The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT contracts advertised for the Glasgow region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 23 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 of the Application Development category for the Glasgow 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 18 14 8
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -6
Contract jobs citing .NET 102 59 108
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Glasgow 10.78% 7.633% 15.25%
As % of the Application Development category 23.29% 31.72% 40.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 25 72
Average daily rate £350 £300 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+16.66% -14.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £235 £239
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £400 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £29.75 £33.50
% change year-on-year
+17.64% -11.19%
All Application Development
Glasgow
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
438 186 264
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Glasgow 46.30% 24.06% 37.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 192 78 152
Average daily rate £338 £285 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.42% -18.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £260 £235 £253
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £400 £430
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 2
Average hourly rate £45.00 £22.50 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+100.00% +28.57%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
.NET
Scotland

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing .NET across the Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Glasgow .NET Jobs Demand Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Glasgow .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the Glasgow region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Glasgow .NET Daily Rate Histogram

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Glasgow .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing .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 .NET.

1 148 (80.43%) C#
2 104 (56.52%) ASP.NET
3 78 (42.39%) SQL Server
4 69 (37.50%) SQL
5 62 (33.70%) Microsoft
6 57 (30.98%) XML
6 57 (30.98%) SharePoint
7 49 (26.63%) WPF
8 47 (25.54%) JavaScript
9 46 (25.00%) .NET Framework
10 37 (20.11%) WCF
10 37 (20.11%) SQL Server 2005
11 36 (19.57%) HTML
12 34 (18.48%) Finance
13 33 (17.93%) SQL Server 2008
14 29 (15.76%) jQuery
15 28 (15.22%) CSS
16 27 (14.67%) MS Excel
17 25 (13.59%) VB.NET
18 24 (13.04%) Windows
18 24 (13.04%) SharePoint 2010
19 23 (12.50%) TIBCO
19 23 (12.50%) InfoPath
20 22 (11.96%) TIBCO EMS
20 22 (11.96%) VB
21 21 (11.41%) SharePoint Server
22 20 (10.87%) Web Services
23 19 (10.33%) UNIX
23 19 (10.33%) OO
23 19 (10.33%) Unit Testing

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing .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 .NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 104 (56.52%) ASP.NET
2 57 (30.98%) XML
3 49 (26.63%) WPF
4 46 (25.00%) .NET Framework
5 37 (20.11%) WCF
6 36 (19.57%) HTML
7 29 (15.76%) jQuery
8 28 (15.22%) CSS
9 20 (10.87%) Web Services
10 17 (9.239%) Ajax
11 14 (7.609%) WebSphere
12 13 (7.065%) XSLT
12 13 (7.065%) WinForms
13 10 (5.435%) ASP.NET MVC
14 9 (4.891%) HTML5
15 8 (4.348%) SOAP
15 8 (4.348%) XHTML
16 7 (3.804%) LINQ
16 7 (3.804%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
17 6 (3.261%) NHibernate
Application Platforms
1 57 (30.98%) SharePoint
2 24 (13.04%) SharePoint 2010
3 22 (11.96%) TIBCO EMS
4 21 (11.41%) SharePoint Server
5 14 (7.609%) WebSphere MQ
6 13 (7.065%) SharePoint 2013
7 10 (5.435%) CMS
8 8 (4.348%) IIS
9 5 (2.717%) Umbraco
10 4 (2.174%) MS Exchange
11 3 (1.630%) Apache
12 2 (1.087%) Lync
13 1 (0.543%) BizTalk Server
13 1 (0.543%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 27 (14.67%) MS Excel
2 23 (12.50%) InfoPath
3 10 (5.435%) MS Office
4 8 (4.348%) MS Visio
5 4 (2.174%) Photoshop
6 2 (1.087%) Office 365
7 1 (0.543%) MS Project
7 1 (0.543%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.543%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.087%) Tridion
