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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Derby 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank53
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads3139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.042 %
As % of the category below24.60 %21.31 %
Daily rates quoted110
Average minimum daily rate£330£350
Average daily rate£350£356
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£330
% change on same period last year-4.61 %
Hourly rates quoted84
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00£33.75
Average hourly rate£23.88£36.88
% change on same period last year-35.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.75£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.70£32.13
% change on same period last year-10.65 %
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Derby
Matching contract IT job ads126183
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.200 %0.195 %
Daily rates quoted1838
Average minimum daily rate£289£338
Average daily rate£309£353
% change on same period last year-12.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted3526
Average minimum hourly rate£15.73£21.71
Average hourly rate£16.52£23.65
% change on same period last year-30.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.32£25.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Developer DerbyshireDeveloper
Derbyshire

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 Derby region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Derby 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 Derby region.

Derby 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 Derby region.

Derby Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the Derby region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Derby Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derby 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.

123 (35.38 %)Java
222 (33.85 %).NET
321 (32.31 %)UML
420 (30.77 %)Oracle
518 (27.69 %)SQL
616 (24.62 %)C#
715 (23.08 %)SQL Server
715 (23.08 %)Manufacturing
814 (21.54 %)C++
913 (20.00 %)Delphi
913 (20.00 %)JavaScript
913 (20.00 %)Borland
1012 (18.46 %)ASP.NET
1111 (16.92 %)J2EE
1210 (15.38 %)WebServices
1210 (15.38 %)OO
139 (13.85 %)PHP
148 (12.31 %)MySQL
148 (12.31 %)XML
157 (10.77 %)Visual Studio
157 (10.77 %)N-Tier
157 (10.77 %)SQL Server 2005
166 (9.231 %)Joomla!
166 (9.231 %)Agile Software Development
166 (9.231 %)SQL Server 2000
166 (9.231 %)CSS
166 (9.231 %)HTML
175 (7.692 %)VB.NET
175 (7.692 %)Microsoft
175 (7.692 %)Back Office

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derby 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.

Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (33.85 %).NET
212 (18.46 %)ASP.NET
311 (16.92 %)J2EE
410 (15.38 %)WebServices
58 (12.31 %)XML
66 (9.231 %)HTML
66 (9.231 %)CSS
74 (6.154 %)ADO.NET
74 (6.154 %)WCF
83 (4.615 %)WPF
83 (4.615 %)Hibernate
83 (4.615 %)EJB
83 (4.615 %)WinForms
83 (4.615 %)Spring
92 (3.077 %)XHTML
92 (3.077 %)JSP
92 (3.077 %)Servlets
92 (3.077 %).NET Framework
101 (1.538 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
101 (1.538 %)SAP XI
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (9.231 %)Joomla!
24 (6.154 %)SharePoint
32 (3.077 %)WebLogic
41 (1.538 %)JBoss
41 (1.538 %)Apache
41 (1.538 %)Tomcat
41 (1.538 %)CICS
41 (1.538 %)BizTalk Server
41 (1.538 %)WebLogic Portal
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.538 %)MAXIMO
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.538 %)TCP/IP
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (23.08 %)SQL Server
28 (12.31 %)MySQL
37 (10.77 %)SQL Server 2005
46 (9.231 %)SQL Server 2000
54 (6.154 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
54 (6.154 %)PowerCenter
62 (3.077 %)Oracle 10g
62 (3.077 %)Oracle 9i
62 (3.077 %)DTS
62 (3.077 %)ETL
71 (1.538 %)RDBMS
71 (1.538 %)BusinessObjects
71 (1.538 %)DB2
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (10.77 %)Visual Studio
23 (4.615 %)JUnit
32 (3.077 %)Ant
32 (3.077 %)Flash
32 (3.077 %)Eclipse
41 (1.538 %)WebLogic Workshop
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (23.08 %)Manufacturing
25 (7.692 %)Back Office
25 (7.692 %)Finance
33 (4.615 %)Education
33 (4.615 %)Government
42 (3.077 %)Animation
51 (1.538 %)Games
51 (1.538 %)Aerospace
51 (1.538 %)Telecoms
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (10.77 %)N-Tier
25 (7.692 %)E-Learning
33 (4.615 %)VLE
33 (4.615 %)Client/Server
41 (1.538 %)Web 2.0
41 (1.538 %)Computer Science
41 (1.538 %)iSeries
41 (1.538 %)NHS
41 (1.538 %)W3C
41 (1.538 %)AS400
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (4.615 %)Windows
22 (3.077 %)UNIX
31 (1.538 %)Solaris
31 (1.538 %)zOS
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (32.31 %)UML
210 (15.38 %)OO
36 (9.231 %)Agile Software Development
44 (6.154 %)OOD
53 (4.615 %)TDD
53 (4.615 %)Requirements Analysis
53 (4.615 %)Web Development
62 (3.077 %)Data Management
71 (1.538 %)Content Management
71 (1.538 %)Unit Testing
71 (1.538 %)BC Cleared
71 (1.538 %)Security Cleared
71 (1.538 %)CAD
71 (1.538 %)Project Management
71 (1.538 %)Validation
71 (1.538 %)Migration
71 (1.538 %)PDM
71 (1.538 %)CRM
71 (1.538 %)OOA/OOD
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (35.38 %)Java
218 (27.69 %)SQL
316 (24.62 %)C#
414 (21.54 %)C++
513 (20.00 %)Delphi
513 (20.00 %)JavaScript
69 (13.85 %)PHP
75 (7.692 %)PHP5
75 (7.692 %)VB.NET
84 (6.154 %)Transact-SQL
92 (3.077 %)VB
92 (3.077 %)C
101 (1.538 %)COBOL
101 (1.538 %)RPG
101 (1.538 %)Perl
101 (1.538 %)VBScript
101 (1.538 %)VC++
101 (1.538 %)REXX
101 (1.538 %)SQR
101 (1.538 %)Ruby
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.077 %)Degree
21 (1.538 %)Sun Certification
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (30.77 %)Oracle
213 (20.00 %)Borland
35 (7.692 %)Microsoft
44 (6.154 %)Informatica
52 (3.077 %)IBM
52 (3.077 %)BEA
61 (1.538 %)Sun
61 (1.538 %)Business Objects
61 (1.538 %)PeopleSoft
61 (1.538 %)SAP