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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the East Sussex 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2238
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.456 %0.312 %
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£282£313
% change on same period last year-9.64 %
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£31.61£33.82
% change on same period last year-6.55 %
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads206321
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.293 %0.324 %
Daily rates quoted4099
Average minimum daily rate£312£309
Average daily rate£332£329
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted5535
Average minimum hourly rate£19.73£14.14
Average hourly rate£21.16£15.10
% change on same period last year+40.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.60£16.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Software Developer South EastSoftware Developer
South 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.

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

East Sussex 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 Sussex region.

East Sussex 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 Sussex region.

East Sussex 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 Sussex region over the 3 months to 7 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
BrightonUp+62--
HoveNew entry-1--
Software Developer South EastSoftware Developer
South East

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex 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.

13 (50.00 %)C
13 (50.00 %).NET
22 (33.33 %)SQL Server
22 (33.33 %)XML
22 (33.33 %)C#
22 (33.33 %)C++
22 (33.33 %)JavaScript
22 (33.33 %)SQL
22 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
22 (33.33 %)VB.NET
22 (33.33 %)Internet
22 (33.33 %)Insurance
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (16.67 %)WCF
31 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
31 (16.67 %)CSS
31 (16.67 %)WebServices
31 (16.67 %)Data Security
31 (16.67 %)Finance
31 (16.67 %)Migration
31 (16.67 %)Telelogic
31 (16.67 %)Telelogic TAU
31 (16.67 %)WinForms
31 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
31 (16.67 %)VBScript
31 (16.67 %)DHTML
31 (16.67 %)HTML
31 (16.67 %)DOM
31 (16.67 %)Windows
31 (16.67 %)UML

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex 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 Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %).NET
22 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
22 (33.33 %)XML
31 (16.67 %)DOM
31 (16.67 %)WinForms
31 (16.67 %)WCF
31 (16.67 %)CSS
31 (16.67 %)WebServices
31 (16.67 %)ASP
31 (16.67 %)HTML
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)Internet
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server
21 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (16.67 %)Telelogic TAU
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Insurance
21 (16.67 %)Finance
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Client/Server
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)UML
11 (16.67 %)OOP
11 (16.67 %)Data Security
11 (16.67 %)Migration
11 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)C
22 (33.33 %)C#
22 (33.33 %)C++
22 (33.33 %)JavaScript
22 (33.33 %)SQL
22 (33.33 %)VB.NET
31 (16.67 %)Embedded C
31 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
31 (16.67 %)VBScript
31 (16.67 %)DHTML
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Telelogic