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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Developer role in IT contracts within the Derbyshire 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 Applications Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3432
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads27
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.957 %2.201 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£290-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£330-
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£329
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.96£32.17
% change on same period last year-6.85 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads209318
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.276 %0.317 %
Daily rates quoted5850
Average minimum daily rate£331£312
Average daily rate£345£330
% change on same period last year+4.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted3481
Average minimum hourly rate£25.94£24.85
Average hourly rate£27.30£26.18
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.66£27.51
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Applications Developer East MidlandsApplications Developer
East 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.

Applications Developer
Demand Trend

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

Derbyshire Applications Developer Demand Trend

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire Applications Developer Daily Rate Trend

Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire Applications Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DerbyUp+12£290-
Applications Developer East MidlandsApplications Developer
East Midlands

Applications Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

15 (71.43 %)SQL
24 (57.14 %)XML
33 (42.86 %)WebServices
33 (42.86 %)C#
33 (42.86 %)Oracle
33 (42.86 %)SQL Server
33 (42.86 %).NET
33 (42.86 %)UML
42 (28.57 %)Hibernate
42 (28.57 %)TDD
42 (28.57 %)VB6
42 (28.57 %)Spring
42 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (28.57 %)J2EE
42 (28.57 %)Visual Studio
42 (28.57 %)JUnit
42 (28.57 %)WebLogic
42 (28.57 %)HTML
42 (28.57 %)Java
42 (28.57 %)JavaScript
42 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
42 (28.57 %)VB
42 (28.57 %)VB.NET
42 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
42 (28.57 %)EJB
42 (28.57 %)JSP
42 (28.57 %)Servlets
42 (28.57 %)Oracle 9i
42 (28.57 %)Eclipse
42 (28.57 %)RDBMS

Applications Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (57.14 %)XML
23 (42.86 %)WebServices
23 (42.86 %).NET
32 (28.57 %)Hibernate
32 (28.57 %)Spring
32 (28.57 %)J2EE
32 (28.57 %)HTML
32 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
32 (28.57 %)EJB
32 (28.57 %)JSP
32 (28.57 %)Servlets
41 (14.29 %)CSS
41 (14.29 %)ADO.NET
41 (14.29 %)SAP XI
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (28.57 %)WebLogic
12 (28.57 %)WebLogic Portal
21 (14.29 %)IIS
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (14.29 %)MAXIMO
11 (14.29 %)Teamcenter
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (42.86 %)SQL Server
22 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (28.57 %)Oracle 9i
22 (28.57 %)RDBMS
22 (28.57 %)Oracle 10g
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (28.57 %)Visual Studio
12 (28.57 %)JUnit
12 (28.57 %)Eclipse
12 (28.57 %)WebLogic Workshop
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)UNIX
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)UML
22 (28.57 %)TDD
31 (14.29 %)CAD
31 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
31 (14.29 %)PLM
31 (14.29 %)OO
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)SQL
23 (42.86 %)C#
32 (28.57 %)VB6
32 (28.57 %)Java
32 (28.57 %)JavaScript
32 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
32 (28.57 %)VB
32 (28.57 %)VB.NET
41 (14.29 %)C
41 (14.29 %)Korn
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)Sun Certification
21 (14.29 %)Degree
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)Oracle
22 (28.57 %)Microsoft
22 (28.57 %)Sun
22 (28.57 %)BEA
31 (14.29 %)SAP