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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the Peterborough 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 Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank22-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.653 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£282£313
% change on same period last year-9.64 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.61£33.82
% change on same period last year-6.55 %
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Peterborough
Matching contract IT job ads121152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.172 %0.154 %
Daily rates quoted2326
Average minimum daily rate£286£318
Average daily rate£300£325
% change on same period last year-7.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted1922
Average minimum hourly rate£18.69£27.65
Average hourly rate£19.38£28.67
% change on same period last year-32.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.07£29.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Software Developer CambridgeshireSoftware Developer
Cambridgeshire

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.

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Peterborough Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Peterborough Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Peterborough region that cited Software 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 Software Developer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)VB6
21 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)ASP
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)UML
21 (50.00 %)OO

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Peterborough region that cited Software 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 Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)ASP
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)CSS
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)OO
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %)VB6
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript