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This section looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the Essex 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5454
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.315 %0.945 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£342
Average daily rate-£371
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£313
% change on same period last year-0.06 %
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£32.84£37.99
% change on same period last year-13.56 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads634635
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.845 %0.642 %
Daily rates quoted244199
Average minimum daily rate£284£327
Average daily rate£299£351
% change on same period last year-14.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted95131
Average minimum hourly rate£27.21£26.48
Average hourly rate£29.05£27.12
% change on same period last year+7.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.89£27.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Software Developer East of EnglandSoftware Developer
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.

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer 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
ChelmsfordUp+11--
Software Developer East of EnglandSoftware Developer
East of England

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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 (60.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %)Transact-SQL
22 (40.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %)C#
22 (40.00 %)SQL Server
22 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (40.00 %)Automotive
22 (40.00 %)AJAX
31 (20.00 %)C
31 (20.00 %)WebSphere
31 (20.00 %)Content Management
31 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
31 (20.00 %)CMS
31 (20.00 %)JDBC
31 (20.00 %)SOAP
31 (20.00 %)WebServices
31 (20.00 %)XML
31 (20.00 %)UNIX
31 (20.00 %)RAD
31 (20.00 %)Tomcat
31 (20.00 %)HTTP
31 (20.00 %)Embedded C
31 (20.00 %)Embedded C++
31 (20.00 %)Shell Script
31 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
31 (20.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (20.00 %)IIS
31 (20.00 %)C++
31 (20.00 %)Java
31 (20.00 %)J2EE

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (40.00 %).NET
12 (40.00 %)AJAX
21 (20.00 %)WebSphere
21 (20.00 %)J2EE
21 (20.00 %)JDBC
21 (20.00 %)SOAP
21 (20.00 %)WebServices
21 (20.00 %)XML
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (20.00 %)IIS
11 (20.00 %)Tomcat
11 (20.00 %)CMS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)HTTP
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Automotive
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)RAD
11 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (20.00 %)Content Management
11 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %)Transact-SQL
22 (40.00 %)C#
31 (20.00 %)C++
31 (20.00 %)Java
31 (20.00 %)C
31 (20.00 %)Embedded C
31 (20.00 %)Embedded C++
31 (20.00 %)Shell Script
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Oracle
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