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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Leicestershire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank118
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads2234
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.034 %
As % of the category below36.07 %49.28 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£265-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£280-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£329
% change on same period last year+1.46 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£23.50£30.00
Average hourly rate£25.50£35.00
% change on same period last year-27.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.50£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.10£33.24
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads6169
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.069 %
Daily rates quoted912
Average minimum daily rate£296£450
Average daily rate£331£453
% change on same period last year-27.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£457
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted33
Average minimum hourly rate£24.78£27.00
Average hourly rate£26.72£30.68
% change on same period last year-12.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.67£34.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
.NET East Midlands.NET
East Midlands

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 Leicestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Leicestershire .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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire .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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.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 Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
LeicesterUp+1013--
LoughboroughNew entry-1--
.NET East Midlands.NET
East Midlands

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

130 (69.77 %)ASP.NET
225 (58.14 %)SQL Server
324 (55.81 %)C#
423 (53.49 %)VB.NET
516 (37.21 %)Windows
615 (34.88 %)SQL
710 (23.26 %)HTML
710 (23.26 %)VB
88 (18.60 %)Oracle
97 (16.28 %)OO
106 (13.95 %)UML
106 (13.95 %)XML
106 (13.95 %)Intranet
106 (13.95 %)Internet
106 (13.95 %)VB6
106 (13.95 %)AJAX
115 (11.63 %)SQL Server 2005
115 (11.63 %)Extranet
115 (11.63 %)MS Excel
115 (11.63 %)Microsoft
115 (11.63 %)C++
115 (11.63 %)JavaScript
124 (9.302 %)C
124 (9.302 %)Crystal Reports
124 (9.302 %)Visual Studio
124 (9.302 %)WebServices
124 (9.302 %)Oracle 10g
124 (9.302 %)ISO9001
124 (9.302 %)OOD
124 (9.302 %)Windows Server 2003

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (69.77 %)ASP.NET
210 (23.26 %)HTML
36 (13.95 %)XML
36 (13.95 %)AJAX
44 (9.302 %)WebServices
52 (4.651 %)ADO.NET
52 (4.651 %)WinForms
61 (2.326 %)XHTML
61 (2.326 %)CSS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (6.977 %)CMS
22 (4.651 %)IIS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (11.63 %)MS Excel
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (13.95 %)Intranet
16 (13.95 %)Internet
25 (11.63 %)Extranet
32 (4.651 %)MPLS
32 (4.651 %)Firewall
32 (4.651 %)LAN
32 (4.651 %)WAN
32 (4.651 %)SAN
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (58.14 %)SQL Server
25 (11.63 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (9.302 %)Crystal Reports
34 (9.302 %)Oracle 10g
43 (6.977 %)Oracle Reports
52 (4.651 %)Informix
52 (4.651 %)DB2
52 (4.651 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (4.651 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (2.326 %)ETL
61 (2.326 %)MS Access
61 (2.326 %)DTS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (9.302 %)Visual Studio
22 (4.651 %)Flash
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (6.977 %)Marketing
13 (6.977 %)Advertising
22 (4.651 %)Retail
31 (2.326 %)Pensions
31 (2.326 %)Finance
31 (2.326 %)Health
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (76.74 %)Developer
222 (51.16 %).NET Developer
316 (37.21 %)ASP.NET Developer
413 (30.23 %)VB.NET Developer
512 (27.91 %)C# Developer
610 (23.26 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
78 (18.60 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
86 (13.95 %)Web Developer
86 (13.95 %)SQL Developer
95 (11.63 %)SQL Server Developer
104 (9.302 %)Software Engineer
113 (6.977 %)C# Web Developer
113 (6.977 %)Access Developer
113 (6.977 %).NET Web Developer
113 (6.977 %)Software Developer
122 (4.651 %)Architect
122 (4.651 %)Solutions Architect
122 (4.651 %)Team Leader
122 (4.651 %).NET Team Leader
131 (2.326 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.651 %)EPoS
12 (4.651 %)Computer Science
21 (2.326 %)NHS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (37.21 %)Windows
24 (9.302 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (4.651 %)UNIX
32 (4.651 %)AIX
32 (4.651 %)HPUX
41 (2.326 %)Windows Vista
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (16.28 %)OO
26 (13.95 %)UML
34 (9.302 %)OOD
34 (9.302 %)Software Engineering
34 (9.302 %)Time Management
43 (6.977 %)Web Development
52 (4.651 %)SSADM
52 (4.651 %)RAD
52 (4.651 %)Yourdon
52 (4.651 %)Web Design
52 (4.651 %)Content Management
61 (2.326 %)Pay per click
61 (2.326 %)Migration
61 (2.326 %)E-Commerce
61 (2.326 %)SEO
61 (2.326 %)Project Management
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (55.81 %)C#
223 (53.49 %)VB.NET
315 (34.88 %)SQL
410 (23.26 %)VB
56 (13.95 %)VB6
65 (11.63 %)C++
65 (11.63 %)JavaScript
74 (9.302 %)C
82 (4.651 %)PL/SQL
82 (4.651 %)Java
91 (2.326 %)Transact-SQL
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (9.302 %)Degree
23 (6.977 %)HNC
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (9.302 %)ISO9001
14 (9.302 %)QA
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.651 %)Oracle RAC
21 (2.326 %)Active Directory
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (18.60 %)Oracle
25 (11.63 %)Microsoft
32 (4.651 %)IBM
32 (4.651 %)Sun