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This section looks at the demand for the Software 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 Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2233
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads29
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.250 %2.711 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£230
Average daily rate-£245
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£260
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£313
% change on same period last year-0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.84£37.99
% change on same period last year-13.56 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads160332
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.213 %0.336 %
Daily rates quoted4457
Average minimum daily rate£333£352
Average daily rate£344£367
% change on same period last year-6.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted2185
Average minimum hourly rate£19.85£25.48
Average hourly rate£20.57£26.36
% change on same period last year-21.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.29£27.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Software Developer East MidlandsSoftware 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.

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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+22--
Software Developer East MidlandsSoftware Developer
East Midlands

Software Developer
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

16 (85.71 %)C#
16 (85.71 %)C++
16 (85.71 %).NET
24 (57.14 %)UML
24 (57.14 %)OO
24 (57.14 %)VB.NET
24 (57.14 %)Borland
24 (57.14 %)TDD
32 (28.57 %).NET Framework
32 (28.57 %)Project Management
32 (28.57 %)Visual Studio
32 (28.57 %)MySQL
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server
41 (14.29 %)JUnit
41 (14.29 %)Oracle
41 (14.29 %)J2EE
41 (14.29 %)Java
41 (14.29 %)Swing
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft
41 (14.29 %)Degree
41 (14.29 %)Spring
41 (14.29 %)Hibernate
41 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (85.71 %).NET
22 (28.57 %).NET Framework
31 (14.29 %)J2EE
31 (14.29 %)Swing
31 (14.29 %)Hibernate
31 (14.29 %)Spring
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)MySQL
12 (28.57 %)SQL Server
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (28.57 %)Visual Studio
21 (14.29 %)JUnit
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)UML
14 (57.14 %)OO
14 (57.14 %)TDD
22 (28.57 %)Project Management
31 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (85.71 %)C#
16 (85.71 %)C++
24 (57.14 %)VB.NET
31 (14.29 %)Java
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)Degree
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Borland
21 (14.29 %)Oracle
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft
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