The first table below looks at the demand for ASP.NET skills in IT contracts advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ASP.NET over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Manchester region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft ASP.NET
Rank 18 16 19
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +3
Contract jobs citing ASP.NET 72 99 68
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 7.508% 8.023% 6.520%
As % of the Application Development category 25.17% 27.20% 23.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 70 58
Average daily rate £300 £275 £250
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+9.09% +10.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £238 £115
10% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £325 £302
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £300 £300
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 0
Average hourly rate £112.50 £24.15 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+365.83% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £25.00 £28.00
% change year-on-year
+50.00% -10.71%
All Application Development
Manchester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
286 364 286
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 29.82% 29.50% 27.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 150 197 159
Average daily rate £300 £288 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.34% +4.54%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £235 £125
10% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £375 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 16 17
Average hourly rate £25.00 £19.50 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.20% -40.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.61 £15.00 £16.90
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £112.50 £33.64 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £31.50 £35.70
% change year-on-year
+11.11% -11.76%
ASP.NET
North West

ASP.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ASP.NET across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Manchester ASP.NET Jobs Demand Trend

ASP.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester ASP.NET Daily Rate Trend

ASP.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ASP.NET across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Manchester ASP.NET Daily Rate Histogram

ASP.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester ASP.NET Hourly Rate Trend

ASP.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ASP.NET across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Manchester ASP.NET Hourly Rate Histogram

ASP.NET
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ASP.NET within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Wigan - 2 £300 - 5
Stockport - 1 £300 - 6
Altrincham - - - - 4
Bolton - - - - 9
Cheadle - - - - 1
Oldham - - - - 1
Rochdale - - - - 1
Sale - - - - 3
Salford - - - - 2
ASP.NET
North West

ASP.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing ASP.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 ASP.NET.

1 138 (100.00%) .NET
2 118 (85.51%) C#
3 85 (61.59%) SQL Server
4 66 (47.83%) MVC
5 59 (42.75%) CSS
6 58 (42.03%) SQL
7 54 (39.13%) JavaScript
8 49 (35.51%) HTML
9 38 (27.54%) ASP.NET MVC
10 35 (25.36%) SharePoint
11 34 (24.64%) Web Services
11 34 (24.64%) jQuery
12 33 (23.91%) XML
13 30 (21.74%) Ajax
13 30 (21.74%) .NET Framework
14 29 (21.01%) WCF
14 29 (21.01%) TDD
15 28 (20.29%) SQL Server 2008
16 24 (17.39%) VB.NET
17 20 (14.49%) Visual Studio
18 19 (13.77%) Microsoft
19 18 (13.04%) E-Commerce
19 18 (13.04%) Retail
20 17 (12.32%) T-SQL
21 15 (10.87%) SQL Server 2005
21 15 (10.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
21 15 (10.87%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
22 13 (9.420%) LINQ
23 11 (7.971%) ASP.NET MVC 3
23 11 (7.971%) XHTML

