The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 8 8 11
Rank change year-on-year
0 +3
Contract jobs citing .NET 254 314 289
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 11.06% 9.915% 9.386%
As % of the Application Development category 40.51% 33.40% 38.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 130 163 171
Average daily rate £300 £285 £310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.26% -8.06%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £217
10% offered a daily rate of more than £438 £358 £385
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 10 11
Average hourly rate £31.50 £24.50 £19.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.57% +28.94%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.55 £14.40 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £146.10 £32.58 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £29.75 £33.50
% change year-on-year
+17.64% -11.19%
All Application Development
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
627 940 748
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 27.30% 29.68% 24.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 330 521 431
Average daily rate £302 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.23% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £226 £238 £233
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £450 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 28 24
Average hourly rate £30.00 £19.50 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+53.84% -29.09%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.50 £13.50 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £145.42 £33.32 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
.NET
England

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing .NET across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

North West .NET Jobs Demand Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the North West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

North West .NET Daily Rate Histogram

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the North West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

North West .NET Hourly Rate Histogram

.NET
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the North West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Manchester -1 124 £290 +5.45%
Cheshire +11 69 £325 +8.24%
Lancashire +6 18 £275 -15.38%
Merseyside -5 18 £325 +4.83%
Cumbria - 7 £433 -
.NET
England

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

1 421 (73.34%) C#
2 340 (59.23%) ASP.NET
3 329 (57.32%) SQL Server
4 214 (37.28%) SQL
5 210 (36.59%) JavaScript
6 179 (31.18%) CSS
7 176 (30.66%) MVC
8 152 (26.48%) HTML
9 148 (25.78%) jQuery
10 122 (21.25%) SQL Server 2008
10 122 (21.25%) WCF
11 119 (20.73%) XML
12 109 (18.99%) Visual Studio
12 109 (18.99%) Microsoft
13 107 (18.64%) .NET Framework
14 102 (17.77%) Web Services
15 99 (17.25%) VB.NET
15 99 (17.25%) SharePoint
16 87 (15.16%) ASP.NET MVC
17 77 (13.41%) SQL Server 2005
18 64 (11.15%) Windows
18 64 (11.15%) TDD
19 60 (10.45%) Ajax
20 59 (10.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
21 54 (9.408%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
22 53 (9.233%) CMS
23 51 (8.885%) Agile Software Development
24 50 (8.711%) LINQ
24 50 (8.711%) Java
24 50 (8.711%) E-Commerce

