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This section looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Ipswich 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank24
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads2125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.025 %
As % of the category below23.86 %17.99 %
Daily rates quoted89
Average minimum daily rate£325£323
Average daily rate£347£334
% change on same period last year+3.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£332
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£38.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£42.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.12£33.31
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Ipswich
Matching contract IT job ads88139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.117 %0.141 %
Daily rates quoted3545
Average minimum daily rate£332£310
Average daily rate£353£325
% change on same period last year+8.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted1524
Average minimum hourly rate£24.54£16.72
Average hourly rate£25.56£17.41
% change on same period last year+46.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.59£18.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Developer SuffolkDeveloper
Suffolk

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 Ipswich region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Ipswich 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 Ipswich region.

Ipswich Developer Daily Rate Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the Ipswich region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Ipswich Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Ipswich Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ipswich 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.

117 (34.00 %)Java
216 (32.00 %)J2EE
315 (30.00 %)WebServices
413 (26.00 %)SOAP
413 (26.00 %)SOA
512 (24.00 %)Struts
512 (24.00 %)XML
610 (20.00 %)OO
610 (20.00 %)Finance
79 (18.00 %)WSDL
79 (18.00 %)C
88 (16.00 %)C++
88 (16.00 %)Oracle
88 (16.00 %)SQL Server
88 (16.00 %)UML
88 (16.00 %)Apache
88 (16.00 %)Hibernate
97 (14.00 %)WebWork
97 (14.00 %)Agile Software Development
97 (14.00 %)Tapestry
97 (14.00 %)Use Case
97 (14.00 %)Telecoms
97 (14.00 %)Windows
106 (12.00 %)Windows 2000
106 (12.00 %)WebLogic
106 (12.00 %)Insurance
106 (12.00 %)Apache Wicket
115 (10.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
115 (10.00 %)JSR 168
115 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ipswich 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.

Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (32.00 %)J2EE
215 (30.00 %)WebServices
313 (26.00 %)SOAP
412 (24.00 %)Struts
412 (24.00 %)XML
59 (18.00 %)WSDL
68 (16.00 %)Hibernate
77 (14.00 %)WebWork
77 (14.00 %)Tapestry
86 (12.00 %)Apache Wicket
95 (10.00 %)JSR 168
104 (8.000 %)Spring
113 (6.000 %)WebSphere
113 (6.000 %)Spring MVC
113 (6.000 %)HTML
122 (4.000 %).NET
122 (4.000 %)MVC
122 (4.000 %)XHTML
131 (2.000 %)WAP
131 (2.000 %)WinForms
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (16.00 %)Apache
26 (12.00 %)WebLogic
32 (4.000 %)JBoss
32 (4.000 %)Oracle Workflow
41 (2.000 %)Jetty
41 (2.000 %)Resin
41 (2.000 %)Tomcat
41 (2.000 %)JRun
41 (2.000 %)SAS
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.000 %)CA Clarity
11 (2.000 %)Spreadsheet
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.000 %)Oracle EBS
21 (2.000 %)TIBCO iProcess
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.000 %)Internet
21 (2.000 %)SMS
21 (2.000 %)VPN
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (16.00 %)SQL Server
25 (10.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
25 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
25 (10.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
25 (10.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
33 (6.000 %)MySQL
42 (4.000 %)Oracle Reports
51 (2.000 %)Cognos Powerplay
51 (2.000 %)Cognos Impromptu
51 (2.000 %)Oracle Discoverer
51 (2.000 %)SQL Server 7
51 (2.000 %)SQL Server 2000
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.000 %)Ant
11 (2.000 %)JUnit
11 (2.000 %)Subversion
11 (2.000 %)StarTeam
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (20.00 %)Finance
27 (14.00 %)Telecoms
36 (12.00 %)Insurance
45 (10.00 %)Banking
54 (8.000 %)Advertising
63 (6.000 %)Government
71 (2.000 %)Retail
71 (2.000 %)Local Government
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.000 %)NHS
21 (2.000 %)IVR
21 (2.000 %)PDA
21 (2.000 %)Computer Science
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (14.00 %)Windows
26 (12.00 %)Windows 2000
33 (6.000 %)Linux
41 (2.000 %)UNIX
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (26.00 %)SOA
210 (20.00 %)OO
38 (16.00 %)UML
47 (14.00 %)Agile Software Development
47 (14.00 %)Use Case
53 (6.000 %)OOA/OOD
62 (4.000 %)OOD
62 (4.000 %)Workflow
71 (2.000 %)Scrum
71 (2.000 %)TDD
71 (2.000 %)Content Management
71 (2.000 %)Document Management
71 (2.000 %)Web Development
71 (2.000 %)Configuration Management
71 (2.000 %)Service Management
71 (2.000 %)Service Delivery
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (34.00 %)Java
29 (18.00 %)C
38 (16.00 %)C++
44 (8.000 %)SQL
53 (6.000 %)C#
53 (6.000 %)PL/SQL
62 (4.000 %)Delphi
71 (2.000 %)Transact-SQL
71 (2.000 %)VBA
71 (2.000 %)PHP
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.000 %)Degree
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (10.00 %)AquaLogic
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (16.00 %)Oracle
23 (6.000 %)DoubleClick
31 (2.000 %)Cognos
31 (2.000 %)Microsoft
31 (2.000 %)Citrix
31 (2.000 %)BEA
31 (2.000 %)Red Hat
31 (2.000 %)TIBCO
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