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This section looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Devon 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank44
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads3563
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.063 %
As % of the category below17.59 %20.00 %
Daily rates quoted924
Average minimum daily rate£271£346
Average daily rate£295£349
% change on same period last year-15.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£332
% change on same period last year-1.13 %
Hourly rates quoted94
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00£34.50
Average hourly rate£34.11£35.00
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.22£35.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.98£33.46
% change on same period last year-4.40 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads199315
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.263 %0.314 %
Daily rates quoted7669
Average minimum daily rate£317£331
Average daily rate£337£341
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted3462
Average minimum hourly rate£20.72£17.87
Average hourly rate£22.10£19.28
% change on same period last year+14.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.48£20.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Developer South WestDeveloper
South West

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

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon Developer Daily Rate Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the Devon region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Devon Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Devon 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 Devon region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Devon Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Devon 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
ExeterUp+1416£310-14.77 %
PlymouthDown-56--
Developer South WestDeveloper
South West

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

150 (52.63 %)SQL
235 (36.84 %)HTML
334 (35.79 %)Oracle
431 (32.63 %)JavaScript
529 (30.53 %)Java
626 (27.37 %)XML
724 (25.26 %)CSS
724 (25.26 %).NET
724 (25.26 %)J2EE
820 (21.05 %)XHTML
918 (18.95 %)OO
1017 (17.89 %)Oracle 9i
1116 (16.84 %)SQL Server
1116 (16.84 %)UNIX
1116 (16.84 %)Shell Script
1214 (14.74 %)ASP.NET
1214 (14.74 %)Oracle 10g
1313 (13.68 %)Microsoft
1313 (13.68 %)Tomcat
1313 (13.68 %)Windows
1412 (12.63 %)Solaris
1412 (12.63 %)JSP
1412 (12.63 %)PHP
1412 (12.63 %)Sun
1412 (12.63 %)WebServices
1511 (11.58 %)Hibernate
1511 (11.58 %)TOAD
1610 (10.53 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
1610 (10.53 %)Eclipse
1610 (10.53 %)PL/SQL

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (36.84 %)HTML
226 (27.37 %)XML
324 (25.26 %)CSS
324 (25.26 %).NET
324 (25.26 %)J2EE
420 (21.05 %)XHTML
514 (14.74 %)ASP.NET
612 (12.63 %)JSP
612 (12.63 %)WebServices
711 (11.58 %)Hibernate
810 (10.53 %)AJAX
99 (9.474 %)Spring
99 (9.474 %)Struts
107 (7.368 %)JSF
116 (6.316 %)XForms
116 (6.316 %)XSD
116 (6.316 %)XSLT
116 (6.316 %)Drupal
116 (6.316 %)Castor
124 (4.211 %)ASP
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (13.68 %)Tomcat
29 (9.474 %)ColdFusion
37 (7.368 %)Apache
46 (6.316 %)ATG Dynamo
55 (5.263 %)LiveLink
64 (4.211 %)SharePoint
64 (4.211 %)CMS
73 (3.158 %)Content Management Server
82 (2.105 %)SharePoint Server 2007
91 (1.053 %)Plone
91 (1.053 %)WebLogic Portal
91 (1.053 %)WebLogic
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.053 %)MS Office
11 (1.053 %)Photoshop
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (6.316 %)Summit
23 (3.158 %)Oracle HRMS
31 (1.053 %)SAP R/3
31 (1.053 %)Oracle Applications
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (9.474 %)Internet
19 (9.474 %)Extranet
26 (6.316 %)HTTP
26 (6.316 %)LDAP
33 (3.158 %)Intranet
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (17.89 %)Oracle 9i
216 (16.84 %)SQL Server
314 (14.74 %)Oracle 10g
411 (11.58 %)TOAD
58 (8.421 %)MySQL
67 (7.368 %)Oracle Reports
75 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2005
75 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2000
83 (3.158 %)Oracle Discoverer
92 (2.105 %)BusinessObjects
92 (2.105 %)Oracle 8/8i
92 (2.105 %)Crystal Reports
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (10.53 %)Eclipse
29 (9.474 %)Ant
35 (5.263 %)Oracle Forms
43 (3.158 %)JUnit
52 (2.105 %)Flash
61 (1.053 %)Visual Studio
61 (1.053 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (8.421 %)Construction
26 (6.316 %)Health
32 (2.105 %)Education
32 (2.105 %)Government
41 (1.053 %)Marketing
41 (1.053 %)Telecoms
41 (1.053 %)Games
41 (1.053 %)Insurance
41 (1.053 %)Retail
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (6.316 %)NHS
22 (2.105 %)Client/Server
31 (1.053 %)NPfIT
31 (1.053 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (16.84 %)UNIX
213 (13.68 %)Windows
312 (12.63 %)Solaris
46 (6.316 %)Windows NT
54 (4.211 %)Linux
62 (2.105 %)HPUX
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (18.95 %)OO
210 (10.53 %)Software Testing
38 (8.421 %)Business Analysis
46 (6.316 %)Quality Management
46 (6.316 %)Extreme Programming
46 (6.316 %)Web Development
55 (5.263 %)Service Management
64 (4.211 %)Web Design
64 (4.211 %)Agile Software Development
64 (4.211 %)Content Management
73 (3.158 %)Unit Testing
73 (3.158 %)Continuous Integration
73 (3.158 %)Time Management
73 (3.158 %)E-Commerce
82 (2.105 %)Data Modelling
82 (2.105 %)CRM
82 (2.105 %)Workflow
91 (1.053 %)QMS
91 (1.053 %)Stress Testing
91 (1.053 %)SEO
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
150 (52.63 %)SQL
231 (32.63 %)JavaScript
329 (30.53 %)Java
416 (16.84 %)Shell Script
512 (12.63 %)PHP
610 (10.53 %)PL/SQL
610 (10.53 %)C#
77 (7.368 %)VB.NET
86 (6.316 %)XQuery
86 (6.316 %)XPath
92 (2.105 %)C
92 (2.105 %)VB
101 (1.053 %)PHP5
101 (1.053 %)PHP4
101 (1.053 %)ABAP
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (6.316 %)Sun Certification
21 (1.053 %)Degree
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (10.53 %)Oracle RMAN
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (10.53 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (35.79 %)Oracle
213 (13.68 %)Microsoft
312 (12.63 %)Sun
46 (6.316 %)ATG
53 (3.158 %)Lagan
62 (2.105 %)SAP
62 (2.105 %)Business Objects
62 (2.105 %)Sage
71 (1.053 %)Adobe