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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) skills within the Essex 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 over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Server Pages (ASP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4533
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads1127
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.027 %
As % of the category below5.820 %12.92 %
Daily rates quoted410
Average minimum daily rate£240£369
Average daily rate£256£390
% change on same period last year-34.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£271£412
UK excluding London average daily rate£288£283
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£39.17
Average hourly rate£32.50£40.00
% change on same period last year-18.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£40.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.88£30.44
% change on same period last year-5.14 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads189209
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.252 %0.211 %
Daily rates quoted6873
Average minimum daily rate£358£406
Average daily rate£379£436
% change on same period last year-13.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£465
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted2750
Average minimum hourly rate£34.92£32.51
Average hourly rate£36.36£32.98
% change on same period last year+10.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.80£33.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
ASP East of EnglandASP
East of 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.

ASP
Demand Trend

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

Essex ASP Demand Trend

ASP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex ASP Daily Rate Trend

ASP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ASP across the Essex region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Essex ASP Daily Rate Histogram

ASP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex ASP Hourly Rate Trend

ASP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ASP within the Essex region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Southend-on-SeaDown-44--
ColchesterDown-92--
ASP East of EnglandASP
East of England

ASP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing ASP 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.

125 (73.53 %)CSS
219 (55.88 %)HTML
219 (55.88 %)JavaScript
316 (47.06 %)IIS
414 (41.18 %)XML
414 (41.18 %)SQL
414 (41.18 %).NET
513 (38.24 %)VBScript
612 (35.29 %)SQL Server
612 (35.29 %)Microsoft
710 (29.41 %)ASP.NET
89 (26.47 %)PHP
98 (23.53 %)C#
98 (23.53 %)Photoshop
98 (23.53 %)ActionScript
98 (23.53 %)Graphic Design
107 (20.59 %)Intranet
107 (20.59 %)Internet
107 (20.59 %)Flash
107 (20.59 %)MS Access
116 (17.65 %)Extranet
125 (14.71 %)VB.NET
125 (14.71 %)Web Development
125 (14.71 %)AJAX
134 (11.76 %)MySQL
134 (11.76 %)DHTML
134 (11.76 %)VB
134 (11.76 %)MS Office
134 (11.76 %)Dreamweaver
134 (11.76 %)Adobe

ASP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing ASP 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (73.53 %)CSS
219 (55.88 %)HTML
314 (41.18 %).NET
314 (41.18 %)XML
410 (29.41 %)ASP.NET
55 (14.71 %)AJAX
63 (8.824 %)LAMP
71 (2.941 %)WMI
71 (2.941 %).NET Framework
71 (2.941 %)ADO
71 (2.941 %)ADO.NET
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (47.06 %)IIS
24 (11.76 %)ColdFusion
31 (2.941 %)SharePoint
31 (2.941 %)MS Exchange
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (23.53 %)Photoshop
24 (11.76 %)MS Office
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (20.59 %)Intranet
17 (20.59 %)Internet
26 (17.65 %)Extranet
32 (5.882 %)Firewall
32 (5.882 %)DHCP
32 (5.882 %)DNS
41 (2.941 %)SSL
41 (2.941 %)SMS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (35.29 %)SQL Server
27 (20.59 %)MS Access
34 (11.76 %)MySQL
43 (8.824 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (2.941 %)SQL Server 7
51 (2.941 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (2.941 %)Crystal Reports
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (20.59 %)Flash
24 (11.76 %)Dreamweaver
32 (5.882 %)Visual Studio
41 (2.941 %)InstallShield
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (23.53 %)Graphic Design
23 (8.824 %)Publishing
32 (5.882 %)Telecoms
32 (5.882 %)Finance
41 (2.941 %)Government
41 (2.941 %)Retail
41 (2.941 %)Local Government
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (88.24 %)Developer
223 (67.65 %)Web Developer
35 (14.71 %)ASP Developer
44 (11.76 %)PHP Developer
44 (11.76 %)PHP Web Developer
52 (5.882 %)Server Engineer
61 (2.941 %)ActionScript Developer
61 (2.941 %)Report Developer
61 (2.941 %)Flash Developer
61 (2.941 %)Server Support Engineer
61 (2.941 %)Database Developer
61 (2.941 %)Team Leader
61 (2.941 %)Server Support
61 (2.941 %)Support Engineer
61 (2.941 %)Infrastructure Engineer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.941 %)NHS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (8.824 %)Windows
13 (8.824 %)Linux
21 (2.941 %)Windows NT
21 (2.941 %)NetWare
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (14.71 %)Web Development
23 (8.824 %)Content Management
32 (5.882 %)Web Design
41 (2.941 %)ITIL
41 (2.941 %)UML
41 (2.941 %)E-Commerce
41 (2.941 %)System Testing
41 (2.941 %)Performance Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (55.88 %)JavaScript
214 (41.18 %)SQL
313 (38.24 %)VBScript
49 (26.47 %)PHP
58 (23.53 %)C#
58 (23.53 %)ActionScript
65 (14.71 %)VB.NET
74 (11.76 %)VB
74 (11.76 %)DHTML
81 (2.941 %)Java
81 (2.941 %)C
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.941 %)MCP
11 (2.941 %)MCSE
11 (2.941 %)MCSA
11 (2.941 %)CCA
11 (2.941 %)Citrix Certification
11 (2.941 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (2.941 %)Degree
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (8.824 %)Active Directory
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.941 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (35.29 %)Microsoft
24 (11.76 %)Adobe
31 (2.941 %)Citrix
31 (2.941 %)Novell
31 (2.941 %)Oracle
31 (2.941 %)Sybase
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