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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Silverlight skills within the Herefordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Silverlight over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Silverlight
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank14-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.452 %0.000 %
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£315£325
% change on same period last year-3.02 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.00£23.33
% change on same period last year+71.42 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads3126
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted614
Average minimum daily rate£217£243
Average daily rate£227£266
% change on same period last year-14.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£238£290
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£38.64£32.00
Average hourly rate£39.59£33.50
% change on same period last year+18.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.55£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
Silverlight West MidlandsSilverlight
West Midlands

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.

Silverlight
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire Silverlight Demand Trend

Silverlight
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing Silverlight 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 Silverlight.

12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)VB.NET
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Insurance
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005

Silverlight
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing Silverlight 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 Silverlight. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Insurance
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %).NET Consultant
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server Consultant
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)VB.NET