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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET Framework skills within the Manchester 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 Framework over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET Framework
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5975
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.001 %
As % of the category below4.140 %0.346 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£263-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£275-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£373
% change on same period last year-10.57 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.90£35.02
% change on same period last year-6.05 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads314289
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.495 %0.310 %
Daily rates quoted4135
Average minimum daily rate£298£267
Average daily rate£316£285
% change on same period last year+10.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£303
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted4541
Average minimum hourly rate£22.39£22.78
Average hourly rate£25.29£25.04
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.18£27.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
.NET Framework North West.NET Framework
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.

.NET Framework
Demand Trend

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

Manchester .NET Framework Demand Trend

.NET Framework
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester .NET Framework Daily Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester .NET Framework Hourly Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Framework within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
StockportNew entry-1--
OldhamNew entry-1£200-
WiganNew entry-1£325-
.NET Framework North West.NET Framework
North West

.NET Framework
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing .NET Framework 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 Framework.

138 (100.00 %).NET
225 (65.79 %)C#
324 (63.16 %)SQL Server
418 (47.37 %)SQL Server 2005
515 (39.47 %)ASP.NET
614 (36.84 %)XML
712 (31.58 %)SQL
712 (31.58 %)SQL Server 2000
88 (21.05 %)Visual Studio
97 (18.42 %)C++
97 (18.42 %)Microsoft
106 (15.79 %)JavaScript
106 (15.79 %)Oracle
106 (15.79 %)OO
115 (13.16 %)VB.NET
115 (13.16 %)WebServices
115 (13.16 %)SharePoint
115 (13.16 %)SQL Server Integration Services
115 (13.16 %)Silverlight
115 (13.16 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
124 (10.53 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
124 (10.53 %)Migration
124 (10.53 %)Windows
124 (10.53 %)Flash
133 (7.895 %)J2ME
133 (7.895 %)MS Excel
133 (7.895 %)UML
133 (7.895 %)OLAP
133 (7.895 %)Transact-SQL
133 (7.895 %)C

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing .NET Framework 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 Framework. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
138 (100.00 %).NET
215 (39.47 %)ASP.NET
314 (36.84 %)XML
45 (13.16 %)WebServices
45 (13.16 %)Silverlight
53 (7.895 %)J2ME
53 (7.895 %)WinForms
62 (5.263 %)AJAX
62 (5.263 %)XSLT
62 (5.263 %)COM
62 (5.263 %)CSS
62 (5.263 %)SOAP
62 (5.263 %)J2EE
62 (5.263 %)HTML
62 (5.263 %)ADO.NET
62 (5.263 %)ASP.NET 2.0
62 (5.263 %)MVC
62 (5.263 %)WCF
71 (2.632 %)WPF
71 (2.632 %)jQuery
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (13.16 %)SharePoint
21 (2.632 %)BizTalk Server
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (7.895 %)MS Excel
21 (2.632 %)CA Clarity
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.632 %)Axapta
11 (2.632 %)Dynamics AX
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.632 %)Broadband
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (63.16 %)SQL Server
218 (47.37 %)SQL Server 2005
312 (31.58 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (13.16 %)SQL Server Integration Services
45 (13.16 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
54 (10.53 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
63 (7.895 %)OLAP
63 (7.895 %)Datawarehouse
63 (7.895 %)DTS
63 (7.895 %)ETL
72 (5.263 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
72 (5.263 %)EDRMS
81 (2.632 %)GIS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (21.05 %)Visual Studio
24 (10.53 %)Flash
33 (7.895 %)Expression Blend
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (2.632 %)Finance
11 (2.632 %)Health
11 (2.632 %)Manufacturing
11 (2.632 %)Retail
11 (2.632 %)Insurance
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (65.79 %)Developer
29 (23.68 %)C# Developer
38 (21.05 %).NET Developer
45 (13.16 %)Software Developer
45 (13.16 %)ASP.NET Developer
54 (10.53 %)SQL Developer
54 (10.53 %)SQL Server Developer
54 (10.53 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
63 (7.895 %)Business Consultant
63 (7.895 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
63 (7.895 %)VB.NET Developer
63 (7.895 %)Architect
63 (7.895 %)Consultant
63 (7.895 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
72 (5.263 %)Software Architect
72 (5.263 %)Datawarehouse Consultant
72 (5.263 %)Java Developer
72 (5.263 %)C++ Developer
72 (5.263 %)Java Software Developer
72 (5.263 %)Data Consultant
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.895 %)Multithreading
13 (7.895 %)Data Extraction
22 (5.263 %)N-Tier
31 (2.632 %)NHS
31 (2.632 %)E-Learning
31 (2.632 %)Ergonomics
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (10.53 %)Windows
22 (5.263 %)Windows CE
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (15.79 %)OO
24 (10.53 %)Migration
33 (7.895 %)Business Intelligence
33 (7.895 %)UML
42 (5.263 %)Agile Software Development
51 (2.632 %)TDD
51 (2.632 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (2.632 %)Web Development
51 (2.632 %)E-Commerce
51 (2.632 %)OOD
51 (2.632 %)SOA
51 (2.632 %)Validation
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (65.79 %)C#
212 (31.58 %)SQL
37 (18.42 %)C++
46 (15.79 %)JavaScript
55 (13.16 %)VB.NET
63 (7.895 %)Transact-SQL
63 (7.895 %)C
63 (7.895 %)Java
63 (7.895 %)XPath
72 (5.263 %)DHTML
81 (2.632 %)ActionScript
81 (2.632 %)X++
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.632 %)MCDBA
11 (2.632 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (2.632 %)Degree
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (5.263 %)QA
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.632 %)Intellisync
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (18.42 %)Microsoft
26 (15.79 %)Oracle
32 (5.263 %)Anite
41 (2.632 %)Nokia