2 1 (0.543%) BusinessWorks
2 1 (0.543%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 10 (5.435%) Intranet
2 8 (4.348%) Internet
3 2 (1.087%) HTTP
3 2 (1.087%) Extranet
4 1 (0.543%) Firewall
4 1 (0.543%) DNS
4 1 (0.543%) LDAP
4 1 (0.543%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (42.39%) SQL Server
2 37 (20.11%) SQL Server 2005
3 33 (17.93%) SQL Server 2008
4 9 (4.891%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 9 (4.891%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (3.804%) MongoDB
6 4 (2.174%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 4 (2.174%) DB2
6 4 (2.174%) MySQL
6 4 (2.174%) SQL Server 2000
7 3 (1.630%) MS Access
7 3 (1.630%) SQL Server 2012
8 2 (1.087%) PerformancePoint
8 2 (1.087%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (1.087%) DTS
8 2 (1.087%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.543%) Oracle 8/8i
9 1 (0.543%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 15 (8.152%) Subversion
2 10 (5.435%) Visual Studio
3 5 (2.717%) CruiseControl
3 5 (2.717%) MbUnit
4 4 (2.174%) StyleCop
5 3 (1.630%) Dreamweaver
5 3 (1.630%) QuickTest Pro
6 2 (1.087%) TestComplete
7 1 (0.543%) NetAdvantage
7 1 (0.543%) MSI
7 1 (0.543%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.543%) Maven
7 1 (0.543%) Selenium
7 1 (0.543%) FitNesse
7 1 (0.543%) Expression Blend
7 1 (0.543%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.543%) Hudson
7 1 (0.543%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.543%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.543%) MSBuild
General
1 34 (18.48%) Finance
2 14 (7.609%) Banking
3 10 (5.435%) Front Office
4 6 (3.261%) Investment Banking
5 3 (1.630%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.543%) Financial Institution
6 1 (0.543%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.543%) Publishing
6 1 (0.543%) Legal
Job Titles
1 138 (75.00%) Developer
2 51 (27.72%) .NET Developer
3 28 (15.22%) C# Developer
4 27 (14.67%) SharePoint Developer
5 24 (13.04%) Senior Developer
6 23 (12.50%) C# .NET Developer
7 14 (7.609%) Web Developer
8 13 (7.065%) Software Developer
9 11 (5.978%) .NET Software Engineer
9 11 (5.978%) Software Engineer
10 10 (5.435%) Consultant
10 10 (5.435%) C# Software Engineer
11 8 (4.348%) Senior .NET Developer
11 8 (4.348%) SharePoint Consultant
11 8 (4.348%) ASP.NET Developer
11 8 (4.348%) Applications Developer
12 6 (3.261%) Senior SharePoint Developer
12 6 (3.261%) Senior Applications Developer
13 5 (2.717%) Senior C# Developer
13 5 (2.717%) Senior Web Developer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.152%) Inversion of Control
2 8 (4.348%) NHS
3 4 (2.174%) Derivative
4 3 (1.630%) W3C
4 3 (1.630%) Cryptography
4 3 (1.630%) Equity Derivative
4 3 (1.630%) Web 2.0
4 3 (1.630%) Social Network
4 3 (1.630%) Computer Science
4 3 (1.630%) Mobile App
5 2 (1.087%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.087%) Taxonomies
6 1 (0.543%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.543%) Thin Client
6 1 (0.543%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (0.543%) Fixed Income
6 1 (0.543%) PKI
6 1 (0.543%) Smartphone
6 1 (0.543%) Data Integration
6 1 (0.543%) Fat Client
Operating Systems
1 24 (13.04%) Windows
2 19 (10.33%) UNIX
3 11 (5.978%) Linux
4 6 (3.261%) Windows Server 2003
5 5 (2.717%) Windows Server 2008
6 4 (2.174%) Windows 7
6 4 (2.174%) Windows XP
7 2 (1.087%) Solaris
8 1 (0.543%) Windows NT
8 1 (0.543%) Windows 2000
8 1 (0.543%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (10.33%) OO
1 19 (10.33%) Unit Testing
1 19 (10.33%) Multithreading
2 17 (9.239%) MVC
3 15 (8.152%) Web Development
4 14 (7.609%) TDD
5 12 (6.522%) Agile Software Development
6 10 (5.435%) Dependency Injection
7 7 (3.804%) UML
8 6 (3.261%) Continuous Integration
8 6 (3.261%) Software Testing
8 6 (3.261%) Content Management
8 6 (3.261%) OOD
9 5 (2.717%) RAD
9 5 (2.717%) Migration
9 5 (2.717%) Analytics
9 5 (2.717%) Security Architecture
10 4 (2.174%) Web Analytics
10 4 (2.174%) Business Intelligence
11 3 (1.630%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 148 (80.43%) C#
2 69 (37.50%) SQL
