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This section looks at the demand for the .NET Developer role in IT contracts within the North East 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 .NET Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 .NET Developer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1524
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads4342
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.042 %
As % of the category below6.750 %5.290 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£290£276
Average daily rate£310£276
% change on same period last year+12.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£276
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£309
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
Hourly rates quoted57
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£32.14
Average hourly rate£30.83£34.29
% change on same period last year-10.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.67£36.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.05£33.05
% change on same period last year-3.01 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North East
Matching contract IT job ads637794
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.841 %0.791 %
Daily rates quoted130154
Average minimum daily rate£326£335
Average daily rate£341£355
% change on same period last year-4.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted9375
Average minimum hourly rate£22.74£21.21
Average hourly rate£23.63£22.75
% change on same period last year+3.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.52£24.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
.NET Developer England.NET Developer
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.

.NET Developer
Demand Trend

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

North East .NET Developer Demand Trend

.NET Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

North East .NET Developer Daily Rate Trend

.NET Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET Developer across the North East region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

North East .NET Developer Daily Rate Histogram

.NET Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East .NET Developer Hourly Rate Trend

.NET Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET Developer across the North East region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

North East .NET Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

.NET Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Developer within the North East region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
Tyne and WearUp+1625£369+33.60 %
.NET Developer England.NET Developer
England

.NET Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region that cited .NET 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 .NET Developer in their job title.

180 (100.00 %).NET
262 (77.50 %)C#
352 (65.00 %)SQL Server
450 (62.50 %)ASP.NET
539 (48.75 %)SQL
627 (33.75 %)SQL Server 2005
725 (31.25 %)VB.NET
819 (23.75 %)SQL Server 2000
918 (22.50 %)HTML
1017 (21.25 %)Visual Studio
1112 (15.00 %)CSS
1211 (13.75 %)XML
1211 (13.75 %)Microsoft
139 (11.25 %).NET Framework
148 (10.00 %)Windows
157 (8.750 %)OO
157 (8.750 %)Insurance
157 (8.750 %)NUnit
166 (7.500 %)ASP.NET 2.0
166 (7.500 %)Agile Software Development
166 (7.500 %)Transact-SQL
166 (7.500 %)VB
175 (6.250 %)JavaScript
175 (6.250 %)Visual Studio Team System
175 (6.250 %)VB6
175 (6.250 %)AJAX
184 (5.000 %)WinForms
184 (5.000 %)Manufacturing
184 (5.000 %)C++
184 (5.000 %)XHTML

.NET Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region that cited .NET 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 .NET Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
180 (100.00 %).NET
250 (62.50 %)ASP.NET
318 (22.50 %)HTML
412 (15.00 %)CSS
511 (13.75 %)XML
69 (11.25 %).NET Framework
76 (7.500 %)ASP.NET 2.0
85 (6.250 %)AJAX
94 (5.000 %)WinForms
94 (5.000 %)XHTML
94 (5.000 %)WebServices
103 (3.750 %)XSLT
112 (2.500 %)COM+
121 (1.250 %)ASP
121 (1.250 %)SOAP
121 (1.250 %)XSD
121 (1.250 %)Spring
121 (1.250 %)Spring.NET
121 (1.250 %)CSLA
121 (1.250 %)Silverlight
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.500 %)IIS
21 (1.250 %)BizTalk Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.250 %)Internet
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
152 (65.00 %)SQL Server
227 (33.75 %)SQL Server 2005
319 (23.75 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.250 %)Datawarehouse
41 (1.250 %)GIS
41 (1.250 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
41 (1.250 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (1.250 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (21.25 %)Visual Studio
27 (8.750 %)NUnit
35 (6.250 %)Visual Studio Team System
41 (1.250 %)Selenium
41 (1.250 %)FitNesse
41 (1.250 %)Subversion
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (8.750 %)Insurance
24 (5.000 %)Manufacturing
33 (3.750 %)Health
42 (2.500 %)Finance
42 (2.500 %)Automotive
51 (1.250 %)Advertising
51 (1.250 %)Publishing
51 (1.250 %)Education
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.750 %)Blog
22 (2.500 %)N-Tier
31 (1.250 %)Spread Betting
31 (1.250 %)PDA
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (10.00 %)Windows
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (8.750 %)OO
26 (7.500 %)Agile Software Development
33 (3.750 %)UML
33 (3.750 %)Migration
33 (3.750 %)Web Development
42 (2.500 %)Unit Testing
42 (2.500 %)Integration Testing
42 (2.500 %)Service Management
42 (2.500 %)Workflow
42 (2.500 %)Scrum
51 (1.250 %)Document Management
51 (1.250 %)Business Analysis
51 (1.250 %)Continuous Integration
51 (1.250 %)Time Management
51 (1.250 %)Software Testing
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
162 (77.50 %)C#
239 (48.75 %)SQL
325 (31.25 %)VB.NET
46 (7.500 %)Transact-SQL
46 (7.500 %)VB
55 (6.250 %)JavaScript
55 (6.250 %)VB6
64 (5.000 %)C++
72 (2.500 %)C
81 (1.250 %)PL/SQL
81 (1.250 %)VBA
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.250 %)Degree
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (13.75 %)Microsoft
21 (1.250 %)Oracle