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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft ASP.NET skills within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ASP.NET over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ASP.NET
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3349
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads3322
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.022 %
As % of the category below16.50 %6.832 %
Daily rates quoted72
Average minimum daily rate£306£275
Average daily rate£347£300
% change on same period last year+15.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£317
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£32.50
Average hourly rate-£32.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.35£33.01
% change on same period last year-2.01 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads200322
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.264 %0.321 %
Daily rates quoted3462
Average minimum daily rate£296£330
Average daily rate£330£345
% change on same period last year-4.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted112
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00£36.70
Average hourly rate£32.50£37.08
% change on same period last year-12.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£37.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.73£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
ASP.NET ScotlandASP.NET
Scotland

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.

ASP.NET
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh ASP.NET Demand Trend

ASP.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh ASP.NET Daily Rate Trend

ASP.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Edinburgh ASP.NET Daily Rate Histogram

ASP.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh ASP.NET Hourly Rate Trend

ASP.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing ASP.NET 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 ASP.NET.

161 (100.00 %).NET
249 (80.33 %)C#
333 (54.10 %)SQL Server
428 (45.90 %)HTML
524 (39.34 %)SQL
524 (39.34 %)Visual Studio
623 (37.70 %)JavaScript
623 (37.70 %)AJAX
720 (32.79 %)CSS
818 (29.51 %)Windows
916 (26.23 %)J2EE
1015 (24.59 %)XHTML
1114 (22.95 %)XML
1114 (22.95 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
1213 (21.31 %)VB.NET
1312 (19.67 %)MS Excel
1312 (19.67 %)Microsoft
1410 (16.39 %)Web Development
158 (13.11 %)Finance
158 (13.11 %)Oracle
167 (11.48 %)IIS
167 (11.48 %)VBA
167 (11.48 %)SQL Server 2005
167 (11.48 %)Banking
176 (9.836 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
176 (9.836 %)SQL Server Integration Services
176 (9.836 %)PL/SQL
176 (9.836 %)ASP
185 (8.197 %)XSL
185 (8.197 %)PHP

ASP.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing ASP.NET 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 ASP.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
161 (100.00 %).NET
228 (45.90 %)HTML
323 (37.70 %)AJAX
420 (32.79 %)CSS
516 (26.23 %)J2EE
615 (24.59 %)XHTML
714 (22.95 %)XML
714 (22.95 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
86 (9.836 %)ASP
95 (8.197 %)XSL
95 (8.197 %).NET Framework
104 (6.557 %)jQuery
104 (6.557 %)ASP.NET 2.0
104 (6.557 %)WinForms
104 (6.557 %)WebServices
113 (4.918 %)ADO.NET
122 (3.279 %)Spring
122 (3.279 %)WCF
122 (3.279 %)WPF
131 (1.639 %)JSP
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (11.48 %)IIS
21 (1.639 %)SharePoint
21 (1.639 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (19.67 %)MS Excel
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (8.197 %)Internet
23 (4.918 %)Intranet
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (54.10 %)SQL Server
27 (11.48 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (9.836 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
36 (9.836 %)SQL Server Integration Services
44 (6.557 %)MS Access
44 (6.557 %)MySQL
53 (4.918 %)Oracle 9i
53 (4.918 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (1.639 %)Crystal Reports
61 (1.639 %)GIS
61 (1.639 %)Oracle 10g
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
124 (39.34 %)Visual Studio
24 (6.557 %)NUnit
32 (3.279 %)FrontPage
32 (3.279 %)Dreamweaver
41 (1.639 %)Subversion
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (13.11 %)Finance
27 (11.48 %)Banking
35 (8.197 %)Publishing
44 (6.557 %)Retail
53 (4.918 %)Retail Banking
62 (3.279 %)Online Banking
71 (1.639 %)Marketing
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
156 (91.80 %)Developer
223 (37.70 %).NET Developer
320 (32.79 %)Web Developer
49 (14.75 %)C# Developer
55 (8.197 %)Senior Developer
55 (8.197 %)ASP.NET Developer
55 (8.197 %)Oracle Developer
63 (4.918 %)Consultant
63 (4.918 %)Senior .NET Developer
63 (4.918 %).NET Consultant
72 (3.279 %)Oracle Database Developer
72 (3.279 %)Database Developer
72 (3.279 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
72 (3.279 %)Programmer
81 (1.639 %)Analyst Programmer
81 (1.639 %)Lead Developer
81 (1.639 %)Applications Developer
81 (1.639 %)Analyst
81 (1.639 %)Software Developer
81 (1.639 %)Software Engineer
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.279 %)N-Tier
21 (1.639 %)Client/Server
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (29.51 %)Windows
24 (6.557 %)Linux
32 (3.279 %)Windows Server 2003
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (16.39 %)Web Development
25 (8.197 %)OO
32 (3.279 %)Web Design
41 (1.639 %)UML
41 (1.639 %)Migration
41 (1.639 %)EAI
41 (1.639 %)SOA
41 (1.639 %)E-Commerce
41 (1.639 %)Unit Testing
41 (1.639 %)Time Management
41 (1.639 %)Business Analysis
41 (1.639 %)Content Management
41 (1.639 %)Information Management
41 (1.639 %)Agile Software Development
41 (1.639 %)TDD
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
149 (80.33 %)C#
224 (39.34 %)SQL
323 (37.70 %)JavaScript
413 (21.31 %)VB.NET
57 (11.48 %)VBA
66 (9.836 %)PL/SQL
75 (8.197 %)PHP
75 (8.197 %)Transact-SQL
84 (6.557 %)Java
92 (3.279 %)VBScript
92 (3.279 %)VB
101 (1.639 %)DHTML
101 (1.639 %)Perl
101 (1.639 %)XPath
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.279 %)Degree
21 (1.639 %)MCAD
21 (1.639 %)MCSD
21 (1.639 %)Microsoft Certification
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (19.67 %)Microsoft
28 (13.11 %)Oracle
31 (1.639 %)ESRI