The first table below looks at the demand for the .NET Developer role in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited .NET Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
.NET Developer
Rank 63 54 50
Rank change year-on-year
-9 -4
Contract jobs requiring a .NET Developer 1191 1592 1959
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 2.865% 2.985% 3.487%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.100% 3.226% 3.762%
Number of daily rates quoted 785 997 1307
Average daily rate £340 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.61% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £246 £240
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £585
UK excluding London average daily rate £310 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 28 53
Average hourly rate £35.00 £32.50 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.25 £18.85 £20.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £136.50 £42.20 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £30.00 £32.75
% change year-on-year
+16.66% -8.39%
All Job Titles
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
38421 49352 52077
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 92.41% 92.53% 92.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 22588 27902 28893
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £246 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1983 2412 2765
Average hourly rate £19.00 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.70% -7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.21 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.86 £40.00 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
.NET Developer
UK

.NET Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing .NET Developer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England .NET Developer Jobs Demand Trend

.NET Developer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing .NET Developer across the England region.

England .NET Developer Daily Rate Trend

.NET Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET Developer across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England .NET Developer Daily Rate Histogram

.NET Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing .NET Developer across the England region.

England .NET Developer Hourly Rate Trend

.NET Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET Developer across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England .NET Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

.NET Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Developer within the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London -19 447 £400 +6.66%
South East -10 222 £325 -4.76%
East of England -3 104 £300 +4.34%
North West -3 97 £290 +5.45%
West Midlands +5 90 £300 -
Yorkshire +6 84 £290 +5.45%
South West +7 77 £325 +1.56%
East Midlands -7 66 £310 +12.72%
North East +12 7 £255 -18.40%
Midlands -4 1 £450 +12.50%
.NET Developer
UK

.NET Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited .NET 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 .NET Developer in their job title.

1 2622 (100.00%) .NET
2 2217 (84.55%) C#
3 1690 (64.45%) ASP.NET
4 1444 (55.07%) SQL Server
5 1032 (39.36%) MVC
6 949 (36.19%) SQL
7 873 (33.30%) JavaScript
8 706 (26.93%) WCF
9 702 (26.77%) CSS
10 675 (25.74%) ASP.NET MVC
11 659 (25.13%) jQuery
12 638 (24.33%) HTML
13 596 (22.73%) TDD
14 581 (22.16%) .NET Framework
15 523 (19.95%) Agile Software Development
16 505 (19.26%) Microsoft
17 503 (19.18%) SQL Server 2008
18 466 (17.77%) XML
19 458 (17.47%) Web Services
20 414 (15.79%) Visual Studio
21 405 (15.45%) VB.NET
22 392 (14.95%) Scrum
23 365 (13.92%) OO
24 339 (12.93%) Finance
25 337 (12.85%) Ajax
26 302 (11.52%) Windows
27 294 (11.21%) WPF
28 263 (10.03%) E-Commerce
29 254 (9.687%) Oracle
30 250 (9.535%) ADO.NET Entity Framework

