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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the East Midlands 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6689
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads2312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.012 %
As % of the category below1.434 %0.620 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£350£216
Average daily rate£350£224
% change on same period last year+56.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£233
UK excluding London average daily rate£284£315
% change on same period last year-9.97 %
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£32.27£33.93
% change on same period last year-4.88 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads16041935
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.241 %1.944 %
Daily rates quoted481355
Average minimum daily rate£350£330
Average daily rate£371£348
% change on same period last year+6.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted203308
Average minimum hourly rate£18.14£18.60
Average hourly rate£19.40£20.45
% change on same period last year-5.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.65£22.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Software Developer EnglandSoftware Developer
England

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 6 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
LincolnshireNew entry-13--
NottinghamshireUp+44£350-
DerbyshireDown-63--
LeicestershireUp+152--
Software Developer EnglandSoftware Developer
England

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

116 (42.11 %)Java
215 (39.47 %)SQL
314 (36.84 %)Perl
314 (36.84 %)C#
413 (34.21 %)C++
512 (31.58 %)XML
611 (28.95 %)SQL Server
710 (26.32 %)C
710 (26.32 %).NET
88 (21.05 %)Oracle
88 (21.05 %)HTML
88 (21.05 %)Windows
88 (21.05 %)Linux
88 (21.05 %)Security Cleared
97 (18.42 %)UML
97 (18.42 %)JDBC
97 (18.42 %)PHP
106 (15.79 %)SOAP
106 (15.79 %)Solaris
106 (15.79 %)XSLT
106 (15.79 %)Apache
106 (15.79 %)Swing
106 (15.79 %)J2SE
106 (15.79 %)Multithreading
106 (15.79 %)DV Cleared
115 (13.16 %)Agile Software Development
115 (13.16 %)Cocoon
115 (13.16 %)Tomcat
115 (13.16 %)PRINCE2
115 (13.16 %)Visual Studio

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (31.58 %)XML
210 (26.32 %).NET
38 (21.05 %)HTML
47 (18.42 %)JDBC
56 (15.79 %)SOAP
56 (15.79 %)XSLT
56 (15.79 %)Swing
56 (15.79 %)J2SE
65 (13.16 %)Cocoon
74 (10.53 %)ASP.NET
83 (7.895 %)Java RMI
83 (7.895 %)LAMP
92 (5.263 %)WinForms
92 (5.263 %)AJAX
92 (5.263 %).NET Framework
92 (5.263 %)WCF
92 (5.263 %)WPF
92 (5.263 %)OpenGL
92 (5.263 %)DirectX
92 (5.263 %)ActiveX
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (15.79 %)Apache
25 (13.16 %)Tomcat
32 (5.263 %)SharePoint
41 (2.632 %)ColdFusion
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.263 %)HTTP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (28.95 %)SQL Server
25 (13.16 %)MySQL
34 (10.53 %)IDOL
43 (7.895 %)GIS
52 (5.263 %)Oracle 10g
61 (2.632 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (2.632 %)RDBMS
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (13.16 %)Visual Studio
23 (7.895 %)Subversion
23 (7.895 %)Ant
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (10.53 %)3D Graphics
23 (7.895 %)Billing
32 (5.263 %)Marketing
32 (5.263 %)Back Office
41 (2.632 %)Government
41 (2.632 %)Manufacturing
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (15.79 %)Multithreading
22 (5.263 %)EPoS
22 (5.263 %)E-Learning
22 (5.263 %)Mathematics
31 (2.632 %)Client/Server
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (21.05 %)Windows
18 (21.05 %)Linux
26 (15.79 %)Solaris
35 (13.16 %)Windows 2000
42 (5.263 %)UNIX
51 (2.632 %)Windows Server 2003
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (21.05 %)Security Cleared
27 (18.42 %)UML
36 (15.79 %)DV Cleared
45 (13.16 %)PRINCE2
45 (13.16 %)Agile Software Development
45 (13.16 %)OO
54 (10.53 %)Data Management
62 (5.263 %)Project Management
62 (5.263 %)Web Design
71 (2.632 %)CRM
71 (2.632 %)Software Engineering
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (42.11 %)Java
215 (39.47 %)SQL
314 (36.84 %)Perl
314 (36.84 %)C#
413 (34.21 %)C++
510 (26.32 %)C
67 (18.42 %)PHP
75 (13.16 %)JavaScript
83 (7.895 %)VB.NET
83 (7.895 %)Shell Script
92 (5.263 %)Python
92 (5.263 %)PL/SQL
101 (2.632 %)VB
101 (2.632 %)VC++
101 (2.632 %)VB6
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.632 %)Sun Certification
11 (2.632 %)SCJD
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.632 %)QA
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (21.05 %)Oracle
23 (7.895 %)Microsoft
31 (2.632 %)Sun