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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Silverlight 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 Silverlight over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Silverlight
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank62-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.106 %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£255£325
% change on same period last year-21.52 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.83£33.00
% change on same period last year+8.58 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads322298
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.455 %0.302 %
Daily rates quoted4638
Average minimum daily rate£281£271
Average daily rate£302£293
% change on same period last year+3.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted3845
Average minimum hourly rate£23.78£24.55
Average hourly rate£26.89£26.48
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£28.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£31.98
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Silverlight North WestSilverlight
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.

Silverlight
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Silverlight Demand Trend

Silverlight
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester Silverlight Daily Rate Trend

Silverlight
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester Silverlight Hourly Rate Trend

Silverlight
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Silverlight within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
WiganNew entry-1--
Silverlight North WestSilverlight
North West

Silverlight
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing Silverlight 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 Silverlight.

112 (80.00 %).NET
29 (60.00 %)Flash
36 (40.00 %)C#
45 (33.33 %)WPF
53 (20.00 %).NET Framework
53 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
53 (20.00 %)MS Excel
53 (20.00 %)Microsoft
62 (13.33 %)SharePoint
62 (13.33 %)WCF
71 (6.667 %)Web Development
71 (6.667 %)WF
71 (6.667 %)SOAP
71 (6.667 %)WebServices
71 (6.667 %)XML
71 (6.667 %)JavaScript
71 (6.667 %)SQL
71 (6.667 %)Transact-SQL
71 (6.667 %)VB.NET

Silverlight
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing Silverlight 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 Silverlight. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (80.00 %).NET
25 (33.33 %)WPF
33 (20.00 %).NET Framework
33 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
42 (13.33 %)WCF
51 (6.667 %)WF
51 (6.667 %)SOAP
51 (6.667 %)WebServices
51 (6.667 %)XML
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (13.33 %)SharePoint
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (60.00 %)Flash
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (80.00 %)Developer
22 (13.33 %)Web Developer
22 (13.33 %)Web Designer
31 (6.667 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (6.667 %)Flash Developer
31 (6.667 %)GUI Designer
31 (6.667 %)Flash Designer
31 (6.667 %)GUI Developer
31 (6.667 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
31 (6.667 %).NET Developer
31 (6.667 %)C# Developer
31 (6.667 %)Technical Architect
31 (6.667 %)Architect
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.667 %)Web Development
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (40.00 %)C#
21 (6.667 %)JavaScript
21 (6.667 %)SQL
21 (6.667 %)Transact-SQL
21 (6.667 %)VB.NET
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)Microsoft