.NET Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited .NET 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 .NET Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2622 (100.00%) .NET
2 1690 (64.45%) ASP.NET
3 706 (26.93%) WCF
4 702 (26.77%) CSS
5 675 (25.74%) ASP.NET MVC
6 659 (25.13%) jQuery
7 638 (24.33%) HTML
8 581 (22.16%) .NET Framework
9 466 (17.77%) XML
10 458 (17.47%) Web Services
11 337 (12.85%) Ajax
12 294 (11.21%) WPF
13 250 (9.535%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
14 230 (8.772%) ASP.NET MVC 3
15 211 (8.047%) LINQ
16 190 (7.246%) HTML5
17 179 (6.827%) XSLT
18 170 (6.484%) NHibernate
19 152 (5.797%) WinForms
20 124 (4.729%) Razor View Engine
Application Platforms
1 197 (7.513%) CMS
2 176 (6.712%) SharePoint
3 118 (4.500%) IIS
4 83 (3.166%) Umbraco
5 74 (2.822%) Windows Azure
6 55 (2.098%) Sitecore CMS
7 52 (1.983%) BizTalk Server
8 32 (1.220%) SharePoint 2010
9 30 (1.144%) MSMQ
10 25 (0.953%) Kentico
11 22 (0.839%) EPiServer CMS
12 20 (0.763%) DotNetNuke
13 18 (0.686%) WebSphere MQ
14 16 (0.610%) Sitefinity
15 12 (0.458%) SharePoint Server
16 11 (0.420%) ESB
17 10 (0.381%) WordPress
17 10 (0.381%) ArcGIS
18 9 (0.343%) OpenROAD
18 9 (0.343%) Amazon AWS
Applications
1 159 (6.064%) MS Excel
2 25 (0.953%) MS Office
3 10 (0.381%) Photoshop
4 7 (0.267%) DOC1
5 6 (0.229%) PrintSoft PReS
6 5 (0.191%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.076%) PowerPivot
7 2 (0.076%) InfoPath
7 2 (0.076%) MS PowerPoint
7 2 (0.076%) Fireworks
8 1 (0.038%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.038%) Maya
8 1 (0.038%) PaintShop Pro
8 1 (0.038%) Adobe Captivate
Business Applications
1 42 (1.602%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.420%) Oracle Applications
3 7 (0.267%) Exstream
4 5 (0.191%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.153%) Visualfiles
6 3 (0.114%) Google Analytics
6 3 (0.114%) SiteCatalyst
7 2 (0.076%) Bond Adapt
7 2 (0.076%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.076%) Agresso
7 2 (0.076%) Tridion
8 1 (0.038%) SAP CRM
8 1 (0.038%) WebTrends
8 1 (0.038%) Endur
8 1 (0.038%) LatentZero
8 1 (0.038%) Capstone
8 1 (0.038%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 1 (0.038%) ZaiNet
8 1 (0.038%) Aligne
Communications & Networking
1 55 (2.098%) Internet
2 28 (1.068%) Intranet
3 24 (0.915%) HTTP
4 7 (0.267%) DNS
5 6 (0.229%) FTP
6 4 (0.153%) BSS
6 4 (0.153%) HTTPS
6 4 (0.153%) SSL
7 3 (0.114%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.114%) Extranet
7 3 (0.114%) Fibre Channel
8 2 (0.076%) Firewall
8 2 (0.076%) GSM
8 2 (0.076%) LDAP
9 1 (0.038%) ATM
9 1 (0.038%) Broadband
9 1 (0.038%) SMS
9 1 (0.038%) UMTS
9 1 (0.038%) SMTP
9 1 (0.038%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1444 (55.07%) SQL Server
2 503 (19.18%) SQL Server 2008
3 238 (9.077%) SQL Server 2005
4 145 (5.530%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 120 (4.577%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 70 (2.670%) SQL Server 2012
7 59 (2.250%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 43 (1.640%) SQL Server 2000
9 36 (1.373%) MySQL
10 33 (1.259%) RDBMS
11 24 (0.915%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 24 (0.915%) Data Warehouse
12 19 (0.725%) Oracle 11g
13 17 (0.648%) MS Access
13 17 (0.648%) GIS
14 16 (0.610%) Oracle 8/8i
15 15 (0.572%) Ingres
16 14 (0.534%) Oracle 10g
17 13 (0.496%) Crystal Reports
18 12 (0.458%) DTS
Development Applications
1 414 (15.79%) Visual Studio
2 218 (8.314%) Team Foundation Server
3 115 (4.386%) NUnit
4 109 (4.157%) Subversion
5 61 (2.326%) SpecFlow
6 54 (2.059%) Git (software)
7 36 (1.373%) MSTest
8 35 (1.335%) JIRA
9 34 (1.297%) TeamCity
10 33 (1.259%) Rhino Mocks
11 32 (1.220%) VSS/SourceSafe
11 32 (1.220%) Selenium
12 29 (1.106%) CruiseControl
13 21 (0.801%) Jenkins
14 20 (0.763%) Moq
14 20 (0.763%) ReSharper
15 14 (0.534%) MSBuild
16 11 (0.420%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
17 10 (0.381%) JSUnit
18 8 (0.305%) Mercurial
General
1 339 (12.93%) Finance
2 240 (9.153%) Banking
3 116 (4.424%) Investment Banking
4 107 (4.081%) Front Office
5 99 (3.776%) Retail
6 65 (2.479%) Telecoms
7 36 (1.373%) Back Office
8 23 (0.877%) Marketing
9 18 (0.686%) Manufacturing
10 15 (0.572%) Games
11 14 (0.534%) Publishing
12 13 (0.496%) Financial Institution
13 12 (0.458%) Law
14 9 (0.343%) Legal
14 9 (0.343%) Advertising
15 7 (0.267%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (0.229%) French Language
17 4 (0.153%) Billing
17 4 (0.153%) Automotive
18 3 (0.114%) Private Banking
Miscellaneous
1 154 (5.873%) N-Tier
2 68 (2.593%) Fixed Income
3 64 (2.441%) Derivative
4 42 (1.602%) Open Source
5 39 (1.487%) Computer Science
6 35 (1.335%) Inversion of Control
7 32 (1.220%) NHS
8 31 (1.182%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 27 (1.030%) Enterprise Software
9 27 (1.030%) Mobile App
10 26 (0.992%) Client/Server
11 23 (0.877%) Credit Risk
