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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Merseyside 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 over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank39
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads5150
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.050 %
As % of the category below41.46 %53.19 %
Daily rates quoted1911
Average minimum daily rate£260£263
Average daily rate£274£287
% change on same period last year-4.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£288£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£329
% change on same period last year+1.30 %
Hourly rates quoted74
Average minimum hourly rate£27.86£35.75
Average hourly rate£31.79£37.75
% change on same period last year-15.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.71£39.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.05£33.24
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads12394
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.094 %
Daily rates quoted3728
Average minimum daily rate£300£287
Average daily rate£313£315
% change on same period last year-0.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted146
Average minimum hourly rate£22.93£32.13
Average hourly rate£25.28£34.60
% change on same period last year-26.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.63£37.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.73£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
.NET North West.NET
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
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside .NET Demand Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Merseyside .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Merseyside .NET Daily Rate Histogram

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Merseyside .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Merseyside .NET Hourly Rate Histogram

.NET
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
LiverpoolUp+341£272-0.79 %
BootleNew entry-1£313-
St HelensDown-31--
WirralNew entry-1--
.NET North West.NET
North West

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing .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 .NET.

168 (69.39 %)SQL Server
256 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
355 (56.12 %)C#
439 (39.80 %)SQL Server 2005
538 (38.78 %)VB.NET
630 (30.61 %)SQL
725 (25.51 %)XML
822 (22.45 %)Visual Studio
920 (20.41 %)SQL Server 2000
1018 (18.37 %)VB
1117 (17.35 %)Windows
1215 (15.31 %)Crystal Reports
1314 (14.29 %)WebServices
1314 (14.29 %)Oracle
1413 (13.27 %)HTML
1511 (11.22 %)WinForms
1511 (11.22 %)VB6
1610 (10.20 %)ASP
1610 (10.20 %)Microsoft
1610 (10.20 %)SharePoint
1610 (10.20 %)AJAX
179 (9.184 %)Transact-SQL
188 (8.163 %)JavaScript
188 (8.163 %)IIS
188 (8.163 %)XSLT
188 (8.163 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
197 (7.143 %)Insurance
197 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
197 (7.143 %)NUnit
197 (7.143 %).NET Framework

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
156 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
225 (25.51 %)XML
314 (14.29 %)WebServices
413 (13.27 %)HTML
511 (11.22 %)WinForms
610 (10.20 %)ASP
610 (10.20 %)AJAX
78 (8.163 %)XSLT
87 (7.143 %).NET Framework
96 (6.122 %)SOAP
105 (5.102 %)CSS
112 (2.041 %)ASP.NET 2.0
112 (2.041 %)ADO.NET
121 (1.020 %)XHTML
121 (1.020 %)FpML
121 (1.020 %)ADO
121 (1.020 %)ActiveX
121 (1.020 %)J2EE
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (10.20 %)SharePoint
28 (8.163 %)IIS
35 (5.102 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (2.041 %)CMS
51 (1.020 %)MS Exchange
51 (1.020 %)BizTalk Server
51 (1.020 %)Lotus Domino
51 (1.020 %)ArcIMS
51 (1.020 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (1.020 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.041 %)MS Excel
21 (1.020 %)MS Office
21 (1.020 %)Photoshop
21 (1.020 %)InfoPath
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.041 %)Dynamics AX
12 (2.041 %)Oracle Applications
12 (2.041 %)Axapta
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.061 %)Internet
22 (2.041 %)Intranet
31 (1.020 %)GPRS
31 (1.020 %)DMZ
31 (1.020 %)Firewall
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
168 (69.39 %)SQL Server
239 (39.80 %)SQL Server 2005
320 (20.41 %)SQL Server 2000
415 (15.31 %)Crystal Reports
58 (8.163 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
64 (4.082 %)SQL Server Integration Services
72 (2.041 %)BusinessObjects
72 (2.041 %)Datawarehouse
72 (2.041 %)DTS
81 (1.020 %)MS Access
81 (1.020 %)TOAD
81 (1.020 %)GIS
81 (1.020 %)SQL Server 2008
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (22.45 %)Visual Studio
27 (7.143 %)NUnit
36 (6.122 %)InstallShield
44 (4.082 %)PowerBuilder
52 (2.041 %)MorphX
52 (2.041 %)VSS/SourceSafe
52 (2.041 %)Flash
61 (1.020 %)Dreamweaver
61 (1.020 %)Oracle Forms
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (7.143 %)Insurance
25 (5.102 %)Pharmaceutical
25 (5.102 %)Finance
34 (4.082 %)Telecoms
42 (2.041 %)Banking
51 (1.020 %)Construction
51 (1.020 %)Government
51 (1.020 %)Law
51 (1.020 %)Legal
51 (1.020 %)Manufacturing
51 (1.020 %)Front Office
51 (1.020 %)Investment Banking
51 (1.020 %)Pensions
51 (1.020 %)Marketing
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
187 (88.78 %)Developer
253 (54.08 %).NET Developer
323 (23.47 %)C# Developer
415 (15.31 %)VB.NET Developer
513 (13.27 %)ASP.NET Developer
68 (8.163 %)Software Developer
77 (7.143 %)SQL Developer
77 (7.143 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
86 (6.122 %)CSharp Software Developer
86 (6.122 %)SQL Server Developer
86 (6.122 %)VB Developer
95 (5.102 %)Web Developer
103 (3.061 %)Senior Developer
103 (3.061 %)Consultant
103 (3.061 %)SharePoint Developer
112 (2.041 %)C# Web Developer
112 (2.041 %).NET Programmer
112 (2.041 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
112 (2.041 %)Applications Developer
112 (2.041 %).NET Web Developer
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.082 %)Pocket PC
23 (3.061 %)LIMS
32 (2.041 %)NHS
32 (2.041 %)Client/Server
41 (1.020 %)N-Tier
41 (1.020 %)Multithreading
41 (1.020 %)PDA
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (17.35 %)Windows
25 (5.102 %)Windows CE
32 (2.041 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.020 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.020 %)Windows 2000 Server
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
25 (5.102 %)OO
25 (5.102 %)E-Commerce
25 (5.102 %)Security Cleared
34 (4.082 %)SC Cleared
43 (3.061 %)Migration
43 (3.061 %)BC Cleared
52 (2.041 %)Content Management
52 (2.041 %)Web Development
52 (2.041 %)Asset Management
52 (2.041 %)SEO
61 (1.020 %)PRINCE2
61 (1.020 %)Business Intelligence
61 (1.020 %)UML
61 (1.020 %)OOP
61 (1.020 %)Scrum
61 (1.020 %)Workflow
61 (1.020 %)Project Management
61 (1.020 %)Data Analysis
61 (1.020 %)Logistics
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
155 (56.12 %)C#
238 (38.78 %)VB.NET
330 (30.61 %)SQL
418 (18.37 %)VB
511 (11.22 %)VB6
69 (9.184 %)Transact-SQL
78 (8.163 %)JavaScript
84 (4.082 %)VBA
93 (3.061 %)VBScript
102 (2.041 %)X++
102 (2.041 %)Java
102 (2.041 %)C++
102 (2.041 %)DHTML
111 (1.020 %)VC++
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.020 %)Microsoft Certification
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.041 %)Active Directory
21 (1.020 %)ISA Server
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.020 %)MOM
11 (1.020 %)SCOM
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (14.29 %)Oracle
210 (10.20 %)Microsoft
32 (2.041 %)Business Objects
41 (1.020 %)Macromedia
41 (1.020 %)Lotus
41 (1.020 %)Remedy