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This section looks at the demand for the Software 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 Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2726
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.222 %3.627 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£213
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£225
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£318
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
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£33.08£36.43
% change on same period last year-9.20 %
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Derby
Matching contract IT job ads135193
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.178 %0.192 %
Daily rates quoted3429
Average minimum daily rate£323£305
Average daily rate£339£323
% change on same period last year+4.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted3052
Average minimum hourly rate£27.18£25.78
Average hourly rate£28.56£27.22
% change on same period last year+4.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.94£28.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Software Developer DerbyshireSoftware Developer
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.

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Derby Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Derby Software Developer Daily Rate Trend

Software Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Derby Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derby region that cited Software 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 Software Developer in their job title.

14 (80.00 %)C++
23 (60.00 %)C#
23 (60.00 %).NET
32 (40.00 %)Java
32 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
32 (40.00 %)MySQL
32 (40.00 %)Oracle
32 (40.00 %)SQL Server
32 (40.00 %).NET Framework
32 (40.00 %)Project Management
41 (20.00 %)Degree
41 (20.00 %)JUnit
41 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
41 (20.00 %)Hibernate
41 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
41 (20.00 %)TDD
41 (20.00 %)Data Management
41 (20.00 %)Spring
41 (20.00 %)UNIX
41 (20.00 %)Windows
41 (20.00 %)UML
41 (20.00 %)OO
41 (20.00 %)Swing
41 (20.00 %)Client/Server
41 (20.00 %)Borland
41 (20.00 %)Perl
41 (20.00 %)SQL
41 (20.00 %)VB.NET
41 (20.00 %)J2EE
41 (20.00 %)C

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derby region that cited Software 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 Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (60.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %).NET Framework
31 (20.00 %)Hibernate
31 (20.00 %)Spring
31 (20.00 %)Swing
31 (20.00 %)J2EE
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)MySQL
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
21 (20.00 %)JUnit
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Client/Server
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
11 (20.00 %)Windows
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Project Management
21 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (20.00 %)TDD
21 (20.00 %)Data Management
21 (20.00 %)UML
21 (20.00 %)OO
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)C++
23 (60.00 %)C#
32 (40.00 %)Java
41 (20.00 %)Perl
41 (20.00 %)SQL
41 (20.00 %)VB.NET
41 (20.00 %)C
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)Degree
Derby IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Borland