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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Developer role in IT contracts within the Chester 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 Senior Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Developer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2832
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.622 %0.529 %
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£386£359
% change on same period last year+7.57 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£29.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.42£38.27
% change on same period last year-10.05 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads185189
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.260 %0.191 %
Daily rates quoted3220
Average minimum daily rate£314£247
Average daily rate£321£261
% change on same period last year+23.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£274
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted4515
Average minimum hourly rate£21.43£19.03
Average hourly rate£22.71£20.96
% change on same period last year+8.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.99£22.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Senior Developer CheshireSenior Developer
Cheshire

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.

Senior Developer
Demand Trend

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

Chester Senior Developer Demand Trend

Senior Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester Senior Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Developer
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region that cited Senior 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 Senior Developer in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)SOAP
13 (100.00 %)WebServices
13 (100.00 %)Dutch Language
13 (100.00 %)German Language

Senior Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region that cited Senior 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 Senior Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)SOAP
13 (100.00 %)WebServices
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (100.00 %)Dutch Language
13 (100.00 %)German Language
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C#