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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the Liverpool 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank30-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.803 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£324
% change on same period last year-5.52 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£28.00-
Average hourly rate£29.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.62£33.89
% change on same period last year-9.65 %
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Liverpool
Matching contract IT job ads249225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.392 %0.241 %
Daily rates quoted6848
Average minimum daily rate£338£289
Average daily rate£369£309
% change on same period last year+19.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted3727
Average minimum hourly rate£18.48£21.76
Average hourly rate£20.17£23.51
% change on same period last year-14.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.86£25.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Software Developer MerseysideSoftware Developer
Merseyside

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 Liverpool region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Liverpool 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 Liverpool region.

Liverpool Software Developer Daily Rate Trend

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 Liverpool region.

Liverpool Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Liverpool 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.

15 (83.33 %).NET
15 (83.33 %)SQL Server
24 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (50.00 %)VB.NET
33 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
33 (50.00 %)C#
42 (33.33 %)SQL
42 (33.33 %)WebServices
42 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
42 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
42 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (16.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (16.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (16.67 %)N-Tier
51 (16.67 %)SOA
51 (16.67 %)Government
51 (16.67 %)WinForms
51 (16.67 %)ADO.NET
51 (16.67 %)CRM
51 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
51 (16.67 %)Oracle

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Liverpool 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.

Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (83.33 %).NET
23 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
32 (33.33 %)WebServices
41 (16.67 %)WinForms
41 (16.67 %)ADO.NET
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (83.33 %)SQL Server
24 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (16.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (16.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Government
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)N-Tier
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
21 (16.67 %)SOA
21 (16.67 %)CRM
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)C#
13 (50.00 %)VB.NET
22 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Oracle