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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Designer 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 Software Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Designer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7090
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.109 %0.313 %
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-£248
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£37.17
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9211599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.480 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted284619
Average minimum daily rate£337£324
Average daily rate£357£344
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted112194
Average minimum hourly rate£26.57£23.77
Average hourly rate£27.67£24.98
% change on same period last year+10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.76£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Software Designer East of EnglandSoftware Designer
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.

Software Designer
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Software Designer Demand Trend

Software Designer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Software Designer Daily Rate Trend

Software Designer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Software Designer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Designer
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Software Designer 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 Software Designer in their job title.

11 (50.00 %)C++
11 (50.00 %)Java
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)OO
11 (50.00 %)RDBMS
11 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (50.00 %)DVB
11 (50.00 %)Handset
11 (50.00 %)Series 60

Software Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Software Designer 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 Software Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)Series 60
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)DVB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)RDBMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Handset
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)OO
11 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C++
11 (50.00 %)Java