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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET Framework skills within the Cheshire 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
Rank5654
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.869 %3.687 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£325-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
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 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads214217
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.282 %0.216 %
Daily rates quoted5735
Average minimum daily rate£336£328
Average daily rate£351£365
% change on same period last year-3.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted1719
Average minimum hourly rate£33.04£30.12
Average hourly rate£36.54£32.50
% change on same period last year+12.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.04£34.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
.NET Framework North West.NET Framework
North West

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

Cheshire .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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire .NET Framework Daily Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET Framework across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Cheshire .NET Framework Daily Rate Histogram

.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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire .NET Framework Hourly Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Framework within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
Alderley EdgeNew entry-1--
ChesterUp+11--
MacclesfieldNew entry-1£325-
.NET Framework North West.NET Framework
North West

.NET Framework
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

119 (100.00 %).NET
216 (84.21 %)C#
313 (68.42 %)SQL Server
412 (63.16 %)Oracle
511 (57.89 %)SQL Server 2005
610 (52.63 %)Dynamics CRM
610 (52.63 %)ASP.NET
610 (52.63 %)WebServices
610 (52.63 %)CRM
610 (52.63 %)Microsoft
610 (52.63 %)Microsoft CRM
79 (47.37 %)BizTalk Server
79 (47.37 %)SharePoint
79 (47.37 %)Oracle EBS
79 (47.37 %)WCF
79 (47.37 %)WF
79 (47.37 %)ASP.NET 2.0
88 (42.11 %)Local Government
88 (42.11 %)InfoPath
88 (42.11 %)SharePoint Server 2007
88 (42.11 %)Government
96 (31.58 %)VB.NET
105 (26.32 %)XML
114 (21.05 %)XSLT
114 (21.05 %)Windows
123 (15.79 %)N-Tier
123 (15.79 %)OO
123 (15.79 %)Oracle 8/8i
123 (15.79 %)Oracle 9i
123 (15.79 %)PL/SQL

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (100.00 %).NET
210 (52.63 %)ASP.NET
210 (52.63 %)WebServices
39 (47.37 %)WCF
39 (47.37 %)WF
39 (47.37 %)ASP.NET 2.0
45 (26.32 %)XML
54 (21.05 %)XSLT
63 (15.79 %)WinForms
71 (5.263 %)ADO.NET
71 (5.263 %)CSLA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (47.37 %)BizTalk Server
19 (47.37 %)SharePoint
28 (42.11 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (5.263 %)Oracle 9iAS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (42.11 %)InfoPath
21 (5.263 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (52.63 %)Dynamics CRM
110 (52.63 %)Microsoft CRM
29 (47.37 %)Oracle EBS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.263 %)GPRS
11 (5.263 %)UMTS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (68.42 %)SQL Server
211 (57.89 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (15.79 %)Oracle 8/8i
33 (15.79 %)Oracle 9i
42 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (42.11 %)Local Government
18 (42.11 %)Government
21 (5.263 %)Marketing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (78.95 %)Developer
26 (31.58 %)Architect
26 (31.58 %)Solutions Architect
35 (26.32 %)Senior Developer
35 (26.32 %).NET Developer
44 (21.05 %)VB.NET Developer
44 (21.05 %)Applications Developer
52 (10.53 %).NET Web Developer
52 (10.53 %)Senior Solutions Architect
52 (10.53 %).NET Applications Developer
52 (10.53 %)Web Developer
61 (5.263 %)Lead Developer
61 (5.263 %)Dynamics CRM Developer
61 (5.263 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
61 (5.263 %)Microsoft Developer
61 (5.263 %)SharePoint Developer
61 (5.263 %)Web Designer
61 (5.263 %)ASP.NET Developer
61 (5.263 %)BizTalk Developer
61 (5.263 %).NET Designer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (15.79 %)N-Tier
21 (5.263 %)Informatics
21 (5.263 %)Chemistry
21 (5.263 %)Computer Science
21 (5.263 %)PDA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (21.05 %)Windows
21 (5.263 %)Windows Mobile
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (52.63 %)CRM
23 (15.79 %)OO
32 (10.53 %)UML
41 (5.263 %)Document Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (84.21 %)C#
26 (31.58 %)VB.NET
33 (15.79 %)PL/SQL
33 (15.79 %)SQL
41 (5.263 %)VB
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (63.16 %)Oracle
210 (52.63 %)Microsoft