Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

 Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-3
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads07
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.000 %22.58 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£315
Average daily rate-£320
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£329
% change on same period last year-3.74 %
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£29.04£32.05
% change on same period last year-9.39 %
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Highlands
Matching contract IT job ads1131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.033 %
Daily rates quoted19
Average minimum daily rate£320£297
Average daily rate£320£299
% change on same period last year+6.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£302
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted56
Average minimum hourly rate£26.29£14.84
Average hourly rate£26.43£15.33
% change on same period last year+72.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.57£15.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Developer ScotlandDeveloper
Scotland

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.

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Highlands Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Highlands Developer Daily Rate Trend

Developer
Top 2 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Navision
12 (100.00 %)Dynamics NAV

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (100.00 %)Navision
12 (100.00 %)Dynamics NAV