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This section looks at the demand for the Senior 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 Senior Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Developer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5680
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads2513
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.916 %0.739 %
Daily rates quoted412
Average minimum daily rate£425£329
Average daily rate£460£344
% change on same period last year+33.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£495£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£372
% change on same period last year+2.03 %
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£39.29£39.87
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads13051759
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.722 %1.752 %
Daily rates quoted476710
Average minimum daily rate£355£325
Average daily rate£382£344
% change on same period last year+11.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted162182
Average minimum hourly rate£25.24£23.26
Average hourly rate£26.44£24.34
% change on same period last year+8.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.64£25.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Senior Developer East of EnglandSenior 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.

Senior Developer
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Senior Developer Demand Trend

Senior Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Senior Developer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Developer across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Senior Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Senior Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
RickmansworthNew entry-8£475-
WatfordUp+143--
Senior Developer East of EnglandSenior Developer
East of England

Senior Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Senior 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 Senior Developer in their job title.

144 (72.13 %)Java
239 (63.93 %)Spring
338 (62.30 %)Hibernate
435 (57.38 %)JUnit
534 (55.74 %)UML
633 (54.10 %)Finance
732 (52.46 %)SOA
732 (52.46 %)Oracle
830 (49.18 %)OO
929 (47.54 %)Eclipse
929 (47.54 %)Back Office
1028 (45.90 %)SQL
1028 (45.90 %)WebServices
1126 (42.62 %)J2EE
1126 (42.62 %)Banking
1221 (34.43 %)Java EE
1221 (34.43 %)PL/SQL
1317 (27.87 %)RAD
1415 (24.59 %)JSF
1513 (21.31 %)Agile Software Development
1611 (18.03 %)JavaScript
1710 (16.39 %)XML
189 (14.75 %).NET
189 (14.75 %)WebLogic
189 (14.75 %)XHTML
198 (13.11 %)E-Commerce
198 (13.11 %)Struts
207 (11.48 %)HTML
207 (11.48 %)Microsoft
207 (11.48 %)AJAX

Senior Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
139 (63.93 %)Spring
238 (62.30 %)Hibernate
328 (45.90 %)WebServices
426 (42.62 %)J2EE
521 (34.43 %)Java EE
615 (24.59 %)JSF
710 (16.39 %)XML
89 (14.75 %).NET
89 (14.75 %)XHTML
98 (13.11 %)Struts
107 (11.48 %)HTML
107 (11.48 %)AJAX
116 (9.836 %)WebSphere
116 (9.836 %)ASP.NET
116 (9.836 %)CSS
125 (8.197 %)XSLT
125 (8.197 %)Apache Beehive
134 (6.557 %)MVC
134 (6.557 %)XSL
134 (6.557 %)EJB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (14.75 %)WebLogic
25 (8.197 %)WebLogic Portal
33 (4.918 %)Commerce Server
33 (4.918 %)SharePoint
33 (4.918 %)Apache
33 (4.918 %)Commerce Server 2007
42 (3.279 %)ESB
42 (3.279 %)Tomcat
42 (3.279 %)JBoss
42 (3.279 %)MQSeries
42 (3.279 %)BizTalk Server
42 (3.279 %)WebSphere Application Server
51 (1.639 %)CoreMedia CMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.639 %)SAP CRM
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.639 %)Internet
11 (1.639 %)SMTP
11 (1.639 %)FTP
11 (1.639 %)HTTP
11 (1.639 %)TCP/IP
11 (1.639 %)LDAP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (8.197 %)SQL Server
24 (6.557 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (4.918 %)DB2
41 (1.639 %)MySQL
41 (1.639 %)TOAD
41 (1.639 %)Datawarehouse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
135 (57.38 %)JUnit
229 (47.54 %)Eclipse
34 (6.557 %)Subversion
43 (4.918 %)JIRA
51 (1.639 %)ERwin
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (54.10 %)Finance
229 (47.54 %)Back Office
326 (42.62 %)Banking
45 (8.197 %)Retail
45 (8.197 %)Financial Institution
45 (8.197 %)Telecoms
52 (3.279 %)Insurance
61 (1.639 %)Marketing
61 (1.639 %)Advertising
61 (1.639 %)Billing
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.918 %)W3C
21 (1.639 %)Clustering
21 (1.639 %)Handset
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (1.639 %)Windows
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (55.74 %)UML
232 (52.46 %)SOA
330 (49.18 %)OO
417 (27.87 %)RAD
513 (21.31 %)Agile Software Development
68 (13.11 %)E-Commerce
76 (9.836 %)Web Development
85 (8.197 %)Scrum
94 (6.557 %)Content Management
103 (4.918 %)B2C
103 (4.918 %)User Acceptance Testing
103 (4.918 %)Change Management
112 (3.279 %)TDD
112 (3.279 %)Continuous Integration
112 (3.279 %)CRM
121 (1.639 %)Data Modelling
121 (1.639 %)BPEL
121 (1.639 %)Performance Management
121 (1.639 %)Web Design
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
144 (72.13 %)Java
228 (45.90 %)SQL
321 (34.43 %)PL/SQL
411 (18.03 %)JavaScript
56 (9.836 %)C
56 (9.836 %)C#
64 (6.557 %)Transact-SQL
72 (3.279 %)XPath
81 (1.639 %)VB
81 (1.639 %)VB.NET
81 (1.639 %)ActionScript
81 (1.639 %)PHP
81 (1.639 %)VB6
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.639 %)Active Directory
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (52.46 %)Oracle
27 (11.48 %)Microsoft
33 (4.918 %)IBM
42 (3.279 %)Symbian
42 (3.279 %)BEA
51 (1.639 %)Vignette
51 (1.639 %)Siebel
51 (1.639 %)Google
51 (1.639 %)Amdocs