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The table below looks at the demand for the C# Developer role in IT contracts within the Lancashire 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 C# Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 C# Developer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2836
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.009 %
As % of the category below3.683 %1.883 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£310
Average daily rate-£310
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£303£324
% change on same period last year-6.45 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£28.75-
Average hourly rate£30.63-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.81£34.93
% change on same period last year-8.92 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads353478
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.502 %0.483 %
Daily rates quoted7194
Average minimum daily rate£291£316
Average daily rate£307£329
% change on same period last year-6.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted10981
Average minimum hourly rate£24.45£22.39
Average hourly rate£25.79£24.21
% change on same period last year+6.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.12£26.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
C# Developer North WestC# Developer
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.

C# Developer
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire C# Developer Demand Trend

C# Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire C# Developer Daily Rate Trend

C# Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire C# Developer Hourly Rate Trend

C# Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C# Developer across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Lancashire C# Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

C# Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C# Developer within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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+44--
BlackpoolNew entry-3--
BlackburnNew entry-3--
BurnleyNew entry-1--
C# Developer North WestC# Developer
North West

C# Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region that cited C# 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 C# Developer in their job title.

123 (100.00 %)C#
123 (100.00 %).NET
219 (82.61 %)ASP.NET
316 (69.57 %)SQL Server
412 (52.17 %)SQL Server 2005
59 (39.13 %)HTML
59 (39.13 %)SQL
68 (34.78 %)CSS
75 (21.74 %)JavaScript
75 (21.74 %)XML
75 (21.74 %)XHTML
75 (21.74 %)SharePoint
84 (17.39 %)Transact-SQL
84 (17.39 %)PL/SQL
93 (13.04 %)Spread Betting
93 (13.04 %)AJAX
93 (13.04 %)Time Management
93 (13.04 %)VB.NET
93 (13.04 %)Finance
102 (8.696 %)Intranet
102 (8.696 %)E-Commerce
102 (8.696 %)ASP
102 (8.696 %)XSLT
102 (8.696 %)PHP
102 (8.696 %)DHTML
102 (8.696 %)Multimedia
102 (8.696 %)Project Management
111 (4.348 %)Retail
111 (4.348 %).NET Framework
111 (4.348 %)VB6

C# Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region that cited C# 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 C# Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (100.00 %).NET
219 (82.61 %)ASP.NET
39 (39.13 %)HTML
48 (34.78 %)CSS
55 (21.74 %)XML
55 (21.74 %)XHTML
63 (13.04 %)AJAX
72 (8.696 %)ASP
72 (8.696 %)XSLT
81 (4.348 %).NET Framework
81 (4.348 %)WebServices
81 (4.348 %)ADO.NET
81 (4.348 %)XSD
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (21.74 %)SharePoint
21 (4.348 %)CMS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (8.696 %)Intranet
21 (4.348 %)Internet
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (69.57 %)SQL Server
212 (52.17 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (4.348 %)Crystal Reports
31 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2000
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.348 %)Visual Studio
11 (4.348 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (13.04 %)Finance
22 (8.696 %)Multimedia
31 (4.348 %)Retail
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (13.04 %)Spread Betting
21 (4.348 %)W3C
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.04 %)Time Management
22 (8.696 %)E-Commerce
22 (8.696 %)Project Management
31 (4.348 %)Resource Management
31 (4.348 %)Unit Testing
31 (4.348 %)CRM
31 (4.348 %)SEO
31 (4.348 %)Web Design
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (100.00 %)C#
29 (39.13 %)SQL
35 (21.74 %)JavaScript
44 (17.39 %)Transact-SQL
44 (17.39 %)PL/SQL
53 (13.04 %)VB.NET
62 (8.696 %)PHP
62 (8.696 %)DHTML
71 (4.348 %)VB6
71 (4.348 %)VBScript
71 (4.348 %)VB
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (4.348 %)Infragistics