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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Newcastle region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank418
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads3316
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.017 %
As % of the category below54.10 %23.88 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£338-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£329
% change on same period last year+3.03 %
Hourly rates quoted80
Average minimum hourly rate£34.88-
Average hourly rate£39.81-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£44.75-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.08£33.01
% change on same period last year+0.20 %
Application Development NewcastleApplication Development
Newcastle
Matching contract IT job ads6167
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.070 %
Daily rates quoted211
Average minimum daily rate£225£305
Average daily rate£253£355
% change on same period last year-28.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£281£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£336
% change on same period last year+4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted177
Average minimum hourly rate£32.11£36.50
Average hourly rate£36.59£41.75
% change on same period last year-12.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.08£47.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.14
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
.NET Tyne and Wear.NET
Tyne and Wear

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

Newcastle .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 Newcastle region.

Newcastle .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Newcastle .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 Newcastle region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Newcastle .NET Hourly Rate Histogram

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle 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.

146 (76.67 %)C#
238 (63.33 %)ASP.NET
329 (48.33 %)SQL Server
425 (41.67 %)SQL
519 (31.67 %)Visual Studio
618 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2005
716 (26.67 %)Windows
815 (25.00 %)XML
911 (18.33 %)XHTML
911 (18.33 %)VB.NET
911 (18.33 %)HTML
109 (15.00 %).NET Framework
117 (11.67 %)Project Management
126 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
126 (10.00 %)ASP
126 (10.00 %)MS Excel
126 (10.00 %)CSS
135 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
135 (8.333 %)SharePoint
135 (8.333 %)Microsoft
135 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
135 (8.333 %)SharePoint Server 2007
144 (6.667 %)AJAX
153 (5.000 %)Datawarehouse
153 (5.000 %)WebServices
153 (5.000 %)Transact-SQL
153 (5.000 %)Blog
153 (5.000 %)Web Development
162 (3.333 %)AquaLogic
162 (3.333 %)Web 2.0

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle 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.

Application Development
138 (63.33 %)ASP.NET
215 (25.00 %)XML
311 (18.33 %)XHTML
311 (18.33 %)HTML
49 (15.00 %).NET Framework
56 (10.00 %)ASP
56 (10.00 %)CSS
65 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
74 (6.667 %)AJAX
83 (5.000 %)WebServices
92 (3.333 %)XSLT
101 (1.667 %)WinForms
101 (1.667 %)SOAP
101 (1.667 %)COM+
101 (1.667 %)WCF
101 (1.667 %)Silverlight
101 (1.667 %).NET Remoting
Application Platforms
15 (8.333 %)SharePoint
15 (8.333 %)SharePoint Server 2007
22 (3.333 %)IIS
22 (3.333 %)BizTalk Server
22 (3.333 %)WebLogic Portal
Applications
16 (10.00 %)MS Excel
21 (1.667 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
11 (1.667 %)Internet
11 (1.667 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
129 (48.33 %)SQL Server
218 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (5.000 %)Datawarehouse
51 (1.667 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (1.667 %)MySQL
51 (1.667 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (1.667 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
119 (31.67 %)Visual Studio
General
12 (3.333 %)Finance
12 (3.333 %)Games
12 (3.333 %)Health
21 (1.667 %)Manufacturing
21 (1.667 %)Automotive
Job Titles
148 (80.00 %)Developer
237 (61.67 %).NET Developer
321 (35.00 %)C# Developer
418 (30.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
510 (16.67 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
68 (13.33 %)Web Developer
75 (8.333 %)VB.NET Developer
75 (8.333 %).NET Web Developer
84 (6.667 %)SQL Developer
84 (6.667 %)Architect
93 (5.000 %)Programmer
93 (5.000 %).NET Programmer
93 (5.000 %)C# Web Developer
102 (3.333 %)Web Manager
102 (3.333 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
102 (3.333 %)Web Project Manager
102 (3.333 %)SQL Server Developer
102 (3.333 %)C Developer
102 (3.333 %)ASP Developer
102 (3.333 %)Project Manager
Miscellaneous
13 (5.000 %)Blog
22 (3.333 %)Web 2.0
31 (1.667 %)N-Tier
31 (1.667 %)PDA
31 (1.667 %)Spread Betting
Operating Systems
116 (26.67 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
17 (11.67 %)Project Management
25 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
33 (5.000 %)Web Development
42 (3.333 %)Time Management
42 (3.333 %)Agile Software Development
42 (3.333 %)Migration
51 (1.667 %)E-Commerce
51 (1.667 %)OO
Programming Languages
146 (76.67 %)C#
225 (41.67 %)SQL
311 (18.33 %)VB.NET
43 (5.000 %)Transact-SQL
52 (3.333 %)C
52 (3.333 %)PL/SQL
52 (3.333 %)C++
61 (1.667 %)VB6
61 (1.667 %)JavaScript
61 (1.667 %)VB
System Software
12 (3.333 %)AquaLogic
12 (3.333 %)MSMQ
Vendors
15 (8.333 %)Microsoft
22 (3.333 %)BEA
31 (1.667 %)Northgate
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