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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the M4 Corridor 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1520
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.961 %1.130 %
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£312£321
% change on same period last year-2.95 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.66£33.56
% change on same period last year-8.64 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads102177
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.188 %
Daily rates quoted2150
Average minimum daily rate£415£378
Average daily rate£448£400
% change on same period last year+12.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£481£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£17.33£35.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-50.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.67£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Software Developer South EastSoftware Developer
South East

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 M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

12 (66.67 %)ClearCase
12 (66.67 %)HND
12 (66.67 %)UNIX
12 (66.67 %)Linux
12 (66.67 %)Firewall
12 (66.67 %)Telecoms
12 (66.67 %)Device Driver
12 (66.67 %)Software Engineering
12 (66.67 %)Embedded Linux
12 (66.67 %)Requirements Analysis
12 (66.67 %)C
12 (66.67 %)C++
12 (66.67 %)DHCP
12 (66.67 %)TCP/IP
12 (66.67 %)DNS
12 (66.67 %)Embedded C
12 (66.67 %)Embedded C++
12 (66.67 %)3G
12 (66.67 %)ClearQuest
12 (66.67 %)Configuration Management
21 (33.33 %)HTML
21 (33.33 %)Java
21 (33.33 %)JavaScript
21 (33.33 %)PHP
21 (33.33 %)MySQL
21 (33.33 %)Ant
21 (33.33 %)CSS
21 (33.33 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)Unit Testing
21 (33.33 %)UML

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)HTML
11 (33.33 %)CSS
11 (33.33 %)XML
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)DHCP
12 (66.67 %)TCP/IP
12 (66.67 %)DNS
12 (66.67 %)3G
12 (66.67 %)Firewall
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)MySQL
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (66.67 %)ClearCase
12 (66.67 %)ClearQuest
21 (33.33 %)Ant
21 (33.33 %)Eclipse
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Telecoms
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)Device Driver
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)UNIX
12 (66.67 %)Linux
12 (66.67 %)Embedded Linux
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Configuration Management
12 (66.67 %)Software Engineering
12 (66.67 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (33.33 %)Unit Testing
21 (33.33 %)UML
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)C
12 (66.67 %)C++
12 (66.67 %)Embedded C
12 (66.67 %)Embedded C++
21 (33.33 %)Java
21 (33.33 %)JavaScript
21 (33.33 %)PHP
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)HND