12 21 (0.801%) Digital Media
13 19 (0.725%) Mathematics
13 19 (0.725%) Interest Rate Derivative
14 18 (0.686%) W3C
15 16 (0.610%) SaaS
16 15 (0.572%) Web 2.0
17 14 (0.534%) Cloud Computing
18 13 (0.496%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 302 (11.52%) Windows
2 21 (0.801%) UNIX
2 21 (0.801%) Linux
3 19 (0.725%) Android
4 18 (0.686%) Windows Mobile
5 15 (0.572%) Windows Server 2008
6 14 (0.534%) Apple iOS
7 12 (0.458%) Windows 7
8 6 (0.229%) Windows Server 2003
9 5 (0.191%) Windows XP
10 4 (0.153%) Windows CE
11 3 (0.114%) Windows 2000 Server
11 3 (0.114%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.114%) BlackBerry OS
12 2 (0.076%) Windows 8
12 2 (0.076%) MVS
13 1 (0.038%) Windows 2000
13 1 (0.038%) Windows NT
13 1 (0.038%) SUSE
13 1 (0.038%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 1032 (39.36%) MVC
2 596 (22.73%) TDD
3 523 (19.95%) Agile Software Development
4 392 (14.95%) Scrum
5 365 (13.92%) OO
6 263 (10.03%) E-Commerce
7 190 (7.246%) Web Development
8 188 (7.170%) Unit Testing
9 187 (7.132%) BDD
10 177 (6.751%) SOA
11 135 (5.149%) Multithreading
12 130 (4.958%) Continuous Integration
13 85 (3.242%) UML
14 84 (3.204%) Workflow
15 83 (3.166%) CRM
16 75 (2.860%) MVVM
17 68 (2.593%) Web Application Development
18 65 (2.479%) OOP
19 61 (2.326%) OOD
20 56 (2.136%) Dependency Injection
Programming Languages
1 2217 (84.55%) C#
2 949 (36.19%) SQL
3 873 (33.30%) JavaScript
4 405 (15.45%) VB.NET
5 202 (7.704%) T-SQL
6 127 (4.844%) VB
7 74 (2.822%) Java
8 69 (2.632%) PL/SQL
9 51 (1.945%) C++
10 47 (1.793%) VBA
11 39 (1.487%) VB6
12 25 (0.953%) XPath
13 24 (0.915%) XAML
14 21 (0.801%) PHP
15 20 (0.763%) XQuery
16 17 (0.648%) Python
17 16 (0.610%) C
18 14 (0.534%) Ruby
19 13 (0.496%) VBScript
20 8 (0.305%) Perl
Qualifications
1 124 (4.729%) Degree
2 68 (2.593%) Microsoft Certification
3 51 (1.945%) Security Cleared
4 34 (1.297%) SC Cleared
5 30 (1.144%) MCAD
5 30 (1.144%) MCSD
6 27 (1.030%) MCP
7 26 (0.992%) MCTS
8 11 (0.420%) MCPD
9 9 (0.343%) DV Cleared
10 8 (0.305%) ISEB
11 3 (0.114%) PhD
11 3 (0.114%) BC Cleared
12 2 (0.076%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 1 (0.038%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (1.144%) QA
2 5 (0.191%) SLA
2 5 (0.191%) HL7
3 4 (0.153%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.114%) Dublin Core
5 2 (0.076%) Basel III
5 2 (0.076%) Basel II
6 1 (0.038%) WCAG
6 1 (0.038%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 21 (0.801%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (0.267%) Control-M
2 4 (0.153%) HP Quality Center
3 1 (0.038%) WMI
3 1 (0.038%) Dollar Universe
Vendors
1 505 (19.26%) Microsoft
2 254 (9.687%) Oracle
3 73 (2.784%) Sitecore
4 55 (2.098%) EPiServer
5 40 (1.526%) Telerik
6 30 (1.144%) DevExpress
7 29 (1.106%) Twitter
8 27 (1.030%) Google
9 15 (0.572%) SAP
10 14 (0.534%) Syncfusion
11 13 (0.496%) Business Objects
12 11 (0.420%) Sybase
12 11 (0.420%) Facebook
13 10 (0.381%) Adobe
14 9 (0.343%) ESRI
14 9 (0.343%) thinkFolio
15 8 (0.305%) Cadis
15 8 (0.305%) HP
15 8 (0.305%) TIBCO
16 7 (0.267%) Infragistics
City, London
Junior .NET Developer, C#, 6 months, £150-£175 per day, Start ASAP, London. My Client a exciting and growing company are looking for a .NET software developer on...
Austin Fraser
Rate: £150.00 - £175.00 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
West Midlands (County)
C#, and SQL Server are essential skills and therefore a wide range and understanding of .Net Development is required. The successful .Net Developer will have strong project experience...
Square One Resources
Rate: Up to £455 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
My Client a exciting and growing company are looking for a strong .NET software developer on a 6 month contract to diagnose and solve problems with deployments and...
Austin Fraser
Rate: £250.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
C# (ASP.Net) Developer required to assist in the development of a greenfield eCommerce website Essentials: - C# - ASP.Net - WCF - SQL Server This is an excellent opportunity with...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
You will need; C# ASP.NET WCF SQL Server In addition to the above key skills you will also need JQuery, JavaScript and any exposure to transactional websites...
Executive Resource Group
Rate: From £300 to £315 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Swindon, South West
ASP.NET Web Developer - Gloucester - 6 Months - £200 - £300 pd My client is looking for an experienced asp.net developer for an initial 6 month contract based in...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Norwich, East Anglia
Net/MVC 4/ASP/Design/Responsive Design.Net Developer - A large consultancy i am working with is looking for a .Net developer to work on an initial 6...
Salt
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 21 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