ASP.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing ASP.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 ASP.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 138 (100.00%) .NET
2 59 (42.75%) CSS
3 49 (35.51%) HTML
4 38 (27.54%) ASP.NET MVC
5 34 (24.64%) Web Services
5 34 (24.64%) jQuery
6 33 (23.91%) XML
7 30 (21.74%) Ajax
7 30 (21.74%) .NET Framework
8 29 (21.01%) WCF
9 15 (10.87%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
10 13 (9.420%) LINQ
11 11 (7.971%) ASP.NET MVC 3
11 11 (7.971%) XHTML
12 9 (6.522%) HTML5
13 8 (5.797%) NHibernate
14 7 (5.072%) CSS3
15 6 (4.348%) REST
15 6 (4.348%) JSON
16 5 (3.623%) DHTML
Application Platforms
1 35 (25.36%) SharePoint
2 10 (7.246%) CMS
3 7 (5.072%) SharePoint 2010
4 4 (2.899%) Sitecore CMS
4 4 (2.899%) Umbraco
4 4 (2.899%) SharePoint 2013
4 4 (2.899%) IIS
5 2 (1.449%) SharePoint Foundation
5 2 (1.449%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (1.449%) DotNetNuke
6 1 (0.725%) MS Exchange
6 1 (0.725%) Kentico
6 1 (0.725%) Orchard CMS
Applications
1 9 (6.522%) MS Excel
2 2 (1.449%) Fireworks
2 2 (1.449%) Photoshop
2 2 (1.449%) MS Office
3 1 (0.725%) InfoPath
3 1 (0.725%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 6 (4.348%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.449%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.725%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.623%) Internet
2 4 (2.899%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (61.59%) SQL Server
2 28 (20.29%) SQL Server 2008
3 15 (10.87%) SQL Server 2005
3 15 (10.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (5.797%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (2.899%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (2.899%) MySQL
6 3 (2.174%) SQL Server 2000
7 2 (1.449%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (1.449%) SQL Server 2012
7 2 (1.449%) RavenDB
8 1 (0.725%) InterSystems Cache
8 1 (0.725%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 1 (0.725%) MS Access
8 1 (0.725%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 20 (14.49%) Visual Studio
2 7 (5.072%) Subversion
3 6 (4.348%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (1.449%) Dreamweaver
4 2 (1.449%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 2 (1.449%) JIRA
5 1 (0.725%) CruiseControl
5 1 (0.725%) ReSharper
5 1 (0.725%) Redmine
5 1 (0.725%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.725%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.725%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.725%) Git (software)
General
1 18 (13.04%) Retail
2 10 (7.246%) Finance
3 3 (2.174%) Telecoms
3 3 (2.174%) Marketing
4 1 (0.725%) Automotive
4 1 (0.725%) Local Government
4 1 (0.725%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 127 (92.03%) Developer
2 69 (50.00%) .NET Developer
3 30 (21.74%) ASP.NET Developer
4 27 (19.57%) C# Developer
5 13 (9.420%) VB.NET Developer
6 12 (8.696%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
6 12 (8.696%) C# .NET Developer
7 11 (7.971%) C# ASP.NET Developer
7 11 (7.971%) Software Developer
8 10 (7.246%) Web Developer
9 9 (6.522%) SharePoint Developer
10 7 (5.072%) Senior Developer
10 7 (5.072%) Agile C# Developer
11 5 (3.623%) .NET Web Developer
11 5 (3.623%) MI Developer
12 4 (2.899%) Designer
12 4 (2.899%) Umbraco Developer
12 4 (2.899%) CRM Developer
13 3 (2.174%) .NET Software Developer
13 3 (2.174%) UI Designer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.072%) NHS
2 5 (3.623%) W3C
3 4 (2.899%) N-Tier
3 4 (2.899%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.174%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.449%) Computer Science
6 1 (0.725%) Mathematics
6 1 (0.725%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 7 (5.072%) Windows
2 2 (1.449%) Windows Server 2008
2 2 (1.449%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (0.725%) Windows Mobile
3 1 (0.725%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.725%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (47.83%) MVC
2 29 (21.01%) TDD
3 18 (13.04%) E-Commerce
4 10 (7.246%) OOP
5 8 (5.797%) Scrum
6 6 (4.348%) CRM
6 6 (4.348%) OO
7 5 (3.623%) Requirements Analysis
7 5 (3.623%) Web Development
7 5 (3.623%) Data Modelling
7 5 (3.623%) Service Management
7 5 (3.623%) Web Application Development
8 4 (2.899%) Analytics
8 4 (2.899%) Root Cause Analysis
9 3 (2.174%) Web Design
9 3 (2.174%) Agile Software Development
9 3 (2.174%) Continuous Integration
9 3 (2.174%) Kanban
10 2 (1.449%) User Acceptance Testing
10 2 (1.449%) BDD
Programming Languages
1 118 (85.51%) C#
2 58 (42.03%) SQL
3 54 (39.13%) JavaScript
4 24 (17.39%) VB.NET
5 17 (12.32%) T-SQL
6 5 (3.623%) VB
7 4 (2.899%) VBScript
8 3 (2.174%) Ruby
8 3 (2.174%) Java
9 2 (1.449%) C++
9 2 (1.449%) PHP
10 1 (0.725%) VB6
10 1 (0.725%) VBA
10 1 (0.725%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (5.797%) Degree
2 4 (2.899%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (1.449%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.449%) HL7
Systems Management
1 1 (0.725%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 19 (13.77%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.797%) Telerik
3 4 (2.899%) Sitecore
3 4 (2.899%) EPiServer
4 3 (2.174%) Twitter
5 1 (0.725%) Oracle
5 1 (0.725%) Ektron
Manchester, Lancashire
They require a Web Developer with Umbraco experience for an initial 3 month contract. This is an Umbraco development role across all layers, strong experience with SQL Server,...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Posted: 13 June 2013
Manchester, North West
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Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Posted: 13 June 2013
Greater Manchester, North West
NET, C#, ASP.NET, UMBRACO, MVC, VB.NET, SQL SERVER, AGILE, Greater Manchester, 3-6 months My software services client now have a requirement for 1-2 experienced ...
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Posted: 3 June 2013
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Amoria Bond
Posted: 13 June 2013
Manchester, North West
The Kills required are: .Net, C#, ASP.Net, XML and Data Modelling and experience of working in an agile environment is essential as it is a full agile...
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Rate: £300.00 - £330.00 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
Posted: 31 May 2013
Manchester, North West
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Rate: £700 - £900 per day
Posted: 30 May 2013
Manchester, North West
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Posted: 29 May 2013
Manchester, North West
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Posted: 29 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Amoria Bond
Posted: 13 June 2013
Manchester, North West
Rate: £250 per day
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Manchester, North West
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
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Computer Futures
Posted: 3 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
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Posted: 14 June 2013