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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Commerce Server skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Commerce Server over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Commerce Server
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6496
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching contract IT job ads161
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.001 %
As % of the category below8.649 %0.361 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£450£200
Average daily rate£450£250
% change on same period last year+80.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£439£386
% change on same period last year+13.84 %
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£37.50£34.45
% change on same period last year+8.83 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads185277
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.246 %0.276 %
Daily rates quoted73102
Average minimum daily rate£357£315
Average daily rate£376£331
% change on same period last year+13.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£344
% change on same period last year+2.68 %
Hourly rates quoted1016
Average minimum hourly rate£23.43£22.96
Average hourly rate£25.46£24.34
% change on same period last year+4.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.50£25.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.51£24.75
% change on same period last year+3.06 %
Commerce Server East of EnglandCommerce Server
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.

Commerce Server
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Commerce Server Demand Trend

Commerce Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Commerce Server Daily Rate Trend

Commerce Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Commerce Server across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Commerce Server Daily Rate Histogram

Commerce Server
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Commerce Server within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 28 August 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
WatfordNew entry-15£450-
Commerce Server East of EnglandCommerce Server
East of England

Commerce Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Commerce Server 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 Commerce Server.

116 (94.12 %)Commerce Server 2007
215 (88.24 %)Microsoft
312 (70.59 %).NET
312 (70.59 %)SQL Server
312 (70.59 %)SharePoint
411 (64.71 %)E-Commerce
411 (64.71 %)ASP.NET
411 (64.71 %)C#
59 (52.94 %)C
59 (52.94 %)B2C
67 (41.18 %)User Acceptance Testing
76 (35.29 %)SQL Server 2005
76 (35.29 %)Retail
85 (29.41 %)Finance
85 (29.41 %)XHTML
85 (29.41 %)WebServices
85 (29.41 %)XML
85 (29.41 %)XSL
85 (29.41 %)ADO.NET
85 (29.41 %)Content Management
85 (29.41 %)Insurance
94 (23.53 %)Transact-SQL
94 (23.53 %)UML
103 (17.65 %)SharePoint Server 2007
112 (11.76 %)BizTalk Server
121 (5.882 %)Scrum
121 (5.882 %)TDD
121 (5.882 %)NUnit
121 (5.882 %)OOA/OOD
121 (5.882 %)N-Tier

Commerce Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Commerce Server 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 Commerce Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (70.59 %).NET
211 (64.71 %)ASP.NET
35 (29.41 %)ADO.NET
35 (29.41 %)WebServices
35 (29.41 %)XML
35 (29.41 %)XSL
35 (29.41 %)XHTML
41 (5.882 %)AJAX
41 (5.882 %)CSS
41 (5.882 %)HTML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (94.12 %)Commerce Server 2007
212 (70.59 %)SharePoint
33 (17.65 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (11.76 %)BizTalk Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (70.59 %)SQL Server
26 (35.29 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2008
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.882 %)NUnit
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (35.29 %)Retail
25 (29.41 %)Insurance
25 (29.41 %)Finance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (100.00 %)Developer
26 (35.29 %)Microsoft Developer
33 (17.65 %)SharePoint Developer
33 (17.65 %)Senior Developer
42 (11.76 %)SharePoint Consultant
42 (11.76 %)Consultant
51 (5.882 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
51 (5.882 %)C# Web Developer
51 (5.882 %)Web Developer
51 (5.882 %).NET Developer
51 (5.882 %)C# Developer
51 (5.882 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (5.882 %).NET Web Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)N-Tier
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (64.71 %)E-Commerce
29 (52.94 %)B2C
37 (41.18 %)User Acceptance Testing
45 (29.41 %)Content Management
54 (23.53 %)UML
61 (5.882 %)OOA/OOD
61 (5.882 %)Scrum
61 (5.882 %)TDD
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (64.71 %)C#
29 (52.94 %)C
34 (23.53 %)Transact-SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (88.24 %)Microsoft