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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Developer role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire 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 Applications Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7881
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads1113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.771 %0.739 %
Daily rates quoted77
Average minimum daily rate£261£400
Average daily rate£316£400
% change on same period last year-21.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£342
% change on same period last year-3.06 %
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£31.63£35.63
% change on same period last year-11.20 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads14261759
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.901 %1.780 %
Daily rates quoted522682
Average minimum daily rate£359£330
Average daily rate£386£350
% change on same period last year+10.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted181161
Average minimum hourly rate£24.27£22.02
Average hourly rate£25.34£23.13
% change on same period last year+9.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.41£24.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Applications Developer East of EnglandApplications Developer
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.

Applications Developer
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Applications Developer Demand Trend

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Applications Developer Daily Rate Trend

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hertfordshire Applications Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Applications Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
StevenageNew entry-4£210-
Applications Developer East of EnglandApplications Developer
East of England

Applications Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Applications 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 Applications Developer in their job title.

113 (76.47 %).NET
210 (58.82 %)C#
39 (52.94 %)Windows
39 (52.94 %)VC++
48 (47.06 %)SQL Server
48 (47.06 %)XML
57 (41.18 %)SQL
57 (41.18 %)WebServices
66 (35.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
66 (35.29 %)SOAP
66 (35.29 %)Java
66 (35.29 %)XSL
75 (29.41 %)SQL Server Integration Services
84 (23.53 %)Windows Mobile
84 (23.53 %)AJAX
84 (23.53 %)Telecoms
84 (23.53 %)Mobile Games
84 (23.53 %)Games
84 (23.53 %)CLDC
84 (23.53 %)J2ME
84 (23.53 %)Symbian
84 (23.53 %)Multithreading
93 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
93 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2005
93 (17.65 %)XSLT
93 (17.65 %)C++
93 (17.65 %)Visual Studio
93 (17.65 %)ASP.NET
93 (17.65 %)MIDP
93 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2000

Applications Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Applications 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 Applications Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (76.47 %).NET
28 (47.06 %)XML
37 (41.18 %)WebServices
46 (35.29 %)XSL
46 (35.29 %)SOAP
54 (23.53 %)J2ME
54 (23.53 %)CLDC
54 (23.53 %)AJAX
63 (17.65 %).NET Framework
63 (17.65 %)MIDP
63 (17.65 %)XSLT
63 (17.65 %)ASP.NET
72 (11.76 %)CSS
72 (11.76 %)JSP
72 (11.76 %)ASP
72 (11.76 %)HTML
72 (11.76 %)DOM
72 (11.76 %)XHTML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.76 %)IIS
12 (11.76 %)Apache
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.76 %)Photoshop
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.76 %)SMTP
12 (11.76 %)FTP
12 (11.76 %)HTTP
12 (11.76 %)TCP/IP
12 (11.76 %)Internet
12 (11.76 %)SSH
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (47.06 %)SQL Server
26 (35.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
35 (29.41 %)SQL Server Integration Services
43 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (11.76 %)RDBMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (17.65 %)Visual Studio
13 (17.65 %)LabVIEW
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (23.53 %)Telecoms
14 (23.53 %)Mobile Games
14 (23.53 %)Games
22 (11.76 %)Military
22 (11.76 %)Retail
22 (11.76 %)Graphic Design
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (23.53 %)Multithreading
22 (11.76 %)W3C
22 (11.76 %)Web 2.0
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (52.94 %)Windows
24 (23.53 %)Windows Mobile
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (17.65 %)Load Balancing
13 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (58.82 %)C#
29 (52.94 %)VC++
37 (41.18 %)SQL
46 (35.29 %)Java
53 (17.65 %)C++
62 (11.76 %)JavaScript
62 (11.76 %)PHP
62 (11.76 %)XPath
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.76 %)MCAD
12 (11.76 %)MCSD
12 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (11.76 %)WCAG
12 (11.76 %)WAI
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (23.53 %)Symbian
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