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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
1 340 (59.23%) ASP.NET
2 179 (31.18%) CSS
3 152 (26.48%) HTML
4 148 (25.78%) jQuery
5 122 (21.25%) WCF
6 119 (20.73%) XML
7 107 (18.64%) .NET Framework
8 102 (17.77%) Web Services
9 87 (15.16%) ASP.NET MVC
10 60 (10.45%) Ajax
11 54 (9.408%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
12 50 (8.711%) LINQ
13 44 (7.666%) HTML5
14 30 (5.226%) XHTML
15 26 (4.530%) ASP.NET MVC 3
16 24 (4.181%) CSS3
17 22 (3.833%) XSLT
18 21 (3.659%) NHibernate
19 20 (3.484%) JSON
20 19 (3.310%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 99 (17.25%) SharePoint
2 53 (9.233%) CMS
3 38 (6.620%) IIS
4 37 (6.446%) Umbraco
5 29 (5.052%) SharePoint 2010
6 11 (1.916%) Apache
7 9 (1.568%) Sitecore CMS
8 7 (1.220%) WordPress
8 7 (1.220%) SharePoint Server
9 6 (1.045%) Tomcat
9 6 (1.045%) BizTalk Server
10 5 (0.871%) MS Exchange
10 5 (0.871%) EPiServer CMS
10 5 (0.871%) SharePoint 2013
11 4 (0.697%) Exchange Server 2010
11 4 (0.697%) Orchard CMS
11 4 (0.697%) Windows Azure
11 4 (0.697%) Exchange Server 2007
12 3 (0.523%) LiveLink
12 3 (0.523%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 32 (5.575%) MS Excel
2 16 (2.787%) Photoshop
3 12 (2.091%) InfoPath
4 6 (1.045%) Windchill
4 6 (1.045%) MS Office
5 3 (0.523%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.348%) Fireworks
6 2 (0.348%) Maya
7 1 (0.174%) 3ds Max
7 1 (0.174%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.174%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.174%) MS Project
7 1 (0.174%) MS PowerPoint
7 1 (0.174%) PowerPivot
7 1 (0.174%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 23 (4.007%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.045%) Dynamics AX
2 6 (1.045%) Teamcenter
2 6 (1.045%) ENOVIA
3 4 (0.697%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.348%) Maximo
4 2 (0.348%) Bond Adapt
5 1 (0.174%) Visualfiles
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.787%) Intranet
2 9 (1.568%) Internet
3 7 (1.220%) HTTP
4 6 (1.045%) DNS
5 5 (0.871%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.697%) SMS
7 3 (0.523%) SMTP
7 3 (0.523%) SAN
7 3 (0.523%) NAS
8 2 (0.348%) LDAP
9 1 (0.174%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 329 (57.32%) SQL Server
2 122 (21.25%) SQL Server 2008
3 77 (13.41%) SQL Server 2005
4 59 (10.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 33 (5.749%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 24 (4.181%) SQL Server 2012
7 12 (2.091%) MongoDB
7 12 (2.091%) MySQL
7 12 (2.091%) SQL Server 2000
8 10 (1.742%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 9 (1.568%) RavenDB
9 9 (1.568%) MS Access
9 9 (1.568%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (1.394%) Oracle 8/8i
11 5 (0.871%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (0.697%) QlikView
13 3 (0.523%) Oracle 11g
13 3 (0.523%) SQLite
13 3 (0.523%) Crystal Reports
13 3 (0.523%) PerformancePoint
Development Applications
1 109 (18.99%) Visual Studio
2 28 (4.878%) Team Foundation Server
3 27 (4.704%) Git (software)
4 16 (2.787%) Subversion
5 9 (1.568%) TeamCity
6 8 (1.394%) NetBeans
7 5 (0.871%) NUnit
7 5 (0.871%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 5 (0.871%) Visual Studio Team System
8 4 (0.697%) JIRA
8 4 (0.697%) Eclipse
8 4 (0.697%) Dreamweaver
8 4 (0.697%) MSBuild
9 2 (0.348%) Redmine
9 2 (0.348%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.348%) Selenium
9 2 (0.348%) Mercurial
10 1 (0.174%) TortoiseSVN
10 1 (0.174%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.174%) Rhino Mocks
General
1 30 (5.226%) Finance
2 26 (4.530%) Retail
3 13 (2.265%) Banking
4 8 (1.394%) Telecoms
5 6 (1.045%) Marketing
5 6 (1.045%) Manufacturing
5 6 (1.045%) Advertising
6 5 (0.871%) Pharmaceutical
6 5 (0.871%) Games
7 3 (0.523%) Local Government
7 3 (0.523%) Automotive
8 2 (0.348%) Financial Institution
8 2 (0.348%) German Language
9 1 (0.174%) Retail Banking
9 1 (0.174%) Billing
9 1 (0.174%) Publishing
9 1 (0.174%) Law
9 1 (0.174%) Legal
Job Titles
1 459 (79.97%) Developer
2 228 (39.72%) .NET Developer
3 79 (13.76%) C# Developer
4 67 (11.67%) ASP.NET Developer
5 47 (8.188%) C# .NET Developer
6 46 (8.014%) Software Developer
7 39 (6.794%) Web Developer
8 35 (6.098%) Senior Developer
9 32 (5.575%) C# ASP.NET Developer
10 26 (4.530%) SharePoint Developer
11 20 (3.484%) CRM Developer
11 20 (3.484%) Analyst
11 20 (3.484%) SQL Developer
12 18 (3.136%) Senior .NET Developer
13 17 (2.962%) Consultant
14 16 (2.787%) VB.NET Developer
15 15 (2.613%) Microsoft Developer
16 14 (2.439%) .NET Web Developer
16 14 (2.439%) Dynamics CRM Developer
17 13 (2.265%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 37 (6.446%) NHS
2 20 (3.484%) Mobile App
3 13 (2.265%) Enterprise Software
3 13 (2.265%) N-Tier
3 13 (2.265%) Management Information System
4 12 (2.091%) Computer Science
5 11 (1.916%) iPad
6 10 (1.742%) W3C
7 5 (0.871%) Digital Media
