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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP) skills within the Midlands 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 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Server Pages (ASP)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank5557
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads2116
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.018 %
As % of the category below6.325 %5.145 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£325£250
Average daily rate£350£250
% change on same period last year+40.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£281£290
% change on same period last year-3.19 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.91£27.26
% change on same period last year+6.06 %
Application Development MidlandsApplication Development
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads332311
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.426 %0.349 %
Daily rates quoted4524
Average minimum daily rate£353£390
Average daily rate£378£420
% change on same period last year-9.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£403£449
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+5.30 %
Hourly rates quoted1116
Average minimum hourly rate£31.19£32.47
Average hourly rate£32.94£35.48
% change on same period last year-7.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.70£38.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.42£31.87
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
ASP EnglandASP
England

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

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands ASP Hourly Rate Trend

ASP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

123 (65.71 %).NET
218 (51.43 %)SQL Server
317 (48.57 %)ASP.NET
415 (42.86 %)SQL
514 (40.00 %)VB
613 (37.14 %)HTML
613 (37.14 %)JavaScript
79 (25.71 %)VB.NET
87 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
87 (20.00 %)C#
87 (20.00 %)XML
87 (20.00 %)Migration
96 (17.14 %)Java
105 (14.29 %)Web Development
105 (14.29 %)Oracle
105 (14.29 %)Microsoft
114 (11.43 %)SQL Server 2000
114 (11.43 %)PL/SQL
114 (11.43 %)Windows
114 (11.43 %)Apache
114 (11.43 %)Tomcat
123 (8.571 %)WebSphere
123 (8.571 %)CSS
123 (8.571 %)Visual Studio
123 (8.571 %)MS Access
123 (8.571 %)E-Commerce
132 (5.714 %)Eclipse
132 (5.714 %)Dreamweaver
132 (5.714 %)NHS
132 (5.714 %)W3C

ASP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Midlands 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
123 (65.71 %).NET
217 (48.57 %)ASP.NET
313 (37.14 %)HTML
47 (20.00 %)XML
53 (8.571 %)CSS
53 (8.571 %)WebSphere
62 (5.714 %)Servlets
71 (2.857 %).NET Framework
71 (2.857 %)XSLT
71 (2.857 %)XHTML
71 (2.857 %)WinForms
71 (2.857 %)AJAX
71 (2.857 %)COM+
71 (2.857 %)J2EE
Application Platforms
14 (11.43 %)Apache
14 (11.43 %)Tomcat
21 (2.857 %)ColdFusion
21 (2.857 %)CMS
21 (2.857 %)IIS
Applications
11 (2.857 %)Photoshop
11 (2.857 %)MS Visio
11 (2.857 %)Adobe Illustrator
Communications & Networking
11 (2.857 %)Intranet
11 (2.857 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
118 (51.43 %)SQL Server
27 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (11.43 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (8.571 %)MS Access
52 (5.714 %)Crystal Reports
61 (2.857 %)BusinessObjects
61 (2.857 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (2.857 %)MySQL
Development Applications
13 (8.571 %)Visual Studio
22 (5.714 %)Ant
22 (5.714 %)Flash
22 (5.714 %)Eclipse
22 (5.714 %)Dreamweaver
22 (5.714 %)Subversion
31 (2.857 %)VSS/SourceSafe
General
12 (5.714 %)Insurance
21 (2.857 %)Marketing
21 (2.857 %)Financial Institution
21 (2.857 %)Front Office
21 (2.857 %)Finance
21 (2.857 %)Government
21 (2.857 %)Law
21 (2.857 %)Retail
Job Titles
127 (77.14 %)Developer
29 (25.71 %).NET Developer
37 (20.00 %)Web Developer
46 (17.14 %)ASP Developer
54 (11.43 %)ASP.NET Developer
63 (8.571 %)C# Developer
63 (8.571 %)Technical Architect
63 (8.571 %)Architect
63 (8.571 %)SQL Developer
72 (5.714 %)SQL Server Developer
72 (5.714 %)Access Developer
72 (5.714 %)Senior Developer
72 (5.714 %)VB.NET Developer
72 (5.714 %)Java Developer
72 (5.714 %)Senior Web Developer
81 (2.857 %)Team Leader
81 (2.857 %)VB Developer
81 (2.857 %)Web Designer
81 (2.857 %)Programmer
81 (2.857 %)Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
12 (5.714 %)NHS
12 (5.714 %)W3C
21 (2.857 %)Web 2.0
21 (2.857 %)N-Tier
Operating Systems
14 (11.43 %)Windows
21 (2.857 %)Windows NT
21 (2.857 %)Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
17 (20.00 %)Migration
25 (14.29 %)Web Development
33 (8.571 %)E-Commerce
42 (5.714 %)Content Management
51 (2.857 %)CRM
51 (2.857 %)SEO
51 (2.857 %)Web Design
Programming Languages
115 (42.86 %)SQL
214 (40.00 %)VB
313 (37.14 %)JavaScript
49 (25.71 %)VB.NET
57 (20.00 %)C#
66 (17.14 %)Java
74 (11.43 %)PL/SQL
82 (5.714 %)VB6
82 (5.714 %)ActionScript
82 (5.714 %)VBScript
91 (2.857 %)PHP
91 (2.857 %)C
91 (2.857 %)C++
91 (2.857 %)VBA
Qualifications
11 (2.857 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.857 %)WAI
Vendors
15 (14.29 %)Oracle
15 (14.29 %)Microsoft
21 (2.857 %)Adobe
21 (2.857 %)Interwoven
21 (2.857 %)Business Objects
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