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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank45
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads5775
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.076 %0.076 %
As % of the category below66.28 %60.48 %
Daily rates quoted010
Average minimum daily rate-£276
Average daily rate-£321
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£327
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted1620
Average minimum hourly rate£26.17£23.70
Average hourly rate£29.19£26.48
% change on same period last year+10.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.22£29.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.43£32.97
% change on same period last year+1.37 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads86124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.115 %0.125 %
Daily rates quoted522
Average minimum daily rate£260£322
Average daily rate£291£352
% change on same period last year-17.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1623
Average minimum hourly rate£26.23£22.47
Average hourly rate£29.14£26.84
% change on same period last year+8.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.04£31.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
.NET North West.NET
North West

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.

.NET
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing .NET across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Lancashire .NET Demand Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Lancashire .NET Hourly Rate Histogram

.NET
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
PrestonUp+318--
BlackpoolUp+106--
BlackburnDown-15--
LancasterDown-21--
.NET North West.NET
North West

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing .NET also 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 that cited .NET.

170 (63.06 %)SQL Server
170 (63.06 %)ASP.NET
258 (52.25 %)C#
348 (43.24 %)SQL
442 (37.84 %)JavaScript
540 (36.04 %)SQL Server 2005
637 (33.33 %)CSS
734 (30.63 %)ASP
833 (29.73 %)VB.NET
929 (26.13 %)Microsoft
1025 (22.52 %)XML
1124 (21.62 %)Visual Studio
1221 (18.92 %)VBScript
1318 (16.22 %)VB
1417 (15.32 %)HTML
1417 (15.32 %)Crystal Reports
1516 (14.41 %)Oracle
1516 (14.41 %)WebServices
1516 (14.41 %)AJAX
1615 (13.51 %)VB6
1615 (13.51 %)PL/SQL
1714 (12.61 %)SQL Server 2000
1714 (12.61 %)Oracle Reports
1812 (10.81 %)MS Excel
1812 (10.81 %)E-Commerce
1911 (9.910 %)Transact-SQL
1911 (9.910 %)Government
1911 (9.910 %).NET Framework
2010 (9.009 %)InterDev
2010 (9.009 %)DTS

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing .NET also 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 that cited .NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
170 (63.06 %)ASP.NET
237 (33.33 %)CSS
334 (30.63 %)ASP
425 (22.52 %)XML
517 (15.32 %)HTML
616 (14.41 %)AJAX
616 (14.41 %)WebServices
711 (9.910 %).NET Framework
88 (7.207 %)XSLT
97 (6.306 %)SOAP
97 (6.306 %)ASP.NET 2.0
106 (5.405 %)jQuery
106 (5.405 %)JSON
106 (5.405 %)MVC
115 (4.505 %)XHTML
122 (1.802 %)WebSphere
122 (1.802 %)Zend Framework
131 (0.901 %)Silverlight
131 (0.901 %)WinForms
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (9.009 %)SharePoint
28 (7.207 %)IIS
32 (1.802 %)ColdFusion
32 (1.802 %)CICS
41 (0.901 %)BizTalk Server
41 (0.901 %)CMS
41 (0.901 %)Apache
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (10.81 %)MS Excel
21 (0.901 %)MS Office
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.802 %)Summit
21 (0.901 %)Navision
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (5.405 %)LDAP
22 (1.802 %)HTTP
22 (1.802 %)DNS
22 (1.802 %)DMZ
22 (1.802 %)Firewall
31 (0.901 %)Intranet
31 (0.901 %)Internet
31 (0.901 %)SSL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
170 (63.06 %)SQL Server
240 (36.04 %)SQL Server 2005
317 (15.32 %)Crystal Reports
414 (12.61 %)Oracle Reports
414 (12.61 %)SQL Server 2000
510 (9.009 %)DTS
66 (5.405 %)Datawarehouse
74 (3.604 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
74 (3.604 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
74 (3.604 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
74 (3.604 %)OLAP
83 (2.703 %)SQL Server 7
92 (1.802 %)SQL Server Integration Services
92 (1.802 %)DB2
92 (1.802 %)TOAD
92 (1.802 %)BusinessObjects
101 (0.901 %)MS Access
101 (0.901 %)MySQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
124 (21.62 %)Visual Studio
210 (9.009 %)InterDev
39 (8.108 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (9.910 %)Government
27 (6.306 %)Local Government
35 (4.505 %)Retail
44 (3.604 %)Finance
44 (3.604 %)Health
52 (1.802 %)Manufacturing
52 (1.802 %)Multimedia
61 (0.901 %)Billing
61 (0.901 %)Construction
61 (0.901 %)Police
61 (0.901 %)Auditing
61 (0.901 %)Telecoms
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
192 (82.88 %)Developer
256 (50.45 %).NET Developer
332 (28.83 %)ASP.NET Developer
421 (18.92 %)Web Developer
515 (13.51 %)VB.NET Developer
613 (11.71 %)C# Developer
710 (9.009 %)SQL Developer
89 (8.108 %)Analyst
97 (6.306 %)Software Developer
97 (6.306 %)Analyst Programmer
97 (6.306 %)Programmer
97 (6.306 %)SQL Server Developer
97 (6.306 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
106 (5.405 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
115 (4.505 %)ASP Developer
124 (3.604 %)Senior Developer
124 (3.604 %).NET Web Developer
133 (2.703 %)Senior .NET Developer
142 (1.802 %).NET Analyst Programmer
142 (1.802 %).NET Programmer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.703 %)N-Tier
13 (2.703 %)NHS
13 (2.703 %)Mainframe
22 (1.802 %)VSAM
22 (1.802 %)Spread Betting
31 (0.901 %)Informatics
31 (0.901 %)CMDB
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (4.505 %)Windows
22 (1.802 %)AIX
22 (1.802 %)UNIX
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (10.81 %)E-Commerce
29 (8.108 %)e-GIF
36 (5.405 %)SOA
45 (4.505 %)Security Cleared
54 (3.604 %)Web Development
54 (3.604 %)Configuration Management
54 (3.604 %)Service Delivery
54 (3.604 %)Migration
54 (3.604 %)Data Modelling
54 (3.604 %)ITIL
63 (2.703 %)UML
63 (2.703 %)OO
63 (2.703 %)OOD
72 (1.802 %)ERP
72 (1.802 %)E-business
72 (1.802 %)SEO
72 (1.802 %)BC Cleared
72 (1.802 %)Agile Software Development
72 (1.802 %)Test Scripting
72 (1.802 %)Time Management
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
158 (52.25 %)C#
248 (43.24 %)SQL
342 (37.84 %)JavaScript
433 (29.73 %)VB.NET
521 (18.92 %)VBScript
618 (16.22 %)VB
715 (13.51 %)VB6
715 (13.51 %)PL/SQL
811 (9.910 %)Transact-SQL
99 (8.108 %)DHTML
103 (2.703 %)C++
103 (2.703 %)C
112 (1.802 %)PHP
112 (1.802 %)Java
112 (1.802 %)JCL
121 (0.901 %)XPath
121 (0.901 %)Perl
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.901 %)MSMQ
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (26.13 %)Microsoft
216 (14.41 %)Oracle
34 (3.604 %)Sybase
42 (1.802 %)Business Objects
42 (1.802 %)Adobe
42 (1.802 %)Crossbeam
42 (1.802 %)Zend
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