8 4 (0.697%) 3D Graphics
8 4 (0.697%) Mathematics
8 4 (0.697%) Clustering
9 3 (0.523%) Blackberry
9 3 (0.523%) Replication
9 3 (0.523%) PMI
9 3 (0.523%) Open Source
10 2 (0.348%) SaaS
10 2 (0.348%) Fat Client
10 2 (0.348%) Data Extraction
10 2 (0.348%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 64 (11.15%) Windows
2 22 (3.833%) Android
3 20 (3.484%) Linux
4 14 (2.439%) Apple iOS
5 13 (2.265%) Windows Server 2008
6 8 (1.394%) Windows Server 2003
7 5 (0.871%) Windows Mobile
8 4 (0.697%) Windows XP
8 4 (0.697%) Windows CE
8 4 (0.697%) UNIX
9 2 (0.348%) Windows 8
9 2 (0.348%) AIX
9 2 (0.348%) HPUX
9 2 (0.348%) Solaris
10 1 (0.174%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (30.66%) MVC
2 64 (11.15%) TDD
3 51 (8.885%) Agile Software Development
4 50 (8.711%) E-Commerce
5 39 (6.794%) OO
6 28 (4.878%) Scrum
6 28 (4.878%) Web Development
7 27 (4.704%) CRM
8 22 (3.833%) Web Application Development
9 21 (3.659%) Workflow
10 18 (3.136%) OOP
11 17 (2.962%) ITIL
11 17 (2.962%) Continuous Integration
12 16 (2.787%) Business Intelligence
13 15 (2.613%) UML
13 15 (2.613%) Project Management
14 13 (2.265%) Migration
14 13 (2.265%) Dependency Injection
15 12 (2.091%) MVVM
16 11 (1.916%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 421 (73.34%) C#
2 214 (37.28%) SQL
3 210 (36.59%) JavaScript
4 99 (17.25%) VB.NET
5 50 (8.711%) Java
6 41 (7.143%) T-SQL
7 32 (5.575%) C++
8 22 (3.833%) VB
9 14 (2.439%) VBA
9 14 (2.439%) XPath
10 13 (2.265%) C
11 11 (1.916%) PHP
11 11 (1.916%) VBScript
11 11 (1.916%) PowerShell
12 9 (1.568%) VB6
13 8 (1.394%) PL/SQL
14 5 (0.871%) Ruby
14 5 (0.871%) Objective-C
15 4 (0.697%) Perl
16 2 (0.348%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 38 (6.620%) Degree
2 21 (3.659%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (2.613%) Security Cleared
4 11 (1.916%) MCTS
5 9 (1.568%) SC Cleared
6 8 (1.394%) ISEB
6 8 (1.394%) ITIL Certification
6 8 (1.394%) MCAD
6 8 (1.394%) MCSD
7 5 (0.871%) PhD
7 5 (0.871%) ISTQB
7 5 (0.871%) MCPD
8 3 (0.523%) MCITP
8 3 (0.523%) MCP
8 3 (0.523%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.523%) MCSE
8 3 (0.523%) MCSA
9 2 (0.348%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (1.394%) HL7
2 4 (0.697%) QA
3 2 (0.348%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.174%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (1.220%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.697%) Oracle RAC
3 3 (0.523%) Postfix
4 2 (0.348%) Forefront TMG
4 2 (0.348%) UAG
4 2 (0.348%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.174%) XenApp
5 1 (0.174%) Citrix Presentation Server
5 1 (0.174%) LiteSpeed
Systems Management
1 4 (0.697%) HP Quality Center
2 3 (0.523%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
2 3 (0.523%) Norton AntiVirus
2 3 (0.523%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 109 (18.99%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.098%) Oracle
3 18 (3.136%) Sitecore
4 17 (2.962%) Twitter
4 17 (2.962%) EPiServer
5 14 (2.439%) Telerik
6 7 (1.220%) SAP
6 7 (1.220%) Facebook
7 6 (1.045%) Adobe
7 6 (1.045%) Siemens
8 5 (0.871%) Google
8 5 (0.871%) Zend
8 5 (0.871%) IBM
9 4 (0.697%) Siebel
9 4 (0.697%) VMware
9 4 (0.697%) Baan
9 4 (0.697%) Sage
10 3 (0.523%) Symantec
10 3 (0.523%) Apple
10 3 (0.523%) IronPort
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Sanderson
Rate: £280 - £300 per day
Posted: 13 May 2013
Wilmslow, North West
Our client based in Wilmslow is currently looking for a .NET Developer for a 1-3 month rolling contract. This role will suit a motivated and pro-active...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Rate: £200 - £350 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Wilmslow, Cheshire
Our client based in Wilmslow is currently looking for a .NET Developer for a 1-3 month rolling contract. This role will suit a motivated and pro-active...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Rate: £200 - £350 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
The individual will have technical knowledge of C#, .NET, SQL Server for web-based ASP.Net (MVC) application development with further experience of WCF etc seen as desirable.
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £300 - £350 per day + Contract - 3 Months
Posted: 16 May 2013
North West England
The ideal candidate will have knowledge of C# ASP.NET along with SQL server, EPI Server and eCommerce / commerce... No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate...
Amoria Bond
Posted: 1 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
ASP.NET, MVC, JAVASCRIPT/JQUERY, HTML, CSS, SQL SERVER, Cheshire, 3-6 Months, Up to £300 p/day Are you looking for a new contract and can start...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, North West
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Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, North West
