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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1421
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.817 %0.676 %
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£320
% change on same period last year-1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.66£33.57
% change on same period last year-8.66 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads71148
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.114 %0.159 %
Daily rates quoted1537
Average minimum daily rate£236£259
Average daily rate£253£278
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted1423
Average minimum hourly rate£25.42£15.83
Average hourly rate£26.74£18.01
% change on same period last year+48.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.06£20.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Software Developer West MidlandsSoftware Developer
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.

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
HerefordNew entry-1--
Hemel HempsteadUp+51--
Software Developer West MidlandsSoftware Developer
West Midlands

Software Developer
Top 27 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)3D Graphics
21 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (50.00 %)Subversion
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (50.00 %).NET Framework
21 (50.00 %)Mathematics
21 (50.00 %)Multithreading
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2008
21 (50.00 %)Ant
21 (50.00 %)Crystal Reports
21 (50.00 %)ASP
21 (50.00 %)JDBC
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)UML
21 (50.00 %)Swing
21 (50.00 %)J2SE
21 (50.00 %)Java RMI
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (50.00 %)Delphi
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)VB
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)Oracle

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %).NET
11 (50.00 %)ASP
11 (50.00 %)JDBC
11 (50.00 %)Swing
11 (50.00 %)J2SE
11 (50.00 %)Java RMI
11 (50.00 %).NET Framework
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)Crystal Reports
21 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2008
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)Ant
11 (50.00 %)Subversion
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)3D Graphics
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Mathematics
11 (50.00 %)Multithreading
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)Delphi
11 (50.00 %)Java
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)VB
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft