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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) 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 ASP over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Server Pages (ASP)
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank5825
Rank change on same period last yearDown-33
Matching contract IT job ads2446
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.052 %
As % of the category below6.030 %15.97 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£100
Average daily rate-£123
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£145
UK excluding London average daily rate£281£290
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Hourly rates quoted94
Average minimum hourly rate£20.67£30.00
Average hourly rate£22.22£30.00
% change on same period last year-25.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.78£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.06£27.11
% change on same period last year+7.18 %
Application Development ManchesterApplication Development
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads398288
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.511 %0.324 %
Daily rates quoted7446
Average minimum daily rate£336£243
Average daily rate£357£264
% change on same period last year+35.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£285
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£334
% change on same period last year+5.58 %
Hourly rates quoted5736
Average minimum hourly rate£26.95£32.16
Average hourly rate£29.31£34.32
% change on same period last year-14.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.67£36.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.40£31.83
% change on same period last year+1.80 %
ASP North WestASP
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.

ASP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing ASP across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Manchester ASP Demand Trend

ASP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester ASP Daily Rate Trend

ASP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing ASP across the Manchester region.

Manchester ASP Hourly Rate Trend

ASP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ASP across the Manchester region over the past 3 months.

Manchester ASP Hourly Rate Histogram

ASP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ASP within the Manchester region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1StockportUp+34--
2OldhamNew entry-1--
2WiganNew entry-1--
2BoltonNew entry-1--
2Ashton-under-LyneNew entry-1--
ASP North WestASP
North West

ASP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Manchester region citing ASP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing ASP.

139 (68.42 %).NET
233 (57.89 %)SQL Server
329 (50.88 %)ASP.NET
427 (47.37 %)C#
520 (35.09 %)JavaScript
520 (35.09 %)SQL
616 (28.07 %)XML
715 (26.32 %)HTML
814 (24.56 %)SQL Server 2005
913 (22.81 %)VB
1011 (19.30 %)VB.NET
1110 (17.54 %)CSS
129 (15.79 %)Microsoft
138 (14.04 %)WebServices
147 (12.28 %)XHTML
156 (10.53 %)Web Development
156 (10.53 %)MS Excel
156 (10.53 %)E-Commerce
156 (10.53 %)NHS
156 (10.53 %)SQL Server 7
165 (8.772 %)SQL Server 2000
165 (8.772 %)UML
165 (8.772 %).NET Framework
174 (7.018 %)VB6
174 (7.018 %)N-Tier
174 (7.018 %)IIS
174 (7.018 %)MySQL
174 (7.018 %)PHP
174 (7.018 %)Transact-SQL
183 (5.263 %)VBScript

ASP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Manchester region citing ASP also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing ASP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
139 (68.42 %).NET
229 (50.88 %)ASP.NET
316 (28.07 %)XML
415 (26.32 %)HTML
510 (17.54 %)CSS
68 (14.04 %)WebServices
77 (12.28 %)XHTML
85 (8.772 %).NET Framework
93 (5.263 %)XSLT
93 (5.263 %)SOAP
102 (3.509 %)JSP
102 (3.509 %)ASP.NET 2.0
111 (1.754 %)COM+
111 (1.754 %)XSL
111 (1.754 %)Adobe Flex
111 (1.754 %)Adobe AIR
111 (1.754 %)Web Dynpro
111 (1.754 %)AJAX
111 (1.754 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
14 (7.018 %)IIS
23 (5.263 %)SharePoint
23 (5.263 %)CMS
31 (1.754 %)SAP Web AS
31 (1.754 %)NetWeaver
Applications
16 (10.53 %)MS Excel
23 (5.263 %)Photoshop
32 (3.509 %)Doxygen
Business Applications
11 (1.754 %)Oracle Financials
11 (1.754 %)SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
12 (3.509 %)SSL
12 (3.509 %)Intranet
12 (3.509 %)Internet
12 (3.509 %)Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
133 (57.89 %)SQL Server
214 (24.56 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (10.53 %)SQL Server 7
45 (8.772 %)SQL Server 2000
54 (7.018 %)MySQL
61 (1.754 %)SAP BI
61 (1.754 %)Crystal Reports
61 (1.754 %)MS Access
61 (1.754 %)DTS
Development Applications
13 (5.263 %)Dreamweaver
13 (5.263 %)NUnit
13 (5.263 %)Visual Studio
22 (3.509 %)FrontPage
22 (3.509 %)Selenium
31 (1.754 %)VSS/SourceSafe
General
13 (5.263 %)Insurance
22 (3.509 %)Finance
31 (1.754 %)Retail
31 (1.754 %)Graphic Design
Job Titles
148 (84.21 %)Developer
216 (28.07 %)Web Developer
313 (22.81 %).NET Developer
313 (22.81 %)ASP Developer
47 (12.28 %)ASP.NET Developer
55 (8.772 %)SQL Developer
55 (8.772 %)VB.NET Developer
64 (7.018 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
73 (5.263 %)Junior
73 (5.263 %)Junior Developer
73 (5.263 %)SQL Server Developer
73 (5.263 %).NET Web Developer
73 (5.263 %)Junior Web Developer
73 (5.263 %)C# Developer
82 (3.509 %)Lead Developer
82 (3.509 %)Webmaster
82 (3.509 %)Software Developer
82 (3.509 %)Author
82 (3.509 %)VB Developer
91 (1.754 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Miscellaneous
16 (10.53 %)NHS
24 (7.018 %)N-Tier
32 (3.509 %)Replication
32 (3.509 %)W3C
41 (1.754 %)Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
16 (10.53 %)E-Commerce
16 (10.53 %)Web Development
25 (8.772 %)UML
33 (5.263 %)Performance Management
33 (5.263 %)E-business
42 (3.509 %)OO
42 (3.509 %)SOA
51 (1.754 %)Business Intelligence
51 (1.754 %)Configuration Management
51 (1.754 %)OOP
51 (1.754 %)ERP
51 (1.754 %)EAI
51 (1.754 %)OOD
51 (1.754 %)BPM
51 (1.754 %)Migration
51 (1.754 %)Web Design
51 (1.754 %)TDD
51 (1.754 %)Content Management
Programming Languages
127 (47.37 %)C#
220 (35.09 %)JavaScript
220 (35.09 %)SQL
313 (22.81 %)VB
411 (19.30 %)VB.NET
54 (7.018 %)VB6
54 (7.018 %)Transact-SQL
54 (7.018 %)PHP
63 (5.263 %)Java
63 (5.263 %)VBScript
63 (5.263 %)Perl
72 (3.509 %)DHTML
72 (3.509 %)VBA
81 (1.754 %)Python
81 (1.754 %)Lingo
81 (1.754 %)ABAP
81 (1.754 %)ActionScript
Qualifications
11 (1.754 %)HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.509 %)PAS 78
12 (3.509 %)QA
Vendors
19 (15.79 %)Microsoft
23 (5.263 %)Adobe
23 (5.263 %)Oracle
31 (1.754 %)SAP
31 (1.754 %)Siebel
31 (1.754 %)i2
31 (1.754 %)Retek
31 (1.754 %)JD Edwards
31 (1.754 %)webMethods
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