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The table below looks at the demand for the Microsoft 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 Microsoft Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Microsoft Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank69-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.104 %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£284£317
% change on same period last year-10.35 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9581601
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.509 %1.716 %
Daily rates quoted304639
Average minimum daily rate£337£323
Average daily rate£358£343
% change on same period last year+4.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted112195
Average minimum hourly rate£27.06£24.84
Average hourly rate£28.25£26.05
% change on same period last year+8.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.43£27.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Microsoft Developer East of EnglandMicrosoft 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.

Microsoft Developer
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Microsoft Developer Demand Trend

Microsoft Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Microsoft Developer Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Microsoft Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Developer
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Microsoft 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 Microsoft Developer in their job title.

17 (100.00 %)SQL Server
17 (100.00 %)Microsoft
26 (85.71 %)Commerce Server 2007
26 (85.71 %)Commerce Server
26 (85.71 %)C#
26 (85.71 %).NET
26 (85.71 %)ASP.NET
26 (85.71 %)SharePoint
31 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
31 (14.29 %)Retail
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services

Microsoft Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Microsoft 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 Microsoft Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (85.71 %).NET
16 (85.71 %)ASP.NET
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (85.71 %)SharePoint
16 (85.71 %)Commerce Server
16 (85.71 %)Commerce Server 2007
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (85.71 %)C#
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)Microsoft