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This section looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Northamptonshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank54
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads4744
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.047 %
As % of the category below11.75 %17.12 %
Daily rates quoted205
Average minimum daily rate£339£286
Average daily rate£356£306
% change on same period last year+16.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£334
% change on same period last year-0.36 %
Hourly rates quoted09
Average minimum hourly rate-£23.67
Average hourly rate-£25.33
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£27.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.47£33.20
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Job Titles NorthamptonshireJob Titles
Northamptonshire
Matching contract IT job ads400257
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.527 %0.273 %
Daily rates quoted15466
Average minimum daily rate£370£364
Average daily rate£389£395
% change on same period last year-1.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£408£427
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted6833
Average minimum hourly rate£12.76£20.26
Average hourly rate£13.81£21.18
% change on same period last year-34.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.86£22.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.69 %
Developer East MidlandsDeveloper
East Midlands

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Developer within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
NorthamptonDown-821£293-26.75 %
CorbyNew entry-9£410-
WellingboroughNew entry-1--
Developer East MidlandsDeveloper
East Midlands

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

132 (29.36 %).NET
132 (29.36 %)SQL Server
132 (29.36 %)WebSphere
231 (28.44 %)WebSphere MQ
330 (27.52 %)SQL
429 (26.61 %)Solaris
526 (23.85 %)JavaScript
625 (22.94 %)Oracle
625 (22.94 %)Unix
722 (20.18 %)C#
821 (19.27 %)XML
821 (19.27 %)IBM
821 (19.27 %)WebSphere Message Broker
918 (16.51 %)Java
1015 (13.76 %)HTML
1015 (13.76 %)ASP.NET
1015 (13.76 %)SQL Server 2005
1114 (12.84 %)Finance
1114 (12.84 %)VB
1213 (11.93 %)SQL Server 2000
1312 (11.01 %)UML
1411 (10.09 %)Flash
1510 (9.174 %)Workflow
1510 (9.174 %)OO
169 (8.257 %)OOA/OOD
169 (8.257 %)N-Tier
169 (8.257 %)SOA
169 (8.257 %)VB.NET
169 (8.257 %)ActionScript
169 (8.257 %)PHP

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

Application Development
132 (29.36 %).NET
132 (29.36 %)WebSphere
221 (19.27 %)XML
315 (13.76 %)HTML
315 (13.76 %)ASP.NET
48 (7.339 %)JMS
48 (7.339 %)XML Schema
56 (5.505 %)WinForms
65 (4.587 %)AJAX
65 (4.587 %)CSS
65 (4.587 %)JSP
65 (4.587 %)Servlets
74 (3.670 %)ASP
74 (3.670 %)ASP.NET 2.0
83 (2.752 %)WebServices
83 (2.752 %)WBIMB
91 (0.917 %).NET Framework
91 (0.917 %)WPF
91 (0.917 %)J2EE
91 (0.917 %)SOAP
Application Platforms
131 (28.44 %)WebSphere MQ
221 (19.27 %)WebSphere Message Broker
38 (7.339 %)WebSphere Application Server
47 (6.422 %)Apache
56 (5.505 %)Oracle Workflow
64 (3.670 %)BizTalk Server
64 (3.670 %)SharePoint
73 (2.752 %)CMS
81 (0.917 %)SAS
81 (0.917 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.917 %)Lotus Domino
Applications
13 (2.752 %)Photoshop
Business Applications
11 (0.917 %)BASE24
Communications & Networking
17 (6.422 %)Internet
22 (1.835 %)ATM
22 (1.835 %)HTTP
22 (1.835 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
132 (29.36 %)SQL Server
215 (13.76 %)SQL Server 2005
313 (11.93 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (7.339 %)Oracle 10g
56 (5.505 %)Crystal Reports
56 (5.505 %)MySQL
61 (0.917 %)PostgreSQL
61 (0.917 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.917 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
111 (10.09 %)Flash
28 (7.339 %)NUnit
35 (4.587 %)Subversion
43 (2.752 %)Dreamweaver
General
114 (12.84 %)Finance
22 (1.835 %)Marketing
22 (1.835 %)Health
22 (1.835 %)Banking
31 (0.917 %)Retail
31 (0.917 %)Billing
31 (0.917 %)Insurance
31 (0.917 %)Retail Banking
31 (0.917 %)Online Banking
31 (0.917 %)Aerospace
31 (0.917 %)Automotive
Miscellaneous
19 (8.257 %)N-Tier
24 (3.670 %)Tandem
32 (1.835 %)Chip and PIN
41 (0.917 %)NHS
41 (0.917 %)W3C
41 (0.917 %)EMV
41 (0.917 %)Web 2.0
41 (0.917 %)Mathematics
41 (0.917 %)Data Integration
41 (0.917 %)Client/Server
Operating Systems
129 (26.61 %)Solaris
225 (22.94 %)Unix
35 (4.587 %)Linux
41 (0.917 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
112 (11.01 %)UML
210 (9.174 %)OO
210 (9.174 %)Workflow
39 (8.257 %)OOA/OOD
39 (8.257 %)SOA
48 (7.339 %)OOP
57 (6.422 %)MVC
66 (5.505 %)Migration
66 (5.505 %)TDD
74 (3.670 %)Web Development
83 (2.752 %)Content Management
83 (2.752 %)E-Commerce
92 (1.835 %)CRM
101 (0.917 %)ERP
101 (0.917 %)SEO
101 (0.917 %)Information Management
101 (0.917 %)Software Engineering
101 (0.917 %)Email Marketing
Programming Languages
130 (27.52 %)SQL
226 (23.85 %)JavaScript
322 (20.18 %)C#
418 (16.51 %)Java
514 (12.84 %)VB
69 (8.257 %)VB.NET
69 (8.257 %)ActionScript
69 (8.257 %)PHP
76 (5.505 %)PL/SQL
76 (5.505 %)Transact-SQL
85 (4.587 %)Delphi
85 (4.587 %)VB6
94 (3.670 %)DHTML
103 (2.752 %)PHP5
103 (2.752 %)VBA
111 (0.917 %)Shell Script
111 (0.917 %)C++
111 (0.917 %)COBOL
111 (0.917 %)VBScript
Qualifications
12 (1.835 %)MCP
12 (1.835 %)MCAD
12 (1.835 %)MCSD
12 (1.835 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (1.835 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.917 %)ISO8583
Vendors
125 (22.94 %)Oracle
221 (19.27 %)IBM
34 (3.670 %)Macromedia
43 (2.752 %)Microsoft
51 (0.917 %)Lotus
51 (0.917 %)ICL
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