00 %)Finance
45 (33.33 %)UML
45 (33.33 %)IIS
45 (33.33 %)JavaScript
54 (26.67 %)Transact-SQL
54 (26.67 %)HTML
54 (26.67 %)ASP
54 (26.67 %)Windows
54 (26.67 %)SQL Server 2005
63 (20.00 %)XML
63 (20.00 %)ADO.NET
63 (20.00 %)Java
72 (13.33 %)PL/SQL
72 (13.33 %)Oracle
72 (13.33 %)Crystal Reports
72 (13.33 %)Visual Studio
72 (13.33 %)WebServices
72 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
72 (13.33 %)Insurance
72 (13.33 %)Oracle Application Server
72 (13.33 %)SharePoint
72 (13.33 %)Client/Server
72 (13.33 %)Windows Server 2003
81 (6.667 %)Computer Security
81 (6.667 %)Security Cleared

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chelmsford 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.

Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (53.33 %).NET
27 (46.67 %)ASP.NET
34 (26.67 %)HTML
34 (26.67 %)ASP
43 (20.00 %)XML
43 (20.00 %)ADO.NET
52 (13.33 %)WebServices
61 (6.667 %)Hibernate
61 (6.667 %)Spring
61 (6.667 %)AJAX
61 (6.667 %).NET Framework
61 (6.667 %)J2EE
61 (6.667 %)ADO
61 (6.667 %)ATL
61 (6.667 %)CSS
61 (6.667 %)JSP
61 (6.667 %)Servlets
61 (6.667 %)Struts
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (33.33 %)IIS
22 (13.33 %)SharePoint
22 (13.33 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (6.667 %)CMS
31 (6.667 %)Tomcat
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)Symposium
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (53.33 %)SQL Server
24 (26.67 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (13.33 %)Crystal Reports
41 (6.667 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (6.667 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (13.33 %)Visual Studio
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (40.00 %)Finance
22 (13.33 %)Insurance
31 (6.667 %)Local Government
31 (6.667 %)Pensions
31 (6.667 %)Education
31 (6.667 %)Government
31 (6.667 %)Banking
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)Client/Server
21 (6.667 %)Computer Science
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (26.67 %)Windows
22 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
22 (13.33 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (6.667 %)Linux
31 (6.667 %)UNIX
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (33.33 %)UML
21 (6.667 %)RUP
21 (6.667 %)E-Commerce
21 (6.667 %)Content Management
21 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
21 (6.667 %)Computer Security
21 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (53.33 %)C#
27 (46.67 %)SQL
35 (33.33 %)JavaScript
44 (26.67 %)Transact-SQL
53 (20.00 %)Java
62 (13.33 %)PL/SQL
71 (6.667 %)DHTML
71 (6.667 %)VB
71 (6.667 %)VB.NET
71 (6.667 %)VB6
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.667 %)MCP
11 (6.667 %)MCAD
11 (6.667 %)MCSD
11 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (6.667 %)Degree
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (13.33 %)Oracle
21 (6.667 %)Sybase
21 (6.667 %)Microsoft