An experienced .Net Developer with strong C#, SQL Server skills is required to work for a large organisation on the support and maintenance of the existing systems... As...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Rate: Market Rate
Posted: 21 May 2013
Manchester, North West
The individual will have technical knowledge of C#, .NET, SQL Server for web-based ASP.Net (MVC) application development with further experience of WCF etc seen as desirable.
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
The individual will have technical knowledge of C#, .NET, SQL Server for web-based ASP.Net (MVC) application development with further experience of WCF etc seen as desirable.
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Wilmslow, North West
Our client based in Wilmslow is currently looking for a .NET Developer for a 1-3 month rolling contract. This role will suit a motivated and pro-active...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Rate: £200 - £350 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Maidenhead, Berkshire
C#/ASP.Net/MVC/Razor/JS/WCF... Working alongside a team of six, you will be involved in developing a bespoke web based application underpinned by .Net4, MVC4,...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £250 to £300 per day
Posted: 19 May 2013
Marlow, South East
C#/ASP-Net/MVC/Razor/JS/WCF-Opus Recruitment Solutions require two experienced developers with strong web and -net skills for an immediate contract based in Marlow-Working...
OPUS
Rate: GBP250 to GBP300 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
C#/ASP.Net/MVC/Razor/JS/WCF... Working alongside a team of six, you will be involved in developing a bespoke web based application underpinned by .Net4, MVC4,...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £250 to £300 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
C#/ASP.NET/MVC/Razor/JS/WCF... Working alongside a team of six, you will be involved in developing a bespoke web based application underpinned by .Net4, MVC4,...
Involved Solutions Ltd
Rate: £280 - £300 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
West Yorkshire
The successful .Net Developer is required to have a strong development experiance and customisation experience with C# and SQL server. Desirable skills include Umbraco/Sitecore... No terminology in...
Amoria Bond
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bristol, South West
ASP.NET Web Developer - Bristol - 6 Months - £200 - £300 pdMy client is looking for an experienced asp.net developer for an initial 6 month contract based in Bristol.
Computer Futures
Rate: £200 - £300 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, North West
The Kills required are: .Net, C#, ASP.Net, XML and Data Modelling and experience of working in an agile environment is essential as it is a full agile...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £300.00 - £330.00 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Job Title: .Net Developer... The Kills required are: .Net, C#, ASP.Net, XML and Data Modelling and experience of working in an agile environment is essential as it...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rate: £300.00 - £330.00 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
West Midlands (County)
C#, and SQL Server are essential skills and therefore a wide range and understanding of .Net Development is required. The successful Lead .Net Developer will have strong project...
Square One Resources
Rate: Up to £475 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Warwickshire, West Midlands
ASP.Net C# Developer ( ASP.Net, C#, SQL Server ) - West Midlands , Warwickshire£200- £250 Per Day3 Months +The Role:My client are a leading software house based in...
IT Ventures Ltd
Rate: £200 - £250 per day
Posted: 10 May 2013
Manchester, North West
My online retailing client are currently expanding and are looking for a VB.NET/ASP.NET developer to join their development and support team on a contract basis...
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Sheffield, Yorkshire
NET Developer - Sheffield- 3 monthLocation: SheffieldDuration: 3 MonthsRate: £300-350 p/dayMy client based in Sheffield is looking for an experienced .Net Developer for an initial 3 month...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Posted: 16 May 2013
Chelmsford, Essex
Web Developer (C#.Net) £200 - £230 day (6 months) Essex I have an immediate requirement for a C# Developer for a 6 month contract in Essex.
Cooper Lomaz Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £200 - 230 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cheshire
ASP.Net / VB.Net Developer. eCommerce ***External Facing Web Development Experience Essential*** My client is a leading eCommerce company in Cheshire I am looking for a contract .net...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 20 May 2013