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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ADO.NET skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ADO.NET over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ADO.NET
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank104135
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads238
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.897 %0.842 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£295-
Average daily rate£311-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£327-
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£297
% change on same period last year+8.18 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£30.00£35.00
% change on same period last year-14.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£32.00
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching contract IT job ads794950
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.276 %1.020 %
Daily rates quoted124129
Average minimum daily rate£284£306
Average daily rate£303£322
% change on same period last year-5.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted10083
Average minimum hourly rate£22.29£24.58
Average hourly rate£24.89£27.20
% change on same period last year-8.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.49£29.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
ADO.NET EnglandADO.NET
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.

ADO.NET
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ADO.NET across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

North West ADO.NET Demand Trend

ADO.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West ADO.NET Daily Rate Trend

ADO.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ADO.NET across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West ADO.NET Daily Rate Histogram

ADO.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West ADO.NET Hourly Rate Trend

ADO.NET
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ADO.NET within the North West 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
MerseysideNew entry-15£306-
CheshireDown-12--
ManchesterDown-32£325-
LancashireUp+91--
ADO.NET EnglandADO.NET
England

ADO.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing ADO.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 ADO.NET.

126 (100.00 %).NET
224 (92.31 %)ASP.NET
323 (88.46 %)SQL Server
420 (76.92 %)XML
519 (73.08 %)SQL Server 2005
618 (69.23 %)JavaScript
717 (65.38 %)Visual Studio
717 (65.38 %).NET Framework
816 (61.54 %)C#
911 (42.31 %)DHTML
1010 (38.46 %)Silverlight
119 (34.62 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
119 (34.62 %)SQL Server Integration Services
119 (34.62 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
127 (26.92 %)WebServices
127 (26.92 %)Microsoft
127 (26.92 %)HTML
127 (26.92 %)VSS/SourceSafe
136 (23.08 %)Migration
144 (15.38 %)SQL
144 (15.38 %)WCF
144 (15.38 %)Unit Testing
144 (15.38 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
144 (15.38 %)Graphic Design
153 (11.54 %)ASP.NET 2.0
153 (11.54 %)Ext JS
153 (11.54 %)VB
153 (11.54 %)NHS
162 (7.692 %)Health
162 (7.692 %)VB.NET

ADO.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing ADO.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 ADO.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (100.00 %).NET
224 (92.31 %)ASP.NET
320 (76.92 %)XML
417 (65.38 %).NET Framework
510 (38.46 %)Silverlight
67 (26.92 %)WebServices
67 (26.92 %)HTML
74 (15.38 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
74 (15.38 %)WCF
83 (11.54 %)ASP.NET 2.0
83 (11.54 %)Ext JS
92 (7.692 %)AJAX
92 (7.692 %)ASP
101 (3.846 %)XSD
101 (3.846 %)XSLT
101 (3.846 %)Java RMI
101 (3.846 %)NHibernate
101 (3.846 %)LINQ
101 (3.846 %)jQuery
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.846 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.846 %)GPRS
11 (3.846 %)UMTS
11 (3.846 %)Intranet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (88.46 %)SQL Server
219 (73.08 %)SQL Server 2005
39 (34.62 %)SQL Server Integration Services
39 (34.62 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
39 (34.62 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
41 (3.846 %)Crystal Reports
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (65.38 %)Visual Studio
27 (26.92 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (3.846 %)NUnit
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (15.38 %)Graphic Design
22 (7.692 %)Health
31 (3.846 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (3.846 %)Government
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (76.92 %)Developer
215 (57.69 %).NET Developer
39 (34.62 %)ASP.NET Developer
48 (30.77 %)C# Developer
57 (26.92 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
64 (15.38 %)Applications Developer
71 (3.846 %)Software Engineer
71 (3.846 %)Web Developer
71 (3.846 %)Intranet Developer
71 (3.846 %)VB6 Developer
71 (3.846 %)C# Web Developer
71 (3.846 %).NET Applications Developer
71 (3.846 %)VB Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (11.54 %)NHS
22 (7.692 %)Ergonomics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (23.08 %)Migration
24 (15.38 %)Unit Testing
31 (3.846 %)Enterprise Architecture
31 (3.846 %)Web Development
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (69.23 %)JavaScript
216 (61.54 %)C#
311 (42.31 %)DHTML
44 (15.38 %)SQL
53 (11.54 %)VB
62 (7.692 %)VB.NET
71 (3.846 %)VB6
71 (3.846 %)Transact-SQL
71 (3.846 %)C++
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.846 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (26.92 %)Microsoft
21 (3.846 %)Infragistics