My online retailing client are currently expanding and are looking for a VB.NET/ASP.NET developer to join their development and support team on a contract basis...
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Greater Manchester, North West
C#, .NET, VB.NET, WCF/WPF, SQL SERVER, VISUAL STUDIO, Greater Manchester, 3-6 Months, £200 - £300 p/day Have you had experience of being responsible for the...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, North West
HL7, ASP.NET, .NET, VISUAL STUDIO, C#, WCF, WPF, JAVASCRIPT, JQUERY, 3 Months, Upto £350 p/day, Manchester My software services client, who work in both the private...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, North West
ASP.NET Developer, 3-6 Months, Manchester, £200 - £300 p/day ASP.NET, C#, HTML, JAVASCRIPT, JQUERY, CSS, SQL SERVER I now have a very exciting requirement for...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, North West
The key skills they are looking for are: Experience of .net up to and including .net 4.5 and C# .Net Web Application Development (ASP.NET/MVC) HTML,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £230.00 - £290.00 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
The key skills they are looking for are: Experience of .net up to and including .net 4.5 and C# .Net Web Application Development (ASP.NET/MVC) HTML,...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rate: £230.00 - £290.00 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Greater Manchester, North West
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Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
The organisation specialises in IT Solutions with particular emphasis on web, applicationa and iOS, Android development... The skillset required by the Senior Web Developer is strong C#, ASP...
David Bruce Recruitment
Rate: From £200 to £300 per day £200-300 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
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Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
You should have expert level T-SQL and the key skills for this role include; - SQL Server 2008, 2012 - T-SQL - SSIS - DataWarehouse maintenance - SSRS - Any DBA skills...
Computer Futures
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Key Skills:*.Net*PHP*CMS - Drupal/Wordpress*HTML*SQL*JavaScript*CSS*OO Programming *Application security and standards You will be joining an extremely successful and growing team and...
Amoria Bond
Posted: 16 May 2013
Seascale, North West
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Capita Resourcing
Rate: £42 - £47 per hour
Posted: 16 May 2013
Seascale, North West
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Capita Resourcing
Rate: £40 - £50 per hour
Posted: 4 May 2013
Greater Manchester, North West
Sharepoint 2010, Sharepoint 2013, .NET, C#, Sharepoitn Upgrade, Manchester, 3 Months, £300 - £400 p/day I have an urgent requirement for a Sharepoint Developer to join my Manchester...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Wilmslow, Cheshire
Required Skills / Experience: Web development experience with C#, .Net, SSRS, LINQ and SQL... Keywords: C#, .Net, SSRS, LINQ, MVC, SQL, CRM, SMS, Web Developer, Design Patterns, Model-View-...
1 Greenplace
Rate: From £250 to £350 per day dependent upon experience
Posted: 8 May 2013
Preston, North West
Our client is an £80m revenue business looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join an established but ambitious business. The successful candidate will have in excess of...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £300 per day + Contract - 3 Months
Posted: 2 May 2013
Preston, Lancashire
Our client is an £80m revenue business looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join an established but ambitious business. The successful candidate will have in excess of...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £300 per day + Contract - 3 Months
Posted: 14 May 2013
Preston, North West
Our client is an £80m revenue business looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join an established but ambitious business. The successful candidate will have in excess of...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £300 per day + Contract - 3 Months
Posted: 23 April 2013
Manchester, North West
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Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Rate: £150 - £170 per day
Posted: 23 April 2013
Merseyside
You will be assisting the team in on-going and new web projects using your C# , ASP.NET , Web Services and WCF skills... Skill summary: * C# ASP.NET...
People Source Consulting
Rate: £275 - £325 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Knutsford, Cheshire
One of our large banking clients is looking for a Technical Business Analyst/Technical Analyst to join an innovative and ground-breaking ecommerce retail banking programme... You will...
Reed Professional Services
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013