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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Norfolk 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank132
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads37135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.135 %
As % of the category below8.768 %29.67 %
Daily rates quoted1113
Average minimum daily rate£220£299
Average daily rate£231£323
% change on same period last year-28.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£242£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£330
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted710
Average minimum hourly rate£23.57£29.20
Average hourly rate£25.71£32.85
% change on same period last year-21.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.86£36.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.00£33.20
% change on same period last year-3.62 %
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Norfolk
Matching contract IT job ads422455
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.569 %0.455 %
Daily rates quoted141145
Average minimum daily rate£361£368
Average daily rate£382£390
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£403£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted3432
Average minimum hourly rate£18.78£19.48
Average hourly rate£21.28£22.11
% change on same period last year-3.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.78£24.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.87£25.62
% change on same period last year-6.81 %
Developer East of EnglandDeveloper
East of 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.

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Norfolk Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Norfolk Developer Daily Rate Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

Norfolk Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Norfolk Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

Norfolk Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 4 September 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
NorwichDown-1625£239-27.36 %
WymondhamNew entry-1--
Great YarmouthNew entry-1--
Developer East of EnglandDeveloper
East of England

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk region that cited 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 Developer in their job title.

138 (38.78 %)SQL
138 (38.78 %).NET
233 (33.67 %)SQL Server
330 (30.61 %)WebSphere
424 (24.49 %)J2EE
424 (24.49 %)Java
424 (24.49 %)XML
522 (22.45 %)Finance
621 (21.43 %)C#
719 (19.39 %)ASP.NET
818 (18.37 %)VB.NET
917 (17.35 %)HTML
1015 (15.31 %)Transact-SQL
1015 (15.31 %)WPF
1113 (13.27 %)CSS
1211 (11.22 %)SQL Server 2005
1310 (10.20 %)XSL
1310 (10.20 %)E-Commerce
1310 (10.20 %)JavaScript
149 (9.184 %)IBM
149 (9.184 %)PHP
149 (9.184 %)Oracle
158 (8.163 %)WebServices
167 (7.143 %)WPS
167 (7.143 %)Web Development
167 (7.143 %)AJAX
167 (7.143 %)Microsoft
167 (7.143 %)MS Excel
167 (7.143 %)VB
176 (6.122 %)ASP

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk region that cited 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
138 (38.78 %).NET
230 (30.61 %)WebSphere
324 (24.49 %)XML
324 (24.49 %)J2EE
419 (19.39 %)ASP.NET
517 (17.35 %)HTML
615 (15.31 %)WPF
713 (13.27 %)CSS
810 (10.20 %)XSL
98 (8.163 %)WebServices
107 (7.143 %)AJAX
116 (6.122 %)ASP
125 (5.102 %)XHTML
134 (4.082 %)XSLT
143 (3.061 %)SGML
152 (2.041 %)JSP
152 (2.041 %)MFC
152 (2.041 %)WinForms
152 (2.041 %).NET Framework
152 (2.041 %)MDX
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (7.143 %)WPS
24 (4.082 %)Lotus Domino
33 (3.061 %)WebSphere Application Server
42 (2.041 %)SharePoint
42 (2.041 %)Zope
42 (2.041 %)Plone
51 (1.020 %)CMS
51 (1.020 %)IIS
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (7.143 %)MS Excel
22 (2.041 %)Photoshop
31 (1.020 %)MS Office
31 (1.020 %)Fireworks
31 (1.020 %)AutoCAD
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.020 %)Intranet
11 (1.020 %)Internet
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (33.67 %)SQL Server
211 (11.22 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (6.122 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (5.102 %)MySQL
53 (3.061 %)DTS
62 (2.041 %)Datawarehouse
62 (2.041 %)OLAP
62 (2.041 %)Crystal Reports
62 (2.041 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
62 (2.041 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
62 (2.041 %)BusinessObjects
71 (1.020 %)Oracle 9i
71 (1.020 %)MS Access
71 (1.020 %)ETL
71 (1.020 %)Crystal Enterprise
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.041 %)Visual Studio
12 (2.041 %)Dreamweaver
12 (2.041 %)Subversion
21 (1.020 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (1.020 %)Flash
21 (1.020 %)JUnit
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (22.45 %)Finance
23 (3.061 %)Publishing
32 (2.041 %)Insurance
41 (1.020 %)Pensions
41 (1.020 %)Graphic Design
41 (1.020 %)Video Editing
41 (1.020 %)Banking
41 (1.020 %)Multimedia
41 (1.020 %)Construction
41 (1.020 %)Back Office
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.082 %)Data Integration
23 (3.061 %)W3C
31 (1.020 %)Clustering
31 (1.020 %)Data Extraction
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (4.082 %)Linux
23 (3.061 %)Windows
31 (1.020 %)Solaris
31 (1.020 %)UNIX
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (10.20 %)E-Commerce
27 (7.143 %)Web Development
36 (6.122 %)DSDM
36 (6.122 %)Scrum
36 (6.122 %)SOA
45 (5.102 %)Unit Testing
45 (5.102 %)Content Management
54 (4.082 %)Workflow
54 (4.082 %)EAI
54 (4.082 %)Migration
63 (3.061 %)Agile Software Development
72 (2.041 %)Web Design
72 (2.041 %)Validation
72 (2.041 %)B2C
81 (1.020 %)OOD
81 (1.020 %)OOP
81 (1.020 %)RAD
81 (1.020 %)Data Management
81 (1.020 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (1.020 %)System Testing
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
138 (38.78 %)SQL
224 (24.49 %)Java
321 (21.43 %)C#
418 (18.37 %)VB.NET
515 (15.31 %)Transact-SQL
610 (10.20 %)JavaScript
79 (9.184 %)PHP
87 (7.143 %)VB
95 (5.102 %)VBA
95 (5.102 %)C++
104 (4.082 %)VC++
104 (4.082 %)Python
104 (4.082 %)VB6
112 (2.041 %)DHTML
112 (2.041 %)VBScript
112 (2.041 %)PL/SQL
121 (1.020 %)ActionScript
121 (1.020 %)Shell Script
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.041 %)Microsoft Certification
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (9.184 %)Oracle
19 (9.184 %)IBM
27 (7.143 %)Microsoft
34 (4.082 %)Lotus
42 (2.041 %)Mercator
42 (2.041 %)Business Objects
51 (1.020 %)Adobe
51 (1.020 %)Sybase