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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Colchester 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank55
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.011 %
As % of the category below20.00 %21.28 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£185£450
Average daily rate£205£475
% change on same period last year-56.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£225£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£330
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£27.50£20.00
% change on same period last year+37.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.65£32.06
% change on same period last year-10.64 %
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Colchester
Matching contract IT job ads3047
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted65
Average minimum daily rate£227£395
Average daily rate£238£416
% change on same period last year-42.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£248£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted1322
Average minimum hourly rate£24.34£25.07
Average hourly rate£25.28£25.62
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.21£26.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
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 Colchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Colchester 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 Colchester region.

Colchester Developer Daily Rate Trend

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Colchester Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Colchester 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.

118 (90.00 %).NET
215 (75.00 %)ASP.NET
312 (60.00 %)VB.NET
312 (60.00 %)C#
312 (60.00 %)HTML
312 (60.00 %)JavaScript
411 (55.00 %)CSS
59 (45.00 %)Web Development
68 (40.00 %)SQL Server
73 (15.00 %)DHTML
73 (15.00 %)XML
73 (15.00 %)ASP
73 (15.00 %)AJAX
73 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2005
82 (10.00 %).NET Framework
82 (10.00 %)Finance
91 (5.000 %)CMS
91 (5.000 %)Zope
91 (5.000 %)Plone
91 (5.000 %)WinForms
91 (5.000 %)WebServices
91 (5.000 %)Billing
91 (5.000 %)Content Management
91 (5.000 %)Insurance
91 (5.000 %)E-business
91 (5.000 %)Telecoms
91 (5.000 %)MCP
91 (5.000 %)MCSD
91 (5.000 %)OO
91 (5.000 %)Python

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Colchester 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.

Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (90.00 %).NET
215 (75.00 %)ASP.NET
312 (60.00 %)HTML
411 (55.00 %)CSS
53 (15.00 %)ASP
53 (15.00 %)AJAX
53 (15.00 %)XML
62 (10.00 %).NET Framework
71 (5.000 %)Django
71 (5.000 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (5.000 %)WebServices
71 (5.000 %)WinForms
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.000 %)CMS
11 (5.000 %)Zope
11 (5.000 %)Plone
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (40.00 %)SQL Server
23 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2000
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.00 %)Finance
21 (5.000 %)Billing
21 (5.000 %)Insurance
21 (5.000 %)Pensions
21 (5.000 %)Telecoms
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (45.00 %)Web Development
21 (5.000 %)OO
21 (5.000 %)E-Commerce
21 (5.000 %)Business Intelligence
21 (5.000 %)Project Management
21 (5.000 %)E-business
21 (5.000 %)Content Management
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (60.00 %)C#
112 (60.00 %)JavaScript
112 (60.00 %)VB.NET
23 (15.00 %)DHTML
31 (5.000 %)VB
31 (5.000 %)ABAP
31 (5.000 %)Python
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.000 %)MCP
11 (5.000 %)MCSD
11 (5.000 %)Microsoft Certification
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.000 %)SAP
11 (5.000 %)Microsoft