3 47 (25.54%) JavaScript
4 25 (13.59%) VB.NET
5 22 (11.96%) VB
6 17 (9.239%) Java
7 13 (7.065%) Perl
8 10 (5.435%) T-SQL
9 7 (3.804%) VB6
9 7 (3.804%) PowerShell
9 7 (3.804%) Scala
10 6 (3.261%) C++
11 5 (2.717%) PL/SQL
11 5 (2.717%) VBScript
11 5 (2.717%) XPath
12 3 (1.630%) Shell Script
12 3 (1.630%) VBA
13 2 (1.087%) Python
13 2 (1.087%) C
14 1 (0.543%) PHP
Qualifications
1 17 (9.239%) Degree
2 12 (6.522%) Security Cleared
3 11 (5.978%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (3.261%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.717%) MCP
6 2 (1.087%) MCSE
7 1 (0.543%) ISEB
7 1 (0.543%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.435%) QA
System Software
1 4 (2.174%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.630%) vSphere
3 2 (1.087%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.543%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.543%) MetaFrame
4 1 (0.543%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.174%) OpenView Configuration Management
2 3 (1.630%) McAfee ePO
3 1 (0.543%) Control-M
3 1 (0.543%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 62 (33.70%) Microsoft
2 23 (12.50%) TIBCO
3 14 (7.609%) Sybase
3 14 (7.609%) Oracle
4 6 (3.261%) Citrix
5 4 (2.174%) Adobe
6 3 (1.630%) McAfee
6 3 (1.630%) ION Trading
6 3 (1.630%) Lumension
7 2 (1.087%) Sun
8 1 (0.543%) Infragistics
8 1 (0.543%) HP
8 1 (0.543%) VMware
8 1 (0.543%) Google
8 1 (0.543%) Sencha
Glasgow, Scotland
I am recruiting for a senior .NET developer for a 6 month contract position based in Central Glasgow. This role has arisen due to a team member being...
Computer Futures
Posted: 16 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
The HR and Payroll IT development team require an ASP.Net Developer technical generalist to join the HR Applications team. This is a contract to Perm hire.The...
Claremont Consulting
Rate: £150 - £200 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
The HR and Payroll IT development team require an ASP.Net Developer technical generalist to join the HR Applications team... Key responsibilities will include; Partnering with global HRIT...
Claremont Consulting Ltd
Rate: £150 - £200 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
My client has recently embarked on a greenfield SharePoint intranet project, and is now looking for someone to assist and lead the extranet project... This is truly one...
Cathcart Associates
Rate: £320 - £350 per day
Posted: 11 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
I am recruiting for a Contract Sharepoint Developer on behalf of one of my Clients based in Glasgow... You will be responsible for developing a new product and...
Computer Futures
Posted: 17 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
Ideally Microsoft certified, you will have a good understanding of front end skills, such as HTML, JavaScript, CSS, JQuery, etc. You will have a good understanding of the ...
JAM
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Key Technical Skills -C# up to 4.5 -WPF -SQL Server 2005-2012 -Agile SDLC -TDD / BDD -Strong OO, GoF Design Patterns and Enterprise Application Architecture Patterns -Third...
Parallel Consulting
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Knowledge of Visual Basic, C#, jQuery and source code control utilities, e.g. Git/Subversion/Tortoise, would be beneficial as would an understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP)...
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Rate: From £21,176 to £27,625 per annum
Posted: 10 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
My client has an urgent requirement for a .NET Professional Developer who is adept at developing Infopath. Your responsibilities will be: - To develop a robust and appropriate communication...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £250.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
My client has an urgent requirement for a .NET Professional Developer who is adept at developing Infopath. Your responsibilities will be: - To develop a robust and appropriate communication...
Rate: £250.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 27 April 2013