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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Dartford 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 over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.000 %
As % of the category below100.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted120
Average minimum daily rate£385-
Average daily rate£402-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£419-
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£326
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
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£30.99£32.56
% change on same period last year-4.81 %
Dartford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Dartford
Matching contract IT job ads124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.004 %
Daily rates quoted123
Average minimum daily rate£387£350
Average daily rate£404£383
% change on same period last year+5.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
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£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
.NET Kent.NET
Kent

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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing .NET across the Dartford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Dartford .NET Demand Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Dartford .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the Dartford region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Dartford .NET Daily Rate Histogram

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dartford .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dartford region citing .NET 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.

112 (85.71 %)C#
112 (85.71 %)SharePoint
210 (71.43 %)ASP.NET
36 (42.86 %)SQL Server
36 (42.86 %)Microsoft
36 (42.86 %)SharePoint Server 2007
44 (28.57 %)Intranet
44 (28.57 %)ADO.NET
53 (21.43 %)Internet
62 (14.29 %)Extranet
62 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
62 (14.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (7.143 %)Spreadsheet
71 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2008
71 (7.143 %)ETL
71 (7.143 %)ODBC
71 (7.143 %)SQL
71 (7.143 %)VB
71 (7.143 %)VB.NET

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dartford region citing .NET 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dartford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (71.43 %)ASP.NET
24 (28.57 %)ADO.NET
31 (7.143 %)ODBC
Dartford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (85.71 %)SharePoint
26 (42.86 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Dartford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)Spreadsheet
Dartford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (28.57 %)Intranet
23 (21.43 %)Internet
32 (14.29 %)Extranet
Dartford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (42.86 %)SQL Server
22 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (14.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
22 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2008
31 (7.143 %)ETL
Dartford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (78.57 %)Developer
25 (35.71 %)Web Developer
25 (35.71 %)SharePoint Developer
32 (14.29 %)Project Manager
32 (14.29 %)Junior
41 (7.143 %)Junior Programmer
41 (7.143 %)Programmer
41 (7.143 %).NET Developer
41 (7.143 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (7.143 %)Junior Developer
41 (7.143 %)Junior .NET Developer
Dartford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (85.71 %)C#
21 (7.143 %)SQL
21 (7.143 %)VB
21 (7.143 %)VB.NET
Dartford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (42.86 %)Microsoft