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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual InterDev skills within the Preston region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited InterDev over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual InterDev
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank13-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below55.56 %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£238-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£19.25-
Average hourly rate£21.88-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£24.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.63-
% change on same period last year-
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Preston
Matching contract IT job ads921
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£280
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£328
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted75
Average minimum hourly rate£22.03£29.60
Average hourly rate£24.17£30.40
% change on same period last year-20.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.30£31.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.49£31.36
% change on same period last year+3.60 %
InterDev LancashireInterDev
Lancashire

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.

InterDev
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing InterDev across the Preston region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Preston InterDev Demand Trend

InterDev
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Preston InterDev Hourly Rate Trend

InterDev
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing InterDev across the Preston region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Preston InterDev Hourly Rate Histogram

InterDev
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Preston region citing InterDev 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 InterDev.

18 (100.00 %)JavaScript
18 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
18 (100.00 %)SQL
18 (100.00 %)VBScript
18 (100.00 %).NET
18 (100.00 %)Oracle
18 (100.00 %)Crystal Reports
18 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
18 (100.00 %)ASP
18 (100.00 %)CSS
18 (100.00 %)Oracle Reports
26 (75.00 %)Microsoft
35 (62.50 %)e-GIF
35 (62.50 %)Government
35 (62.50 %)Local Government
43 (37.50 %)Summit

InterDev
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Preston region citing InterDev 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 InterDev. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (100.00 %).NET
18 (100.00 %)ASP
18 (100.00 %)CSS
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (37.50 %)Summit
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (100.00 %)Crystal Reports
18 (100.00 %)Oracle Reports
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (62.50 %)Government
15 (62.50 %)Local Government
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (100.00 %)Developer
18 (100.00 %)Web Developer
21 (12.50 %)ASP Developer
21 (12.50 %)JavaScript Developer
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (62.50 %)e-GIF
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (100.00 %)JavaScript
18 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
18 (100.00 %)SQL
18 (100.00 %)VBScript
Preston IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (100.00 %)Oracle
26 (75.00 %)Microsoft