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This section looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the Glasgow 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5664
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.292 %0.403 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£322
% change on same period last year-4.45 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.00
Average hourly rate-£20.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.79£35.51
% change on same period last year-7.65 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads684992
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.912 %0.990 %
Daily rates quoted214288
Average minimum daily rate£295£294
Average daily rate£317£313
% change on same period last year+1.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted4483
Average minimum hourly rate£21.60£17.53
Average hourly rate£23.54£18.68
% change on same period last year+25.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.48£19.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Software Developer ScotlandSoftware Developer
Scotland

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 Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

14 (80.00 %)Degree
23 (60.00 %)Java
23 (60.00 %)Oracle
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server
32 (40.00 %)UNIX
32 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
32 (40.00 %)Finance
32 (40.00 %)Education
32 (40.00 %)Hibernate
32 (40.00 %)Financial Institution
32 (40.00 %)Spring
41 (20.00 %).NET Framework
41 (20.00 %)MVC
41 (20.00 %)Electronics
41 (20.00 %)Intranet
41 (20.00 %)Project Management
41 (20.00 %)JavaScript
41 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
41 (20.00 %)SQL
41 (20.00 %)VB.NET
41 (20.00 %).NET
41 (20.00 %)Solaris
41 (20.00 %)Linux
41 (20.00 %)OO
41 (20.00 %)Apache
41 (20.00 %)Tomcat
41 (20.00 %)Python
41 (20.00 %)OOD
41 (20.00 %)Microsoft
41 (20.00 %)Ant

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)Hibernate
12 (40.00 %)Spring
21 (20.00 %).NET Framework
21 (20.00 %)MVC
21 (20.00 %).NET
21 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (20.00 %)Struts
21 (20.00 %)WebServices
21 (20.00 %)XML
21 (20.00 %)Spring MVC
21 (20.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)Apache
11 (20.00 %)Tomcat
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)Intranet
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)SQL Server
22 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Ant
11 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
12 (40.00 %)Education
12 (40.00 %)Financial Institution
21 (20.00 %)Electronics
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
21 (20.00 %)Solaris
21 (20.00 %)Linux
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Project Management
11 (20.00 %)OO
11 (20.00 %)OOD
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)JavaScript
21 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
21 (20.00 %)SQL
21 (20.00 %)VB.NET
21 (20.00 %)Python
21 (20.00 %)C#
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (80.00 %)Degree
21 (20.00 %)HND
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft