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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft ASP.NET skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited ASP.NET over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ASP.NET
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1114
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads3638
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.040 %
As % of the category below42.35 %34.86 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£276
Average daily rate-£329
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£323
% change on same period last year+4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted511
Average minimum hourly rate£28.60£22.14
Average hourly rate£32.80£26.07
% change on same period last year+25.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.92£33.21
% change on same period last year-3.89 %
Application Development LancashireApplication Development
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads85109
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.112 %0.116 %
Daily rates quoted619
Average minimum daily rate£332£313
Average daily rate£347£343
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted1519
Average minimum hourly rate£24.13£22.01
Average hourly rate£26.76£26.77
% change on same period last year-0.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.40£31.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
ASP.NET North WestASP.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.

ASP.NET
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire ASP.NET Demand Trend

ASP.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire ASP.NET Daily Rate Trend

ASP.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire ASP.NET Hourly Rate Trend

ASP.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ASP.NET across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Lancashire ASP.NET Hourly Rate Histogram

ASP.NET
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing ASP.NET within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 4 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
PrestonNo change013--
BlackpoolDown-12--
ASP.NET North WestASP.NET
North West

ASP.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing ASP.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 ASP.NET.

177 (98.72 %).NET
265 (83.33 %)SQL Server
343 (55.13 %)C#
438 (48.72 %)SQL Server 2005
531 (39.74 %)VB.NET
627 (34.62 %)SQL
725 (32.05 %)JavaScript
725 (32.05 %)XML
816 (20.51 %)CSS
915 (19.23 %)ASP
915 (19.23 %)AJAX
1013 (16.67 %)WebServices
1013 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
1112 (15.38 %)E-Commerce
1112 (15.38 %)Microsoft
1112 (15.38 %)Transact-SQL
1211 (14.10 %)VB
1310 (12.82 %)VB6
149 (11.54 %).NET Framework
149 (11.54 %)ASP.NET 2.0
149 (11.54 %)DHTML
149 (11.54 %)DTS
158 (10.26 %)HTML
158 (10.26 %)VBScript
158 (10.26 %)SharePoint
167 (8.974 %)SOAP
167 (8.974 %)VSS/SourceSafe
167 (8.974 %)IIS
176 (7.692 %)XSLT
176 (7.692 %)MVC

ASP.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing ASP.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 ASP.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
177 (98.72 %).NET
225 (32.05 %)XML
316 (20.51 %)CSS
415 (19.23 %)ASP
415 (19.23 %)AJAX
513 (16.67 %)WebServices
69 (11.54 %)ASP.NET 2.0
69 (11.54 %).NET Framework
78 (10.26 %)HTML
87 (8.974 %)SOAP
96 (7.692 %)XSLT
96 (7.692 %)jQuery
96 (7.692 %)JSON
104 (5.128 %)XHTML
111 (1.282 %)WinForms
111 (1.282 %)Silverlight
Application Platforms
18 (10.26 %)SharePoint
27 (8.974 %)IIS
31 (1.282 %)BizTalk Server
31 (1.282 %)CMS
Applications
15 (6.410 %)MS Excel
21 (1.282 %)MS Office
Business Applications
11 (1.282 %)Navision
Communications & Networking
11 (1.282 %)Intranet
11 (1.282 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
165 (83.33 %)SQL Server
238 (48.72 %)SQL Server 2005
313 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
49 (11.54 %)DTS
55 (6.410 %)Datawarehouse
55 (6.410 %)Crystal Reports
64 (5.128 %)OLAP
64 (5.128 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
64 (5.128 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
64 (5.128 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
73 (3.846 %)SQL Server 7
82 (2.564 %)SQL Server Integration Services
91 (1.282 %)MS Access
91 (1.282 %)MySQL
91 (1.282 %)BusinessObjects
Development Applications
17 (8.974 %)VSS/SourceSafe
25 (6.410 %)Visual Studio
31 (1.282 %)NUnit
General
14 (5.128 %)Health
23 (3.846 %)Retail
32 (2.564 %)Multimedia
41 (1.282 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.282 %)Police
41 (1.282 %)Construction
41 (1.282 %)Government
Job Titles
162 (79.49 %)Developer
245 (57.69 %).NET Developer
331 (39.74 %)ASP.NET Developer
49 (11.54 %)C# Developer
49 (11.54 %)Web Developer
58 (10.26 %)VB.NET Developer
67 (8.974 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
76 (7.692 %)SQL Developer
85 (6.410 %)Analyst
85 (6.410 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
85 (6.410 %)SQL Server Developer
94 (5.128 %)Senior Developer
94 (5.128 %)Analyst Programmer
94 (5.128 %)Programmer
94 (5.128 %)Architect
103 (3.846 %).NET Web Developer
103 (3.846 %)Senior .NET Developer
112 (2.564 %).NET Programmer
112 (2.564 %)VB.NET Programmer
112 (2.564 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
Miscellaneous
13 (3.846 %)N-Tier
13 (3.846 %)NHS
21 (1.282 %)Mainframe
Operating Systems
15 (6.410 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
112 (15.38 %)E-Commerce
26 (7.692 %)SOA
26 (7.692 %)MVC
34 (5.128 %)Service Delivery
34 (5.128 %)Data Modelling
34 (5.128 %)OOD
34 (5.128 %)ITIL
34 (5.128 %)OO
43 (3.846 %)Security Cleared
52 (2.564 %)Performance Management
52 (2.564 %)Agile Software Development
52 (2.564 %)Web Development
52 (2.564 %)E-business
61 (1.282 %)Scrum
61 (1.282 %)UML
61 (1.282 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (1.282 %)Unit Testing
61 (1.282 %)TDD
61 (1.282 %)Logistics
Programming Languages
143 (55.13 %)C#
231 (39.74 %)VB.NET
327 (34.62 %)SQL
425 (32.05 %)JavaScript
512 (15.38 %)Transact-SQL
611 (14.10 %)VB
710 (12.82 %)VB6
89 (11.54 %)DHTML
98 (10.26 %)VBScript
103 (3.846 %)C
System Software
11 (1.282 %)MSMQ
Vendors
112 (15.38 %)Microsoft
21 (1.282 %)Business Objects
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