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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET Framework skills within the Durham region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET Framework over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET Framework
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank18-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.692 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£345
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
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£33.89£33.81
% change on same period last year+0.22 %
Durham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Durham
Matching contract IT job ads139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.009 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£394-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£438-
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£334
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£22.50£31.50
% change on same period last year-28.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.79£32.03
% change on same period last year-3.85 %
.NET Framework North East.NET Framework
North East

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.

.NET Framework
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing .NET Framework across the Durham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Durham .NET Framework Demand Trend

.NET Framework
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing .NET Framework across the Durham region.

Durham .NET Framework Daily Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Durham .NET Framework Hourly Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Framework within the Durham region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
DarlingtonNew entry-1£450-
.NET Framework North East.NET Framework
North East

.NET Framework
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Durham region citing .NET Framework also 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 that cited .NET Framework.

13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server
13 (100.00 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)Transact-SQL
22 (66.67 %)C#
22 (66.67 %)Games
22 (66.67 %)ASP
31 (33.33 %)MCDBA
31 (33.33 %)SharePoint
31 (33.33 %)ERP
31 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (33.33 %)Axapta
31 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (33.33 %)Dynamics AX
31 (33.33 %)X++

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Durham region citing .NET Framework also 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 that cited .NET Framework. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Durham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %).NET
22 (66.67 %)ASP
Durham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)SharePoint
11 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
Durham IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (33.33 %)Axapta
11 (33.33 %)Dynamics AX
Durham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Durham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Games
Durham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (66.67 %)C# Developer
22 (66.67 %)ASP Developer
31 (33.33 %)Dynamics AX Developer
Durham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)ERP
Durham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)Transact-SQL
22 (66.67 %)C#
31 (33.33 %)X++
Durham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)MCDBA
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification