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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the North Wales 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank26
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.004 %
As % of the category below27.50 %10.53 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£330
% change on same period last year-4.76 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.59£32.07
% change on same period last year-10.86 %
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North Wales
Matching contract IT job ads4038
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.041 %
Daily rates quoted1110
Average minimum daily rate£360£389
Average daily rate£395£428
% change on same period last year-7.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£467
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted63
Average minimum hourly rate£24.36£15.02
Average hourly rate£25.45£15.02
% change on same period last year+69.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.55£15.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Developer WalesDeveloper
Wales

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 North Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales 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 North Wales region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales 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 North Wales region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North Wales 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 North Wales region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
DenbighshireNew entry-3£400-
FlintshireNew entry-3£250-
WrexhamNew entry-1--
GwyneddNew entry-1--
Developer WalesDeveloper
Wales

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

17 (53.85 %)SQL
17 (53.85 %).NET
26 (46.15 %)C#
26 (46.15 %)ASP.NET
26 (46.15 %)CSS
26 (46.15 %)OO
35 (38.46 %)IIS
35 (38.46 %)JavaScript
35 (38.46 %)SQL Server
35 (38.46 %)ADO.NET
35 (38.46 %)Web Development
44 (30.77 %)C++
44 (30.77 %)Java
44 (30.77 %)Linux
53 (23.08 %)Oracle
53 (23.08 %)OOD
53 (23.08 %)UMTS
53 (23.08 %)Telecoms
62 (15.38 %)Validation
62 (15.38 %)Teradata
62 (15.38 %)Business Intelligence
62 (15.38 %)Datawarehouse
62 (15.38 %)DTS
62 (15.38 %)Data Modelling
62 (15.38 %)BusinessObjects
62 (15.38 %)Siemens
62 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (15.38 %)Configuration Management
62 (15.38 %)Business Objects
62 (15.38 %)Visual Studio

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (53.85 %).NET
26 (46.15 %)ASP.NET
26 (46.15 %)CSS
35 (38.46 %)ADO.NET
41 (7.692 %)XML
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (38.46 %)IIS
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (23.08 %)UMTS
21 (7.692 %)RNC
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (38.46 %)SQL Server
22 (15.38 %)BusinessObjects
22 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (15.38 %)Datawarehouse
22 (15.38 %)DTS
31 (7.692 %)RDBMS
31 (7.692 %)Oracle 10g
31 (7.692 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
31 (7.692 %)Oracle Reports
31 (7.692 %)Oracle 9i
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (15.38 %)Visual Studio
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (23.08 %)Telecoms
21 (7.692 %)Chemicals
21 (7.692 %)Government
21 (7.692 %)Electronics
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)W3C
11 (7.692 %)Computer Science
11 (7.692 %)Life Science
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (30.77 %)Linux
21 (7.692 %)UNIX
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (46.15 %)OO
25 (38.46 %)Web Development
33 (23.08 %)OOD
42 (15.38 %)Business Intelligence
42 (15.38 %)Configuration Management
42 (15.38 %)Validation
42 (15.38 %)Data Modelling
51 (7.692 %)OOP
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (53.85 %)SQL
26 (46.15 %)C#
35 (38.46 %)JavaScript
44 (30.77 %)C++
44 (30.77 %)Java
51 (7.692 %)PHP
51 (7.692 %)PL/SQL
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)Degree
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (23.08 %)Oracle
22 (15.38 %)Business Objects
22 (15.38 %)Siemens
22 (15.38 %)Teradata