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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ADO.NET skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ADO.NET over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ADO.NET
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank6590
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.049 %0.996 %
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£336£295
% change on same period last year+14.00 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£35.00
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads244502
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.384 %0.538 %
Daily rates quoted93203
Average minimum daily rate£310£277
Average daily rate£328£293
% change on same period last year+11.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted1338
Average minimum hourly rate£28.07£31.47
Average hourly rate£28.93£32.79
% change on same period last year-11.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.79£34.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
ADO.NET East of EnglandADO.NET
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.

ADO.NET
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire ADO.NET Demand Trend

ADO.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire ADO.NET Daily Rate Trend

ADO.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire ADO.NET Hourly Rate Trend

ADO.NET
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ADO.NET within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
WatfordUp+194--
ADO.NET East of EnglandADO.NET
East of England

ADO.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing ADO.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 ADO.NET.

113 (100.00 %).NET
211 (84.62 %)C#
310 (76.92 %)SQL Server
310 (76.92 %)Microsoft
49 (69.23 %)E-Commerce
49 (69.23 %)UML
49 (69.23 %)Transact-SQL
57 (53.85 %)XML
57 (53.85 %)ASP.NET
66 (46.15 %)WebServices
66 (46.15 %)XSL
66 (46.15 %)SQL Server 2005
75 (38.46 %).NET Framework
75 (38.46 %)Commerce Server 2007
75 (38.46 %)Content Management
75 (38.46 %)Commerce Server
75 (38.46 %)XHTML
75 (38.46 %)User Acceptance Testing
84 (30.77 %)SQL Server 2008
84 (30.77 %)CRM
84 (30.77 %)SharePoint
84 (30.77 %)B2C
84 (30.77 %)C
84 (30.77 %)CTI
84 (30.77 %)Microsoft CRM
84 (30.77 %)Business Analysis
84 (30.77 %)TOGAF
84 (30.77 %)Dynamics CRM
92 (15.38 %)BizTalk Server
92 (15.38 %)WPF

ADO.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing ADO.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 ADO.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (100.00 %).NET
27 (53.85 %)ASP.NET
27 (53.85 %)XML
36 (46.15 %)XSL
36 (46.15 %)WebServices
45 (38.46 %)XHTML
45 (38.46 %).NET Framework
52 (15.38 %)WinForms
52 (15.38 %)AJAX
52 (15.38 %)WPF
52 (15.38 %)CSS
52 (15.38 %)ASP
61 (7.692 %)HTML
61 (7.692 %)XSLT
61 (7.692 %)WF
61 (7.692 %)ASP.NET 2.0
61 (7.692 %)WCF
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (38.46 %)Commerce Server
15 (38.46 %)Commerce Server 2007
24 (30.77 %)SharePoint
32 (15.38 %)BizTalk Server
32 (15.38 %)IIS
41 (7.692 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (30.77 %)Microsoft CRM
14 (30.77 %)Dynamics CRM
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (30.77 %)CTI
21 (7.692 %)Internet
21 (7.692 %)SMTP
21 (7.692 %)FTP
21 (7.692 %)HTTP
21 (7.692 %)TCP/IP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (76.92 %)SQL Server
26 (46.15 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (30.77 %)SQL Server 2008
41 (7.692 %)MS Access
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (69.23 %)Developer
24 (30.77 %)Senior Developer
24 (30.77 %)Architect
33 (23.08 %).NET Developer
42 (15.38 %)C# Developer
51 (7.692 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (7.692 %)Senior C# Developer
51 (7.692 %)Senior .NET Developer
51 (7.692 %)SharePoint Developer
51 (7.692 %)Software Engineer
51 (7.692 %)Software Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)Windows
11 (7.692 %)Windows XP
11 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (7.692 %)Windows Vista
11 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2008
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (69.23 %)E-Commerce
19 (69.23 %)UML
25 (38.46 %)Content Management
25 (38.46 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (30.77 %)Business Analysis
34 (30.77 %)CRM
34 (30.77 %)TOGAF
34 (30.77 %)B2C
42 (15.38 %)OO
51 (7.692 %)RAD
51 (7.692 %)Scrum
51 (7.692 %)Agile Software Development
51 (7.692 %)Use Case
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (84.62 %)C#
29 (69.23 %)Transact-SQL
34 (30.77 %)C
42 (15.38 %)SQL
51 (7.692 %)JavaScript
51 (7.692 %)VBScript
51 (7.692 %)VB
51 (7.692 %)VB.NET
51 (7.692 %)VB6
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (76.92 %)Microsoft