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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Software Developer role in IT contracts within the East of England 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 Senior Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSenior Software Developer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank133-
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 below0.029 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£347
% change on same period last year-6.23 %
Hourly rates quoted10
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£38.75-
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads34164654
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.618 %4.589 %
Daily rates quoted10591422
Average minimum daily rate£329£322
Average daily rate£351£340
% change on same period last year+3.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted469660
Average minimum hourly rate£22.22£25.65
Average hourly rate£23.69£26.85
% change on same period last year-11.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.15£28.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Senior Software Developer EnglandSenior Software 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.

Senior Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

East of England Senior Software Developer Demand Trend

Senior Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Senior Software Developer across the East of England region.

East of England Senior Software Developer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Software Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Senior Software Developer across the East of England region.

East of England Senior Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Senior 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 Senior Software Developer within the East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
EssexNew entry-1--
Senior Software Developer EnglandSenior Software Developer
England

Senior Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Developer in their job title.

12 (66.67 %)VB.NET
12 (66.67 %).NET
12 (66.67 %)C#
12 (66.67 %)C++
21 (33.33 %)DHTML
21 (33.33 %)HTML
21 (33.33 %)JavaScript
21 (33.33 %)VBScript
21 (33.33 %)VB
21 (33.33 %)C
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server
21 (33.33 %)IIS
21 (33.33 %)ASP
21 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
21 (33.33 %)ATL
21 (33.33 %)SOAP
21 (33.33 %)WebServices
21 (33.33 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)XSL
21 (33.33 %)VC++
21 (33.33 %)Client/Server
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)Embedded C
21 (33.33 %)Embedded C++
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (33.33 %)Configuration Management
21 (33.33 %)Automotive
21 (33.33 %)AJAX
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (33.33 %)WCF

Senior Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region that cited Senior 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 Senior Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %).NET
21 (33.33 %)ASP
21 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
21 (33.33 %)ATL
21 (33.33 %)SOAP
21 (33.33 %)WebServices
21 (33.33 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)XSL
21 (33.33 %)AJAX
21 (33.33 %)WCF
21 (33.33 %)WPF
21 (33.33 %)Silverlight
21 (33.33 %)HTML
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)IIS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Automotive
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Client/Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Configuration Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)C#
12 (66.67 %)C++
12 (66.67 %)VB.NET
21 (33.33 %)VC++
21 (33.33 %)Embedded C
21 (33.33 %)Embedded C++
21 (33.33 %)DHTML
21 (33.33 %)JavaScript
21 (33.33 %)VBScript
21 (33.33 %)VB
21 (33.33 %)C
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft