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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the Newbury region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank19-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.923 %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£282£313
% change on same period last year-9.64 %
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£31.61£33.82
% change on same period last year-6.55 %
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Newbury
Matching contract IT job ads156311
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.222 %0.314 %
Daily rates quoted49125
Average minimum daily rate£385£389
Average daily rate£416£396
% change on same period last year+5.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£447£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted920
Average minimum hourly rate£16.97£25.42
Average hourly rate£18.96£26.91
% change on same period last year-29.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.94£28.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Software Developer BerkshireSoftware Developer
Berkshire

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.

Software Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Developer across the Newbury region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Newbury Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Newbury Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newbury region that cited Software Developer in their job title 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 with Software Developer in their job title.

14 (100.00 %)C#
23 (75.00 %).NET
32 (50.00 %)SQL Server
32 (50.00 %)UNIX
32 (50.00 %)Windows
32 (50.00 %)Linux
32 (50.00 %)C++
32 (50.00 %)COBOL
32 (50.00 %)Java
32 (50.00 %)Education
32 (50.00 %)Degree
32 (50.00 %)Computer Science
32 (50.00 %)C
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (25.00 %)Finance
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)MSI
41 (25.00 %)InstallShield

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newbury region that cited Software Developer in their job title 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 with Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %).NET
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)MSI
11 (25.00 %)InstallShield
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Education
21 (25.00 %)Finance
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)Computer Science
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Linux
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C#
22 (50.00 %)C++
22 (50.00 %)COBOL
22 (50.00 %)Java
22 (50.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)SQL
Newbury IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)Degree