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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Middlesex 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3116
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching contract IT job ads1635
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.035 %
As % of the category below20.00 %28.46 %
Daily rates quoted313
Average minimum daily rate£278£307
Average daily rate£278£310
% change on same period last year-10.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£278£314
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£327
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£23.33
Average hourly rate-£25.33
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£27.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.43£32.97
% change on same period last year+1.37 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads80123
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.124 %
Daily rates quoted1942
Average minimum daily rate£316£300
Average daily rate£335£303
% change on same period last year+10.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£306
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted37
Average minimum hourly rate£35.14£22.88
Average hourly rate£35.14£24.70
% change on same period last year+42.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.14£26.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
.NET South East.NET
South East

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 Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Middlesex .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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex .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 Middlesex region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Middlesex .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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

127 (65.85 %)C#
222 (53.66 %)ASP.NET
317 (41.46 %)VB.NET
415 (36.59 %)Oracle
512 (29.27 %)SQL Server
512 (29.27 %)WinForms
611 (26.83 %)SQL
79 (21.95 %)Windows
88 (19.51 %).NET Framework
97 (17.07 %)JavaScript
97 (17.07 %)VB
106 (14.63 %)SQL Server 2005
115 (12.20 %)WebServices
115 (12.20 %)Microsoft
124 (9.756 %)SQL Server 2000
124 (9.756 %)Flash
124 (9.756 %)HTML
124 (9.756 %)Publishing
124 (9.756 %)Marketing
133 (7.317 %)AS400
133 (7.317 %)Transact-SQL
133 (7.317 %)RPG
133 (7.317 %)XML
133 (7.317 %)CSS
133 (7.317 %)Visual Studio
133 (7.317 %)ASP
133 (7.317 %)OO
133 (7.317 %)E-Commerce
133 (7.317 %)Project Management
142 (4.878 %)IBM

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (53.66 %)ASP.NET
212 (29.27 %)WinForms
38 (19.51 %).NET Framework
45 (12.20 %)WebServices
54 (9.756 %)HTML
63 (7.317 %)XML
63 (7.317 %)CSS
63 (7.317 %)ASP
72 (4.878 %)AJAX
81 (2.439 %)JSP
81 (2.439 %)JSTL
81 (2.439 %)WCF
81 (2.439 %)WF
81 (2.439 %)Silverlight
81 (2.439 %)ASP.NET 2.0
81 (2.439 %)Java EE 5
81 (2.439 %)XSD
81 (2.439 %)XSLT
81 (2.439 %)XHTML
81 (2.439 %)RSS
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.878 %)SharePoint
12 (4.878 %)BizTalk Server
12 (4.878 %)IIS
21 (2.439 %)MQSeries
21 (2.439 %)WebLogic
21 (2.439 %)CMS
21 (2.439 %)ESB
21 (2.439 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (2.439 %)Community Server
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.878 %)MS Excel
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.439 %)Microsoft CRM
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.439 %)HTTP
11 (2.439 %)Intranet
11 (2.439 %)VLAN
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (29.27 %)SQL Server
26 (14.63 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (9.756 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (4.878 %)DB2
42 (4.878 %)DTS
51 (2.439 %)TOAD
51 (2.439 %)RDBMS
51 (2.439 %)SQL Server 7
51 (2.439 %)Crystal Reports
51 (2.439 %)Oracle Reports
51 (2.439 %)MS Access
51 (2.439 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (9.756 %)Flash
23 (7.317 %)Visual Studio
32 (4.878 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (2.439 %)WebLogic Workshop
41 (2.439 %)NUnit
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (9.756 %)Publishing
14 (9.756 %)Marketing
22 (4.878 %)Billing
22 (4.878 %)Finance
31 (2.439 %)Government
31 (2.439 %)Telecoms
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (63.41 %)Developer
219 (46.34 %).NET Developer
36 (14.63 %)C# Developer
45 (12.20 %)ASP.NET Developer
54 (9.756 %)Consultant
54 (9.756 %)Analyst
63 (7.317 %).NET Consultant
63 (7.317 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
63 (7.317 %)Business Analyst
63 (7.317 %)VB.NET Developer
72 (4.878 %)SQL Developer
72 (4.878 %)Project Manager
72 (4.878 %)Software Developer
72 (4.878 %)Applications Developer
72 (4.878 %)WinForms Developer
72 (4.878 %)IT Business Analyst
81 (2.439 %)Performance Manager
81 (2.439 %)Web Developer
81 (2.439 %)BizTalk Specialist
81 (2.439 %)Sharepoint Specialist
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.317 %)AS400
21 (2.439 %)Replication
21 (2.439 %)Computer Science
21 (2.439 %)Client/Server
21 (2.439 %)N-Tier
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (21.95 %)Windows
22 (4.878 %)Windows 2000
31 (2.439 %)UNIX
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (7.317 %)OO
13 (7.317 %)E-Commerce
13 (7.317 %)Project Management
22 (4.878 %)Web Design
22 (4.878 %)Agile Software Development
22 (4.878 %)Content Management
22 (4.878 %)Business Analysis
22 (4.878 %)UML
22 (4.878 %)OOA/OOD
22 (4.878 %)Web Development
22 (4.878 %)Unit Testing
31 (2.439 %)Performance Management
31 (2.439 %)Internet Marketing
31 (2.439 %)Digital Marketing
31 (2.439 %)ITIL
31 (2.439 %)RUP
31 (2.439 %)CRM
31 (2.439 %)OOD
31 (2.439 %)SOA
31 (2.439 %)Business Intelligence
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (65.85 %)C#
217 (41.46 %)VB.NET
311 (26.83 %)SQL
47 (17.07 %)VB
47 (17.07 %)JavaScript
53 (7.317 %)RPG
53 (7.317 %)Transact-SQL
61 (2.439 %)PHP
61 (2.439 %)C++
61 (2.439 %)Java
61 (2.439 %)VBA
61 (2.439 %)VB6
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.439 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (2.439 %)Degree
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.439 %)MSMQ
11 (2.439 %)Active Directory
11 (2.439 %)AquaLogic
11 (2.439 %)VMware Infrastructure
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.439 %)OpenView
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (36.59 %)Oracle
25 (12.20 %)Microsoft
32 (4.878 %)IBM
41 (2.439 %)HP
41 (2.439 %)BEA
41 (2.439 %)RedDot
41 (2.439 %)VMware
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