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The table below looks at the demand for Web Development skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Web Development over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Development
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4850
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads1112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.012 %
As % of the category below2.792 %2.791 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£280£400
Average daily rate£305£425
% change on same period last year-28.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£327
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£23.15
Average hourly rate-£24.40
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.03£29.76
% change on same period last year+10.98 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads394430
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.533 %0.424 %
Daily rates quoted143140
Average minimum daily rate£377£348
Average daily rate£398£369
% change on same period last year+7.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted4280
Average minimum hourly rate£30.79£31.57
Average hourly rate£32.40£32.18
% change on same period last year+0.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£32.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Web Development East of EnglandWeb Development
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.

Web Development
Demand Trend

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

Essex Web Development Demand Trend

Web Development
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Web Development Daily Rate Trend

Web Development
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Web Development Hourly Rate Trend

Web Development
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Web Development within the Essex region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ColchesterUp+18--
Web Development East of EnglandWeb Development
East of England

Web Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Web Development 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 Web Development.

113 (65.00 %)CSS
212 (60.00 %).NET
212 (60.00 %)C#
311 (55.00 %)ASP.NET
410 (50.00 %)HTML
410 (50.00 %)JavaScript
58 (40.00 %)VB.NET
65 (25.00 %)SQL
65 (25.00 %)VBScript
65 (25.00 %)ASP
65 (25.00 %)IIS
65 (25.00 %)Internet
74 (20.00 %)Extranet
74 (20.00 %)Microsoft
74 (20.00 %)SQL Server
74 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
74 (20.00 %)Intranet
83 (15.00 %)Web Design
83 (15.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
83 (15.00 %)Graphic Design
83 (15.00 %)AJAX
83 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2000
92 (10.00 %)Flash
92 (10.00 %)MS Access
92 (10.00 %)MS Office
101 (5.000 %)Photoshop
101 (5.000 %)UNIX
101 (5.000 %)Linux
101 (5.000 %)C
101 (5.000 %)Java

Web Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Web Development 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 Web Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (65.00 %)CSS
212 (60.00 %).NET
311 (55.00 %)ASP.NET
410 (50.00 %)HTML
55 (25.00 %)ASP
63 (15.00 %)AJAX
63 (15.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (25.00 %)IIS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.00 %)MS Office
21 (5.000 %)QuarkXPress
21 (5.000 %)Photoshop
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (25.00 %)Internet
24 (20.00 %)Extranet
24 (20.00 %)Intranet
31 (5.000 %)SSL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (20.00 %)SQL Server
14 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (10.00 %)MS Access
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (10.00 %)Flash
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (15.00 %)Graphic Design
21 (5.000 %)Finance
21 (5.000 %)Marketing
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (85.00 %)Developer
213 (65.00 %)Web Developer
312 (60.00 %).NET Developer
411 (55.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
58 (40.00 %)VB.NET Developer
58 (40.00 %).NET Web Developer
58 (40.00 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
63 (15.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
63 (15.00 %)SQL Developer
63 (15.00 %)SQL Server Developer
63 (15.00 %)C# Developer
71 (5.000 %)Web Designer
71 (5.000 %)Junior Web Designer
71 (5.000 %)Junior
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.000 %)NHS
11 (5.000 %)W3C
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.000 %)UNIX
11 (5.000 %)Linux
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.00 %)Web Design
21 (5.000 %)Content Management
21 (5.000 %)E-Commerce
21 (5.000 %)SEO
21 (5.000 %)Migration
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (60.00 %)C#
210 (50.00 %)JavaScript
38 (40.00 %)VB.NET
45 (25.00 %)SQL
45 (25.00 %)VBScript
51 (5.000 %)DHTML
51 (5.000 %)Java
51 (5.000 %)C
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.000 %)Degree
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.000 %)QA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (20.00 %)Microsoft