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The table below looks at the demand for Rapid Application Development (RAD) skills within the Coventry region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RAD over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRapid Application Development (RAD)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2533
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.546 %1.299 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£280-
Average daily rate£289-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£298-
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£375
% change on same period last year-4.86 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£44.83£36.11
% change on same period last year+24.16 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads141154
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.200 %0.156 %
Daily rates quoted6068
Average minimum daily rate£330£275
Average daily rate£345£293
% change on same period last year+17.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted310
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00£26.72
Average hourly rate£24.50£27.25
% change on same period last year-10.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£27.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
RAD West MidlandsRAD
West Midlands

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.

RAD
Demand Trend

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

Coventry RAD Demand Trend

RAD
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing RAD across the Coventry region.

Coventry RAD Daily Rate Trend

RAD
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RAD across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Coventry RAD Daily Rate Histogram

RAD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Coventry RAD Hourly Rate Trend

RAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing RAD 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 RAD.

17 (77.78 %)Scrum
17 (77.78 %)Agile Software Development
17 (77.78 %)TDD
17 (77.78 %).NET
17 (77.78 %)SQL Server
17 (77.78 %)ASP.NET
17 (77.78 %)C#
17 (77.78 %)Microsoft
17 (77.78 %)ASP.NET 2.0
26 (66.67 %)Web Development
26 (66.67 %)XHTML
26 (66.67 %)MS Excel
26 (66.67 %)JavaScript
26 (66.67 %)CSS
26 (66.67 %)WebServices
26 (66.67 %)XML
35 (55.56 %)W3C
35 (55.56 %)Web Design
35 (55.56 %)XSL
35 (55.56 %)OOP
35 (55.56 %)OO
44 (44.44 %)SOAP
44 (44.44 %)NHS
53 (33.33 %)Content Management
53 (33.33 %)AJAX
53 (33.33 %)Web 2.0
62 (22.22 %)Health
62 (22.22 %)UML
62 (22.22 %)SQL
62 (22.22 %)SharePoint

RAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing RAD 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 RAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (77.78 %).NET
17 (77.78 %)ASP.NET
17 (77.78 %)ASP.NET 2.0
26 (66.67 %)XHTML
26 (66.67 %)CSS
26 (66.67 %)WebServices
26 (66.67 %)XML
35 (55.56 %)XSL
44 (44.44 %)SOAP
53 (33.33 %)AJAX
61 (11.11 %).NET Framework
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)SharePoint
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (66.67 %)MS Excel
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (77.78 %)SQL Server
21 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Health
21 (11.11 %)Finance
21 (11.11 %)Government
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (88.89 %)Developer
26 (66.67 %)Web Developer
31 (11.11 %)Project Manager
31 (11.11 %)Delivery Project Manager
31 (11.11 %)SharePoint Developer
31 (11.11 %).NET Developer
31 (11.11 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (11.11 %)Delivery Manager
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (55.56 %)W3C
24 (44.44 %)NHS
33 (33.33 %)Web 2.0
41 (11.11 %)Computer Science
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (77.78 %)Scrum
17 (77.78 %)Agile Software Development
17 (77.78 %)TDD
26 (66.67 %)Web Development
35 (55.56 %)Web Design
35 (55.56 %)OOP
35 (55.56 %)OO
43 (33.33 %)Content Management
52 (22.22 %)UML
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (77.78 %)C#
26 (66.67 %)JavaScript
32 (22.22 %)SQL
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (11.11 %)MCSD
11 (11.11 %)Degree
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (77.78 %)Microsoft