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The table below looks at the demand for the Software 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 Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.225 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£133-
Average daily rate£163-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£193-
UK excluding London average daily rate£277£320
% change on same period last year-13.52 %
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£30.59£33.55
% change on same period last year-8.81 %
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Ipswich
Matching contract IT job ads71146
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.148 %
Daily rates quoted1944
Average minimum daily rate£274£309
Average daily rate£285£320
% change on same period last year-11.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£295£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted2127
Average minimum hourly rate£21.57£23.37
Average hourly rate£22.17£24.54
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.76£25.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Software Developer SuffolkSoftware Developer
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.

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Ipswich Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Ipswich Software Developer Daily Rate Trend

Software Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Ipswich region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Ipswich Software Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Software Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Ipswich Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ipswich region that cited Software 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 Software Developer in their job title.

13 (75.00 %)Advertising
13 (75.00 %)LAMP
13 (75.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)VPN
21 (25.00 %)Internet
21 (25.00 %)C
21 (25.00 %)PDA

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ipswich region that cited Software 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 Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %)LAMP
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)VPN
11 (25.00 %)Internet
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Advertising
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)PDA
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C